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    TomKen's Friendly Fried Chicken

    3.8 (267 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 12:00 am (Next day)

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    Divey
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    Dogs allowed

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    Grilled wings - 6 with B3 sauce and 6 with Buffalo Garlic sauce
    Sarah S.

    The wings here are outstanding! You can also get fries (seasoned or unseasoned) or their homemade chips. A must visit when you're in West Allis!

    Wings

    I'm giving this review and accordance to the fact that this is a dbar of Milwaukee. Please keep this in mind. Tom Ken is a solid dive bar with great food options. I thought the wings were great and have them at 3rd best in MKE behind natty oaks and stennys. The cheese curds were little bland. The clientele was nice ownership and workers very friendly and loved the slot machines very fun environment.

    Famous friendly chicken dinner
    Samantha R.

    Fake spring has come to Milwaukee and it's time for me to explore the city more. I had a chance to get to West Allis on a recent weekend and decided to try TomKen's that I had heard good things about. I had passed by a couple of times when I was near the fairgrounds. TomKen's has classic sports bar vibes. They were busy when I visited on a Saturday afternoon. It took a little while to get my order in. But the people were nice and there was a Brewers game on TV and I didn't mind hanging out for awhile. I got the famous friendly chicken dinner. This was a 4-piece half chicken dinner with coleslaw, fries and Italian bread. It was a lot of food especially for the price. The chicken was juicy and the batter was nicely salty. The fries were the crinkle variety--nothing special on their own but a nice potato-ey complement to the chicken. The cole slaw was solid--a little sweet and not too mayonnaise heavy. One should not eat fried chicken every day of course, but I would definitely come back for a treat.

    Deep fried pickles
    Alex S.

    A well known MKE establishment, for good reason. We popped in on a Saturday evening & the place was bustling. Street parking was a bit difficult to find, so we parked down the block. We were lucky enough to find a high top table. We were greeted promptly & our drink orders were brought quickly. We decided to try the fried pickles-as an unofficial pickle connoisseur, these were some of the get best. The actual pickle was delicious, batter was light, the ranch was amazing. It was sprinkled with a delicious seasoning as well. We also ordered wings & chicken thighs. The wings (half battered/half grilled) were very tasty. We tried Buffalo wings the bleus & a special Hungarian sauce. Both were very tasty & not too spicy. We tried garlic Parmesan on the thighs. This sauce was a bit too gloppy for my taste, the thighs were a bit greasy. Overall, we will definitely return for pickles & wings!

    Honey BBQ and Buffalo Sings the Bleus. Potato wedges and onion rings
    Emma F.

    There was big hype around TomKen's wings. Sayings like "best wings in Milwaukee" so I was extra skeptical going in. David and I have been to Points East Pub which I've heard it competes with (and we love Points East wings). Let's just say this, they were the meatiest wings we have ever had!! And all 4 sauces were outstanding! They were fried to perfection and just overall a flavor packed bite every time. The ranch is a little watery but it actually suits the wings well because it doesn't overpower the sauce flavor. Potato wedges were super solid and came out piping hot! Only miss for me were the onion rings. They were way too oily and didn't have much flavor other than that. So maybe pass on those but get everything else

    Chili
    Fiveski E.

    20 minutes outside of Milwaukee this little dive Ish kind of bar that serves fried chicken and some of the best baked chicken wings I've ever had! Service is well casual and everyone there is nice and on a -2° day.. wings and shots of Jack Daniels is perfect

    Top flavor: The Nutty Rooster made with Peanut Butter and Sriracha. Bottom: Buffalo garlic.
    Nina H.

    Great neighborhood bar atmosphere. We ordered wings to go and we selected the following two flavors. The nutty rooster which is basically peanut butter sauce and sriacha. Really good and actually tastes better when reheated! It's not too hot and the combo works pretty well. We also got the buffalo garlic. That too was a pretty solid choice. The fries were meh and not really worth ordering but if you go definitely come for the drinks and the wings. Parking is street side only. We were there on a Friday night and still managed to get a space.

    Fried Green Beans
    Mark M.

    Been coming here for close to two years now. The wings are incredible! My sister and brother-in-law ordered the fried green beans on one occasion and I am hooked! Trust me, you can't eat just one (basket). They have regular favors and rotating flavors. My favorite are the honey bbq, Greek freak, and Insane Yellow Dragon, but honestly I have not had a flavor yet that I didn't like. I have had the boneless a few times, but come on, it just isn't the same as having the sauce on your fingers and dripping down your chin! It is a nice neighborhood bar just across from the fairgrounds with lots of friendly people and all of the staff are great! If you have never checked this place out, you have to give it a try!

