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    Slim Chickens

    3.1 (38 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Tender Mac & Cheese Bowl Meal
    Hannah V.

    This was my second time visiting, first time dining in the restaurant. The staff was kind and brought our food to us quickly. There was plenty of seating and everything was well kept. I got chicken and waffles and it was good! Except there was lettuce in my butter.. but we can get past that. My parents, from out of town, enjoyed their meals and said they would come back. Overall, pretty good and I loved the lemonade mixed with peach tea!

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    Jaci S.

    The chicken was cooked PERFECTLY - there's a line wrapped around the store showing how well it's making out. Tons of dipping sauce options, ranch is delicious & their fries aren't overly seasoned so in our opinions AMAZING. We shared the Oreo shake & thought it was a perfect blend of Oreo bits& ice cream ratio , my wrap was tremendous & I switched out the Buffalo for garlic Parmesan - the lemonade was even great! I didn't even need my ranch I ordered because the wrap was so perfectly seasoned. Loved all of it! Will be visiting OVER CHIK-FIL-A! I think the dessert alone is reason enough to visit - absolutely incredible & I am not a cheesecake fan usually.

    Busy on Sunday after
    Cody M.

    Now that its been open for 6 days I thought I would get lucky and not have it so busy. I was wrong lol It was still busy but with the friendly smiles from the employees and upbeat attitude I didn't mind. The new freshly trained employees were doing everything they can to get people in and out. We even left one a small tip for making the experience bearable. With a limited menu we were hoping for fantastic food and honestly we knew it would be a longer wait then usual when they cook food to order you just know it will take longer. It was hot and fresh just as advertised. Slim Chicken does a great job at what they do and I had no complaints. In my opinion it wasn't anything that isn't already being done else ware so I couldn't give it 5 stars as it didn't make me call my momma to tell here all about it.

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    Dong B.

    Very busy since they are new but they do a great job of taking orders way before you get to the pickup area. Friendly staff who works efficiently. The wings and sandwiches are delicious. Nice selection of sauces. The spicy sauces are actually spicy without overpowering.

    I got the 3 tender meal. Mango habanero. Tenders a little small but still good!

    The tenders were a little small, but still good! The taste was good and the ranch was sooo good

    Our 5 & 5 Meal
    Giana S.

    Great food that's always made fresh. Love getting to try all the sauces with Cayenne ranch being a top favorite in my household.

    Classic Meal

    Ordered a 4 piece meal and my wife ordered the Slim Wrap meal. My meal was great and all our food was hot. The tortilla on the wrap so that wasn't great. The drive-thru was super quick though and the young lady working the window was very nice!

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    Great food - always hot and fresh! It is well worth the wait. It is one of the best fast food chicken.

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    Wow it's so good and the Texas toast is so good i would eat this everyday if i wanted to so good and fills you up!! recommend!!

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    I was expecting Raising Cane quality and it was more like Popeyes. It wasn't terrible but there are better food choices.

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    Food is good but the wait time is really bad. Honestly, I'd rather just go to Chick-Fil-a than wait 25 minutes here everytime I come.

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