Stopped in here as we had a couple gift cards that needed to be used up. Not busy at all, got right to the counter. Service was pretty instant, engaging and friendly. The place was quite not a lot of activity or noise. We ordered the summer special chicken dinner. 6 pieces, 2 sides, 2 rolls for $20. Quite the deal! We hit the all dark meat with spicy coating. It was really delicious. Enjoyed the heck out of it. The coleslaw and Mac & Cheese were really good as well. The place was clean, well the tables were all wiped down and ready to go. Planning to go back as we have more gift cards. read more

Ezell's Famous Chicken - Macaroni & Cheese / Coleslaw - Southern Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

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We were craving Cane's, but alas they're not very plentiful in the Seattle area, so we decided to try out a local favorite! Ezell's Famous Chicken is a local fast-casual chicken chain that is dubbed as "Seattle's Best Fried Chicken." I got their Small Tenders which comes with 3 tenders, 1 roll & 1 dippin' sauce (I went with Rich N Thick Ranch). The tenders were just ok. The chicken was on the drier side and wasn't as crispy as I would've liked. What stole the show for me though, were the roll and the ranch! Their rolls are so pillowy and warm with a slight sweetness to them. So yum! As a gal who claims she doesn't like ranch, theirs surprised me. It was filled with so many spices! Super rich and creamy in all the best ways. read more

Ezell's Famous Chicken - Small Tenders - Southern Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

Absolute hit for the whole family! ​I ordered from here via DoorDash to our hotel after looking for a great fried chicken spot in the area, and it did not disappoint. We ordered a mix for the group: two of the 3-piece chicken meals (one with fries), the tenders, and a side of fried okra. ​Everything was fantastic. The chicken and tenders were perfectly seasoned and fried well, and my uncle highly approved of the fried okra. It's rare that everyone in a group is completely satisfied with a delivery order, but this place nailed it. Highly recommend! read more

This sounds extremely frustrating, especially because this was a company potluck and I had placed the preorder two days in advance. The fact that they confirmed the delivery was still in process at 10:40 AM today and then canceled it just minutes later makes the situation even worse. 36-piece chicken preorder made on Aug. 23 Scheduled delivery for Aug. 25, 11:20-11:40 AM $136 charged to your credit card You called at 10:40 AM and were told the order was still being processed They canceled about 5 minutes later citing "technical issues" Refund was promised within 3 days The impact on our company's potluck and my concerns about reliability and customer service. This chicken place needs to close for poor service. They better refund my payment before this goes to BBB. read more

Ah, really hits the spot. I'm pooled by bojangles out east so it's hard to like any friend chicken anywhere. Maybe the extra star comes from having do friend chicken well. Overall well friend crispy and doesn't go soggy on you. The service is quick and no fuss. Always love fresh fried chicken with good flavor. read more

Ezell's Famous Chicken - Store front - Southern Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

Lots of racist passive aggressive Mexican people work at this location- like, how are you discriminating against black people in a fried chicken joint. This looked like extremely long delays followed by cold food. read more

Peach cobbler ain't $2.99 like it's displayed on the summer cravings menu. Now I'm mad and hungry

I love Ezell's so I don't like giving a low review, but the past two times I've ordered food to go, they've forgotten something. Last time it was the rolls, this time it was the sauce. Not worth it to drive back and request the missing items, but still a bit annoying. Normally I would call it a one off because we've been here many times and every place makes a mistake once in a while, but missing items twice in a row is not awesome for the experience. read more

Literally sexist. I came in and waited to ask about my order. This karen comes up and stands right next to me, then starts inching her way in front of me like I'm not there. The front guy comes up and I take a step forward and ask about my order. He says it'll be 5 minutes. Karen gives me a look but that's it from her. 2 minutes later, the front guy comes out from behind the counter and SCOLDS ME about not being nice to other customers like I'm the one who cut her off? I stood there wondering if I actually was wrong here, but then 3 sets of people come in after that, each asking if I'm in line before walking ahead of me like decent people do. I tell the front guy about all the nice customers that just came in and how it's not right to let people cut others off, and he hits me with the "she's a girl, you can't bully a girl, I'm done with you, take your food and go". So at this location, if you're a girl, feel free to cut people off. If you're a guy, too bad. also the chicken was overcooked X_X read more

Ezell's Famous Chicken - overcooked, you can see the dried out meat has already begun jerky-fication - Southern Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

