J.R. Crickets Downtown

Love J.R. Crickets wings! Always get the 10 piece, Hot Buffalo, with fries and they're always great! Must admit, the fish smelled delicious! Think I will try it next time I go downtown. Service was great, fast, and friendly, wait time was minimal, everything was hot and fresh. One of my favorite wing spots in Atlanta!

How you go from 25.99 for a dub to 34.26? That's what I'm tryna figure out. See I called in my order and got the Trenches special. Do note it's not on the menu so you might not be able to get it, just depends on who answer the phone. It's half lemon pepper, half hot with 3 dirty birds. Now they ain't tell me on the phone I got charged for two splits, a non-cash adjustment fee, a prep upgrade dressing, blue cheese + sales tax. That's low key wild..I would of cancel but I was already there by then. I think the customer service could be better. It kinda was like you asked for it so we did it...but bruh y'all could of told me. I ain't know about them hidden fees. Y'all acting like Netflix. In this economy every dollar matter. Also, I didn't know this spot was on the show Atlanta...but they got news articles inside about it. I'm not a fan of popular spots cause by the time everyone knows about something the quality has went down. I love that show...but curious why picking a place that has a *causian cricket named J.R. (disclaimer: this word was used in the article on the wall in the restaurant) as the logo for a show like that? Of all the other small blk owned spots in the city. Just my two cents. Anyways. Here's my thoughts about the wings. Too greasy, not enough spice, overly seasoned, over cooked, too little meat, not enough variation. They tasted more like leftovers instead of freshly prepared wings. Now the french fries with the seasoned sauce from the front!!! Bruh....now them thangs hitting. Call em Acuna cause thy hit em out the park. Anyways. The boxes that the chicken come in are cool too but they don't travel well...the wings grease might fuk up ya seats or break if you don't hold it right. Also it gets a little sloppy with the sauces for a good picture and the plastic in between. Would recommend something more stable. Like a plastic to go box that people usually have and just put the logo on that. The box seems more fit for a burger. Last thing. This was the biggest ranch/blue cheese I ever got. I'm guessing that's why I was up charged! Lol. It was fresh though. Probably the highlight of the meal besides the fries. It really saved the wings.

Got a big box of wings & fries on our walk back from the Masquerade to eat in our room at the Candler. It wasn't a bad experience. We got the signature flavor of Atlanta, lemon pepper wet. The wings were a bit anemic. The sauce was a bit too salty. That said none of it was by any means bad and the price wasn't too unreasonable, especially for downtown Atlanta. The place was packed, and while we certainly waited for a hot minute, it wasn't too ridiculous. The food was fresh, still plenty hot by the time we got back to the room. I wouldn't rule out stopping here again.

My family and I were spending the night in downtown Atlanta and our daughter who attends GSU was insistent on us trying their chicken wings since she’s been before. And I’m gonna be honest, the wings were on point! Like I don’t typically eat the entire wing because it’s not cooked to my liking but I devoured these. The rest of my family equally enjoyed their wings/tenders but they didn’t think to take pictures. FYI: we ordered from the little computer because there were five of us and we couldn’t decide but it is a little finicky.

Really only came here because of the show Atlanta. I got the 10 piece Lemony Pepper Wet wings with fries. They did not skim out on the lemon pepper seasoning. It was decent but I didn’t finish all of it.

A smaller footprint but better food in my opinion. I visit occasionally and the experience has been consistent on each visit. My order is made properly and timely. The wings are crispy and the tenders are juicy. The lady who works at the register is always busy, but manages to be pleasant and efficient. Hats off to her for a job well done.

The service provided was exceptional, however, the quality of the food did not meet my expectations. I specifically requested extra crispy fried wings, but they arrived soggy. The ribs were well-sauced but lacked overall flavor.

Placed an over the phone order and when I got there they hadnt even started my order Then got my food and and my wing were so soft because they were rushing to make they because they knew they should have had my food done 25 mins before that. Wasted $35