Reason for the 5 star is because their yeast rolls are the bomb dot com I don't do the buffet as it's not very appealing but them rolls....every Thanksgiving Iake sure I get two dozen because the kids and the Mister love them I have been coming here for years and the rolls have not let me down The owner and her family are very welcoming and they know me and my kids...they are always nice and welcoming Sometimes it's a nice crowd her and sometimes it's a few buts this place is good when it comes to them rools rolls Did I forget to mention the rolls are the bomb read more

Hartz Chicken Buffet - Them rolls - Southern Near Me - Houston, Texas

Revisited Hartz's on Westheimer (near Highway 6) after an apparent remodel. The dining area was clean and neat, buffet food was "the best" and the people working there were very attentive. Wow, what a difference from the last time I visited. I will be a returning customer. read more

It was Christmas Eve and everything was closed and we needed dinner for the whole family! They had only 3 workers for Christmas Eve and a huge line (everything was closed) and they were still so kind and we got everything we needed! The food was so good and really saved the day! I downloaded the app just to write this, it was such an amazing dinner. read more

The food was a let down . Chicken was just salt and oil. They have a $5.99 drive through special but charged me $6.99 to eat inside. I'm not sure what type of business model that is but that's not fare to dine in customers. If I want chicken I'll just go to Popeyes next time. read more

I have never been so disappointed. After just reopening from remodeling, the place was unbelievable. I had to ask for napkins; otherwise, there were none available. Had to ask for chicken because the buffet was empty. The vegetables we tried were so heavily salted that we couldn't eat them. The pickled beets were rancid. I had to ask for the gizzards, and they doled out enough for me to take some, then the container was left empty (telling me I had all they were going to give me). The tables were dirty and not wiped. When pushing the door on the trash container, your fingers got stuck to it. The sad part is I have eaten at other Hartz's and they were very good. I asked for a Vet's discount and was told they did not offer one, but the other Hartzes have always offered. read more

This place recently resumed the buffet. At $15.99 per person it is about the same price as several Chinese buffets that have better selections. Fried chicken was old and overcooked. Had to peal off the breading just to eat it. The roasted chicken was swimming in a pool of fat. The sides were bland and tasteless. The only good thing on the buffet were the yeast rolls. We had to ask for butter and knives. In addition you were only permitted two trips to the buffet. Although I cannot imagine why anyone would go back more than twice. There are two good Chinese buffets and at least five chicken restaurants within three miles of this place we will not return. read more

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Fantastic food they serve it to me and like this tray I feel like I'm back in the 90s. I love it. I was born in 2003.

I picked up a fish meal and added on a couple of chicken tenders. Rolls were hard as a rock. Chicken tenders and fries tasted old. Fish was extremely over cooked. I ended up throwing all of it out. Extremely disappointing. I won't ever visit this location again. read more

Food is always made to order hot and fresh services Fast service never get anything bad the ambience is inside of your . I would go here if you want fish, gizzard, liver or anything that's delicious. read more

Hartz Chicken Buffet - My fried fish, gizzard and liver here I love it..... 6 Pcs Krispy Fish - Southern Near Me - Houston, Texas

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This place..... if I were homeless and someone offered me a FREE meal I wouldn't accept a plate from here!!! This place should be closed!! The workers are very rude and VERY unprofessional. But I'm here to discuss the food. Well for starters the food line was poor presentation, the mash potatoes had been there so long they were orange looking, the bread pudding, mac & cheese, and green beans were ICE cold and the chicken was fried hard. So I decided to try the gizzards, they had no taste, kind of like if you were to eat a clean handkerchief LOL sorry best I could come up with. On top of the food being poor it was leaking water all on the left side of the building and it had a weird mold smell. Would I go back.... YEAH..... when frogs bark!!! read more

Hartz Chicken Buffet - Southern Near Me - Houston, Texas

Went back after a few years to see if the place has changed for the better. NOPE. Got the five piece drive thru special. The chicken was absolutely FLAVORLESS! No seasoning at all. Like they just dunked it in flour and then the grease. The last piece was like it was saved over from the day before. Later, oh man did I regret that chicken. Nothing to see( or taste) here folks. Do your taste buds( and stomach's ) a favor and move along. read more

We ate food from this place and all got food poisoning. My husband ended up in emergency room. Place seems very unclean. Need to call health department to shut down this place for good. read more

There should be no such thing as a fried chicken buffet joint, yet here it is and here I am reviewing it. Fried chicken you will someday be the end of me! Anyway, I just moved into the neighbourhood, and since my knees buckle whenever I pass near a fried chicken joint (how stereotypical is that?), I just had to check this place out. I mean I've eaten at Hartz's before, but it's been a good 10 years. It's been long enough, in fact, that I'd forgotten it was a buffet. The place was deserted in the middle of a weekday. I guess folks don't come here for lunch often. So I skipped the buffet because...why would I want to eat that much fried chicken and warmed over sides? Got the 2-piece dinner with fries instead--my go-to at fried chicken joints. I guess they cook to order so it took about 5-10 minutes for the food to be ready. The verdict: The chicken was greasy and didn't have much flavor. The fries were ok and the hot roll was a bit hard and chewy. Oh well, Popeye's is right across the street so I'm good on neighbourhood chicken joints. read more