I m giving 2 stars for the nice restaurant setup and welcoming staff. Got the 2 pieces and roll and long story short , the bread was the best thing out of it. 1- i got the spicy and cant feel any spiceness level here 2- portion is small and texture isnt appealing at all 3- drumstick was ok but flavoreless while the thigh was super oily and not taste as well 4- for 10 bucks ( got get you 3 pieces at kfc or somewhere else) I am getting no big portion, super oily and not tasty so i dont see any price quality tradeoff. Will get the 8$ 6 pieces from FredMeyer and honestly it has way better taste. Wont go back again, still in the hunt of the best fried chicken place here read more

Ezell's Famous Chicken - 2 pieces + 1 roll - Southern Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

Do not order directly for delivery. They 3rd party deliver through Doordash and there is no way to track your delivery. We ordered a week in advance and after two subsequent called turns our the order sat for over an hour without an eta delivery time and we finally had to cancel. Our recommendation is pickup NO delivery. read more

Every time I order from this location they forget part of my order. Today it was 1lb of my 2lb order of chicken tenders.

The last time I went to Ezell, they only had two locations, coming back recently there were so many locations all over Seattle and I was little concerned as quality tends to go down as places scale and this brand unfortunately fell victim to it. I got 8 pc chicken and the white meat were kind of dry and rubbery tasting and it felt under seasoned. The dark meat was okay but it wasn't as juicy as I remembered it. It was too bad because I recommended to my local friend who never ate at Ezell and I kind of hyped it up and he was also pretty disappointed and he said his chicken was too salty and not crispy. What a shame though, sometimes staying small is the way to go. This is no longer a spot for fried chicken for me anymore. read more

Ezell's Famous Chicken - Southern Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

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Had this chicken at my brothers house last Saturday night. We had both strips and bone in plus regular and spicy. I loved both of the flavors but the spicy was wonderfully delicious! The crispy coating was not too heavy and was perfectly seasoned. The tenders were exactly as labeled. Very tender and juicy! The spicy bone in pieces were delicious?! Crispy and juicy and yummy! This place has wonderful tasting fried chicken! Next time I gotta try everything else offered here! read more

I was eager for some Ezell's chicken so I bundled my 3 year old grandson in the car and drove to the Bothell location on Bothell Everett Hwy. They were closed up with moving pods outside. No mention of this when I looked them up! What happened? read more

The best fried chicken in Seattle! I've been coming to Ezell's for years and it always satisfies my fried chicken craving! I don't know what crack they put in it but I seriously can't get enough of all their food. My favorites being their tenders of course, the spicy breast, BBQ beans, BBQ sauce, and the best sweet potato pie! I can say Ezell's can be hit or miss sometimes the food is more fresh, hot, spicy, or flavorful, but when you hit it while it's good I promise you will be coming back for more. They normally have super quick service though sometimes it can get busy during lunch or when their full with online orders. I normally get takeout but they do have a dining area which you bus yourselves after ordering upfront and them bringing the food to you. If your in the Seattle area or just looking for fixing a chicken craving Ezell's has to be a stop on your list!!! read more

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Something has sure changed here. The chicken pieces are cut differently and for the worst and the quality seems to have gone way down. I think it's time to go find another fried chicken place. Too bad, I used to love Ezells. read more

I have been eating at ezelles for 15+ years and cannot overstate the deliciousness of their chicken. This is my first visit to the new Ezell's in Factoria. I usually get the pound of spicy tenders with BBQ sauce. The tenders are perfectly crisp and not overly spicy. The fresh baked roll is light and fluffy with a slight sweetness to it - a perfect compliment to the tenders. read more

Ezell's Famous Chicken - 1 pound spicy chicken tenders - Southern Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

Quick and tasty chicken! You can't go wrong with Ezell's. The chicken tenders I had were delicious and so were the sides. Looking forward to stopping by this location again soon. read more

I love Ezells so much. I'm not a huge fan of fried chicken but their chicken tenders are so so so good, especially the buffalo ones. I'm personally a huge fan of their fries but I will put up a fight to anyone who says their rolls aren't good because let me tell you I could eat one any day. I will say the food is much better eaten at the restaurant instead of takeout which most things are but I find the very hot chicken is just a next level experience. Only negative thing I have to say about the food is the rolls are sometimes half warm half cold which doesn't bother me too much but there's nothing like a fresh out of the oven roll. The staff is always very nice and friendly and always accommodating, and the dining experience feels like your at your cousins house for dinner in the most comforting kind of way. So if you say you don't like Ezells, WRONG. TRY THE CHICKEN TENDERS read more

