Just moved to Lincoln Sunday and we needed lunch while unpacking - and this place was within walking distance, so I tried it. WOW! For fast food this is great! Chicken was very tender, fried okra awesome, and the fried pickles were great as well. We will be back read more

I'd put Slim's on par with a Raising Cane's. You won't get a Food Network scale meal, but definitely good value. Combo meals are around $12 which is almost a steal compared to what other grab and go franchises now charge. They're ubiquitous (here) in Nebraska and I'd doubt you'd have a bad experience at any one location. Portion sizes on their sandwiches are a plus. read more

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The chicken on the sandwich was tough with several strands of sinew. The edges were not crispy rather dry and very tough. The fries were slightly bitter. This was a looser. read more

I hate leaving bad reviews but after my last 24 hours I genuinely thought I was dying. I've never experienced food poisoning before so I know that's what it was. I got the kids meal so I didn't even have that much. Don't know if I could get myself to go back... The service was amazing though! The worker answered all my questions and immediately picked up after me at my booth! read more

Decent food went through the drive thru ordered chicken wings. Fried mushrooms but the highlight is the desserts. Then I got chicken was hard. The fried mushrooms were really soft and juicy. read more

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It isn't top tier Fast Food, but it's just in the tier below. Drive Thru was fast and smooth and the food was great. 4 Stars.

Good food for good value. Very tasty. Service was great. Facility is clean. People personable. read more

Stopped here today specifically because we wanted fried pickles. It was very busy, but it took a crazy amount of time in the drive thru to get our food. We got home and guess what we didn't have...pickles. I called and asked for a refund which they said would take a week to go back on my card. Not once did I get an apology for the mistake. This is very poor service in my opinion. Accidents happen, but at least acknowledge your mistake. The food was also very bland. The Mac and cheese was not good. We will not be returning. It was not worth the 40 dollars for for two adult meals, one child's meal, and missing pickles. read more

Porter refused to take my order on 10/4/24 I was in drive through and ordered food he told me to go away and that they were closed at 9:30 I wanted a tender and the new devils smoke sauce as I haven't been at slims for 3 months until Gary finally came and took my order. porter wasn't wearing the slims cloths and wasn't wearing a hat they the workers at the other store major health code violation sauce was scolding hot like they planed for me to burn my mouth on the sauce made it nasty too and tender was pure breading dont plan on coming again unless they bring back the Carolina gold. P.s I think they spit in my food read more

I normally order the grilled chicken strips and they're great, but I recently ordered the wrap. I had to throw out almost 1/2 of it because there was just lettuce and tortilla left :( Not much chicken. read more

Slim Chickens - Chicken Wrap, 1 Side - Chicken Wings Near Me - Lincoln, Nebraska

Slim Chickens off 84th & Old Chenney is the Very Best Chicken food chain in Lincoln, Nebraska. The employees are hard working and the meals are never a disappointment. This is the place to enjoy delicious food. The chicken TENDERS are to die for! The Shift Manager (Tony) is friendly, focused, caring, and he makes certain your order is excellent. If you want the "VERY BEST CHICKEN" then come on down and enjoy the taste of these Chicken Tenders! Their handmade shakes are delicious! You can Also get a "Jar Dessert" - it is out of this world. Come on down and have the best GRUB in Nebraska. And tell them that McClintock853 sent you. Mosey on down soon - YOU WILL LOVE IT! read more

When it's good, it's good. I'll probably never use the drive-thru again but the food is freshly made to order and better than canes in my humble opinion. read more

This is a go to for our family on the regular. We love the basic 3 or 4 tender meals. Also love the salad. Food is always hot and fresh. Service is almost always good. read more

Must have been a bad day. Tasteless chicken, Luke warm, old fries and bread. First time and was looking forward to it. Disappointed to say the least. read more

I have since returned to this restaurant, as I believe in second chances. I was very impressed and everything was WONDERFUL!! Our favorite thing was the FRIED PICKLES!! read more

The young lady at the window is great, up selling and very friendly, very adaptable with your order, I ordered to pick from across town and she had them wait til I almost got there to do my order so it was fresh like her read more

