Great food! Great vibes! Great Service! A soul food restaurant, if not one of the best; may be THE best in the Denver metro area, and the state for that matter. The food is a fine example of excellent soul food done with love through culinary knowledge and experience. We ordered the Oxtail plate with greens and yams, which included cornbread smathered in sweet, buttery love; Catfish with greens and mac and cheese. Nothing was overly salty or too much seasoning. I am pretty picky when it comes to soul food, and am now a regular customer. read more

The Blazing Chicken Shack II - Top: Catfish (two large pieces), mac and cheese, greens. Bottom: Oxtails with rice, greens, and yams. - Soul Food Near Me - Denver, Colorado

Real Soul Food: Blazing Chicken Shack II Listen, if you're looking for that authentic, seasoned-to-the-bone flavor in Denver, look no further. Blazing Chicken Shack II is officially in my rotation, and for good reason. I've gone through the menu, and I'm telling you right now, they are putting their soul into this kitchen. Check the breakdown on why this spot is a Denver staple: The Wing Dinner: Pure perfection. The wings are top-tier and easily some of the best you're going to find in the city. The crunch, the seasoning, the moisture, it's all there. The Catfish: Man, listen. This is top three in Denver, period. If you think otherwise, go argue with yo momma, don't argue with me! The Sides: Everything is cooked with straight-up love and grace. The okra? It tastes exactly like my grandma used to make it. That's that nostalgic flavor you just can't fake. The Wait: Look, let's keep it 100, be prepared to wait. They are cooking everything fresh to order. If you show up during peak hours, just know it's going to be a minute. Quality takes time, fam. The Vibe: My only real gripe is I wish they were open longer, but I get the mission. When you're serving heat like this, you go until it's gone. Pro-Tip for the Inner Circle: Don't just show up and wait in line. Order online first, then give them a quick call to modify it for dine-in. By the time you pull up, your food is ready, and you can go straight to a table and start grubbing while it's fresh and steaming. Final Verdict: This is a Mile High favorite. If you haven't been, you're late to the party! read more

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UPDATED 4/16/26 - Still visit this restaurant at least once a month. Went there today with family and friends. I just love the vibe here. The music always puts me in a good mood. It reminds me of my grandmother (she loved a good juke joint) while this establishment is way better looking than a juke joint. It just has the essence of old school community. Just wanted to give a shout of thanks to the ladies/owners. Thank you for handling everything with grace. We had a slight mix up on one of our orders to go. Yes, I eat in the restaurant and take a dinner home to eat as well. No shame in my game. Location Works great for me. Across the street from the library and recreation center. There is a park adjacent to the restaurant to walk off all of the delicious food. There is off street parking Service Always on point. Staff go out of their way to make sure your experience is one of the best. Atmosphere Great, this is the type of place you can walk in after a bad day and shake it off. I love dancing to the tunes. Now dancing is not on the official things to do here. I just do it. Food Screaming, fire, fresh don't know what else to say. Catfish is always fried to perfection, and the gizzards are so tender. Even tried the fried chicken today and it was delicious. It was piping hot from the kitchen. So, updated from my previous review. I did not upload new photos because the food is consistent with quality and taste. read more

One of my new favorite hole in the wall spots here in Denver!! The food tastes just like what my grandma made when I was growing up as a kid. Will certainly be back read more

The Blazing Chicken Shack II - Fried 1/2 chicken + mac&cheese, green beans - Soul Food Near Me - Denver, Colorado

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The oxtails were tender and delicious with the rice and gravy. Loved the greens and cabbage and mashed potatoes. My daughter had three large chicken wings with mac and cheese. Everything we ate was delicious. I had real lemonade to drink that was perfect! The cool aid my daughter had was just right. I must come back here the next time I'm in Denver. Ten stars. read more

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Finally had the chance to visit for brunch. The place is small so expect to wait. But you wont be disappointed or regret your decision! They know good chicken and a deep fryer. The cajun deviled eggs were incredible as well. Highly recommend this soulful place! Everyone on the staff were super friendly and really appreciated our business, they are so humble and kind! read more

Food was amazing and packed with flavor. Service was amazing and friendly. We don't live here but we will be back again when we visit. read more

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On a work trip and was craving catfish, and this had good reviews. Nothing really bad to say, the food wasn't bad but at the same time it wasn't my favorite. I finished everything except the green beans. The best part to me was the shrimp. The catfish was hard fried and not my favorite style. read more

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I live less than a mile away and should have tried this place a long time ago. The food was delicious. We got the catfish, hot wings, BBQ wings and 4 sides that were delicious. The catfish portions were huge and the fish tasted really fresh and high quality. We loved the collard greens and mashed potato and gravy. We will definitely be back. We didn't dine in, but it looked like a fun and lively place when I picked up my food, with music playing on a Friday night. read more

