I love Slim Chickens; however, I only get to eat here when I am in the Fairwood area of Bowie, MD. Slim Chickens is very similar to Chick-fil-a, Zaxby's, or Raising Canes, but the chicken tastes very different and the menu is massive. I love the option to get a variety of sauces, in addition to wings, tenders, and just about anything else that you can think of. My only complaint is that the sides could use a lot of work. The restaurant is fairly clean. The customer service is exceptional. I plan to eat at Slim Chickens as often as possible in the future. read more

Slim Chickens - Slim's 5 Tender Box w/ Mac & Cheese (Regular) - Southern Near Me - Bowie, Maryland

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I made the drive out to Bowie to try out Slim Chickens and let me tell you, I'm glad I did. As of now (December 27, 2022) when I went, this is the ONLY location for this franchise in Maryland. There is expansion planned, however. Now on to the important stuff. I ordered the Cayenne Ranch Chicken Sandwich which as you can see has fried onions, lettuce, pickles, cayenne ranch mayo, and a Southern fried chicken breast on a brioche bun. Not pictured is my side item which was coleslaw. I put the order in and went to use the restroom to wash up. I came out and it was sitting on my table. The food was fresh and tasted delicious. A light breading on the chicken with a good seasoning on it gave great flavor. The chicken wasn't dry either and the onion straws gave a nice layer to it all. I was equally impressed with the coleslaw. Speed of service as I mentioned was fantastic and overall, good customer service. The restaurant was very clean inside which is always a good sign. You can see it's well kept up. Next time I'm in Bowie, you can count on me coming back. Slim Chickens was great fast food! Loved my experience. read more

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I've come back twice since I first visited. The service has improved and so has the food. I would not recommend the wings at all, but the tenders and the fries are good. The fries do not have salt, so you have to put your own. The Korean bbq sauce is good, but a tad spicy. The dining area and tables are clean as well. It's not a great spot, but decent. read more

I ordered an 8 wing meal with honey bbq sauce and bleu cheese dipping sauce. The wings were very dry and hard and the meat lacked flavor significantly. My wings definitely needed more honey bbq sauce. Also, they forgot to put the bleu cheese dipping sauce in my bag. In regards to the service, my most recent experience was weird. I wanted to use Apple Pay so I had to pay when I got to the window which I was cool with. I paid, but I sat for a good 3-5 minutes before I received my food. I received my food after the manager came to the window to ask if I had been helped. I responded "yes, I'm just waiting on my food". She asked my name and turned around and passed me my food. However, while I was sitting there waiting for my food, I noticed the employee that was helping me initially started taking orders out of the side door to give to cars in line behind me. I understand why fast food restaurants do that, but I just don't understand why I waited longer when the girl had been in and out the store at less 2 times and never came back to the window with my order. read more

I have been wanting to try this place for a while and finally did. I got the wings and tender combo with the korean bbq on the side. The everything was bomb and still crispy after the drive home. I really like the tenders and fries. The cayenne ranch was my favorite sauce. The service was very quick and they were nice. I will definitely return to try more of the menu. read more

Slim Chickens - 5 & 5 Meal with sauce on the side. - Southern Near Me - Bowie, Maryland

You can find me here if I said "I'm getting something to eat." Slim Chickens is consistently hot and fresh. It makes other chicken-tender contenders an after thought. The variety of sauces, wings, FULLY BUTTERED TOAST, salads, sides why go anywhere else?? And they're always pleasant and kind as if they actually enjoy serving delicious food. Without reservation, I'm convinced I can't anything better in the area when I want chicken. Good job. Nah... excellent job. read more

When I say pissed off I mean mad sat in line made my order spent $26 to get back to the room and have dry chicken dry chicken strips, no condiments, no napkins when I say I was spitting fire, I was spitting fire. I have been out all day with my son at his tournament and had to go to McDonald's and spend more money. read more

Consider yourself warned! I went to this place and was subsequently a victim of credit card fraud! I went yesterday, used my card here, and the next thing you know, there are charges all up and down PG and AA county. I know for a fact it was a fast food person at Slim Chickens b/c I haven't used my card ANYWHERE else in the last 72 hours. Be careful with your credit card at this place, and thank me later!!! read more