As a loyal customer that constantly visit slim chickens I know about the wait because they make fresh food, we normally wouldn't stop by so late but for various reasons we just needed a quick side of okra to get us home to cook more food. We waited in drive thru for over 20 minutes because of the guy ahead of us I complained when we reached the window and they had no intentions of making it right and in less words said tough luck. Horrible customer service. read more

I'll take this place over Raising Cane's any day. Everything is hand breaded in house. Wings are pretty good. The strips may seem small but that's because they're only thinly breaded, which rocks. The appearance is deceiving because the strips are dense. I highly recommend the spicy BBQ sauce, it brings a touch of heat. The house Slims sauce easily takes Cane's sauce's lunch money. Do yourself a favor and try the Mac & cheese. The fried mushrooms are spectacular. Not just for a fast food joint. They taste homemade. And lastly, you can get beer here. And not just Coors or Miller. Local beers & Fat Tire. Cherry on top? The staff was super friendly. Especially Samantha. I was having a rough day but our short interaction turned it all around. If you're reading this Samantha, thanks! read more

Seemed as though the chicken wasn't seasoned or marinated in anything. Very bland. The slim's sauce was almost tasteless. Beading on the tenders I was expecting to be more than it was. Not crunchy or seasoned. The sweet tea was not sweet. Abundant choices for sauces, we got a few of each to try so we'd know what we'd want next time. The slim's sauce looked like raising canes sauce but lacked any flavor. The other sauces were ok, but nothing that makes me crave going back. I guess being accustomed to raising canes.... Slim Chickens just can't compare to them. I know raising canes is a sure thing and has never had anything wrong in all the times I've gotten food from there. Perhaps this was all the result of them being new to town and overwhelmed by the amount of customers they have had. However, I don't have any desire to try them again for a long time. Might try them 6-12 months from now. read more

Slim Chicken is the worst res I've ever been. I ordered 8 wings plate and you know what? They served me the fresh wings. I found that at least 3/8 wings were really cold and not fried at all. It seemed like they took out the wings from the fridge, dipped them into the sauce and served the customers. I just wanted to get my money back but I didn't want them to see me as a trouble maker so I just walked away. DON'T WASTE YOUR $ IN THIS TERRIBLE RES Usually, I don't take the comments really serious. And the res completely ruined my Sunday night. After hearing "fresh wings" I just wanted to vomit right away. So I recommend you should read my comment before going to this place. read more

Updated my first review. 1. Fried pickles are a little better. 2. Chicken is a little dry and bland. However I like you can order the chicken naked, with no batter for a healthier option. Good for the waistline 3. Toast is blah. 4. Parking is better now Refer to my original review for more details. read more

Food was ok, chicken needs more seasoning. Wrap was also ok. But I really enjoyed the fried okra. read more

Slim Chickens - Chicken Fingers with fried okra. - Chicken Wings Near Me - Lincoln, Nebraska

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Poor service, had to ask for all my drinks. ordered 3 of same salad and one was wrong sent back and then got slim salad with only half the toppings. read more

Not bad but they are good enough. The portions are fair and so is the price. The staff is friendly and if your nice to them you get free stuff. Raising canes is fine but it's a grease pit as well, so is every other place that makes fried food. I can't compare many food places in the US to restaurants in Lincoln. Let's not lie to ourselves, there's no food culture here. If I want good food I go to KC or some place not lincoln read more

The cashier was a teenager who seemed very nice. However, after I ordered, I waited over 30 minutes only for food that is cold and an odd gesture from another (adult) worker. I didn't bother to bring this up the the manager, since there was nothing else that I wanted from this establisment. The food was ok, but not worth 8 dollars for 4 chicken tenders. Definitely will NOT visit again. read more

Awesome establishment with great food and a very understanding manager when my Apple Pay didn't work. Going to college in Lincoln so very impressed and will have to come back again! read more

I always get the grilled chicken salad and it is great and my wife will usually get either the fried chicken salad or a sandwich. Again food is fresh, tasty and great. My only complaint, which is a big one, is it gets overly priced when you add sides. read more

Ordered online, got email for a ready time at 8:31, showed up at that time, went to online order pick up and i was not ready. 8:45 went to counter to ask about order and proceeded to wait 15 more minutes, finally at 9: 00 got my food. This was not the first time, this happens alot. Slow service, and unorganized, recommend the one on Pine Lake read more

Great food and always a pleasure to be served big Big Mike. I get lunch and dinner here often and it never disappoints me. Keep it up!

after waiting in line 20 minutes. ordered regular Mac n cheese and had two bites in it.

