PDQ South Sarasota

I eat here about once a week. It’s fast, fresh and very clean. I have food allergies so I tend to eat the same salad every time, but I never tire of it. I get the fried chicken salad with grilled chicken add bacon and advo. I also get the apples with the dip. At work we call it apple crack. I spend 12.65 for salad, drink and apples. It’s worth the splurg.

This place is kind of like steak and shake but with no beef. They literally serve only chicken and turkey. I had chicken tenders basket with creamy garlic sauce (good) and my husband had the fried turkey sandwich. They serve Cheerwine! Don’t go here if you are looking for a burger! The food was good at any rate. Stop by, they also have a drive through.

Undercooked chicken sandwiches,
3 visits turned into 3 strikes…
It’s the simplest food on earth ;
Chicken & fries, nada más.
Dippings do the job/​magic but after 3 times we will like to say no más.

I was pretty impressed considering its fast food. My kids a pretty picky they won’t eat most chicken strips and fries. They seem to like PDQ’s pretty well.

For fast food this place is good. My husband and I just stopped here on our way home from the beach. He got the grilled chicken avocado sandwich. It was really good. Thick piece of grilled chicken, freshly avocado slices, lettuce, tomatoes, and sauce. The bun was tasty but was a little small for the amount of stuff on the salad– not a bad thing necessarily. If you want a quick chicken sandwich this should be your go to place. I got chicken tenders. They were standard chicken tenders, in my opinion the ones at public are better. However the extensive sauce options was a nice touch. Fries were good too. Everything was fresh. Hand washing station inside which was cool.

Tasty tenders (grilled for me), excellent sauces, friendly staff. I’m from CA, to me this is the In and Out of tenders!

Great place if chicken fingers is your thing. They don’t have these in Georgia and I wish they did. We walked in. Restaurant is spotless. Excellent service. Great food. Salads, tenders and sandwiches are fresh and good. Hand cut fries are excellent. A soda machine that you can get pretty much any kind of soda out there.

I like chicken as does my wife, so as we were driving home I suggested we stop at P.D.Q. My wife was hesitant as she is a real fan of chic something (you know). I ordered the five piece chicken tender meal with bleu cheese dipping sauce, and my wife went for a chicken tender sandwich meal. First, the fries are excellent: thin cut, crispy, and well seasoned. And for the chicken: my wife is now a fan. She states this chicken is the best and she loved the sandwich in part because it had fresh, crisp, pickle slices along with lettuce and tomato. I ate all of my fries, a meal in itself, and managed to eat three of my tenders and then I was full so I had leftovers for a snack later. I had unsweetened ice and was pleased it was an available choice. My wife had Dr. Pepper and that made her happy. When I arrived home, I shared one half of a tender with our dog, a Papillon, and after a few sniffs it was gone. This is a persnickety dog who has turned his nose up at filet mignon so this chicken was met with his approval. Later that night my wife looked up from her laptop and asked if I was going to eat my tenders. I suggested if she was hungry then. .. and they were gone. I see a return trip to P.D.Q.

Awesome chicken buffalo sandwich it is best one I have tasted. Great buffalo spicy flavor– The sandwiches are high with lettuce and on buttery bun that is very soft. The bathrooms were very clean! Love their shakes too the new apple pie was delicious– loved the apple taste and chucks of apples in in! I love the fact that you can wash your hands in the dining room — very cool sink and Lavender soap leave your hands smelling great! And I don’t have to go into the bathroom to wash — it encourages everyone to wash their hands!

PDQ is your best bet for fast food. The price is a bit hyped up for the quantity of food but through out the countless times I’ve gotten takeout here I have never once encountered cartridge in my chicken or chicken strips (this is highly important to me).
PDQ is above other fast food joints like McDoalds or Wendy’s but should not be confused as «fine dining». The atmosphere is ALWAYS squeeky clean and its staff demonstrates A+ customer service (friendly, patient, helpful, etc).
Overall, PDQ is your best choice for «dinner on the run».

Exceptional service, average food. Menu is not extensive, but the shop is so well run, and so clean, you’ll enjoy the experience. Just a basic salad, and the prices are reasonable, so why not give them a try? We did, and we’ll be back!

