The Colonel's 11 herb and spice recipe brings back a lot of memories. We were on our to a family birthday and KFC was the birthday boy's request so we found a spot in North Salinas that was completely remodeled and setup for mobile ordering and delivery. One observation, there is plenty of parking but there is only one way to ingress/egress unless you want to roll thru the drive thru. We got a family meal and picked up a couple of chicken sammies (spicy, of course). It was a bit expensive like around $70 but we fed 8 folks with the famous sides of mashed potatoes, cole slaw and warm biscuits. I would def come back here. The service was friendly and speed was on point. Kids loved it and family shared a nice meal to celebrate a special occasion with some tasty chicken. read more

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This is the second time I go to this KFC and the service is terrible. Look what they gave me as my side. Things are already expensive why you cheat the customer by giving them this shit? Terrible service I guess I'll be going to Carlitos more often read more

KFC - This is what we got when we ordered a chicken sandwich - Fast Food Near Me - Salinas, California

Slow service , food always cold. Run out a lot of food, it doesn't matter what time of the hour.

This is a really fantastic and undervalued local resource. All of the employees at this KFC really care about their jobs and they are always willing to go out of their way to do whatever it takes to meet your special needs. The food is great; the people are really nice; this is definitely a local asset. read more

Went through drive up window, girl gave me no napkins, no butter or honey for my biscuits, no sauce for my nuggets! Why do they put these people at the drive up! read more

My family has been coming to this KFC since... FOREVER! I ended up ordering online since it was convenient and the deals were calling my name! Let me tell you this meal goes down in the history of histories. It was fresh! It was AMAZINGGGG! It was so good I had to call them and tell them know how delicious it was! I had ordered the tender+nugget family meal with mac and cheese, mash and gravy, lastly biscuits!! They were out of the oven hot! On top of that the 2 for $7 mikes hot honey sandwich, which you can redeem through the app. Well at least I was able to! Not only did I have to drive 45 minutes home, but it was still nice and hot! I've worked at a kfc back in 2016 this brings me back and definitely will continue to go back to this location. Unfortunately don't have pictures to show the spread, but it ended up happily in my belly. It was finger licking good read more

Not wanting to cook dinner on a Monday night, so I decided to go online and order some KFC. For some reason, my phone wasn't working, so I just went in. I ordered the double mash meal. It usually comes with all dark meat that I made sure to tell them. I said I would like thighs and legs only no white meat or wings. So my order was up. I get home went to set it out for dinner and I open the chicken and there was nothing but breast and wings .... Not only that did you know that they put the gravy on the mashed potatoes now. Anyways I called and talked to the manager. He told me please come in. I will make it right for you. I told him I wasn't going back out. He said just come in tomorrow and I will make your order right. I came in the next day extremely nice man totally took care of me. No questions asked extremely apologetic.! I understand things happen but to have a manager go above and beyond to take care of a customer was extremely appreciated! I definitely will be going back to this KFC!! read more

A few days ago my family ordered some chicken from this KFC location and when we got our order I was amazed at how fresh our chicken tasted and this is one KFC location that actually is one of the best KFC's in Salinas because they do an amazing job making sure your order is good. Even my mother was surprised at this KFC because our food actually was really tasty and so good. Would I order from this KFC location again? I would go with yes. How this KFC location actually does chicken so good is somewhat of a mystery. But the employees of this KFC location deserve award medals for the wonderful and marvelous service and fresh chicken they gave me and my family read more

Bad payed more than didn't receive all food missing items don't recommend bad treatment for service.

Good service from the workers, but they forgot my large, juicy fries. That is the reason for this two-star review. Do better, KFC. Smh.