Great chicken plus a nice selection of sides, and lots of sauces. Options for the big eater, as well as the finicky or light eater. Highly recommend you try it out and get yourself a punch card for free food. read more

Unfortunately for Slim Chickens, we have two Raising Cane's in Lincoln, which it will undoubtedly draw comparisons to. While the atmosphere was nice (modern Southern), the food is not what I was expecting. With any place that boasts two menu items that are practically the same, one would expect the items to be done well. While we didn't try the wings, the tenders were not coated in a way that lead to a satisfying crunch; it was a very soft breading. This breading probably works well on wings but it's underwhelming on tenders. The meal comes with fries, "Texas" toast, and a drink. The toast is a joke, it's a piece of white bread cut diagonally and rubbed with garlic butter, but it is not worthy of the denomination of Texas toast. The fries are quite good, better than Cane's due to crunch factor and being skin on fries. With a meal you get one or two sauce options; we opted for gravy, slim's sauce, and cayenne ranch, all of which were good but not extraordinary. Slim Chickens would be a good substitute if we didn't have Cane's in Lincoln but the weak breading and sad toast detract from an otherwise worthy opponent to Cane's. Note: Cane's and Chickens offer the same meal (7 tenders, fries, toast, and a drink) for the same price point ($9.99), so it's really personal preference and whether you want to brave the lines and awful parking lot at Chickens. read more

Terrific chicken, but for this Southern transplant in the Midwest, I was thrilled to find REAL sweet tea and fried okra. Connor, the GM, is always friendly, never flustered and knows how to make the PERFECT Arnold Palmer! read more

I had chicken strips with waffle. Chicken strips were pretty juicy but they looked sad on the waffle because of their size. Also drive-thru service was a bit slow. Overall, it didn't change my life. read more

New Franchise Business on 84th. Great Service from the new staff. I've placed two carry out orders and service was good to great. They could use someone with a smile at the window but hey, it was busy. Product is fresh and seasoned to whatever your taste requires, sauces are available in sufficient variety. Read Erik Y's review for an overall through review. My only issue is the price you pay for Chicken Tenders is ridiculously high. I get it, I get it...convenience and kids love to eat tenders. That's it for me. I live close by but I won't be a regular. And Erik Y is absolutely right about the parking and it will only get worse when Dunken Donuts opens up. read more

I personally like this place better than Canes, mainly because I have more choices for dipping sauces. And the breading isn't near as heavy, which I prefer. Service is usually pretty good and I don't have to wait very long to get my food. And they play blues music, so that's worth something right there. read more

Their Texas toast is not Texas toast get out of here with that thin white bread. The chicken doesn't taste great an the breading doesn't make up for that fact. It's over priced for what it is and there's better options out there. The staff is fine, cleanliness is fine, food in unimpressive for cost. And I won't go there just because they have a million sauce options for some tasteless scrawny tenders. read more

This place has great chicken fingers. They are VERY lightly breaded, which makes them appear small, but you can actually taste the chicken. (If you like piles of tasteless breading, go to Cane's.) Plus, you have your choice of many sauces, and you can get chicken and waffles, which you can't get at Cane's. Mac and cheese is great, fries are great but can be overly salty at times, cole slaw is great (not overly sweet), okra is great, salads are great. My son says the desserts are great. I've never gotten anything here that I wouldn't eat again. If you're in a hurry, don't go through the drive-thru. Every meal is cooked up hot and fresh, and it can sometimes take awhile. Worth it. read more

Good food, good service. They keep it pretty simple and they do it well. I've used them for catering as well and they've been flawless. Don't overthink it; just enjoy. read more

Not a bad place. They try to be like Zaxby's and Chik-fil-A. Chicken was pretty good. Seemed a bit over priced then the usual. Manager needs to continue conducting QC of the food to make sure they are pushing out good plates vs everyone else reviews on here. read more