The outside of the Churches Fried Chicken restaurant in Del Rio is not inviting. Mostly pavement and concrete. The few plants in front of the "garden window" are rather pitiful. Sadly, the inside is equally plain.
The parking lot is quite functional and ample, but after eating dinner here I can see why I was the only one in the dining room, and everyone else was using the drive-through. There is nothing inviting about the dining room. It is simply functional. Several tables were not wiped down (though there were employees who did not look busy at all).
Even the bathroom looked sad and needed attention, no paper towels, and the air dryer was not working.
The young man who waited on me at the counter was unengaging and slow. To his credit, he did get my order right and was able to make change accurately.
The chicken itself was good. Hot, fresh, crispy on the outside, and mostly tender on the inside. It's kind of hard to mess up fried chicken. For the side I got the "mashed potatoes", or rather, the reconstituted potato powder covered with some instant gravy mix. The potatoes were edible but not like homemade.
One redeeming factor was the biscuit. Churches biscuits are wonderful, and this one was no exception. They melt in your mouth with honey butter goodness.
They have reasonably good prices, and if you're in a hurry and are willing to lay down some dough, you can take a hot meal to your family. But I wouldn't recommend dining in. Use the drive-through. read more