22 Best Chicken Restaurants in Knoxville

“Food is consistently fresh and outstanding. From wait staff to management service is friendly and professional. But…. The food is next level. Chicken parm sandwich is next level. I don’t know if there is anywhere that has better fries. I come here every single week.“

“Today was my first visit & now I'm a fan! Food was fresh and delicious. Our server was great. If you haven't had this place, run..go today!“

“Today was my first visit & now I'm a fan! Food was fresh and delicious. Our server was great. If you haven't had this place, run..go today!“

“Sooooo good! Better than Hattie B’s too…Driving back from Nashville and did a pick up order from both…Hot Bird’s was fresh, crispy, and spicy! A lil hard to find but circle back behind the dark grey building and it’s where the “Good Food Kitchen” poster is…“

“Always fast and friendly. Cars could be lined around the building but never do you have to wait more than 3-4 min. Why is this so hard for all other fast food/drive-thru restaurants to accomplish??? Obviously it can be done because EVERY Chick-fil-A I have ever visited, and I travel for work every single day so that's a lot of different ones, always get you your food in no time. All the big names in fast food need to apparently come to be trained at Chick-fil-A.“

“We did our order and we're told to stand by the sign as our shakes would be right out. 5 minutes later our food came out, but no shakes. A few minutes later they came out but that's crazy standing there all that time for $27 that covered 2 sandwiches, 2 fries and 2 shakes. Crazy expensive for fast food and slow on service.“

“Always so nice and very quick. The line can be wrapped around the building and you are still there less than 5 minutes. They make everything work like a well oiled machine. They are showing the it, obviously can be done so all the other fast food places that you get stuck at or told to "pull forward & we'll bring it out to you" need to take notes. 😉 Update for some points lol: (1-30-25), still my favorite fast food place,so friendly and always so fast which is worth it's weight in gold 😂😂😍“

“This restaurant is the bomb diggity! The first thing I noticed was not the menu but how clean the restaurant is kept and a 100 Health Score. I have had every variety of chicken salad here and my nephew who is with me loves the place also. I eat here at least twice weekly. The employees here are very friendly and go out of their way to be helpful. If you like Chicken Salad this is the place you’ll love to come to.“

“Great experience! Called in order. Was ready 10 minutes later when I arrived. Fish was very good. Huge portions. Fried okra was hot & fresh. Best I've had in a while. Would recommend that they offer tartar sauce. Can't wait to go back !“

“Very friendly staff. Great food and always a smiling face to great you when you walk in the door.“

“We love the chicken here. They have awesome employees and customer service is awesome too“

“My kids love Raising Canes! There isn’t one near where we are from so we stopped in here on our way home from a vacation. Super crowded little spot but our food come out promptly! 👏 Also not much parking around the area or sitting in the store and a little disheveled. But other than that delicious chicken as always!“

“Amazing food. I love this place“

“Definitely top tier among the many throngs of fast food. My only knock on them is why did they stop freely giving you Zax sauce? That's a big part of the appeal for their dipper style meals, and it was a negative for myself when I had to start checking my meals at the drive thru to make sure it was there. Why?“

“Food was ok the chickens breader was over cooked and dark almost tasted burnt but when you got closer to the chicken the breader was like goop certain pieces of chicken were still slightly pink the fryer may be set too high or the oils old the biscuit was really soft buttery and savory mash potatoes were definitely mashed maybe not potatoes the lady working the Drivethru was very nice and patient

Parking: The parking surrounds the whole building making it a great place for family dinner“

“Always good, great service, nice attendee's

Dietary restrictions: I have Celiac. I'm so thankful I can eat sandwiches here because you offer the GF bun. I'm also grateful that you offer grilled ck nuggets. I can also eat them“

“There are not many places that I can go in without having a reaction to cleaning products, chemicals, etc. I found the service here humbling, and the respect the people that were in the restaurant had for the fact that I was wearing a mask and fully clothed was not mocked. The gentleman at the front desk Was very kind and understanding. I wish that I could remember his name but I cannot due to my medical condition. Thank you for providing a safe place for me to be able to actually go inside a restaurant and be comfortable.

Dietary restrictions: It’s really hard for someone like me to eat. I appreciated the fact that there were options on the menu that I could eat and the time that the gentleman at the Cashier took to help me read it. There are not many people that are like that to people who are standing on 2 feet, who may not feel like standing on 2 feet, but they still try. He seem to understand that, and was very cons of the fact that I could not see very well.“

“Employee Allen C was amazing I couldn't have asked for a better person to take our order greeted us with a smile and was very polite even asked if he could what is on the prayer list little did he know that we had just moved here and was needing prayer.. a true Christ follower and discipleship of “

“THE MANAGER I ASSUME SO NICE, so sweet to us made sure I was okay because I have issues and told us to have safe trip triple dipole checked our bag to make sure we all our food he was wearing a black shirt, headset, reddish hair, middle aged, kinda bigger. So nice wanted to give him a hug❤️❤️❤️“

“the employees are wonderful. Especially the lady at the drive-thru. she is so kind!“