Enjoyed the roasted chicken and fried gizzards, can't wait to try some more items like the ribs, wings, and sides. The Couple that owns this tasty spot, made me feel very comfortable and explain their menu well. Clean quick for fresh cooked food. Service was great and next time I'll dine in it's casual. read more

Heard that this was a good place for fried chicken...I ordered the two piece white(breast)....when I received my order it was obvious that most of the meat was removed from the breast and I got breast bones with very little meat! Not a good way to do business and I surely won't be going there again! read more

We haven't been here in a while, but since we were in the area we decided to get some nuggets. They were awesome as usual, fresh, moist and flavorful, BUT now you get charged for dipping sauce?!? Come on, seriously, you can't even get 1 or 2 when you order a nugget dinner?? At least throw that in there..... Otherwise everything was good as usual, service was great, read more

Hen House Bar-B-Q - Chicken nugget dinner, O rings, & slaw. - Barbeque Near Me - Southington, Connecticut

Horrible! Dried out chicken if you can even call it chicken cause I saw no meat on the bone. Everything over cooked and burnt. Never would eat here again. read more

Sadly, the current rating is not reflective of new owners. While friendly, the food was mediocre. It was clear my half bbq chicken was reheated from the day before. The ribs were okay. Their coleslaw was very fresh. The restaurant is tired and old... sometimes great if the bbq raged as a 5 star. One of my measures of restaurants is the bathroom - didn't meet might standard if cleanliness but it was ok. I was excited for great bbq based on the reviews and rating. Like the restaurant, it was dated. read more

Hen House Bar-B-Q - Interior eating area - Barbeque Near Me - Southington, Connecticut

Run down sad place. The ribs are what you'd get if you made baked ribs at home and slathered with an overly sweet "glaze". These had zero evidence of smoke like any decent BBQ place would serve. I think I saw them roasting in a rotisserie. No word for how disappointing the food was. Maybe the fried chicken is the move here but I will stay far, far away. I wouldn't have written such a review if I hadn't had to RUN to the bathroom after eating those ribs. read more

The chicken nuggets are all white meat, real chunks of chicken breast, no dark meat and certainly not chopped and processed food supply nuggets. The seasoning on the chicken nuggets is flavorful and tastes great, unlike any flavor that you can get anywhere else. The nuggets are cooked to perfection and moist, not dry. The mashed potatoes and gravy are always piping hot, so you need to remove the lid to let them cool off. The potatoes taste like instant potatoes and not homemade but are good. Fries are cooked to perfection, and the pickled beets with onions are my favorite, they have just the right amount of vinegar and are so tasty. It is a casual place to eat, I see most people pick up take out. You order at the counter and they have about 8-10 booths in an adjoining room and they will bring your food in to you on a tray. read more

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I hadn't visited this restaurant in decades. Returned for some fried chicken recently. Ordered chicken wings dinner to go. I can say that the chicken was as good as I remembered. Meaty chicken wings perfectly cooked. Service was prompt entering the restaurant. Food was ready on time. There is also ample dining area at restaurant. Parking is not an issue just be aware there are two driveways into Parking lot - enter and exit lanes. read more

Such a solid place to get fried chicken! Super simple fried chicken to-go joint that we have here. I was only able to try their fried chicken as well, it's what they're known for and now I know why! It's so good! Crispy, tender and juicy with no excess grease. It's not the most unique or special fried chicken but it's very comforting, simple and no surprise type fried chicken. I'm saying this in a good way. They were very quick with my order, the staff was also very friendly. This place is litterally a hole in the wall towards the end of a not so busy and small plaza. I see this as that simple, solid and reliable place to get fried chicken. I'd get this over KFC any day of the week. Overall, like I said, solid chicken spot we have here. Great job. read more

Hen House Bar-B-Q - Got the chicken, in the Chinese take-out container, in the bag, I love it. - Barbeque Near Me - Southington, Connecticut

The clam strips were large and tasty. The deviled eggs were creamy and the ribs were tender and juicy. My husband got the gizzards and enjoyed them as well. The portion sizes are very good for the price. My husband comes here every time he's in CT. My first time and will def go back read more

This is our first time here with the new owners. We are very disappointed. The chicken was dry and over cooked. I should have known something was up when I drove up the place was empty and mine was the only order on the counter. We loved the old Hen House. We won't be going back. So sad. read more

I have been in Southington for 5 years and when I first came it was good but now it's horrible has been for a few years. The food has gone downhill it's not what it used to be. Ribs and chicken are dry as hell. read more

Always get a good meal at the Hen House. I love corned beef Ruben sandwiches and they make an awesome one. The sides are homemade and completely delicious! read more

