Got the 8 piece chicken pack for takeout. Half regular and half spicy with mac and cheese and baked beans. Also came with rolls and we ordered their sweet potato pie. The chicken was a little on the dry side and the coating wasn't too crispy. The baked beans were very tasty and so were the rolls! Mac was standard and sweet potato pie was a little too sweet for us. Glad I got to try this Seattle staple at least once! read more

The regular tender bater is so fluffy and not crunchy however the spicy tenders are much crunchier as so much better! Not a huge fan of their sides. The beans and corn tastes right out of a can. The rolls and spicy tenders are all I recommend trying. read more

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

Got lunch to go from Ezell's and ordered the 4-piece dark chicken with a fresh-baked bread roll, along with mac and cheese and kernel corn as our sides. Everything was tasty! The chicken was tender, flavorful, and not dry at all. The bread roll was soft and warm, and both sides were solid comfort food staples. Overall, it was a great meal. Nothing overly fancy, but definitely hits the spot when you're craving fried chicken. read more

Ezell's Famous Chicken - 4 piece dark chicken, fresh bread rolls, mac & cheese, and kernel corns. - Southern Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I think this location has improved a lot in recent months! I have been getting the half pound of tenders and the breading has been staying crispy and flavorful. Good sized portion. Big fan. Fast too. read more

Located in Wallingford. Parking lot available. The staff was friendly. The food took a bit and I ended up not getting what I actually ordered, which was the spicy chicken. They first told me it would take a bit to received since it was spicy but in the end they didn't even give me the spicy but the original with spicy sauce on the side. Then why the wait? I also received the wrong items I ordered on top of it. Got gizzards vs liver read more

Standard Ezell's. For some reason no matter what location, busy or not, the service is never the best. Staff doesn't smile, not happy to answer questions clearly, and just seem they don't want to be there. Food is mid and tbh KFC is similar if not better. Not a place I ever really go or think about. They do have late night hours though and free parking which is a plus. read more

Always love Ezells chicken tender. This one in Wallingford Seattle rip off customer if they don't give tip more than 20%.. I order 1/2lb chicken tender and only got 4 tender. That's a kid meal. I normally tip $5 or $10 this was test to see how these guys do their service with basic tip of 20%. No longer going to that Ezell. I sticking to Garfield Seattle Ezell for now on. They always take care. read more

Ezell's Famous Chicken - 1/2 lb order of tender normally it 6-7 tender - Southern Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I have been going to Ezell's in Wallingford for years and I fortunately have never had a bad experience. My family and I love their Spicy Chicken Tenders best which is a perfect match with those fresh-baked rolls. We also think their Cajun Fries are delicious... Whatever mix of seasoning they're using tastes so addictive!!! Their sides and sauces are good, too, especially their blue cheese sauce. Not to mention their yummy Peach Cobbler (not pictured) that Oprah famously once said she is a big fan of, lol. Takeout only at the Wallingford location, which has a convenient parking lot. Support a local small black-owned quality business and go to Ezell's. I hope your experience will be as positive as mine has been all these years. read more

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Ezell's limits the number of dark pieces to 8 on the 24 piece family meal. Gone are the days when you could specify all dark meat, which is tastier and less dry. We don't like white meat. We want all dark meat. Will be checking back to see if this changes. For now, I'll be cooking all chicken thighs at home. read more

Just okay. I had Uber eats this chicken to see what it was about. Chicken didn't have much flavoring reminded me of canes but canes at least has the sauce. Fries were also bland but I enjoyed the roll and the Mac and cheese. Pair all them together with the honey now then you have a meal. But on its own nah. Thanks for the food read more

I just ordered from Ezell's and I ordered a pound of fried Gizzards and I never had gizzards from them before, BUT don't order this. It is way too chewy and you can't eat it due to that. I had to throw away more than 1/2 of that. I am glad to order a side of corn. Overall all not good lunch from them . Again this was a Lunchdrop.com delivery. read more