We went through the drive-thru and had heard that they were slow, but the time it took wasn't especially long. From the outside, the place looked clean and shiny, and I wouldn't mind sitting in another time. We got two hungry meals and got to try a few different sauces. I LOVED the strips and my partner loved the fries, so it was a success between us. The strips reminded me of chick fil à without the guilt. I couldn't tell the difference between the BBQ and Honey BBQ sauces but it was good. The honey mustard was good, too. The gravy needed something -- not sure if it was salt or just to have made sure the flour/roux was cooked through. My partner liked the mango habanero sauce, but I wasn't a fan. We also got a side of Mac & cheese and it was delicious -- reminded me of Panera's with the goopy creaminess but with more flavor. Next time we want to try the milkshakes! read more

Slim Chickens - The Hungry Meal was yummy and so much food, without the Texas toast (not a fan of those) - Southern Near Me - Bowie, Maryland

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Used a coupon that was sent to my home. Yet another chain selling chicken tenders. Big dining area. Chicken was as expected. They do have a lot of sauces if you lean that way. Salads as well. It is not appointment dining by no means. Clean, food as expected. Drive Thru window, Go here when you are sick of burgers and the like. Staff was nice as well read more

The food was good and you get a good portion for the price. The best thing was the strawberry cheesecake jar. I had to hide it from my daughter that thing was so good. I would comeback to try other things on the menu in the future. The one minus was the drive thur it was slow that day but other than that it's was good. read more

Slim Chickens - Strawberry Cheesecake Jar Dessert - Southern Near Me - Bowie, Maryland

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I've been dying to try this place! Every time I pass it the drive thru line is in the street but today it wasn't so I took that as my chance to try it out! I waited in line for a total of 10 minutes and decided on the Chicken and Waffles! It was sooooo good! The chicken tenders were seasoned to perfection and the waffle was crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. It was served with honey butter and syrup and a 1/2 sweet tea 1/2 lemonade for under $10. Verdict: Great food and it's worth a visit! read more

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I opted for an online order with curbside pickup. A lot of the staff were young, but I did not have any issues with my service at all. Despite it being newly opened (and the drive through being ridiculously long), my order was ready at the stated time. On to the meal...I ordered a 6 piece wing meal (hot) with a side of mac and cheese and a sweet tea. I also ordered a side of fried mushrooms and the strawberry cheesecake dessert. The wings clearly had absolutely no seasoning and were very lightly dipped in the "hot" sauce which was not hot AT ALL. My bottle of Frank's has more heat than those wings.. The tea was your basic sweet tea. The fried mushrooms were ok. And the cheesecake dessert was great. On to the mac and cheese (see picture below). It tasted just how it looks...disappointing and flavorless SMH. Sadly, I don't think I'll be back. read more

Slim Chickens - Mac and cheese - Southern Near Me - Bowie, Maryland

I was on my at home from a trip out of town and needed some food. I randomly this restaurant and got the best surprise ever. I ordered the garlic Parmesan chicken and chicken tenders for my kids. Wonderful flavor. Service was quick and easy. The menu was vast and plenty of options to choose from. I love the food so much that I turned around and got food to take home for dinner! Never done that before. I most definitely will make the trip to Bowie from VA to eat there again! I didn't eat inside so I could give a review on the ambiance, however the outside was cute! read more

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I usually get the Hungry Meal (tenders/fries) or the 5/5 meal (wings/tenders). I love their tenders and I think I have tried every sauce and did not have one I didn't like. Service is good, fast and I highly recommend. I usually go a little after they open so it's never crowded. read more

I have been going to Slim Chicken since forever. I went today and the chicken tenders tasted awful. I'm not sure if they changed their tenders they used or what. But it was just hard and not it at all. read more

Went to Slim Chickens after hearing so much about it. I ordered the Cayenne Ranch Chicken Sandwich Meal and my girl had the Chicken and Waffles. I will start by saying the customer service is great. As soon as you walk in the door you are greeted with a warm welcome. We ordered pick up and the food was ready when we got there which was great. The food was average. I was expecting more based on what I have heard in the community. However it was a great meal. They have amazing sauces which are great. I love chicken and this got the job done. I would recommend this place for anybody looking for something quick at a great price. read more

Slim Chickens - Slim Chickens - Southern Near Me - Bowie, Maryland

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Being a new spot, definitely could encounter longer wait times so be prepared. Not all that enthused with the quality of food. But I do love love LOVE the Chocolate Brownie Pudding Jar. Definitely a must have. read more

Slim Chickens - Chocolate Brownie Pudding Jar - Southern Near Me - Bowie, Maryland

