Wendill's Chicken House

Wendell’s has the best fried chicken I’ve ever had the crispyness is second to none in addition to the chicken let me tell you the Thai Tea also second to none the perfect amount of ingredients. The service is okay due to being short staffed. In all a great place to eat a delicious home cooked meal!

Wendill's old fashioned fried chicken! Amazingly delicious!! The chicken is fried to perfection and the breading is absolutely delicious. The breading not only tastes amazing, but it is fried perfectly, not too crunchy, just right 👌🏽 The only downside was the side of fries it came with, it was literally 5 pieces of fry. (See pics) I will be trying that chicken again! This time with a side of rice!!

First time here and last. Food was okay but too expensive and small portions. Orange chicken was drenched in oil. Customer service was unfriendly. The restaurant was very unclean especially their kitchen . If you dine in they bring your food in plastic to go boxes. There are better thai restaurants..

🍛Ordered thai food for my brother's birthday, must say we are all delighted! Food order was taken over the phone by Ta, she was patient and polite. Food arrived promptly and tasted อร่อย! They have their own twist on Thai food, my favorite is their spicy fried rice with 🍤🦐shrimp and the 🍗 fried chicken! We will definitely order from Wendill's Chicken House again!

Delicious, authentic thai food. Possibly the best in the entire valley. Highly recommend it, been eating here since childhood.

Didn't even eat. Walked into an empty very unkempt looking dinning room. A staff member walked past me with a scowl on his face. No thanks. Will spend my money elsewhere.

5 stars for the extremely spicy shrimp soup. ohhhhh man and i told the lady a little spicy. HELLLLLL in my mouth and throat. I can't imagine what regular spicy is. -Shady area but it was fine -the ladies were very nice to me -fast -not expensive -good fried rice * i recommend saying not spicy for the soup and adding it yourself.

Decent Thai food, but I suspect that people like this place because of the sugar content. The food was too sweet. The service was okay. Note that they have an old sign that says no credit cards. This is not true, they take credit cards. The building is definitely showing it's age. The restrooms were clean, but musty smelling. As to the food, the shrimp wrap appetizer was good. The pad see ewe was good. The broccoli was cooked perfect. The Pad Thai is wet style with a sauce that matches the orange on the Thai tea. The fried chicken wings were the best. They had a light batter that had a good seasoning. They were just a little greasy, bit tasty. All-in-all, a good, but not great Thai restaurant. I would come back.

Small business with made to order food. They have parking for 4 cars but also have street parking. This is a place the locals enjoy. Highly suggest making a phone order is you want to try their chicken. Chicken takes about 20-30 minutes to make once order. They offer a small lunch special menu. Half Chicken w/ Fries- 8/10 Chicken is great and super crunchy. It comes with 12 pieces of fries. Lunch Chicken Chow Mein- 9/10 Needs a bit my flavor for my liking. It does come with 2 pieces of their Shrimp Egg Rolls.

I've been coming to Wendle since I was probably in diapers. I always order the 12 count eggrolls(a must!!) The spicy pad Thai with shrimp is amazing as well ! I recently fell in love with the lemon mushroom soup so good when you're feeling under the weather! Service is quick they accept Apple Pay credit card, cash all of the above!!

For $111.72 this was not worth it. We had gone there before and it was never this expensive or stingy on napkins. The restaurant looks like it's tearing apart and some of the items were rusty and super old bowls. We were 6 people. 2 adults and 4 kids. With kids you need at least two napkins I was only given 3 when I asked for more the lady only gave me 1. To make matters worse when we were walking out we saw a dead mouse out the door. Let's just say I will never risk taking my family there again. We only ordered two lemon soups 1 white rice. 1 plain chow mein( it was just noodles no veggies nothing)a Thai tea and 4 can sodas. Too expensive. That would have been better spent at in

Wendell's has the best fried chicken I've ever had the crispyness is second to none in addition to the chicken let me tell you the Thai Tea also second to none the perfect amount of ingredients. The service is okay due to being short staffed. In all a great place to eat a delicious home cooked meal!