Ezell's Famous Chicken - Gizzards - Southern Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Chicken came out just warm, not very hot. Service is mediocre. Not bad, not great. Restaurant location and cleanliness could be better. read more

Oh my God, so expensive and so terrible. Can I attach the pictures? The coleslaw was soggy. They charged me extra for the ranch dressing. I didn't get any fries. I got a shitty bun's used to be something but it's not anything anymore. read more

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After living in Seattle over 4 years, I finally tried Ezell's after driving by what seems like a million times. I ordered the 1/2 pound Half and Half Chicken Tenders with Blue Cheese and Coleslaw. I also ordered a side of Potato Salad. The Chicken Tenders were good but overcooked. Especially the original. They were quite chewy and a little rubbery. The original also lacks any kind of seasoning. The Spicy Tenders were slightly over cooked but much better than the original. I would order them again. The Homemade Blue Cheese is the star of the show, It was tangy and delicious 10/10. 4 Star review because of the fabulous Blue Cheese The Coleslaw was good. I would order it again. The roll was decent, nothing special. The Potato Salad was under seasoned and just bland. I would not order that again. While I didn't order it, Any restaurant that serves Pepsi wins me over. The young lady (Angelic) who waited on me was a delight. Over all I give it a 7.2/10. I would try it again in hopes the Tenders aren't overcooked. read more

Ezell's Famous Chicken - Half and Half 1/2 pound Chicken Tenders - Southern Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Ordered an 8 piece family meal from the Wallingford location today (Sunday) at 7pm. Only received 7 pieces... I guess this is what tipping gets you... On a side note, the last couple times we ordered from here the original felt lacking seasoning. Definitely get the spicy. read more

The chicken is pretty mid but definitely above kfc or chik fil a. Pretty standard stuff here

We gave them a $100 bill and they claimed it was fake because their machine didn't take it and gave us some bs stating our money looked darker than usual and then treated us poorly and laughed about it. We used the same $100 bill at sprouts afterwards and asked the clerk to check it and I was told it wasn't a fake. Terrible customer service, worker should be fired. 0 star rating read more

I'm curious what Ezell's chicken is famous for. After trying it out, it might be famous for being bland. I ordered the 2 pounds chicken tenders half original half spicy (about 14 tenders total). The dish comes with 4 rolls shaped like muffins and 2 large sides. The chicken tenders are bland and don't seem to have any seasoning but at least they're crunchy. The spicy isn't spicy at all. The rolls also have no flavor and I would prefer white toast over this. The corn and mashed potatoes were also bland. Skip out on Ezell's as everything is bland. read more

Ezell's Famous Chicken - 2 pound chicken tenders (half and half) - Southern Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I'm not even sure if Ezelle's deserves a review at all because eating their bland chicken was so uneventful I'm struggling to even remember the experience. I got their chicken tenders which were, firstly, incredibly small and secondly, had no more flavor than a glass of water. No, I take that back, at least water registers on the tongue. The mac and cheese was similarly uninteresting, leading me to believe that whatever it was I consumed was neither mac nor cheese -- it could be easily mistaken for gruel. It's not worth it to come here. It's not bad. It's not good. It's just... nothing. read more

"Ezell's Famous Chicken"- for being the most bland thing ever? I feel like the only people that like this stuff is rich white people that eat unseasoned mashed potatoes. Me and my bf just went, as I have only ever doordashed Ezells once and never had tried it in person. I had a bad doordash experience as my chicken tender were both bland AND fishy, I was skeptical and was right to be. We each got the 3 piece tender and my bf got a side of mac n cheese totaling to about $25 ($27 with tip). These were some of the most bland chicken tenders I have ever had- small in size and you don't even see pepper flakes in the breading so I don't even think they season it. The Mac n cheese was also very bland and mushy, even a little grainy. Service was fine nothing to run home about. Overall the food is not worth the price, if you have tastebuds you're better off at Popeyes. read more

