Bleu Bird LA Inc

Restaurant · Manchester Square ·

Bleu Bird LA Inc

Restaurant · Manchester Square ·

Southern fried chicken, gumbo greens, sweet potato biscuits

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2100 W Florence Ave Unit C, Los Angeles, CA 90047 Get directions

$20–30

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The Biggest Los Angeles Restaurant Openings in August 2025 | Eater LA

"Unveiled August 16 beside the storied Florence and Normandie intersection, this project from the Court Cafe crew—Bleu Kitchen’s Calvin Johnson, Taco Mell’s Jermelle Henderson, and Mr. Fries Man’s Craig Batiste—was a madhouse on opening weekend, with a line around the block. The draw is deep-fried Korean-style chicken sandwiches, fried chicken plates with the house hot sauce, and two-, three-, and four-piece meals with sides like gumbo, greens flecked with chicken andouille sausage and smoked turkey, macaroni and cheese, and smashed fried okra; savvy diners add cream-cheese frosting to the sweet potato biscuit." - Mona Holmes

https://la.eater.com/restaurant-openings/292116/biggest-new-restaurant-openings-los-angeles-august-2025

Bleu Bird LA Inc

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Bleu Bird - Review - South Los Angeles - Los Angeles - The Infatuation

"Apparently it’s a big week for the color blue because here’s another spot with “bleu” in its name. The team behind The Court Cafe just opened Bleu Bird, a Southern-style fried chicken shop in South LA. The chicken is brined in pickle juice before being tossed into a fryer and served in a sandwich or combo plate. The sides seem like the most intriguing part of the menu, though, with dishes like gumbo-seasoned collard greens, sweet potato biscuits, and smashed fried okra. We haven’t been here yet, but want you to know this spot exists." - Cathy Park

https://www.theinfatuation.com/los-angeles/reviews/bleu-bird

Bleu Bird LA Inc

Ron H.

Google

I did not enjoy this experience. At ordering, I found out that it's +$3 for breast. Wait, so it's $14 for thigh chicken sandwich? Who makes thigh chicken sandwiches?? Ok, ordered the Korean spicy. Sauce flavor is different but ok. But there's so much bread! First bite, where is the chicken? The breast looked like a bad McDonald's chicken nugget but thinner.. Sorry but this doesn't cut it for a $17 +tax sandwich. I rate this a 1.9/10 . Staff was nice so overall the place is 2.5/10.

D A.

Google

100% honest review I was a little hesitant to try Bleu Bird. Because of the negative reviews. But i saw they were advertising "Wing Wednesday" and it sounded like an amazing deal. So I went in to try formyself. It came with 8 wings, a side of fries and a side of red beans andrice. For $10! Super good deal. My food didn't take too long to come out. But I did notice my food was ready and sitting on the counter for a few minutes because the crew was kind of hanging out and socializing. But when I tried the food. The chicken was HOT! And it had a good flavor. I ordered spicy and they sprinkle cayenne powder I think on the original. I enioyed it However for the sides. The fries were given to me very cold. I wish they dropped the fries fresh when you order them. But I'm pretty sure they have batches of fries sitting. And just fresh fry the chicken. I also read in other reviews. Fries were cold when they got them. They were just average shoe string fries. And the red beans and rice were ok. They were decent but weren't amazing. The beans seemed like they were a little firm. And there wasn't any hot link and a tiny piece of turkey in my serving I am giving it 3 stars. I appreciate the good deal. 8 pieces of Chicken and 2 sides for $10 is a steal. Especially in thiseconomy. But the sides definitely need some work. They need to upgrade the sides and serve the fries hot. I'd be back to try something else

Jennifer S.

Google

Came here today. Um... it was just okay. The hype on social media is doing its job... so im happy for them on that. I'm going to talk about the things I liked first. The spot itself was very clean. Staff was nice & helpful. Its a NO CASH accepted spot... SUPER SMART for the area. Love that. I liked the "gumbo greens." They were greens with chicken sausage in a nice broth. Very tasty & original. I also liked the sweet potato biscuit. Very soft, and nice flavor. Also original 👍🏾. Where they lost me was the Mac & Cheese. My first time EVER only having a couple bites and not finishing it. It tasted like chicken bullion cubes. So did the chicken. No other flavor. FULL STOP✋🏾 That's a VERY VERY lazy (and cheap) way to season food. It also makes everything EXTREMELY salty. I cook at home and come from a long line of chicken hawks and macaroni mongrels. This is a big no. Season the food right... don't use bullion cubes. This spot isn't cheap. There wasn't a big line today but we got there early. By noon? Cars were stacking. I'm going to be honest if I waited in line for an hour and the food tasted like this i would've been PISSSSSED. I will say though back to compliment.. the chicken had a nice crunch and i could tell it was cooked in fresh oil. But Y'all gotta stop with the CB cubes bruh. Half the hood got high blood pressure... y'all are going to send someone to emergency fr with the sodium content. I drove REALLY FAR (over an hour) to try this spot, which i wouldn't have minded if it was a hit. Unfortunately for me? It's a miss. Bummer....

Sandra M.

Google

Some reviews are intense, but my experience was very positive. Ordered the Korean Sticky Fried Chicken and a 3 piece meal with the sweet potato biscuit and it did not disappoint! The breading of the chicken was flavorful and the chicken itself was juicy. The only downside was that the Mac n Cheese could use more seasoning, but the extra cheese helped. I will be back, especially for the sweet potato biscuits!

Mehdy N.

Google

Where do i start? I walked in and there was only one person waiting. My sando took 45 minutes to make, and they gmhad my fries sitting in a box the entire time they were waiting for the sandwich so all of the fries were stale. After watching everyone order behind me and already get their food before me, i got my food and left, because there is nowhere to sit and eat here. The sandwich tasted good, but the in chicken waited 45 minutes for was only half the size of the sandwich. The taste is the only reason this review is 2 stars. No area to sit. No cash. No refunds. Disappointing. I really wanted to like this place.

Jay S.

Google

Went about an hour ago, service was fast ordering at a kiosk DEBIT/CARD only. I tried to get the Korean sticky fried chicken without the fries but I dont think they give you an option. Sandwich was delicious 😋 I'd say lots of flavors, fries were just plain skinny nothing special. Also tried Cajun garlic parm sweet corn had lots of flavor the corn was delicious as well.

Shernea T.

Google

The food and service was Amazing. I was greeted soon as I came in. Ordering process was easy. Food order was correct and she even double checked with me. Food was hot still when i got home! Seasoning on point mac and cheese was cheesing. Everything was so good I can't pick a favorite. Highly recommend!!!

Yolanda T.

Google

On 1-22-26 I finally tried Blue Bird for the 1st time. I ordered the garlic noodles and they were salty and dry. I also ordered the garlic parm fried chicken combo and 1 order of fries. Everything was so salty. I only ate half of my sandwich a couple of spoon fulls of the noodles and some of the fries and I threw the rest in the trash. Wanted to post pictures, but by this time I was sodium wasted. Overall I won’t be back. I could have spent my 30 on a cheesecake and indulged.