Gills Fried Chicken — Restaurant in Big Spring

I read the reviews after I ordered. I’m not from this town, just working here. I read mixed reviews, so I am all about being truthful and telling it like it is and how I experienced it.

They had no chicken ready and was asked to park and wait. Not a problem, but they seemed to do this to everyone who ordered.

The chicken was HOT (fresh) but I extremely bland, totally missed it with seasoning. Actually no flavor at all, just chicken meat flavor and old frying grease.

The fries tasted bad due to the old grease as well. The corn on the cob was 100% boiled in water, totally tasteless.

The prices were fair $14.66 for a 3 piece, 2 sides, rolls, and a medium drink. If only they would have tasted what they were serving. A good cook tastes the food before it’s served.

So my personal opinion is, if you want good chicken, this is not the place.

Please try it for yourself, maybe they had an off day, but that’s my...

I lived in BS over 30 years. I've always heard mixed reviews of Gills, but don't understand why. Management has been good and bad over those years. However, the food quality has always been average to excellent. I don't understand why people would prefer the chain chicken restaurants in BS. I haven't lived there in 15 years and although I avoid fried foods, I have to allow for Gills when I visit BS. I don't bother with chain chicken restaurants in Fort Worth. That's probably the reason Gills has been consistent in their quality. I've tried the few Gills in Snyder, Sweetwater; and San Marcos and the quality is consistent. I skip the fried chicken until I'm in one of those places because it's just not worth it when you've had Gills. That's my opinion and I hope they continue the tradition the original owner started over...

I'm taking off 2 stars for service. Their food is good and usually hot and fresh though I have gotten dried chicken from them before, it's rare. However their service is awful, they have no clue how to run a drive thru. They will make you sit and wait at the speaker until they service the person at the window before they take your order....it makes no sense at all. What's the point of having the speaker? The few times we called in our order so we didn't have to wait...we had to wait anyway as it is NEVER ready. I called it in today, we waited 25 mins before we went to pick it up and then waited 15 for them to assemble it. I called it in for no reason. If they could get their service under control they would be 5 stars easy. I don't eat their near as often for...