This is my favorite chicken spot! The strips are so good and juicy as is the bone-in selection. Always fresh! Service is so friendly every time for me. Sometimes we walk-up and sometimes drive-thru. There are a few picnic tables outside if you want to eat there but no indoor dining. The grits... are my absolute pinnacle of grits!! Yummy! read more

Tried Southern Classic Chicken in Tyler TX and it did not disappoint! I ordered the tenders and fries and everything was fresh hot and full of flavor. The tenders were crispy on the outside juicy on the inside and seasoned just right. The fries were perfectly cooked and paired really well with the meal. What stood out just as much as the food was the customer service. It was friendly fast and welcoming which made the whole experience even better. Definitely a spot I will be coming back to. If you are in Tyler and craving some good chicken this place is worth it. read more

Southern Classic Chicken - Box - Chicken Shop Near Me - Tyler, Texas

Alway thought why this location was always pack.. until I tried it... compared to other fried chicken places .. this spot is by far better. Definitely recommend. read more

Been in life for 20 minutes no help whatsoever just at the box it's sad and ridiculous worst customer service ever

The best fried chicken in Tyler. The best fried chicken in Smith County. Staff is very good. If I'm ready for some fried chicken, this is the place. Always perfect!!! read more

Chicken is always fried great!!!Always fresh and I have never been disappointed! Service has always been great.

First and foremost, This has to be the dirtiest place I have ever eaten in. My wife an i were the only ones there in late afternoon and I couldn't find a clean table. When I did find a clean table, the seats had chicken and bread crumbs on them. I guess the chicken was ok, except it was pink, giving me some concern. This was yesterday and I haven't gotten sick you so maybe I won't. Bottom line is I will never go back there. read more

Pulled up and sat in line for a real five minutes, watching employees come in and out the building. No one ever spoke on the mic. Drove up to the window and literally seen 5+ employees milling about, never even acknowledged us lol. Just went ahead and dipped. This was at 6pm on a Friday mind you. read more

Great food, great service. Came here looking for something quick and simple. I got a two piece, dark, fries and Cajun rice with a sweet tea and an apple pie. Chicken was great, not fatty at all for dark meat and was PIPING HOT! No complaints at all. Fries were not great, and I would take a star off because I didn't love them, but were also very fresh and well seasoned, so I can't een do it to em. Dirty rice was absolutely amazing, perfectly seasoned (warning will be very hot for people that don't like spice). And I had to save the best for last, the Apple pie was absolutely amazing. Every time I pass this place I will stop for an Apple pie, and I am even thinking about getting them for my event I have upcoming. New favorite chicken spot in Tyler for sure. read more

When I don't feel like cooking, Southern Classic is our go-to for take out. Delicious!! The red beans & rice are great too.

Southern Classic never disappoints. By far the best fried chicken ever. I just wish they would bring the franchise to Wyoming.

Seasoning is good, fried fresh chicken, love it. My favorite side is the dirty rice and beans and rice. Cold slaw is pretty also.

10/10 food. super friendly staff and food came out quick and fresh. definitely recommend for any chicken lovers

Chicken we got was small pieces. Not sure what that means. Won't go back to see if that changed because I do not want to find out it was still small pieces. read more

Best fried chicken in Tyler. Fast and hot. Great flavor. We will be back again and again.

Never had any problems with food freshness or quality . Drive thru can be long sometimes but the food is always hot read more

Southern Classic Chicken - Menu - Chicken Shop Near Me - Tyler, Texas

First time trying southern classic. The chicken was so fresh and delicious! The roll was a little stale, and mashed potatoes were decent.