I've been coming here for over ten years. It is not the most "clean" Thai restaurant. However, their Thai fried rice is to die for! I will admit, they are an older establishment that has managed to survive throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, most of the restaurant is self service, has limited parking and not the nicest cashier. I honestly don't like to order food when the rude cashier is there (medium length hair, maybe mid 30's?). The flavors of the food really are worth it! P.S they prefer cash payments, parking can be a bit hard to find and they service alcohol. They also have a lunch special (smaller plates for less $$$) and sum up the price of the plates on a calculator. This restaurant is very old schooled and is in dire need of reparations. 8.4/10.

Yummy chicken. The lady was decent, didn't hurt my feelings lol. I read someone mentioning she was not nice. Fried chicken is realllly Goooood, but skimpy on the fries. I would come back for that alone. My bf ordered shrimp fried rice, beef and broccoli and the shrimp"taquitos". I didn't care for the beef and broccoli, it was lacking flavor. Taquitos were good, and i don't like seafood. The place looks like your average hole in the wall. Fancy? Definitely not. Good food and decent prices is what you will find. They have been here for awhile, so they must be doing something right.

Local Gem, not the fanciest restaurant and low key the building is a little run down but the food is chefs kiss. My family and I have been coming here for years. The taquitos are a must. When you are feeling under the weather I recommend the spicy sour soup that has mushrooms and you can add your protein of choice. I tend to place my order for pick up and the service has always been great.

The mushroom lemon soup with shrimp, was so good. Service was ok, just the older lady serving and taking orders. She could use help, inside nothing to really say. I also had the fried chicken, it was good. Just a little greasy. Very limited parking.

Get the fried chicken and order of steamed rice and maaaaan. This place is a hole in the wall but feels like someone has cooked the food for me. Love the veggie fried rice and they serve alcohol. Most of the this food is good haven't had a bad plate. When I'm feeling sick I normally get the soup.

have been coming here for 20 years and we always love it , great food and great views ! I use watch the planes with my parents at 4 years old. now I take my 2 kids to eat and watch the planes. great food and great service!

I just tried this place a few days ago and I'm already back. Got the sour lemon mushroom soup with chicken, delicious broth, with the mushrooms some tomatoes and herb. Next time I will try the shrimp version. I got the fried shrimp taquitos as well and I'm obsessed with these. They're so good. Shrimp and ground pork inside yummy little bites. Today I got the green curry, I was impressed. Would definitely get again. I choose with tofu today. Very plentiful serving of protein and veggies. Can't wait to try more form this place what a little gem in Pacoima.

Was feeling under the weather and wanted some pho. This restaurant showed up on Yelp and I called an order in for pick up. The food was delicious and the pho stayed warm for a long time! It was my first time coming but I will definitely be back to try more of their food.

I have been here a few times. I never had a bad dish. Service is very basic & friendly. It's not a looker! But don't pre-judge & know your dishes.

Ick. Won't be doing that again. Believe me, I'm not fussy. I'll eat almost anywhere, but I have my limits. This place is messy, dirty, and some of the clientele are a bit sketchy. I will not discuss the restrooms, but I'll tell you this: they're entered from the outside and the men's room at least, doesn't lock. Use your imagination. Got a picture? It's worse. It's also just plain ugly. Too bad. The lady I ordered from was really nice. I wanted to like the place because of her ( and I think she may be the owner, or at least related to the owner ). It was pretty lousy. Everything I ordered was bad. The highly praised fried chicken is just okay. I'll vote for Dinah's any day over this joint. Sorry, I can't recommend it.

Been coming for over 20 years but finally made time to write a review. The food is some of the best Thai food I've ever tasted. Drive over 45 minutes to have the delicious food. But I've had enough of the terrible service they have at this place. The waitress is one of the most rude servers I've had. Impolite; if you've been here you know what I'm talking about. I also had an incident last night where I ordered a few items and was charged $20 over what it should've been. It's only $20 sure. But it definitely isn't right. So if you consider going here because the food is great, make sure to tell the waitress to show you what she's charging you for. After 20+ years of coming here, last night was probably the last time my family and I come back.

Their fried chicken is so crispy and yummy! I usually order a takeout so can't say much about the dine-in service or ambience, but whenever I order it's easy and prompt!