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    4 months ago

    it would be great if they had delivery with DoorDash or Uber eats I have no way to get there so that would be helpful

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    1 year ago

    The best wings, good service and nice ambiance i will be back for sure highly recommend the bourbon buffalo brown sugar sauce

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    Best wings in Milwaukee area! Lots of meat, great seasonings, two options to choose from (grilled or fried).

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    Super good but so dang expensive. Wings are killer and good beer options but so overpriced.

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    Wonderful, a great chicken dinner at a decent price, I will definitely be back, very good.

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    We had people coming over for a birthday party and heard about Mo's Chicken Shack and decided to…read moregive them a try. I had some menu questions and reached out on Facebook and they were very attentive and patient in answering my questions. The service in the store was excellent and personable. We did order and pay a day ahead since this was a bit larger of an order and they were finishing packing it up when I walked in at the time I said I'd be there. Things were well packaged in aluminum tins for the chicken and fries. The chicken had a piece of white bread in there to soak up any liquid and make sure the chicken stayed crisp. The sides were in Styrofoam containers with plastic lids and the cornbread was wrapped in plastic wrap and placed in a Styrofoam container. I ended up order three of the family dinners. Each comes with two pieces each of breasts, thighs, legs, and wings, plus four squares of cornbread, and four 8-ounce sides or a large fry. We had seven people and had more than a family dinner left over so plenty of food. The chicken was excellent. The outside was crisp and flavorful. The wings, thighs, and legs were moist. The breasts were just a touch dry. Everyone raved about the fries. Not sure about the seasoning but they were superb. You can see the large fries are a shareable size. We ordered three different sides - baked mac and cheese, candied yams, and green beans (with potato and bacon). The green beans were tremendous. The candied yams were sweet...for flavor some folks thought nutmeg. The mac and cheese was what you'd expect from mac and cheese. The cornbread was slightly moist and flavorful. Everyone loves it with a few people going back for seconds. Overall, everyone had very positive comments about the food. our total to feed seven people (we'd been expecting ten) with plenty of leftovers was $94 (they do charge extra for using a credit card). This would've fed the full ten we were expecting so under $10/person is a great bargain! I highly recommend. Give Mo's Chicken Shack a try yourself. It's well worth it. The Southerner in our group commented that this reminded him of his roots.

    Food was great had a little spice but nothing I couldn't handle with some ranch sauce! Nobody was…read morehere when I got here so my food was hot and fresh made by Rick himself!! Pleasant and in a decent spot for great food! Inside was clean and presentable! He was fast and quick and knowledgeable about what he was cooking! Just a great man and great food running corn beef and chicken out of the same building!

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    Flavor is out of this world! I pull apart the perfectly cooked chicken and juice just runs down my hand
    Flavor is out of this world! I pull apart the perfectly cooked chicken and juice just runs down my hand
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    4.0 mi

    Something about this location, there have been so many chicken joints here and they don't seem to…read morelast long even though the location seems so convenient. This brand new incarnation still has some kinks to work out but I got here even before their official grand opening. They've been so busy (good location) they can't get set up for their real grand opening. When I went in they still didn't have any diet drinks and didn't seem to get the concept. When I was disappointed they didn't have Coke Zero they offered regular Coke, then each and every high sugar drink they do have as if that might change my mind. Then they admitted, they still were waiting on their first shipments of many menu items. The chicken tenders were good, the sauce selection is good, I sure hope this new ownership is successful, they seem nice.

    First off, everybody is trying to save money nowadays, but the manager here is too lazy to complete…read moreone mobile order for 2 3 pc chicken tenders and potato wedges and the fact that It was canceled not even 2 minutes after, so I drove up to the store and was honestly disappointed driving into the parking lot then walking into the lobby that was completely empty besides one car outside and one guy waiting inside it. There's no excuse for this just laziness. If you don't think you're competent enough as a manager to have mobile orders come in throughout a day TURN THE MOBILE ORDERS OFF AS SOON AS YOU OPEN. NOT blowing 40$ in food when I could have spent 20$ all because you wanted to Be lazy.

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    Out of shawarma which is their best offering. Hmph.
    Out of shawarma which is their best offering. Hmph.
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