Leaders Fried Chicken in Gonzales. Best local chicken around. Very reasonable priced. Try the catfish, its tasty too.

The tenders are white meat, but very much still juicy. And the fried coating is flavorful and crispy. I am not as fond of the one in Gonzales, but maybe that's just me. I didn't find them as juicy and flavorful. Maybe I caught them on an off day. either way, it's still good chicken tenders. read more

Food is amazing, and the people inside are very friendly. The AI phone answering SUCKS!!! read more

I ordered the chicken fingers and fries. I asked for the fi gets and fries to order. Meaning I want the dropped as I ordered. The fingers was ok but my fries was cold. Fast food does not taste good cold. If you are no willing to abide to the customer request just say so so wr can go eat some where else. read more

A friend told me about leaders a while back, but I had never gone. Well, my husband and I did finally stop in one day, and I have to say they have fried some of the best chicken I've ever had. And that is saying a lot in Southeast Louisiana. Good job! read more

I really enjoy eating Leader's chicken and fish. Their coleslaw is the boom. The rice dressing and potato salad are very delicious. Try it I am sure you would like it. read more

Always a go to! Call in my order, pickup at the window. Always hot & fresh! Service is always a 10! Wish there was a location closer to me. I'd be there at least once a week. read more

​Absolutely the best fried chicken that I have had since I moved here almost 2 months ago . The employees are very friendly . I definitely will be a repeat customer for years! read more

Leader's Fried Chicken - New American Near Me - Gonzales, Louisiana

I came here for the 1st time with the expectation that the food was going to be just okay. Man, was I so wrong! The food exceeded my expectations, especially the fried fish and fried okra! How did the fried chicken taste though? It was WOW! CRUNCHY, not too oily and delicious! Expect me back here! #LambChopOnTheGeaux #gonzalesla #friedchicken #leadersfriedchicken #foodie read more

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Awesome food! The best Chicken, fish, and onion rings. Better than the other Cajun chicken!

We ordered the children Fingers, however didn't realize that they call the little chicken nugget bites they serve chicken finger until we got home & didn't have enough nuggets for our gang. I had to go back, after my nephew called & asked about a family tray, which is originally what I tried to order, but was told that they didn't offer family trays, except for their French Fry trays. When I went back I let them know that they have nuggets bites not chicken fingers! read more

Very disappointed!! The ONLY thing not soaked in salt was the fish. The fish pieces were so small and had NO flavor. Just regular frozen pre-battered fish strips. For $12.00, come on guys at least try to make it look like you made an attempt. The dirty rice and chicken wound up being fed to our dog. So salty it was inedible. $52.00 down the drain. IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN!!!! read more

Everything. Food the people. It's awesome. Especially the little redhead working the drive through.

Unfriendly staff food quality is terrible. No sauces provided for dipping with meals everything is an extra. Almost like going to buy a car everything is an additional charge!! The cleanliness of the eat in area is dirty. read more

Leader's Fried Chicken - Cost for dipping sauces. - New American Near Me - Gonzales, Louisiana

July 2, 2023 I placed an order for 3pcs special $6.54 w/tax there was a lady working the drive thru that appeared to be less knowledgeable about the charge credit/ debit card which was asking for additional tip to added. She ran my card several times as I repeatedly informed her that my card was being charged because I was getting notifications from my bank. She told me no ma'am its not going through, so after seven attempts at this and she wanted to try an eight and I said, "No ma'am here's $10 bill!" received my change and drove-off. The following day I went back into the store and spoke with a very nice mgr on duty and explained to her, showed her my actual receipts, charges on my bank statement. So, the lady who made the illegal charges stood-bye just watching us talking nice to each other and she never said a word about nothing, no apologies. The MOD ask me to give them until the next day so that the accountant could check all the transactions of $56.34 No one ever followed up with a phone call, text nor did they return the money charged to my debit charge. It's now have been two weeks and nothing from this company has happened yet with the charges and they don't plan to return my money, so I called them and the manager today asked for all kinds of proof but he could see where this crazy lady charged me seven times and said nothing was there on there end. He refused to return my money asking for my personal bank statement to be given to them. Are you kidding me Sir. So, now I have to file a complaint with BBB, the Gonzales PD for theft and also with my banking facility, but its worth it when you deal with uneducated personal. Meanwhile he was given all the information and had it in his possession and said, yes ma'am we dropped the ball on this and still wanted more proof of purchases made on my card. Nope, not today devil! Getting ready to meet the Gonzales PD over there now! Stop playing with people money dude, They gone learn today! read more

