Maryland Fried Chicken

No stars for this place. How they were written up in the Miami Herald is anyone’s guess.
It is beyond awful. The place is old and greasy. Staff seems glad to help. I asked for some honey and was told they don’t offer it. I am from Maryland and that is always served. Chicken overcooked. Cole slaw not home made. French fries — yuk! Would never go back. Asked for extra napkins — we are eating fried chicken– and was given 2 small ones. And we were 2 people. Not worth the drive or my time. Should have gone to Popeye’s or KFC.

This is a little place with a handful of tables. They have the best fried chicken ! They do fried chicken, fried seafood and a variety of side dishes. The chicken is always freshly fried, crispy and very tasty. A lot of folks get their food to-​go, but I prefer eating my chicken there. The place is clean, the staff very accommodating, and I found its simplicity very enjoyable. Highly recommend.

It’s my second time ordering take out for the family. The first time was surprisingly good after some of the bad reviews. Trying some new things on the menu, but passed on the gizzards again. Maybe next time.

They have really good chicken. Even to me it’s better than KFC! Go ahead and try it you won’t regret.

I heard good things about Maryland Fried Chicken so I was anxious to try it. It appears that each location is individually owned but I figured that they would all taste the same. For the companies sake I hope that they don’t. If I were from Maryland I would take extreme offense to this place because its giving you a bad rep.
Walking into the place makes you wonder what part of the country you are in. How can the beach be blocks away but after entering the location you would think you’re in New Mexico or even Mexico. I was surprised that I didn’t see sitting down Napoleon, Uncle Rico, and Kip. Everything is old and supposedly this location has been around for 40 years. I guess things were made to last better 40 years ago because I am positive everything in there from the tables, to heat lamps, to who knows whats in the back has lasted since the grand opening. When I walked in I took a quick glimpse around and kept my eyes off of the floor because i didn’t want to see what was on the floor or crawling on it. I got my food to go but if I had to sit down and eat I would have chosen the parking lot.
If I had eaten only the chicken at a friends house not knowing what the actual place looked like I would probably rate it 2,5 stars top. The chicken itself is good and not nearly as greasy as KFC or similar places. Not just for me, I ordered the 15 piece and convinced the cashier to throw in an extra piece because its more sensible to have 4 wings, thighs, drumsticks, and breast. But enough with the compliments, as for everything else, the rating drops to 1 and below.
The sides are straight disrespect to normal paying customers who know what a decent meal is. They may be acceptable to the Javiar Bardem No Country for Old Men looking people that frequent the location but for normal folks its unacceptable. There’s fries, cole slow, mac and cheese cole slaw, and beans. Each one is stored in the refrigerator so who knows how long ago they’ve been made. My guess once a month and then frozen. How this place has been in existence for 40 plus years baffles me. Is it a front like Los Pollos Hermanos? Most likely is.
PS: I don’t know for sure if the meat is halal but it might be.

.5 star
Atrocious. A few friends (who I no longer consider friends after this) told me about this place. Having risk my life walking 30 minutes around in the Treme projects of New Orleans just to get to Willie Maes, I consider myself a fried chicken enthusiast.
Apparently there are a lot of these, mainly in Marlyand (duh), but this location has been there for 42 years and it sure looks it. For starters its catered to, less just say, the less fortunate. It’s unappealing, dirty, had roaches on the floor and possible termite damage along with mold showing on the ceilings and baseboards.
The chicken marinates under a heat lamp, much like your KFC or Popeyes. The only difference is those places are high traffic and the chicken more than likely doesn’t sit for long periods of time.
The sides are french fries (again heat lamp) and baked beans. Get this though, the beans are per-​packaged and kept in the refrigerator. You are eating COLD baked beans. If that isn’t disgusting I don’t know what is.
Now on to the real topic at hand, the chicken. While it wasn’t the worst I ever had, I could immediately tell its low grade chicken probably purchased at a local Wal-​Mart.
The seasoning was ok, but again, it didn’t stand out. If I had a blind fold on I’d probably think was just a bad day at KFC. Everything about this place is cheap, packaged and depressing. Utensils per-​packaged, napkins, even the wet wipe they provided was dried out and frail.
If you’re on crack and desperate for fried chicken and just happen to be near Pompano, this may be your spot.