THE BEST friend chicken in chicago. Its like a reward every time I come here. I have never had lemon pepper tenders (only wings) and this is the best. I am obsessed. The food always taste the same every time and the service is so QUICK! Harolds changed my life for the better. read more

Harold's Chicken Shack - 6 Lemon Pepper - American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

The food was really good! I think the chicken was good but not the best I've eaten. The sauce was my favorite! The fries were great! I'll definitely go back while I'm in town. Next time I'll get spicy on my chicken and mild sauce on my fries. Customer service was okay and I didn't have a long wait. read more

Harold's Chicken Shack - American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

This is a take out restaurant. There are lots of awesome photos of celebrities on the wall. They were out of a couple of items that we wanted. But the chicken was very good. We did not enjoy the dessert. read more

The meal was excellent and absolutely delicious. I enjoyed it every time I go to this restaurant for chicken or fishes always a five star so please try it. You will enjoy every single meal that you ordered. Thank you Harold Chicken for continuing to keep your status. I guess it's been for all of these years. You are a five star restaurant and everyone who reads this please give Harold's chicken shack a chance and you will never go to any place else. The food is absolutely delicious and well prepared sincerely, Iveal Andrews.STARS . The mills are absolutely delicious and prepared so tastefully done this Harold deserves five stars and if you deliver it delivered to you the same way as if you were sitting in the restaurant if you want a good meal of chicken fish or whatever try Harold's chicken it's absolutely delicious! Harold's chicken shack, desserts five stars read more

Food is absolutely delicious. That will always be a five star for me. I gave it a three because I ordered a chicken dinner with 6 pieces, sauces and additional I was charged for. Instead, I only got 4 pieces and just fries, not the additional items I asked for in the order. read more

I give 3 star because the short puggie lady at the front is rude , nasty , and dismissive for no reason but the chicken was great maybe they should place her on mop duty read more

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Great chicken! They run a straight forward operation and gave me tasty food. I never had mild sauce, and it was good, especially on my fried hard wings. read more

Harold's Chicken Shack - American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

The food at this location is great! My issue is they are charging for bread?! Like c'mon seriously the bread is mandatory and now you're charging for it. Although the price isn't much it's the principle! I know the economy is not the best but this is just outrageous. I could understand if there was a charge for an additional slice of bread, but not the initial slice. I don't think I'll be going back the prices are already high and this just put the icing on the cake. I'm pretty sure they don't care about losing my few dollars just thought I would make others aware. read more

Harold's is a South Side institution and this place is an excellent place to satisfy your craving. Harold's was designed for each franchise to develop its own ambiance/vibe - it was specifically trying to avoid the cookie cutter molds you see from other fast food places. This is probably why it's a bit inconsistent from location to location; this franchise is great. My usual order is a half chicken meal with both mild and spicy sauce. I thought this came out great - it has the same excellent taste as the other Harold's places I've been to. It's been rated as one of the best Harold's in Chicago and I think the ranking makes sense. The location itself is very clean and everyone was very friendly. There are a few tables around but it's not designed for you to dine-in; it's made for takeout. Harold's cooks its meals to order so expect to wait at least 10 minutes. It's not as fast as your other fast food franchises - but most fast food places don't cook your meal to order so I think it's well worth the wait. They also accept grubhub orders here if you don't want to order at the counter and wait. I think it's definitely worth the wait - Harold's is something I try to get whenever I am back in Chicago! read more

Harold's Chicken Shack - a basket of chicken wings and french fries - American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

We were in Chicago on vacation and our first stop was to Harold's Chicken off 35th street. James the owner was super nice. We had gizzards, liver, cat fish, coleslaw, wings and grapes with toffee. EVERYTHING was delicious!! The grapes were surprisingly delicious. The sauce did not disappoint! I'd recommend you check out Harold's Chicken on 35th street. read more

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Terrible chicken wasn't cooked fresh pre cooked chicken terrible . Never going back to this restaurant

I tried to give this spot another chance. I asked if 6 wings was really $15 this older black older lady "said that's a dumb question your eyes don't work or something what it say". Now it's written on a receipt in the window. The actual menu price is blacked out. When I told her that was rude she said it ain't rude. You're just blind. I asked for a manager. She said she was the manager. She wouldn't give me her name. Whoever owns this establishment. Really needs to check her. I'll never spend my money there. I walked out. read more

Protip: Make sure you have plenty of time to wait for your order. There's not much seating inside so pick somewhere nearby to eat or don't order anything that will get soggy while you take it back home. Highlights: Wings were pretty good and I'd be open to trying other items from the menu. Lowlights: It look forever to get our food and we didn't order very much. French fries were very soft and not really my style. read more

Harold's Chicken Shack - Chicken and fries - American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Best Harold's in the city. I always used to get half white, salt/pepper and hot on the side. After a while I started getting mixed buckets because I could eat it and not have to cook for a couple days. The breading is nice and if you get your sauce on the side the chicken stays crispier. Livers are good and I like their okra too. There's no real consistency between different Harold's locations. Some are terrible. Some are decent. Some are real good. This location is my favorite for the consistent food quality. P.S. I know where they get their hot sauce and buy it to use at home. It's really good stuff, similar to Frank's but more vinegar and spice. read more

