I think PDQ is my preferred fast food chicken place. The food quality and taste is pretty consistent. They now have kiosks for you to place ur order and you grab your own cups and some locations, like this one. They have indoor and outdoor seating which is nice. I like the separation of the 2 dining rooms at this location. Staff is always friendly and they now deliver your food to your table. They have improved their waffle fries also which is a major plus. :) read more

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Mother day visit was pleasant. We were here at 11:40 that beat the church and crowd. Immediately after 12:10, the line is build up very quickly. Although they have kiosk order, but I prefer the counter order. I got the spicy chicken sandwich combo. The spicy chicken is always my favorite. Food is definitely prepare on the spot. That's why I like that way very much. One thing for sure I like the facility is the leg press hand wash area. read more

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First time here. Came highly recommended. The food was ready before we could even fill our drinks. We ordered 2 3 strip combo meals one with regular chicken and one with spicy. Both with waffle fries. One with PDQ sauce, and one with an add on of Korean chili sauce. The fries were dry and cold, so a bit disappointed. The korean sauce was not it, strange flavor profile, glad we got it on the side. The PDQ saice was tasty, tasted like bloomimg onion dip, but veru salty. The chicken strips were very good! Nice and moist/ tender and a high quality meat. read more

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$8 Happy Meal?! I ordered PDQ for the first time in awhile and is it me or did the portions shrink? The price is about the same but the fries got smaller. I love PDQ and am really disappointed with the smaller sizes. I will definitely be thinking twice before going again in the future. I wanted to share this in case anyone else was surprised by this so they would know what to anticipate. I did download the PDQ app to place this order online ahead of arriving and it was ready in 7 minutes. I had someone else pick up the order too through the drive thru which was easy and safe with COVID. read more

PDQ Chicken - Happy meal or adult meal? - Fast Food Near Me - Tampa, Florida

This location does not miss! This location is by far the best in the Tampa Bay Area. Let me start by saying that the staff here is great! Specifically, the managers Robert and Marissa. They are always very welcoming, inviting and make sure the whole operation runs smoothly. The food is always fresh and well prepared. The kitchen seems to run very efficiently when you see them working on the food in the back. Very organized! No kitchen chaos like most restaurants. This location is always very clean and tidy and the vibe is very warm. I love to eat here with my kids and the rewards program is awesome as well. No complaints just superb service. Thank you Robert, Marissa and the rest of the team! Really appreciate you! read more

PDQ Chicken - Watching the game and eating sweet sriracha chicken strips! Yum! - Fast Food Near Me - Tampa, Florida

Kyra with the pink hair was extremely helpful placing our order. It was our first time and she made ordering easy. Providing all options and not making us feel rushed. Thank you! read more

Went to PDQ for the first time. The broccoli is the best broccoli I have ever eaten. The salad is pretty good too. The workers were nice. I wish they had gluten free French fries. I will definitely go back for the broccoli. read more

PDQ Chicken - Parmigiana Broccoli - Fast Food Near Me - Tampa, Florida

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Haven't been to PDQ since I moved from South Tampa. Came here wanting your Turkey sandwich and was told you no longer sell it. So I ordered the Mediterranean salad. What a disappointment! Very little salad. Grainy hummus without any pita chips or anything to scoop it. . The grilled chicken was dry and tasteless. $10.99 for a mediocre salad is a little much. I also got the zucchini fries. I was not offered the smaller side portion, but paid $5.49 for the regular portion. Over $17 for a sad dinner. read more

I'm not sure if it is just this location or if it's the whole chain, but this place is ALWAYS on point! The food has never been anything less than fresh, delicious, and delivered with a smile. I absolutely love their sauces! I'm not sure if they are made in the house but they certainly taste like it! They don't taste like the packaged stuff from other fast food chains with extra ingredients you can't pronounce. It literally tastes like the stuff I make at home! I also love being able to order on their app and having it ready in 5 minutes! The only feedback I could give is I wish they would give more dressing with salads. Sure, I can ask for more, but a side salad comes with one container. An entree salad should automatically come with two. read more

PDQ Chicken - a box of fried food - Fast Food Near Me - Tampa, Florida

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Highly recommend you avoid this PDQ. The staff is extremely rude and extremely unpleasant to order from. One of those "why are you bothering me??" Attitudes. PDQ can do better here read more

