4 Best Chicken Restaurants near Fort Walton Beach

Chick-fil-A Fast Food • $
743 Beal Pkwy NW, Fort Walton Beach

Customers` Favorites

Chick-Fil-A Deluxe Chicken Sandwich Without Cheese
Chick-Fil-A Waffle Potato Fries Chicken Nuggets
Hash Brown Chicken Breakfast Bowl with Sausage
8 Count Chicken Nugget with Fries and Drink
Frosted Coffee w Whipped Topping Medium
Spicy Chicken Sandwich Deluxe Meal
Spicy Deluxe and Grilled Nuggets
Grilled Chicken Sandwich Meal
Chick-Fil-A Chicken Sandwich
Spicy Chicken Market Salad

“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!“

4.3 Superb198 Reviews
Slim Chickens Chicken • $
131 Miracle Strip Pkwy SW, Fort Walton Beach

Customers` Favorites

Strawberry Cheesecake Jar Dessert
Cayenne Ranch Chicken Sandwich
Chicken Tenders and Fries
Crispy Chicken Sandwich
Chicken \u0026 Waffles
Devil's Smoke Sauce
Chicken & Waffles
Chicken Fingers
Fried Mushrooms
Fried Pickles

“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.“

3.9 Good207 Reviews
Yard Birds Chicken • $
540 Mary Esther Cut Off NW, Fort Walton Beach

Customers` Favorites

Lemon Pepper Chicken
Fried Shrimp Dinner
Chicken Tenders
Chipotle Ranch
Honey Mustard
Tender Dinner
Potato Salad
French Fries
Tenders Fries
Baked Beans

“The food was AMAZING. Tavaris was extremely respectful. My order was perfect and sometimes i speak a little quick and might be a little confusing but he very respectfully asked me to repeat my order then i asked him to see if i said it correctly and he got everything to a T. If the owner actually sees this. This is the type of customer service that keeps people coming back. I will definitely be a returning customer. Thank you Tavaris!“

3.9 Good102 Reviews
Zaxby's Chicken Fingers & Buffalo Wings Chicken • $
106 Eglin Pkwy NE, Fort Walton Beach

Customers` Favorites

Fried White Cheddar Bites
Classic Chicken Sandwich
Chicken Fingerz Platter
Kickin Chicken Sandwich
Boneless Wings Meal
Big Zax Snak Meal
Grilled Chicken
Fried Pickles
Buffalo Wings
Cobb Salad

“Recommend good food friendly“

3.3 Good92 Reviews