I don’t know what other people are thinking when it comes to the turkey thanksgiving sandwich. I eat this sandwich at least once a week. I love it. Do not miss it. I think the fries are perfect. Too greasy would be if they left grease spots on the paper underneath, but they really don’t. The staff there is incredibly nice. I only wish I could own a franchise because these folks are going straight to the top.

Shakes happy half off 3−5pm. No Microwave. No Freezers. Guarantee this is the freshest fast food chicken you will eat. The fries are tasty but can be soggy from the to go package The Buffalo-​Bleu Cheese sauce is delicious and the shakes are fabulous too. The service is excellent and the place is spotless if you decide to dine in. Nice family spot, teen spot, or during the day, professional dining.

What an awesome place! The food is so yummy, comes out piping hot, and the employees are very nice, and come around to your tables and see how you’re enjoying your food. Definitely will be back’

I’m surprised at the negative reviews. I love PDQ. I particularly love the turkey sandwich with spiced mayo and cranberry sauce. I also love that they provide a lettuce wrap if you do not want a bun. Great tenders, too. Love the atmosphere, and so do my boys and girlfriend.

Service was fast and friendly! Ordered a 4 Piece meal with a side of Sweet Heat and a Spicy Buffalo Tenders sandwich (just the right amount of spice) with a side of ranch (tastes just like Outback’s, delicious). The tenders were crispy and even after being tossed in the sauce for the sandwich. I was disappointed with the strawberry milkshake and everything is a bit expensive for what it was.
The chicken tenders were done right and it seems their hook is the variety of sauces but wasn’t anything to write home about.

idn’t know what to expect of this place. Hype up fast food? Once a fad that now seems to be turning into a standard. In and Out Burger, Five Guys, Pei Wei, Chipotle etc. PDQ has taken the chicken «genre» and ran with it. I’m waiting for the seafood version of «Hyped Up Fast Food»…for now… we have People Dedicated to Quality capturing the chicken segment.
I’m not a big fan of this segment of the restaurant industry. It can be inconsistent, unhealthy, overpriced, and takes away business from the «mom & pop» restaurants.
These guys do a better job than Pei Wei, or even Five Guys, Not better than Chipotle or In and Out Burger.
The food:
French fries are very greasy. Chicken Tenders are ok, but they are still a bit greasy. Dipping sauces are good. My kids didn’t like the chicken tenders too much, they were all about the fries. Wife had the hot turkey dinner sandwich. I agree with one of the reviewers. It was unremarkable. Blueberry Cold Slaw was unremarkable as well
Service:
I’m all about the food, however I was surprised about the high quality of the service. This place is completely staffed up. Food is prepared and served quickly. The restaurant is very clean. Staff checks up on you and makes sure everything is ok.
Parents with sleeping babies/​toddlers will enjoy the drive thru window.
If I’m going to eat a bunch of greasy food, I’ll go to a mom and pop pizza or burger joint.
If the food was less greasy, this place could easily be 3 – 4 stars.

Great new place. Very diverse menu. But still had basics. Grilled chicken sandwich was great. Tender and moist. Fries were very tasty and of the thin variety. Atmosphere is very modern with lots of windows. A nice place to just hang and watch one of the TVs.

Glad to get a drive through on Southbound 41! I got the turkey dinner sandwich. I order that anywhere that sells it and this one was tasty if a bit utilitarian. But that’s in keeping with expectations of places with drive through! The choc malt was divine and the coleslaw was blah. Will go again

Tried this new place for lunch today. I’d add on another half star. The chicken tenders were delicious. I tried them with the honey mustard, which was great and also the sweet heat which was just ok. Don’t think I’d try that sauce again. My hubby had the crispy chicken sandwich which he said was ok. The most disappointing part was the fries. The were greasy and mushy. Very few crisp ones at all. Maybe if we had eaten it there instead of to go that would be better but I do appreciate the effort they put in the food. I would go back and try the other items. The building looks great and everyone in drive thru was very friendly. I’m sure they will do well here.