Dinner date with the grandkids. We decided to take them to PDQ for the following reasons: 1. All things Chicken. All kids love Tenders and Nuggets 2. The selection. Salads. Bowls. Sandwiches. Tenders. Nuggets. And so much more. 3. The sauces. I love Honey Mustard. But the Grandkids love Ranch. PDQs Ranch is pretty amazing. 4. The dining in option. Great atmosphere. 5. The Shakes. Let's say.... A-amazing!!! I can go on and on. There are so many great qualities about this location. read more

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I love PDQ. Why?? It's perfect comfort food. Waffle fries. Crispy chicken tenders. All smothered with their insanely delicious sweet creamy sriracha sauce. Just left a Yelp event overly sugared (but happy) when I knew I needed some real food like a responsible grown up, so of course I went for chicken strips with fries. I did add a side salad for good measure, so I could feel like guilty. As I digress, I love PDQ. Tenders are perfect fat, juicy, and crisp on the outside and go amazing with my fave sweet sriracha sauce. Their waffle fries were also perfectly crispy and well-seasoned. I rarely do drive through, but I was feeling extra lazy and tired, and wanted to not get out of the car and park yet one more time, so I opted this way. Luckily, the wait was not long at at all, and in no time, I got my food before I could even have chance to check in on my phone. I was so pleased that they gave me more than enough sauce to smother the fries and tenders to the very last bite, which stayed perfectly hot even during the long journey back home. Side salad is side salad, not much to write home about, but it was decent and did the job. PDQ is always a good choice. read more

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I just wanted to get out of the house and try a place that I hadn't been to for some time. Driving along Dale Mabry I came across PDQ in Carrollwood. The last time I went to one of their outlets was about 7 or 8 years ago when I worked near their test kitchen off Independence Parkway. I was pleasantly surprised to find out their food is still made with tasty ingredients. The grilled chicken sandwich (didn't try the meal) is your basic combo with lettuce, slices of pickle, fresh tomato and mildly seasoned chicken breast meat. The vegetables are all very fresh, crispy and moist which handily offsets the natural dryness of breast meat. Even the bun was fresh! At $7 it's definitely worth it if you're hungry but not starving enough to order the meal (roughly $11). read more

PDQ Chicken - Grilled chicken sandwich - Fast Food Near Me - Tampa, Florida

I loved the sauces. The sandwich was good however the fries were not warm, and service is ok. read more

PDQ Chicken - Buffalo Chicken Sandwich. - Fast Food Near Me - Tampa, Florida

Over dressed, one slice of lettuce, and smooshed bread, now with hair. Quality at this place is 0star. read more

PDQ Chicken - Over dressed sandwiches now featuring hair. - Fast Food Near Me - Tampa, Florida

The 3 1/2 star rating seems accurate to me. Food was just okay. Customer service was good. Place wasn't the cleanest when I was there. Not sure if I would return. read more

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Quick and easy review. All foods are prepared fresh and a step above a usual "fast food" restaurant. I typically go for the tenders of course but on occasion will go the their mediterranean salad. Full of flavor and fresh. All in all a good option for a quick drive thru meal. read more

PDQ Chicken - Mediterranean salad is excellent. - Fast Food Near Me - Tampa, Florida

Food is always solid from here. Would give 5 stars if they brought back the waffle fries. Not feeling the straight fries.

First time at PDQ... was hoping for a bit more. Ordered a Classic Crispy Salad with Bleu Cheese dressing, and a order of tenders since I wanted to try them. Asked for two sauces, the creamy garlic and the buffalo bleu. What I got was the salad as ordered, the tenders, and three tubs of Bleu Cheese dressing. No big deal.. I like bleu cheese dressing. And yes... I could have gotten up and wandered over to the counter, and asked for the other sauces... and I am sure they would have been happy to give me some. But I didn't... Salad was ok... crispy tenders in the salad were ok. Dressing was ok. Tenders were ok. I would eat here again... although if a slightly less healthy fried chicken competitor was closer... I would probably eat there instead. One thing I did love was the Cheerwine Cherry soda they have.. that was GOOD! Staff was friendly. Location was clean. A bit noisy, but that was the other diners... so not unexpected. Ok... not spectacular... 3 stars read more