Food poisoning! Ate here Tuesday 8/19/25 around 6pm ordered half regular and half spicy chicken. Also a side a Mac and cheese. Middle of the night/3am-4am woke up in severe pain. Had me in the restroom for hours!!!! In and out of bed until 5pm Wednesday 8/20 but still in pain but moved to couch. Horrible miserable night. So sad. Zero stars. read more

***Updated*** I was called personally by managment who did everything you are supposed to do when navigating a scenario such as this and Lily even apologized to me personally when I went back. I did have to go back that night because they forgot a few items but I appreciated how they turned this around! read more

Ezell's Famous Chicken - Lily the very rude manager is in the red. - Southern Near Me - Seattle, Washington

The fried chicken is pretty good, but the service here needs improvement. Every time I've ordered food from here yall leave something out of the order. It's always leaving out toner my sides or sauce or sometimes even both. read more

Their chicken is super crispy and juicy. Their spicy chicken isn't very spicy to me, but I have a low spice tolerance so that isn't an issue. It's very flavorful. Their Cajun fries are SO good. Their rolls were very good as well, so fluffy and delicious. The service is quick and straightforward, and the ambiance is kind of funny to me considering it's just a walk in walk out establishment, but it's kind of cool! Overall a very good experience coming from a tourist :) Hopefully I will have the chance to come back. read more

Ezell's Famous Chicken - 1/2 pound chicken tenders and crinkle fries - Southern Near Me - Seattle, Washington

The good: The chicken aroma lured me in and there was quite a line so maybe it was good. I got the 2-piece chicken, roll, and 2 sides. I guess for quantity it's a good deal, but for taste it was just ok. Surprisingly my favorite part was the bread roll-- it was really fluffy and easy to eat. The chicken breading was really crispy which I liked. Good energy from staff. The bad: Chicken breast was really dry, and was not a fan of the mashed potatoes and coleslaw. They also had A LOT of flies in front of the restaurant around where we wait in line, hope they take care of that before summer comes around. Made me kinda question my decision of eating here. read more

Ezell's got their act together with an app, so now you can order some delicious chicken, and it's ready when you get there, which is a BIG improvement. One negative: if your food is NOT ready when you get there, then you just wait. BUT, they don't remember that you're waiting, so twice I've waited 10-15 minutes, only to ask them again, and my food was on their 'ready' shelf getting cold. read more

We requested their delivery service, which turned out to be very prompt. The food got here hot and was tasty for fast food. The chicken was good. I also had beans and cole slaw, both of which were tasty. I am, overall, impressed with the service and the food. read more

i have gotten food poisoning from this restaurant 3 separate times over the course of two years. the chicken taste is meh, i dont understand the hype. read more

My mom came to town and ended up staying an extra day because she realized we had not taken her to Ezell's. She did not feel her Seattle experience was complete without going to Ezell's. She loves the down home southern comfort of fried chicken, fried okra and gizzards. My go to are the spicy chicken strips and spicy fried okra. My kids love the cajun fries and our nieghbor always gets the potato salad. It's a Seattle must stop! The honey mustard is great, the ranch is the only negative I can find with the whole company. read more

They forgot my order. I watched all of the to go orders by pass all of the local people standing and waiting. Apparently, people who can afford the luxury of ordering delivery services matters over local people who are standing in line. When I asked the young man about my order they all look at each other and apologized that they don't know what happened to my order. The till man-- then tell me they are making my food. After i shared that I watched to go order take priority over mine and local customer. He got smart and said, "Sir, you've only waited 8 minutes." Suddenly, the younger kid that handling order, handed me my order. Yeah right for cooking. I asked for my refund. The till man said I'm sorry i can't do that. Mind you it have been 10 min in a wet and cold night, and I've came from a stressful long day. I have to told the till man-- that I sure can take my complaint to their franchise head quarter on 57th ave s, in south Seattle. Then, he changed his attitude. I got home and the chicken look stale and noy golden. I did asked for it. In my opinion I don't know how this joint is ran, but it is just disgraceful. It's no longer the amazing place of food and services. The quality of many of these franchise stores have gone down hill over the year, first the food, and then the customer service. I first ordered ezell and jones bbq for my previous organization back in early 2000, but this is it for me, many of their franchise food quality is down hill compare to before. Lastly, customer shouldn't be at your mercy. I'm gladly taking my business elsewhere. Above are my protest statement, which is protected by freedom of speech. It is my opinion, and I deserve my right to express. How do you feel about your services lately? read more