We made a decision to go ahead and give this location a chance to prove themselves worthy of our business and they disappointed us again we ordered 9 plain chicken littles on the kiosk because we figured they would pay attention to the (plain) modifications made by the kiosk and avoid the whole we didn't hear you or you only asked for excuses so when we got our order it was wrong the high school team members rolled their eyes at us and made snarky remarks about how we should've just ordered them the way they come and the manager didn't even offer a apology for the mistake his team members made a very nice employee who wasn't even the manager offered his apology and said to the manager this is why our store sucks on numbers the employee that wasn't the manager stood there to make sure our food was made correctly and the manager did nothing to make our experience any better didn't offer a apology nor did he apologize and this is why I'll never be visiting this location again read more

I ordered a six piece meal special for $20 and I got four wings and two breasts. And two Dixie cup sized mashed potatoes

Welp....Just tried the Beyond Fried Chicken - yes I did...seasoning was so good...if itz the same seasoning that they use on their real stuff then I can see why people like KFC...coming from someone whoz never had fried chicken in their whole life so i can't give a true comparison to their chicken lol...but it was good...fries were ehhh..wait time was kind of long...waited almost 20min for my drive thru order (I'm guessing due to the Beyond item) *They were juicy *They were surprisingly filling and I only got a 6-piece *Combo was $7.99 read more

KFC - 6-piece combo : includes fries and drink - Fast Food Near Me - Salinas, California

Colonel Sanders is spinning in his grave. I'm done with KFC after 50 years, and this place is why. The chicken was overcooked, tasteless, (actually very odd tasting), and ultra deep fried swimming in grease, and fried in semi-rancid oil. Instead of looking golden brown it was closer to dark red. My family was hungry, so we tried one piece of it each, but the rest went in the trash, and I'm still trying to get the taste out of my mouth and the smell out of the kitchen. Also, the "flaky fresh biscuits" were hard as a rock. They must have been frozen, because they sure weren't fresh. I didn't spend nearly $40 of my hard earned money for 12 pieces of nauseatingly ultra-greasy fried chicken that spent way too long in the deep fryer. I remember when KFC was excellent food consistently cooked the same way every time, with corn on the cob, and hot, fresh chicken and biscuits, served by people who respected the history of it and the product. If you can't make this product this way it's supposed to be made (and I guarantee you KFC Corporate has very specific guidelines about how their product is supposed to be cooked, served, and taste) then please get out of the chicken business. Full disclosure, I have also sent this review to KFC Corporate. read more

I guess these people don't want your business?! I went to KFC at 11:30 today. We walked in and we waited, and waited, and waited.... The guy who was working drive thru was busy. The manager or supervisor or who ever she pretended to be completely ignored us. Made eye contact and walked away. We waited 5 minutes and when she was near the chicken I politely said, hello? hellllloooo? The drive thru guy said sorry I will be right with you. I was shocked the manager ignored me!!! Like customer service 101 acknowledge the customer. The least you could have done was say hello we will be right with you. We proceeded to wait another 5 minutes and nothing. We walked out and will never go back. read more

Bought the spicy mac and cheese bowl today for $5.00 and it didn't look anything like the ads on TV or the written advertisement. You get a half bowl of mac and cheese that is topped off with chicken bits scattered around the top. Save your money if you expect to get what is advertised. read more

Our experience tonight was the opposite of "fast" food. Only 2 groups inside and it took 23 minutes to get our small order (yes, we counted... we had someplace to be and exactly 30 minutes to order and eat). The drive thru quickly got backed up sometime after we ordered and an angry (...and obnoxious ...and immature) customer repeatedly blasted their car horn in protest. The poor staff was trying to keep up with the drive thru and seems to have ignored the inside customers in an effort to clear out cars. Food was fine, but 23 minutes for 1 sandwich, Mac n cheese, biscuits and 1 order of popcorn chicken was ridiculous. read more

This has to be the most immature little kids working at a kfc !!! This is the only place I will never go again only kfc I should say! Where do they find these rude kids at ? Please teach them respect whoever the owner is or manager! Or I tried it 3 times and always thought maybe it was just that day but nope always the same kind of employees ! If you kids don't wanna work go home! That easy! Do not go to this location they either gonna forget food like they have or give u attitude like they are doing you a favor by serving u! SMH kids now day! read more