The place is run down terribly inside and the customer service was very lacking. The chicken came out very dry but it's a good thing I bought extra soda to wash it down. Won't be back! read more

Good place to try chicken gizzards and chicken livers. The chicken pieces were pleasantly salty. Rustic place in the Dollar Tree plaza. Our dinner was "takeout", would have been a bonus if they would have included napkins. read more

Hen House Bar-B-Q - Box of chicken gizzards and livers. - Barbeque Near Me - Southington, Connecticut

We've lived in Southington for over 2 years and just recently tried the Hen House a few weeks ago. My husband got a regular fried chicken sandwich. I got the mild Buffalo fried chicken sandwich. It was very mild but tasty. Next time I'll try something just a tad more spicy. I thought the fries were decent (and we ordered take out so everything wasn't piping hot as if we dined in). All and all - I thought it was pretty good and will definitely be trying more of their menu. read more

Like many many others I have been going here for many many years and unfortunately as I feared when the new owners (KFC?) came in slowly the staff changed and now so has the food. For the first time in a decade plus I ordered some fried chicken and soon after I finished my meal I felt sick! Was the chicken fresh I dont know...but Sadly I most likely will not ever be beck again! Then again maybe it was bad lettuce! read more

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Couldn't wait to have this! Ron is still rocking chicken at this Southington staple going on almost 30 years now. Some say that there's no competing with southern fried chicken. Having moved to Florida almost four years ago I must strongly disagree. Take the chicken nugget dinner for example. Lightly seasoned and breaded, these delicious morsels of mouth-watering juicy chicken breast seem to jump off the plate and into your mouth. Where'd they all go? In my belly will be the answer. :) Numerous rotisserie spits don the back wall of this establishment, slow-roasting whole chickens and ribs to savory perfection. Whether your a poultry or pork fan, this place will put a few pounds on you for sure. Simple eating area only adds to this secret little gem that most Southington restaurant goers know to be the best. Call ahead or take it to go too. (Side note: actually had Hen House TWICE in the 3 days I was here!) read more

Total hole in the wall. Freezing inside. Dirty tables. Dry chicken. Nice people. Avoid. read more

Based, partly on positive reviews and also because of my craving for fried chicken, I made a 45 minute trip to the Henhouse. Ordered for myself and my family. SO disappointed. The place is dirty & small & the staff's attitude was less than helpful; the cook worked with a cell phone in his hand. Fried chicken breasts were hard as a rock with way too much dry coating. Big sheets of it fell off onto the plate. No flavor. Scallops & shrimp dinners were appetizer-sized and equally tasteless. read more

I was not familiar with Hen House until a few months ago when a coworker of mine informed me they have some of the best fried chicken around. So I bookmarked this spot and finally got around to trying it out this weekend. Let me just say this is not the best looking place outside or inside. I honestly was a little hesitant to go in but the wonderful scent of fried chicken lured me in. With this being my first time here, I took my time looking over the menu. The staff was friendly and patient and asked if I had any questions on the menu. I ultimately decided on the two piece wing and breast fried chicken meal to go. After placing my order I sat on the dining side and waited for my meal to be done. After about 10 minutes my food was ready and I headed home. As soon as I was settled, I dug in. I found the chicken to be very moist, and fried very well but lacking in flavor. I've heard so much great things about this place and expected to be WOWED and I wasn't. Don't get me wrong the chicken tasted good but wasn't great. I do plan on returning and trying something else and maybe the outcome will be different. read more

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Friendly people behind the counter. My first time in so they let me look at the menu without hurrying me along. The chicken nugget meal was incredible--in both portion size and tastiness/quality. I got the sweet and sour dipping sauce. I can recommend highly. I'll never consider McDonald's again after coming here. Food was up in 10 minutes, so pretty darn fast, too. Dining area is currently closed. read more

Still a fantastic place to get fried chicken and ribs from! The ribs are steps above better than another local BBQ place in Southington (y'all know who I am referring to). The chicken and ribs dinner was a perfect portion of chicken and ribs came with slaw, bun, and curly fries optional. Fantastic taste and perfectly cooked and that smoke ring again I forgot to take pictures the deep fried mushrooms were perfect and the fried chicken gizzards always spectacular and so tasty!!! I don't eat a lot of fried food as much as I used to but if you do, it should be from here! read more

Best fried chicken place around. With the sauces and platters available , there is something for everyone. It doesn't look like much from outside, but do not let that fool you. The flavor of the chicken is second to none. It's moist, but crunchy and perfectly seasoned. The sides are plentiful and you get a great amount of food for your money. If your craving fried chicken, you've found your place. read more