The chicken here has been consistently good for years now* The okra is My favorite side and the rolls are like heaven when not over baked hot out the oven.. The buffet is a great concept and offers a variety of items like mac and cheese, green beans, fruit, chicken pieces, tenders, fried fish and more but the only problem is at this location (I've only eaten the buffet at this location) the owner or whoever the lady is that manages this location waits until the pans are bottom dry before changing it out out You'll have to ask for chicken when it runs out which is ok bc it will be fresh but why is She policing the buffet so hard You'll see but it's worth the maybe $10 meal or less with a drink and the kids buffet is like $6 They also have a spicy version but it needs improvement it's overcooked or battered wrong causing it to be dark and dry Fish is sometimes good but the shrimp are best of the sea I wouldn't eat it as the fish is almost suspect Chicken and tenders are good when hot and fresh as well as the livers but I'll take some wings and okra and be happy Make sure You get an extra roll* read more

Hartz Chicken Buffet - Seafood combo with two spicy wings and okra - Southern Near Me - Houston, Texas

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This chicken is my daughter's favorite. We live nearby so a quick weeknight dinner is what she loves when we allow her to grab something quick. Drive thru times are longer than usual. It's rare you won't have to wait. Best part about it though--chicken is always fresh as heck!! The bread rolls are DIVINE!! It gives me a pleasant reminder of school cafeteria rolls when I was younger . The fried okra is also a family favorite. Their chicken tenders are also really good. read more

I still love this place.. Like me and the owner cool. Jalapeños on the house when I come through. Chicken always piping hot, yeast rolls always soft and they don't skimp on the sides. Their sweet tea is on point and that's a big deal to me.bq read more

I wish I can give it a 0 because the chicken is flavorless asf and the fries are terrible as well it's like frozen foods never coming here AGAIN read more

I am livid right now how are you going to charge someone .60 cents for having your order spicy instead of original. There is not a chicken establishment across Houston and let alone another Hartz buffet chain that has EVER charged me an additional price for my chicken to be spicy. I will not be returning to this location on Westheimer and Briargreen next to the 99 cents only store. And how about when she went and got the manager for me,. his name is Jose and the whole time he wants to almost burst out into laughter. Do not come to this place the chicken is tasteless anyways read more

Hartz Chicken Buffet - Southern Near Me - Houston, Texas

This place isn't worth it.Theyre never open @ the time it says on theyre website.Chicken is over cooked and Popeyes is right down the street from this location.So your beat bet is to just go there.NOT here. read more

This place looks derelict. After not ever stopping here due to the external appearance, today I decided to try it out. Mistake! Lady taking my order at the window was more focused on picking at spots her arm than taking my order. Scab picking and food do not go together! read more

I highly recommend take-out or drive-thru for your visit here. The buffet leaves a lot to be desired, but the fresh chicken for carry-out is great. As one other Yelper said, the gizzards are great snack food and I do like the liver, they are fresh, moist and properly fried. Get a pint of the white gravy to use as dipping sauce. read more

This fried chicken spot is in my neighborhood and I have visited this establishment many times for many years. The fried chicken is just as good as Popeyes, Church's and KFC. I used to visit, sometime just for there soft warm yeast rolls. This last visit was super disappointing. I bought a 14 piece chicken family dinner pack with included 2 sides and 8 rolls. They were not the soft warm yeast rolls that they have become popular for. They were tiny, hard, dry, extremely hard to vote and chew rock hard rolls. It was super disappointing. I tried to give the rolls to my Labs, because they have strong teeth and I thought they might enjoy chewing on it. They wouldn't even eat the rolls. I won't be going back because the rolls are one of the main reason I go there. I can go to Popeyes and get there butter biscuits and know they will be consistent. read more

Best taste chicken... lol No kidding Popeyes built a big restaurant across the street but they can't touch this place for good chicken. Popeyes should be ashamed building a big restaurant across from an individually owned Chicken Shack thats been there for 30 years buzz off Popeye's I won't touch your stuff!! EXCEPT 4 THA BEANS AND RICE AND BISQUETS. Hartz Chicken Breasts are significantly larger and better tasting and who doesn't like bigger breasts read more

I saw two employees slamming the drive thru window to a customer. One guy even grab her hair and started punching her. Customer is very young. I understand self defense, PUSHING someone, but why try to pull her in. For the people that work in there to do that.i dont know what kind of establishment they're running. Be careful even talking to manager/owner this place, they'll physically fight you. read more

