Is it me, or are all KFC's located in shady places? Throughout SoCal, I've seen at least 1 hooker and crackhead (sometimes one in the same) at all the KFCs I've been to. Except this one - though I've only ventured here during the day. This particular location is north of the 210 fwy, and I tend to stay away north of the 210 during the weekday when I'm in business attire - as people have that "what are you doing here, and give me your expensive watch" look. I've been coming here lately as they have a $2.99 bowl combo meal which is awesome. My way around the looks is to only come here when I'm dressed casual - which is Fridays or days when there are no clients coming in. -1 stars for being above the 210. read more

One night after work I was craving some KFC (very rare). I should have just ignored this, because coming to this KFC was the worst mistake ever. I'll get right to the point, they served me room temperature food! Not only is it unappealing but is also a health risk. Who knows how long the food had been sitting out? What worries me is that if they had such little regard to the storage of already prepared food, what regard do they have for the preparation of raw food? My guess is NONE. Please do yourself a favor and avoid this KFC AT ALL COSTS. I know this may sound cliché but this place deserves ZERO stars. It truly is that terrible and unsafe. read more

I will agree with the 2 main comments many other reviewers said about this particular KFC location and the food/company in general; 1 I am a fan of KFC food. 2 this particular location is staffed by idiots that don't give a sh*t about customer service. How the hell do you forget a whole meal!? I have been coming to this location for years. Quick and easy food to feed more than 3 people for dinner meals. But about 1 month ago, I use the drivethru for a quick lunch. I live in Pasadena but work in Alhambra. So got lunch then went to work. I ordered the new Nashville chicken, tastes great by the way. I changed the order up just a little. 3 piece Nashville meal, with potato wedges. The second meal just a regular grilled meal with a side and extra corn on the cob. When I got my bag, I saw 2 meal trays and 1 side tray. So, I just thought 2 trays equals 2 meals, the wedges in one box and the corn in the other. And the 1 side tray is the usual mash and gravy side. I didn't have time to check, since going to work, and how hard would it be to get 2 meals together. Big mistake. Get to work, and they had put just 1 piece of chicken in the one tray, and 2 in the other, getting me the 3 piece I ordered. But that was it! The side was the mash and gravy side, but that's it! No wedges and no corn! And no biscuits. So ofcourse I called them and told them the problem. NOW, HERE IS WHERE IT GETS WORSE FOR THESE MORONS. As I'm talking to them and telling them HOW THEY MESSED UP, someone in the background says, "Just hang up!" Now, the person I talked to said they were some type of manager and if I go back they will refund me the money. So after work I did. I took names over the phone and wrote them on the receipt. Honestly, if I didn't do that, and went back without them, I have a feeling they would have said I lied. But, I did talk to the same person when I went back and they did refund me some of the money. Only the price of the missing meal, BUT not for the extra wedges and corn, and taxes I paid for in the total. So I just got back $5.99. Ofcourse I wasn't expecting the whole amount to be paid back, but at this point I just didn't care anymore. And by coincidence, just last week, Business Insider wrote a whole column about the problems with KFC, "KFC is fixing a major mistake.." Here is just one quote from the article, "Effective immediately, if customers aren't satisfied with their KFC order, the restaurant will remake whatever aspect of their meal fell short. The chain has rolled out an extensive "chicken mastery certification" program, spending more than 100,000 hours retraining more than 20,000 employees." I suggest reading this whole article. I hope for the company that this new strategy works. Or, just go 1 block away to Popeyes, which I have been doing. Or, just get rid of the jerks at this location. read more

So like most cheap american's I came armed with Oprah's free grilled chicken meal but was quickly turned away and given a notice: "Due to the overwhelming demand for FREE KFC meal we're unable to offer it to you today...yada yada...fill out this form and attach the coupon and mail it in...rain check...free pepsi next time. Thanks, KFC President Roger Eaton" Screw you KFC and Roger! I am not dragging my butt to the post office, buying a stamp and mailing it in by the 19th. I have other things going on in my life and today was the day I had time to cash in my coupon. I should've listened to all the other complaints from fellow yelpers about their difficulties in redeeming the coupon. They have this new campaign, "UNthink what you thought about KFC," but I think I'll keep my thoughts about you unchanged. I'd be better off spending my money elsewhere at a local chicken place. Too bad cause my husby loves your honey BBQ wings. read more

Came here once and they deep fried a hair with my chicken! Never coming again! Find another location

It's ugly, old, but I freaking love KFC. They're always nice and the food is always great. Love this place!

