Went in w big expectations. I like supporting mom n pa proprietors, but this place is sub par. Very greasy chicken w zero snap to the skin. Mushy. Fries were also mushy and soggy. . Cole slaw was mediocre- lotta mayo. Put it this way, go to Publix. Youll pay 50% less for much better quality. Lady was nice but her cook doesn't know how to prepare fried chicken. Youre better off doing frozen fries in the oven. One n done. . read more

The food was good, the service was good, and the ambiance was enjoyable. Overall, a good experience.

I heard somebody the other day talking about Maryland Fried Chicken and said since the new owners changed the recipe the place is not good. That's the farthest thing from the truth. They opened in 1968. My mom started taking me there in 1978 when I was 10 years old, we lived down the street and I've been eating there ever since and I'm almost 60 years old the same recipe for all those years, they've never changed it. Everything is from scratch. They break the chickens down from whole chickens by hand and they do all the work by hand they don't buy it premade all that chicken is done by hand. It's the best chicken I've ever had and I've eaten in a lot of places and I still eat there till this day and the family that owns it now has owned it for a while and they never changed the recipe. I recommend it to everybody and I buy large orders from there all the time. I'm also a fan of their chicken gizzards so for all those haters that say they've changed they haven't and I recommended to everybody me and my friends my family and everybody I know gets our chicken from there. Eddy. read more

Highly recommend! The most moist fried chicken and not greasy! Menu has many choices to pick from.

Great food. Takes a little while because it's made fresh to order. Highly recommend! Nice dine-in atmosphere as well. Always friendly service. read more

We stopped here as we were in the area. I'd driven by this place so often, finally decided to try it for lunch. Most of the tables were turned upside down, but there were two open so we ate inside. Masks were required to enter and while ordering at the counter. While there, they did a ton of takeout business. Our food, btw, was packed to go so we had to ask for ketchup, sauce, napkins, straws, etc. We ordered a 3 piece white chicken combo plus a side of chicken livers. The livers were my favorite part of the meal, actually. The three piece fried and breaded chicken were one breast piece, one wing, and one "pulley" (The top part of the chicken breast). I didn't care for the wing, but the white meat on the other two pieces was pretty good. In addition to the chicken, there were a lot of crinkle cut fries -- they were okay -- and some sweet coleslaw. Everything was packed together in a box. I'm glad we went and satisfied my curiosity. Now i know what to order next time. read more

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A Jewel of a restaurant. By far the best chicken gizzards I've had in my whole life. Great fried okra. The fried chicken is excellent as well. read more

Absolutely disgusting I won't be going into details disgusting dirty an u known parts of chicken in a greasy pit of grease don't go

BEST FRIED CHICKEN IN TOWN! at first it seems pricey but when you taste you see its well worth the price and wait! We go here all the time for chicken and have served to friends and family all with the same reaction - YUMMY goodness. Thanks to Marlyand Fried chicken! read more

Yummy chicken served by friendly people. Nothing fancy, but since 1968, they have been serving up delicious Broaster chicken to happy customers. Cole slaw is good too. Keep those prices fair and you'll be in business still in 2068. read more

This isn't your ordinary fried chicken chicken but broasted; it's juicier and more flavorful than the traditional method of deep fryer. Epic lunch of a three piece meal. I had the white meat and two wings. Came with fries and coleslaw. The slaw was creamy with no sour aftertaste, definitely house made. Fries were crispy but a commercial brand. Disappointed in the unavailability of mashed potatoes and gravy. Their machine is currently broken. Pretty busy for a late lunch on a Saturday. They must be out the door and around the corner during the week. Brought home a bucket to enjoy for the next several days. Don't let the basic decor scare you. This place has some of the best fried chicken around. read more

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Dried chicken missing juicy, under a heat lamp, sides lack flavor, rolls not biscuits were fresh, canned soda. No spicy option(s).

I had higher expectations for this restaurant. The place is definitely past it prime. It's not an inviting place .... At best it resembles a cheap and old Chinese take out. The food is decent. I had the fried chicken, clam strips, and the gizzards. The chicken was juicy and moist on the inside, but it was lacking strong flavor. The outer texture of the chicken was average. It was not as crunchy as I had hoped. The most disturbing thing about this place is that they charge you for sauce!!!!!! Imaging ordering clam strips and having to pay extra for tartar sauce. You also have to pay for hot sauce! The fries were also pretty tasteless..... read more

Foods terrible since originals sold place to east indians.I was so sorry to see them sell. Place has been popular and goin' strong long before Popeyes, yuk. They don't put money back into rebuilding business, reputation or clientele. Service and food's bad, cheap and penny pinchin "restaurant." Don't waste your money.. read more

This place went down the hill when the originals owner sold it is over price that lady at the register barely wants to give you plates and you are ordering for at least $20 for three packs of ketchup read more

I love fried, chicken and I've had it many different ways from several different locations. Hands down Marylands fried chicken has the best fried chicken in Broward County ! Umm umm good ! read more

Drove from Sunrise all the way to Pompano to have this chicken. Bragged to a co-worker it was the best chicken in South Florida and boy was I right. We both enjoyed our selection and knew it was well worth the drive. Get in your car and go visit and support this restaurant, you also will find it the Best Chicken in South Fl read more

Great place quick service and tasty chicken. But no free water, so be ready $1 for water bottle.