Food was great and very fresh love the wings and tenders. The parm garlic sauce was the best Man

Long ass lines & mediocre food. I waited 30 minutes for just a sandwich, not a meal. It was other cars behind me getting their food before me and leaving! The drive thru is very unorganized. read more

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Stop by to get some chicken and waffles. Placed my order online, they have options for delivery, curbside pick, and in store pick. In addition to the drive through or eat in options. The place was clean didn't take the time to look around since I was in and out. My food was hot and ready for pick up. They have a good organization for online orders and Uber drivers. My order was 3 lemons peppers and 3 grilled chicken strips in mango habanero. (Not Spicy at all) which brought fries, coleslaw, and bread. Order a waffle on the side. The portions are big and two people are from one meal. Happy customer here. read more

I had the Ranch chicken san dwich.It wasn't bad just a little bit to salty for me.I would go back & try something else.

Food was fresh and tasty!!! I'll definitely be back on the near future. The Customer Service was also on point.

WOW JUST WOW. I ordered food for a work lunch and it was amazing. Tenders oh so fresh. Sauces on point. Cole slaw was delicious Honestly this place gives Raising Cane's a run for the money read more

I totally have to say I appreciate the chicken for the quality and especially the salad and last but not lease the Good mushrooms just squirts goodness in my mouth whenever I bite into it. Good quality service and I would definitely choose this place over Chick-fil-A any day. read more

Slim Chickens - Southern Near Me - Bowie, Maryland

Unfortunately, due to a very rude and incompetent manager, my family will not be returning to this restaurant again. Being a nearly lifelong resident from the city of Bowie, I will be sharing with my friends and colleagues how disrespectful the manager was to us during our visit this afternoon. The food wasn't bad, but their team made a mistake in ringing up our items. Rather than apologizing or taking accountability, the manager forced us to spend MORE MONEY and purchase the item we ordered that they mistakenly did not provide. And that was after awaiting an extra 5 minutes for that person's food while the rest of our food was already delivered to the table. Rather than fixing their mistake, the manager accused my husband of trying to get free food from them. The disrespect and lack of customer service will prevent me from returning here again, and I'd advise others consider the same. We work hard for our money, and we don't deserve to be accused of anything over their mistake. It was an easy fix, but nope. Gross behavior. read more

I've heard about this place and have been waiting for it to get up and running. I even waited longer for them to work any kinks out before going. When I went, I was leaving work around 9pm and I chose curbside on my phone. It tells me my order will be ready by 9:26pm. Ok cool. I finally find the parking for this on the other side of the building by the drive thru. It seemed like they were having a rough night and had to figure out peoples order. Staff was coming outside handling customers orders. At this time, I'm sitting in my car waiting and waiting some more. I called the store to ask if my order was ready and they said almost. I say ok and let them know I've been outside waiting. Another 10 min roll by and it is 9:36pm. My phone is about to die. 9:50pm rolls around and I can't take anymore. I pull up to the drive thru because I'm exhausted from working all day and my family needs to eat. My phone officially does in me. I pull up to the drive thru, give my name, and they hustle around to find my order. They finally find it and give it to me. No apology. I leave out looking forward to my food. I ordered the chicken tenders family meal. It came with fries. I also ordered a milk shake and a sandwich for myself. The milkshake has melted. The sandwich was subpar and the rest of the meal is hard and cold. The chicken tenders were small, and overcooked. I was highly disappointed by this place. Chick fil a is right across the way! I was so hopeful because the sign says made to order. They need to work on this location. People in this area are going to eat but you need to set yourselves apart from the others! I hope they can pull it together before they have to establish themselves elsewhere. read more

Please avoid this place! I have been here 4 times. Each time, it has been hit or miss. Today was the day I decided NOT to ever come back (thanks -_-)! When I came today, I wanted to get a fried chicken wrap for myself and a fried chicken wrap for my girlfriend. I entered the line around 3PM today, and there were very few cars in the parking lot. As a result, I thought we would get great service...this could be nothing further from the truth. Initially, we were waiting for the electronic menu, but an employee came (out of nowhere) with a special pad to take the order. She asked me what I wanted, and I explained the first half of the order. She asked me if I wanted the wrap fried or grilled. I said fried ...I said this 2 times. I told her I wanted to get a fried chicken wrap, only. She then asked me what I wanted with my combo. At this moment, I, again, informed her that I didn't want a combo. She seemed very flustered and talked in a very thick Baltimore-type accent. No offense to folks from Bmore, but she was VERY hard to understand. Then, I decided it would be too hard for me to communicate the other half of my order. I asked her how many chicken tenders we could get in the different box sizes. She said, "1 or 2, probably". What!? After this interaction, I decided she lacked the training to even know the menu and I just decide to order the fried chicken wrap. We get to the window and get the bag. I tell my girlfriend to look in the bag, and we had received a grilled wrap with a bizarre hot sauce-bbq sauce mixture. What a terrible day! I was so frustrated from the experience that I just fed the food to my dog. Don't go here...they need to retrain the staff! read more