Love this place! My family has been coming here since my Dad came to the US. Food taste bomb! The chow main and shrimp friend rolls are our favorites ! Never disappointed

family has been ordering here for years. I have never stepped foot inside but i have sat in my car waiting for our order multiple times in my life. hidden gem of the SFV - review based on their chicken wing alone. I do not think we have ordered anything else from here other than the glorious chicken wings that are perfectly golden brown. so crispy and a must tru! I believe it is $6-8 bucks per order of wings - each order supposedly comes with 3 wings but i have ordered before and I got way more than estimated. Worth a short if you are looking for a good potluck item. I have ordered via grubhub with no issues.

Chicken wings are hands down best I've had, crunchy and flavorful, not greasy, man I was skeptical at first but damm !!!! Must try

Not fancy but good, simple and traditional Thai food. Tip: I always order the fried chicken ahead of time. Usually takes about 20 minutes.

honestly this place is a hazard. its gross, dirty, and unhygienic. i ordered a seafood soup and the lady at the front brought my food over and she was on her phone (mind you a phone is fucking dirty and disgusting) and she was holding it and talking on the phone and as she was distracted talking on the phone she held my soup with 1 hand and her dirty finger went inside my soup with the hand she held her phone with. literally lost my appetite and the bathroom was so dirty

Place is not the best looking or area but the food is delicious. Don't worry you'll be safe. Food is definitely worth it

Great Thai restaurant which was recommended to me by Thai friends, if they like it, then it must be good! Their food isn't too spicy, just right. Parking is tough though, and the surrounding neighborhood is really BAD, it's Pacoima, so......you know. They have a Thai version of fried chicken which is amazing, pad Thai, garlic chicken, Tom yum is just ridiculously flavorful! I love this place! Wonderful customer service also.

Fried chicken , seafood rice and the soupy wonton. Wanton deliciousness! The only downside was the open-air trash can filled to the rim only a few feet away, indoors, without any windows.

This place is so delicious order my food to go and everything was so yummy. It was so delicious. This is the best Thai food ever.

Great customer service been going there since 1994 with parents know that I live on my own go there by myself recommend pineapple French shrimp and coconut shrimp soup

Love this spot very good food try the shrimp taco rolls They also have good lemon spicy soup with shrimp or other choices of meat you must try the chow mein, beef/shrimp salads medium spicy or hot depending on you also you have to try the fried chicken oh man try it all

I LOVE this place omg ! Definitely amazing food Listen the staff is okay to say the least, the outside is shabby, and I do not recommend using the restroom. But wow the food is amazing the soup( seafood shrimp and mushroom is my favorite spicy) and the shrimp taquitos are a must always

When I'm at work, I order their food from Postmates. Well, today I decided that I will check out their place. I went to it and it's a small run down restuarant. It definitely needs some remodeling. I went inside and they have few pictures on their wall about the restuarant's past. From what I have seen, it seems that it was once a very popular fried chicken place. It appears it's now own and operated by someone else now and turn it into a Thai food restaurant but still selling their popular fried chicken. Now the place is well known for their Thai food. I always order chow mein and vegetarian egg rolls. It taste really good. The portions is big and if you make it to go, they put the food on top of the foil to keep it warm. I definitely recommend checking out their place or order food from Postmates or UberEats. You won't be disappointed.

This suppose to be a historic place with a historic Fried Chicken recipe. The Fried Chicken is super crispy. We didn't have anything else. The place does have limited parking. The Fried Chicken was good. I would come back and try some of the Thai dishes.

This is definitely a hole in the wall. I love their taquitos and pad Thai. Good service and nice people.

Heard about this place on knx radio. So I decided to try them as they said there fried chicken was some of the best he's had. Ordered chicken mushroom coconut milk soup and it was good . Ordered 3 wings as well and they were very good. Crispy and moist inside. The staff really opens up to you when you compliment the food. Reasonable prices and the staff is good. Parking can be a problem . Good Thai food

Not bad for finding a Thai food place in the middle of Pacoima where there is a plethora of Mexican food restaurants but nothing else. (Don't get me wrong I LOVE Mexican food, but sometimes need a change) I got the pad Thai. Flavor was pretty good and familiar and the portion size was great. I could've used a bit more beef/meat, but I can't complain for the price. I would eat here again if I'm in the area.

Don't judge a book by its cover!! This is definitely a must try hidden restaurant. Flavorful thai food, quick service, and the best fried chicken I have ever had! The restaurant is not well lit and is quite warm if dining in. But for me the food surpasses that. They have delicious pad see ew, prik king, fried shrimp appetizers and wor won Ton soup.