-1 stars in customer service Food: come on it's a KFC they can't really mess it up... Now why a, -1 star? Read on, or in short: GO INSIDE! DO NOT USE DRIVE THOUGH! DO NOT MOVE TO THE DOOR!!! 9 out of 10x they get my order WRONG!!! I repeat myself, they clarify, & yet still hand me something absolutely wrong! Do I dare drive back around against on coming traffic just to correct them & get my original order right? NOPE not worth the trouble, gas, or energy most of the time. Why don't I check my order before driving away? I do, but for some reason these guys always seem to be in a rush. They ask you to move forward to the door so someone can hand you your order & they run off. & again do I dare go around to correct them? NO! I have attempted numerous times to call & complain. NO ONE answers!!!! Make life easy just come for a bucket or exactly what is on the menu. NO SUBSTITUTE!!!! NO ADDITIONAL!!! etc... Just a bucket of chicken! Your only hope for getting your order right is GO INSIDE!! DO NOT USE DRIVE THOUGH! DO NOT MOVE TO THe DOOR!!! read more

KFC - Not what I ordered! - Fast Food Near Me - Salinas, California

Rest room not available. What kind of a restaurant doesn't have a restroom for customers??

If I could give less than one star, I would. I just picked up dinner for my family on a Friday after work, 8/6/2021. My son ate about half of his coleslaw and then found a maggot in the salad. We will not be patronizing this establishment any more. read more

F@$k this KFC!!! First off at the drive thru you can literally hear these kids goofing off over the speaker. Sounds they are laughing at you while you order. Then I get to the window and they had to ask me what my order was. WTF!!!! If these kids would pay attention instead of goofing off. Then to top it all off I get a 4 piece meal and instead of a chicken breast I get another thigh. If your out of chicken breast let your customers know that you are going to substitute another piece. The owner and the manager of this place should ashamed of this business. Colonel Sanders would not approve. read more

Husband went through the drive thru. When he got home, we realized the mashed potatoes and Mac and cheese were only half full. The biscuits were so raw they were jiggling. Complete rip off. We complained to corporate but they don't care. Won't be returning to any kfc. read more

I am following up on a review for this KFC on N. Main St., but I also wrote a review for the KFC on S. Main St. By 7:10 in the evening, S. Main Street ran out of original flavored chicken. and they said it was too late to make more. So my husband ran over to the KFC here on North Main St. He said the employees at this KFC were more amicable and willing to fill our order, He spoke briefly to one of the employees and they told them they were sooo busy due to the 49er game and the horrible weather. So my conclusion to their statement is that they were probably so busy due to filling orders for the S. Main St. restaurant because they were probably too lazy cook. It wasn't even near 10 o'clock closing time. I would understand if it was 9 o'clock in the evening. Thank you KFC on N. Main St. you guys are awesome for keeping your customers satisfied during these blustery and rainy days here in Salinas. read more

Don't bother patronizing North main KFC There is always something wrong. It's close to work that's why I go there. No more, today hair in my food read more

My review is for the drive through. These people irritate me having us pull up and wait. I've been here for 10 minutes trapped. The people behind me won't stop honking. This place is always like that, but I'm addicted to their tenders read more

KFC - Fast Food Near Me - Salinas, California

I used to eat here all the time before I moved out of town. It was always such a warm and inviting place to eat. Everything was always so clean inside and the staff were always so happy and friendly. I never had a bad meal here in 15 years of eating here. I used to love the Krispy chicken, so moist and crunchy. And I loved the mashed potatoes with gravy on the side. Better than on Thanksgiving. And I absolutely loved those chicken pot pies. So moist and juicy and filled with big chunks of chicken and vegetables, and that crispy crusty top to the pie was soo good. You will love this place. read more