After waiting in the drive through line, I learned (from a small sign in the window) that they do not take orders in the drive through. It is only for orders that have been previously called in. Makes perfect sense for efficiency but More AND larger signs along the drive through route would have been helpful and prevented my frustration with them. read more

Quality and service is 100 % better at this location than the St. Amant location. Always get the correct order, fresh food, and quick service! Onion rings and okra are my favorite here read more

Leaders is the best fried chicken best service and great prices the only bad experience i had was this one day were this lady got really mean at me because i didn't see the 4th pepper so i thought we had 3 and they lady was real snoby and that hurt my felling because ik only 11 but other than that we never had a bad experience their read more

Terrible food; does not even compare to Grand Wall and that's saying a lot... Too expensive for what it is for sure. read more

This place use to be GOOD, but now it SUCKS. This was not the first time I had problems at Leaders. First time my fish was dry and crumble up. They have me a small for a Large. Wanted me to bring it back, and get th pieces I was missing. And was RUDE. But, I didn't have no way. They should have replace the whole order. Then went back three months later, for 3 Large fingers. I Call in got there 15 minutes like they said. Had to wait, at the window 15 minutes. Was missing fingers, have us no rolls, and was cold. Wanted m e to bring it back. Hey, I don't have no way. They could comp at least one and have me extra rolls, for the next time. Call didn't do no Good. I don't think I every go back, because they got bad. read more

I feel that I must write this review because it's been a long time coming. I have eaten at Leader's many times over the last 20-30 years. The food was excellent when Newton Leader was alive and operating the place. But gradually over the years the quality has gotten worse and worse. So i was eating here less and less. My husband and I have eaten here for the very last time after this evening. We ordered a large fish with dirty rice and a small side of fried okra. Let me just say the taste and quality of all of it was terrible. The fish were cheap cuts of very, very thin catfish (maybe) could be Basa. Look that up - you really don't want to be eating that. The dirty rice was just meh and the okra was nothing special or even hot. Even the packaged tartar sauce was just white colored oil in a pack. Terrible! The best thing about the whole meal was the roll and the fountain drinks. And I'm not going to even start on the chicken nuggets. Here's a hint - the menu says they are chicken fingers, if that's a finger it's only the knuckle. Like I said the quality of the food is atrocious. So all I have left to say is "LEADER'S THANKS BUT NO THANKS"! You've gotten your last dime from us. You're a pathetic shell of the place you use to be and Newton is probably rolling over in his grave. May he rest in peace! read more

quality of food is very good. WE actually prefer it over Popeyes. However, there speed of service is sub par. I walked in tonight at 720, didn't walkout with order until 810, 50 minutes wait. This is not the first time, I won't be going back for awhile. There is new management, never had this problem before, so not sure what the issue is, but I hope they get it figured out. The workers were nice and seemed sorry about the wait, but........... read more

not at all what they use to be an the waitress was super rude like I made her work there.

