We stopped in one night to pickup dinner. We'd been talking about Lee's for a minute because we hadn't eaten here in YEARS and always remembered they had some really flavorful, well seasoned chicken. We had coupons abut to expire so why not take the leap and check them out. Conveniently located on the Rock Road, drive thru or walk in. Plenty of parking. Plenty of space to eat in. We ordered beyond the coupons because once inside so many items caught are eyes. The employees are friendly and funny. The cashier that assisted us was super helpful. We ordered a two piece meal with a breast and wing, mashed potatoes and gravy, potato wedges and a biscuit. Three tenders and a six piece spicy wing all flats. Also an order of fried pickles. The fried pickles were delicious. Pickle spears, nice sized and coated perfectly. A coated thick enough to cover the pickle and hold but thin enough to let the thick pickle spear shine through. The biscuit was light and fluffy, good enough to eat alone. The spicy chicken wings had a nice spice and cooked until crispy. Our food was hot-n-fresh, made to order seems like. The seasoning was perfect, and the chicken was crispy. The only compliant was the breast, it was hard, not tender at all. We were provided with plenty of honey mustard and ranch. We like this location, will definitely be returning. read more

Lee's by the STL Airport in St Ann! Very convenient for getting great food prior to dropping someone off at the airport or picking them up ! We have a roast chicken meals each time we go as we need to eat Gluten Free! The service is very fast and very polite. Whenever a mistake has occurred, they normally comp the item. Great taste ! Great service! Clean dining room and bathrooms ! Careful in the parking area driveway goes through it and space is limited. We will be back! read more

Everytime I go here the customer service is on point. They move pretty fast and food is always fresh. The biscuits at this location are always super flaky fresh and buttery. We normally complain about bad service but I have been staying in St. Ann for over 3 years now and had to make sure I came and give them a good review while I remembered. Super excited they are getting a fresh new look too! read more

The food was amazing the chicken was crispy and so flavorful .on the other hand the service was bad the person who handed us our food in the the drive Thur had a rude attitude 6/10 read more

There's nothing special about the ambience. What makes it special is that it's really good fried chicken. It's far superior to any of the chain fried chicken places. I will come back to this restaurant. read more

Good basic chicken place. Excellent biscuits. I liked the fried okra. Good Mac and cheese. Strawberry Fanta on tap. Some of the best potato salad I've had at a fast food place. The menu board takes some time to navigate. The place is clean and friendly. Family and senior citizen crowd when we were there. Reasonable prices. Hungry for chicken.... Give it a shot. Not that greasy stuff you've had elsewhere. Order extra biscuits. read more

I ordered 2 five-piece chicken strips, but I only received 4 strips in each box. The strips were also cold, dried out, and all breading. I am very disappointed with the quality of the food and the service I received. This is the first and last time I will be visiting this location. I expected better quality food and service from a restaurant of your caliber. I hope you will take my feedback seriously and make some changes to improve your customer experience. read more

Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken - Should be 5, but they served me 4 cold and dried out chicken tenders. - American Near Me - Saint Ann, Missouri

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I teeter between 2 to 3 stars. I visited recently after gassing and washing my whip a few blocks away. The smells of fried chicken in the wind captured my attention. How divine & hot damn at that marketing! So I headed over to grab some carryout. Light bites for me & crew to get a taste of what they could do. Had dinner plans in place but a snacky snack was in need after those tantalizing smells captured interest. Order: A spicy chicken sandwich with tater fries (wedge style). Spicy, fried wingettes with sauce on the side. Note: While you can order wings with or without sauce, if you opt for dry they charge for a side of sauce. The chicken sandwich was good on the first bites around the outside of the sandwich but in the middle the batter milky and the chicken not warm. Who wants to bite into uncooked anything. I was immediately fearful of a bad stomach. YUUUUUUUCCCCCKKKKKKK!!!! The wedges were aiiight. They were over-fried. The spicy wings were the only goodness to be enjoyed. The batter mix had a good kick of spice to it and sauce was unnecessary. If everything would have been cooked properly, they could be a solid 4 star fast food chicken stall. **The kicker is that the business had no wait nor were there any customers in or around the shop. They had plenty of time to make the food correctly. I wasn't rushing them. That food was served with improper preparations, both over and under cooking is a bad sign. Reviews paint a similar story and one that management needs to address. Thanks for the wings and the smells. I'll avoid a second go. I am being too kind with the three stars. Potential food poisoning is a no-no. I'd advise anyone else to check their order before leaving the premises. read more

This location is pretty cool. Try the chicken strips & chicken fried steaks. I get eather with mashed potatoes & gravy. The ladies who serve you always have a mask on & gloves. They get you in and out and with your order correct 80% of the time. Its family friendly and very clean. read more

Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken - a view from inside a car - American Near Me - Saint Ann, Missouri

