[[UPDATED REVIEW: September 2022]] 'Ello chaps! Return trip a few years later to a hip "Southern American" restaurant in the artsy district of Oslo, a short bus ride (or even walk) from downtown. As someone from the southern United States, where folks are judged on their fried chicken and BBQ, Lucky Bird hits it out of the park. Simply some of the BEST fried chicken I've ever had -- ANY WHERE. The chicken was perfectly moist, and the breading was crispy without feeling heavy or overly oily. The creamed corn and mashed potatoes were top notch. The only complaint about Lucky Bird is that there weren't more locations around Oslo. This is certainly a gem hiding in plain site. On the return trip the fried chicken was still living up to the standard. Delicious. Overall the sides can really put a dent in your wallet, so you want to be careful with your order. Oh, and the tea - don't order it if you're expecting a traditional southern American sweet tea. Their tea is not that. It's a mix of tea and lemonade it tasted like. This was also one of the few restaurants in Norway we found to have full service (meaning a server took your order) Overall I give Lucky Bird five stars out of five. read more

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Lucky Bird is one of the few American restaurants in Oslo. In fact, I think it's the only one. After eating so many unfamiliar food in Norway, I wanted something more American. I had an order of 8 wings. The wings were covered in a sweet BBQ sauce. I liked it very much. My friend ordered popcorn chicken and mashed potatoes. She didn't like her meal. But, I thought it was okay. Service was polite, but very slow. Overall, I thought it was fine. 3 stars. read more

The lack of KFC in Scandinavia had left a hole in the food scene, so when Lucky Bird established the first good fried chicken restaurant in town, a small but dedicated minority of Oslo people rejoiced like it's their own 17th May. See, Norwegians would -sometimes- enjoy a greasy fried chicken, but it's just another food. In other parts of the world, it's an integral part of their growing up. Boys become men from fried chicken. Anyway, fried chicken ranting aside, on to the restaurant - CHICKEN (YES!). Lucky Bird serves only Chicken, Wings and Ribs, but the reason you're here is fried chicken. And they are a DELIGHT! Yummy, spiced, moist tenders, and the crunchy coating is perfect. Their fried chicken takes me back to North Carolina (it tastes closer to Southern-style chicken in an American diner than to KFC). The chicken is a bit "Disneyfied" - instead of finger-lickin'-good scratching meat off a greasy carcass, the chicken is tidy boneless tenders. It's a bit more fine-dining than your regular fried chicken joint. The chicken comes with a smoky pineapple sauce which is surprisingly delicious for the first 2 pieces of chicken, though after that it becomes overwhelmingly sweet. One could order 3 alternative sauces with a surcharge. It's not much, but it would have been nicer if there were more free choices. SIDES. You should order for the table, family dinner style: sweet potato fries, 'slaw, mac & cheese, green beans, collard greens, dirty rice.. It all sounds good, but this is actually where they fall short - the sides aren't anything special. The sweet potato fries is worth it, but the cornbread is so dense and tasteless and the green beans are something you could easily stir up at home. The buffalo wings are decent, but you can get wings in many places. A good meal here for 2 persons is 4-6 chicken and 2 shared side orders. My best advice is to bulk up on the fried chicken order and be minimal on the side orders. ATMOSPHERE. Cozy Americana decor with country rock music, waitresses in checkered shirts, red sofas gives you an American diner feel with some hipsterness (Kombucha tea? Root beer, my friend! :)). Service was aggrandizingly slow for an empty restaurant. It's a clever setup, but it's still a Norwegian restaurant recreating America. I don't think that's bad, but you won't be getting the American "What'll it be, Honey" treatment from ultra-friendly waitresses (if that's you're looking for). For that you could try Cafe Fedora for instance. What Lucky Bird is, and it's nothing to sneeze at, is a GREAT chicken place that the city desperately needs. read more

