I had the much anticipated and hyped Slavko's famous broasted chicken and potato nuggets for dinner last night. The staff was very friendly and helpful. They also seemed to take a goodly amount of pride in their offerings and were generous in providing samples (didn't even have to ask). I tried their Jambalaya and it was just okay. I also tried their potato nugget and it reminded me of Shakey's mojo potatoes, except the nuggets are shaped like cubes. I placed my order and watched as they got to work. It looks like they cook their chicken and potatoes in what looks like a pressurized deep fryer. I patiently waited as they cooked up my order then took the freshly cooked chicken & potatoes to the fam for our dinner feast. The chicken was crisp on the outside and moist on the inside. However, it was remarkably plain tasting and lacked seasoning. Suffice to say we were rather underwhelmed with our chicken, especially after reading all the rave reviews and hearing about this famous chicken around Pedro. Definitely not a do over. read more

After 4 years of living in San Pedro, I'm so glad to have finally tried out Slavko's. Each time my wife and I discussed the possibility, the establishment would be closed that day or the place was being renovated. It seemed like fate was holding us back. Well wait no more, I can now proudly say that I've tried their delicious broasted chicken and potato nuggets. The restaurant isn't in the most tidiest of areas in San Pedro along Pacific Ave. We parked along the street (front entrance), but I believe there is parking available in the back. The establishment itself is quite clean and well furnished. I was impressed how updated and chic the dining area is with comfortable seating and plasmas for your viewing pleasure. The first time, we played it safe and ordered a 6 piece meal with potato nuggets for around $10. The chicken was extremely juicy (even the breast meat). The nuggets were perfect, not overcooked or burnt. Compared to KFC, the chicken at Slavko's is definitely not as greasy. In the future, I'm looking forward to trying some other well-known favorites such as the jambalaya, ribs, and sandwiches. Even though I can't rave enough about the great quality of the food, the service can use more seasoning. The following week I ordered a tray of chicken for my church (60 pieces for $51.50). Don't expect to receive 60 "real" pieces because the establishment will chop up a breast or thigh piece into 2-3 and count them separately. When deciding upon which sides to order and in which size, James was a bit condescending in his tone and seemed impatient as I was contemplating my choices. His demeanor is a bit aloof and abrasive. I wasn't too happy about the way he acted. I asked about dipping sauces, and before I could even finish my question, he flatly stated a dollar something. I was taken aback by his approach. I asked for ketchup and he placed like 8 packets in a little brown bag. Man, I didn't know customers who ordered $80+ worth of food were so disdained. read more

Slavko's is a straight take-out counter. It's a family place, and it's the only place to go for fried chicken in San Pedro. I try to eat here as often as my arteries can take it. This place is about two things: chicken and potatoes. The fried chicken is solid, moist and not to greasy. The chicken nuggets are tasty and not mysterious - they're all white meat. They serve massive hot wings, in a butter based sauce - taste heaven. My favourite thing is their gizzards, which are to die for, especially right after they come out of the fryer. The potatoes are broasted - big chunks of seasoned potatoes, sold by the quart. They'll give you so many potatoes that they'll overflow their bag or box, and you'll be re-frying them for days with breakfast if you've got leftovers. They serve a quite tasty Jambalaya, out of their deli counter, as well. You can also get sandwiches, but I've never made it past the chicken to order one. Slavko's has amazing customer service. They know all of their regulars by name, and they give generous samples and tastes to you while you wait for them to gather your order. read more

Love this spot. My boyfriend showed it to me years ago and its been one of our fav places to have chicken. Their fried chicken is incredibly moist and delicious and their sides are to die for! They give you samples of their potato wedges when you walk in and it just makes you want to buy a pint of it all for yourself, and I do every time! I've also had their macaroni and potato salad which have been great as well. Definitely one of the best chicken places I've been to..hit me if you know of any better ones! TRY THE WINGS. AMAZING read more

This is what the world needs more of!! I walked in with some friends and family and received the warmest welcome i have ever experienced in a deli/restaurant. they offered me samples of the chicken nuggets, potatoes and some sausage.. all were delicious! we settled on some fried chicken, ribs and nuggets to share. everything tasted amazing! not to mention the beer was dirt cheap. The atmosphere, prices and friendliness will keep me coming back for more. thank you Slavko's!! you are everything that a family owned establishment should be. read more