I wanted to try this place for quite a while. I was really excited to try broasted chicken as I know broasted chicken to be really amazing. I was extremely disappointed in the small chicken pieces. The chicken tasted dry and I was completely underwhelmed. I'm really disappointed as I was expecting this to be so much better. read more

Now don't get me wrong, this place has been serving up chicken for decades and for the most part, it gets positive reviews. The thing is it's not the old-school fried chicken I grew up eating. I wanted it to be great, but I can't, in good conscience say it is just to be a part of the praise this place garners. The breasts are small and although tasty, the breading is not as plentiful as hoped it would be. Would I eat it again, yes I would. Would I go out of my way to get this chicken, no. No I wouldn't. read more

Doesn't look much from the outside but I took a chance and I am so glad I did this might be in the top five best fried chicken I've ever had in my entire life and I am 57 years old. The potato salad is also awesome read more

The best fried chicken I've tasted thus far! Service is great and just compliments how great their food is. I always order their 5 wing dinner special for lunch on Fridays and end up too full for dinner! I look forward to my Friday lunches thanks to Maryland Fried Chicken. read more

The gizzards here are really bad. It's so soft I don't know if it's gizzards or not. The wings were cooked in 5 mins

Very simple place, just for great tasting fried chicken. No soda refills, No extra napkins, no fancy decor. Very reasonably priced. Friendly staff. If you want a fancy restaurant with full service and other extra BS, go elsewhere. If you come here for chicken, this is the place. Eat in or take out. A lot of people come for takeout. If you want to eat in, there are few tables in the room. Cole slaw is very good. Fries are OK. Chicken is fantastic. Juicy, not overcooked and not greasy. Will never do KFC or other similar place. read more

.5 star Atrocious. A few friends( who I no longer consider friends after this) told me about this place. Having risk my life walking 30 minutes around in the Treme projects of New Orleans just to get to Willie Maes, I consider myself a fried chicken enthusiast. Apparently there are a lot of these, mainly in Marlyand (duh), but this location has been there for 42 years and it sure looks it. For starters its catered to, less just say, the less fortunate. It's unappealing, dirty, had roaches on the floor and possible termite damage along with mold showing on the ceilings and baseboards. The chicken marinates under a heat lamp, much like your KFC or Popeyes. The only difference is those places are high traffic and the chicken more than likely doesn't sit for long periods of time. The sides are french fries (again heat lamp) and baked beans. Get this though, the beans are per-packaged and kept in the refrigerator. You are eating COLD baked beans. If that isn't disgusting I don't know what is. Now on to the real topic at hand, the chicken. While it wasn't the worst I ever had, I could immediately tell its low grade chicken probably purchased at a local Wal-Mart. The seasoning was ok, but again, it didn't stand out. If I had a blind fold on I'd probably think was just a bad day at KFC. Everything about this place is cheap, packaged and depressing. Utensils per-packaged, napkins, even the wet wipe they provided was dried out and frail. If you're on crack and desperate for fried chicken and just happen to be near Pompano, this may be your spot. read more

I heard good things about Maryland Fried Chicken so I was anxious to try it. It appears that each location is individually owned but I figured that they would all taste the same. For the companies sake I hope that they don't. If I were from Maryland I would take extreme offense to this place because its giving you a bad rep. Walking into the place makes you wonder what part of the country you are in. How can the beach be blocks away but after entering the location you would think you're in New Mexico or even Mexico. I was surprised that I didn't see sitting down Napoleon, Uncle Rico, and Kip. Everything is old and supposedly this location has been around for 40 years. I guess things were made to last better 40 years ago because I am positive everything in there from the tables, to heat lamps, to who knows whats in the back has lasted since the grand opening. When I walked in I took a quick glimpse around and kept my eyes off of the floor because i didn't want to see what was on the floor or crawling on it. I got my food to go but if I had to sit down and eat I would have chosen the parking lot. If I had eaten only the chicken at a friends house not knowing what the actual place looked like I would probably rate it 2,5 stars top. The chicken itself is good and not nearly as greasy as KFC or similar places. Not just for me, I ordered the 15 piece and convinced the cashier to throw in an extra piece because its more sensible to have 4 wings, thighs, drumsticks, and breast. But enough with the compliments, as for everything else, the rating drops to 1 and below. The sides are straight disrespect to normal paying customers who know what a decent meal is.They may be acceptable to the Javiar Bardem No Country for Old Men looking people that frequent the location but for normal folks its unacceptable. There's fries, cole slow, mac and cheese cole slaw, and beans. Each one is stored in the refrigerator so who knows how long ago they've been made. My guess once a month and then frozen. How this place has been in existence for 40 plus years baffles me. Is it a front like Los Pollos Hermanos? Most likely is. PS: I don't know for sure if the meat is halal but it might be. read more

