I just want to say the girl who works here is super rude I've worked food service and restaurant jobs and I'm just going to say this must have been this persons first day of work and they don't give a single "f" honestly also way overpriced but definitely delicious read more

Not bad, but not extraordinary. The chicken came out very quickly compared to other places where you have to wait 20+ mins. The chicken was also very hot, crispy, and juicy. It's obvious that the chicken isn't just sitting under a heat lamp and being thrown into a box when ordered. In addition, the inside of the building was very clean, and the staff was super friendly. However, despite these good things, the flavor was hardcore lacking. It's clear that they're focused more on how spicy they can make their food instead of also trying to make it flavorful. The price is not great either, almost $17 for two small sliders and fries, it does not include a drink. read more

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The food is great but our order is never correct. We've been like 7+ times and there's always something missed... Which is really frustrating when I live in a picky household. read more

it was my first time in yesterday and we were excited to try it, i told the cashier it was my first time and she didn't really mention anything i wish she would have mentioned how big the portion of fries were considering she seen me order extra and it was only for two people so i payed 26 dollars +tip for two chicken sandwiches and two fries. The other fries got thrown out considering the combo we got came with a big box thats sharable. To be honest i don't even know why i tipped considering there was no good customer service at all. On top of that the food was ok i definitely been to other places where they have better sandwiches. read more

Great service from Khylie! She was funny and made the experience here fun! The food was quick and fast to come out.

Every time I come here this place reminds me why it's the best chicken I've ever had. The chicken is so juicy with the perfect amount of spice around it. The fries soft on the inside crispy on the outside. My only complaint is that I always need more sauce. I have to limit how much I get main chick because I need to cherish it every time I come in. Expensive? yes. worth it? absolutely. read more

I always crave this place. I love the chicken w mc sauce. The leg is huge! I usually split it with my kids but what they love is the mac n cheese. There is something about the way its melts in your mouth and its so tasty that my kids always asks for it. My husband likes the sandwich plus fries. They have good serving size that we can share it as a family. We've always had a great experience may it be dine in or take out. Highly recommend for you guys to check them out. read more

My family and I have been Main Chick fans for a really long time and visited every location in San Diego, so we were super excited when this location opened up closer to home! Unfortunately, it came up short compared to its other restaurants nearby. The food is good, but not as consistent as other locations. Chicken is always fresh, but my fries come out lukewarm and under-seasoned often enough for it to not be a coincidence. Additionally, there is one worker who always skimps on the sauce. She gives one sauce for two sandwiches in the Combo #3, when every other location and worker always gives at least two. When I asked her about this and presented my experiences, she brushes it off and doesn't bother asking any of the other workers to make sure. Unfortunately, there's usually only one worker at the cash register so I don't know if there's a manager around. I've never had this problem with any of the other workers I've interacted with at this location The food at the Clairemont location is always piping hot and they even give you extra sauce for free sometimes if you ask nicely enough. If you live between the two locations and have to choose. I'd go to Clairemont read more

Love the food at this place. they make one of the best chicken sandwiches I've ever had. make sure to get it with cheese and get a side of honey! fire. jus wish there service was a bit quicker. sometimes I have to wait a while for the food to be ready like 20-30 minutes which is a lot when I'm trying to get in and out quick. read more

When it's done right this place is pretty good. Occasionally had a few orders that didn't meet expectations but overall I would give them a try read more

Super spicy tenders. Limited sides. Yummy dipping sauces. Would recommend for take out or something quick

Great food, fun aesthetic. I'm not a spicy person so the mild option was perfect for me, just enough to get a runny nose from it but still able enjoy all the flavors. Highly recommend Main Chick, they give you a boatload of fries that are heavily seasoned goodness! Their sandwiches are bigger than sliders but smaller than a large "burger", the combo is perfectly sized with the +one tender combo I got. I will be going back for more. read more

Food is just ok. Dave's hot is better imo. Kinda pricy and food isn't as good as other places.

Way over priced for what you get. Tried once and won't be back. Ordered #1 combo and it was hot and crunchy.