My first negative Yelp review, I should mention up front. This review is for people who, like me, don't live in Pedro. Went once before, a few months ago. Slow service, but the sandwich was good. Went back. Ordered a sandwich again. Sat down and waited. Waited for some time. People kept coming in, getting to-go orders, leaving. Were they all calling ahead? I don't know. Started to pay close attention to the staff of three. Didn't really see anyone bustling or swamped. Another table came in and sat near me. They'd ordered dine-in food, too. They waited. I probably waited too long before approaching the guy who took my order. "I have to ask why my sandwich is taking so long," I said, or something like that. He pointed to what looked like a deep fryer -- "One of our machines isn't working." Did I ask how that machine affected the sandwich? I don't remember. I asked about the rest of the staff. The guy referred to another guy in the kitchen. "He's busy," the guy said. Was he the guy who made the sandwiches, but he was too busy doing something other than making sandwiches? Why did this guy tell me the other guy was busy? But this guy was a wall of disaffect -- whether I got a sandwich didn't concern him. As I left -- full disclosure: I drank half a soda cup of soda and didn't pay for it on the way out -- quick reminder: once you've made it clear that you're not going to remain a customer, and the bathroom requires asking an employee for the key, you're kind of screwed -- the table next to me got their food. They were kids, and I got the impression they were local kids who'd been there a lot, and then I realized: This place is a local favorite, and only locals know how to make it work for them. I'll never know the secret of how to get good service at Slavko's. read more

Seems like a long-time local staple so I am sure overall they provide good comforty food. I think the food was fine. Nothing out of this world, but not bad at all. Service is friendly. Would be nice to see food handling with gloves rather than bare hands, but I guess it is old school. Lack of AC was a problem on a hot day. read more

I've been eating at this place since I was old enough to chew! The smell inside is amazing - the aroma of chicken, fried potatoes, and macaroni salad. This place definitely reminds me of all the great things about my childhood. I had Slavkos at picnics, birthday parties, and "date-night" with Dad. The potatoes are to die for and I would also recommend trying the fried chicken, which will kick KFC's ass any day of the week. This place is family-owned, and has been since it opened. I love being welcomed by the same faces year after year. My Dad and I have been on a first name basis with the owners since I can remember. You can taste-test the potatoes, and sometimes they will even put out a small tray while you wait. This place will keep me coming back to San Pedro, even now that I don't live there anymore. Pedro Pride forever! read more

Really exceptional chicken. First time here but my dad's family has been coming here for decades. The potatoes and corn bread was really good too. Had some watermelon on the side too. Definitely would recommend a local Pedro spot like this. read more

Slavko's - Barbeque Near Me - San Pedro, California

I wish i had memories of my childhood eating their chicken nuggets. Too bad i'm a FOB! lol read more

If you've never tried Slavko's chicken nuggets you've never tried a chicken nugget!!! All others pale in comparison!!! $7.50 gets you a chicken and potato nugget(also the bomb!) meal. Worth every penny! They have tasty dipping sauces(BBQ,sweet&sour,honey mustard,ranch) as well. You can order fresh turkeys,chicken,duck,lamb,ribs and other tasty meaty treats(advance notice). Scrumptious sides available too(macaroni salad, jumbalaya,etc.). They sell beer,wine,sodas and other beverages too. Staff is super friendly and lots of times give you samples to taste. Plus they just put out a couple folding tables and chairs in case you can't wait to dig in. Believe you me it's hard not to devour your food before getting home with!!! This place is one of my favorites!!! read more

Slavko's - Broasted chicken&potato nuggets $7 - Barbeque Near Me - San Pedro, California

Love it! Long time home town favorite... My Favorites: Chicken nuggets, potato fries, smoked salmon, soups, also the sandwiches are great! Suggest trying a dinner combo The folks here are all very friendly and always offer samples before ordering, which is nice. Just a real friendly staff and a pleasant place to go read more

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Ok so I've lived here in Pedro for 2 years. Never came here because I thought it was shady, in the hood and a place that I would feel creeps and icky. But I went after a friend showed up at my house with Slavko's chicken nuggets. I went there tonight for hubby and I and got wings, coleslaw, potatoe salad (to die for!!!!), and the nuggets. Mmhmmmmmmmmmmm! That was bomb diggidy! I couldn't stop grubbing the flavors are simple but explosive and traditional. Inside its clean, nice, and great for a Nice dine in and a ice cold beer. So now I'm a believer. It never ceases to amaze me how we can have preconceived notions about a place or even a person for that matter. Then we are completely blown away by what we discover!!!!. This is a gem dining place, oh and the owners stuffed me with samples! I was like wow... All that said I sampled the gumbo. I have had waaaay better. Good effort though, but not the greatest. They are proud of it though so, whatever floats their boat:-/. But the potatoe salad and wings!!?!?!? Goodness!!!!! Hop on over! read more