The size of the chicken wings ! They should be ashamed to even give them to anyone. The same size as the honey pack read more

Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken - Chicken wings - American Near Me - Saint Ann, Missouri

What a treat for a fast food place. I didn't feel like a national chain fast food restaurant, and the rental car agent noted that he heard Lee's was really good. Joyce was so welcoming and friendly that I thought if nothing else, I would come back for the good service. But the chicken tenders were really good too, and actually moist and tender (unlike most chicken strips at other places). I got the "spicy", and it did have some good heat, so be warned. I will definitely come back to this, or another, Lee's location just to try the regular fried chicken. I saw that several other customers got fried (bone-in) chicken, and it looked delicious. read more

Best chicken sandwiches with the right amount of spice line was long for a good reason and and the pies reminded me of the mango pies from Jollibee, delicious!!!! read more

Of all the 'fast-food' Fried Chicken spots, Lee's is my top choice. It should be noted that Lee's is only in 12 states and MO is fortunate to be on the list. I'm a fan of both the Original and Spicy versions of their Chicken so I just pick depending on my mood. This was my first visit to this location and I can say that I was very pleased with the quick service and quality of food. Everything was fresh and hot. I gobbled up a biscuit while driving to my destination and with every bite there was a Mmmm and Ooooo of delight. The chicken was also hot and fresh everything was perfect. Great choice! read more

disrespectful encounter with customer service and a manager on duty. Jason was the manager on duty at fifth Street location for Lee I called because I had concerns about my previous order on the 16th. The whole order wasn't received and also I ordered a chicken pie pie and it looked like cottage cheese in the inside. I still have the pie they asked for receipt that I was not given the food I told them I have the food from the previous day of ordering they told me they could not take it. I can only call corporate office once I received the number I spoke with corporate with a lady name Kate stated that they really don't give out the order without a receipt and also, that was a manager on duty she will have to roll the cameras back to see if the receipt was given because that's the customer responsibility without this she cannot replace my order or she cannot do anything for me as a paying customer. asked me to let her do her job and she wrote her voice with me and hung up. Call back and ask me did I order just a chicken pot pie? I told her no I didn't receive chicken dipper. She stated on nightshift this was a manager that assisted me. and she couldn't believe she didn't give me a receipt . what about me food that I could gotten food poisoning or anything this company is more worried about keep the money instead of correct there mistake. horrible corporate management just as well day shift Jason management at fifth street. She finally calls back to tell me she couldn't see if the receipt was give but she's doing me a favor bc she could just say she didn't see anything and not worry about it!!!! Please don't go there again! read more

Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken - the inside of a pie - American Near Me - Saint Ann, Missouri

Chicken was cooked perfectly and tasted really good. The mashed potatoes and gravy were delicious and I loved the biscuits. We ordered the cajun rice, we didn't care for it at all. Too mushy and over spiced. read more

Went to get an 8 piece family combo, had a drumstick and everything was fine, until the chicken breast came and I took a few bites and look down because it's colder than the rest of the part of the chicken and it's bloody and pink. Not that upset, just worried about salmonella poisoning. read more

Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken - Uncooked chicken - American Near Me - Saint Ann, Missouri

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If you like fried chicken, then you WILL like Lees. I think this is the best joint in St. Louis. When I get that craving for fried chicken, I always head over to Lee's. Lee's serves 3 kinds of chicken: Famous Recipe, Crispy Spicy, and Oven Roasted. My favorite is the crispy spicy - it has a good amount of crisp and a bit of heat. Yum. The meals come with sides, there are many to choose from - my favorites are the green beans, mashed potatoes, and cole slaw. I know, I like the basics. They have a lunch combo menu on the weekdays for $3.99. Also have some "local" favorites, such as livers, gizzards, fried pickles, gallon jugs of iced tea. Very good. This location has always been clean and had friendly service. You gotta try it... you know you want to! read more

Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken - the front of the restaurant - American Near Me - Saint Ann, Missouri

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Absolutely disgraceful business to work for. Promised me opportunities to advance, but made sure to tell me NOT TO DISCUSS PAY with other employees. When I found out why, I was so beyond pissed tht quitting still didn't do it justice. They start cooks at $14.25 an HR. That's it. That's all you'll get. But their cashier's get raises everytime they learn to take orders or out biscuits in the warmer. But the person who makes the biscuits? Screw you. All of the managers are paid upwards of 16 to 17, but the workload , like always, rests on the cooks. The managers jus stand around on their phones while you work for pennies. Lee's should be SUED. ALREADY CALLED THE BBB AND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. read more

Would love to tell you how our 2 chicken pot pies tasted but they never came. My grandson requested lee's so first and last time for you. I'd like to say we'd try again but if you can't get it in the bag then there is no use ordering it. So I'll pass. read more

