Enjoyed my stop at Sal's and grabbed a cheeseburger plate with macaroni salad and beans. I ordered it with the works and wouldn't have it any other way. Enjoyed their take on a Rochester classic. IYKYK Service was quick. read more

Boss Fights and Bites Food Review: Sal's Birdland What's good everybody--welcome back to Boss Fights and Bites, where we take on the toughest bosses and the boldest bites. Today, I pulled up to a Rochester classic--Sal's Birdland--famous for their legendary signature sauce. I grabbed the 6-piece chicken wings, and here's how they stack up on the Boss Fights and Bites scale. Flavor = Power-Ups The flavor is where Sal's goes full cheat code. The first bite gave me that crispy crunch, and then the signature sauce hit like grabbing a star in Mario--sweet, tangy, spicy, all layered together. It's bold, it's unique, and it straight-up makes the wings shine. For flavor, I'm giving this 9/10 Power-Ups. Portion Size = Extra Lives Here's where it gets tricky. Six wings? That's like starting a boss fight with only one extra life--you know you're gonna need more to finish the game. The wings were great, but the portion left me still hungry. For portion size, I gotta call it 6/10 Extra Lives. Texture / Cook Quality = Boss Hits Crispy outside, juicy inside--that's how wings are supposed to be. Every bite felt like landing a clean combo on the boss. No soggy wings, no dry meat--just cooked right. For quality, that's 9/10 Boss Hits. Overall Experience = Levels Cleared The vibe at Sal's is pure Rochester culture. The wings, the sauce, the tradition--it feels like something every local knows and every visitor has to try. It's messy, it's bold, and it's got history behind it. I'm calling it 4 out of 5 Levels Cleared. Final Score = Boss Fights and Bites Power Meter Put it all together, and I'm giving Sal's Birdland wings a solid 8.5 out of 10 on the Boss Fights and Bites Power Meter. Legendary flavor, crispy wings, unforgettable sauce--the only thing holding it back is that portion size. And that's the review right here on Boss Fights and Bites--where we mix the games with the eats. If you want wings that hit like a boss battle and a sauce that feels like a power-up, load into Sal's Birdland and see if you can clear the level. Until next time--keep grinding, keep gaming, and keep eating like a champ. read more

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Food was great. I love the blue cheese!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They home make the sauce too

What can you say about a chicken joint that has been in business for 50 years?! They're doing a lot of things right. These wings are in a league of their own. Crispy, on the outside, juicy on the inside, and seasoned to perfection. The sides are just as good and everything is made in house from scratch. The ambiance is non-existent. But that's not why you're there. You're there to dirty your fingers and clear out your sinuses. The sauce is hot and has been known to cure the common cold. Sal's is a Rochester institution along with Nick Tahou's, Campi's, and Shallers. Lots of places have come and gone but they're still here because they continue to deliver quality and a taste you can't get anywhere else. read more

Someone needs to tell the owner 9 o'clock means 9 o'clock. I'm here at 8:31 and they can't take the order I want. Never again. read more

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If you are looking for good fried chicken this is the stop. I was visiting from California and not much food options I am glad I gave this place a try. This place has been in business since 1974 so safe to say they know what they are doing. I am definitely coming back here again. read more

solid jumbo wings, good breaded shrimp and mild sauce was tasty. friendly little spot

If you live in Rochester and haven't tried Sals yet, why haven't you?! Probably because you don't know about this small joint. They have some of the best chicken wings in town... because of their brand name Sal sauces ... sassy sauce and then their mild and hot sauce. But what I think makes Sals best is the size of their wings and drums. They are the biggest I have ever found juicy and crispy and delicious as ever! They have other things on the menu as well sides Mac Salad, potato wedges and baked beans all pretty legit as well. They have sandwiches, ribs and some other things on their small menu - but I haven't tried any of those because the wings are that great! One tip is to never drink out of the fountain beverages - don't know when the last time they've been cleaned. read more

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Amazing chicken with sauce and macaroni salad. Love this dish . Best in Rochester and I will continue to eat there

We made it to a brick and mortar Sal's Birdland restaurant. We were not disappointed. We preferred the Sal's sauce on the side for dipping, not the "swimming in sauce." Wish we tried the collard greens instead of the macaroni salad. The wings are incredibly meaty with what tastes like a seasoned flour batter. Great cooking technique, very hot oil, good crunch on the coating, very juicy meat inside. No oily or scorched fryer taste on the chicken or potato wedges. The potato wedges also have a flour dredge coating, and they are bigger than French fries, but smaller than steak fries. The outside of the potato wedges have a mild crunch and are fried properly with no soggy texture. The wedges go well dipped in the blue cheese dressing and Sal's sauce also. For two of us we shared the #1 which is 5 winglets and 5 drummets, 2 sides and a fountain drink, and it was just enough. The patrons that came in while we were there for dinner seemed like regulars with a blend of dining in and take out. The dining area is very simple with old school food court style booth seating. The seating area may not be sexy, but we noticed it was very clean. The bathrooms were also clean and maintained. There is a self serve fountain drink station with free refills. Great to see they had SoBe fountain products. This has just become a point of destination for us, and will return when in Rochester. Also, the restaurant owner was working the counter. Nice guy who loves the city and loves the food, glad we met him. read more

