19 Best Chicken Restaurants in Knoxville

“Outstanding meal! It was my first visit to this restaurant and it was a great experience and great food. The girl at the cash register was very polite and professional. So you order your food and they give you a number on a stand which you place on the seating of your choice. Five minutes later two young ladies brought our orders to our table and came back multiple times to check and see if we needed anything else. Five stars are definitely in order for this restaurant.“

“My husband and I love Gus's fried chicken. We recommend Gus's to our friends and they always thank us. Heavyn and Grace are two of our servers we enjoy getting to know. They have the most gracious staff. Thank you!“

“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!“

“Ordered this for valentines , big hot chicken lovers! First time trying this restaurant, ABSOLUTELY AMAZING SOOOO DELICIOUS!!!! I can make bomb hot chicken but mannnn for a restaurant it was the best!!!! Will definitely be our spot now! Chicken had sooo much flavor! Mac n cheese was soooo freaking good!! Prices are great especially for the amount of food you get!!“

“Today I picked up a huge catering order for our local Volunteer Fire Dept and you all were amazing! I ordered thru the app and when I picked up today everything was ready and you all made it so easy! Even helping me get it to the car! You kick started my week and I appreciate all of you! Thank you for being such an asset to our community!!“

“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 !“

“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.“

“I had a difficult time getting my door dash to work , but the women at the cash register was very sweet, she helped me pretty quickly figure out how to fix the issue and we rung up the food and I was on my way to deliver in about 10 minutes! Great service and the food was fresh 👌“

“Most popular chicken fast food in our area because of the fast service and friendly smiles and great attitudes of their employees. Ordered the fried nugget meal with fries and a sun joy drink (half lemonade and half sweet tea). Very tasty and salted perfectly. So good with their chick fil a sauce too. I will definitely be back.“

“I frequent the Clinton Hwy. store (Unit 1233) at least once a week and went this evening at 5:15 pm to purchase 2 chicken nugget meals. You would think at 5:15 pm the food would be fresh but I will say that tonight was the nastiest food I have ever had from this store. The nuggets were horrible. Nasty, tough and uneatable. The fries were cold and mushy. I contacted the store and spoke to the manager on duty, Anna and informed her of my experience and how it was very unusual as I am a regular customer but that my mother and I threw away $20 worth of uneatable food. After no initial response, Anna's reply was "sorry for the inconvenience , thank you for the feedback." What poor management skills. Greg Jones is listed as the Restaurant Operator. Greg, I hope you read feedback and take action unlike your manager on duty tonight. Needless to say I will not be returning to Unit 1233 any time in the near future.“

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

“Amazing food. I love this place“

“Pulled up exhausted, sweaty, with three wild kids in tow. The manager David—in his bowtie—saw us coming, opened the door, and ushered us in with a big smile. Even gave us toys for the kids. The place was spotless, and nobody batted an eye when the kids stormed through the restaurant to the play area.
The whole team just has this vibe like they actually care about their jobs and about you. You just don't see that anymore, even at fancy restaurants. Food was hot and perfect as always, but the friendly, no-drama service really stood out. Made a rough afternoon feel a lot better.
This location gets it right. Definitely coming back.“

“Zaxbys is a great restaurant and this restaurant has a friendly crew and nice people and the employees are very friendly and interact with each other and joke around and have a good time which makes the experience much better“

“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 “

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