So, I'm not a big fan of writing bad reviews, so please know that when I do, it's warranted…read more I've been to this America's Best so many times. It's in my neighborhood, it's conveniently close, and more often than not, they get it right. Today wasn't one of those days. Pressed for time, I didn't feel like cooking and needed to get a meal for my Wife, who works overnight as a nurse. We decided to visit America's best, ordering three separate orders of food, totaled at $61. Midway through eating her 7 piece Honey Lemon Pepper Wings, my daughter noticed a piece of hair in the honey. To be honest, I gave my daughter my 5 piece and really didn't want to go back up to the America's best bc I was tired, and they were busy, and I didn't want to embarrass the establishment while they had a crowded house. But my Wife insisted a refund, so I obliged. I called first, and told them my issue. I was told that if I wanted a refund I would have to come back to the carry out so I did. When I got there, a female cook of Asian descent asked me to open the container to which I did. She said she couldn't see the hair, even though I pointed it out to her. She then asked the cashier if she could see the hair, to which she replied: Yes, but it's super small. As if that made it any less unsanitary. The cook then said, it must've come from you, and pointed to my 5 o'clock shadow for a beard! I was shocked & offended, for one bc I barely have a beard, that particular dish wasn't even my meal, and just the audacity to imply that I would do something as disgusting as placing hair in my food to get a refund. It was super insulting. Again, I'm at an age where I'm not going to be arguing with anyone publicly. Especially over a $14 meal. But I didn't inform her that I have much better things to do then be going back & forth about chicken. She then told me that I could not have a refund, but she would make me more food, which I told her earlier that the site of the hair turned my daughters stomach and she was no longer hungry. I accepted the replacement bc something is better than nothing & after a long work day, I just didn't have the energy to continue to fight, but man am I disappointed in the customer service, the lack of respect for regular patrons, and my overall experience. I'm sure it doesn't matter to them, but I will never visit this America's Best again, and it's not even because of the mistake bc mistakes happen. It's bc of how they made me feel. 0 stars.

In my experience, the wings here have come out quickly and tasty! The lady who was putting…read moreeverything together was also super sweet! I got the 24 karat (favorite!) and the hot and loved both the flavors.

If you are hungry for greasy fried chicken and fries this is the SPOT! WAYYY better than Dave's Hot…read moreChicken. I am surprised there's few reviews but I came here to try to avoid chickfalay and it did not disappoint. This is deffently a must try of you are a a chicken lover!

My mom raves about this spot so I had to check it out. They offer halal/kosher Nashville style…read morechicken sandwiches and bubble teas. Their food is certified halal. I ordered the mega sando which comes on a brioche bun topped with cider slaw, pickles and hangry sauce. It is so good, I will definitely come back again. The staff are nice and the restaurant is clean. You get a lot of food for the price. There is plenty of parking available.

I can't believe I didn't realize this was here. I guess I haven't been to the shopping center in…read moreawhile. I was in the mood for Korean Fried Chicken so I looked up locations and this one popped up. I was in the area running errands, so I placed my order online. I was on a time crunch but luckily my order was ready when I arrived. I was greeted right away. I did the honey garlic wings which were pretty good. I would get them again. I've been to other b.b.q Chicken locations and the prices are cheaper here. I'll be back!

Ok I've not yet tasted more than a few things on the menu but one of those things is an order of…read morehoney garlic wings. They are sticky sweet like dessert and so good! Add a simple order of white rice: delicious. The dumplings are ok but they are the fried-style. I would ask if they could steam them, instead. The kimchi dumplings are tasty and interesting. The pork dumpling filling is traditional and fine. Did this place upgrade their menu because I can't believe it's only had 3 stars with the crowds of people I've seen go in there, at times. I also love the fermented vegetables and corn in the bibimbap. It's a bowl of rice with veggies all around. Good.

I can't believe I haven't written a review... Maybe I'm trying to keep it to myself…read more Such good fried chicken. It'll surprise you. Their chicken sandwiches are bomb! The honey garlic and the honey butter are both good (a good combo on the sandwich too). Fries are always bomb. I think they would do well with a better bun and toppings but still a really good sandwich. A Laurel favorite and after church go-to. Grilled chicken and fried chicken wraps are also good. Food takes a little long... And service isn't the most friendly. Several tables to sit at and the place is clean but we always just eat in the car. (Who doesn't love a good car meal?)

