Really enjoyed the food -- it reminded me so much of the chicken and chips I used to eat back in London, which made me smile. The staff were genuinely friendly and even taught me a few New York classics like chopped cheese and biscuits, which made the experience feel extra welcoming. The place had a great, relaxed vibe and the food was fresh and comforting. Definitely worth a visit. Will be missed! Until next time. read more

Kennedy Fried Chicken - Kennedy Fried Chicken - Burgers Near Me - Flushing, New York

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This Kennedy Fried Chicken has been an anchor here at the corner of Main St and Northern Blvd. It's been in continuous operation for decades with the exception of when they made the news, when a tour bus crashed into them in 2017. https://ny.eater.com/2017/9/18/16326806/flushing-bus-crash-nyc-kennedy-fried-chicken They were closed for a few months, but they came back better than ever. We always joked about it, but deep down, we always wanted to try their chicken and we finally did. The chicken is halal and it's fried in a pressure fryer similar to how the Colonel does it. While we were waiting for our order, they brought out a whole sheet pan of chicken to load in the fryer behind the cash register. I commented to my son that the chicken pieces looked like they were Shake 'N Bake coated. The seasoning was pretty good, though not the 11 herbs & spices of KFC, but way better than Tex*s bland chicken from down the street. The coating stayed crunchy all the way home. $13 for 10 piece drumsticks & thighs is not a bad deal and the pieces are decent sized. The fries and onion rings are nothing special, just fried up frozen. Our onion rings were undercooked though and tasted doughy. The menu is a lot more extensive than you might think. They serve burgers, fish & chicken sandwiches, halal chicken rice platters and even pizza. The lamb meat pizza looks interesting enough to try next time. read more

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I've seen this place since HS! And it's still here decades later. Must be doing something right, right? I can confirm that their fried chicken was so crispy and delicious it beats that other place with the initial K, F, and C. And you can't beat the prices and the fact that it's just a tiny little mom and pop place. Go have some delicious, extra crispy skin, fried chicken. Seasoned just right. That's why they're still here at least 4 decades later. read more

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Found this place on a late night. Seems like a local place with a lot of regulars. Tight space. 3-4 tables to eat there but mostly a takeout place. FOOD - Good food with great prices. Chicken wings freshly fried, delicious. Cheesesteak sandwich good! Great break from all the Asian food in the area. SERVCE- friendly and warned us about a wait to fry chicken. read more

Place with ok fried chicken which is also halal. It does taste a bit plain so sauce helps. I got a 2 piece fried chicken combo with rice and salad. Two pieces are enough since they are pretty big. It comes with white sauce. Their posted menu is a bit misleading since it says it comes with soda but that is extra. They also have pizza and chicken over rice. read more

Awesome cheeseburger for a fast-food place! Them spicy wings is a gem now! So hard to find that taste elsewhere! Fries good, too *drool* read more

These people's r too rude please dont go. Go in the afternoon its better. Foods r cold.

Service: 4/5 Food: 4/5 Ambiance: casual Mostly for takeout as it's a tight space. There's only 3 small tables + counter seating. Menu is a little overwhelming. What I Ordered: - Mixed Chicken: juicy, crispy, hot, delicious. "spicy" sauce isn't that spicy - Fries: decent read more

The staff is extremely friendly and all of the food is very fresh and delicious!! They did not only recommend food to us, but also encourage us to try a different options read more

The food was great. Service was quick. Prices were affordable. I left satisfied. It's a franchise, but I would definitely return.

they left out my fries and two cans of soda, im left to eat chicken and bread becareful of what u order it seems there consideration is low.

