I've only used the drive thru at this location but on more than one occasion. On my visit this week I was pressed for time and wanted something healthy, fresh and tasty. I looked over the menu although I pretty much knew what I wanted. PDQ re-wrote the drive thru experience by eliminating the crappy speaker ordering system with a pleasant person. Brittanyyy (with 3 YYY's) greeted me w a smile and took my order. She repeated it for accuracy and asked if I wanted just the sandwich or to make it a combo. I went sandwich only. My selection was the Cali Club Chicken sandwich. Have your chicken cooked your way, I went fried. It's topped with bacon, lettuce, tomato and onion then finished with avocado. Pull around to the next window and my freshly prepared sandwich was ready shortly after I arrived. Another friendly smile and she handed me my water and then sandwich. I love the way the box and wrap your sandwich so you can eat it without making a mess. For $4 and change the food is quite tasty and the service was friendly and efficient. Great job PDQ! read more

Great environment with great food and customer service!! I absolutely love it, it's a fantastic place to be!

I REALLY wanted to give PDQ a higher rating for so many reasons so I'm hoping to have an excuse to update my review. Why? you ask. Because it is so clean, they really are very fast despite the number of people who seem to faithfully crowd the restaurant at all of times of day or night, and the staff is SO friendly!! Sounds like four star restaurant! you say. The eats I've eaten is ok. Now mind you, I LOVE the chicken salad SO MUCH that I keep getting it every time I go. However, I've teenched (Ouida-ese for "sampled") some other stuff, too. The French fries come out hot and fresh, but forgettable. They are redeemed by ketchup. The oreo shake tasted like it was made from the ice cream you get from a high school cafeteria. It's edible, but there are much better shakes in many other places. The lemonade was acidic. It was like I stuck a straw in a lemon and just started sucking. I could sugar it up nor ice it down so threw it away. Did I mention I LOVE the salad? The fried chicken tenders are REALLY good, well seasoned, tasty all the way through. The honey mustard dressing is JUST RIGHT, not too thick, not to thin. I LOVE IT. And I must go back to the service. They are comparable to Chic-Fil-A. UBER-nice, helpful, and considerate (a staff member saw me struggling, alone with my sleepy toddler and swooped in like the calvary). OK . . . that's enough. I must try other things but for now, its a 3. read more

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We go to PDQ on the Hodges often. Their chicken is really good. They do fry in peanut oil like Chick-fil-A does. They have a really varied menu with a lot of good, healthy options. The place is always clean. I like that you can get your own drink and get refills. The restrooms are very clean. Parking is easy. The drive-through is very efficient. The prices are fair. Service is good. read more

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Lunch was pretty vile. Fries were not fresh and overcooked. I got 2 chicken sandwiches a grilled and crispy. Both had veggies that just weren't good. Lettuce was hunks of iceberg and dominated the sandwich. The tomato's were pretty flavorless thick and soggy. The chicken on both were extremely thin and on the dryer side. I won't say the chicken itself was the worst part because I've had worse just a disappointment since I expected higher quality. Just overall the sandwiches were both bad. I didn't finish either of them. read more

PDQ these People Deserve a Raise We got in with 20 min before Midsommar started. Line Fat, 4 groups ahead of us. Waited longer in line than we waited for the food. It was so fresh, soft, delicious. Saw the cook huslting, my belly feels good. read more

I am so disappointed. i frequent this location often and i have ALWAYS received great service except this past Saturday , March 23rd 2024. My son loves this restaurant and he was hungry on the way home from the movie. I raced to get there with ten minutes to spare and there was a car ahead of me in the drive thru. When it was my turn, I smiled at the girl working the window and I said, "my son is going to be so happy that i made it". Her response, with the rolling of her eyes, "yes you have ten minutes in a very sarcastic snarky tone". She then said, "name for the order", instead of "may i please have the name for the order, like every other time i have approached the window. it was almost as if I was putting her out, and then when I gave her my order, she just wasn't nice at all. When I asked for the mac and cheese, she sighed and said in a snarky tone, "so no fries"? I didn't say anything because I wasn't about to get in a back and forth about it, but I am posting this because this can make or break a business. If you don't want to be kind, then you shouldn't be in the service industry and if she was upset that I came at 9:50, then they should have a sign that says, no orders past 9:30 if it's going to upset her that much that I chose this business as a place to spend my money! read more

The food was good and the service was nice but I got water and I didn't realize they were going to charge me for it as if it was a bottle of water. Additionally the water was pink from the machine and on its own that's fine but I would rather not get charged for pink water. read more

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Pretty good chicken sandwich with pimento added. Good combination. Fries were tasty too.

