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    Bush's Chicken

    2.5 (63 reviews)
    InexpensiveFast Food, American
    Open 10:30 am - 10:00 pm

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    Buffalo fries extra ranch
    Chris S.

    People complain a lot about drive thru but I think it's very fast running for how busy it gets compared to other chicken places indoors is even better lobby is always clean when I walk in and the staff is so friendly big thank you to Savannah/crystal/janie/kelsey yall really make this place what it is

    Undercooked chicken.
    Katie J.

    Hmmm. Let me start by saying Bush's used to be my favorite place to pick up some chicken. They had the perfect combo of crunchy skin and juicy meat. We always order just thighs, fried okra and apple pies. We stopped by yesterday (1/13/21) to pick up dinner. Our first disappointment came in finding out they no longer have apple pies. Apparently they no longer have any dessert offerings. Huh? Ok, disappointed but we'll live. So we order 6 thighs and family size okra. Off we go to head home. So...2 of the pieces were not thighs. They were like back pieces, with what looked like ribs attached. What? There was also a piece that was NOT done. See pic. That's way too much pink/red for chicken. So, not only did we get ripped off of 2 thighs, one of the pieces of chicken ended up in the trash. I'm sad. This was my favorite chicken place. Now I can't trust them.

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    say and waited for over 10 minutes and did not get served. just left when another vehicle drove up and got served.

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    Moved here a week ago. Needed a fried Chicken fix. Great food, been there twice already.

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    had to season food myself chicken was bland fries weren't salted at all Mac and cheese was bland do not buy

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    Love their chicken! Great customer service today from Crystal, she was very friendly!

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    Ordered a Large Buffalo Fries and the Fries to Chicken Ratio was little to none. Very disappointed as Bush's was my favorite place to go.

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    Please get a better drive thru system. I got skipped three times for no reason. Currently writing this review in the canes drive thru

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    Food itself was pretty good but my roommate and I both got a stomach virus after our first time eating here. Just don't do it.

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    I really love this place. Me and some friends come here after we float the river. The burgers are…read moregray in the fried fish was awesome!

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    The onion rings are huge and awesome. The coating on them is perfect and they were some of best we…read moreever had. The Buffalo chicken sandwich was moist and well done. I would have liked buffalo sauce to coat it completely like wings. Everyone enjoyed their sandwiches and definitely recommend them. McKenna was our server. She was outstanding. I forgot to mention the Bloody Mary was excellent. A very well balanced mix that needed no extra ingredients. They still do great job at Grins!

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    They were out of a lot of basic Menu items. The server was hardly helpful or very friendly. I asked…read moreabout specials for the day and they wouldn't honor what they had online.A lot of the appetizers were the same price as burgers or a dollar or two off. To me it was high. Maybe that's just the prices closer to campus? We did enjoy playing pool. Everyone seemed to enjoy the Texas state game that was on.

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