Lindy’s Chicken

We just got two take out boxes of chicken, a special box with mashed and slaw and a quarter light with fries and slaw. The quarter light order had fries and mashed instead of the fries and slaw ordered. Also the chicken was almost burnt, either
The oil was too old or too hot. I’ve been a big fan of Lindies for over 35 yrs, and this
does not measure up to the original Lindies recipe. Too bad…

Lake Jackson Lindy’s
Lindy’s Chicken, at the (now two) locations I have been to is good, but it’s *just* good — not outstanding or the best ever. I think a lot of the appeal of Lindy’s may be local love; that is, somewhere the family has been going for a long time. It’s certainly less greasy than Popeye’s (but not as good) and on par or better than KFC, but it’s nothing legendary or worth raving to your friends about.
The Lindy’s folks need to put a little more work into this location. It feels very haphazard and incomplete. Some ancient floor-​size big screen TVs (tuned to Fox News) and a couple paintings of chickens are all of the atmosphere you are going to to get. Even the tables and chairs are very generic.
The menu is also kind of confusing if you are not used to visiting, but there’s a large selection of fried chicken, gizzards, livers, chicken tenders, fillets, and so forth.
The real problem with Lindy’s is the service. Not only is it usually marginally friendly at best (the other N. Monroe location’s workers were just downright rude) but the service is SO SLOOOOOOW! I am a patient person, but why on earth should it take nearly 30 MINUTES to receive a 10pc bucket of mixed chicken and a couple of sides? Yes, that’s right, 30 minutes, on a weekend afternoon. Other folks came in after us and left before us with other orders (gizzards I believe) but even then the wait time was about 10 – 12 minutes. They had one cook and one cashier. It wasn’t super-​busy but it was steady. Ownership should really take notice and step up their game. I didn’t realize Lindy’s Fried Chicken was part of the «Slow Food Movement»
The bottom-​line: Well, there really isn’t a lot to choose from in the north Lake Jackson area. Publix, Hardee’s, Sonic, Lindy’s. That’s about it. So maybe why that is why they can get by with their business running the way it does, but frankly next time I want chicken in this neighborhood I’d rather go to the Publix deli and get their chicken just up the road.