Hidden gem! This hole-in-the-wall place is not to be skipped out on! Growing up in the south, it's hard to find good soul food or southern food in general. If you want real soul food this is where you'll find it. Everything was delicious- seasoned and cooked perfectly! I LOVED my order of the Cornmeal Crusted Catfish with Collard Green and Cabbage with Turkey and Fried okra. I ordered with the Red Kool-aid. Service was friendly and fast! Everyone was treated like family and with love. Our newborn started crying and they were so fast to help us get to-go boxes after our meal. Will definitely be back! Parking is very confusing. There is a back alley but best bet is the street parking out front. read more

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Food is absolutely amazing!! Seating is limited, so we did have to wait about 10 minutes (even at 2:45pm) to be seated-table of 6. Service was average at best, BUT the food was worth every minute we waited!! We found this gem on a YELP search after spending the day at the museum. I will definitely drive out of my way to enjoy the amazing food next time we are in Denver! read more

The Blazing Chicken Shack II - Ox tail and rice, collard greens, red beans and rice and cornbread- background chicken wings and fries - Soul Food Near Me - Denver, Colorado

Had the 1/2 Fried Chicken w/yams and potato salad - everything was excellent! We did takeout, since it can be a bit noisy in the restaurant. 2nd time here, great experience both times. read more

I went soon after opening. Ended up getting the fried chicken (3 wings) with okra and candied yams. It was so good and well seasoned. I had a cup of Kool-Aid with it and when I say it was good... It was good. I ended up returning the next day to try the oxtails and they did not let me down. Will definitely eat there again next time I'm in town. Also, the service was amazing very kind and attentive from the moment I walked into the door. read more

We wanted this to be better than it was. The atmosphere was okay, but it was the end of the night and they started cleaning up to close. I think someone emptied old water, so it smelled like mildew. Someone lit an incense to mask the smell, but it was a little suffocating. The food was okay. The gumbo, corn bread, and lemon cake were good. The oxtails and red beans and rice were just okay. The Mac and cheese and peach cobbler were disappointing. The people were really nice and the service was fairly quick. I don't think we waited long at all. read more

The Blazing Chicken Shack II - Oxtails, corn bread, Mac and cheese, red beans and rice - Soul Food Near Me - Denver, Colorado

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Out in Denver checking out the vibe.... This spot was absolutely amazing. Was located off of MLK Blvd, so that tells you the neighborhood. Was not expecting the option to sit and dine but is available. Nothing overly fancy, just a kool spot to eat. I got my food to go, and it was still warm and delicious. I got the Catfish with the shrimp, The hotlink sandwich and a side of fried okra. Everything was on point like a vaccine. A must if ur in Denver. Keep up the good work.... read more

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BEST CHICKEN WINGZ IN THE STATE!!!! Go argue with your momma‍ This ain't that corporate chain same grease using, non fresh batter having type of food ya heardddd I ain't even from CO EITHER!!! read more

Went in not knowing what to expect and blown away! The soul food was all on point and cooked extremely well. Food came out hot and fresh with lots of flavor. Outside location is a small strip mall with semi confusing parking and a small sign but inside is well decorated and cute. Service was great. Lots of people getting to go orders. Will be back! read more

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We went last Saturday. We enjoyed the atmosphere, music, service and THE FOOD was delicious. I am looking to go back again this evening. Thank you so much for being an amazing black establishment in the community, read more

BUSSING!!!! First time coming to this place and the food and the people are amazing. Good vibes I would definitely recommend this place for sure and come again and again read more

The Blazing Chicken Shack II - Chicken French toast with Fried Green Tomatoes ‍ - Soul Food Near Me - Denver, Colorado

Having Dorita as the first smiling face you see when you enter the building really makes you love the place before you even TRY the food. Then you GET the food and you're in love. Fried chicken, collard greens, mac and cheese... I'm in heaven. GO Just GO Pro tip: Plan a nap after read more

Always good n service is great too.. oxtails coming off the bone n peach cobbler delish

I eat at the blazing chicken shack at least once every week, I love the hospitality and the atmosphere , the food being so good so southern style I look for that comfort food, I am completely satisfied with all the meals and entrées that they serve, I want to say a big shout out to Blazing chicken Shack and now they're open on Sundays. I will see them on Sundays too. read more

Lovely, comforting food; atmosphere, and wonderful customer service! I took my sister who was visiting from nyc and we didn't want leave the place...so, we finished food at table then had few drinks at the bar .. read more