Fricken' awesome chicken! If you want quality, tasty, juicy, tender fried chicken, look no further than Hen House! Consistently good and affordable!! The only hard decision is whether to get the chicken or the ribs! Luckily Hen House offers both as a combination meal! read more

Always have a good meal here. Got the ribs today and.......fabulous. meaty, flavorful, and fall off the bone. Friendly staff. Don't expect "southern BBQ " here. This has more of an asian meets american flair. Really good. BBQ chicken is really good here as well. read more

We had a dinner yesterday. Food is awesome and price is reasonable. Kids love burgers and ribs. We will definitely come back again

They have very good food! If you're looking for take out be prepared to wait in line. I have seen customers push their way in to get their orders quicker. I feel this should be addressed by the staff, but they are so busy it's not always possible. I order a couple of times a month and the food is always well prepared and delicious! Make sure to get Snapple pie, they are like the ones the "Golden Arches" used to make! read more

This was really genuinely some of the best fried chicken I've ever had. It was moist, well seasoned, and fun. The atmosphere at this place is really weird, I watched an old lady play pac-man for like 40 minutes and she was doing really well. It was a little run down (not in a fun way), but I think if you're just looking for really good fried chicken, this is it It didn't look like the rest of the food was great, but I didn't try any so I can't honestly speak to that. I'd go here again, I'd even go a little out of my way to visit. read more

Order take out tonight, 5.28.22, wings, fries, ribs, chicken sandwich, grilled cheese and cornbread. Almost $100 for some of the worst food I have ever had. Fries were cold and hard, ribs couldn't be pulled apart even with utensils, overcooked and tough, the grilled cheese had one slice of cheese, the chicken sandwich was tough and came complete with a hair in it, and the wings were soggy and tasted like general Tsao chicken with ketchup mixed in the sauce. Oh and the $1 cornbread, 1-1/4" x 2" x 1/2" thick sponge full of oil. This placed seemed to be more like bad reheated southern BBQ meets a bad back alley Chinese restaurant on the south side. read more

Came here for my first time over a year ago because my boyfriend raved about this place because he's been going there since he was a kid and they have delicious, homestyle BBQ, are pretty inexpensive but also loved & well-known in the neighborhood. I was thrilled to check this place out because of his enthusiasm and because this was my very first time in this part of CT and my very first trip with him...also as usual, I was starving. Upon entering we were greeted by the person manning the register and everyone in the back cooking and preparing meals looked like they were having a blast. This definitely gives off a "family owned and run" kind of vibe. I love that. We ended up sharing a pretty generous order of chicken nugget and french fries along with almost every kind of dipping sauce under the sun. I LOVE me some dipping sauces and each chicken nugget was juicy, tender white meat and deliciously battered. It was evident about my 3rd or 4th nugget in that these were not frozen and deep fried, but most likely hand-battered in their kitchen. Each of us ordered our own side to go along with this feast - the boy ordered mashed potatoes and I ordered mac and cheese, we shared the dinner bun that came with. My mac n' cheese was delicious, nothing insanely amazing to call home about, but it was much better than KFC or fast food places - kind of on the level of Boston Market's mac n' cheese, maybe better. His mashed potatoes were also quite yummy and had some nice potato chunks in there making me wonder if this was instant or not and erring on it not being. Cool beans. To boot, Hen House has a super old Ms. Pac Man machine in the back of their dining area - the kind of machine that you have to sit down on a chair to play and kind of resembles a table. I love those kind of machines more so than the arcade-style ones that you stand at. Two weekends ago we passed this place as he was driving but we had just come back from eating a hearty breakfast - no doubt in my mind that I'll come back here some day and try more of their tasty looking menu! read more

Four words of advice: GET IT TO GO because the food is wonderful, but if you dine in (at least on a Saturday when I did) the service is sloooooooooooooow. Everything is made fresh to order so when you fry chicken without a pressure cooker that takes a while. We ordered a fried chicken plate and a seafood plate and it took 35 minutes to get the food, It took 25 minutes to get 2 cups with ice. Great chicken, cole slaw, scallops, onion rings, everything was a winner, but next time we will call ahead because the food is worth it! read more

Looks like a Hole-in-the-Wall, but the Hen House serves some very good food. We did a takeout tonight, my gf ordered the #3 fried chicken dinner, I had 3 ribs by the piece. Both our meals were very tasty and satisfying. The "kids" (I'm old enough to be everyone's father who works there) know what they are doing & are very friendly -- the girl at the counter let me try one her chicken nuggets (also very good). Only complaint was the french fries were a bit cold by the time I got home, but I'm not exactly around the block either. It's hard to find good fried chicken places like the Hen House here in Connecticut. The only alternative are places like Popeye's or KFC, and the Hen House is certainly head & shoulders above them. read more