It's reasonably clean, the food actually comes out hot, and the people speak reasonably good English. And there's always at least several other people in here whenever I've come...I'm always a little nervous about a food place that NEVER has any customers in it... Not really a big 'fast food' person, but whenever I decide I need a fried chicken fix this is the one I come to. It's pretty small inside, not a lot of seating or parking, but if you're just going to take it to go it's just fine. read more

I was craving KFC and decided to pay this location a visit. Ordered the family meal, carry out... As we were eating, we came across many uncooked pieces that still had some blood in them.... at least, half of the bucket... we had to throw it away... as you walk in to the place, you could sense it, how dirty the place is... how unhealthy and unclean this location is... dirt is on the front door, trash can without lid, old furniture... employees not wearing gloves.... I don't recommend this place at all.... read more

Slow service. Couldn't understand the person taking my order. WORST biscuits EVER. Dry and crumbly. Chicken tastes funny. I won't be back. read more

I just left this location as I've gone here before and as usual the customer service at this location is HORRIBLE especially when it's comes to this one particular person I remember a time when my fiancé and I went and this particular individual was working the drive thru and she told my fiancé how much the order was so he goes and gives her the money and she couldn't figure out how much charge to give back and my fiancé told her and she coughed up such a attitude and ever since every time my fiancé goes she refuses to take his order. And then today we went again and I went inside to place my order and I ended up having to wait 10 min before she acknowledged my presence and when she finally acknowledged I was waiting she made me wait another 5 min then she finally decided she'd take my order and while I was watching make other orders her attitude was that of a person who doesn't like her job. When she finally gave me my order again with such a major attitude I wanted to say something but instead I say this to the particular individual I may not know your name because you choose not to wear a name tag but if you don't like working with the public then this job isn't for you, it's nice when you acknowledge your customers but you don't. Management really needs to tell this individual how to deal with the public and check her attitude at home or outside cause her attitude makes me not want to deal with her when I go to this particular KFC read more

When I was getting some food I asked for a 4 peace with mash potato without gravy then they gave me two types of different chicken And the mashed potato had gravy in it and I wasted my money on this read more

Absolutely horrible customer service. I've gone here off and on, though I really shouldn't be with all the calories, but that's beside the point. That drive thru staff? Omg! First, love some KFC. Each drive through experience gets worse. The last one, shes speaking a mile minute, sorry no disrespect, but cant understand a word shes saying with the accent, staff is very irritated with customers, she rushed through the order so fast, demanding the money, snatching it up, shoving the bag in your face, slamming the sliding glass window shut and never looking back, basically with body language " good ridden, beat it" my jaw dropped. I see all of the negative posts and no management response...wow are you kidding me? Thanks for reminding me, I can cook at home. Just an awful place to visit. You been warned! read more

I used to be a fan...but i discovered Popeye's across the street. But this location for the most part has the best service compared to the other KFCs I've been to. read more

These people rang up mac and cheese and corn. We said we didn't want that, we ordered green beans and mashed potatoes. She asked the other person and they claimed we got green beans and mashed potatoes and the receipt was just wrong. They totally LIED. We were stupid and didn't confirm and got home and we have $5 in food we do not eat. We do not eat mac and cheese and I hate corn. What jerks. Seriously will never go here again. read more

First Off, HUGE KFC fan. I can never get enough chicken breast and chicken legs. (original recipe of course). The only problem I have with this KFC in particular is the staff. I've been going here for years because I live close by. The staff is always changing, but the customer service seems to always be less than kind. I honestly do not expect much from a KFC worker, but I have been to other KFC's that had staff members with less attitude. Also, I always ask for the freshly made chicken, but they usually just say "it's fresh" every time. I doubt that's true. Also, they tend to get annoyed when you ask questions or want substitutions, and I think they over charge sometimes when you ask for changes (but I'm not 100% sure on that, because I'd rather not waste my time with them). Also, if you come within 30-45 mins of closing time, do not expect them to make fresh chicken. But as I said before, I don't expect much from a KFC worker except to take my order and give me the correct amount of change. Only reason I'm giving them two stars is because I'm been to KFC's that had a more welcoming environment. But even the best kfc I've ever been to would probably never get a 5 star rating from me. read more