They never answer the phone and be rude asf when you finally bog in order and don't be nobody in there just pure fucking lazy get some people who want to work read more

They are quick and efficient!! Flavor remains the same. Close location...118th and Pulaski

Hard to understand complaints about Harold's, this one or any of them. There can be some inconsistency between locations, sure, but overall it's exactly what you're looking for if you're looking for fried chicken. Complaints about speed of service also annoy me somewhat: this place is an institution. Honestly, if you really think about it, you are probably also slow. The service was slow when I went, but I also don't blame them from mostly switching to a pickup-oriented service model that assumes more time between order and pickup than what happens when you order in person and wait in the restaurant. The "slowness" is also the reason the food is so fresh. I ordered a white 1/4 dinner. Excellent. It was so perfectly fried, I was shocked to see there were almost no bones left when I was done. As a former Chicagoan who doesn't get to have Harold's whenever I want anymore, I'm happy to see this institution surviving despite the past few years. read more

August 13, 2022, dining after parade with the lovebugs. It was the kids and I first time in Chicago, but not bay's. As a foodblogger and foodie, I eat by researching reviews, food pictures, and presentation of the food first-hand. This establishment is a Chi-town staple; but the wait time was not bad at all. Not sure if it was meant to dine-in because they had the bigger tables blocked off. On the other hand, there were 2 smaller tables visible, but already occupied. We cleaned the tables off and sat down after the previous customers. Then proceeded to wait for our food to be ready. I ordered 2pc catfish and 2 wings (lemon pepper), came with order of fries. My food was seasoned well, not salty at all - just bursting with flavor. Will definitely recommend and also eat here again upon return visit. #memphisfoodblogger #chicagoroadtrip #dinein #wherelocalsgo #travelingblogger read more

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I'm a truck driver from California and every time I'm visiting or driving through Chicago the first thing I do when I touch down is get me some Harold's chicken this place is 5 stars across the board kind of mad this location had no banana pudding BUT SCRATCH that the CHICKEN the SAUCE ain't nothing BETTER!!! and my fat self done been to uncle Remus and all them copy cats yeah yeah nah Harold's got my dollar when it comes to the chicken In Chicago keep doin read more

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Of course I'd visit Harold's Chicken #88, considered to be the best of all the Chicken Shacks. Harold's Chicken Shack was explicitly called out as the place to go for Chicago's take on fried chicken when I visited Skydeck earlier. The breading, the crispiness, the crunchiness is perfect. They've got the right amount of salt in their fried chicken. The fries are well done. The sauce is legitimately spicy; there's a clear difference between spicy and mild. What's great about the mild sauce is that it's not a sweet sauce--it is actually "mild." Main downsides I see are the unusually small amount of coleslaw and the current tax due to the wing shortage (20% tax is hard to chew on). The 1/4 chicken dinner is what I'd recommend people get. You won't be disappointed! read more

Harold's Chicken Shack - American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Chicken was good. Nice and fresh. Got Sauce on the side. Service was great and had Nice throwback pictures on the wall.. read more

Harold's Chicken Shack - Fried Chicken and Fries.. - American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Gotta love Harold's. Especially at this location. It's conveniently located near the Cell, and unlike other locations, they actually have good customer service. After I ordered my chicken dinner, she politely advised it would be 15 minutes. It was more like 25 but that's ok. You know you're getting fresh fried chicken at the end of the day. Their credit card machine actually worked and I asked for extra hot and mild sauce on the side and I was prepared to pay for it, but they never asked me for additional money. As for the chicken? I mean damn. Freshly fried golden chicken covered with fries and plenty of mild and hot sauce covering everything. Definitely no skimping going on here. You can either eat the bread at the bottom during your meal or wait to the end once it's sucked up all the mess from the food. Gotta love Harold's man. read more

Harold's Chicken Shack - 1/2 white chicken dinner. - American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

There is nothing like good Harold's chicken !! I love the mild sauce with lemon pepper!!!

Our team decided to stop by there to grab some food. They said the service was friendly. They also grabbed me some takeout. I only wanted a piece of chicken and to try these things called taffy grapes. He came back k with a 2pc, fries and the grapes because this location doesn't see one piece of chicken. The chicken was tasty, reminded me of Popeyes. The fries not so much. They were soggy, but they included all these sauces and they did the trick. Their sauces are really good. I tried bbq and another sweet and tangy one. Now I've never heard of a taffy grape until being here. They were pretty interesting. It was basically green grapes dipped in a Carmel flavored chocolate shell with crushed peanuts on top. They tasted ok kind of like a candy apple bite. Overall the food was ok. I don't necessarily have to go back, but if I was hungry and near there I'd get it again. read more

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I ordered delivery through grub hub it came A decent time and they were able to make some last minute changes to my order that I appreciate. However, The wings I got were so small I would call them party wings. The mild sauce had a weird tang to it. I won't order from there again. read more