First time here and I was actually looking for dirty rice because I was told to avoid Popeyes. Not only was their Cajun rice better than Popeyes dirty rice but the chicken tenders were dang good! The rice tastes homemade with a really good kick. I will definitely be back to try some wings! read more

Southern Classic Chicken - 3 pc chicken strip meal with dirty rice - Chicken Shop Near Me - Tyler, Texas

This location brings shame to the classic nation! The red beans and rice is over cooked and the chicken tastes like a substandard Williams! Me and my husband were to through If you've ever eaten at a real classic chicken, don't go here! Please! read more

hands down the best fried chicken in tyler! not an exaggeration:) i love this friend chicken sooo much i only go here. the fries are bomb. and i love how pack full of flavor it is. read more

Placed a pre-order with Waitr at 10;30 so it would be there when they opened at 11:00.. Well, at 11:50, shy 10 minutes of an hour from them opening, my order was still in "Waiting for Acceptance" .. So now my Estimated Delivery of my PRE-ORDER of 10:30 is 12:53-1:03 !! TERRIBLE SERVICE by Southern Classic Chicken read more

My first time here and not only was the service fast and friendly, food came out fast, fresh and hot. Chicken is so good, we will keep coming back for more! read more

Chicken Express on the Loop near McCoys is WAY better than SCC. Only 3 star b/c too far from me and b/c I expected chicken to be as crispy as potato chips...not! read more

OMG best chicken ever! KFC is closer, but I drive 5 miles for this :) Seasoned perfect. Crispy read more

Best chicken in Tyler hands down. I drive from Flint just to get this. If I ever move this will be one of the things I miss the most about Tyler read more

Ok yall. I'm a little heated. I usually try to clear my head and think rationally before posting yelp reviews for the world to see, but I went into going to Southern Classic Chicken KNOWING I'd end up leaving a yelp review if "this" happened. And it happened. I work 12 hour shifts. I had a crappy half blah lunch today, and I've been craving some fried chicken. Sure there's a BRAND NEW Louisana Fried Chicken that JUST opened up like 1/2 a mile down the road, but, I've been to Southern before. They messed up last time. I wanted to give them a chance to atone for their mistake. I was on the phone as I was pulling up to the window to pay for my Jumbo Combo. I gave the girl at the window my card, she gives the card back. She hands me my sweet tea. I put it in my cup holder. She hands me my bag of food. I say "Is there hot sauce in here? I love that hot sauce." She says "Yes there is." I drive home. I let my dogs out (they didn't pee in the house after being home alone for 12 hours, amazed, double treats for them tonight). I open my bag of food. I pull out napkins. I pull out my box of food. I pull out 5 packets of ketchup. I open my box of food. THERE'S NOTHING LEFT TO PULL OUT, YALL. DO YOU GET IT? THEY FORGOT MY HOT SAUCE. No. Nononononononono, they didn't forget it. THEY LIED TO ME ABOUT IT. Last time I went, they forgot it. If you're not giving hot sauce automatically with your fried chicken, you're mishandling your business. EVERYONE wants the hot sauce. THIS GIRL LIED TO ME. I was literally on the phone with my dude and said they didn't give me hot sauce last time, AND THEY DIDN'T GIVE ME HOT SAUCE AGAIN. Now I am scrambling around the house. I have this fried chicken, and no hot sauce. The fries in this meal look miserable. They're quite clearly all separate fries, but they're all mushed together. They look like what a block of toy french fries would look like, because they're in 1 solid glob. They don't taste good. They're cold. I NEED HOT SAUCE TO RESCUE THIS MEAL. They didn't give me any, and now I am scrambling. SOMEHOW I am out of hot sauce in the bottle at home too. I look in the furthest reaches of my sauce drawer and find TWO packets of Schotzsky's hot sauce. That's all I have to eat with my fried chicken. I'm never going back. Never. I mean, you can forget some sauce once. But you lied to me and told me there was hot sauce after I asked. I'm not really this mad about the hot sauce, this is supposed to be a funny review. However, it is all TRUE. I specifically asked, they lied, and I'm never going back. And i'm buying more backup hot sauce. I'm about to go looking for other reviews about folks not getting their hot sauce. ANY fried chicken without hot sauce 2/5 Being lied to about hot sauce 1/5 Sweet tea Doesn'tMatterEnough/5 Overall: 1/5 Nope. read more