Simply the best, fresh and delicious.. This place would be similar to chickfila with the meals based on chicken tenders and sandwiches but it's so much better. Reminds me of the TV commercials where the food looks so amazing that's what this place is, perfectly proportioned and you will not get a saggy chicken burger here. One of my favorites fast food restaurants here in Jax !!! read more

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Always such a great experience every time we come here. The service is always awesome and quick, while also being so polite and attentive. Our food is fresh and always tastes amazing! Great place to bring the family for a good lunch. Never have any complaints here! read more

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This review is only for the hamburgers. I was excited to try these as I had read good things about them. I went in with high expectations but left unimpressed. Was it better than a McD's burger, yes. Hardee's does a better job though. I like the fact they are adding items to their menu but it just didn't live up to the hype. Maybe the item is just too new. Might we worth another try in a couple of months. I would put these at Wendy's quality today. Wendy's was the fast food burger back when Dave was around but I only see locations closing vs. new locations. read more

PDQ epic fail. We had a long day of helping family move and decided to grab dinner. Of course during Covid-19, we were able to do the drive thru. Placed an order for 4 people. One of our 4 decided to give the PDQ burger a try. Time on receipt says 7:44pm. We literally got home by 7:50pm and realized no burger and fries?!? Called PDQ as we started driving back - only a few minutes away. They did not answer the phone. Now with Covid-19, most places are closing at 8pm. They finally answered at 8pm as we were in the parking lot. They said "No" in the burger and fries! "No, sorry - we are closed!" What? It is literally 8pm it 5 mins after. All your staff are right there! Why could you not make this right? They also refused to refund the missing food. Instead, they gave us a couple of cards for "Free Kids Meals" with the word Kids crossed out! Not cool PDQ Hodges. Epic Fail. read more

PDQ is easily one of my favorite fast food chains and I am glad we finally got one near the Town Center. Honestly, if you work near the Town Center, you know that eating there for lunch can be a bit of a hassle. Something that should only take you 15-20 minutes to do, easily takes you an hour when it's in the TC. Luckily, the PDQ is just outside of the main Town Center area and is very easy to get in and out of. I used to be a huge Zaxaby's fan until I discovered PDQ! Their chicken is better than all the other fast food chains (IMO) and they have a good variety of sides and sauces. They let you have as many sauces you want, and never charge for "extra." This is a huge plus for me because I love my dipping sauces and their ranch is super yummy. This location is very clean and the staff is super friendly. Keep up the great work, PDQ! read more

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PDQ is the only fast food that has stole my heart. I honestly have never had a negative thing to say about this place. I always seem to get a fried chicken sandwich of some kind and let me tell you, I'm no nutritionist or anything but It tastes healthier then the rest. The fries SLAP all other fast food fries by a huge margin. Also one of my favorite things about this place in the cleanliness. They have a hand wash station by the condiment station that you turn on with your foot and don't have to go into the bathroom to use! Needless to say I love PDQ read more

Stopped in for dinner. What I like here is that there are healthy and tasty options for fast food. Grilled chicken tenders and broccoli...with fries on the side because well, a girls gotta live. The fries were a little old, but all in all yummy. read more

My son had his first PDQ with his cousins and is now hooked. He called me up with his exact order, this NEVER happens. We ordered a Chicken sandwich, tots and tea for him and a tenders, tots and tea for myself. It takes a smidge longer since it is made to order. Everything comes out hot, crispy and nicely packed. They have Freestyle machines inside so you know 1000 choices for drinks. Yet, we both went with Sweet Tea. The garlic sauce is really good and the buffalo sauce is pretty standard, even though it is blue cheese, I couldn't taste that element of it. The portion of the sandwich is pretty big dressed with fresh lettuce, tomato and pickles. The tenders are also a decent size. Very filling for not too much money. Which is great because my son is a growing and always hungry boy. The also offered me a free Reese's shake because the person ahead of me cancelled their order. Okay, I didn't try it but my son loved it. Oh, I forgot to mention that the chicken is seasoned with Rosemary and it is pretty noticeable. I like Rosemary, so this isn't an issue with me. Not overly breaded and that is a plus too. read more

First time at PDQ and the breading was good, but fell right off my chicken! Fresh fries and pleasant customer service. read more

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I'm so glad I decided to try PDQ. Great tasting food. This is a great location. They always address me by name when moving into lane 2. Feels nice. read more