PDQ Chicken - Cherry soda! Yum! - Fast Food Near Me - Tampa, Florida

I came to PDQ and ordered the Thai bowl with extra sauce to go. I wasn't very impressed. The chicken was dry and there wasn't enough sauce to make it moist. The rice was a little overcooked as well. The extra sauce wasn't even enough to make up for the dry chicken and rice. I've tried PDQ once before and I liked it. So I'm not ruling out all ll PDQs but I won't be in a hurry to come back to this one. Maybe they just had an off night. :-( read more

Had the pleasure of interacting with the manager Vicky at the Carrollwood location. She is fabulous .... very attentive to customer needs and keeping the restaurant looking clean. I notice a big change in the restaurant since she has joined the management team. Kudos to Vicky. read more

My wife and I decided to try this restaurant on 9/7/24 and were pleasantly surprised by how good the meal was. She had the spicy chicken salad and I had the 4 piece chicken finger meal. The food and the service was excellent and I will be returning in the future. read more

Omg talk about freshness, this place is like Chick-Fil-a'a cousin on its moms side. Their Sauce options are pretty cool. Like the Sweet Siracha taste like siracha and honey mustard. Over head paper goods seem to be low and they give me a zero waste vibe. I like the music selection. I was impressed for my first visit. I'd recommend the grilled chicken and the honey butter sandwiches. Plus there's a little communal sink, it's so progressive read more

Amazing new items being added to the menu! Thank you to everyone at PDQ that invited our group out to this special event! We were in groups of four as a family to test out some new items, see pics! FYI... I didn't know they served grilled tenders... They are tasty and full of flavor! I found out this evening that they will also replace the bun for a lettuce wrap for those of us counting calories and or not trying to have more carbs. I also enjoyed the salads. They also had different vegetables from broccoli to corn with sauce and cheese, excellent! Also as an option to sodas is an unsweetened flavored tea, very good! The ending treats were amazing! We will definitely be back for more! read more

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Came in for lunch and got a 5 piece chicken strip meal with tots. Service was fast and friendly and I was dining in. Luckily I meant "Ben" and overall our experience was excellent! Well worthy of the perfect 5 star rating. My daughter and I both used the restroom to wash our hands . Bathroom was clean / food temp was perfect/ taste delicious. Overall - best customer service I've had in a long time. read more

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I'll start by saying I love PDQ and would usually give them 5 stars. I went to this location today which I don't go to often, and ended up disappointed. I ordered the Classic Salad with crispy chicken, and found a ton of gross, slimy lettuce in the salad. I think they use a spring mix and iceberg lettuce, and it seemed like the spring mix had gone bad. I had to pick out all of the nasty pieces that were almost liquified. Not sure why they wouldn't just skip the spring mix and use all fresh iceberg lettuce. I was still able to eat it and the chicken was great per usual, but I hope there isn't a pattern here of using bad lettuce. Gross. On a positive note, the drive through was pretty quick for lunchtime and my fries and sauces were great. My favorites are the honey mustard and buffalo blue sauces. PDQ is a nice option to have for a drive through since I don't eat at McDonalds, BK, Wendy's or other typical drive throughs. read more

PDQ Chicken - Classic Salad with crispy chicken - Fast Food Near Me - Tampa, Florida

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What happened - this place use to be a go to for great chicken. Chicken Tenders - no more airy and crispy coating. Now hard, overcooked batter - with gristly meat, no flavor or yummy taste. Not even the worlds greatest dip, ranch, could help these tenders No lemonade available. Fries way overcooked, in fact a few burnt. Restaurant kitchen disheveled and quite frankly gives concern of reasonable cleanliness. Employee hygiene a major concern except for the kid taking orders. Trash cans out of order except one in the entryway. Condiments looks like hasn't been tendered in hours. Tables filthy and broke down. Boooooo PDQ Carrolwood. read more

I love that the chicken is FRESH! I got the Cali bowl and it was some pretty amazing stuff! I actually crave it! The staff is super friendly and there is a fried and grilled option to everything. It's super clean inside and always busy. We enjoyed eating at the restaurant with the kiddo and got to watch some of the hockey game as well. Love that it's conveniently located on Dale Mabry and looking forward to my next visit. read more

PDQ Chicken - Cali bowl - Fast Food Near Me - Tampa, Florida

Visited PDQ today and found they are now serving fried zucchini if you want to substitute for fries. You get a very nice serving for only $1.49. As usual the food was hot and promptly served. It is a very clean restaurant and the staff are very friendly. I love that they serve a choice of teas as well as soft drinks. read more

PDQ Chicken - Fried zucchini from PDQ. - Fast Food Near Me - Tampa, Florida

RAW CHICKEN! Went to PDQ today very excited because I haven't had it in a while. My boyfriend is eating his chicken sandwich and the entire inside was raw so they clearly are not temping their chicken after frying it. If you eat here make sure you look before you bite. Will not be re visiting this location. read more

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The food was very flavorful and the staff was friendly. The sitting area was alright and clean.