My experience was horrible! First off the table i was seated at while waiting on my To-Go order, there was a liquid that kept dripping from ceiling periodically onto my left shoulder. I looked up at the ceiling but could not determine what it was because there were no water spots on the ceiling and it was dry sunny day. I also requested that my three wing chicken dinner be fried hard and well done, it was neither, and my request was also written on the receipt! The chicken skin was very soft and carmel brown on the outside and very chewey on the inside like it needed to stay in the fryer until it was completely done and not short of being raw, it also tasted like there was no seasoning on the half done chicken but I'm assuming that the white specks on it were some resemblance of seasoning. Out of the three pieces I took three bites of the flat part and threw the rest including the other two wings in the garbage! The candied yams were extremely stringy in every spoonful and loaded with sugar and whatever else they put on it to make it a dark brown color, it was disgusting. The collard greens and cabbage was more collard green stalks and a few pieces of cabbage stalks mixed in and that too was very watery with no flavor. I also ordered peach cobbler, which i didn't even bother to taste, based on everything else, i just threw it in the garbage too. For Blazing Chicken II to claim to be a Southern Soul Food Restaurant leaves a lot to be desired in southern ethnic style food. The price of the food does not match the lack of quality and tastelessness, and not following orders as to the simple request of how I preferred to have my meal prepared. read more

This place looks quite different from when the forest opened. Good environment in the dining room. They did have someone at the front checking online or door dash orders. They had it all under control even calling door dash after an order sat for a time without being picked up. Family establishment, family vibes. read more

The Blazing Chicken Shack II - Hotlink sandwich with greens on the side - Soul Food Near Me - Denver, Colorado

Really spicy chicken loved it, chicken is really crunchy the service is good really respectful I enjoyed my time there. And the vibe here is really amazing it feels like a community. read more

Please take my review with a grain of salt as I don't often eat traditionally southern/comfort food but this is in my new neighborhood and seems popular. Pros: Nice staff. The chicken was good. Cons: They play the music SO LOUD in here like its a club or something. I waited 35 minutes for wings and fries,insane. The exterior is a little sketchy with cages on the doors and windows. While the chicken was good, I thought everything was quite plain. Plain green beans, unseasoned fries, interesting cut of chicken with sauce. Just not my type of place but they seem to really be popular so you should absolutely give it a try. read more

The Blazing Chicken Shack II - Soul Food Near Me - Denver, Colorado

Food was excellent. Service knocks overall rating down. I brought a restaurant owner as my guest, as I had an excellent previous visit which was 5/5. We were the only table, coming in for the highly recommended oxtail dinner, which we ordered. We had a drink, waiting for our dinner. A couple of menu items caught our eye. We ordered them around 5 minutes within our original order. Our server was annoyed and rude. In an empty restaurant at the time, I would think appreciation for more businesses, not being annoyed. It's not like she was slammed, taking care of a bunch of tables. I had others I was going to bring, but poor service to friends won't be tolerated. read more

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I would say this was some of the worst food I ever had in my entire life and the customer service was terrible and the wait was very long.

Wow! If I could give this place 10 stars o would. One of my things about using Yelp, is finding hidden Gems. And I definitely found one here. Don't be put off by the street appeal. As it really doesn't have any. Once you walk in you are greeted by a a few of the staff. The place is not very big, so hopefully you'll be lucky enough to find a seat. Saw that a lot of people coming in, picking up to go orders. I had the Fried Chicken with Red Beans and Rice.L, and potato salad. I can tell you here not only is everything made from scratch, it is tasty and filling. My friend had the Gumbo, he was surprised as to how good it was. He kept giving complements to the waitress and he asked to see the cook. He let her know it was the most authentic meal he has had in years. The prices are very reasonable, especially for the amount of food you get. read more

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We stopped here for dinner during a visit to Denver for a softball tournament. We were greeted with a smile when we walked in. The service and hospitality was amazing. It felt like Sunday dinner at Grandma's house. The food definitely didn't disappoint. It tasted like Grandma was back in the kitchen. The food was fresh and hot. I definitely recommend this place. This Is an example of a small business focused on providing exceptional customer service. read more

A year later my sister and I came to the place and ordered lunch. She ordered the shrimp dinner With her sides of okra, and red beans, and rice. My sister said the red beans rice was done to perfection. She loved it. I got the catfish dinner with sides of collar, greens and yams and it was very good. It was worth the wait. The food came out hot and it was awesome. We both ordered peach cobbler and my sister gobbled it up.(she was hungry lol). We will return to order again it's worth it . It was a nice inside and it was peaceful and you got to take your time eating. There was no rush. The waitresses were awesome. read more