I'm a fan of Lee's Famous Chicken, but experienced a staff member there last week that left a terrible taste in my mouth. I'll never go to this location on St. Charles Rock Road again. Lack of customer service by the person who represent your store will have you closed down like other fast food restaurant in the area. Really pitiful read more

Gotta say it was better than any other chicken chain around! The only reason it was knocked down was they didn't have everything ready for the lunch rush and had to wait 10 mins for potato wedges. Otherwise great service from a friendly staff! Great moist chicken breast tenders and potatoes and gravy were delicious! read more

Really like getting lunch to go....always the same order five Chicken Strips with Honey Mustard, Biscuit, and one Spicy Chicken Breast....all for less than $10. read more

I would go to the location with the worst rating! Visiting from out of town, is a throw of the dice when finding something good to eat and I crapped out on this one! How can you mess up chicken, you'd think...let me tell you how! By serving old, stale products! I might as well had chicken jerky! Ordered a 3 piece meal with 2 sides but I actually received a 2 piece meal with one side and a rock (biscuit)! Lesson for today...there's NOTHING famous about Lee's old stale recipe! Yuk! read more

I have eaten here more times than I have anywhere else in this world. Of all the fast food fried chicken chains, I love Lee's the most. About twice a month, I stop by this location. The girls at the counter are sweet and helpful. I get my two piece thigh and leg, a side of corn on the cob, and a side of green beans. The crispy fried chicken is my favorite as it has a slight spicy kick. I woof it all down in 10 minutes and carry on with rest of my evening activities. On a related note, here is my break down of fast food fried chickens: Popeyes - too fried (there is such a thing in my book) Church's - too fatty and the meat is not as good quality as Lee's KFC - More salty than the others and the skin is not as crispy Alas, I return to Lee's time after time. read more

I won't hesitate to take my family here when we're in St. Louis. The chicken is fantastic, and the sides delicious. The staff was courteous and helpful. When I placed our order, the cashier pointed out a meal that included everything we wanted and more and cost less. read more

They have some terrible reviews but I decided to try this place anyway. (I live a mile away, might as well give it a try!) the moment I walked in I was greeted !! Ordered 12 piece chicken, mash tato, green beans(which are awesome!!) and some macaroni (wasn't my fav) The sweet tea was just the right amount of sweet for me, where my boyfriend said it could be a lot sweeter. I was so impressed by the service of the workers. You can tell they were workin hard. And our food came super quick !!! We'll be back for sure. read more

This was my FIRST visit to Lee's. I do not believe we have Lee's in Chicago. As soon as I walked in the ladies at the counter greeted me. Very friendly. I also found out that the founder of Lee's was the nephew of KFC founder. I guess Lee was with his uncle in the early days of KFC. Interesting history. I ordered the three piece meal; spicy. The chicken was not spicy for my taste. I do not even think the chicken had any spice on it, however, the chicken was tasty. It did not taste anything like KFC. On a brighter note, the hot sauce was yummy. The chicken was very moist and they tasted good. I am taking one star away because the spicy chicken was not spicy, and another star for the breading . It would have been much better if there were less breading on the chicken pieces. I would go back again. I think I will try the original next time. read more

I usually think that rating fast food joints is completely dumb, but this one made me think twice about my assumptions. I thought that was worth a review. Lee's was brought in while having to work on a Sunday. As a result, I'm not able to comment on the location itself and the service, but I'll give a quick review of the food. I must start with saying that I rarely do fast food and can't remember the last time fast food included a stop at a friend chicken place, but I might change my mind now. I had a roasted chicken breast, green beans, mashed potatoes with gravy, and a biscuit. It was all good. The green beans were phenomenal. The chicken breast was quite moist and really well seasoned. The mashed potatoes were covered in a nicely spiced, yummy gravy. The biscuit was nothing special but still good. I was also surprised by the nutritional stats. I follow Weight Watchers and was surprised to find that this lunch only set me back 12 points. Anybody that knows WW and how quickly fast food can add on points knows that it's not bad at all for a yummy, filling meal. read more

So disappointed. Love their chicken but this time was so disappointed. Ordered to go and when I got home the green beans were on top of my potatoes. The food did not leave my lap so at no point did the food tip over in the car. Their service was just plain SLOPPY and servings were comparable to a kids meal. read more

Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken - Yes this is how I got my take out from this location. No I didn't eat ANY of the mashed potatoes...that's how much they gave me - American Near Me - Saint Ann, Missouri

