Second time here . Always order the fried chicken and gravy. Very good food , good service. The only Negative is the 20 something server girls running around in short shorts. A little modesty goes a long way . Other than that great food and service. read more

went to lunch on Sunday with a friend and her husband. she ordered the chicken liver plate and he got the catfish, while i ordered the cajun grilled chicken sandwich without the cajun mayo. the piece of chicken liver i had was very crispy and had a great flavor. i also tried a corner of her husband's catfish and while the meat was minimal the flavor was there too. i also really enjoyed my chicken sandwich! very juicy and had a great grilled taste. our waitress was super friendly and joked with us a bit, and kept our drinks filled the entire meal. i would definitely come back if only to get the chicken liver plate! read more

Champy’s Famous Fried Chicken - Chicken Liver Plate (i just tried 1 piece from my friend's order) - Sandwiches Near Me - Cleveland, Tennessee

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I had higher hopes. Reasonable prices decide seems appropriate for Florida, but maybe that's what they are going for. Food tastes good, but something did not agree with me. I had stomachs issues about two hours later. I think it was the greasy hashbrown casserole, but can't be sure. Chicken biscuit was ok. Chicken was a little dry and tough. Biscuit was very good. Wife chicken strips were MEH. Waitress was attentive but not overly so. It's not somewhere that I'll likely be going again. read more

Champy’s Famous Fried Chicken - Chicken Biscuit - Sandwiches Near Me - Cleveland, Tennessee

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Fun place - not really vegetarian friendly beyond mac&cheese and fried green tomatoes (both were good) - banana pudding was excellent- the meat eaters in the group seemed to enjoy the fried chicken. read more

We used to really like coming to this location in Cleveland when it first opened. Unfortunately , lately it seems like the bar area is overrun with high school kids. They use the remote for the music and constantly change stations. The last time we were there they had turned the music up to what I assume was the highest setting. There was a speaker right above our table. We asked our waitress what was going on and she even commented on how loud the music was. She went to the bartender and they couldn't find the remote to turn it down. So instead of ordering any food we paid for our drinks and left. Will probably never be back as the place seems like nobody is managing it. read more

You get the best customer service experiences of any place you think of to visit right here at Champys in East Tennessee. You also get the best food of any place out there that I know of. Yes, this is by far my favorite restaurant to go to. It also has one of the best bars here town. In fact, this is the only bar I would go to here in town. As soon as I came in, I was met by a smiling face who seats me immediately. Then, I am met again by another smiling face who was my server for my visit. I got their hot tamales plate for my first visit. It was all delicious as always. My waitress was nice and friendly and took care of me. Crackers and cole slaw came with my meal which made it even better. The sweet tea was great too. The bathrooms are really nice and clean with soap and paper towels and new sinks. Of course everything is new , so everything would be clean. For my second visit, I sat up stairs in the bar area. I had to walk up stairs which is located outside on the back or side of restaurant. However, this time I just got their fried green tomatoes. This was a first for me as I usually get their fried chicken plate, hot tamale plate or fried catfish plate. Anyway, their fried green tomatoes were delicious too. Again, I had great customer service and was satisfied with my food and visit. Yes, I will be coming back. read more

Champy’s Famous Fried Chicken - Menu 10-6-2023 4pm - Sandwiches Near Me - Cleveland, Tennessee

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Champy's is always my GO TO in Cleveland, TN. The staff is great, and they have good communication with one another. My food is always hot and fresh and the recipes & sizes are consistent. I like the single serving size containers for sides so nothing is wasted. My faves are the fried chicken dinner, or salad with chicken. I love to sit on the patio side when the doors are open. Thanks, Champy's! read more

I have been in dining room as a customer, also a takeout customer, and additionally a delivery driver. And dining, has always been good. Take out, always has less quality food, missing ingredients, or condiments, and extremely late. Also, some of the takeout employees are extremely rude. The first couple encounters I just considered their rudeness to be associated with the fact that they are all very young. But I have seen consistency over and over of several rude employees. It has actually been a bit shocking from time to time. I personally will no longer order takeout from there and May not done at this location again. Chattanooga has always been excellent so maybe Cleveland is just in the middle of a learning curve. read more

We didn't know what to expect from this chain restaurant, but they really hit high marks with us. The setting is cute--open with plenty of space so even with a lot of diners it doesn't feel crowded. The fried chicken was AMAZING. Super crunchy and tasty. I haven't had chicken that good in years. The server wasn't overly attentive, but I'm sure if we'd needed something she'd have helped. read more

My poor sister in law already struggles on a daily basis with the inability to eat much... she has health problems that prevent her from having a lot of things, so when we came here for a birthday dinner, and she got a grilled chicken salad and only got lettuce and a boiled egg on it with the grilled chicken. No seasoning. First time ? An accident. Second time? You bring it out and say "I told them no seasoning but they seasoned it anyways" at that point ? What the actual fuck? So. If you have food allergies or dietary restrictions. DO NOT EAT HERE. It's sad that they don't care all too much for people with problems like that. Disappointed. read more