Ezell's Famous Chicken - Stale chicken strip without hot sauce . - Southern Near Me - Seattle, Washington

The U-district location is always busy, after a long wait for my order, I discover the Rainier location. Sure, a bit of drive out there but the service is always quick. The chicken is tasty so is the mashes potatoes and gravy. We always get the 16 pieces or 24 pieces combo for the whole family, depending on how hungry we are that day. The leftover sometimes go into the fridge but after reheat in the air fryer, they are almost as tasty, that says a lot about the food. I always pick Ezell's over KFC or Popeyes, just my personal preference. There are some new chicken places opening up in Seattle, I would have to try them out and report back. read more

Picture this: it's Saturday night and you just left the bar with some friends and are craving something extremely bad but tasty. What do you get especially if you're around the UQ area? My friends - this is where you need to come to Ezell's Chicken, which apparently Oprah has flown in personally since she loves it so much. I don't know if this is actually true but I choose to believe this fun fact. We stopped here on the way home to indeed grab some late night fried chicken that I did not regret until maybe the next morning. However, in the moment, it was delicious and the best decision ever. The 2pc dinner set ($9) comes with two regular sides, which I chose to have fries and their mac & cheese. The fried chicken here was super with its really crispy skin and juicy dark meat. I really enjoyed the seasoning and felt they did a really good job in giving it that crunchy texture. The two sides I got were both good but nothing memorable. You can't go wrong with crinkle fries and mac & cheese, but all of their other sides also looked amazing. If I had more stomach space I would have gone for their chicken livers, but the dark meat will have to do for now. Until next time Ezell! read more

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

TLDR "Famous Chicken" is a red flag for any restaurant. Ezell's is no exception, delivering mid roadside diner quality chicken. This is a regional, locals kind of debate. Try it if you're looking to be more Seattle vibes. Don't, if you want some tasty chicken. Food Chicken tenders - dry, acceptable Spicy chicken tenders - dry and not spicy Baked rolls - not bad diner vibes Potato Salad - I wouldn't do that again Pros Vintage local vibes Expansive menu options Cons Taste - unless you like dry Quality - if you consider dry, low quality read more

pull apart goodness. i ordered the one pound of tenders with baked beans and potato salad. definitely lived up to their reputation. i will visit them again soon read more

Talk about getting bamboozled! With chicken gizzards & chicken livers on the menu, I was for sure that I was going to throughly enjoy myself when I went to check out Ezell's Famous Chicken for the 1st time. Nope, I was wrong! The chicken had no taste. It looked good & was hot but it literally tasted like nothing..no seasoning what so ever. Very bland. In my hubby's words "I've never eaten chicken that has plenty of batter but tastes like air"! Me neither honey. We were definitely disappointed especially, since we placed a to go order beforehand & we still ended up waiting an additional 35-40 mins for our food. There were lots of other people also waiting for their food & this just confused me especially, after eating our "air tasting" chicken (tenders & gizzards) so either... a) they don't know what actual finger-licking chicken tastes like OR b) they were 1st timers like ourselves & were champs at sticking it out because at that point they just didn't know any better OR c) the cook we had the day we went was just no bueno because he or she forgot his/her tastebuds at home..it's possible..I mean, we are currently living through a global pandemic. These days, I'm a believer that ANYTHING is possible..even leaving those tiny but mighty , essential tastebuds at home! ;) OR d) those people love to believe the hype I can say that the rolls were on point (insert shoulder shrugging emoji) & the cashier was super nice & doing her best to keep customers happy. (Thank you for that) Anyway..I'm going to leave my thoughts right here for you, if needed. -Rebecca out read more