First time I tried it I thought it was amazing (Chicken sandwich) After going a few times you realize it's just okay. Imo the menu needs way more items. The burgers are a disgrace. Too overpriced and way too small. read more

Dammit, I think I'm in love with Tebow's Tenders. I am an avid University of Georgia fan, and I wanted to not like this place. I wanted it to suck, so I could write a scathing review about how Tebow should stick to his day job of sitting on the benches of various professional football teams. Can't do it. The tenders won't let me. As I strolled up to the front of this packed establishment, the door was swung wide by a PDQ employee with a smile stretched literally ear to ear. It's hard to be pessimistic when you are facing such warm people. I took a look at the menu, which is made up of chicken tenders, chicken tender salads, and chicken tender sandwiches. So they have a theme. I placed my order for a tender basket with fries and a spicy ranch sauce. They make all of the sauces fresh in-house. I barely had time to grab an iced green tea (delicious) and a bottle of malt vinegar when someone called out over the intercom in a gameshow-esque voice "Jerry, come on down your tenders are ready." It's gimmicky but I liked it. At this point in the story I find myself staring down the tenders for the first time. Just you and me Tebow, how are you going to stack up? Damn well apparently. The tenders were piping hot, perfectly seasoned, beautiful white meat coated in the most perfectly crunchy layer of fried goodness. Then I gave a handful of fries a generous splash of malt vinegar and popped them in my mouth. So good! Crispy on the outside while soft on the inside, with the perfect amount of salt. Overall I really enjoyed it here. A meal here will run you about 8 or 9 bucks, which may sound a bit high for tenders and fries but I promise you won't regret it. I literally tried to not like it and failed. Well done Tim. read more

Well I will say that the Tebow name is packing them in. I arrived minutes after they opened and so did a couple of dozen folks. There was even people eating already. I had the buffalo blue sandwich and I will say it was pretty darn good. I am a huge Gator Fan and also really like Tim Tebow. But I didn't let it skew my vote on the food. I really did enjoy the chicken and it was not over cooked like most places that you go to. The tenders on my sandwich were cooked perfectly, moist, and tender. The sauce was fair and really didn't have much kick as I would have preferred. The serving was nice but there was a lot of worker bees running around the place. I know that they are brand spanking new and the whole Tim Tebow Fan crowd will be in so get ready for the crowds. I'll be back soon and will update this review. read more

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Kids meals were very filling for my little ones and tasted great. The aroma from the chicken tenders was a precursor to the taste which was equally as delicious. They are nice enough here to walk you with an umbrella from your car to the door in the rain which was surprising since I'd never experienced that at any restaurant. The service here is outstanding. Christina is very friendly and made the drive thru a very nice experience. read more

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Beach Boulevard and Hodges is like the Mecca for chicken restaurants. You've got a Chick-Fil-A at the Target shopping center, Zaxby's a few blocks away, Bojangles frying up some goodness across the street, and now Tebow (#12 on the field but #1 in our hearts) brings PDQ to the Walmart shopping center. As you've probably read in the other reviews, the dining area is clean, open, and inviting. The chicken is fresh and juicy. The prices are decent and the staff are friendly. All of these things can be said about the other chicken establishments, but what makes PDQ different from the rest is the reason why I gave them a five start review...PDQ has two Coca Cola Freestyle dispensers! Yup, that was the tip of the ice burg for me. If you frequent restaurants with these Coca Cola Freestyle machines, you know how rare it is to find one with two machines. You walk into the restaurant, see only one and you feel immediate sadness because you know you'll it'll take five minutes just to get your drink. It's not because it's hard to use, it's because you have a bajillion different varieties of soda in the tip of your fingers. God help you if all you need to get is some water and your three people deep in line because the person in front is trying to find the Caffeine-Free Raspberry Diet Coke (it exists). I'm guilty of being a Coke Freestyle hog too. With a family of four I'm usually taking a few minutes myself because the wife's got to have a Sprite Zero, the Boy and the Princess need various Hi-C concoctions, and I take the healthy route and grab some Dasani. Tebow and PDQ brass had to have known this was a pain point and eliminated what was sure to be a hydration nightmare. PDQ offers quality chicken, a great atmosphere, and two Coca Cola Freestyle machines. That my friends is as good as it gets. read more

