Ever since living in Atlanta five years ago, I've had a hankering for Southern food. I saw this place after moving to Norfolk and knew that I had to try it. Let's just say I was not disappointed! My husband and I ordered one of their value meals for $5.50; it came with two pieces of dark meat chicken (extra for white), vegetable, puff, and drink. We both got fried okra, which was the only slightly irritating thing for me since there is an extra charge for ordering the okra (really?). The fried chicken was so good, and the puff was delicious as well. Make sure to add the honey to it for that extra special melt in your mouth flavor. The food came out quickly, but not too quickly that it makes you nervous that it might have been sitting out forever. The place was clean and the service was great. Can't wait to come back to try their dessert next time! read more

Looking for a quick and affordable lunch? This is a place you should consider for that purpose. I was warmly greeted upon arrival and they were very patient while I scoured the menu since this was my first visit. I chose the 2 piece snack meal with okra. The chicken was tender and hot & fresh right out of the fryer so much so that I had to wait a few minutes before eating. The okra was delicious and made want more it was that good. Wish I would have been hungry enough to get the chicken livers as I really wanted to try them Only complaint I had was the puff which was a little too sweet and they don't serve REAL honey but an imitation of honey The decor is nothing to oodle about just standard low cost budget stuff but who cares you are here for the value chicken the offer!!!! read more

Seriously I ordered 2 pies of cake which are already cut and pkg yet you are making me wait behind all the hot food ordered and pick ups !!!! And mine was to go ??? Wth last time I'm stopping here and you are now filling several orders behind me read more

This place is the real deal! First time customer and from the time I opened the door I was impressed. The aroma of fried chicken is immediate and gets your stomach rumbling. My order of 4 piece dark with fried okra and a baked sweet potato was awesome. My food was brought out to me which is always good practice. Their fried chicken was hot and juicy on every bite. Their fried okra and sweet potato were great. I also had their sweet potato pie and it was outstanding. The only complaint I have is that I was charged extra for okra and would have liked a larger serving. read more

Pollard's Chicken - 4 pieces dark, baked sweet potato, fried okra, Sweet potato pie, and a sweet tea to wash it all down. - New American Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

Good food,rude service.The older lady running this was hollering at the employees.She got mad at my husband because he told her he wanted his gizzards good and crispy.She smarted off to my teenage son who was trying to read the menu.There was no one behind us.She is rude very rude.We used to go there all the time but she turns my stomach.When you just want to cuss put the cook then you need to go elsewhere.As long as she is there we won't be back.100's of places to eat around here. read more

I have grown up eating at pollards. They have great food, so I'm sure your wondering what's up with this one star review. My husband and I ordered food to take to a friends for the super bowl, when I went in the young girl walked away from the front counter without greeting me to her cell phone that was on the ice machine. After about 2 minutes which felt like a lifetime she came back... no greeting and asked me what I wanted. After telling her I had a Togo order she seemed confused and asked me the name it was under after telling her she said she didn't have my order. To make a long story shorter... she made no effort to help find my order even after telling her what we had ordered. Come to find out she had put it under the wrong name. She had an extremely horrible attitude the entire time, at no time in my visit did she say please or thank you, she was not accommodating and it put me in a really bad mood. This absolutely ruined my experience here, I will be staying away until they make some major staff changes, she was obviously under someone's supervision which is even worse that they allowed this behavior. read more

Stopped in for a late lunch with the family. It was a good time as it wasn't too busy. I ordered a 2 piece fried chicken meal (dark meat) with puff, cinnamon apples, mashed potatoes & gravy. My husband ordered a 4 piece fried chicken meal (white meat, extra charge) to split with one of my sons, with puff, fries, mac & cheese. My other son had chicken strips. They had fountain drinks and some bottled drinks. As other reviews said, the chicken is cooked to order so we waited a little while. Our food was brought out by the same girl who took our order, she was very friendly and helpful. Everything was hot, especially the chicken and puffs, so we had the kids wait a minute so they wouldn't get burned. The chicken was delicious! Nice and crisp breaded outside and juicy on the inside. The strips were great, very tender and juicy inside, but I preferred the regular fried chicken - it's messier to eat but has more flavor. The cinnamon apples were good (my son ate most of mine but I got a couple). The mac & cheese was okay, nothing special. The puffs were yummy as only hot fried dough can be. I wish they had butter and real honey instead of the packet syrup honey that is mostly corn syrup, but they were still good. The mashed potatoes and gravy were okay. A little bland but it was balanced by the crisp salty chicken. After we got our food it started to get busier, then one of the workers announced they had a large church order in so there would be a delay after that. Next time we might call ahead or go at an off peak time again to avoid a long wait. I guess we were lucky and came at a slow time. The bathrooms were a bit run down, like the rest of the restaurant, but seemed clean. Lots of parking. It was a very rich, heavy meal with all that fried food, but definitely hit the spot for a fried chicken craving. read more

