Mary Brown's Chicken — Restaurant in Winnipeg

Mary Brown's is a pretty nice Canadian alternative to KFC in an area that's otherwise a big KFC desert. Much like KFC, their main thing is exactly as the name of the place is: chicken, taters, and fries. Menu pricing can be pretty jarring at first glance, though the overall quality of what you get is pretty comparable, and some may even give it a slight edge. Luckily, the receipts have a pretty straightforward survey that you can fill out relatively easily to bring your entire order down by 15% the next time, which does quite a bit to reduce sticker shock and brings things more in line with or even provides a bit of an edge over KFC. At this particular location there are just a handful of seats, but since the Walmart this one is in is itself significantly newer and has lower foot traffic, you probably won't have much trouble finding a seat. Speaking of, the trays are big, probably the biggest I've seen of any chain, which is definitely helpful for group orders. Service is top-notch too, you're personally greeted when you start an order, water is actively offered if it's a particularly hot day out, and you might be just so lucky enough to get a handout of some coupons too.

November 2022/July 2023 update: unfortunately in the time since my original review I'm left with little choice but to kick 2 stars off, along with acknowledging the fact that there is now a KFC back in the general area. While I understand turnover is a challenge industry-wide, this particular location seems to have a very tough problem with it as there are only ever 2 people working even during a high-demand period like a lunchtime on a Big Mary Monday, and especially lately it feels like a revolving door. Additionally it appears the chain's fries have noticeably changed for the worse a few months ago and I'm sorry, but they just stink (not in a literal sense) and have a rather poor aftertaste. Whatever the reason is, be it shrinkflation (as menu prices have kept creeping up repeatedly) or something else it's a real shame since I'm visiting a lot less often to the point where I'd basically only go during a Big...

Went there again couple days ago. The spicy chicken burger is definitely the best I had in town. However, the POS staff was very unprofessional, he didn’t wear gloves or face masks, and with not so good altitude. This happens ALL THE TIME. Last time I went there to order, the POS staff was counting the cash and then he used the same gloves to grab my order and also touched my fries without washing his hand or even changing an new pair of gloves! I really wish the owner of this location could take more measures under current sensitive situation, the staff should definitely be retrained about the food safety procedures. I love the spicy chicken burger here, but the food safety should definitely be your FIRST PRIORITY and concern. If this happens again, even your burger is the best in the world, I might won’t...

3:00 pm Monday, we are very thirsty and hungry while working construction in the area. We were going to eat at the Deli inside Walmart and we realized that we could have some Chichen here. Our attendant had a super hard time taking my order (3 peace hot chicken meal)..! Had asked for a glass of water and we got a tiny plastic container filled half way of warm water tab ..!!!! I asked him to please fill it up and he did with an attitude of an army guy.! It seemed to me he does not like the service industry as when we took our $34,00 package to our work site we were surprised it had no napkins, no ketchup and the chicken over covered with hot powder spices most of it went to the garbage ..!!! We will...