Clean and good another fast food all chicken... hmmmm I thought this place was something else... It was clean and fast but more fried chicken! read more

Really like PDQ. The chicken strip are really good. And the parmasean broccoli is the best. We will go here for the chicken from now on. I love that I found another place that has the waffle fries. So now I can go right up the street and on Sunday. The salads are good with good ingredients. I like that they use spinach in the salad and not just iceberg lettuce. read more

I give this place 4 stars based on quality and quickness. 3 stars for taste. I love to go to PDQ based on how clean and fast they are. I've tried several menu items so I have to say that the chicken is good, but not without a sauce. The salads are fresh and the house made sauces/dressings are fantastic. That being said, I'm in love with the buffalo chicken sandwich. I get the meal with fries, ranch and ketchup for dip, and I get an Arnold Palmer to drink. I don't eat ranch on salads. I only use ranch to dip fries in with ketchup. I do this with all fries everywhere because I really don't like fries that much. 3 places that I will order a full meal with fries: chick fil a, Wendy's and PDQ. However the ranch is so good at pdq that I also dip my buffalo chicken sandwich in it. I love blue cheese so you would think that I'd use the blue cheese sauce, but for the first time ever I prefer the ranch on the buffalo sauce! The tea and lemonade isn't extra sweet, so I ask them to fill my cup with half lemonade and I fill the rest with sweet tea to get my Arnold Palmer. I don't mind sweet on either , but some joints make sweet tea and lemonade too sweet. PDQ has it right. If you've read any of my previous reviews you know I'm a germaphobe. So, I love the fact that there's a place to wash hands right in the dining room. This means I don't have to worry about touching the bathroom door after a hand wash! My kids love the meals here. My husband love the meals here. I only love my go-to meal, but that's good enough for me to frequent the place. If you are a chick fil a lover (the chicken is tasty all by itself) then don't order tenders on its own at PDQ or you'll be disappointed. Definitely dress the tenders with one or two of the house made sauces. read more

Chicken tenders and sandwiches are always great. Hubby loves their milkshakes. Due to Covid-19, they got rid of their Heath shakes.

Just ate here and had the best service ever by Marcus!! He was so friendly and happy and made our day. I even left my phone sitting on the booth and he ran out to catch me before I drove off!! Sweet man. If this guy doesn't get promoted then this company is wasting talent. Thank you Marcus. read more

This is a decent PDQ location. The service is usually quite fast but they've messed up my order several times and I've gotten food that was less than fresh. The service is decent but some staff members aren't extremely friendly. Overall it's an average fast food experience! read more

The food was good but the place was filthy. We arrived at 11am, opening time for dine-in lunch. There were a few customers. Half of the tables were filthy, like they were never cleaned. The drink area was dusty with layers of crumbs so we chose to eat outside. It was no better, there was food crumbs and trash on the floor, not clean. The new mac and cheese was taken back because it tasted like boiled noodles with canned cheese sauce. Not made by People Dedicated to Quality. I would like to eat somewhere where People are Dedicated to Cleanliness! Next time, will take to go and eat at home. read more

Every once in a while I make chicken and waffles at home. So walking in one night at 6:45 I ordered a platter of chicken tenders. Service is always good tenders come up hot and fresh. If you're a senior citizen always ask for your free drink. Many sauces to choose from for dipping- good for the indecisive crowd. read more

This is my second visit to this location in just a few weeks. The service is very efficient and I love the crispy chicken sandwich upgraded to include bacon. Bring a big appetite if you get the meal because the sandwich is big and the waffle fries are plentiful. I'm a fan! read more

PDQ Chicken - Crispy Chicken Sandwich w/ bacon - Fast Food Near Me - Tampa, Florida