- Is it possible to give --ZERO-- stars..??? - - KFC in north Salinas. - I used to eat here often. I won't ever again. The employees used to be pleasant and nice. They're not anymore. - The last two times I came in, after driving five miles to get here, I placed my order and paid. A few minutes later the gal says "we're out of this and that... can you wait 15 minutes?" Huh... the only thing you serve is chicken... how can you be out..? - I asked for a refund both times, and that was like "pulling teeth." - Employees don't seem to care. - - Not once did anyone say "I'm sorry" for not having the --one thing-- they serve, or for their poor service. read more

Waited more than 15 minutes with multiple cars behind me honking. When I go off to check on my order they didn't even know what my order was!!! All the workers were young kids playing in the back. They also forgot my drinks which added a other 5 minutes to get. They need new staff! read more

HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE! I wanted to call in my large order for pick up. I was trying to order the 3 $24 fill up buckets. They would not allow me to change the sides. NOT EVERYONE LIKES COLESLAW. They would not budge even though I purchased $24 fill up on Sunday at the Alisal KFC. They swapped my sides without hesitation. Never going to this KFC again. read more

Fake wait times why because they ask you to park so there timer that corporate looks at thinks you waited less time. When you ask no one is behind me why do I have to park? They respond because the timer keeps going off and it's annoying. No what's annoying is you asking me to move. And can you please make fresh potato wedges for once. Not the ones that I could break a window with. read more

I only go here when I'm desperate. You'd think I'd learn. NEVER EVER leave the counter with out checking your order. I guess it's my fault for their crappy service. First off they were a little busy, it was 6:45 on a Monday night, but how could you screw up 1 piece of chicken. The little box. I asked for corn instead of mashed. Got home and realized I had mashed on both orders, they never gave me my drinks and one of the pieces of chicken had black spots on it. Again I should have checked off order before I left but I let the fact it was just 2 little pieces of chicken sway me into thinking I could let down my guard. read more

This place never has chicken available. If I could I would rate it with no stars. The owner should get rid of all the useless employees. I been to the place a few times and it always has a waiting time. For a place that should always have chicken. Don't understand. To the owner your loosing revenue keeping your current employees. read more

Worst Kentucky fried in the USA. Why go here when you can get it a knob hill star market or Lucky's for a fraction of the price.

Well...I gave this place another shot ...and Never again......the people at this KFC..do not know the difference between Crispy chicken and Grilled chicken...its so easy to figure it out...To all customers...word of advice.check your order before you leave. Sorry KFC.... read more

Rude and unprofessional,they charge you for a meal you don't get and don't take care of you or try to fix the problem.

Just before 6pm & the dining room is empty. Floors are swept and every table was clean and orderly. The front three tables have checkered tableclioths giving it a nice "welcone" when you enter. Such a difference from my first review of this restaurant!!! The customer counter and soda station were clean and staff was right there to take our order. Food was good, fresh & hot. Ladies room looked liked it was just cleaned... nothing on floors, plenty of tp, seat covers, soap and the auto paper towels worked. Even the mirror is clean. Just as we are finishing at 6:30pm they get a "rush" but it looks like everyone is served promptly and happy. The building is old and could use a refresh on the inside but we wont hesitate to come back. I even enjoyed the music station (KWAVE)!! Kudos to management!! read more

I'm quite guilty of coming here often for lunch since it's really close to my job. Well I've seen Clay here a few times and he's always super friendly and efficient. They've never gotten my order wrong here and Clay makes the store look super great with customer service! He even handed me some coupons and whether it's because I'm always here or he's just a great cashier, I was super happy since I AM always here lol!! Thanks Clayand everyone else cooking and serving the food! I know it's a team effort but I only know Clay's name so far read more

Without a doubt will mess up your drive thru order. Don't let the line stress you out behind you. Check your order before you leave because once you leave the drive thru it's pretty tough to turn back since it's on a busy road and I think they know that. read more

Worst customer service when you go inside. I went inside the restaurant all they where doing in standing around joking around with each other I had to get an employees attention. I had gone thru the drive-thru to avoid going in the restaurant. They hadn't given me my order correct. They had forgotten to give me quite a few items. No apology what so ever. It wasn't even busy. read more