Update - Since my initial review, Ezell's reached out to me and demonstrated through timely follow ups and generous gestures that they were serious about making things right. Kudos to Sean Casey and the Ezell's staff for their exemplary customer relations management. My family and I will be enjoying another fabulous Ezell's meal very soon! ++++++ 1 Star I ordered a 24 piece family meal for pick up. When I got there, they just handed me a gray plastic bag. It felt too light. So, I opened it up to find just the rolls. NO CHICKEN. I asked for my chicken - and someone hurriedly starting putting chicken in a tray and haphazardly gave the tray to me without even closing the top securely. At the same time, another staff member just looked at me and quipped, "she'll handle it!" in a disrespectful tone, as if to say "if you don't like it, go somewhere else". I will have to think long and hard before I ever return to Ezell's. read more

It's one of the better known local takes on fast food chicken. Not the worst, not the best. They use entirely adequately sized chickens unlike some of their competitors, their spicy is just barely detectable, and chickens are cooked about right to a touch dry - in other words, just like you'd expect fast food chicken. The other major pluses are they're open late enough for a midnight snack, they're extremely fast, and at least when we went, they still had ample parking. read more

Ezell's Famous Chicken - 3 pieces spicy. - Southern Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I think Ezell's Famous Chicken is great! This family owned business started in Seattle over 35 years ago. They have many locations throughout Washington and one in Oregon. Oprah Winfrey said Ezell's was her favorite fried chicken and they catered one of her birthday parties in Chicago! My friends wanted to do a potluck at Ravenna Park, so I decided to bring some fried chicken from the Wallingford location. I placed my order online ahead of time and the website was really easy to use. I ordered the Famous Chicken - Family Size with 16 Pieces. For flavor you can choose Original, Spicy, or Half & Half and for meat type you can choose white, dark, or mix. I went with Original and Mixed pieces. It also comes with 8 bread rolls! I think Ezell's chicken is delicious. The coating tastes good, the meat is juicy, and the pieces are huge. The rolls are also pretty tasty. They are very soft and go well with the chicken. The Wallingford location has a big parking lot, which I always appreciate. Inside, it is basically a big take out stand, so there is no dining area or customer bathroom. It was a little confusing because there are three windows, but they do have paper signs with more info. Since I already paid online, I checked in at the middle window. I was about 10 minutes early, but the staff worked hard to get my order ready quickly. I definitely recommend this place and next time I plan to get some sides. They offer mashed potatoes and gravy, bbq beans, creamy slaw, potato salad, mac & cheese, and corn. They also have peach cobbler and sweet potato pie for dessert! read more

Came in on a weekday and there was no line! Staff was really nice, greeted us when we walked in and reviewed our order before finalizing it. When the food was ready they double checked it with us again! We were running errands so ate in the car right away. Those rolls are so good, ate mine plain and it was super fresh. Mashed potatoes and mac and cheese tasted homemade at least compared to other chains. Got chicken strips and they satisfied my craving and some. Shocked some reviewed as dry cause they were super moist and pulled apart easily. Spicy is not that spicy for anyone wondering. And PLEASE get the bleu cheese, its homemade and the best I ever had. Will be back with friends! read more

The Ezell's in Wallingford has really good food and fast service. As far as ambiance goes, this is a takeout only location. I think this is their best location. The food is hot, fresh, and tender. Their gizzards are fantastic. The Cajun fries and spicy chicken are my favorites. Their spicy okra is tasty as well. The chicken tenders were a bit over cooked and too tough/dry for my taste. I have tried several of their side dishes and they are all great compliments to their main courses. I think their prices are fair, and the quality of their food is so much better than a fast-food restaurant! The Wallingford location can get really busy between 5-7 pm. I recommend ordering your food ahead of time using their app so you can pick it up at your chosen time. read more