BEST FRIED CHICKEN IN TOWN ! Their batter is seasoned to perfection , and always served fresh and hot . This little hidden gem off Jefferson highway is definitely worth trying . Never crowded , staff always friendly , and food is always fresh. Can't wait to try other things on their menu . read more

Highway Fried Chicken & Seafood - Chicken tenders - American Near Me - Jefferson, Louisiana

I've only had their food through DoorDash and it is exceptional and at a reasonable price. The 3 piece White Meat Fried Chicken is a giant breast and a couple of wings. It taste as good as Popeyes used to taste like in the 70's. Very good. The 3 pc. Fried Fish is 3 large fillets fried to crispy tasty perfection. I'm raving about their Tartar Sauce. My only complaint is they don't give you enough Tartar Sauce. Put it on the menu so we can buy some. Highly recommended. read more

Some of the smallest restaurants are the best. This gem is located on Jefferson Hwy near Clearview. You can eat in Or take out. This was our first and definitively not our kart. The chicken was so crispy and juicy. It is a bit spicy but not overwhelmingly. It was hot and fresh. The fries and the onion rings were drool worthy and a really large helping for a side. And the biscuits melted in your mouth. Prices were really good for the quality. The cashier was friendly and helpful. Check them out! read more

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Every time I go here it's fast, fresh, and friendly. Great tasting chicken and sides that's fast, but not fast food. Delicious. read more

Highway Fried Chicken & Seafood - Current Menu - American Near Me - Jefferson, Louisiana

Always hot and fresh to order. I've eaten Highway chicken a good bit and they seem to be pretty consistent with flavor. Good amount of seating inside where you can sit and enjoy while it's fresh. They are pretty swift with taking orders and assist you with any questions you need. Definitely a must try if you are near. read more

The food is awesome, not overcooked. The service is amazing and it's kind of like a converted diner. read more

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Too spicy! Even the red beans were too spicy. People have pepper and hot sauce on their tables, why front load these dishes. They should offer a mild blend too. Service was great and the food came out hot and everything was good, just too spicy read more

This is a small hole-in-the-wall mom and pop shop right on Jeff. Hwy. They are cheap, fast, and serve fresh tasty food! One thing I LOVED about this shop is that it was extremely clean. The counters were clean, the walls were clean, the floors were clean, the cooking area was clean... everything was clean! The staff were friendly, and you could see them hard at work as they bring giant trays of breaded chicken to fry up right in front of you. The food is very reasonably priced with good portions. Their fried chicken, biscuits and side (red beans and rice) were yummy. I love cheap, tasty eats that leave you full! read more

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I want to preference that this was a DoorDash order. When the food arrived the chicken was still hot. I ordered the three piece dark, 6-piece chicken nugget, and fries. The fires were just the right amount of crunch and soft. I saw previous reviews that said the chicken was spicy I don't agree with that. The chicken was seasoned and you could tell there was pepper, but it was not spicy. The skin was crunchy, however I wished that was seasoned as well. You can tell the chicken was seasoned but not the flour that it was coated in. The reason for the four stars is the chicken nuggets. Nuggets seemed just barely a step up from McDonalds, so I'm assuming they were frozen and they just fried them. Being that this is a Mom and Pop shop would have thought they would have been prepared in house. Overall the fried chicken itself was really good, and I would go back! The price was pretty great! Definitely would buy local over chain fried chicken restaurants. read more

Highway Fried Chicken & Seafood - 3pcs Dark Meat, fries, chicken nuggets, and biscuit - American Near Me - Jefferson, Louisiana

Well I'm on a mission to find some fried chicken that could be remotely close to Willie Mae's chicken since they are out of business here in New Orleans. Unfortunately, I still haven't found it. However, this fried chicken is still legit. It checks almost all of the boxes of crave-able fried chicken. It won't bring a tear to your eye and you probably won't necessarily dream about it when you travel back to your destination (clears throat to Willie Mae's ). But it's good. It's crunchy, spicy and juicy. You don't have to go out of your way to try it but if you're in the area, it's not a bad option. I would say it's Popeyes adjacent for a decent price. I got a 3 piece mixed (breast, wing, drumstick) with a biscuit for seven dollars and some change. Hope this helps :) read more

Highway Fried Chicken & Seafood - 3 piece mixed w/ biscuit - American Near Me - Jefferson, Louisiana

The service was great to everybody was friendly. This is a wonderful little hole in the wall southern pride, chicken place to eat my husband has never been to Louisiana so we asked around to a couple locals for the best style chicken that was Louisiana flavor. And this is the place that we were recommended. . Now the food that we had, the chicken had amazing flavor and the outer shoveled the chicken was amazing. I'm not one who likes coleslaw and their coleslaw was wonderful. I had the right amount of sweetness and tartness. And we also had mashed potatoes and those were good. read more

Highway Fried Chicken & Seafood - We got two 3 peace, dark meat, chicken, two things mashed potatoes, coleslaw, and biscuits and drinks - American Near Me - Jefferson, Louisiana