Really Good food ! Staff was friendly and kind. The onion rings were good and I had the flame…read moregrilled chickenandit was verygood. I highly recommend! Great hidden gem.

The food is good however, I wanted tacos that they have on the picture display inside of the…read morerestaurant but apparently they don't have tacos with cilantro online. So I consider that false advertisement because I couldn't get what I wanted. Secondly the employees displayed an attitude when I requested sauce on my food and extra sauce I'm not sure why that was an issue but they were not trying to give me what I was requesting. Also the car reader was having a lot of issues. I don't recommend going back simply because I'm not sure if there is a language barrier but I clearly requested the same thing several times and could not get what I wanted at first until I had to do hand gestures and I felt like it caused a scene in the restaurant.

Representing 2020 in alphabet series, L is for Lima's Chicken. I moved to Russett in western Anne…read moreArundel County in November 2020. I went here a few times in the first year living in Russett including in November 2020 as it was just up the road to Hanover. My parents & I enjoyed the chicken at the time when they visited the week of Thanksgiving. Their chicken was pretty good, but nothing to write home about. It's no Don Pollo, Sardi's, or others, but it does the good and was convenient at times. The last time I went to Lima's was in October 2024. It was Friday, 10/11/24. I had a Poker night at an acquaintance's place in Arundel Mills area, and this was on the way. I wanted to eat beforehand as I wasn't sure what the food situation was going to be. Ultimately, Lima's kind of pissed me off. I was asking about trying samples of a couple of the sides (as I didn't remember; it had been maybe 2 years since I went), and there was a language barrier, where I had to repeat, which was frustrating. I ate in the restaurant. Cashier was unfriendly, and I realized they charged me 10 cents for the Anne Arundel County's stupid bag tax, or maybe it was Lima's just wanting to charge the fee. It was complete laziness on their part to not ask me whether I was eating in the restaurant or taking it to go. I know it's only 10 cents, but it's the principle of it. I won't return here.

Everything was really good. Loved the chicken, rice and beans and plantains. Jason, who greeted us…read moreat the door, was very helpful--explaining the menu, taking our order, and getting our food and drinks. My only complaint was that my menu item of dark meat was supposed to be two legs and a thigh. Instead I got one leg, part of a back and part of a breast--which obviously wasn't dark meat. My husband, who does not like chcken, enjoyed his quesadilla w/ steak.

First time at this Sardi's. Very nice, clean and well lit seating area. You order at a counter -…read morethe Staff were all enthusiastic and friendly. The food was very good. My partner and I each got 1/2 chicken with a sides. For the sides, we got green beans, black beans, Brussel sprouts and mixed veggies. (I wanted the garlic broccoli, but they told me it would be a 10 minute wait). Soda fountain available for free refills of soft drinks. Bathroom was clean.

Excellent and quick service! The manager stopped by to check in on us and brought us an extra…read moredrink. Love Nando's and this location is 10/10.

Continuing alphabet series representing 2025, N is for Nando's. I've reviewed 5 Nando's in my Yelp…read morehistory and been to a couple of others I never reviewed. All have been 3-4 stars (even the ones I hadn't reviewed). A friend claimed she got food poisoning from the Wheaton Mall location, which surprised me as the food quality is high, but maybe that location fell short. I prefer some other locations over Wheaton Mall one. As for the Laurel location, this one is my favorite, and I've been somewhat often. I've never had any significant issue with them. The food quality is great. I'll get a 1/4 or 1/2 chicken with 2 sides like redskin mashed potatoes, Brussel sprouts, corn, fries, bread, etc. Staff is relatively nice here. I talked to the manager a couple of times about a couple of minor things, and manager is good here. One time in July 2025, I went for Mandela Day, and it was a madhouse as it was a free 1/4 chicken with fries. I was patient as I waited a while as they had dozens of people wanting the free chicken that Friday evening. My girlfriend was sadly ill that weekend; so I bon appetited on my own. Nando's reward program got worse; so I'm less motivated to schlep to Laurel just to get Nando's. However, if I was going to go with Nando's, I'd go with this one as Arundel Mills let me down last time. Service & food is always top notch at the Laurel location.