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Hot, tasty food and friendly service. We ordered 1/2 Chicken Dinner, Shrimp and Wings. Sides: Wedges, Baked Beans & Macaroni Salad. Everything was delicious. I Love Sal's Bird-land. read more

I had not been to Sal's in probably 25 years... but, for several days I kept thinking I needed to get back there while back up in the area. Finally made it in for lunch, and it did not disappoint!!! Friendly service at the counter, takeout order put together with great care - and the wings were every bit as good as I remembered, if not better! A truly unique sauce that you won't get anywhere! Messy in the best way possible, they do not skimp on sauce and give you plenty of blue cheese for dipping! A must-have when in the area! read more

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Bought the snack! Four pieces of chicken with your choice of a side. I chose the Mac salad. It came with the famous Sassy sauce along with a side of their homemade Bleu cheese. I was excited to come here, knowing that their restaurant in Syracuse closed. The sauces really make the place! Took only 10-min to make. Fresh and hot! I will say, the prices are more on the expensive end for the portion sizes. The Snack (4pc and a side) costs almost $9. read more

Sal's Birdland Restaurants - Chicken Wings Near Me - Chili, New York

Food was good. Ordered chicken wings and shrimp. Well chicken wings are very large. However, here they are also very good. The shrimp also was very good. Sauce was good. Unless you are really hungry listen to reviews.... Wing are large and delicious. read more

I'll share my colleagues response when I brought him there today to have their chicken finger garbage plate: "A traditional garbage plate is good because it combines some mediocre things like flavorless fries and run of the mill burgers and mixes them together to form a delicious meal...but Sal's chicken plate takes amazing things like the flavorful potato wedges and perfectly crisp & juicy chicken tenders and mixes them together for a whole other level of Rochester plate. More good things: They're legit...been there since the 70s, and talk about personable service...heck, the owner Jimmy waited on us and send all 3 of us away with a bottle of sauce. Been there 3 times in the last few weeks, and brought some home for my wife. Good thing they are next to Spunk Fitness :) read more

Classic wing spot. In my household, Sal's contended with Country Sweet. It is actually one of my family favs and we have been supporting this business for over twenty-five years. Everyone loves their wings! Haven't heard any complaints about Sal's yet and my family has been dining her for over 25 years. read more

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Disgusting do not order!!! Soft and soggy chicken gizzards and potato wedges cooked in dirty oil! Assistant manager rude and combative!!

I would say that Rochester has three classic "dive" restaurants, and this is one of them (the other two being Campi's and Nick Tahous). When you want great chicken wings/fingers/pieces and potatoes, you come here. They have been in a couple of locations over the years, but their quality is always at the top. Their specialty is their sauce, which isn't a honey mustard sauce (though it is commonly mistaken for one). It is a citrus mustard sauce. It has lots of orange flavor, and that alone is why my wife and I purchase it in bottled form and add it to lots of our dishes. But, combine that with perfect wings, chicken quarters, chicken tenders, huge potato wedges, and great mac salad and you have an awesome meal. The location is conveniently off of I-390, and is right near the local colleges. I have been going there for years and never had a bad meal. It isn't health food, but if you want great grub for a low price this is it. Just be warned... if you try their "hot" Sal's sauce you have better be prepared to deal with it. It is delicious but they aren't lying about the heat! read more

no nonsense great wings place. jimmy was great to chat with. a new must stop for us when visiting family in rochester.

This is more proof that you cannot go home. I lived in Rochester, NY from 1980 to 1984. In my memory Sal's was south of town in a big building where you could order take out, but you could also eat in and have beer. I can't count the times I enjoyed the wings back in that day. I've told anyone who would listen that the best finger food I've ever had. When I came back, the wings are much the same, but there is no license and no one eats in. Every one picks up and leaves the place. Eating there is a disaster. You can get a cup of water, a paper plate and napkins, but you have to eat with dueling TVs that are both too loud and on different channels. Perhaps the only good thing about this experience was it confirmed my belief that you cannot go home again. All the places of your past no matter how good they seemed, let them go. Let them live in joyous memory as great stories. Don't ruin them by trying to bring them to life again. read more

The best chicken wings on earth and I mean it! I have eaten chicken wings in nearly every state in the union plus 10 countries around the world and no place....no place even comes close to the awesomeness of Sals! The wings are big, crispy, juicy and flavorful. The dipping sauces are yummilicous. Oh dear, I'm drooling just thinking about it. This location is clean and very spartan. Every time I visit Rochester, I always make sure I make a run for Sals! Keep up the great work! read more

So good the Tuesday special was awesome! It was a half a bird and sides were also good.