5 stars i took my friend to this place and he loved it , he picked the 10 tender meal he had to get doubles cuz its so good read more

Slim Chickens - Bro enjoyed the food a lil to much - Southern Near Me - Bowie, Maryland

We ordered and shorty 10 mins after "The Cheesecake Man" shows up and eats EVERYTHING!!! read more

Slim Chickens - Bro ate all our food - Southern Near Me - Bowie, Maryland

Food was great, service was fast, restaurant was clean and well laid out. Tried the wings, the fries, the chicken sandwich, all the dipping sauces were good, especially the korean bbq! Tried the dessert jars too, the strawberry cheesecake and cookie dough brownie jars were amazing! Definitely gonna try again... read more

I was in the area and noticed a long line of cars in the drive thru at Slim Chickens so I decided to give it a try. It's looks to be a brand new restaurant in the Bowie area. I ordered the 8 piece wings dry because I wanted to try multiple sauces. The meal was served with fries and buttered bread and a drink for around $15.00. The wings were a nice size but completely lacked flavor(in other words no seasoning). I actually went home and added my own spices. I'm giving three stars only for the staff who were very accommodating and friendly. read more

Slim Chickens - Front Entrance and Patio. - Southern Near Me - Bowie, Maryland

I ordered the family deal you get 10 chicken fingers with two large sides. I also ordered the Buffalo chicken sandwich topped with ranch sauce. Their food is decent honestly nothing uniquely different from other fast food chicken spots. The price is about the same as others also. I would go back if I'm in the area read more

Slim Chickens - Buffalo Ranch Chicken Sandwich Meal - Southern Near Me - Bowie, Maryland

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Ate here for lunch. Ordered the 6 bbq wings with slaw. It came with fries, but I changes to slaw. When it was brought to the table it had fries. I told the associate I had ordered slaw and proceeded to show my receipt only to find it was rung up with fries. She told me not to worry and brought me slaw and left the fries with me. That's a good correction. All of the associates were polite and helpful. Restaurant is very clean and comfortable. Great variety of drinks. I hope to return when I'm in the area. read more

I do not recommend this restaurant. This was our first visit to any Slim Chickens. We got curbside pickup and actually ordered from the parking lot. The food was mostly good. Everything could have been hotter (temperature). We have never had fried okra. I have no interest in having it again. The breading was bland and the okra inside tasted very grassy. The chicken sandwich was good. It has a proper amount of sauce on it and was as ordered. The mushrooms were good. We could tell they were freshly breaded, but I would have liked to have the sauce with them that I ordered. None arrived. We were in a hurry, this the curbside pickup, so we did not take time to check our order before leaving. The macaroni and cheese was a bit overcooked and .....hard to eat. No utensils were included with our order. We did not overlook them. We were quite thorough. The sauce on the chicken wings was good, honey bard be que, but there was WWWAAAYYY too little. One only had a few drops on it. The others were not fully covered and there was almost no extra sauce in the container. I am not exaggerating. I don't know if they were trying to save money or ran out of that flavor or what. The chicken tenders were as ordered and they were actual tenders. Too often places call chicken strips (slices of breast meat) chicken tenders, but there were freshly breaded and did not need any sauce. We were shorted 2 sauces from the order, but everything we DID get was right. I hope this was a rare fluke, but I see no reason to return.....at least not to this location. Also, it was not busy. I almost went through the drive through but changed the order to curbside pickup, for no particular reason. Check your orders before leaving! read more

I've had Slim Chickens twice, both times getting the 8 wings meal. I tried different wing flavors and sauces both times. Since it's a chicken place I'm knocking stars off for the taste of the wings. Mostly because the flavor was lacking on the actual wings, something I wouldn't expect for a restaurant specializing in chicken. The dipping sauces helped but the underlying flavor is deficient. Maybe next time I need to try one of the sandwiches or the tenders as I've seen from other reviews that people really like the flavor on those. The sides and the sweet tea are good though. I may give it another try one day but not for the wings. read more