One word ( unbelievable) chicken cooked to perfection. Onion rings and fries were great. You sit and eat or take home. Service was very polite. Prices were awesome! read more

Highway Fried Chicken & Seafood - American Near Me - Jefferson, Louisiana

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Food is great and service is quick. Pretty small on the inside but most of their business is takeout. Only complaint is that their prices have gone up a lot since opening, but what hasn't. Their chicken tenders are HUGE and taste great. read more

Service is fast! The food is great too! The onion rings were excellent and I really enjoyed the crunchiness, yet somewhat flakiness, of the batter for the fried shrimp. It wasn't doughy and the batter didn't fall off easily. The shrimp was fresh. Oh and the fried okra was nicely done too. read more

Highway Fried Chicken & Seafood - American Near Me - Jefferson, Louisiana

The chicken is always hot and fresh parking is definitely tight prices are pretty reasonable.

Over order, Great portions, good first dinner in NOLA. Nice hole in wall place. Quick service

They have the best chicken & Fish and Fries It's better than "Cane's" can't go wrong It's always Hot & Fresh read more

Highway Fried Chicken & Seafood - 3- piece Chicken & Fried Fish - American Near Me - Jefferson, Louisiana

Love this place get there for 11am get the fresh chicken out the fryer and they will drop your fries too everything will be fresh and hot.There is no mild chicken all chicken is spice but not overly spicy.We get the four piece mixed combo with the fries and drink around 17.00 if you go when they first open everything will be fresh for best results.Service is good and very fast! read more

Not many fried chicken spots in the city so I was happy to stumble across this one. Your good is cooked to order and I really appreciated that knowing some places could care less. read more

One of the best fried chicken I've tried in town (so far). Located close to the hospital (5 minute drive), you will be greeted by these crispy, tender, aromatic chickens. The tenders are the size of my fists and just eating five will make you full. Oh and their biscuits are glazed with a sweet honey(?) sauce. I wish their sauce selections were better - it doesn't seem to be house made which is totally fine but I'm a sucker for house made hot sauces. read more

Highway Fried Chicken & Seafood - American Near Me - Jefferson, Louisiana

I passed by Highway Fried Chicken on my way to shop in Elmwood a few weeks ago. After a quick look on yelp, decided it was worth a stop on the way home. So glad I did. Hands down, this is my FAVORITE fried chicken in (or just outside) the city. First, what you read about the spice level is right. It's not "hot", but it is very much on the spicy side and packed with flavor. The pieces are big, juicy, EXTRA crispy and just delicious. If you don't do spicy, the chicken tenders are mild and of course there's a whole slew of seafood. On the sides, I love the red beans and rice. Big beans with so much flaavor and meat. I was surprisingly impressed by the corn nuggets and the coleslaw. Mashed potatoes are good, not my favorite. But never mind, it's all about that chicken. You're welcome to everyone I see on the parade route this year, it will be my go to because the prices are also outstanding. Less than the average quick service restaurant by far! Highway is everything a chicken place should be and with amazingly friendly service, a clear and fullfilling menu and budget friendly. read more

Highway Fried Chicken & Seafood - American Near Me - Jefferson, Louisiana

Love their chicken tenders. The tenders are always cooked fresh, big & juicy. The pink sauce is so Good. read more

I consider myself well versed in the art of eating and judging fried chicken. My Yelp moniker used to be the "enfant terrible" of fried chicken. I try to eat fried chicken at least every other week and try to sample from as many different places as I can find. There are no rules about where I'm willing to eat fried chicken. I do not shrink from gas station fried chicken. In fact, I look forward to it and have visited gas pump diners from here to Shreveport. Calling me a fried chicken aficionado would be an understatement. I first heard about Highway Fried Chicken a couple of years ago and tried it shortly after it opened. I found the chicken delicious but a little too spicy for me. So I didn't go back, but decided today that I would give it another shot. I will say that the chicken is absolutely awesome. In fact, I'm not sure that there's a better fried chicken in New Orleans although of course that's a matter of opinion. It is still, however, a little too spicy for me. Some people are a little more sensitive than others to the heat of cayenne pepper, and I'm one of them. I wish the chicken were a little less spicy, but it is not going to keep me from coming back. This chicken has tremendous flavor, the salt content is perfect, and the skin/batter is very crunchy and delicious. The service is friendly and outstanding. Highway Fried Chicken is definitely a 5 star fried chicken. PS Not sure why Yelp has this categorized as American, Seafood, Chicken Wings. Not really accurate though it does serve seafood. read more

Chicken was very tasty. Crispy in the outside and tender and very juicy on the inside. People there were very helpful and friendly. Would definitely come again! read more

Very good chicken I believe it's the best chicken on Jefferson Highway. The chicken always come out fresh and the time to wait is short

I enjoyed my first meal here, and will definitely be back. My husband and I shared a burger, chicken, and corn nuggets. The burger was decent- nothing bad about it, but nothing outstanding. The chicken, however was fantastic! Hot, crispy, juicy, and a nice level of spice. The corn nuggets were also delicious. The prices are good as well. Next time, I want to try the wings! read more

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Ordered to go. Fresh, crispy, delicious chicken. And the corn fritters are delicious too!

