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    The Red Bird

    4.6 (41 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    SANDWICHES W/ FRIES (2pc)
    Alex K.

    Good hot chicken at a great price. I have been to The Red Bird a few times and I typically get the "SANDWICHES W/ FRIES (2pc)" at a medium spice level. The food comes out quickly and the sandwiches are a good size. The cost for this meal is $9.99, which for two sandwiches and fries is one of the best deals I have seen in a while especially at a hot chicken restaurant.

    Julie H.

    My husband and I love spicy food and love spicy crispy chicken sandwiches and had to give the Red Bird a try. First impression and this review is just from the first visit, which the restaurant was clean and super friendly service. I was welcomed immediately entering the restaurant. We got extra hot sandwiches and fck you hot chicken and rice bowl. For the buck you can't get this deal anywhere, only $9.99 for two full size sandwiches with fries and generous potion chicken and rice bowl for $6.99! The extra hot wasn't as spicy as I thought it would be, and if you are like me and eat spicy food daily and have the high tolerance for spicy food. Extra hot won't be spicy for you. The fck you however had more heat to it but still not as spicy compared to some other places. Again this is if you can take the super spicy heat and got the tolerance for spicy food and love the spicy. Chicken was crispy for the sandwiches but the chicken in the rice bowl got soggy as I expected. Overall I give this spot 4 stars.

    Red bird #2
    Dennis T.

    A pretty great hot chicken fast food joint in Reston! Very inexpensive - the Redbird #2 is only $10 for 2 sandwiches and a handful of fries! It was filling and I had split it with someone else. I got the "Hot" flavor but I definitely want to try the other flavors. The "Hot" flavor wasn't hot for me but my tolerance is pretty high. But the chicken was very juicy. And I love how they have extra sauce on the side for dipping. The only thing I didn't like is that they didn't have a water dispenser for customers to use. It's a HOT/SPICY chicken place and they want to force people to buy drinks? It feels like a hassle to ask the workers to keep refilling your water. And people love to bike around Reston. It'd be nice to have a water dispenser around.

    Tenders and fries

    This is my favorite place to get lunch in the area I work. Hands-down, best hot chicken in the area, super affordable, and great service. These are not just regular chicken tenders sprinkled with seasoning after they're cooked like you get at Hangry Joe's. The chicken is super flavorful, large pieces, and these are the only crinkle fries I actually enjoy (they're crisp, not soggy, and seasoned well). Mo is the man, and runs a great restaurant. The sauces are legit, and I just tried the toffee cake for the first time today, it's the bomb. Don't think about it, just go, you won't regret it.

    Hot chicken
    Ramez W.

    I wanted to like this place but I just couldn't get there. It's a popular place, lot of traffic so you might like it but it just wasn't for me. It's a super crispy piece of chicken. It's not that thick and chunky so if you like flat crispy chicken, this is your spot. None of the sauces were that good. I got all of them and they were all on the sweeter side and mayo based which I'm not a fan of. Last part is it's kind of messy. The slaw is a nice touch but it's not enough to balance the flavors. I wouldn't go again but you might like. There's plenty of space inside to eat and the staff was cool and friendly.

    David C.

    Clean, timely, efficient service with a good price, and decently good food. In terms of the ingredients and execution, I have to say the breading, tenderness, flavor, and juiciness of the chicken are all spot on. The only reason I have to ding the chicken is that there's a little too much spice on it, and that the flavor is perhaps a little basic; in that while it is good, the spices seemed to only make it hotter rather than making it more flavorful. The sauces are good, but there's a question as to whether the chicken should be good on its own merits or only with the accompaniment of sauce. I leave that for you to decide. Unfortunately, the fries do not quite hit the mark and are a significant reason for lowering the score. However, I do applaud them for attempting to control quality by only having a few selections on the menu. Likewise, I cannot say exactly for sure what would make this restaurant better, but from my personal opinion, it would be to address my quibbles here in as well as to add a additional element to the fries and chicken to distinguish it from other hot chicken places; in particular, I can see a nutty or lightly sweet element going well with the coleslaw and hot chicken sandwiches. Will probably return. The place warrants a greater 3 stars rating but is not quite 4 stars. Come and see for yourself.

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    4.1(650 reviews)
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    We are never disappointed at Jimmy's. And, sometimes our favorite eatery gets attention from world…read moretravelers. Recently a friend was coming to visit. We sent him links to three great Herndon eateries. He responded, "Oh, Jimmy's has the menu with the most to offer." Fast forward, we're at JOTT - I order my fav - the Buffalo Wrap...so good! Hubs orders his fav - the Philly Cheesesteak. Our friend, the world traveler ordered the noodle soup - which he devoured - and, the salmon salad. He clearly enjoyed his meal. A few days later, he's traveling again and reviewed a meal at a place in another town, in another country... "The salmon was just OK. (If you want salmon, you are better off going to Jimmy's Tavern in Herndon!) We couldn't agree more.

    I've wanted to visit Jimmy's for a while after reading about it in some Buffalo Bills' groups on…read moreSocial Media and WOW !!! The vibe of this place immediately draws you right in! The staff are THE coolest ever. Austin P was our server and he is a ROCKSTAR! Then there is the whole reason we came here, the food! We had Mozzarella Sticks and Spinach Artichoke Dip to start. TheMozz Sticks were HUGE! The dip was the cheesiest I've ever had. Next we had 2 different Cheesesteaks, a South Philly and a Jersey/Philly; the Buffalo Platter and a Beef on a Weck. Amazing! Exactly what we were craving! You nailed the Weck Bun and your horseradish is legit! OH and the Coleslaw, spot on! This is definitely a new spot for us!

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    1.9(9 reviews)
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    Happy to kick off the reviews here. A solid 2 star rating is in order for this location…read more Value - If I'm paying $45 for 30 the least you can do is get the order right. I'm 90% sure they got the order incorrect. I ordered 10 Korean wings, 10 hot honey wings and 10 mango habanero. The Korean wings were good and crispy, mango habanero was ok and the hot honey wings were not honey. There was no honey on the wings and they weren't hot. I'm pretty sure I got the wrong order. The place looked ok on the inside, the people were friendly but I'm not sure I would go back. It's just not there in value and the wings aren't that good, sorry but a hard pass. -------- Update - Changing my review from 2 stars to 1 star. I called and told the young lady one of the orders was wrong. She said no problem come back tomorrow and they'll make you a new. I was in the area so thought it was a good idea. Came back around noon and it was a different guy. He saw no "note" of that apparently and said come back when the other lady if here. Hahahaha no thanks

    Worst location in Northern VA. We ordered wings from that location through DoorDash late at night,…read morebecause it was one of the few food places near Dulles open late. And they still had the nerve to bring my girlfriend the wrong order of wings, and the fries were so salty, and some food items were also too greasy. And then it messed with our stomachs the following day, they need to either improve or we will stop patronizing wing stop in general. And this is one location I'll avoid in Virginia/DC area.

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