Recent KFC debacle

My wife inexplicably loves KFC, she stopped at our local oneTuesday night and got a 8 piece bucket, it was over $13.00, yikes! Anyhow she gets it home opens it and it looked like a Robin had been used instead of a chicken, and that it had been fried and refried a couple of times. I called the Taco Bell/ KFC, talked to the manager and he said "well we don't sell much Chicken here", I said no wonder, this stuff is crap, he asked me what I wanted him to do, so I said replace it, he said ok, so we ended up with 2 buckets of crap. How do they stay in business?? My wife no longer will go to a KFC.

...if you ever show up in Brown County Ohio let me know and I will acquaint you with some really fine fried chicken in Mt Orab.

NYPIzzaNut


...if you ever show up in Brown County Ohio let me know and I will acquaint you with some really fine fried chicken in Mt Orab.

 
I'd like to take you up on that as great fried Chicken is a gift from heaven!

i gave up on kfc 5 yrs ago.all of them in the buffalo area are so dirty.walked in 1 time and slid on floor from grease.

The KFC that we go to is spotless with a really nice looking dining area.  Any time that we have picked up chicken there, it has been delicious.     

chewingthefat

NYPIzzaNut


...if you ever show up in Brown County Ohio let me know and I will acquaint you with some really fine fried chicken in Mt Orab.

 
I'd like to take you up on that as great fried Chicken is a gift from heaven!

...I always say that about pizza, living in the hinterlands as we do...

Greymo


The KFC that we go to is spotless with a really nice looking dining area.  Any time that we have picked up chicken there, it has been delicious.     

Greymo, this I'm sure is true, but if you saw what we got you would have thought someone was playing a joke on you!

...every so often the size of the chickens at our favorite fried chicken joint look like miniatures but not too often thank goodness...so I guess size varies with birds..

..but they don't refry them...

I was in N. Carolina recently and ordered wings from a chain named Bojangles.Twice the size of KFC and better tasting. Used to love KFC, but their chicken has gotten so much smaller. Why bother?

What the he** is a Taco Bell/ KFC ?  Gross.

Me and my husband had KFC 4 months or so ago, we had the 3 piece chrispy strip meals ...the strips were pathetically small! I was shocked, and sent the company an email! They appologized, and said their employees are told that if the pieces are small, to add more to it.They sent us coupons for 2 more meals free. Went back................same thing! It will be a LONG time until we go back there! I would rather pay high prices and get a decent meal, that semi high prices and pitiful amounts of food!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Adjudicator


What the he** is a Taco Bell/ KFC ?  Gross.

 
They are in the same stand alone building and have the same employees and ordering system, I believe they are owned by the same Company, both serve nasty food IMHO!

I see there are a few Pollo Campero places in MD but not on the eastern shore; ever try one?  I prefer them to KFC.  Isn't the Delmarva area where most chicken for the east comes from?  You'd think it would be a specialty for the area; my guess is crab reigns supreme.  I googled KFC for your area and see there is one on Kent Island. I'd be damned if I'd go to Kent Island and buy KFC.

The one thing I enjoyed at Taco Bell were their chalupas.

The Chicken at Pollo Campero is great but they are severely lacking in the sides.

KFC is getting way too expensive for bad food.

mar52


The Chicken at Pollo Campero is great but they are severely lacking in the sides.

Not if you like rice and beans.
 

Red beans and rice?

No red beans and rice at my Campero.

They do have fried Yucca but the dipping sauce isn't good.

I love the red beans and rice at Popeye's.

Back in the ' 60s and ' 70s, I used to really love KFC ( back when it actually tasted good. ) Not anymore, though. As with McDonald's and Burger King, I have watched a once-beloved FF chain go swirling right down the ol' flusher. Chicken, cole slaw, gravy; everything there is just a shadow of it's former self. And the biscuits! Gawd, they are AWFUL - the worst of any FF chain. Why can't they make a decent ( or better yet, good ) biscuit. Biscuitville down in North Carolina makes a damn fine biscuit, and they're a FF chain just like KFC, so what's the Colonel's problem? There are so many other FF chicken chains that are better than KFC. Brown's here in Chicagoland, Popeye's and Church's nationally, Bojangle's and Lee's Famous Recipe down south - there's no good reason to bother with KFC anymore. 

Adjudicator


What the he** is a Taco Bell/ KFC ?  Gross.

There's a Taco Bell-Pizza Hut near me. And a Long John Silver's-A&W, too. Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Long John Silver's, A&W and KFC are all YUM Brands.

mar52


....I love the red beans and rice at Popeye's.

.........I used to love everything at Popeye's but they have gone downhill bigtime, at least the one I used to frequent...at Eastgate in Cincinnati...they skimp on things .. the red beans and rice is mostly rice now with little bean paste and pretty tasteless ... it is a darn shame..