Food is delicious. However, service is not great. Woman at the register is a bit rude and not very welcoming. When you pay you must show prove of identification if you are paying with a credit card. I came today and was not able to pay with a credit card that both my husband and I use when we go out to eat. The woman was not so kind about me using my husband's credit card. Moral of the story if you are paying with a credit card make sure it matches your Identification card. Ps: they are very stingy with their sriracha sauce packets.

Don't get the "orange chicken". It's more like ground chicken balls with orange rind. The rest of the food is great.

Shrimp, chow mein is outstanding and also there wonton soup with shrimp awesome.Would like to go back and try their chicken

This place used to be a good place to eat now you font even get table service it has lowered its costumer service so much and the waitress that Jason has been there for decades is just sitting down, it's has turn into a self serve place, it's not a restaurant anymore, what a disappointment

The flavor of the food has been adapted to a more American style but it's still good. I go for the panang. I recommend it

I'm so glad to say that it's my third time ordering from wendills. I was craving their fried chicken and enjoyed the pad thai,coconut chicken soup,vegetable fried rice ,won ton soup,and the chicken again. All with Great fresh taste, big portions and juicy chicken, And thanks for always being so responsive and so very nice when I had a delivery problem. They care! Definitely recommend Wendills.

The pad Thai is to die for and the fried chicken is nice and crispy. Also the shrimp rolls are amazing too and the Thai tea.

Wendill's Chicken House! 8th stop on the K Benz Food Tour. Where do I start. From the old school exterior and homey interior I knew this place was going to buss. The lady was so kind giving us the rundown on the history of the place. I got the spicy chicken noodles and fried shrimp taquitos. Both really good and don't Thai tea! Chefs kiss. Will forsure be coming back and not missing out on the fried chicken! Video review on Tik Tok: @kbenzfoodtour

The food is amazing and it's always fresh. I recommend a wonton soup orange chicken well pretty much everything on the menu of this place is great. You have to try the fried chicken.

First time going to Wendill's at I was quite surprised to how good everything was. The restaurant itself wasn't Michelin star level ambience obviously but definitely had a local homey appeal with news articles and interesting illustrations all over the interior staying true to where it's located in pacoima. The lady that took my order was very nice and service all together was great. The food was made to order and didn't take to long. I ordered pad Thai and a Thai tea. The pad Thai was excellent especially with some lime squeezed over the top. The Thai tea was in a ginormous cup which i always appreciate hefty quantity especially when it's six good quality too. I'm definitely coming back and trying the fried chicken next time. I was recommended to call in about the fried chicken about 20 min in advance because that's how long it's takes to make. Thank you and see you again!

This is my go to spot when I'm in the mood for spicy soup with rice. Their fried rice is so delicious. The service is great, I'm pretty much a regular so she is always super sweet and knows my order. Their shrimp taquitos are such a great appetizer. I recommend you try them.

Pretty good chicken.... a little on the heavy/greasy side and could have used more seasoning. Better than fast food chains but nothing compared to Gus' or Dinah's.

This is not what I expected to find in San Fernando claimed by the name a chicken house. Mind you they do have fried chicken but they are a Thai restaurant. The restaurant sits on busy corner but there are about 8 private parking spots and street parking. The place is like a whole in the wall that serves BEER and Thai food. We ordered a lemon grass shrimp soup and a mix sea food soup. Both came out quickly and were good. Both had a lot of sea food in them. I will definitely be back to try their other dishes.

Came here on the recommendation of a friend. Bottom of the barrel Thai food served out of a complete dumpster. I was honestly concerned about eating at this place. If it weren't for the A grade in their window I wouldn't have. The look of this establishment is a clear indication of what their food tastes like. The most dry, tasteless chow mein I've ever had. The orange chicken is quite frankly dough balls with bits of chicken (if you're lucky) which were tasteless as well. Shrimp rolls (one tiny shrimp each) were disgusting. Needless to say I did not come close to finishing my meal. A couple of bites and I was done. Thoroughly but expectedly disappointed.

Not sure how this place gets a 4 star rating, came here for lunch and the old asian lady was very rude. Cancelled our order, paid for the drinks, and left. Will never give this place my business again!