The chicken is absolutely the best. The value questionable but it's nice to have once in a while. This time, I tried fries as the side order and it was a mistake. The fries was soggy, flavorless and looks raw. Skip the fries. read more

Ezell's Famous Chicken - Original Tenders - Southern Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

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Went there with 17 minutes before close no chicken available only tender not willing to make anything gizzards chicken or anything customer service sucked I hope they close down. Won't ever go there again will spend my money elsewhere. That's my best way to fight crap service! read more

Giving 2 stars for the efficiency and friendliness of the staff. They need some quality control. If course I realized this after I left the restaurant. I hope they replace or reimburse me. read more

Ezell's Famous Chicken - Ordered mashed potatoes and gravy...scooped out some potatoes to find the gravy...no gravy or it dried out..disappointed. - Southern Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

This was REALLY not good, sadly. Like inedible, and trust me I'm really not that picky. I can get down with just about anything. But when the entire meal basically tastes like heavy cream & mayo, I started to feel queasy eating it. Best way to describe it was that the entire meal tasted beige. The chicken was extremely bland. The potato salad was also very bland. I could taste a bit of onion in it but had to sprinkle on my own pepper which sadly didn't help. It was pretty much straight mayo & potatoes. The blue cheese dip tasted like unseasoned ranch... so like mayo and cream?? The best part of the whole meal was the roll. It had the most dimension, by far. I threw the rest away after this and struggled keeping it down. read more

Ezell's Famous Chicken - I put pepper on that potato salad. This was the most beige meal I've ever had. - Southern Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

This is the blandest, most overpriced fried chicken I've ever had. Both Safeway and KFC have better chicken. Service is friendly and parking fairly easy, but do yourself a favor and don't fall for the hype. Seattle Times is paid by advertisers to write these reviews. read more

Food cold food hard No taste Cole slaw was decent Service was great Us to go to Kentucky fried chicken at least the food comes out. Soft delicious. read more

Order id: AAA93MCEACBG 2:10:43PM I left a phone message asking for a callback after my recent order was incomplete. My call has not been returned. We placed a to go order for a 16 piece half & half dinner with 3 sides and a serving of peach cobbler. Total cost of $71.28. After waiting 20 minutes or so we got home with only 4 rolls and 9 pieces of chicken. The Mac & Cheese was dry and gummy. The chicken was okay. Nothing special. read more

Ezell's Famous Chicken - Receipt - Southern Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

The customer service at this establishment leaves much to be desired. I placed an order to be delivered because I was having guests and the order was delivered incorrectly. I was missing items, and when I called to discuss it they explained that they could not Deliver the items that were missing. Their excuse was, they don't make deliveries, it's done through doordash. My response was, they are responsible for the property. Items being placed in the bag for DoorDash. To pick up so ultimately, it is their responsibility to make sure that the order was handed over correctly to doordash delivery person. After trying to get this issue resolved, first of all they hung app on me and then when I called back, they wanted me to come Uber and pick it app another time. And I explained to them that really defeats the purpose. Since i'm having dinner guests tonight and i'm missing items. Secondly, when I place the order online, I explicitly said to ring the doorbell when they arrive. So what happened? I go to the door for another reason, and lo. And beholdMy food is sitting on the front step, where it's cold and rainy. If I hadn't have gone outside, I would have never known it was there. Suffice it to say I am never using that place again. Their customer service is horrible and I didn't like the way I was treated on the phone when I call to discuss the discrepancy with my order. read more

Have been here twice and have gotten the exact same order I get at every Ezell's across the metro area. Have even left a 5 star review at the original location off 23rd in Seattle. But at this Bellevue location my 1/2 pound tender combo was just 4 strips both times which is just one tender more than ordering the small tender combo. Owner should look into the skimping here in Bellevue. read more

The quality of food here is so bipolar. Yes Ezells is typically a great cheat meal, but do they even check the quality of the food they put out? The latest order of tenders were dry and for the cajun fries...I'll just post a photo of completely under-seasoned fries (I can't even count more than 6 fries that actually had cajun seasoning). Service has been hit or miss too. I'm progressively more unimpressed over time, so it's time for a break from here. read more