Fish sandwich was nice and tasty. Lettuce, tomatoes, and mayo. Good prices. Satisfied my hunger. read more

Kennedy Fried Chicken - 4. Fish Sandwich Only - Burgers Near Me - Flushing, New York

I've been coming here for many many years. They have the most delicious food are eaten, but there's not much space to eat inside very small area, but the food is delicious. The people are beautiful and I really enjoy going there. I used to live in Flushing Main Street for many years since I was a little girl And ever since they opened up, I've been going there all the time and I recommend it the burgers a delicious french fries oh I love the onion rings and the fried chicken. I like it all to beautiful place to be very clean and delicious. read more

Owned by John F and Robert F (they sound like yelpers, are they?), this is a Middle Eastern place selling fried chicken. It's an underrated place with really delicious Fried Chicken that is much better than KFC. Yes of course the employees are not particularly friendly depending on who you get and what time you go, but are you really going to complain about that at a cheap and delicious place like this at 3 in the morning? I personally I'm glad that it exists. But you don't want to make a habit out of eating here considering how unhealthy it is. If it has closed down in the weeks since I last stopped here, then that is sad. read more

Kennedy Fried Chicken - No longer popular with Onassis Fried Chicken. - Burgers Near Me - Flushing, New York

Everything was halal besides the strand of hair in my fries. The place is ok for a quick meal, as long as your expectations are not too high. read more

Kennedy Fried Chicken - Hair on French Fries - Burgers Near Me - Flushing, New York

It was my first time here. I think like the phrase one night stand .. this is a one night sandwich..just eat one time and never again. I wanted to buy a sandwich as there are barely to no sandwich stores in the vicinity I take the bus to work. So I didn't have high expectations as I didn't come in here by a recommendation. I am disappointed with my experience. First the false advertising, on the glossy paper menu packets they had on front display, the sandwich price was 5.50 , but payment it was 5.99 w tax close to 6.50. It's fine i think it's just some cents. I get my hero and I notice it is huge. I was debating only eating half and saving the rest for later but when I opened the sandwich it was 80 percent bread and vegetables and small tender of chicken.. the chicken was on the dry side and no flavor other than fried batter . It had no spices or specialty flavor. The sauce they used was like plain mayo and ketchup. It was like the whopper junior flavor sauce. Not my thing when i came to eat a place that has fried chicken in its name and it is their signature food. A let down. The worker doing delivery inside unpacking boxes was nice and attentive to me so I gave this place 3 not 2 stars. The food isnt terrible it's just that I can get better food for six dollars and fifty cents in this area. I probably am going to try other food here and maybe update possibly I don't know. read more

Kennedy Fried Chicken - Sandwich - Burgers Near Me - Flushing, New York

Delicious Halal fried chicken. Been coming here since I was in Junior High School. The place has been updated recently so everything is new and the place is clean. Prices are reasonable especially compared to KFC and Popeyes. read more

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I stopped by with the kids on the weekend, simply because we can have the fried chicken and the French fries at the same time here, which was impossible at the Kentucky Fried Chicken. The inside dinning space was limited, and only allows about 10 people dinning in. The staffs were friendly and the service was quick. As for the chicken, it was deeply fried so the oil under the skin was all gone. And the flavor was OK to me. But my son claimed that he would prefer the original recipe chicken served by the other KFC. Well, next time I'd come back alone. :) read more

Kennedy Fried Chicken - Burgers Near Me - Flushing, New York

Went here for a late night food run . wish I would have ran the other way. staff was nice food was gross. I mean how can you mess up lamb over rice? I'll tell you how. don't use seasoning, use old tomatoes and onions and add unnecessary items like french fries. Immagine my surprise to find heaps of soggy French fries I didn't order. I don't know who bright idea that was but even the French fries wasn't seasoned. absolutely horrible will never order from them again. should have just gone to bed hungry read more

I don't like the fried chicken. It's too garlicky for me. The spicy chicken sandwich was not what I expected. I expected the chicken itself to be spicy. The only reason it was spicy was because of the 3 slices of jalapeño. It was still good tho. I like the shrimp & the fries. read more

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I normally never write any reviews but I need to leave this comment. Usually the burgers comes with fries and a drink on the side. I only ordered the burger without any sides. and the grumpy man overcharged me $8 for just one burger. Normally I wouldn't complain but the patty was very thin, burnt and rubbery. as well as the bacon even though he just put the uncooked bacon on the grill. Plus the cook wasn't attentive to my meal (burnt) Which was also the only meal he had to prepare. I feel like the cook does not like his job, he doesn't prepare his food with love. He's always so grumpy and in a bad mood. Don't think I'll ever go there again ESPECIALLY if he overcharged me for a burnt burger. Plus everything are frozen thats thrown into oil or heated up. Gross. read more