Back to getting around to alphabet series for in town runner-ups. Letter C representing 2021 was…read morein Madison, WI, and like the 2021 runner-up A is for Aldi, C is for Chick Fil-A is also in Corridor Marketplace. My last 3 of 5 reviews are in this huge shopping center as I reviewed Catherine's restaurant from my recent visit; see my Thursday, 4/9 3-star of them. I've been living in Russett for 5.5 years and have been going to this Chick Fil-A sometimes. In fact, I went yesterday for lunch! I had a free sandwich & free brownie and bought medium waffle fries. That's one of the positives of CFA in general is the company & even this specific location will try freebies my way. I generally buy something to be nice. They will throw a free breakfast sandwich. I'll add egg (& sometimes cheese too) to the free chicken biscuit to bulk it up a bit. Very rare I've taken the time to buy a chicken biscuit; almost always get on the freebie. Generally, I'm by far the most likely to go at lunch, much less common at dinner. In 2021 I used to go to CFA more frequently as I like the customer service & food. However, in more recent years I've shyed away from CFA due to health consideration. While the CFA sandwich is delicious, there are a lot of random ingredients, which is a bit unsettling. So, that is a consideration. It's tasty, but can be dry in the middle. I got the grilled chicken sandwich before, but it's pretty bland. I've gotten salads before, but they are kind of overpriced for what you get. If I'm getting a salad, I'm far more likely to go to the Panera here in Corridor Marketplace. I've gotten the nuggets but generally do if it's free. Unlike the grilled chicken sandwich, the grilled nuggets are decent, but still the fried nuggets are superior. Also, their new mac n' cheese is surprisingly good too. Even when they are busy, they are efficient getting orders through both in the restaurant & the drive-thru. A bit of a negative is that CFA drive-thru causes some extra traffic on the shopping center road, but it shows it's a popular option. I visited this location at least once prior to living in Russett. On December 31, 2019, I was at my office in Columbia and had work travel to DC that afternoon. Normally, I would never take 295 and just take 95 down to 495 to 295 into DC, but Starbucks was running a promotion for a free drink at select locations for last few days of 2019. I saw on 12/31/19, the Starbucks next door was on the list, and I was like I'll go 95 to 32 to 295 to get to DC with the stop off MD-198 to get the free Starbucks. That day I had Chick Fil-A for lunch getting the chicken sandwich & chicken noodle soup as I was recovering from a cold. Their soup isn't great but ok, I'd recommend Panera in the same center for soup. I went to my local CFA with my girlfriend a couple of times. It's an easy and cheap option, but I'm far more likely to have CFA for lunch on my own when working from home on a weekday. The couple of times with my girlfriend were on Memorial Day Monday 2025 and another Saturday in 2025. Never on a Sunday as everyone famously knows They're Closed!...so Don't even think about going there on a Sunday, or you will be sorely disappointed. A former coworker in 2012 commented how he never gets CFA because every time he's craving CFA, it's a Sunday. Another noteworthy time I went was in January 2023 on a 2nd date. I wanted to go cheap as she was kind of annoying on the 1st date but she seemed interested in me, and she was a nice person, and I wanted to invite her to my place for whatever picking a cheap restaurant close to my home. Ultimately, in baseball terms, it was a 2B situation, and I didn't have any heart to pursing a 3rd date after all as it wasn't going anywhere anyway. Also, their Peppermint Shake during the holiday season is great! I try to get once a year. Their sweet tea & lemonade is solid too. In summary, Chick Fil-A has a nice staff. The food is mostly good with their yummy chicken sandwiches, chicken biscuits, & waffle fries. Salads are good. Some items are a bit weaker but nothing is bad. Also, the mac n' cheese is pretty solid. I used to get the yogurt parfait which was good, but it was a ripoff at some point in 2020's, so I stopped. Early 2020's, I ate there more, but a big negative by 2022 was that I needed to lose weight, and Chick Fil-A is pretty unhealthy with all the random ingredients, but it's still more good than bad considering great tasting food & nice staff.

Just look at this salad I ordered through drive thru. After putting my dressing on, I went to mix…read moreit up and the majority of the lettuce at the bottom was brown. Like seriously! Who's doing quality control. I normally have no issues at chick fil A, but this is just nasty. I tossed it. Yuck.