It is true southern fried chicken & Seafood! Nice family run ! THE ! Best shrimp po-boy I have ever had ! Great French bread , corn fritters and onion rings ! read more

My family picked up Highway fried for the first time and the chicken was so so sooo good!!! Super crispy even after the ride home in the closed container and the flavor was so good and spicy. The biscuits were also delicious and not dry at all. I honestly wasn't crazy about the red beans and rice and mashed potatoes. I just felt like they were both slightly bland. My brother and I agree that it's very similar to Popeyes but few notches better and they won't give you the wrong order. read more

While this spot has been a diner for decades... and I grew up down the street, I'd never been in. But today was the day! Mom chose this spot for a quick family lunch after hearing good things from the neighbors. The owners/workers were super friendly and patient with our usual family nonsense. You order at the counter and most people carried out but there are some tables to dine in. We had a fried shrimp poboy (niece enjoyed and it was huge with a good number of shrimp), chicken tender plate (3 huge tenders and a different niece said it was delish), 2 shrimp plates (shrimp on mine were super tasty but the onion rings were meh but Dad liked his mashed potatoes), and a shrimp/fish plate (Mom said it was good and I tasted the fish and it was good and she liked her cole slaw). The big hit was the fried okra. We got the large serving and we ate it all. I LOVE fried okra! Fountain drinks or a cooler of bottled drinks were available. Mom also got a mango bubble tea which she said it was a tasty dessert. Great addition to the neighborhood. read more

I appreciate the family ownership and kids working. The fried chicken is a hard no as we didn't have the freshest and they wouldn't cook new pieces. Yet, our sides had to be cooked. Go figure. read more

Highway Fried Chicken & Seafood - Family affair - American Near Me - Jefferson, Louisiana

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This place is good enough. Customer service is not overly warm. Easy parking. Decent prices, cheaper than Popeyes. Chicken and sides taste fresh and had a little spicy kick to the chicken. The kids meal, though, not so much...tenders were tough, and taste old, even though it was frozen, prior to going into the fryer. I should have returned them, but we were already home and settled. My kid loves tenders..not this time. read more

Tried it 3x and we are done. Service is best described as "we are doing you a favor" - order and leave please. Overpriced old seafood and greasy everything. Save your cash and dignity! read more

Oh my God!!! My 81yr old mother said "this is the best take out chicken I've ever had." Noticeably juicy meat with exactly right amount of spiciness, fried to super crunchy perfection. The tenders are huge and down equally well. The seafood is delightfully done as well. Always cooked to order. The popcorn shrimp are my faves. Crunch into a firm but yielding perfectly fried shrimp. Run by a lovely and friendly Chinese couple, with help from the kids after school. They keep the place scrupulously clean which I like to see in a restaurant. On top of how good the food is, the prices are quite reasonable too. It is literally a blessing for Old Jefferson to have this restaurant and family here. read more

We went to this business by way of yelp recommendations!! The Fried Chicken was absolutely wonderful!! HOT, Juicy, spiced very nicely. The Onion Rings & French Fries were excellent. My Husband says the Biscuit was "Damn Good!" Thee place was very clean as well as the restrooms The Staff were very helpful & friendly. Will definitely be back!!! read more

I've left New Orleans but on a trip just re-visiting, I had to stop by this place again. I last saw them early 2020 and I was afraid that the time and the pandemic would have diminished their quality. Nope! The chicken is still my number 1 of all time and all places. We got some onion rings this time, it was ok. I think that is my formal statement on their sides, they're ok. Also their bubble tea, is just not good. I think last time I said the bubbles were undercooked, well this time they were overcooked. I wouldn't waste your money on the bubble tea and not waste too much money on the sides. But spend all your money on their chicken!!! read more

Shoestring g fries are a deal breaker! Let's get the Krinkle fries Shoestrings are rubbery, hard and missing the POTATO aspect of the French frie read more

Awesome crispy chicken with just the right amount of spice cooked in small batches so always hot, juicy, and crispy.

They offer the best fried chicken breasts around. Well seasoned and cooked.

This spot has the best fried chicken - hands down! You'll come here for the fried chicken - the sides and biscuits are ok. For super fresh fried chicken, I recommend calling ahead and ordering. They'll make it made to order. It's awesome - that the fried chicken keeps well. We usually order the 8 piece meal - mixed not spicy with red beans and rice and an extra side of mashed potatoes. Usually we have leftovers that keep well - we'll just bake it up in the oven and it still is super delicious. Added bonus - It amazes me how super cheap the fried chicken is. The best deal that you'll get anywhere! read more