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    Slim Chickens

    2.7 (58 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 11:00 pm

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    Natalie S.

    Food was great! I love all the sauce selection, my fav was the cayenne ranch. The manager was nice and helpful. Inside was clean and spacious.

    Mac and cheese
    Monic L.

    Slim Chickens is a hit or miss spot. Sometimes when you go it's really good, sometimes it's meh. I prefer to dine in because the drive thru line usually takes forever whenever I visit. When you walk in, you order at the front counter and they will give you a table number if you are dining in. I've had their chicken wrap and wings. The wrap was missing something, maybe I just chose the wrong flavor so it didn't do it for me. The wings were pretty decent. I like their fries when they are freshly made. They have good tea for making an Arnold palmer. Depending on the staff you can have a clean space but if they are really busy they don't get to the clean up fast enough.

    Hair that was on my food

    To begin with I asked for sweat tea mix with lemonade and a sweet tea. And they gave me a coke and a sweet tea with breading crumbs in it. Then I ordered a salad with grilled chicken and they gave me fried. And to top it off I got a long probably females hair in my salad. Horrible experience don't recommend

    Phil S.

    Chicken tenders were delicious and tender , great flavor for meats and dips ,brownies were delicious as well

    Wings and fries
    A E.

    Food: overall, it presents as if it will be enjoyable but their chicken sandwich was okay. The fries were awful (dry and taste of old oil/grease) Their hot wings were over cooked, just too hard to enjoy. Service: was okay, nothing to brag about but it was not terrible! Ambiance: is causal, clean and convenient.

    Looks good but it was not. I even added an egg once I got home. But, still, no good once I started eating.

    I have given them a fair chance. I tried different meals and all have let me down recently. I ordered a slim salad 2 days ago, got home and it was slimy. I called the store, spoke with the manager and was told they would replace it anytime during the week because they were now closed. Went back today to get the replacement and IT'S STILL ALL BAD. Today's salad was WARM, yes the lettuce was warm, the cucumbers looked translucent, the cheese was melted, croutons were soft. It was awful and to the trash it was fed. I do not even want to try again. Garbaged and will not be returning. If you enjoy warm salad, go for it.

    Menu 8/2021
    Jane D.

    Went here today to try this place out. First the good -- - wings not bad even after a 40 min wait in the drive thru - tenders are decent - sauce (hot/buffalo) decent The bad - 1. 40 min wait in the drive thru 2. Ordered the 5 tenders/5wings combo - got 4 tenders instead of 5 3. Fries cold 4. Diet Coke so flat not drinkable -- really?! This place needs a lot of work to succeed. There are WAY too many other chicken places around not to have to wait 40 mins for a less than mediocre $18+ meal. Unless they drastically improve, I don't think I will be be back.

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    It was like raising canes with more sauces. I'd definitely recommend for a quick bite to eat!

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