Dianna T.
Yelp
I think Ezell's Famous Chicken is great! This family owned business started in Seattle over 35 years ago. They have many locations throughout Washington and one in Oregon. Oprah Winfrey said Ezell's was her favorite fried chicken and they catered one of her birthday parties in Chicago!
My friends wanted to do a potluck at Ravenna Park, so I decided to bring some fried chicken from the Wallingford location. I placed my order online ahead of time and the website was really easy to use. I ordered the Famous Chicken - Family Size with 16 Pieces. For flavor you can choose Original, Spicy, or Half & Half and for meat type you can choose white, dark, or mix. I went with Original and Mixed pieces. It also comes with 8 bread rolls!
I think Ezell's chicken is delicious. The coating tastes good, the meat is juicy, and the pieces are huge. The rolls are also pretty tasty. They are very soft and go well with the chicken.
The Wallingford location has a big parking lot, which I always appreciate. Inside, it is basically a big take out stand, so there is no dining area or customer bathroom. It was a little confusing because there are three windows, but they do have paper signs with more info. Since I already paid online, I checked in at the middle window. I was about 10 minutes early, but the staff worked hard to get my order ready quickly.
I definitely recommend this place and next time I plan to get some sides. They offer mashed potatoes and gravy, bbq beans, creamy slaw, potato salad, mac & cheese, and corn. They also have peach cobbler and sweet potato pie for dessert!