I love the chicken , I were very disappointed with the service on 10/11/22 at 1:15 pm. I were in line with a ten minute wait because of the cars ahead of me. I were on my way to work, upon getting to the window, I were told that if I had not call in an order , that I would have to place an order at the window and get back in line. My order was only fried chicken, nothing else, there were 4 cars behind me and I told the lady at the window that I were on my way to work, it made no different to her. There is no sign saying you have to preorder before you get in line. It was very disappointing, the chicken wou have been my work lunch. read more

Unfortunately, I can't speak for the chicken just yet. But the fried fish is like Jesus made it himself. It's crispy, crunchy, and seasoned to perfection. I've only gotten take out. So when I get all the way back to my house in Prairieville, it's still piping hot and delicious. It's got a little spice to it as well, which I love. So delicious. Leader's leaves you salivating for more and more! read more

Fried chicken was cooked to order. It was a 15-20 minute wait and the chicken was fried to perfection. But it was just plain fried chicken without any taste at all. I can't believe that they're still in business. read more

First time here. This is the way fried chicken should be made!! It's outstanding! Obviously a local favorite, even the late lunch crowd was plentiful. Prices are better than typical fast food fried chicken. Leaders is much better! They have local favorites like homemade rice dressing, chicken gizzards, fried okra and okra rings. Everything I tried was outstanding - this is my new favorite place for fried chicken. Nothing spectacular about the building; it's a local mom-and-pop restaurant. The restrooms were adequately clean when I was there. read more

Closes at 8pm but when I tried to come in doors are locked at 730pm really... Great way to keep your customer base happy!!

I picked up an order to go yesterday and asked for utensils. Simple enough, they had the to go utensils sitting on the counter right next to the toothless wonder I asked. She informed me that I ordered finger food and did not need utensils and walked away. REALLY! read more

Should have had the chicken instead I had the catfish. Catfish was bad, all of it tasted like belly I let my husband taste it and he agreed. He said his chicken was good . Portions were big, too little portions of coleslaw . The onion rings were great. read more

Great food and fast service. Always stop in when in Gonzales. Fried okra is great as well as the chicken!

Two white and three piece dark with one side each for 11.00. You can't beat that. The chicken was hot, fresh, and tasty. I also had coleslaw which I thought was good. You order at the counter and wait for them to call your number. I would return again when in Baton Rouge. read more

Leader's Fried Chicken - a plate of fried chicken with a side of coleslaw - New American Near Me - Gonzales, Louisiana

Spoke with 'manager' Mikayla regarding unsalted fries. Never have I not been able to request this in all the years I've been coming here. To tell me you can't because you don't want to fry fresh fries is lazy and poor customer service. Not to mention you hung up!!You rather lose a long time customer behind some salt; says a lot about what you think of my business. Some people have high blood pressure and cannot tolerate careless use of salt. My money spends everywhere but not here ever again! I can buy overcooked flavorless food elsewhere. read more

They are super slow. Give you a time but then make you wait twice that long. If chicken isn't ready when ordered, say so.

We used to pick up and waitr here a lot but not anymore. We've also been in contact with waitr multiple times because of issues with this place. The food is always over cooked and cold. This was one of our favorite places to eat but the prices aren't worth trying to eat here anymore. read more

Went here because i heard great things. Sad thing is they were not friendly and did not focus on pleasing the customer. Never will i patronize this place again. Chicken doesn't have any flavor at all but it has potential. They are lucky to still be in business. read more

Chickens great, but the sides leave a lot to be desired. Great for take out or for groups.

My family eats here often. Great chicken and by far the best fried fish. Lunch and supper are perfect times for visits. I've been going for ever. read more

i used to do a lot of business with leaders. today may have ended it. on monday and tuesday you can get 4 legs and 4 thighs for 5.00. today, thursday, i went in and had to pay the full price for the same thing. (10.89 plus tax) i wasn't too upset with that. only they ripped me off. instead of getting 4 thighs and 4 drumsticks, they gave me 4 thighs, 2 drumsticks, and 2 drumet. (you know, the part of the wing) please reconsider leaders when wanting chicken. read more

There were just so many people working, some of them stares at you for a long time, some don't even wear gloves and just touch all over the food. Some of the workers look like they can be criminals... read more