It's a shame to write this poor review, but the chicken is probably the worst I've eaten. We ordered buffalo wings, spicy chicken sandwiches with fries, and sweet teas. The positives: the building is interesting and fun and appeared clean. Kassidy, our server, was very sweet and engaging. She checked on us regularly and is the only reason I'm giving a star and she is the brightest point of the meal. Oh, the sweet tea was very good. The negatives: I'm on a lower sodium diet and requested no added salt to my fries which was denied by the kitchen staff. Though the request was made an hour before closing, the kitchen staff said they were done making fries for the night which was fairly obvious via the hardly warm fries we received. The Buffalo wings were inedible as they were rubbery. We are wing connoisseurs and have never had rubbery wings. Unsure what happened there, but don't recommend them. The chicken sandwiches weren't spicy and worst, were flavorless. Literally, no flavor. We had a few bites out of the sandwiches, ate most of the fries and called it a day. This meal was $50.00+ and we left hungry. The desserts looked good but by this time we didn't trust that they'd be any better and passed. We did communicate with Kassidy (new server) the condition of the food. She apologized but never offered to replace it and honestly I think we would've declined anyway. The menu offerings are fairly small. We were so excited to dine at Champy's and were totally disappointed. We appreciate Kassidy though and really enjoyed interacting with her! If you want to try this place out, ask for Kassidy. I don't recommend it though. If nothing more her charm, charisma, and attentiveness will be a highlight to your day. read more

I love you have a good fried chicken and they used to tell me if you tell me the chicken fried hard based on all the food that is great I mean great so I love it so I'm trying to do a order now so I tell everybody to read my post, go to champion read more

Service is always so slow and after waiting for a long time. Our food came out lukewarm. Very disappointing of how this business has gone down. We had to ask for everything we needed constantly. read more

Champy’s Famous Fried Chicken - All the staff do is stand around and talk to each other. This staff came out of the restroom just to lay down on the counter. - Sandwiches Near Me - Cleveland, Tennessee

It shouldn't be difficult to serve your patrons hot food, especially when you're not particularly busy, but it's apparently too difficult for Champys. If you like your chicken and your fries served lukewarm like they've already been sitting around for 20 minutes before being brought to your table, then you'll like Champys. read more

This Champy's location does not offer free dinners for your birthday. Although it is an awesome place to eat. The service is great and the staff is very friendly. Food is cooked exceptionally well. Not anything bad on the menu in my opinion. read more

My recommendation is to dine in, and DO NOT carry out. Over the last six months the staff are 2 for 5 on getting my order correct. Unfortunate. read more

Opening weekend and waited so long for this location!! Service was great we were able to walk right in and get a table, restaurant is huge! Food was perfect from the tamales to the catfish!! read more

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I was passing through from up North and had a craving for some good Southern Fried Chicken and Yelp led me here. I would rate the food as a four star but my server Hannah was so good I can't help but rate the overall experience as a five star. She was on top of her game with great recommendations and fast, friendly service. I started with the Chicken Salad appetizer and it was terrific! It set a great start to the meal and ended up being the star of the show for me. It was a large portion, I have plenty of leftovers for later! My meal was the fried chicken of course. It was very crispy yet juicy inside so the cook was perfect. To my taste it could have used more herbs but I gobbled it right down anyway. For sides I had the Mashed Potatoes and Gravy as well as the Mac and Cheese. Both tasted great, definitely one step beyond the fast food chicken places on taste. Although, like other Yelpers, I found the portion sizes of the sides to be less than appealing. Maybe it is an optical illusion, but the servings in small plastic souffle cups left the impression of corners cut and left me wanting more. Overall it was a great dinner in a nice atmosphere with outstanding service so I would come back if I'm ever in these parts again. read more

Well, food and service rocked but the management decided to allow a large maybe white retriever to sit at the bar with its owner supposedly restraining it. My "itty-bitty " grand was nearly knocked over when the dog was released as I took her to the restroom. The health department would have a field day with the amount of dog hair flying in customers food. I realize the atmosphere is relaxed, but this is beyond okay. Don't know if this guy was someone "special" but his doggie needed to go away fast before government agencies close down our new and appreciated restaurant. @mayor Kevin Brooks has been seen with his dog outside at @Big Tom's and Tom closed that down Pronto!!! read more

The Cleveland location has strayed badly from Champy's recipes. The cole slaw was swimming in dressing -like 75% liquid, very little cabbage in it. The baked beans tasted straight out of a can, no salt, no brown sugar, no flavor! I am a longstanding customer of the MLK location and I know how this food is supposed to taste. Cleveland is slouching and needs the owner's attention! read more

Great fried chicken the baked beans and slaw were solid, the chicken and sausage gumbo was really flavorful. Our server was very informative and attentive took very good care of us. The decor is very whimsical and rustic and fun,hope you enjoy it as much I did. read more

I always eat here when I am able. For 2 nights back to back we ate here and the reason was to share in one of my favorite restaurants. I am sorry to say this but after the weekend and spending 150. I cannot recommend this one in Cleveland. Over cooked all the chicken and livers, Tamales were either old or cold I don't know. I did mention this to the acting manager after the payment. I didn't ask for anything off or any credit. The real manager needs to know that this is going on. Athens GA. disappeared I would hate for this to happen here. The last time I was in Chattanooga it was fine but seriously this was bad. I will try it again but 3 times is my limit. read more