Ok- this place has redeemed itself in my eyes and my tummy. Apparently they read the yelp reviews as I noticed today that as the drive thru backed up, one man was going from car to car giving menus as another person went afterwards and took orders. What a great improvement. The place still isn't my favorite, but my family loves it. My husband would go everyday if I agreed. The food is fresh. I've tried grilled, fried, sandwiches, salads, slaw and apples. There's nothing to complain about with freshness. The one time they sent us stale fries, they immediately remedied the situation. The employees are pleasant. The place is clean, and I mean clean. They clean the window ledges, the tables, the floors and the cracks (in the seats) constantly. The bathrooms are clean. And the hand washing sinks are a great addition. I think if you haven't tried it, and you like chicken, you should run on in and eat there. Yum! read more

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Their chicken sandwich is yummo! I say this is definitely a mixture of Chick -fila and Zaxby's. Their kind of pricey but the quality is worth it. Very clean and inviting with great customer service. They even have a drive thru. read more

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I'm a fan. First impression: super clean restaurant! This place is spotless. The floors are clean, the tables are clean, there's no mess my the ketchup filling station and if you look behind the counter at the food prep area it is neat and organized. The employees: the staff are all smiling and friendly. They are all smiling and "Yes ma'am". They are also clean and neat looking. I dig it. The girl who took my order was very polite and asked if she needed to bring a high chair over to our table for us. Since we've sat down and started eating a sweet girl named Maya has checked on us 4 times. She has taken any trash and I see her keeping the other tables clean as well as the rest of the dining area. Maya you da real MVP. The food: it's pretty good. Had the PDQ burger. It was a bit spicy but yummy. The potato bun was perfect. You can tell everything is fresh. My favorite part was the homemade sauces though. I consider myself a ranch dressing connoisseur. The ranch is goooood. It's spicy, tangy perfection. My daughter had the honey mustard. It was also good. The sauce and Maya brought this place to 5 stars for me. read more

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I tried this place for the first time and I have to say there is new product that's misleading and I will explain , a chicken sandwich MEAL includes the sandwich ,FRIES and a drink . Ok Well there is a sign with a new item called totots tator tots loaded ! Well at the bottom of the sign it says $3.99 or $1.99 with meal ,that's it nothing else. So I assumed if you want to add the tottots to your Meal order it would cost $1.99 more . But no it cost $3.99 more . What the sign should State is next to the $1.99 meal fries EXCLUDED ! And it does not or the very least it should be explained by the cashier Crystal clear . That the tottots are $3.99 with the meal and $1.99 with the meal but less the fries ! Very misleading . Gee I wonder what the totots cost all by themselves ? The chicken was fresh but no flavor as well ! read more

We actually just came here because we wanted something quick and didn't want burgers. Not bad. Just chicken tenders. They do have a good variety of dipping sauces - which I tried several, because it was just plain tenders. The staff is VERY friendly and they have the million flavor coke machine. read more

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Went yesterday for dinner. The food was hot and fresh and the service was great. Employees were very friendly and professional. Restaurant was clean all around and condiments, lids, and straws fully stocked. Definitely one of the best PDQ locations around. read more

Foods good. Tonight I was told "sorry I was just informed that we are out of tenders." To anyone with a brain over the age of 5, that's a tactic to get people out of line so they don't have to work. Needless to say I'm still waiting on my chicken sandwich 35 mins later. They closed 11 mins ago. Still. Waiting. "No tenders" at a place that literally only serves tenders, chicken sandwiches, and salads. Makes sense. read more

I wanted to get out of the house but with limited options in the near vicinity, I knew I would end up somewhere in the Jax Beach/Intracoastal West area. I had not had a chance to try PDQ so it seemed as good a choice as any. The parking lot is all one way around the building, so be careful where you choose to enter. The drive thru was empty to my pleasant surprise meaning I would be able to get back on the road quickly. The service was awesome. Everyone was really nice and since they had asked my name when they took my order, it felt a little more personal. Those smiles! My cheeks would hurt after smiling like that all shift long. I went with the simple 3-tender basket with fries and honey mustard. Everything was piping hot when it came out which is always nice. The fries were a little softer than I prefer, but they were cooked well and steaming fresh. The ones on the bottom got a teensy bit soggy towards the end of my meal, but everything else about them rocked. The tenders were good. Nice thin crispy coating; not too heavily breaded. Screaming hot juicy white meat tenders. And the sauce was good. Not too thick, not too sweet. Will I be back? Maybe. It's not too often I find myself stopping for food in this area, but when I do, I'll remember these guys are here. read more

Awful, just awful. The whole setup is strange, we ordered at the register from a oddly limited menu of chicken, chicken or chicken. While I understand this is a chicken place, the menu consists of chicken fingers, chicken sandwich or chicken on lettuce. After we ordered, we filled our paper cup at the now expected soda machine. After sitting down, we saw a man with a microphone saying our name and what we ordered. Uh, no thank you. We sat in a cafeteria like room to eat. The food was ordinary and processed tasting. Not a chance in the world I will ever return. read more