Great chicken! This is the best Harolds I've had in a long time! I've been to probably 7 different locations around the city and South suburbs. Didn't have to wait long for our food. Got there around 2:15 pm on a Sunday afternoon. Adequate sized pieces and generous serving of fries. Also gave me a good amount of sauce. I usually have to ask for more at other locations. Cool photos of Black celebrities and historical figures on the wall. There are tables to eat inside and it looked clean. read more

Chicago Magazine recently wrote an article titled "All 20 Harold's Chicken Shacks, Ranked" This location is ranked No.1 and I see why. So if you are from out of town and you want to taste a legendary, staple of Chicago and enjoy it, this is the place, trust me. (Located in a very "urban" part of Chicago, but don't be "scurred".) read more

Harold's Chicken Shack - 8 wings, fried hard, salt & pepper, hot sauce. The only way to fly! - American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

food good, 15.00 for 6 very little wings price to high,,,, the lady taking orders has diplorable customer service .... i i comment on hearing her whole conversation while she was on the phone she states i'll get over it i will not be back. nasty service read more

Harold's is a Chicago staple but let's be honest, all Harolds are not the same. Downtown is not as good as the south, south, south side (Kanye West voice). When I get Harolds normally I get a three-piece but this time I went with a four-piece dinner. Typically, a dinner comes with french fries, one piece of bread and a small coleslaw. I requested extra mild sauce, that the wings be fried hard and added lemon pepper... I was taught by some of Chicago's finest how to eat this and eat it right! I'm not sure if I was just HeMan hunger but it was supercalifragilisticexpialidocious delicious!! I went right in and the next thing I knew it was gone; I was still hungry and as I sucked the mild sauce off my fingers and shook my head I just keep saying out loud that was fire, dang that was good. The chicken was crispy on the outside yet supremely juicy on the inside and seasoned for the Gods!!! I would highly recommend this location. The store was clean and the service was on point. I am a mega mega fan. read more

Harold's Chicken Shack - I was so hungry + It was so good that I didn't even get a chance take a picture - American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Just ok.The wait is so damn loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong.In a crunch this is my go to.

As the article prominently displayed on their wall says, this is THE best Harold's in Chicago! I've gone twice while visiting from OOT! Both times, hands down...THE best Harold's experience I have ever had! What makes it so awesome? Both times that I have gone so far, the chicken was fresh and hot! And the customer service was awesome! If you are visiting or looking for THE best Harold's experience, this is the place! read more

My grandmother lives by this Harold's which is why I have come here a number of times. I really like their catfish here, perfectly seasoned and cooked just right. They have all of the other signature Harold's items, and for the most part, the wait isn't too long. However, I did notice a new COVID tax/fee, which I wasn't too happy about. Other than that, this is solid Harold's. read more

This was my First time checking this Harold's location out. I had ordered one of their shrimp specials, that came with fries and bread. The shrimps were ok, just didn't like the thick batter. But it was good for a late night munchie snack. The last of my fries were really hard and burnt, and most locations I go to are stingy with the sauce on the fries. read more

Harold's Chicken Shack - "Shrimps w/ salt, pepper, and mild sauce on the fries" - American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Pro- Door dash delivery, sells $5 bottles of sauce and service is fast and good. I have no complaints. read more

I am sad to have dealt with one of the employees in such an unpleasant manner this morning. I can't go into details about the nature of the business but I will say that this might need not be the safest place to eat. On top on trying to help with the sanitation service, he was very short, rude and unpleasant. I would never support this business again. read more

A new Harold's chicken shack has just opened up around the corner from my place and I am sure glad it finally did. The chicken is as fresh as it can get, right out of the deep fryer and into your hands. You can choose to get the sauce on your chicken or on the side. Their dinner items all come with fries and coleslaw I opted to get the 8 piece mixes bucket for $15. The chicken thighs were a little dry but still very delicious. The wings and drumsticks were spot on especially with the spicy sauce. The reason why I gave it only 4 was because the coleslaw was so tiny that what's the point of even giving it out. read more

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I've eaten fried chicken before but never had them at Harolds. I enjoyed every bite of my three piece dark meat wing dinner. They asked me how I wanted the dinner - They raffled thru a bunch of options and I asked for the normal. He stood there for a second and smiled. I waited 15 minutes and received a gold mine. The wings came out smelling scrumptious - I could not wait do dive in the wings, that were soaked with bbq sauce. It is best to eat them onsite than to take them home, something about the ambiance and the aroma of oil in the air. Will I come back, without a doubt. read more

I hope every one goes to this location this is the spot almost feels original I love the pizza puffs and there fried shrimp look like what we see in commercials there fish to die for read more

I love gizzards. LOVE THEM. Living in the northwest burbs, they are hard to find. Naturally, whenever I'm closer to Chicago, I'm hunting down Harold's asap. This location does the best job with these delectable morsels of any other I've tried. They prepare them in a way that's full of flavor and not too chewy. Just right! Staff is great - very friendly and fast. Restaurant is clean with a nice counter to stand and eat. read more

Harold's Chicken Shack - Small portion of gizzards - American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Hands down #88 is the best location! The staff is super nice and the wait time is never long! Thank you guys for being the best location on the south side! read more