I normally can handle spice so I got a medium, but it was way too spicy for me so the staff was super helpful and very sweet. Her name was Sam working at the front desk. She was nice enough to get me and Naked version of what I ordered and it was amazing. Great service excellent place very clean. Highly recommend read more

No doubt the ingreidents and the chicken are of decent quality and fresh but seriously calm down on the salt! We in Carlsbad don't want to die with CHF or have kidney problems! read more

Food was good, service was good and restaurant was clean at the time I was there. I need to comeback :)

My only feedback is that you need less food than you think, and if you're anything like me go down one spice level than you think you want. Great service, flavorful food, and good atmosphere. read more

I would have given 5 stars. The food is amazing. The packaging is amazing. The price for a drink is absurd. Whatever music they had playing literally skipped like a scratched CD ....it was a phone. That was annoying. I didn't give 5 stars because I didn't like the customer service that much. Just overall bland on that. I asked for Hot Honey and got regular honey. Other than that, I do plan to return, hoping the customer service is better. read more

so good! lovely quality! super spicy!!! so tender and always moist in the center and never dry or overcooked which is rare in Cali!! So yummy! Love! read more

Really high quality chicken! I'm not a huge fan of chicken with a sweet heat but this had just the right amount of sweetness to heat ratio. The medium really sneaks up on you which made it even better. They also might have the best fries I have ever had, perfect crisp, salt and seasoning on them! read more

A lot of people I know seem to like this place, but for me this place hasn't been good. The chicken sandwich has no real flavor and feels like it just dipped into a very spicy liquid sauce and served with much care Out of my 3 visits to this place once I was given raw chicken and on another I was given a burnt one read more

Huge portions. Quantity over quality. Chicken crust was dried out. French fries taste like previously frozen.

Fast service Nice attendance Good quality food Great accommodation 5/5 stars!!!!!!! read more

Been here twice and service was great but most importantly the food is delicious! Best Nashville chicken I've tried so far.. Will definitely go back! read more

Finally, a hot chicken style place that has flavor and doesn't just focus on the burn. I recommend trying the "naked" style first if you are not sure of spice level. Portions are large so I usually share a meal with my husband. Mac n Cheese is amazing but a tad pricy for the size. Cole slaw is equally yummy and is priced perfectly. Fries are delicious and come with each meal. read more

The wait could be a while but between this place and Raising Canes, I would definitely go for Main Chick. I love spicy and their Spicy Chicken does not disappoint. Drizzle a some honey on there and you're golden! read more

Unprofessional, rude, and unhelpful. They'll forget things in your order and then give you almost no option of correcting their screw ups. Their employees have no integrity and their "manager" does nothing to fix their issues and they won't comp your meal despite the fact they ruined it, even if they make the same screw up repeatedly. Do not waste your time going to a place this ghetto. read more

Found out about and tried this place out last week. Got the combo #1 with 3 star spicy and it was damn delicious! I normally like pretty spicy food and the 3 was what I'd call a solid mid range spicy. The Sammy is a dainty cute lil thing. But what it lacks in size it makes up for in flavor. That said , with the chicken tender on the side and the healthy portion of fries included, it becomes a good sized meal. I think it would be extremely smart of them to at the very least offer to include 1 side of ranch free and more than just one of their sauces with the purchase of a meal. I understand the need to charge for extra sauces to avoid customers abusing it. But I am the kind of consumer that gets annoyed by being "nickel and dimed" to death. Especially when already paying a premium price. PLEASE NOTE that in my personal opinion "The Main Chick" is offering a premium product. So I'm not knocking their quality or prices one bit. Just staying my opinion in general. Also I recommend getting a slaw on the side to have more than just chicken, fries and bun. Overall I had a great experience and I will be returning soon! Thank you Main Chick and staff for the delicious grinds !!! read more

My safety food is spicy chicken, when i ate here I got food poisoning but I don't care it was delicious and I gave them another chance and it was fine. read more

Nice sized portions that my hubby & I couldn't finish Combo #1 that we shared so we had the remaining for lunch the next day. Very flavorful. read more

Ok, here is my honest and plain review. my wife and i visited for the first time on a Saturday, we were the only ones there at first and placed our order at the counter. let's start with the mac n cheese, i asked if they made it in house, i was told yes. i was expecting a gooey, cheesy, chewy dish but got a really temperature hot, side of curly noodles in a soupy white cheese sauce, very runny and tasted exactly like panera mac n cheese. i would not order again. the fries were the best thing on our combo meal as they were more than warm but not hot temperature wise, and seasoned well. now for the chicken sandwiches, ordered one mild one medium. as we were the first ones there, thought we'd get a hot fresh sandwich. the buns were toasted but were not even warm, tasted like they had been toasted earlier then sat around for a bit kinda soggy, the overall sandwiches were luke warm at best, tasted like things were prepped a head of time then simply assembled to order, so not hot and fresh/crisp tasting. overall would not come back here, my wife stated she would have rather gone to popeyes for their chicken sandwich after eating main chicks. hopefully things turn around for this place and maybe we will try again down the road. read more