My son took me here and first impression, a hole in the wall with the ordering portion was Arisona hot. You see deep fryer back to back. The young lady which took our order was kind and funny. She knew it was my first time there. So, we ordered 20 wings and 8 rotisserie ribs and a small order of French fries. After the order my son walked through this door and it transform from Arizona to falls in CT. The chicken wings and fries was to die so for. But what blew me and my son away was the pork ribs. I'm sorry KFC, but that was finger licking good. Best wings by for and the ribs, well thank God I lived another day to eat there again. Need I say MORE? read more

Went to Hen house today got 5 ribs , a large fry with gravy , medium coleslaw an roles . It was very good ribs cooked Perfectly tender an tasty !! Thanks. Ron an Emily an crew , we regulars now! read more

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My family dined in on Sunday afternoon and had a very pleasant experience. The entire staff was very friendly and attentive. Understand when you go in that the food is going to entail a wait time. It is all served fresh, which accounts for the time. I am happy to say it is worth the wait. A few minor gripes: the coleslaw & potato salad were not so good. We would not order them again. Additionally the ventilation was not so good - you will leave smelling like the restaurant. Hopefully these can be fixed, but they will not stop us from returning. The real deal is the chicken, and it did not disappoint. The ribs were also very tasty, though a bit fattier than desired. Looking forward to trying some other items on the menu soon! read more

Ahhhh! The Henhouse Bar-B-Q...... To quote my buddy, the Photobomber, "This frikkin' chikkin' is lip likkin' good!" Or, to quote my dear Yelp friend Tonya J., "You've been Hen Pecked!". She's right! I really like the fried chicken here. Every time I come here, I exclaim that this is my favorite fried chicken. That is, until the next time I go to Greers Chicken in Bristol. They're both my favorites. I really can't decide which I like better. Tough dilemma, ain't it, having two really great fried chicken restaurants nearby? The fried chicken here has a mildly seasoned coating, and are large pieces, always perfectly cooked to a delicious golden brown, and served with a large number of optional side orders. French fries, onion rings, potato or macaroni salad, and cole slaw are all very good options to go with your chicken, ribs or fried seafood. Oh! Did I forget to mention that Henhouse also offers fish & chips, fried shrimp, and fried clams? All worthy of mention, in case your tastes run to seafood. Sort of "Chicken Of The Sea", I suppose. In addition, Henhouse also offers rotisserie roasted chicken, and barbeque ribs, things that Greers does not offer. I've yet to try those here, at Henhouse. I've heard they're very good. Maybe one of these visits soon. There are several booths in the plain, but clean dining area connected to the room where you walk up to the counter to place your order. They'll bring your food to the table when it's ready. Or you can get yours "to go". I think that's what most of their many customers do. There's often quite a wait, because the take out is so popular. I'll continue my internal debate about which fried chicken place is my favorite, but I think anyone would be well served to try Henhouse for any of their offerings. I don't think there'd be any regrets. read more

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I have read about this place in the paper and finally got a chance to stop by and try i out some of the fried chicken - glad I did - it was the BEST. While I was there I ordered some of the ribs as well - glad I did - they were excellent. It is part of s strip mall, maybe not the fanciest place and it might be ore take out than sit down - but the counter staff was super friendly, chicken cooked to order and it is going to a regular stop when I want to have good, very good, fried chicken and as good as any ribs I have had in this area. read more

I know most of the reviews seem based on their fried chicken. Their tiny pieces of fried chicken were mediocre at best. Their breading reminded me of the fried wings you get at a Chinese restaurant. That said, I went there for BBQ. Their BBQ chicken wasn't bad. Nicely cooked but their sauce tastes like the sauce they use at a Chinese restaurant.....again. The ribs were perfectly cooked and enormous, but I don't care for their sauce. Their French fries were limp and cold. Their potatoe salad and coleslaw were great. All in all not a bad place, not great. Prices were good and I'd go again. Maybe I'll bring my own sauce. read more

The food is acceptable, though not as good as it used to be. My real problem is that the place is just disgusting. The building itself is a filthy mess. The employees are sloppy too. One of the cooks kept wiping his sweaty face in his shirt. He used no mask or gloves. One other cook was wearing shorts and should not have been. His lower legs were all cut up and blood stained. Like he fought with a weed whacker and lost....badly. The service was really poor and the usually good food was blah. I may never go back, sadly. read more