Big fans of Champy's! It's been a highlight of the year for Cleveland to get their own Champy's Famous Fried Chicken! I've never had a bad experience at any of the restaurants. The service is on point with excellent servers who seem happy to be at work and usually have a smile on their faces. This place knows how to stand out with there eclectic décor, both inside & outside. Also a great place to watch the game with TV's spread throughout the place. read more

Champy’s Famous Fried Chicken - Tamales, sweet heat chicken chunks, & Bloody Mary's - Sandwiches Near Me - Cleveland, Tennessee

Best place in cleveland to go to. Best chicken around hands down and the fried pickles are our app favorite. Service is always on point, and the live music is always a great touch. read more

Their hush puppies and French fries were good. The tamales were fabulous! I would probably just order those next time.

You can't go wrong with Champy's. They have delicious Delta hot tamales, fried chicken, and my favorite the Delta Catfish. Being from the Mississippi Delta, I love this food. Service is always great and the food usually comes very fast. Be ware if they have someone playing music and singing, you will not be able to hear yourself think. I love music but the volume is ridiculously loud. read more

All locations we've been to have been Great after a long hike!! From the fish... to the chicken bites... to the coleslaw... to the baked beans.... Will definitely be beck when we hike in Tennessee ! read more

Well the chicken I got tasted like catfish. The fries even had a catfish like taste the mashed potatoes and gravy was in a very small side cup which I will leave a photo so you can see the sausage and pickles and cheese sides that I had was very good but it was very irritating to be in a place, that sells alcohol and have all the stuff advertised for there to be a screaming child in there so that was more upsetting trying to eat my food with a screaming kid. They should've not brought their kid or they should've been asked to leave so that's why I'm giving them a low rating that and chicken should taste like chicken not catfish. I will probably not be back. read more

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This place is just waaayyy overpriced. My son and I got 3 lbs of wings. While the flavor of the chicken was good (we got smoked) they tasted like they were doused in a bucket of Franks Hot sauce. If you're gonna charge $2 per wing, you better nail that sauce. Overall, big thumbs down for this place. read more

Excellent service. Food was hot. Sides are so small they are served in paper condiment cups. The chicken is good but nothing outstanding. As I see it, my opinion, they spent 90% of their investment on ambiance and decor and location. Those last three elements are 5 star. But you'd have a better meal at a drive thru chicken chain. But it's not bad, but I don't see the value. read more

When you order chicken livers and they come out hard as a rock you send them back and explain they are over cooked. When the waitress brings your order back after 15 minutes and they are STILL over cooked it's time to quit. She did explain that chicken livers are supposed to be crunchy ‍ read more

Jamie, our bartender, was great; cute and friendly. Great service, yummy drinks, yummy fried chicken, fresh slaw, and yummy beans. I did have to throw on some Chrystal's Louisiana hot sauce on the chicken, but the chicken was juicy and perfectly cooked. Not greasy, lightly breaded, and I did not feel guilty eating fried chicken. read more

Champy’s Famous Fried Chicken - Fried chicken and Bloody Mary - Sandwiches Near Me - Cleveland, Tennessee

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Asked to be seated on a shady patio-we we're seated on the afternoon sunset side. Waited about 10 minutes for a waitress; after she brought our drinks, then waited another 35-40 minutes for our food. Even asked her at one point to check on it for us. After runner delivered our food, our waitress never checked on us-NEVER! So I let the hostess desk know that our server had abandoned us and could she please get our ticket as we were done. Of course THEN our server visits our table to apologize and explain how busy her section had become. I told her that we had run out of beverages and patience and thanked her for her weak excuses. She offers to-go drinks at that point, but why bother. In case you're wondering the bill was over $38 and I DID foolishly leave her a small (less than 10%) tip. That location is off of my preferred list and that's a shame considering we frequent Cleveland for shopping and dining. read more

Food was okay. I felt like it was very small portions for the price. Not very much flavor. read more

Recently orders a traditional chicken Sandwich from this place and it's was absolutely one of the best sandwiches I had had in a while ! Service was quick as it was in the drive thru ! Love it read more

Food was great and the service at the bar was amazing. Just be careful you might fall in love with the wonderful restaurant and people.

Really good tamales! Chicken was fried perfectly crisp. Our server was top notch and made sure we were taken care of! read more

Champy’s Famous Fried Chicken - Two dark piece chicken - Sandwiches Near Me - Cleveland, Tennessee

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The food is fantastic, and the to-go services are quick and convenient. That said, the extra fee for using a credit card feels a bit off--it might be better to just build it into the menu prices. Overall, it's really good, but a bit on the pricey side. read more

Great choices at great prices! Service was better than most places. Casual atmosphere matches the menu choices. read more

If I could leave negative stars, I would. They are Not a positive work environment for their young workers. Food is So over priced and SALTY!!! If you want good chicken. Either go to Publix or Marthie Ann's. First and LAST time. read more