Went there today for lunch break. Order Grilled chicken Cesar Salad. It was pretty busy and line was long but staff who taking order was very courteous and fast. Line of people moved flawlessly. Food came out shortly after I got a drink and they called my name. First bite, Grilled chicken was so saltyyyyy!! even chewing with crouton and lettuce. What made worse was, There was guy who walk around and asking how was food. I told him that this is my first time and chicken was too salty. I did not hear anything back from him. I was feeling full with their Green Tea instead of Chicken Cesar Salad. Sorry, Tim, I had to throw away half of my Salad. I would not give one star but because, guy who walked around asking how food is and not doing anything about it. I wasn't even asking for refund nor replacement. I am not bitter but very saltyyyyy!!!. read more

I went here with my wife on a Saturday evening. We were greeted at the door by a young lady who was so enthusiastic seeing it was 30 minutes before they closed. The menu is simple but nice. I got their staple chicken tenders and fries. The flavor of the wings were good but the tenders were cooked in old grease. I'm gonna chalk it up to it being at the end of the day. Other than that it was a cool experience. We will be back. read more

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I am a little embarrassed to admit though I only discovered this place a couple of weeks ago, I just made my third lunch visit today.This was my first dine-in experience though and it was so great I had to give them that extra star. Super fast, friendly service is always appreciated. I did not even realize the name stood for "People Dedicated to Quality" but this is definitely true. These chicken tenders are absolutely perfect. I tried the chipotle bbq sauce today and though it was smokey goodness, the buffalo blue is still my favorite. Fries are excellent here too, but do yourself a favor and take the 20 cent upgrade to try the apple slices with toffee dip, they are simply delicious. Next time I promised myself I am getting a salad. read more

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Went here for dinner the other night with the family. The food is fast casual, more like Chipolte, less like McD., which I am a fan of the concept of quality foods fast. It is a chicken place so fingers, sandwiches, and salads are about all you get but they do make them better then your average frozen chicken fingers. Everything seems fresh and tasty. Def a good place to take the kiddos. read more

Ate in at PDQ for the first time today after eating it twice beforehand. The first time was drive through, and it was mediocre bordering on bad. The second time was at a school event and it was a catered lunch that was already cold, so I won't comment on that as the temperature of the food was not even remotely the restaurant's fault. However, based on my previous two times eating their food, PDQ has stepped their game up significantly. My girlfriend really wanted their grilled chicken salad, so we rolled over to the Beach/Hodges location. Attempting to be healthy, I got a grilled chicken salad and one fried tender because who can be THAT healthy all the time. The tender was great - a very airy, fluffy batter that wasn't thick but accentuated the chicken perfectly. Could have used more spice as others have mentioned, but nothing to really complain about. The grilled sandwich was boring, but have you ever had a grilled chicken sandwich that isn't loaded with bacon/cheese/other fun toppings that wasn't boring? Perfectly adequate and hit the spot when I was as hungry as I was. The problem started when I ordered another tender - the first one was delicious and I was still hungry. The second one was full of those tendony knots that tenders sometimes have that make you want to spit it out. It isn't a HUGE deal per se, but it really is gross. PDQ is obviously competing against Chick Fil A and Zaxby's. Neither are particularly amazing, but both are very solid with mechanical precision (i.e. no gross stringy bites) and PDQ obviously isn't there yet. I have no comments on their fries or shakes as I haven't tried them, but they look very good. A bright spot is service - everybody there is chipper and eager to serve. Will certainly be back if they can elevate ALL of their chicken to the level of the first tender I had. read more

Last time I was in several months ago every table was dirty, food was not up to par, and our cashier was looking at his phone. So we haven't been back until this past Tuesday. What a difference!! Everyone was working, it was clean and stocked. We had a small mistake that was fixed gracefully and quickly. The manager gave us a card for the issue and she was so pleasant. Glad to have our PDQ back. Kudos to current manager, she is great. read more

My family and I have been frequent customers of this location however it seems as though their service is just progressively worsening. We always go inside to order to-go and over the course of the last month, every time that we've come here there's been something wrong with our order. Recently we ordered fries and instead got a salad. They don't pack the right sauces and have sometimes forgotten orders of chicken tenders. The drink stations have very little options for soda. The whole place has a run down feeling due to the bad service despite seeming like a newer chain. We've always loved PDQ and have enjoyed their food but the continuous lack luster service is going to be what stops us from coming here in the future. read more