Man, I hate it when that happens. What is the matter with these dumba** chains ? Don't the unit managers and corporate officials realize how much competition they have for consumers' dollars, and how fickle ( and picky ) people can be when it comes to eating out? It's almost as though some of these chains have a " death-wish " of sorts. Maybe the employees would just rather collect unemployment benefits!

In my list of KFC alternatives, I left out one that I really like. Harold's in Chicago. Very good fried chicken IMO. Just about all of their locations are in the inner city, though; very little representation out here in the suburbs.

I have found the KFC's in the Louisville area are a lot more "Miss" than "Hit". That surprises me since the YUM Headquarters is here. A couple of the stands on this side of the River (Indiana side) are pretty consistently good, but many seem to be very spotty in their quality control.

We have three Popeyes and a BoJangles  in the area also and I usually will pass the KFC's to get to a Popeyes..especially the one next door to the source of my Sonic Cherry-Limeades!!

I use to love KFC "spicy extra crispy". Anyone ever had that. They stopped making it in the early 90's.

Another questio, KFC has some great hot sauce, in those little packs... anyone know who makes it? . It's kinda like Louisiana hot sauce but it has an extra kick. I would like to keep it on hand at my house.

And yes, KFC has gone way down hill in the last 15 years. :~(
Joe

Michael Hoffman

Adjudicator


What the he** is a Taco Bell/ KFC ?  Gross.

There's a Taco Bell-Pizza Hut near me. And a Long John Silver's-A&W, too. Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Long John Silver's, A&W and KFC are all YUM Brands.

May have been a Yum brand a couple decades ago, but they should seriously consider changing their corporate name to YUK brands..

I have watched with amazement the price of KFC chicken absolutely skyrocketing over the last 2 or 3 years.  Price has went way, way up and quality has went way, way down.  The Colonel has to be rolling over in his grave.  A once great product has been absolutely ruined.  Can't imagine them staying in business for long.

annpeeples


I was in N. Carolina recently and ordered wings from a chain named Bojangles.Twice the size of KFC and better tasting. Used to love KFC, but their chicken has gotten so much smaller. Why bother?

I used to believe that Bojangles was the best fried-chicken chain.  Even their cole slaw was great.  Unfortunately, they left South Florida about twenty years ago.  Now, Popeye's is my first choice.  I haven't bothered with KFC in about 25 years.

The prices at my local KFC are outrageous --- it's a brand new and clean restaurant, but it never seems to have many people eating inside or going through the drive thru.  And yes, they've started skimping on everything.

Andrea

MiamiDon

annpeeples


I was in N. Carolina recently and ordered wings from a chain named Bojangles.Twice the size of KFC and better tasting. Used to love KFC, but their chicken has gotten so much smaller. Why bother?

I used to believe that Bojangles was the best fried-chicken chain.  Even their cole slaw was great.  Unfortunately, they left South Florida about twenty years ago.  Now, Popeye's is my first choice.  I haven't bothered with KFC in about 25 years.

...watch Popeye's closely..from what I have seen at their Eastgate Cinci location they are going downhill fast..so much so that I am no longer eating there..and I loved their food at one time..

The KFC's in Northern Ireland seem to be becoming something of the past, I've watched a few close and the ones that do remain are terribly run with either young or foreign workers behind the counter.  Now its been a long time since I've eaten at a KFC, I find it in general to be too greasy, slimy and the fries are usually soggy and tasteless.  Although there is one about 28 miles from me that's everything you would want it to be, clean, well run and very well cooked food, it's a shame that most of them cannot be like this as there's nothing better than fried chicken and KFC has the potential to be good if they just sorted themselves out!

You're right kirstinem1 --- they need to sort themselves out or they will be going the way of the sparrow, just like Long John Silver's and many other chains.  I can predict our local KFC not being around for long if they continue with their skimping and outrageous prices for fast food.  We went into Lexington yesterday and there were two LJS closed down.  These chains don't seem to get it that they need to go back to where they started --- that's what made them and not what they're doing now.

Andrea

sounds like the kfc/taco bell here in my town.

wasnt that a kfc  in nyc a few years ago with the rats running around they showed on all the news channels?

It is my understanding that the rats in NYC  enjoy running through many restaurants, and not just Kentucky Fried Chicken

Here you go, Starfire:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su0U37w2tws

there are still a few decent kfc locations in my area, the best one is a kfc-only and is about a block away from a popeye's, so the constant competition keeps the quality up in both restaurants. the combo stores are something else... the most common one seems to be kfc/taco bell and the chicken always sucks in those stores. the absolute worst that i ever went to was a kfc/taco bell/pizza hut.. we ordered chicken and pizza, and both were terrible.

The ones here are not very good. Small pieces and you dont know how long it has been sitting. Lucky for us there are a lot of GREAT local places that have really good chicken. Most stores even have a nice chicken setup in their deli. So we are not stuck with KFC. The Darboy Club, Romys Nightengale, Van Ables are just a few of the places we have to get good chicken. Copps food centers have really good chicken out of their deli. They have spicy breaded chicken wings that are to die for.