For fast food and late night this place really rocks. Ordered 4 items after the Chinese/Korean barbecue place that I wanted to go to was not open until the 2 AM that they said and close before 11 AM... Anyways was still hungry so try it out this place and it was very decent for the price read more

Fried Chicken is still good. Prices just got a little more expensive like everything else. read more

Kennedy Fried Chicken - Chicken prices - Burgers Near Me - Flushing, New York

Ordered on sunday night, memorial day weekend. The delivery took about 30 minutes, which was on the money. We ordered 15 piece chicken that came with fries and biscuits, and a garden salad and and a $6 chicken sandwich. Chicken was nice and warm and tasty, although I did ask for a bbq sauce which I never got, thank God for my well stacked 'doomsday prepper' inventory, so I had my own bbq sauce. Now the garden salad, paid $7.99, what I got was a mess in the box. Rule of thumb, if it looks bad or taste bad DO NOT SERVE IT. Here is the photos to prove...smh read more

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I orders some cheesee fries the cheese was cold the guy in the register was very nasty

Delicious and fast. Guy on phone was extra helpful and offered combos that I didn't know were an option. Food was great but guy made me want to order again. read more

Crispy, juicy, delicious. No parking though, but you can at least order in advance. Way better than KFC, Popeyes, or Chick-fil-A

I've tried their fried chicken, and all I could taste was the rancid oil they use. Plus one of the employees pulls their mask down to their chin. They also do not have any COVID-19 rules and do not require people to wear masks, so people without masks are inside all the time. read more

The fried chicken and French fries are absolutely bomb! I rarely have deep fried foods and had a sudden craving during lunch time. It is a small joint near my work with few seating for couples and a row of single seats at the store window. Not good for large groups. Didn't really notice the uncleanliness stated in other reviews since I ordered take out. The menu on Yelp should be updated. Originally, I wanted the snack combo but could not find it on their store menu board. Instead, I ordered a two chicken piece and French fries with biscuit combo for $6. I feel this is the best fried chicken and fries I've ever had. The chicken breast and wing had a crispy and crunchy shell cuddling decently tender meat. Well seasoned. The fries were thin and crispy, just the way I like them. Biscuit was okay. A bit stale and dry. The meal was quite dehydrating. I constantly needed to quench my thirst in between bites. Downed 4 cups of water. Overall, this place did not disappoint their KFC name. Would order their chicken and fries again whenever I'm working in the area. read more

Kennedy Fried Chicken - Two piece chicken with fries and biscuit $6 total - Burgers Near Me - Flushing, New York

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I came in about 8pm. There are about 4 customers. So why is it so dirty? Half the tables are dirty and you can tell its been sitting there. There were 2 cashiers when I approached. One of them you can tell does not like people. She saw me approach and turned around walked off and pretended to look for something. The whole time she looked lost and only went back to register after the other cashier called me over. The food was pretty good which surprised me with the experience I was having. One of the reasons I'm even giving this 3 stars is because the second cashier was nice and remembered my custom preferences to my order. She really should find another place she is too good for this one. Wish I could remember her name. The rest of crew just look like they want to avoid customers as much as possible. I've worked in a retail environment for a long time and I have a good standard on how things should be. I don't know how this place stays open. You don't feel welcome except for that one nice associate. In the end I'm sure there are worse places but if you can go somewhere else than do. However please know this is my first visit and I can only base on that. Will I give it another shot? I guess if I'm in the neighborhood I may give it another shot to see if I'm right it if I'll have a good experience like some claim they have. read more

Kennedy Fried Chicken - Walls are dirty, tables are dirty you can tell they dont keep up eith the place, sockets arent covered right. - Burgers Near Me - Flushing, New York

Why did i get chicken over rice here? Because I was buzzed and it was 430AM. I was craving halal but this was definitely the worst chicken over rice Ive had in my whole entire life. It was so salty and spicy and made my tongue red and sore. Highly upset to taste such bad dry halal. The only time you should come here is when you are done drinking and you need crappy food to sober you up. Also they close at 5AM. read more