Lucky Bird - Fried chicken arrives in Oslo. - American Near Me - Oslo, 03

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The restaurant has a hipster feel to it, furnished simply but in an original way. It actually works! It somehow reminded me of Bubba Gump Restaurants with the wooden industrial interior with cool pictures on the walls. So, how is customer service?First of all, I am not easy to satisfy when it comes to customer service as I travel to the US frequently and am used to excellent service. I sort of expect to be asked if I want more to drink and how the food tastes. I also expect to be waited soon after having been seated. My first impression is not great regarding the waiters' job as it took some time before she asked if we wanted to order and then left and never got back to us. Later, we had to ask twice for the check. The place was not full. That said, I guess it takes time to get everything tip top and that the waiters are more observant next time I visit. The food? I am positively surprised! Lots of food and crispy well tasting chicken. The sauces were good and I will say Nandos no longer is my favorite chicken joint. The price was also reasonable. Only minus are the beer prices. So, to summarize ; great interior, great food, but work on the waiter part - do it the American way! PS will come back already tomorrow! PS second time around we had to wait a while before food was served,however customer service had improved slightly. read more

Lucky Bird - Mmm buy two small dishes and share. - American Near Me - Oslo, 03

Service was deplorably slow, even for Europe and especially for a half-full restaurant. Sunday early dinnertime was full of bratty kids running around and screaming - maybe a later, more adult-friendly time would have been more relaxing. read more

The salad was fresh, and the chicken wings were tasty--no trained server, poor service, e.g., no napkins. We might go again because of the fresh salad and tasty food, but their service quality and serving attitude might discourage us. read more

Great place for a real southern American deepfried, greasy bite! The specialties are fried chicken (in either big pieces, or smaller wings) and spare ribs. I can recommend taking small portions of each, for variety! The spare ribs had excellent juicy meat dropping off the bone with a great marinade (from mild to very spicy - I chose medium which was just perfect). The fried chicken was absolutely delicious too: Crusty outside and soft and juicy inside. What Lucky Bird offers is limited, but the quality is high. That with a cool interior and great service make this place a winner :) read more

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Excellent fried chicken and sweet potato fries!!! The chicken breast is sooo tender and juicy. I am a person who hate chicken breast but i love this one. read more

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We visited Lucky Bird yesterday for lunch, we were in the mood for some chicken and chicken we got! We showed up right after opening on a Sunday, we planned this purposefully because I really wanted chicken and waffles which they only service for brunch. It was pretty dead, maybe one other couple in the house, but by the time we left it was hoppin'. We started with a couple of beers, I can't say their draft selection is very interesting, pretty mainstream, but they do offer a larger pour for like NOK85. That's cool and all but I'd rather pay that price for an excellent beer at a smaller size. To the food! I got the chicken and waffles, you can choose regular, bacon or broccoli waffle. I still can't envision the appeal of a broccoli waffle, maybe it's the American in me... speaking of, of course I chose bacon! The man ordered the spicy chicken sandwich with sweet potato fries. Everything was good, not amazing, but good, and the portions very generous. The waffle was done right, nice and crispy which I really appreciate... I hate a floppy waffle! The chicken was juicy, but the breading fell off which is a bummer. The sauce that came with my chicken was smoky and sweet and delicious, my husband stole it from me for his sandwich because his was lacking in flavor and spice, no spice at all, which is surprising for a "spicy" chicken sandwich. All in all our visit was good. Service after our meal was very slow, it took forever for us to get the check. I think we will go back for dinner and try some mashed potatoes and pecan pie! read more

Lucky Bird - Chicken n Waffles - American Near Me - Oslo, 03

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The house iced tea was very good! (Unlock on yelp by checking in). I would have like a boneless chicken option but thats just me. My server did graciously try to intrepret most of the menu for me however did forget to bring me silverware. Mac n' chz was good and filling, had broccoli and turkey sausage. Side salad could have included a couple more veggies besides tomatoes. Its in the mathallen area so there are many food options! read more

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Chicken and waffles are the best. Enough said! Can get quite heavy, but you can pack some leftovers for later :D

Quick service, great tasting food! Freshly made Chicken, not dry! Lands heavy in stomach! Baby ribs, sweet fries, potatoes with gravy, all tasted amazing! read more

