Starbird Chicken

Starbird is a solid choice for comfort food inside San Francisco Airport, especially considering the limited dining options available. Service was very quick as well! The burger was flavorful, with tender, crispy chicken and a generous layer of mashed avocado that helped balance out the richness. While I appreciated the overall quality, I did find everything a bit too salty for my taste—especially the roasted corn, which was so heavily seasoned I couldn’t manage a second bite. That said, if you’re craving a satisfying chicken burger before your flight, this is one of the better bets in the terminal.

It’s really a 3.5. Out of all the places in the San Francisco airport this is the one that looked the most appetizing and didn’t have reviews that deterred me. For airport food and airport chicken, not bad. I got the chicken tender box and it was decent—as well as the fries. Is it worth $20? For sure no. And they charge you for all the extra sauces. I liked the star sauce the best—good to dip the fries in. And then the BBQ sauce. Classic. Overall, I feel pleasantly surprised and satisfied.

First time, here. I ordered the Starbird 2.0. Awesome. The staff was getting down. The chicken was hot and juicy. I also grabbed the strawberry lemonade (superb). 10/10. If you're jumping off a plane, or you are experiencing a 7 hrs. layover, check them out. Worth it.

This is my favorite chicken, it tastes so fresh and portions are nice! You can pick a sauce for your fries too, I went with buffalo. It doesn't have much seating area though

When at this airport and I’m hungry this is usually my easy, comforting food option. They do have a few options, but I just go with simple chicken tenders with their star sauce and honey mustard (because you can pick 2 sauce options). The portion is quite good - the 3 pieces option is enough for me with the fries. It can get busy, so have to be mindful of that. But otherwise, I like this little spot.

Usually I come here and receive great service. Today's night crew started off ok until I accidentally dropped one of my tenders on the airport floor and had to throw it away from falling on the nasty carpet. I went back to tell them (Elizabeth G, Cashier) about it and asked if I could get a new one as a replacement. She along with the meal prep guy said they cannot help me with that laughingly and speaking about it in their foreign language. Laughed again, said sorry again and told me about a 5 second rule to pick it up off the floor and eat it. I was taken back and baffled by this statement. Especially that I was a paying customer, A hungry Flight Attendant at that waiting for his next flight. Elizabeth wanted to charge me an extra $4 for one more finger instead of doing the right thing. It really was just not great hospitable customer service. Starbird SFO please fix this procedure as it is not customer service friendly and makes your business look bad by employees servicing like this. I would have atleast appreciated some type of effort to confirm what I was saying was true, as if they thought I was trying to get a freebie. Instead I was met with rude, disrespectful dismissive comments that was simply poorly worded to tell someone they should’ve picked it up and ate off the floor if within 5 seconds. Where I come from we do not eat off the floor especially a heavily popula public floor. Please do better

Highly recommend the “Lil’ Tender Box”, which included two large nicely seasoned chicken strips, fries and a drink. It’s enough for a full meal for a normal person and amazingly priced at ≈$8. We also bought the Starbird Classic sandwich, which was good, too. The service was fast and friendly. The staff pays attention to customers, reading out orders clearly, and keeping things cleanly. While watching so many airport restaurants drop their standards further and further in their pricing, service and food quality, it’s a relief to see restaurants like this holding high standards. Thank you, and keep it up!

Food is great! I had the tender box. All food hot & fresh. The wait to get food is long. If you have plenty of time on your hands, great option. If close to flight time, be aware it will take 10-15+ minutes to get food.