Thought I'd try Pollards since I was hanging out in Norfolk. I had the three piece dark with baked beans, tater salad, and two puffs. Once my food came out it was delicious. The chicken was seasoned good with a lighter coating than KFC or Popeyes. The sides were good too. Overall I thought this hometown chicken joint is worth another visit. read more

Just ordered a 12 piece and substituted breasts for wings on the order and paid for it. Drove home, opened the chicken, there were NO breasts at all in the order. So I called Pollards to let them know, they said to bring the entire order back and they would give me a refund or give me the chicken. we were all starving and the manager of the store was rude, and the General Manager wasn't rude but offered little assistance in resolving our issue. I will not visit them again. I'll get my chicken elsewhere. Service...not great, chicken so-so. if you go, prepare to get the wrong order and for rudeness. read more

I love their chicken and plus they are close to my home. All of your food will be cooked to order so that's a plus as well

Always fresh and always friendly. This restaurant is a real treat. Right from the get go you have friendly faces welcoming you in. The food is always hot and never old. Some times you may have to wait for the food, but it's definitely worth the wait. They have many options of sides. They also serve chicken (obviously) and fish in many different ways. Not only that but they have a great amount of different cakes and pies to choose from for dessert. read more

It's alright. They really skimp on sides. I ordered cole slaw and was given about a baby spoon and a half full of slaw. The macaroni and cheese tasted flavorless and old. I don't know. Maybe it was just an off day because everything else was fine. read more

It's southern style FRIED chicken. Okra was really good.

I love Pollards, very good fried chicken and bbq. Their coconut cake is must, staff is generally friendly. Good prices, freshly made and I like their spice choices for flavor. read more

Tried Pollard's for the first time since living here for 8 years. The girls are the register were really sweet. The chicken was ok, not bad but def not the best I've tasted given that this place has so much hype behind it. Prices good also but nobody cared for the puff things and would have rather had biscuits which I didn't see on menu. They initially forgot my puffs so I had to drive back to get them, if I knew what they were and tasted like I would have just said forget it. All in all, I'll be back to try some of their other things. read more

Ordered takeout I guess it was sitting too long my chicken was wet with moisture at the bottom Mac and cheese was NOT homemade and greens tasted as if they were out of a can not pleased at all nor motivated to promote read more

Go to place for fried chicken.... A little wait but always fresh... plenty of variety on the menu but really its all about the chicken!... Its a wonder that KFC is still in business. read more

Great local place, with something for everyone. I always choose the chicken tenders & the sweet potato fries, the greens are good. To keep the sugar low, I skip the cinnamon-sugar shake on the fries, and the honey puffs- but if you don't have that issue, you will really love this place! read more

Never buy again 10 fries and a quarter of a fish almost 9 buck. Over rated and stingy with portion . awful

The last time we ate there the woman taking our order was very rude and my husband's gizzards were not cooked all the way. We used to eat there all the time, it's sad their service went downhill. read more

Worst customer experience I truly have ever had. Called in my order and was told it would take 15 minutes. I arrived 20 minutes later and paid for the order. The girl processing my card apparently charged 0.16 cents to it instead of $16.54. After a couple of minutes fumbling around with the register she asked if I had another card since she couldn't figure out how to ring it up again on the same card. After this ordeal she quickly ran to the back and i sat down assuming my order was not ready. After 45 minutes of waiting and seeing newer people arrive, order, and leave with food I then asked for an update. Apparently my order had been sitting behind the counter the whole time. Food is a very generous 3/5 Customer service gets a 0/5 read more

Ordered 3 piece chicken breast dinner ended up with 2 chicken breast and two wings whipped potatoes wasn't good picked the whole thing with fork. Chicken was good. Corn putting was delicious read more

I think they have the best chicken in the 7 cities. I just don't like all of their sides but it's not a big deal. Almost everything else is perfect. read more

Wow, where do I start? So we have seen signs all over the area about how Pollard's has the best chicken in Hampton Roads and we finally made time to go in. First things first, it was $20 for both our meals with drinks so it better be delicious! I got chicken tenders, my husband got a 2 piece meal. Disappointed doesn't even cover it. The tenders were soggy and frankly, nothing special. The same could be said about my husband's chicken. I ordered macaroni and cheese, it was just generic macaroni and cheese. My husband got fried okra and mashed potatoes. The gravy on the mashed potatoes literally smelled and tasted like condensed Campbell's soup. He said the fried okra was acceptable. The worse part, was my second side. Corn. Like... How can corn get screwed up, right? Idk if it's the heat lamps or the way they store them or the preparation method or what, but the corn literally tasted like nothing. Like I made my husband try it to make sure I wasn't going crazy, it was like eating fake corn on the cob. I really don't understand how this mediocre establishment is considered best of anything. We definitely won't be back to this or any location. read more