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The first time I came here I thought the ribs and sides (creamed corn especially) were great, but the fried chicken was dry and disappointing. I was also a bit shocked by the prices. As in the States, you want to try lots of different sides but since we were only two persons, it was quite expensive to add that much on... Expensive, and took a long time to get served (though when we finally did he was nice server). I liked the interior of the place, it did feel like what I imagined a Southern place to be. Again, just a shame that you paid so much to have disappointing dish. The second time we came, my girlfriend and I waited and waited by the door. It was quite late at night so perhaps the servers were tired. However we were ignored. One guy acknowledged as at least but he never seated us. There was another woman who seemed like ignoring us... my girlfriend was so upset (we really wanted to try the food again) that we just left, hungry... Don´t think I´ll try coming back here again. read more

Ive only tried the fried chicken filés and my stomach runs wild just thinking about the juicy chicken they serve, the smoked apple sauce really put the P in Perfect. And the staff is nice and welcoming. The beverage selection is also something worth mentioning. I will be back! read more

Fried Chicken and Waffles. Omg omg omg ! Food for champions. Dessert and main course in one meal. Just go and eat here ! Just do it ! read more

Lucky Bird - American Near Me - Oslo, 03

Been here a couple times and it's been so good every time! The food, the service, the atmosphere was all great! I'd gladly come back here, the ice tea was delish and the pickle shots are a must have! Seriously have a pickle shot, last time I was there I had three and they we're so awesome! read more

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Great food, great service - and they serve fresh, delicious hoppy beer. Had the fried chicken and waffle, they moved this to the standard menu. This place makes me happy. read more

Lucky Bird - Yummi food, fresh Modus Hoperandi. - American Near Me - Oslo, 03

Just saying... awesome chicken and waffle. Wouldn't go for the drinks(one star less) but for the food read more

Lucky Bird - Chicken and Waffles - American Near Me - Oslo, 03

Very friendly stuff, even if we arrived at Saturday night. Order was done at the very short time, food was very tasty, ( we ordered deep fried chicken) maybe a bit too much crispy, but generally everything perfect! Highly recommended! read more

Lucky Bird - It was very tasty! Thank you! - American Near Me - Oslo, 03

Expensive, as most places in Oslo are. The food however was very good. The ribs we got we the #2 sauce (not too spicy, but had a slight kick to them) pineapple sauce for the chicken croquettes and fried chicken was great (both of those were great as well). The sweet potato fries were fine, nothing special in my opinion. I did get a free ice tea for checking in on yelp which was very good, I actually got another because I liked it so much! The restaurant is in a lovely pedestrian area anf the outdoor eating area was nice, we didn't see inside at all. Service was very good with a menu which had enough english to figure out and the servers spoke excellent english so they helped describe a few things to us. We were able to pay using credit. read more

We love the service, ambience and food. We walked more than 20 mins from our hotel and thirsty when we get there. We were greeted and offer cold water which we appreciated well. The chicken was juicy from the inside and crispy outside. The pineapple gravy is awesome and even the green beans is well cook and crunchy. Staff service are prompt and friendly. Highly recommended read more

Good food and good service, fast reaction with best values of food in that area, most busy restaurant.

Good place for fried chicken and some great side dishes. Good service and kind staff as well! If you feel like eating at fridays, eat at this place in stead. My faviorit was the deep fried chicken breast, perfectly crispy ant tasty. Came with an awesome bbq sauce on the side. Deep fried sweet potato fries as a side dich was also a winner. Deducting one star because the wings could be better with some minor adjustments to the sauce (dont get me wrong, I ate those wings with vigour), and they could have served some more different variations except the mild, medium and strong chois they currently offer. Admittedly I only tried the medium strength wings. All in all I see myself frequenting this place in the coming years. read more

Lucky bird had the quintessential gastropub feel without skimping on any of the quality. We ordered some of the fried chicken, and it was hands doelwn some of the best we've ever had. The waiters were very courteous and made excellent suggestions on the alcohol. This was the first place we hit in Norway and it did not dissappint! read more

Delicious fried chicken, great sweet potato fries. Ribs were good, but not great so that takes away the fifth star. Both blue cheese sauce and smoked pinapple were intense and good in small amounts. read more

Best fried chicken and ribs in Oslo