I ordered two XXL grilled burritos at this drive-through, one chicken and one beef. Both were cold, neither was grilled and the type of burrito was incorrect. The multiplicity of error was only surpassed by the fact that they were almost completely devoid of meat-----all rice. I would not recommend going to this restaurant. read more

the drive thru menu is a little piece of paper taped on their window, and you order at the window... but hey thats not that big a deal... but if i got a hot wing for everytime i went to this damned location and they told me they didn't have any hotwings.. i'd have like a 60 piece bucket of hotwings... it's like gambling, when i crave hotwings i drive there just for a hit or miss chance at getting what i want... and its not like hotwings are unpopular, and they dont' even tell me to wait 10 minutes cause they're makin a new batch, they just straight up say they don't have any... its like goin to mcdonald's, for them to tell u they dont' have anymore chicken mcnuggets and then just stare at u... i always call this kfc now beforehand to see if they have hotwings... wtf kinda major fast-food chain needs to be called before someone goes there for CHICKEN when the place specializes in CHICKEN?... this one is a special case, truly. it's like the north korea of all kfcs read more

Very small parking structure, only has few table. I order Grill chicken and they gave me fried chicken. the chicken is not prepare fresh, is just using electric grill not gas frame grill that pollo loco use, is not like kfc chicken is cheaper than pollo loco, pollo loco win easily in grill chicken and has good salsa, the corn cob in kfc was very bad, is not grill just broil and is over broil cause the corn tastless, mash potato is decent. read more

One of my favorite places to eat at. Rather come to this KFC than the other 3 nearby it. Employees are friendly and the food is fresh. Sometimes they are busy during lunch hour so sometimes I do call in to place an order and they already have it made or prepped for me and I just go over the drive thru, let them know I'm picking it up, pay for it and drive out. No waiting time. One thing I hate, that Roscoe let their customer park in the KFC parking lot, that's not KFC's fault but they should really tow those cars away read more

AVOID THIS KFC. First and foremost, this is the only KFC I have ever been to, on more than several occasions, where it takes more than 15 minutes to get through the drive-thru. Every single person that works here is rude, slow, and stupid. Second, the food here always tastes undercooked and slimey. Other KFCs don't have this problem. I love KFC, the chicken is great and the value is worth it. But this KFC is gross, period. Avoid it. Don't go here. Check out Roscoe's instead. read more

Oh my God, I got their 8 piece family meal yesterday and the chicken is gross! Bad quality chicken, greasy. What happened to KFC? They used to be so darn good. To put things in perspective, Roscoes next door has FAR better fried chicken. Not even close. Better quality chicken you can tell. If it's all about prices, then raise the prices and get better quality chicken. Not the gross, low quality chicken. The mashed potatoes/gravy and biscuits are really good. I will give them that. I just am disappointed because KFC supposedly said they were working on the chicken but not so much it seems. Gross..never will order again read more

This is so sad because I love KFC ....it was one of the first place I ate at when first arrived in the US. Back then they also gave out Jalapenos with your chicken and only had original.... Well, all the ones around me had closed down....not that the food got worse but for sure services or lack there of. This location has been the best for a good year or so and it finally joined the bad services. I have to wonder if the workers her actually understand anything...seriously......Like we always get a large meal of over 10 pieces. Like today, we got a 14 pcs order and ask 3 grilled and the rest original. We got 6 extra crispy and the rest original.....it's not the first time this has happened. How hard is it to get that order right??? Apparently for them, very hard!!! this is quite far from where I live too.... Did I mention I love their original recipe....it's still very good along with my coleslaw but the extra crispy was extra dry and hard....and for sure burned. I wouldn't feed it to my dog, if I have one. read more

I've been eating here over 10 yrs, and lately the quality has taken yet ANOTHER dive . The last few times I've been there , the tenders have been UN COOKED. They look fine, till you bite into it and the tender is RUBBERY and NOT cooked entirely. One time I went back, but this last time me and my wife just threw it away. It sucks because I LOVE the mac n cheese ... Popeyes it is! read more

I've been to several KFC locations, so this review isn't really specifically tailored to this particular location. KFC is pretty good in general. If you're craving extremely greasy food, that is. And it's definitely a common craving. It's fast, cheap, and easy. I don't think I've ever sat and ate at a KFC. I've always ordered it to go. I really like the crispy taste of the chicken. If you want, you can get it extra crispy. It's pretty ridiculously crispy and even more filling than the normal kind. For under $20, I got a 7-piece chicken meal, with 2 sides (corn on the cob and mashed potatoes) and 4 biscuits. The biscuits are really delicious and fresh. And their coleslaw is absolutely amazing! I give this place 3 stars simply because it's not a restaurant I would frequent often. It's one of those restaurants you just crave and go to once in a while, but definitely not every day, as it is the epitome of greasy food. read more