This place has been around for more than 20 years. This place has great fried chicken meal, which includes french fry and cole slaw. Fast meal, cheap prices and tasty food. my place to go when im around the area. read more

Maryland Fried Chicken - Fried chicken with fries - Halal Near Me - Pompano Beach, Florida

Chicken is superb! Service is fantastic. We had a great meal of chicken cole slaw and biscuits. Cole slaw is best ever. The chicken is really good and beats KFC with taste. read more

No stars for this place. How they were written up in the Miami Herald is anyone's guess. It is beyond awful. The place is old and greasy. Staff seems glad to help. I asked for some honey and was told they don't offer it. I am from Maryland and that is always served. Chicken overcooked. Cole slaw not home made. French fries - yuk! Would never go back. Asked for extra napkins - we are eating fried chicken- and was given 2 small ones. And we were 2 people. Not worth the drive or my time. Should have gone to Popeye's or KFC. read more

Due to the nature of my position I constantly travel across the U.S. Upon my most recent trip to Pompano Beach I found Maryland Friend Chicken, A very small but local unique atmosphere Expectations were above and beyond! read more

Been going there for the fried chicken years. In addition to great tasting chicken they have the best cole slaw. Nice family owned business. read more

Been to the Orlando location and loved the service. This location on sample can't say the same. Was charged for hot sauce, the fries were almost burnt/ disgusting. They served the baked beans cold even though I ask for them to be heated. When I asked for honey they started speaking in a foreign language and started laughing which was very rude. The chicken and solely the chicken was still good. I will never return though read more

I have been looking for a good fried chicken joint for a while. Based on some of my friend's' recommendation I decided to give it a try and it didn't disappoint to say the least. Full disclosure, it is a small chicken joint so I must judge it for what it is. Yet to my surprise, the quality of food was excellent. I got to chat with the owner who was very kind, (he refused to rise the price to cover extra expenses and me being a finance guy had to give him my two cents about cash flow and commodity inflation...) and he was nice enough to give me a tour of the prep area. First of all, all chicken and spices he uses are kosher!!! The chicken is brained for 12 hours before thinly breaded. There is hardly any fat under the skin, I had wings and a thigh, they were cook to perfection, light and crispy outside and tender juicy inside. Unlikely chain fried chicken restaurants, The meat is not greasy at all. They don't leave with the feeling of regret after eating them! It is not a fancy place but the owner takes pride in what he does and truly cares for his customers who are mostly working people in his neighborhood. read more

When I lived in Orlando in the late 70' into the 80's, I ate Maryland Fired Chicken quite often. It is a unique recipe that isn't overly greasy like many other chicken chain recipes. I even got to know the originator of MFC, Al Constantine, who took me into the kitchen of one of his Orlando MFC's and showed me around. He also told me to visit his brother Angel's store on Highway 50 and ask him to show me his kitchen, which I did. I learned form both Al and Angel that the main secret to the unique flavor of MFC is that it is deep fried in peanut oil - yes, expensive, but the key to its unique, delicious flavor. Anyway, I hadn't eaten MFC since the late 80's, and when I discovered on the internet that there was a unit in Pompano, I wanted to eat some today. What a major letdown! I got into the restaurant about 2:30 on Saturday. I ordered a 3 piece dinner with fries and cole slaw. The fries and slaw were both excellent, but the chicken sucked! It was almost bone dry, and it was mostly flavorless. It makes me wonder if this unit chooses to use cheaper shortening instead of the expensive peanut oil to fry the chicken in. Anyway, after not eating the real MFC since 1986, I thought I would finally get to eat this delectable treat in Pompano today. WRONG! Screwed again by a very bad batch of chicken. If I make it over to Orlando before long, I'll try some again. Hopefully, the chicken will be the original recipe that MFC founder Al Constantine used when I ate it in Orlando 30+ years ago. read more

I love this place. I have been coming here since the day that it opened in 1968! And the chicken is as good today, as it was back then! All of their food is fantastic, and the owners are very friendly, and strive to make everything perfect for you. I love this place, and would highly recommend it! read more

They have really good chicken. Even to me it's better than KFC! Go ahead and try it you won't regret.

It's my second time ordering take out for the family. The first time was surprisingly good after some of the bad reviews. Trying some new things on the menu, but passed on the gizzards again. Maybe next time. read more

The chicken was fantastic. Absolutely fantastic. Gizzards were nice. Onion rings were ok. Don't go there for the service. Go there for the chicken. Your taste buds will thank you. read more

Finally tried this place. DEFINITELY worth it. Puts KFC to shame! Chicken was awesome flavored, crispy, not crazy oily. Pieces were kinda small but still way worth it. Mashed potatoes were way yum especially with that gravy! And good customer service! Will most definitely be back! read more

Chicken was super greasy, no seasoning. French fries were cold and old tasting. Would not go back. The only nice thing I can say is that the staff was friendly read more