Now i won't lie on here and say the food was terrible..but it was bad i had order just a mild combo#2 when it finally passed around half an hour my food was finally ready.The fries were good but the mac was chunky and bland.The coleslaw tasted sour and expired almost like it had been left out for too long or was maybe old?!?.The chicken had a weird smell to it as well as didn't have any flavor at all.But the service from the cashier wasn't bad she was nice and patient. read more

Most other reviews are pretty much spot. You must know I am a cheap, budget minded guy. $15-$20 bucks is not an easy thing for me for lunch, but it is my birthday so I treated myself. I got the 3 piece tender (Spicy) meal with fries, pickles, the MC sauce. Chicken - 5 stars - crisp, tender, spicy perfection. The MC sauce adds a nice layer of flavor and numbs the heat a bit. Fries - good, 4 stars, as otehrs have said, overly seasoned. Not to the point of being too salty, but to the point of "I'm sure this is bad for me". Pickle slices - eh, they are pickle slices. Could have used a few more. Nice mix to taste. 4- stars because I wish they gave more. Price - $15 without a drink. Drinks are $2.99. While I didn;t have a drink, 2-stars for the price. I used to work in the food industry and know how cheap the cost is on a fountain drink. This was just me. Tipped 15% because I felt generous even though doing takeout. If I did take out for the whole family this is a $60+ meal. 2 stars. If we shared meals price would go down but my wife and kids all have different spicy level tastes. Would I go again? Absolutely. Would I go more than once every say 6 month? Unlikely due to price. YMMV. I would love to see a 1-tender or 2-tender meal option. It really is a lot of food, I could have shared this with another. I am not a fan of leftover chicken and fries, so I ate the whole thing. Not gonna lie, feel very full! read more

I was craving a fried chicken sandwich after going grocery shopping and decided to give this place a try. It was packed on a Friday afternoon and I waited about 30 minutes for my food. The store was decent sized, but there was no AC in the store and mixed with the heat from frying chicken as well as the amount of people, it was very hot in there. I got Combo #1 with the sandwich, tender, fries, and sauce. The food comes in a rectangular paper box which I found new and interesting. You'll also see stacks of these boxes around the store. You can choose the spiciness level and I chose Spicy. It honestly wasn't that spicy. It was more of a dry rub on the chicken that was supposed to bring the flavor. Just for reference, I think Dave's Hot Chicken spiciness of Hot was spicier compared to this place. There was only one worker up front and it was busy so I could tell they were stressed and rushing to get through the line and the food out. It was also pretty loud in there and the music was blasting. I wasn't a big fan of the fries, but everything else was good. The chicken in the sandwich and the tender was a good size, so no complaints there. I want to try their desserts next time because they sound delightful. Overall a darn good chicken sandwich and will be back when I'm in the area and craving some fried chicken! read more

Greeted with hospitality and friendly faces. I love the aesthetic and set up and ambiance inside. Came for the Ube cheesecake. It brought me back so many happy memories from childhood. Delicious and worth buying. So happy to see a Filipino business out in Carlsbad. Would love to come back for chicken! Please add rice to the menu! read more

Pleasantly surprised with the portion size. Plenty of food. The chicken was plump and juicy. Nice to be able to pick the degree of spicy you would like. I enjoy spicy food but mild was plenty for me. I got combo #1 which was terrific. The sandwich and the tender were delicious. I also enjoyed the seasoned fries. Plentiful on the fries. Good place to eat. read more

Do not order online and only come if you have about 40+ minutes to wait. The food was decent but they are very very slow and the customer service isn't good. read more

The staff who helped was really nice. Plus for that now a days! I came in for a single chicken sandwich with extra extra pickles and American cheese and ranch on the side. Those things cost extra money. I was super excited to get home and try this. It was delicious! However, my sandwich I paid extras for came with no cheese, I had one pickle on the whole sandwich and no ranch. Super bummed for my first experience! read more

Good food, service and ambiance is good as well. I grew up eating spicy so for my first time going and getting spicy level was honestly for me like a level 1 definitely need to try the spiciest level next time. read more