2014 YELP 365 CHALLENGE - 210/365 Well, what can you say about a place that looks, smells, and feels like its still 1995? This KFC needs a major upgrade. Their computers are still the old beige ones that have black screens and green font! WTF?! The lady was very nice and prices aren't too bad, but the drive thru situation is horrendous. Not ordering until you're at the window makes the entire drive thru process ridiculously long.... and I can't even see the menu when i'm ordering at the window. When you're ordering for 5 people it's really inconvenient. The "Special of the day" sign was written on cardboard. Ghetto doesn't even describe it. Why???!!!! read more

How hard is it to get one meal right to go? Meal was Supposed to come with a cookie. I called to see if I could come back & get it. They hung up on me. read more

This place is horrible. Don't understand how business has been here this long. Customer service is atrocious. Lines are long in the drive thru with little space to work with other cars come in and are stuck trying to get out. It's a nightmare. The area is not even clean it looks more like a back alley. I should have went to Popeyes which is up the street. Now they're telling me I have to wait an extra eight minutes of I want the extra crispy chicken boy I tell you i so wish I went to Popeyes. read more

They must be under new management! As of tonight, we will never visit this KFC again very poor service. You pay, they don't give you what you pay for! If you have go..... Please check your order to the T! These folks are Idiots!!! Not worth a single dot! read more

Although the parking is a bit limited and there's no drive-through, this is probably one of the nicer KFCs I've been to. It always seems pretty clean and the people working here seem generally friendly. My only real complaint is that I came here to use a coupon for a free meal and they said that they weren't accepting it because they're a franchise. read more

KFC has the best cole slaw around. I don't like original recipe chicken, it's too salty for my taste.Crispy recipe is good. The crust stays with the chicken as you bite, it doesn't fall apart when you bite into it. If you don't like KFC, Roscoe's chicken and waffle is next door and Popeye's is across the street. read more

i know it is fast food, but i have come here twiche for the grilled chicken and it was good. Also the people working here are really pleasant. At $6 fort 6 grilled pieces i was really happy. read more

I usually do not eat at kfc unless I'm desperate. But it sounded good so what the heck. I try to place my order but the girl working the counter keeps leaving to the back. Finally I order but while I'm ordering she stops and gets the women who ordered before me's order, no problem. Hands her the order and says "oh by the way no biscuits right now , machines broken. The women says okay so what so I get instead ? They work it out then finally my order, after she takes my credit card she runs it and and smiles and says ok that will be 80 dollars . She was trying to be funny but it isn't funny in this day of credit cars fraud . Very poorly run establishment . I won't go back most if can help it. read more

Only went once, but the dude before me showed his receipt, 18 minute wait. At 8:45pm? Not a good sign! When I asked for my food, they said they were out of everything. Not really thinking I'm going back... read more

Waited in line for 15 minutes before getting to window. When getting to window ordered their Wednesday special chicken pot pie only to find out they didn't have any! They said their ovens weren't working properly. The only thing on special on Wednesday and no one can come out and tell you there is no special there is no sign there is nothing you just sit and wait in line to find out they can't deliver!!! read more

Always have to make sure I have everything I ordered for because it's been twice now that I go home & notice they didn't give me all my 16 pieces of chicken or missing a side! If I'm paying for the meal please make sure you're giving me all my items! I hate to have to drive back for a mistake you made. read more

My issue with KFC is there is no standard for pricing and menues. This resturant gives one less side then the one in Long beach. I have an issue with zeba who works there and must be the manager and also one other who have a hard time understanding spoken English. And American customs. But the food was hot and just as good. read more

This KFC is the only one I will go to anymore, even though they're 20-30 minutes from my home. They have fresh and meaty hot wings. They're the ONLY KFC around that still has green beans. read more

This KFC is the worst tasting KFC we've ever been to. I dont know why we keep giving it another chance. The food here tastes old and over-microwaved. This last time i got so sick. I will never eat here or any kfc. They dont care. Stay away. Remember when kfc was good? read more

I love KFC grilled chicken - unfortunately this KFC on Lake Ave in Pasadena never seems to have any available any time I have stopped in. I take the drive through and usually order 8 pieces but always seem to have to take some of the chicken fried as they don't have enough ready. They said to call ahead. Tonight I called ahead. I had to wait in line at the drive through for 20 minutes!!! By the time I got up to the person taking my order- AGAIN they said they gave away some of the order!!!! I was so mad. I am never going to eat or order from this particular KFC again read more

Since they got rid of the African American woman who used to manage this place in the 90's, this place has consistently become worse each time I visit. No cares, poor food & now with a drive thru, I guarantee the error rate goes up while the quality dives more! read more