I definitely love some spice in my life so I went to the grand opening last year and it became my Main Chick place. I stopped by several times for their famous Nashville-style chicken when I'm craving some flavorful hot food. Inside has a fun, welcoming atmosphere where it feels like home. The staff are super friendly which makes it worth the wait. If the Yelp Community is also down for a lil spice in your life, Main Chick Hot Chicken is the place to be. By the way, the extra hot level (Supreme) will require you to sign a waiver. Let's get hottt-n-spicyyyy! read more

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I went in here cause I had a coupon for a free sandwich, after going online and looking at their prices I was blown away at how expensive this place is. I walked in and the place was a ghost town, there was no one to greet you, there was a self order kiosk. Finally someone from the kitchen looked at me and not even a hello instead he called someone else. Once I got my food thank goodness it was free. The sandwich tasted like someone just dropped a bunch seasoning and no sauce. Overall I was not impressed. The place was super clean. read more

Main Chick Hot chicken - Inside the restaurant - Fast Food Near Me - Oceanside, California

I really wanted to love this location because the food itself was great! I ordered Combo #1, which was perfect to share with my 3 yr old one sandwich, one tender, and fries. Flavor-wise, no complaints at all. The service, though... yikes. You order on a self-serve screen (and they still request a tip lol), and when I had a couple of simple questions, the young lady at the counter seemed confused and hesitant to answer. I asked if I could get the sauce on the side instead of on the sandwich. Her response was, "You can only choose no sauce." ‍ I explained I just wanted to try it first, and she blank-stared at me before saying, "It comes with one anyway." Why not say that from the start? Then when I picked up my order, my sandwich had zero pickles. When I told her, she replied, "You only get two!" I said, "Exactly -- there are none in here." She walked away with attitude, debated it with the kitchen staff right in front of me, and finally someone handed her a small container of pickles. She slid it across the counter instead of handing it to me... just unnecessary energy. For a Saturday, the place was empty (super clean though), now I understand why. It's hard to want to support a local spot when the customer service makes you feel like you're lying over something as small as pickles. I love the Carlsbad location and have never had issues there, so this experience was a real bummer. Hoping management sees this and tightens up the service, because the food deserves better representation. read more

Ordered delivery on doordash after an 11 hour shift, got my food and it was the wrong order. They had me literally drive down to the store, return the food to them because they switched the order and this was for someone else, and got here and waited another 10 minutes for my correct food. It makes me a little worried they serve returned food to other people. There's easily spots to mark what food is what on the top, but they don't bother to utilize it. Consider just ordering from one of the other ten chicken places in the area. read more

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Came back a month later after my first try. The service is abysmal. The soda fountain running clear on a few selections and the Coke Zero tasted watered down. That being said the chicken was still FIRE and the ranch sauce is awesome. Charging $1.25 per ranch sauce should be a crime tho. Food here 5/5 , service 2/5 TREE' STAH read more

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This is already the third time that we've eaten here and every single time my fries are burnt hard dry as hard as a rock. Great sandwich, awful fries. read more

Main Chick Hot chicken - Not eating these hard fries.. - Fast Food Near Me - Oceanside, California

Great Chicken sandwich ! I took 1 bite of my kiddos and it was delicious. I ended up ordering a tender and scrolled to bottom bottom of menu & there were sides ... Yay on Mac too read more

Main Chick Hot chicken - Macaroni was hot n Delish 10/10 No Sodium overload here - Fast Food Near Me - Oceanside, California

Good food and clean place. Ordered combo 3( left),combo 1 (right) and mac&cheese. It took a little bit to receive our food but it's understandable since they make it your food as you order it. read more

Main Chick Hot chicken - Good food.ordered combo 3, combo 1and mac & cheese. It took a little bit to get our food but understandable since they make it as you order. - Fast Food Near Me - Oceanside, California

The food here is great. It's well priced with something for everyone. I got the all day combo and it came with a deliciously well fried hot chicken sandwich and amazing fries, fried to perfection. The chicken is not overly (wet) glazed but still well-seasoned and not overly-breaded. Service could've been a little bit friendlier but it's definitely the typical ambiance of an O'side shop and is chill as a result. The decor is inline with other hot chicken spots with a neat mural of the O'side pier pre-fir. There's plenty of parking at this location. read more

Main Chick Hot chicken - Cool wall mural - Fast Food Near Me - Oceanside, California

Over cooked . Burnt . Dry chicken . Cold fries . Not flavorful enough . Too bad I really wanted to like this spot . read more

Main Chick Hot chicken - Too crispy . Overcooked dry and greasy asf . Everything burnt. Sad bc the locations good . - Fast Food Near Me - Oceanside, California

Found this place on our way to San Diego and boy was it worth the stop! This place has the best chicken sandwiches hands down! We tried a combo 3 that came with 2 sandwiches and a side of fries and it was fire! The store is also beautiful and has a great mural of Oceanside! Love this place and will definitely be back again! read more

Stopped by Main Chick while I was in the area and was really impressed! The place is big, spacious, and very clean. I especially loved how the chicken is prepared, everything tasted fresh, just like the new salad on their menu. My kids couldn't get enough of the mac & cheese and fries. We'll definitely be coming back! read more

First time at Main Chick! Ordered the all day Happy Hour special which consists of a chicken sandwich, fries and a drink for only $9.99! What a deal. The food arrived hot and tasty! I'm a bit of a spice wimp so the mild chicken was perfect for me and flavorful down to the last bite. I loved the pickle and slaw crunch in the sandwich. The large helping of deliciously seasoned fries were hot and crispy, just the way I like it. The staff were friendly and greeted us with a smile. The restaurant is very clean. I look forward to coming back. read more

Main Chick Hot chicken - All day Happy Hour Special for only $9.99! It was very filling! - Fast Food Near Me - Oceanside, California

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Everything is good in taste and quality. Proportions are on the smaller side but still enough to be full.

Great vibes, great chicken. Friendly service. Im almost done with my food as a speak, might get something more! read more

Main Chick Hot chicken - Food - Fast Food Near Me - Oceanside, California

I love their delicious chicken, the yummy sauce and everything on it! The bun & fries were perfect! My order came with big portions more than what I paid for. Service was great, very professional, courteous & kind The Best super cleanest organized place I have ever been. Me & my friends will keep going back here. Our fave chicken Main Chick! read more

We got the combo#3 mild and shared it with my daughter since it is 2 sandwiches. The chicken is juicy and well seasoned fries. We will definitely go back. Service is great and has a lot of space to sit. read more

Found this little gem recently. The salad was AMAZING!! I was going to get the sandwich, but the guy there told me try the salad. He was awesome and so helpful! I will definitely be back. read more

Overpriced. For what you pay the sauce should be included. Also, chicken was over cooked.

Amazing food. Excellent service. Overall, we had a great experience. We will definitely be back.

I would rate this place over 5 stars, the chicken was well seasoned the sandwich was crispy and juicy. The employees and owner were very nice the price and wait for the food is worth it and the place had a nice vibe. read more

My cousin and I decided to try this place out on a whim. Let me just say, the place being empty should've been a hint to turn around and walk back out lol. It was extremely expensive for the lack of actual flavor of the chicken. It really just tasted like straight chili powder. My cousin said she could only taste chili powder and butter. The fries were great, actually some of the best fries I've had. But...the fries shouldn't have been better than the food the place is named after. Their MC sauce is pretty good but the cups being 1.49 each to not even be actually filled is a little bit sad. Other than that the guy at the counter was pretty nice and the place was very clean. read more