Where to Find The Best Fried Chicken in Las Vegas

Try the fried chicken at one of these 13 Las Vegas restaurants

by Susan Stapleton, Maddy Sweitzer-Lamme, and Janna Karel Updated Jun 27, 2022, 11:28am PDT

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by Susan Stapleton, Maddy Sweitzer-Lamme, and Janna Karel Updated Jun 27, 2022, 11:28am PDT

The ideal fried chicken has a light and crackly crust coating juicy meat underneath, the reliable comfort food. While fried chicken is traditionally made with milk and a flour battered crust, variations on the dish can include using buttermilk, panko breading, seasonings such as sugar and chili, and the way the chicken is fried. Here, a look at 13 places that serve up fried chicken all across Las Vegas.

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Gritz Cafe

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Although Gritz Cafe primarily focuses on breakfast, the real main event is its Kentucky plate, featuring two or four whole chicken wings fried to a golden brown and flanked by your choice of two sides and bread.

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1911 Stella Lake St #150, Las Vegas, NV 89106

(702) 255-4748

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Carson Kitchen

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You won’t be the first to visit Carson Kitchen just for the crispy chicken skins, served with a smoked honey sauce for dipping. Takeout and online ordering available.

124 S 6th St Ste 100, Las Vegas, NV 89101

(702) 473-9523

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Honey Salt

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Honey Salt serves fried chicken at every meal, but the best way to experience it is to go for dinner and order the buttermilk chicken platter, which comes with gooey macaroni and cheese, coleslaw, and a drizzle of honey.

1031 S Rampart Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89145

(702) 445-6100

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A basket of fried chicken next to a bowl of mac ‘n’ cheese and a bowl of cole slaw. — Honey Salt

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US Fried Chicken

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While the expansive menu at US Fried Chicken includes burgers, gyro and fried fish, it’s the fried chicken that this restaurant is known for. Served on a platter or in a sandwich, fried chicken is seasoned and hand-battered before being fried for a crunchy outside and tender bite.

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5181 W Charleston Blvd suite #110, Las Vegas, NV 89146

(702) 822-6360

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T-Bones Chophouse & Lounge

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Yes, a steakhouse has a good fried chicken. Head to T-bones Chophouse at Red Rock Resort for the buttermilk fried chicken marinated in buttermilk, tossed in seasoned flour, fried, and served with a creamy sage gravy. Takeout available via Uber Eats.

11011 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89135

(702) 797-7597

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Fried chicken at T-Bones Chophouse & Lounge — T-Bones Chophouse & Lounge

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Hash House A Go Go

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Enormous portions of twisted farm food are de rigueur at Hash House. Here order Andy's Sage Fried Chicken with two sage fried chicken breasts, a hardwood smoked bacon waffle tower, hot maple reduction and fried leeks. At brunch, Hash House has a Benedict version with maple reduction, two eggs, bacon mashed potatoes and a biscuit. Takeout available. Call locations for availability.

6800 W Sahara Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89146

(702) 804-4646

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Sage fried chicken at Hash House A Go Go

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BB.Q Chicken

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BB.Q. Chicken, the Korean fried chicken chain with more than 2,000 locations worldwide, features golden olive chicken, fried in olive oil. Diners can choose a thigh and drum, breast, or whole wings. Diners can order the secret spicy with a mix of tomato, onion, and garlic, while a hot spicy offers extra heat. The restaurant delivers via Uber Eats.

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4276 Spring Mountain Rd #103a, Las Vegas, NV 89102

(702) 227-8646

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Two styles of fried chicken — Fried chicken at BB.Q Chicken

Yardbird

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Diners can order Yardbird’s fine fried chicken that comes with a honey hot sauce, or can up the ante and ask for the Chicken ‘N’ Watermelon ‘N’ Waffles. This dish comes with the honey hot sauce and bourbon maple syrup to pour over your Vermont sharp cheddar waffles. Customers also get a side of spicy, cold watermelon pieces to cool things off. Takeout available.

3355 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109

(702) 597-0434

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Hattie B's Hot Chicken

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Legendary Nashville destination Hattie B’s offers its signature hot chicken inside Block 16 Urban Food Hall at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. The fried chicken is dipped in hot melted spices and offered in six increasingly hot heat levels.

3708 Las Vegas Blvd S The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Level 2, Boulevard Tower, Las Vegas, NV 89109

(702) 698-7000

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Big Chicken

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Shaquille O’Neal’s chicken restaurant opened in Vegas in 2018, and it’s actually very good - cooked to order, juicy, and flavorful. Choose between a fried chicken sandwich served on a brioche bun, sliders, or chicken strips, accompanied by locally made root beer and macaroni and cheese topped with a crispy Cheez-It crust.

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4480 S Paradise Rd #1200, Las Vegas, NV 89169

(702) 675-3333

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The Crack Shack

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Fried chicken makes up the heart of The Crack Shack menu at the front of the Park MGM. While sandwich versions spanning breakfast to dinner make the menu, half and whole chickens also appear and can be tossed with taro, honey butter, or barbecue sauce. Contactless takeout available via Toast.

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Park MGM, 3770 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109

(702) 820-5991

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Blue Ribbon

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Blue Ribbon's famous fried chicken comes with mashed potatoes, gravy, and collard greens at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Takeout available.

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3708 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109

(702) 736-0808

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Mama Bird Southern Kitchen

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Fried chicken plates come with tenders, breasts, or thighs at this Southern cooking gem in the southwest. Mama bird uses soy oil to fry its chicken. Online ordering available as well as delivery via Uber Eats, Seamless, GrubHub, Postmates, Doordash, and Tock.

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10550 Southern Highlands Pkwy #140, Las Vegas, NV 89141

(702) 570-6135

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Gritz Cafe

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Honey Salt

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BB.Q Chicken

Yardbird

Hattie B's Hot Chicken

Big Chicken

The Crack Shack

Blue Ribbon

Mama Bird Southern Kitchen

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Gritz Cafe

Carson Kitchen

Honey Salt

US Fried Chicken

T-Bones Chophouse & Lounge

Hash House A Go Go

BB.Q Chicken

Yardbird

Hattie B's Hot Chicken

Big Chicken

The Crack Shack

Blue Ribbon

Mama Bird Southern Kitchen

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