I've been excited to try Golden Fried Chicken ever since I saw the sign go up, so I stopped by the drive-thru today to place my first order. The flavors were good, but unfortunately the chicken was very oily. I also requested no gravy, but once I got home I realized there was gravy on my mashed potatoes, and it tasted old. The roll, however, was really tasty. I ordered a two-piece chicken tender combo and added 6 gizzards, and my total came out to a little over $17. For the portion sizes, that price point was very disappointing. I really hope they improve the cooking and packaging process to reduce the oil, and also rethink portion sizing compared to pricing. I wanted to love this place, but this visit was unfortunately disappointing. read more

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We got a family 8 piece to go. The chicken was juicy and flavorful! We would like to see a spicy chicken offering in the future but over all it was fresh and delicious. Way better than KFC! I liked the coleslaw, the mashed potatoes were a little thin but over all it was a great first try for us. We will be back read more

Golden Fried Chicken Buffet - Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, coleslaw and fresh roll - Chicken Shop Near Me - Clearwater, Florida

We were completely surprised by this restaurant. In all the best ways. We ended up dining here in a pinch. We were immediately greeted by the super friendly staff. The restaurant is very clean and very well maintained. When we arrived there was a gentleman making sure the parking lot was tidy. It's rare to see this kind of pride in an establishment and made us that much more comfortable dining here. What surprised us was it's a buffet. Lots of chicken to choose from. Wings, fried chicken, baked chicken and tenders. The buffet also has a deliciously fresh salad bar and all the sides to go with the proteins. Gravy, vegetables and even some dessert. The star of the buffet is the super fresh fish. I think my hubby had 4 or 5 pieces of fish. The staff couldn't have been friendlier. As we were finishing a staff member came by to tell us there was just fresh mac and cheese put out. It was very thoughtful. I had no clue there was a place like this nearby. We will be coming here again. The food was very tasty. Everything was very nicely done. I'm a weirdo with salad bars and like to keep things separate. I'm also super picky when it comes to things like macaroni salad & potato salad. This was actually very good. I would come for just the salad, as the quality and choices were that great. There was too much to try. Perfect place for busy mammas, sports teams, anyone looking for a quality meal where you can choose what you like. I wish I could give it more than 5 stars :)) Congrats to the management and staff for this local gem. read more

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I hate saying negative things about a new restaurant however they could have done a better job. The oil that the chicken was fried in tasted old and the chicken piece was very salty ( and I love salt but not that much ! ) on the plus side it was very crispy and and coated nice. Let's wait and see how this restaurant progresses as they take reviews for feedback . read more

Excellent! Today was 2nd time there since they opened. Yeah don't forget, they just opened. For anyone expecting a brand new, mom & pop quick service/buffet restaurant to open their doors and be a well oiled machine, good luck. These guys are figuring it out.. but in my opinion, it's working. The place was pretty busy for a Tuesday lunch crowd. About 2/3 of the seats were full and the drive thru had a line. There were a lot of smiles in the dining room. It was a mixed crowd of construction & landscape workers, as well as retirees. The food was delicious on both trips. So far I've tried: Regular and spicy fried chicken - it was crispy and flavorful Chicken tenders - cooked perfectly Mashed potatoes and brown gravy - Mac n cheese - creamy and delicious Rice n chicken - not dry at all, which I was expecting Corn - it's corn, hard to mess up. Rolls - oversized but not dense Orange jello - good stuff! I'm all in on this spot. I love seeing a small business grinding it out. I'm sure the guy in the back is the owner, and he was cookin (literally)! I hope everyone gives them a fair shot. I imagine it isn't easy to go up against Cane's and these other corporate juggernauts. See you guys at GFC!! read more

Golden Fried Chicken Buffet - Chicken Shop Near Me - Clearwater, Florida

Tell you what I liked it. For the value you get a big verity of food. Chicken is very good and seasoned well, wings were fantastic along with the coleslaw, meatballs, fried fish and salad. Mac and cheese was creamy as well and unfortunately could not eat the fantastic looking dessert I was to full lol. Staff were very friendly and the place was clean so I will be back100%. Thanks read more

I am very picky about new places and food so let me start by telling you this was the best find. Food is fantastic. They cook for how many people are in the building so everything is fresh and by fresh I mean juicy, tender and flavorful. I'm bringing my employees here now as they can feed a lot for a great price. You have to at least try this place and tell me if I'm wrong. read more

I had the livers, chicken leg, and onion rings. All great and huge portions. Real southern batter.

The worst fast food chicken I've ever eaten! A Banquet frozen dinner from the grocery store tastes better. My boyfriend ordered a 3 piece white meat dinner and you would think for the price they would give you 2 breast and a wing however he received 2 wings and a breast for $12.99. We both got spicy and we both had diarrhea all night. The only thing good was the ice tea. Wanted to like this place but you can find better and cheaper chicken other places read more

The chicken isn't that great besides the tenders. They closed the buffet. The service is okay but not that great. The environment is calm but should be cleaned a little more often. They sadly got rid of a few great workers that I miss. read more

In the door, larger echoing space cheap chairs and tables. $25 buffet. Everything was bland as if the kitchen crew had no seasoning available. Fresh buns soft warm and tasteless. Gizzards not edible, veins tendon bristle. no salt or pepper on condiment table. The vegetables look bright and inviting but again no flavor, soaking in cold water for hours. Final insult went to dump my tray, and the trash receptacle hole is smaller than the plates! had to take each plate off the tray and fold it to get in the trash. I waited weeks for this place to open, what a disappointment. read more

Charge an extra $1.00 fee if you use a credit card. Food bland and not hot. Chicken so tough could not eat with the plastic fork supplied

Got take out. had red beans& rice. The beans were not cooked very well, really hard, could not eat, had to throw it away. The chicken was over cooked, not very good in my opinion. I will not be going back read more

Good southern cooked recipes and chicken , many , many yummy choices . Good Sunday dinner spot !

horrible food! chicken was doughy and bland. the mashed potatoes were like water! the bread pudding tasted like it had sat out for hours ! couldn't eat it! the peach cobbler was so bitter, couldn't eat it! never ever will go back to this place! there are alot of better places to go for fried chicken! we wound up throwing amost everything in the trash! read more