Ezell's Famous Chicken - Under-seasoned cajun fries - Southern Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

Hit or miss with this location, depending on who's working. Usually order meals for pick up, mostly tenders and some times 2 piece meals. There are times food is fresh from the fryer; absolutely delicious, living up to reputation. Other times, chicken is evidently fried with overused grease or too long, in that it is a very unappealing DARK brown color. These are times I necessitate the use of a hot sauce drowning As far as service, food is ready right away. Never gotten a greeting nor had my order been checked for exactness; okay, though, as orders are pretty straightforward and abundant in volume (so not really expecting any banter). However, in regards to my most recent visit from yesterday, the lack of customer service was very off putting. Placed an online order early evening; 10 minutes later ready for pickup. Upon entering, my daughter and I got in line behind another customer picking up. As we approached the counter, not any one of the three employees even acknowledged us in the least bit. As I was about to tell them I just wanted to pick up my order, one employee looked right through me and took the order of someone who just walked in while the other two decided it was time to count the sauce containers. I spoke up and then was told my order was ready a few minutes ago. Dumbfounded. read more

We ordered the mix of spicy and non-spicy chicken family meal. It wasn't bad at all, just nothing super special :) The online ordering is very easy and they honored the time they said that they were going to have the food ready Although, I have to say, their rolls are quite delicious! So if i go, i'd probably just go ahead and order their rolls rather than chicken :) read more

Had an order through DoorDash and came to pick it up and they claimed they didn't have it made and refused to make it so I left expecting to be able to just cancel the order but after talking to DoorDash support for about 10 min apparently the restaurant told support they would make the food which prevented the order being cancelled so I had to drive back then wait an additional 15 min before the food was ready and during the whole ordeal they didn't seem to care at all about about how negative the experience was and even seemed to be enjoying it to an extent. read more

Long lines, under staffed, took 20 minutes to get my lunch (I'm certain my order was delayed because I didn't leave the cashier a tip), several customers came in after me and were served 10 minutes before me, chicken was dry. Sorry Oprah... not a good experience. One and done! read more

This place is a step up from KFC. The chicken and tenders are good here, but it is not authentic soul food, and the sides are gross. I would not recommend them. I went here yesterday and got the spicy fried chicken and tender with Mac n cheese and mashed potatoes. The fried chicken is good, but don't confuse this with authentic soul food. Overall, I would go here again, and it is a good place to get a quick meal. Although, I will never get the sides. Furthermore, the chicken is better than all other fast-food fried chicken. read more

First time ordering from this E... the results are disappointing. The chicken portion is smaller compared to other E's. The fried goods are not golden. It's so dark and unappetizing.... It was a bad dinner. This will not be our spot. read more

Ezell's Famous Chicken - See it for yourself.... The chicken pieces are smaller compare to other E's and it's so dark in color... - Southern Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

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Wanted to support the BLM movement and black owned business, so we came here for lunch and ordered half and half tenders. These chicken tenders are BOMB! Super tasty! I have to literally guard these from my kids.(they were getting into the bag while I drove home, they couldn't stop!!) This place feels very organized with the COViD guideline and feels very clean. We will definitely be back! read more

Ezell's Famous Chicken - Southern Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

I ordered online at 11:30 am, my food wasn't ready until 12:20 pm. Three items. They were unorganized and in way over their heads. Got home and realized they forgot the mashed potatoes. Very disappointed. read more

Love the chicken. Love the sides. Super dissapointed at how small the sides were. The large sides are a cup and a half. I'm not a fat bastard and expect a bucket but a little larger would be good for the price. Would hate to see how small the smalls are. read more

Our family was on vacation and the kids wanted to eat some chicken tenders. So of course, we go to our go to app, Yelp. Upon reading the reviews, we decided to give it a try and I think since Oprah specifically orders this chicken to be shipped to her, we and to try it. The restaurant is in a shopping area. Upon entering, it is clean with ample booth seating. We ordered the family meal since there were 4 of us and we were hungry. It's almost comparable to Popeyes chicken. The only difference is that it's a little tender and juicier as where Popeyes can be dry at times when it's overcooked. Family enjoyed the meal and we were all satisfied. I'd come back again. read more

Ezell's Famous Chicken - Southern Near Me - Bellevue, Washington