I know I used to like Lee's. Maybe this is the first time I got their strips. Not impressed, not crispy, kind of dry. Potato wedges are not crispy. All of this may be a side effect of the styrofoam(!) to-go container with zero steam holes. It was about 8pm, and their dining room seemed closed already, which is weirdly early. Wedges were not very tasty either. In fact they're all so bland with steamed texture, the only thing I finished was the mashed potatoes. Wedges should be in a fry-like container to avoid this issue. Possibly better when eating-in. Mashed potatoes aren't plentiful enough--one small ice cream scoop full. My biggest complaint (and reason for writing this review) is the fact that I said I wanted 3 strips. She offered that I could get 5 strips for $__. I repeated I wanted 3 strips (yes 3 strips is an option on the menu). The receipt says 3 strips, but I received 5 strips, and the associated price was for 5 strips, so I'm not happy. I only ate 2 of them, since they're no good. Also, the fact that they call these "jumbo" strips is a joke, as they are average-to-small. I might go back once more to eat-in and try the chicken on the bone, even though I hate eating meat off the bone, because I'm sure it must be better. One star because it was fast, and one star because I used to like them years ago, though other locations. read more

The worst meal I ever paid for and was not refunded, or compensated in any way. The food was of poor quality, clearly old overly salty and was not fresh. When calling to report my issue , I was treated rudely and hung up on. Who wants to return to bring partially eaten chicken in the midst of a road trip? I called and nothing was done about it. We were not able to return the chicken, because the rest was pitched in the garbage. I will post to my social media buyers beware this place is a dump, and I would not recommend eating here. "Kantrell" the Shift leader posed as the store manager, and needs to be retrained in customer service and proper phone etiquette when dealing with an unsatisfied customer.Do not waste time spend your money here, you will be terribly disappointed. read more

The Famous breast piece was dried out. At 4:30 pm it should have been fresh chicken.

You can't go wrong with Lees Spicy Breaded family deal great prices and they give you more for your money than any of the Fried Chicken competitors. Best sides of all of them. Never had bad service here in all the years I've came. read more

Stopped by hoping to find to find something really good and different. Sorry but KFC and Popeyes has this beat hands down. The people were extremely friendly, but the food was a lot to be desired. Very disappointing. read more

Not as good as KFC in my opinion. Lack of seasoning and crispness. I was disappointed BC it is close but not as good as I had hoped. There were not dippping sauses and the ones they had cost 50¢. No napkins. And people were not friendly. read more

They lied and said they put more wings.in the box but they did not .and the people at the drive throw had poor lack of manners and they act like they can't count read more

This is terrible. Well okay if you like eating something as small as Tweety Bird. Now I see why they sell it 10 for $9.99. I will not spend another penny here. And suggest you don't either. read more

staff was all polite and the chicken was great! restrooms were clean too! overall good experience.

As usual, the food is very tasty. The counter help were a bit preoccupied playing with one of the off duty employees baby, so I along with another man had to stand there waiting until the guy on the pack line noticed us and told the cashier to help the customers. It was only a few minutes, so not a big deal. She was friendly, helpful and did upselling to both myself and the other customer. The food was promptly served and it was was hot and fresh. My order came up and I walked into the dining room.it was just before 4 in the afternoon so I do not think they'd had a sudden rush of eat in diners. I worked here years ago, so maybe I'm being overly judgemental, but the initial impression of an eating establishment is the interior/dining area. More than half the tables were dirty, 2 had trays and food on them. Yes, lazy customers had left them but they still left the dining area even trashier looking. There were 5 people standing behind the counter playing with some baby when there was a dining room that was in need of very serious attention. The floors had food and napkins under most of the tables. Someone did come out and finally started to clean up the dining area but seemed more interested in the employees child that was doing homework at one of the tables. The trash cans were cleaned out and there were only a couple of trays, so somebody was keeping up on at least a nominal part of the dining area though I think the tables should have been addressed prior to the cans and trays. At least that is what our supervisor taught and trained us. When I worked here, again, its been a long time, we were not allowed to take orders or work at all in street clothes, even if 'just making biscuits'. Management always had extra shirts we had to put on if we forgot ours. Maybe management and standards have slipped over the years, but at least the food is still tasty. And when did this become a daycare because of a snow day? Will this deter me from future visits to Lee's, no. I may reconsider dining in and take my food home and fight for my food with my cats. Let me reiterate, my review of the food and the service is great but the 1 star is for how trashed the dining area was for 4 in the afternoon, had it been during lunch or some rush, my review would reflect that. As everyone was gathered behind the counter, near the drive-thru window, a recent rush did not seem likely. A trashed dining room, dirty food covered tables and filthy floors at 4 p.m. is unacceptable. read more

When we arrived the computers were down. We weren't in a hurry so it wasn't a big deal. The cashier was getting stressed because of the line that was starting to form in front of her. The manager calmly walked up and handled the situation perfectly while the system rebooted. She took our order friendly and kept everyone rolling. The manager handled the situation perfectly and kept her staff calm. She did an amazing job good food. Definitely coming back. read more