Finally some competition for CFA! Chicken tenders, sandwiches and fries at Slim Chickens are great and I love the sauces. Name is kind of catchy too :) I also like that they have an app where you can order ahead and rack up on rewards points. My only quip is that I ordered delivery for a large group one time and the food was delivered late and cold and they seriously gave me 4 regular sized sauces for 40 wings. I know now to only go to the restaurant to order. read more

Ummm ... not sure where to start. Ok let's start with the good: the service was good, both at the counter and food runner. Very friendly, helpful and attentive. The two time I have gotten food from here. I ordered through the app and in person same experience both times. And from there we move into the land of bland. Slim Chickens has quite a few sauces. So I have ordered a chicken sandwich, the tenders and wings. But I am cutting back on sauces so I ordered my meal with sauce on the side. The sandwich was ok. Out here in theses sandwich (wars) streets it wasn't anything special. But ok. The tenders are slightly better, but still not anything special. They tasted good, but like just about every other tender. Now the wings, cause a really good wing can make or break it for me. Again these were ordered naked with sauce on the side. The wings are fried no batter, no problem cause a good wing is a good wing. But no seasoning Big Problem. And without a crunchy batter to distract it was just bland. Now for the sauces. I might be the one for this since I cutting down my sauce consumption, but there nothing that I really wanted to try. There were like 3 BBQ's, a honey mustard, a ranch, and a number of others but nothing that spoke to me. So I went for the slim sauce. Now this is your signature. It was ok it just needed more flavor. It could be me but with the chicken being bland the sauce flavor should make a statement. The name Slim Chickens got me something outta the ordinary. My experience just wasn't. read more

In general the quality at this place overall is typical of fast food restaurants in Central PG County. I visited this place a few times, one being during the grand opening week, with hopes that my impression would change. The food quality is inconsistent. Taste is good however is understandably fast food quality. As a chicken place I don't situate their chicken sandwiches or chicken tenders in the league with the best in the area. I've ordered chicken sandwiches, fries and chicken fingers however the experiences have been different almost every time. While I understand no two chicken patties or chicken fingers will be the same however on a few occasions I received chicken fingers that should have been classified as chicken nuggets considering their size in comparison to the bunch. I have an issue with restaurants serving chicken fingers less than the uniform size and counting them against the quantity determined for the entree. This has happened a couple times. Sometimes the breading on the chicken fingers and chicken sandwiches can be hit or miss. Customer service is most times zombie-ish, apathetic or borderline negligent. Nothing against young adult workers however I've been here multiple times and have noticed an overwhelming number of workers, who seem to be under the age of 20, working in comparison to more mature staff. The reason I bring this up is I attribute much of the customer service issues to young, inexperienced workers as this is probably entry-level employment for many of the staff. It is also part reason why I exercise a higher than normal level of patience when interacting with the staff I encounter. There were many instances where I was in the presence of staff either in the drive-thru, in the lobby or at the receiving window outside and staff were inattentive and had apathetic postures. The one thing I did enjoy was the Chicken and Mac & Cheese bowls. I've been here enough times that I am confident this is who they are. I'll treat it as a normal Central PG fast food chain in which I'll maintain low to moderate expectations. Give them a shot. read more

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I tried Slim Chickens yesterday and honestly...I could have done without. The food simply was just not good. I got the 3 tenders x 3 wings meal, because I wanted to try a little of both and to say the meal was underwhelming does not even capture the magnitude of my disappointment. First and foremost, the chicken tenders tasted like fish. I'm not sure if they season it in fish fry seasoning or if they just used old oil they was once used to fry fish -- but overall it had a fishy taste to it. I had my friends taste my chicken tenders to make sure it wasn't just me tasting this fishy taste -- and they all agreed that something was off with those tenders. The only redeeming part of the chicken tenders was the cayenne ranch sauce. The cayenne ranch sauce -- TORCH. Also, the hot wings barely had sauce and clearly did not spend much time in the deep fryer. They were fully cooked but not at all crispy in the least. I don't need my wings fried hard, but one crunch or two would have been greatly appreciated. The fries were okay, but a bit soggy. The Texas toast was fine. If I had to make the comparison, this is like a C-List version of Zaxby's. read more