Fish & Chicks — Restaurant in Texas

I recently stopped here for some fried shrimp and oysters. I absolutely love fried seafood especially when it's done right.

Upon arrival, I was warmly greeted and welcomed by a young lady named Miya. She was extremely friendly and professional in her approach. There was another worker that appeared from the kitchen as I was placing my order by the name of KJ and he was also extremely friendly and kind, greeting me and welcoming me with a smile. I was really impressed with their positive attitudes, because they both appeared to be high school students. If anyone knows me well, they would know that I am one who absolutely appreciates great customer service. In this day and age, it's rare to find young teenagers with exuberant personalities and professional customer service skills in the workplace. Most of them are not too enthused to be at work because they would rather be somewhere with their faces buried in a cell phone. I'm just saying.

This establishment has been owned by several different owners which is evident in the way the food is prepared. The food is still delicious as it was years ago when I first started eating here. However, the fried shrimp and oysters now consist of a thick battered coating, which is different from the original owner's recipe. I did not find the thick battered coating desirable. BUT, the food was served fresh and piping hot! Both the shrimps and the oysters were delicious! Also, the shrimps are a nice size, so you don't feel like you have been robbed after purchasing them. I highly recommend the fried seafood here if you can tolerate that thick battered coating that's on it.

Also, in the past years when I frequently fancied this place before my big weight loss, my younger son and I would always stop by on Tuesdays and order the wings. The original owners used to have a wing special every Tuesday and the wings were delicious and inexpensive! In fact, they were so delicious that I had them to cater their traditional bone-in wings for my son's high school graduation party which was back in 2021. So, I'm not sure if the wings are still as delicious as they were back then, but the seafood sure is. As I stated before, if you can tolerate the thick batter that they are coating the fried seafood with, then you will definitely enjoy it. Although they have gravitated a little from the original owners' recipe, they are still serving the food hot and fresh and the shrimps are still a nice size.

Overall, Fish and Chicks is a one of a kind hole-in-the-wall restaurant that serves up hot and quick meals that will hit the spot when you're hungry and in the mood for some finger-licking cuisine. The dining room is always clean and well organized. I have never witnessed it ever being unclean. They also have tv monitors mounted on the walls for entertainment while dining. I highly recommend it for those who live within close proximity or for anyone who is in the area. However, I would not recommend that you drive 30 miles to give it a try because it's not that good, lol. They are located in a business strip surrounded by other businesses such as, Bounce Bounce Trampoline Park, The Voice Karaoke Bar, and more. Parking is...

Fish and Chicks. Clever name and even cute restaurant atmosphere. I have been going to this restaurant since they first opened and I love the restaurant. Sweet manager/owner. However I've noticed in the past few months there has been some serious growing pains.

Pros:

-A point system (Which allows you to get free drinks, sides or meal) -Decent prices -Fresh food for the most part -Inside is always clean

Cons:

-Cooks are sometimes lazy on standards (Food will sometimes be burnt or inconsistent) -Nickle and dime services on food (Meals come without a drink, Condiments are extra charge) -Long wait time if busy. ( There is usually one person at the counter)

The reason for my review today is I ordered a pick three platter on DoorDash. I usually go inside but today is lazy sunday and I decided to order on the app. I got fried shrimp, catfish and fried chicken wings. Im extremely annoyed by the quality of food I got. My catfish were bent and small, Chicken wings were dried and overcooked and to add insult to belief I found poop in my shrimp. I called today and asked if It was normal to serve one sauce with a large meal and was told that I would have to request it. I found it lazy. Its sauce? lmao. How hard is it to add more than one sauce if its a large meal. Long story short. Standards have really slipped here, Im more pissed I found poop in my shrimp. Its disgusting and shows lack of basic skills for the cook.

To the owner: Please reevaluate how you are training your cooks. The food is utterly disgraceful and disgusting. No one wants to eat the poop line...

I visited this place for the first time on yesterday February 7, 2020. And I must say I expected a different experience. First of all, nobody was in there. That should have told me something right there. Then me and my friend ordered a shrimp basket, in which it tasted pretty decent. I noticed while I was there, the Asian woman that worked there, kept looking out the corners of her eyes at me and my friend. I was like It’s okay, maybe she likes what she sees, as I’m a woman as well. But shortly after me and my friend got home, we noticed that we were feeling ill. My stomach was upset and I felt as if I was going to have diarrhea and to vomit. We were food poisoned. And let this be a lesson to everyone, if someone is watching you while your eating at their establishment, don’t eat there. If it feels like a bad vibe, don’t eat there. With everything that’s going on with viruses and all they were lucky to get our service. And that’s the thanks we get?! I don’t no if this was a racially motivated or just for the hell of it. But we did not deserve that. I will never...