Haven't eaten at one in ages,don't eat there or Taco Bell.
If i get chicken tenders I go to Bill Miller BBQ in Universal City, or to Church's Chicken also in UC.
Bill miller also sells fried chicken besides bbq, and they also have a very good beef soup in winter.
They are a local San Antonio,Texas chain for those of you not in the state.
There is also Chicken Express ,but the nearest one is in Seguin or New Braunfels.
I haven't tried Bush's Fried Chicken.they are a chain from either north Texas or Oklahoma.
They have one in Converse, and a new one on Topperwien and Kitty Hawk in Live Oak.
 
The chicken from Bill Millers and Chicken Express are a decent size, and so is Church's.
When I got some from Popeye's it too was a good size.
Maybe KFC uses the same size chickens the Sweet Sue brand uses for their whole chicken in the can.
Got to buy a can to see how big the chicken is.Must be young pullets or something.
 
I just buy the cut up chicken , or chicken breasts when on sale, and make my own oven fried chicken, less greasy that way.
KFC was good years ago when the Colonel ran it. I even remember Chicken Delite. They are in Canada and i think some of the northern states.
There is a Pollo Campero on the other side of San Antonio.Also we have Pollo Loco which is roast chicken, but neither place is by me.

Greymo


It is my understanding that the rats in NYC  enjoy running through many restaurants, and not just Kentucky Fried Chicken

 
A rat used to run all of New York, until he got caught doing a very expensive nasty!

I have to agree with nocarolina-Biscuitville has very good biscuits, anf their fried chicken beats KFC anyday.I am a fan of wings, and theirs are large compared to the ones served at KFC. Whenever we visit N.C., we always go their at least once during our visit.

We just had Bojangles for lunch and noticed for the first time the chicken was smaller. Now I don't have a problem with Bojangle's smaller pieces because it seemed it was cooked through better for me. I like my fried chicken to almost fall off the bone instead of being chewy. That said I will take Bojangles over KFC any day... I just wish we had a Popeye's near here as they are better to me.



Dennis in Cary

 We go to KFC so my husband can get their cole slaw, the chicken we've given up on years ago.  A local butcher shop makes their own fried chicken, and KFC can't touch it.

My last experience at KFC was not good, it was a KFC/LJS. We got the eight piece extra crispy, the pieces were small and dried out, mashed potatoes were OK but the gravy wasn't anywhere near as good as it used to be. Years ago KFC used to be really good, next time I'm headed to Popeye's for chicken, red beans and rice.

The closest Taco Bell is a Taco Bell/Pizza Hut. When it comes to tacos I prefer Taco Johns, IMO they have a better tasting product. We have a local chain, El Burrito Loco, that has a good product but you almost need to speak Spanish to know what you're getting. Their food is good though, it tastes home made. They have a Giant Burrito that's really good, about the size of a small football.

W.e picked up KFC today because my MIL wanted it for her birthday. It was 15.99 foe 12 pieces and the wings looked like they came from a cornish hen. Its a good thing that I made the sides myself or we would have really spent even more on less!!
Bojangles is my family's favorite but Mom in law thinks it is too spicy

I just do popeyes, but still not cheap

I finally saw the KFC grilled chicken commercial today and I won't be rushing out to buy any for sure. If I want grilled chicken I fire up the grill.



Dennis in Cary

fattybomatty


I just do popeyes, but still not cheap

Their quality control suck nowadays.

In my small town we have a KFC, BoJangle's, Ms Winner's, Popeye's and the local grocery stores make fried chicken daily. KFC is very clean, but the quality is sadly lacking. Ms.Winners is going down hill, I think because they are trying to "make" too many different things. BoJangles is quite good as is Popeye's. The Harris Teeter grocery store makes decent fried Chicken, Yes it's a open kitchen so you can see it  being fried and packaged to order .. and on Friday a   8 pc bucket is $4.99.. I can't make it for that price.

Our KFC is  clean but the chicken is dried out --- like something excavated from an ancient pyramid.  It's across the street from Kroger's where you can get a decent whole rotisserie chicken or fried chicken for much less if you get there before they sell out.  I was hoping it would be good with this new KFC, as we used to have one here that was quite good, but no.  These fast food places need to get back to their roots and what made them famous and quit experimenting and and stick to what worked.
Cutting corners and raising prices does not work.

Andrea

We've had KFC twice in the past three weeks...I've really not had domestic KFC in years until recently.  We went twice because we tried the grilled chicken (yuck) once and we had a gizzard craving once (yum).  The regular chicken that we got on those trips was really sucky.  The pieces of fried and grilled chicken looked like cornish hens were used.  It's a shame. 

The best KFCs I've ever been to are in the Caribbean...specifically Trinidad & Tobago.  We were in Trinidad over Christmas/New Years and found out that those folks FLOCK to KFC...and for good reason.  The chicken is great!  Not only is the chicken out of this world, but you also get REAL hot sauce to go with it...Trini hot sauce not this liquid red crap you have to deal with here.