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    Roaming Rooster

    4.5 (672 reviews)
    Open 8:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    ROAMING ROOSTER ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Kristin E.

    I've never had a bad experience at Roaming Rooster until today. Whoever made my sandwich didn't even bother to take the all of the paper off the cheese slice before putting it on my sandwich...and I didn't notice at first because there was so much lettuce on it that it covered it up.

    Nashville Hot Fried Chicken Sandwich with pickles and cheese
    Brian S.

    The food is good, every time. I think they wait until it's ordered to cook it. Needlessly, I would recommend it despite the wait. It travels well, so order it for takeout or delivery because there isn't much of a dining experience. You're likely to be the only one eating there if you so choose.

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    Steph K.

    Slaps every single time. The OG Nashville Hot is my favorite! They are very fast and efficient!

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    Tania A.

    My colleagues had been raving about the infamous Honey Butter sandwich at Roaming Rooster, so that had definitely built up the anticipation in my mind. Overall I would say that it tasted good - but my sandwich was much much oiler than the others made in the same order. As it was a chicken spot, I also tried the whole chicken wings; and unfortunately I found them to be massively over seasoned and I could barely finish one. The fries were also not so much to my liking. The majority of them were super short, and seemed more like the "ends" of the fries than a whole one. It could have been that it was an off day, or maybe something with my particular order. There was a long queue of people grabbing lunch - so clearly there's something about this place that many many people love! So, don't necessarily take my word for it... You could have a different experience!!

    Honey Butter Fried Chicken Sandwich with a side of hand cut fries -- SO GOOD.
    Cara E.

    I consider myself a chicken sandwich connoisseur. As a fan of the Roaming Rooster food truck from before the pandemic back when I used to work in downtown D.C., I was excited to try this brick and mortar store. As luck would have it, this came to fruition this past weekend after a meeting I had at the neighboring brewery. Me and two colleagues came for lunch and we ordered a LOT of food. They each got the club sandwich while I got the honey butter sandwich and we also ordered some of the hand cut fries and some cole slaw. The fries were incredible -- big Five Guys vibes here as they were fresh, crispy, and had that Boardwalk fry texture. Big bonus was the portion size (we probably would've been fine sharing a single order among 3 people). The cole slaw was refreshing and helped cut through the richness of our individual sandwiches. It's definitely not the heavy, creamy mayo type of cole slaw, so keep that in mind when ordering. On to the sandwiches -- they were massive. Multiple pieces of juicy, plump, crispy, well seasoned chicken stacked high on soft toasted buns. The honey butter sandwich I had was salty, savory, sweet, but definitely required lots of napkins. My friends each enjoyed their club sandwiches and commented on the crispness of the bacon and sauce. Overall, the 3 of us were more than pleased. The shop is very unassuming and has limited seating, so I could see how getting a place to sit during a lunch rush might present an obstacle or two. That said, the place is very casual and gives an upscale fast food vibe similar to what you'd expect from say a Shake Shack or an In-N-Out on the west coast. The person who served us was incredibly nice, but I expected that considering the people who operated the food truck were incredibly kind and accommodating back when I frequented it. So happy the vibes carried on from the food truck to their in person shop! Now I just need to try this fabled breakfast sandwich I've heard about...

    Jamar S.

    I have had Roaming Rooster on my radar for a very long time now, ever since the Popeyes Chicken Sandwich craze days, bc it was the suggestion of a friend. I found myself close to DC today and said what the heck? I was nervous about lines and didn't know that there was more than one location, I thought I was going to the historic first site but I stumbled on this hidden little gem and I'm almost glad that I did. For starters, there was no line, I walked straight up to the counter. The lady at the register was extremely nice and helped guide me through the spice levels before deciding on what I wanted. I ordered (2) Honey Buttered Chicken Sandwiches(med level) & hand cut French fries. I loved it. Absolutely loved it. The chicken was delicious, and it was just the right portion of honey and butter. I think, in the future, I'm going to go with the hot version of this sandwich bc there really wasn't much spice at all with mine but it was delicious nonetheless.

    Fried Chicken Sandwich
    Keisha M.

    We were super excited to try this place based on the reviews. My son is a foodie and loves chicken sandwiches. I really like Buttermilk fried chicken. Oh so so good. Here's a review of our experience. Customer Service - we were never greeted. Even when I greeted the Spanish looking girl at the register saying "hello, this is our first time here". She says "may I take your order" in the most non enthusiastic way. I felt they could careless for our business based on the look on both ladies who served us faces and attitudes. Yet, we continued on still excited to try there chicken. My son order the regular Chicken Sandwich that comes with coleslaw in Hot heat as he likes spicy food. I had the 3 whole wings In medium heat. We shared an order of fries. I've never heard of fries fried twice. My son explained the concept to me about how it gives it a nice crisp and I was excited to try it. Food results - my son said the chicken sandwich was not at all spicy and had too much coleslaw in it. It wasn't very flavorful either. He's definitely had much better. My wings were too spicy for my tastebuds. An hint of spice to add or bring out the flavor is all I can handle. I couldn't even finish one of them. I gave them to my son which he commented it's spicer than his sandwich. We think they mixed up the spice levels on our orders. Both of us also felt the wings weren't flavorful especially for being buttermilk along with lacking in the right crisp and texture. I really like and have had much much better buttermilk fried chicken. Unfortunately, it was an expensive disappointing experience. Now we know and will look elsewhere. Sorry I cannot recommend this place.

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    Ask the Community - Roaming Rooster

    Do they only sell the biscuit sandwiches in the morning or is that an all day thing?

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