The food at this location is good, but I will not be going back due to the lack of professionalism customer service. My experience tonight was far less than satisfactory. As I was placing my order, the cashier cut me off at two meals and provided me with the total. She did not inquire if that was all... she simply provided me with a total. I then stated that I was not done ordering, and I received no response. When I pulled up to the front window, I informed the cashier that I was not done with my order and that I still needed 3 more meals. She then told me that " it was after hours so they could not drop anymore" although the sign at the drive through stated they were open until 10pm and it was about 9:13pm. I let her know that in that case I would not be needing anything and I left. read more

This was my first time coming here, after a few hours driving, I was hoping to just get out of my rental car to stretch my legs and sit down and enjoy a meal? But to no prevail, there was no dine-in, you had to walk-up to the window and or take the drive-thru route. After ordering up a two piece wing and breast chicken box, I added a order of fried chicken liver and very BIG sweet tea to wash it down with. The chicken was very tasty, very crispy and it has a spicy flavor of Louisiana hot sauce. The chicken Liver was deep fried to perfection...and of course since I was going to be driving for a few more hours, I decided to pack a peach and apple pie to go! Southern Classic Chicken is very reasonably priced and provides a great value. If I'm ever in they area again, I will be sure to grab a box to go! read more

Very good chicken. Similar to Grandy's or Churches but not as oily. I was given spicy without asking I guess that is the only way it is served. Not over spicy, spiced just right. Warm service. No dine-in, walk-up and drive-thru only. Reasonable pricing too. I will be back when in town. read more

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I had southern classic chicken for the first time in Shreveport and although the chicken s awesome, the service was not. I was looking forward to coming to this location to see what the service was and it was decent, the chicken was still bomb lol, so I'll dismiss the service lol. Can't wait to have this available at hand when my husband and I move here! read more

Southern Classic Chicken - a view of a parking lot - Chicken Shop Near Me - Tyler, Texas

I know this place is good cause coming from the home of it in Shreveport Louisiana it's damn good. However I had this back in 2009 it's pretty good. I can't wait to go back. read more

was in the area due to my grandpa having surgery & recovering!! i ate here like 3 days in a row!! why is this place not in dallas?!?!? i'll admit the chicken has a little kick to it...but nothing overwhelming. the chicken was piping hot every time & so dayum good i might drive to tyler just for some chicken lol...seriously it's that dayum good read more

Cashier had an attitude out of this world. She was very rude and belligerent when taking our order. Repeated five times that we wanted ranch and classic sauce which she repeated back to us and when we got order of course we had BBQ sauce and honey mustard sauce. Her and the employees fixing the food were having side bar comments about the situation and I'm pretty sure they purposely put in the wrong sauce. Which cost 49 cent for each sauce. We have a receipt that proves we asked for ranch, Buffalo ,and classic sauce. We're polite and courtesies but didn't receive the same attitude. This is my second time experiencing an unpleasant customer services from this restaurant and its very much a shame considering the food is great but the customer service is terrible. Hopefully they get better employees who enjoy their jobs, actually wants to be there, to help their customers and businesses grow. read more

I love this place. Really good chicken .Management is superb with customer service. What can I say? This restaurant gets it right.

No indoor seating, no restrooms but...Food EXCELLENT! Chicken strips moist, fresh & hot, red beans & rice, country gravy reeeeallly good.

Ordered a 10 mix got home to find 5 legs and 5 thighs. No white meat paid for a mix. So it wasn't a mistake. French fries were so soggy threw them away. read more

A spot that I have been to a few times now the locations have different ratings to me it's nothing like the original Shreveport location but when it comes out piping hot im all smiles read more

Why is this chicken so good! Best chicken strips ever! I get the sauce and the gravy for my strips! Yum read more

I have only tried their chicken strips, they are always hot, moist and crunchy not super oily and i always get they're sauce with it

Honestly the best place to get fried chicken in Tyler seven days a week. (The actual best chicken is at Rick's but the only serve it at lunch on Mondays.) the chicken has a great spicy kick. The fries and other sides are fantastic. The only disappointing thing is the rolls, they are always kinda dry. But the chicken and the chicken strips are worth driving out of the way to pick up. read more