I'm not giving it a 1 star bc of their food, but bc of a rude manager name Renee. This chick has no mannerism and really needs to be retrained on how to talk and deal with people. I understand dealing with customers can be a lot especially when you're working in a restaurant and customer service. I assure you I was very pleasant and show nothing, but respect from the gate. She need to take notes on the her fellow staff members and other manager name Antonio who is great with communication, professional, mannerism on point, and customer service is outstanding. She has no personality and has no character about her. She comes across as a anger black women and no one wants to come in an establishment or call and have to deal with her bad energy ass. My suggestion is retrain, take a spiritual bath the night before work and sage your bad spirit ass before your shift. I will never come back here or suggest anyone to support bad business. Good day people!!!! read more

Always consistent! Great chicken livers and gizzards. The staff is always helpful and friendly. If you have not tried their home made pies, it's a must. I have been to the Norfolk and Virginia beach locations and both have a friendly helpful staff that cares about their customers. read more

The best part of the Wednesday BBB special was the crispy hush puppies which were still quite greasy. The pork, mixed greens and mashed potatoes were all unexceptional. The pork BBQ seemed machine made and more like meat pulp. The sweet potato fries were crisp and sugared. The dining room was clean. The staff functional but not gracious or engaging. read more

I visited the Pollard's Chicken on Tidewater Drive a couple of Saturday's ago with my mom,brother, and girlfriend and while I was pleased with the food, the lack of maturity and professionalism needs to be worked on. As soon as we all walked in, it was quiet and then a loud burst of laughter coming from the back and then stares. It definitely makes me rethink ever revisiting this establishment again due to the uncomfortableness we all felt. Train your employees to keep it professional at all times before you start to lose customers. read more

I take their chicken and fish back to Manassas, VA everytime I visit Norfork,VA. There food is excellent and so tasty. I eat there 3 times a week if not more. A place that you must try. read more

Greasy, the breading was saturated. Sides were edible but nothing to write home too. Been 3 times to the one on battlefield hoping it was just a bad day because everyone i know says it's the best chicken ever, but it is under par and not worth my dollars. Popeyes, church's and even KFC are 100 times better read more

I had fried chicken with 'collard greens' & macaroni. I visited because I was told by a friend that this was a souls food spot and that it probably the reason I expected much more. Macaroni and cheese was gross. It was baked like I expected. It was normal yucky fast food macaroni. My collards were like spinach which I don't eat so I didn't eat these either. The chicken was okay and I ate two of the wings and ended up throwing away the third wing with the rest of the food. Even my sweet test tasted funny. I know this may sound weird but it tasted dirty like maybe they don't ever clean their tea urns. Needless to say it was a waste of money for me and I won't be going back. Oh and the inside has this funny old people smell which should've made me turn around off rip but my curiosity got the best of me. The only perk is that they have military discount. Yay :/ lol read more

Really good fried chicken. I probably will only go here once a month because it's a bit to rich for my heart (Paula Dean rich if you know what I mean). But awesome none the less. read more

Love this place! Always so nice and the two ladies up front are so sweet. Food is great & military discount!

Best fried chicken I've ever had in any restaurant across US. Sides are darn good also. Staff is always friendly. Passed by Pollards over passed year many times but only recently decided to try it. Glad we did. read more

Used to be a really good place to order from and go to eat at, good catering, but that's when they were located off bayview blvd. Now that they have moved onto the new building on tidewater drive ( old Burger King building). The food is bad, service is slow and the place is always dirty. read more

I ordered some chicken here and they not only screwed up my order but their chicken was like cardboard and was uneatable. I inevitably threw it in the trash. It's amazing and despicable that they would serve such crap. I'll never eat here again. What an incredible waste of money. They are an incredible joke. This is not even worth a star. read more

I passed up my favorite chicken place (Chic Fil A) in the world to come here twice in the last week. I'm pregnant, don't judge, LOL.

I went to get there two piece chicken lunch special with a side of mac and cheese, and there little puffs. Where I'm from we call those puffs ( johnny cakes). But they were pretty good. But the fried chicken was soooooo good. I love fried chicken. I think everyone in the world does. Lol! It was fresh,and hot! Finger lickin good. Lol! Customer service was awesome too! The lady at the counter that help me was very nice. And I didn't wait for everrrrr for the food like some places. So that was awesome. Cause I was starving. I definitely will be back again. Check out there lunch specials. You won't regret it. read more

Decent food and friendly staff. This is a WAY better option than other fast food chicken, and the puffs are addicting.

Chicken is hot new juicy can't say that much for most places I've been to many locations are there are are run great and very clean prices a Lil high but portion are good great hush puppies read more