I have not been here in a long time, but I recall the chicken to be edible if you get a sudden chicken craving. The potatoes are very soft but I think that may be because they are full of butter. Yes, the bisquits are good and so is the coleslaw. There is indoor seating and a drivethru. The owners are longtime tenants. They have been here over 30 years and won't be going anywhere soon, unless they are run out of town read more

ummmmmmmmm...this location is okay...but...it's not my favorite location. i get the same thing every single time...the 3 wings special...the price seems to be either going up orrrrrr this location just cjhrges more tfor their chocken either way...boooooooooo. the rolls were the same--good...but...the sides...i don't know didn't really taste the same...and the ONLY thing i REALLLLY love--the hot sauce--they didn't hhhhhaaaaaaaveeeeee!!! inearly losrt it! i cannot eat the wings with the hot sause...then they had the audacity to offer me packets?!?!?!?!?? noooooooooooooooooooooooo read more

The chicken was very greasy, the catfish had no flavor to it at all. I tried the bread putting and I tried the peach cobbler, I could not taste the difference. The baked chicken was good as was the most of the side orders. The gizzards we're good just had too much breading on it. The service was good nothing wrong with that, just need to step it up. read more

Hartz was ok, would like to go in and try the buffet. A few weeks back I went because I was craving gizzards, and yes I LOVE gizzards. Shout out to Go Chicken Go in Kansas City, MO. However I did not like Hartz gizzards, they were overly chewy, and lacked flavor. I did however decide to give them another try, I wanted chicken strips and this was closer than Canes. I did like my chicken strips, they were fresh and hot, and hot chicken is always appreciated!! read more

Food is just okay. I ordered the 4pc chicken tender combo. The wait was about 5 minutes in the drive thru. I wasn't in a rush so I didn't care. The outside of the building made the food seem questionable. It's like they don't care at all. The tea was overly sweetened. Comparable to sugar water lol. I diluted it when I got home. The size of the tenders was reason and they were okay. The fries is what killed it for me. How do you mess up fries. It's literally the easiest thing to cook. I ate like 3 was threw the rest away. They tasted like they weren't fully cooked. They were super thick, dry, and tasteless. The rolls were just okay. I've made better rolls at home. Overall, it's not a restaurant that I would be excited to go back to. I prefer Golden Chick. read more

I wish I could give this place zero stars! We went to the drive thru for this location. We ordered and when we pulled up I saw this lady dig her hand in the mashed potatoes after stirring it with a dirty spoon. Needless to say, we drove off quickly and went somewhere else. This place is disgusting and should be shut down. Don't waste your money! read more

Worst location! I only get an hour for lunch and I've been here four times at 11 and they wouldn't open the door. The manager inside or whoever will just ignore you and give you a dirty look. So the the last time it was 11:20 before they let me inside. Also the chicken wings are the smallest I've ever seen consistently. I hope the owner of this location reads these as he definitely needs new management here. The place was pretty empty once I got in there and left. Anyway I'm done here I'm not coming back. read more

I like chicken gizzards. Lady there cooked them fresh for me. She always nice. Her little girl be there also. Family.

Food here is life!!!!!!! Eat here every week $8 buffet it's the best. Comes with drinks and a all you can eat buffet. Try it out.

This place was terrible. We had to ask for fresh chicken for the buffet twice because what they brought out had obviously been under a heat lamp for an extended amount of time. The bathrooms were disgusting, there were flies in the dining room and mold on one of the ketchup bottles. Could not convince me to go back. read more

So I really haven't had their fried chicken proper, but I have had their fried gizzards. They. Are. Awesome. Seriously, it's the type of drunken, stoner, bar-food that you could sit there and just keep eating for the next hour. Think popcorn chicken, but elevated to the next level because gizzards actually have texture. They fried them fresh both times that I've gone so far, and the seasoning and batter is just right. Their dinner rolls are also soft and sweet - more stuff to pig out on. The livers are a miss for me - but I think that's more of the fault of livers in general, not the restaurant. It looks a little rundown, but the place seems to get plenty of business, so they must be doing something right. read more

I don't live on the west side anymore and I miss this place. I happened to be in the area tonight xmas shopping down Westheimer and got my usual fix of fried gizzards...yes gizzards... and they were everything a country girl could hope for! Soooo good. I am a loyalist,.. this is the only Hartz I have been or want to go to. It may not look like much but the food is all tht matters right?! read more

I have passed by this place so many times but never even thought to eat there. I tried it for the first time I was on my way to the movies and ran out of options for dinner. I must say this place was really good I went trough the drive thru service was fast and the chicken mashed potatoes and rolls are delicious! Recommend this place read more

The gizzards are always salty and chewy. They are getting better but just beware is you are ever in the neighborhood for a good gizzard.

I am surprised at the good reviews for this place. Maybe they use the buffet to get rid of what they would have to throw out anyway. First the place is a little more than run down, it is not clean, but I am amazed at what the health department lets get by. As far as the fried chicken it's second rate, it tasted old and the one wing I had was broken and dark from the blood that had penetrated into the meat. The buffet is not kept stocked and then they tend to dole out only dark meat and gizzards. The mashed potatoes taste like paste, The rest of the canned vegetables have no discernible seasonings. Unless you are into slopping the hogs you will get a better meal for less money at Popeyes Chicken. I will not go back. read more

The food was hot and delicious. My favorite is the chicken livers, gizzards, and bread pudding.