If you have no other options, come here for a cheap chicken meal. Overall quality is okay, nothing astounding but the price is really cheap. If you're really hungry in Flushing and its late but you don't have much money come here. There are no halal carts that I know of in Flushing, so this is the next best choice. read more

This place deserves more love. Sure it looks kind of grimey and run down on the outside, but the quality of chicken they offer is pretty damn good. I think the prices have gone up over time but it's still a quick cheap meal if you ask me. KFC has gone down the ****hole in the past decade, and Kennedy FC is a different taste compared to Popeye's. Definitely give this place a go at least once in your lifetime. read more

The new Kennedy's deserves some love. Granted, I am pretty much never coming here during daylight hours, but this place may be the only one in the area that can satisfy those late night cravings when it seems like the bus will never come. First off, the rebuild definitely brought them up to code, and it is much cleaner. Also the staff there were plenty friendly in the dead of night, so, there. They did have an $8 credit card minimum, which was lame, but not impossible to meet with a combo. I was surprised that they told me they serve the whole menu right up to closing. On that note, their lamb gyro pita with everything is solid. Sure, it's not fresh from a spit, but it also was not the hockey puck shavings that you get in some cheap halal carts. Reason for Star 4: this place is right in the heart of Flushing and provides a cross-section of the entire neighborhood, sometimes with hilarious results. I guess the secret to unity is fried chicken? read more

I've never written a review before in my life...but this blasphemous tasting food deserves a review. I ordered chicken and fries and let me tell you...that was not chicken. That chicken needs to be tested. My two friends got chopped cheeses and that was not beef either. That had to be the worst tasting food I've ever had in my life. Never go here for real. read more

This is hands down some of the best fried chicken you will ever eat. Ever. The chicken is fried extremely well, with a crisp, thin coating, and moist, succulent meat. Unlike many fried chicken places, the chicken served here is does not leave a greasy feel in your mouth (although obviously your hands will still get oily). The fries are also top notch. The biscuit is pretty good, but not outstanding. I haven't tried anything other than the 3pc fried chicken meal, but it's simply amazing. read more

The IMO at this place is "not my problem". Guess what? When you treat customers like trash even though the food is good you stop going! I used to frequent this place because the food was good, but three times already I was suggested meals that were more expensive than what I wanted and they don't honor their prices on the side orders. The workers are rude and don't care. I wanted the 1 pint coleslaw for my husband who was sick all weekend and wanted only that, they sell 1 pint but they had none, when I asked for two 1/2 = 1pint and they refused to sell me the 2 for the 1 pint price of $2.50. Instead sold me one for $1.75! His excuse - not my problem - it will be his problem when they go out of business. I've never been treated so rude and terrible at a Halal joint! Shame on you all! You lost a loyal customer. read more

The review from John N makes no sense...he said the chicken had no flavor and that he usually pours a whole jar of salt on his food...HELLO!!! Most people don't do that!!! I think the chicken here is good and seasoned well enough especially for the price...and the pizza is nothing special but still taste ok...the burgers are great though and my son LOVES their fries... read more

Not the best burger ever but it is a good alternative for the late night food run. I used to bum around at Internet cafes all day and night playing Diablo 2 and Kennedy Fried Chicken was a great place to get a burger and fries for a cheap price. It is one of the only places opened late too! The burger patty taste like halal meat with some mild spices to it. They offer the typical toppings and condiments if you want. Nothing fancy. Some of the guys working there will joke around with you so don't get angry. They are just messing with you! I haven't tried the chicken yet. Will update when I do. However, I love me some Popeye's!!! read more

This place is gold for late night cravings With them being open so late. The menu for the Kennedy fried chicken is a little overwhelming as I've noticed in their other chain locations. There is no organization to the order of items in the menu, but it gets the job done. The customer service isn't the best here. Sometimes it's a little slow and they pack my order to go despite saying its to stay. But the food is fresh and everything tastes good deep fried. read more