It is worth a 4 stars. I give the extra one for being owned by the nicest guy ever. When you don't know what to get, you can taste everything. You are almost not hungry after that. The owner is so happy so feed you that his all face is smiling! When you get out you actually feel happy like if he gave you some of his happiness! Food is delicious, 10 times KFC and it is a family owned business who get the benefice rather than shareholders! I recommend their soup. They are even "green"! Ask them about their solar cell! Only hiccup is that they close at 6PM... Matt read more

This is my comfort food here in San Pedro. When I'm hungry and can't decide what to eat- this will always make me smile. The nuggets/nuggets is always a winner in my book. These nuggets beat anyone out in the nugget game. The bad parts keeping it from 5 stars is the lack of eat in area. This is basically a take out joint. It just seems old and grimey inside, like Billy- Bob's auto fixer joint. Clean it up, get new lighting and update the paint and flooring in here. PS. Keep the free samples coming! read more

I live down the street from this place and its great. I've been coming here for about 15 plus years and it tastes like home. Now that they've added the seating area it's a more cozy spot. The go-to order is Chicken Nuggets, Potato nuggets, and a bag of the bread they sell. Combine it all with some BBQ and it makes an awesome sandwich. The staff are super nice and always are giving us something extra. If you are from San Pedro and haven't tried this, I don't know if you're really from Pedro. read more

I have to update my review of the place since I wrote my previous entry years ago. They have really put a lot of updates and additions to the place that make it a great place to sit down and enjoys a meal. Now as I said before, stick with what their known for, the chicken and the potatoes. That's their bread and butter. If you veer too far from that, I refuse to be responsible for your culinary experience. Now they do have spicy pickled eggs, mostaccioli, saur kraut, jellow salad, baked beans, etc in their deli case, but the few I tried didn't exciter at all. They also have cevapcici's and ribs in their case, and their okay, but only a distraction from the real good. Get the half pint, or full pint of the chicken nuggets and an equal loving portion of the monstrously delicious potatoes and take them down to royal palms and just chill and take in natures beauty with some of mankind's greatest foods in nugget form. Do it. Do it right now. Go on. Get! read more

Great customer service... I just happened to find this place for a quick lunch and the service and the food couldn't get no better. I saw that they fried chicken prepared I asked for 2/3 pieces my server added, I supposed what they're popular for, potato nuggets..and a rib and small sample of chicken nuggets!!! I ain't even mad.. Every piece served was bombay especially the potato nuggets. Great fast service, good food.. Perfect lunch. Thanks. I'll be dropping by again when in this neighborhood. read more

just introduced to this gem, by a take out dinner order at a family gathering. Still impressed, hands down BEST fried chicken and ribs, and those potato nuggets... drooling. I am in love and can't wait to go back . read more

This place is the picture perfect place of a mom and pop place. Mostly just the locals of san pedro know of it. Good food and super friendly place. Ive been there dozens of times, but took my guy there recently. Gave me a reminder of how nice local people and small business owners can be. Small small place to eat inside with old school furniture like your grandma used to have. Not retro funky cool, just old! lol But friendly service and food made to order is worth this tiny eating area. I usually just grab it and go. It packaged so you can eat and walk if you want you. read more

Slavko's - Chicken nuggets and potatoes - Barbeque Near Me - San Pedro, California

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Perfect fried chicken. Crispy flavorful skin with moist white meat inside. The batter for the potatoes is addicting. read more

Slavko's - 4 piece fried chicken with potatoes - $9 - Barbeque Near Me - San Pedro, California

Kind of dumpy. Potatoes are just a bit better than those sold at the supermarket. Go to Darkos for good meat.

I feel so lucky to have stumbled on this local treasure! I ate way too much delicious barbecued chicken, ribs and amazing fried potatoes with their own seasoning. This is the local equivalent of a national treasure. read more

Five stars for the best customer service I have ever experienced...family owned and operated they make sure to let every customer know their business is appreciated...They will even give you potatoe nuggets to snack on while you decide what you want to order. I recommend the fried chicken, gumbo, and jalapeno poppers. You can even order a deep fried turkey for home during holiday season which is superb. read more

Just went and I have to say, the service along with the great food will have me coming back. Got to try a couple things before buying, everything I tried was great. You can literally get a whole meal from here at a decent price read more

Don't order the shrimp dinner. Not sure what this was but it's inedible!! Potato's were good but $9.00 for this is robbery. read more

