Daddy's Chicken Shack

"EDIT: Because the location is close, I went again about a week or two ago. I should have updated my review immediately. When I went I ordered an order of the Nashville Chicken Meal (the tenders). During the order I ordered them "crispy" instead of grilled. When I received my order they looked like grilled tenders. There were sides of the tender that had no breading on them at all. They had (very good tasting) spice on the side, but no breading. I went and asked the person working and verified I ordered crispy, and asked if they should look like that. He said "no" and they remade the tenders for me. They looked nothing like the photos. They seem to have something wrong with their batter process. Original review: I live down the street from this restaurant and have been really excited for it to open up. I absolutely love Fried Chicken and am somewhat of a fried chicken tourist. I've been swinging by about three or four times a week to see how far along they are in construction. I was excited to see it open last night. Overall, I think it's a solid (I would put a solid at a 3 on a 5 point scale) restaurant. If it was great I was planning on going about once a week, but I wouldn't put it in the "great" category. I went yesterday when my daughter went to Starbucks and came home and said "Dad, that chicken place you've been excited about is open." We were eating dinner when she told us but decided to go get some tenders as a snack to see how it was. I ordered a fried (not grilled) tender and when they came out the presentation was like fair food, I would say. When I went to grab the tender the (almost impossibly thin) breading slid off the tender. It was really disappointing. The spicy level (this was hot, not extra hot) was good. The tastiness of the breading (that slid off ) was better than the incredibly bland Raising Cane, but just okay. I went again today for lunch thinking that it may have been first day jitters while they were onboarding the new crew. I didn't get the tenders again so I can't speak to that, I got a spicy sandwich today. I also ordered the seasoned fries, and I put "extra crispy" when given that option. I would say the relish was absolutely delicious that they put on the spicy sandwich. I'd give it an 9/10. Great work on that recipe. The sandwich was just solid, but nothing to write home about. More flavorful than Raising Cane's, but not as good as Dave's Hot Chicken or Houston Hot Chicken (the gold standard), nor as good as Birdcall. The sandwich was solid, but I would say the fries were disappointing. Mine were not at all crispy, despite selecting "extra crispy." And the portions of an expensive side of fries were also disappointing (picture included). They were seasoned, which is better than most places, but just meh. Overall, I would say Daddy's is worth trying, but I was really hoping it would be incredible considering how close it is to my house (I can walk to it). I would rather drive up to Denver and eat at Dave's Hot Chicken than eat at Daddy's. I saw that they opened up today with about 20 5 star reviews. I assume most of those are their Friends and Family that came through yesterday. If you are a casual fried chicken fan, or comparing it to something bad like Culvers, then it's solid. If you love fried chicken I think it's an average chicken place. I would not say it was food that looked like the photos (their tagline). Check out that piece of lettuce I included in one of the photos. That would never make it to an advertising photo. I'll probably go here very occasionally if I don't have time to travel a bit further for better fried chicken. Again, if you are casual you'll probably like it. Note on the service: the staff is really friendly and they seem great. They were offering to sample things like the cookies. But when I ordered on opening night I think the person had just come in from a cigarette break and the smell was overpowering as they took my order. That definitely made the experience a bit worse when I was thinking about eating."

"The Chicken and Waffles sandwich is DELICIOUS!! The fries are great, food is hot and fresh and the service is friendly and fast! We love this place and it will forever be a favorite place of ours. Definitely recommend!"

"I ordered on the iPad in the lobby and I wasn’t given an option for spice level, and the spicy sandwich was a bit too spicy for me. My wife got the sandwich with bacon and that was delicious. We got the loaded fries and those were also delicious! They had an interesting spicy sauce that was different than anything I’ve tried before. I want to come back soon."

"I spent $34 on 3 meals, got the chicken and waffle sandwich and some normal tenders. You can clearly tell based on the photos this food was extremely bland , the chicken and waffles was distasteful, no sauce, extremely dry. The chicken was decent but not like super flavorful either. I was hoping this would be more like Dave’s hot chicken, it’s not at all. Customer service on the other hand was a 5 star !! Nice people!"

"Oh my... You haven't had a chicken sandwich until you've Daddy's! We are all in for the sandwiches and fingers that we got ! 303 sandwich is amazing! The Nashville can be adjusted to your spice... The fingers were moist and the sauces all were out of this world!"