Too Late; Did not Read Grub literally Got Soul Service Super Bad After a couple solo trips here for takeout, I wanted my Mom to try the fried chicken at Blazin' Chicken Shack, so we decided to dine in. Big mistake. I won't make it again. The vibe was anything but comforting. Sometimes, a hole-in-the-wall spot just isn't worth the struggle. The kitchen cranks out quality comfort food, but the the focus during busy times is on takeout orders, not diners. We showed up around 5pm expecting to eat there, but left well after 6pm with takeout, and finally got to eat--back home after 6:30 with no fried chicken. Total disappointment. Our server was friendly in taking our order. She warned against fried chicken, saying it takes 25 minutes to cook and the kitchen was 30 minutes behind, so 55 min was the best we could hope for if we ordered that. Huge bummer. No such delay for other items, she assured us. Mom ordered gizzards (rarely seen on Denver menus) and I asked for the catfish, which I knew was delicious in a huge portion. I've been here before and was ready to be patient. Good food takes time. As noted by other Yelpers, the staff seem poised to snap at people they deem impatient. I know better. Over the next hour, we gave up trying to get our server to fulfill her promise of a cup of ice for our bottled Coke. Refill our waters? Forget it. On each trip to adjacent tables--including serving food to people who ordered after us--she somehow turned away or just didn't hear us asking for her attention. I get that they were busy, but ignoring customers for an hour is bush league. Eventually, I went to the counter to ask if we could have it to go. I was the only customer there. After a few minutes of watching our server and others box and ring up takeout orders, she turned her back on me and walked away. No one else helped. I checked. I'm not invisible. I followed her until she begrudgingly acknowledged me. While waiting to pay, I overheard that they must have misplaced or lost our order. No apology. Instead, the person who took payment mocked me to my face and then to other staff. I had not complained, only asked for takeout. Perhaps having enough staff would afford time to actually provide table service without being openly rude or ignoring customers. Maybe not. The surliness seems baked in--a feature, not a bug. If you like long waits, empty water glasses, and staff too overwhelmed to acknowledge you, dining in at Blazin' Chicken Shack will be right up your alley. If you're looking for comfort, just get takeout or go elsewhere. Negative stars for "service" cancel out good food. read more

Went here last Saturday, 7/22. They were quite busy and only have a small kitchen. I ordered the Fried Chicken dinner, 1/2 a Chicken, Breast, Wing, Leg and thigh and you get two sides. I ordered the Mashed Potatoes and Green Beans, and you get a piece of Cornbread with it. Extra sides were $5.00 each, except the Mac and Cheese, which was $6. The Mashed Potatoes were rather salty, but the green beans were excellent. I also got some Mac and Cheese and it was a good size and was very Cheesey and delicious. The chicken was moist and fried just right. Very lovely ladies that work there and they were very helpful. I would highly recommend eating there. read more

A Park Hill staple, The Blazing Chicken Shack II, is a great soul food eatery. Come hungry and leave happy and full. We had the 12 wings and the 3 wing meal and the food was very flavorful and delicious. We also had the cornbread, and I will have to say that their cornbread is some of my favorite cornbread from a restaurant. All the food that we had here was nothing short of delicious, and the staff were friendly and welcoming. From the moment we walked in they made sure that we had water and were taken care of. read more

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Everything was amazing. The wattress Yvette was fabulous and so friendly. I love the food and the ambiance. I even met the owner and her son!!!! She was so sweet!!!! We will be back!!!!! read more

Came in to visit from Vegas. Park Hill was where I grew up. Knew about this place when it first opened awhile back. My first stop off the plane. Have to admit food was outstanding!! Everything was hot!! Props to the cook and the owner!! A major staple to the area!! Will definitely be back!! read more

The Blazing Chicken Shack II - Fried chicken, Catfish and a bunch of sides plus the red kool-aid. - Soul Food Near Me - Denver, Colorado

First all, they are not consistently open even if it says open on the website. The first time I showed up, it was closed after I drove 40 minutes to get there, but it said open. As soon as I walked in to see if my order was ready, the waitress was rude. Not a good impression. Finally got to taste their plain fried chicken, wings, and honey hot chicken wings.They told me I would wait 30 minutes and I sat there for over an hour waiting on food. The honey hot does not taste good and is not seasoned very well and there was three chicken wings in the batch that were dismantled and busted up. The plain fried wings were the best out of the two and they are still mid at best. I fry better chicken at home. Save your money. I will not be back. read more

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If you did not live in the neighborhood, read about or was told about, I am confident you would drive by. But tucked inside the rundown, barred strip mall is a soul food hidden gem. The posted hours are a mere suggestion and the service is spotty. I think the owners maintain that as part of their charm. The food is solid. I have had better fried chicken, collard greens along with Mac'n cheese, but I licked my plate. The corn bread was tasty and the star by far is the Carmel cake. I came straight home and looked up a recipe. Would I go back? Sure read more

Amazing food and friendly staff! We got the gumbo and wings, and both were 10/10. I am definitely planning on returning.