10 Best Chicken Restaurants near Destin

“5 ⭐️ we were in town for the weekend & found this convenient establishment to offer fresh, tasty affordable food that we couldn't get enough of. That chicken sandwich and sauce 🔥 was easily my favorite. We got to sample the jambalaya and it was also a win !! Employees are awesome. They were very hospitable and welcoming which is a huge part of what makes this place a great option. I highly recommend“

“The scoops are delicious and side choices are amazing. You can’t go wrong no matter what you choose“

“I am a frequent customer and normally everything is good. I place a nice size order tonight for Me and the grandkids. I should have checked the order before I left but they were rushing me through the drive thru and they assured me that everything was in the bags. However it was not. I paid extra for a side salad and NO SALAD. Called and talked to the manager and she said can you come back. No not with 3 little grandkids and 30 Minutes away. And of course she could not find my order even though I gave her my order number. Next time I will stay at the drive thru until I check everything in the bags“

“My kids and I have been coming to this location every Wednesday morning for breakfast for the past few years—it’s our little tradition on my day off. We keep coming back because of the excellent service and great food!

The staff is always so friendly, helpful, and welcoming, making our mornings even better. The food is consistently delicious and served quickly enough that we can enjoy our meal together and still get the kids to school on time.

Thank you for making our weekly breakfast tradition so special! Highly recommend this spot!“

“The best fried chicken I've ever had!! The gizzard are a must to bring back home for my parents. Danny's sauce is truly magical!! Love our trips to Niceville, Danny's get our business every time!!“

“Edit: 12/12/25 - Once again I am back to another review and this time it just keeps getting worse. I come here quite a bit because I like the food but the Self Service is crazy bad. Always waiting on a drink cup. You have two four people doing the Self Service and all waiting on cups.
Should never happen, workers move around but never look in the direction and if you say something it's like they are being put out or they just ignore you.
Service is down to two stars.

Edit: 10/21/25 - The self service ordering is still janky at best - as you still have to wait for a service person to get you a cup for your meal and if only one person is working the front and has other orders going on, you can stand a wait a bit
Food is still excellent so I do not mind that much

Dropping to 4 stars overall and 3 stars for service. I have been giving this self order a try since they put it in and I am not a fan.
Most the time I am standing there waiting for a drink cup because either they are too busy to give me a cup or no one is up front because of being short staffed.
Still the food is great, just that the service has went down a bit.“

“We took a flight from Des Moines, Iowa to Destin, FL. We just landed. We were starving. The time was 9:58. As we pull in you could tell they were closing up shop and our heart dropped. The lights weren’t shut off yet so there was still a chance!! They ended up taking our order when they clearly didn’t need to… you folks at Chik-Fil-A made our night and gave us a wonderful start to our vacation! You clearly went above and beyond!“

“Went to the Popeyes on Eglin afb on 7/9/25 and there was a girl there by herself and she was great. There were a lot of people in line and I had a big order. The service was very fast and extremely professional. Great job. The food as always was amazing.“

“Recommend good food friendly“

“Aubrey gave me the absolute best service I’ve ever received from a fast food establishment. He improved the quality of my day along with making me want to come back simply for the service that was provided. This zaxbys is absolutely killing the game. 5 stars!!!“