This review is just based on the wings. DH picked up wings on the way home tonight. Sauce on the side. Even after a 1/2 hour ride home, they were still super crispy. The best wings I've ever had! So crispy and flavorful. They really didn't need any sauce at all. The seasoning they're cooked with reminds me of KFC seasoning but they're not breaded. Definitely do sauce on the side though! read more

I had ordered from Sals Birdland a few weeks ago and the service was excellent the delivery driver was nice an the food was great Thank You Sals for an delicious meal it was worth not cooking an the price was very reasonable #SalsBirdland read more

sitting here with food poisoning very disappointed especially since we've never had this issue before and paying all that damn money $70 to be exact for 30 wings and they're tainted is effed up smh ! read more

Classic Rochester bird joint. There's a reason it's been around since the 70s - this place is great! Yes it's a hole in the wall in a strip mall, but they make delicious chicken dinners and wings drenched in their amazing hot/sweet sauce. Totally addictive. read more

I ordered the chicken tender platter with baked beans and Mac salad. Nothing impressed me. The sides were bland and the chicken didn't look like chicken to me, more like the texture of McDonald's chicken nuggets. Way too pricey for the quality. read more

Really good chicken wings, the prices are a little high but the size of the wings is why. These wings are massive, order less than you typically would. read more

Just called them to ask if they are open (8:25pm), guy answers, doesn't even let me speak and says that they are not accepting orders for the night... And then I was about to ask if they do walk-ins, and he hangs up on me mid-sentence...really guy?! Awesome customer service, fellas... Don't think I'll ever be coming to this location ever. read more

Been a while since I've been here. Sorry I waited so long. Forgot just how good a chicken dinner to take could be. Very friendly staff. Very clean. I'm too full to keep commenting. Sal's and a nap, is all you're going to need. read more

Healthy? No. Delicious? Yes. I've been a Sal's devotee for over 20 yrs and the formula has remained the same: fry 1/2 a chicken until juicy and the bones are edible, put it over a couple slices white bread and drown it with that awesome sauce. Heaven (or at least a quicker way to get there). An American original. read more

Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner! Fried chicken dinner was great. Potato Wedges and Macaroni Salad. If you like sweet and spicy get the sassy sauce. I recommend if this is the dinner you crave. Hit the spot. read more

Got Sal's to go and I am a convert. Huge, meaty, crispy wings with a spicy honey-mustard sauce. The seasoned potato wedges were less seasoned than I expected, but were also very good. I'd definitely get take out again. The restaurant is nothing for ambiance. read more

Absolutely horrible! We ordered two orders of jumbo wings and a cheeseburger garbage plate. First they didn't give us cheese on the burgers for the garbage plate. Second they only gave us half our order then when we called to let them know the girl was arguing with us telling us we were wrong. She needs a course in customer service. They also forgot to give us the two sides that came with the wings. I will never go back there for the horrible service. read more

I'd been told that this was good fried chicken and, since I'd been craving that lately, I decided to check it out. I'll tell you, the service was good. Excellent even. But that's the only thing that was excellent. I got the wings with two sides. The chicken itself was nicely cooked and tender, but the coating was mediocre. The potato wedges were okay, but nothing spectacular. And the macaroni salad was decent. Overall, too pricey for what I got. And the decor (tekken tag?!) felt like I'd slipped and fallen 20 years earlier. Entirely skippable. read more

Each time I stop in Roc, this is one place i try not to miss. I still order their sassy sauce via mail!! Which lasts me for quite some time!! read more

Wings from Sals are a delicious childhood memory for me. My dad took me there every time we visited Rochester. So when I was there last week by myself I still had to go. Wings were outstanding as usual, as well as the macaroni salad. Only issue was the service, for being a Sunday night they only had one cook and one person behind the counter. I think they should definitely up their staff to fit the demand of their chicken. Just a thought. Glad their wings have stayed the same over the years read more

Best chicken wings ever . The sauce is tangy and not The typical buffalo wing sauce . The potato wedges are great too ! They are a little pricey but well worth it ! read more

A unique, special treat! Buffalo resident here, so well-versed in the traditional wing offering. Sal's takes it a step further, with the rest of the chicken as well, augmented by its own proprietary "sassy sauce". A nice diversion from the ordinary, and very tasty too! A spicy, sassy, delectable treat! With enjoyable sides. When I have the chance to be in the Rochester area, if time and schedule permit, I'll often stop by Sal's to enjoy a quarter or half bird on site (the original location further south down the road had more atmosphere!), or to take one (or two!) to go and then happily consume them later at home. The wings? Get them in Buffalo! read more

Awesome chicken dinner. Get extra sassy sauce to take home. The place is an institution.