Slavko's - Bad shrimp. - Barbeque Near Me - San Pedro, California

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What a great local market! Here it is Sunday and they are not even open yet. Came to the door and was headed back to the car. The owner came right out and had me come in. I need a quart of potato Nuggets and he has them cooking for me. Great customer service read more

This place is so amazing! I love it because they always work with me when my daughter gets hungry after training for hours at the San Pedro City Ballet School across the street. The food is delicious and the prices are great. Everyone there is is always so pleasant! I highly recommend! read more

Ahhhhh . . . the nostalgic memories I had as I entered this place. It reminded me of a place in my home town where you can get broasted chicken and potatoes. I soon discovered one of my friends was having the same nastalgic memories as we sat waiting for our order. We both hoped the food here was just as tasty as our memories were of our home town place. The staff (I'm assuming they were all family members since it's family owned) were super nice and courteous. Our orders took a little longer than expected, and they kept apologizing for the length of time. They also brought us some potatoes on the house to eat while we were waiting. We ordered the potato nuggets, chicken nuggets, and jalapeno poppers. All were really good without being overly greasy. The dipping sauces were really good too. I believe the barbecue one was completely gone by the time we were finished eating everything. There were lots of different sides in the deli case too. They had some spicy marinated hard boiled eggs that I really wanted to try, but didn't have the nerve to try since I'd been having some stomach problems and didn't want to irritate my stomach further with the spiceness. I will definitely stop by to try them out the next time I'm in San Pedro. Much to my surprise, I learned that my hubby had never had broasted chicken and potatoes before. He was a convert for this approach to cooking. If you're in the area and looking for a little hole in the wall local place to grab a quick, tasty bit to eat, this is definitely a place to try out. read more

My first time eating here. We had the four peice chicken dinner, jalapeño poppers, mostaccoli and a chocolate chip cookie. The chick was moist and tasted good. I liked the poppers as well. My gf said the cookie was awesome. I almost gave 4 stars but the inside was depressing. Almost empty meat case. Non functioning lobster case, dated junk on the walls..etc. they should close for a week revamp that interior and come back better than ever. read more

Every bite brings back all the memories of my childhood. The best customer service in town, and the best potato nuggets in the world!! Other favorites include chicken nuggets, ham sandwich, and chicken gumbo! read more

This has been my favorite place for potatoes since I was a child. Now as an adult my husband and kids also love this place. My husband loves the gizzards and kids love the chicken nuggets. This place has absolutely the best potatoes ever! You just can't get enough! read more

Quite literally the best chicken nuggets ever had in my life they're consistently delicious except for when you get them fresh because they will burn every taste bud in your entire mouth and then the potatoes get yourself a pint of potatoes and that's enough for like 3 days everything that I've ever gotten here tastes delicious and I would recommend you drive out of your way to come here just call first to make sure they're open. read more

This was my first time here. I saw the other reviews were great so I thought I would try. And they were so right. The friend chicken was perfect. And the potato wedges too. Fab!!! read more

Slavko's - Fried chicken: YUM - Barbeque Near Me - San Pedro, California

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This is your one stop shop for poultry needs. I just had a chicken sandwich, potato wedges and a soda for under $10. Gotta love slavko's read more

Slavko's - Chicken sandwich and potato wedges. Mmmm - Barbeque Near Me - San Pedro, California

This place is amazing... Ohhh man... In love with it. I recommend this place. Fresh and delicious.

I don't even know where to begin with a review for this place.... ITS GREAT!!! Everything is fresh!!! They have the best fried chicken livers EVER!!! The potato wedges... YUM YUM YUM There cole slaw, macaroni salad and a few of the other side dishes are YUM YUM YUM. Simple parking, GREAT guys behind the counter. I call in my order every time and its always right!! read more

You can never go wrong with slavkos! Great service, & amazing food! The people are nice and the prices are just right!

Plain and simply Delicious!! The ribs are to die for, the potatoes are yummy and the service is superb..Absolutely a hidden place in the heart of San Pedro. read more

Slavko's - Ribs OMG!!! - Barbeque Near Me - San Pedro, California

Come on down to Slavko's! The perfect neighborhood chicken place and still going strong. The food is fantastic, especially those potato nuggets. They often give you a sample to enjoy while your food is being prepared. It's a great place that has been in San Pedro forever. The locals love this place and for good reason. The staff is so friendly. This place is one of those great LA secrets you have to try if you are jonesing for some chicken Still love it a year later. read more