Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken in Campbell River
135 Brant Dr, Campbell River, BC V9H 1V8, Canada
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Counter-service chain offering honey-dipped chicken, biscuits & other comfort food.
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More like Lee’s Worst Recipe Chicken. I ordered a delivery of 5 piece bone-in combo and potato wedges. I explicitly asked for no white meat. I opened the box to find two white meat pieces, one of which was just a rack of ribs with a tiny bit of white meat. Not only that, but also, the white meat was dry and almost inedible. In addition to that, most of the potato wedges were overcooked and tasted like burnt flour. Lastly, I was expecting a fluffy biscuit in my order, but it came squished underneath the chicken pieces in the same box. As a matter of fact, the only good thing that I had in this order was the pop drink… I am very disappointed with the taste, the quality and the service as the staff did not follow my order instructions. I hate to admit it, but its even worse than KFC, that should say a lot! I will never order from Lee’s again and I regret the money and excitement I wasted on this place. I do not recommend it.
Poor service, messed up order 2 times ,spicy & classic & all the chicken was spicy .live in comox wasn't going all the way back .not going to Lee's chicken again .definitely can't eat spicy meat. They should use something to separate the two , when putting it in the box.
Wow! Chicken sandwich here was so much better than I have had anywhere else in years. Probably 20 plus years. I’ll be here again for fast food chicken.
Very good chicken.some of the best I have ever had.The problem I have is I got a 15 piece meal that cost me 5dollars for each piece of chicken and they throw in some salads fries and gravy. Way to expensive. Won.t be back.
of all the fried chicken places i have visited over the decades Lees is still the best around i find for flavour and crispiness and also for the variety of sides(biscuits being my favorite)
Largest chicken sandwiches anywhere, I enjoyed them. However, the last time I ate there, my friend and I both got really sick. We ordered the same sandwich meal.
Tonight was the worst treatment we had. We tell Paris that I want dark meat with my order and her reply was I’ll get what they pick, it’s up to them. We ordered 2, 3 piece meals. Not like we wanted a bunch of dark meat. Just 3 that’s all. Then we sit and wait for our meal. Some lady comes over and says “ here’s your chicken strips “ I looked at her and said we ordered bone in 3 piece meals. She left, some young guy came over and said they gave our order out to another customer because they have a new guy working. No apology, just facts. Finally our meal arrived and I tell the kid that there should be 2 biscuits. He said they are making some and he will bring us out 2 when they finish cooking. We never got our 2nd biscuit. We only had the one in the picture. Hard as a rock and burnt. I’m not trying to lose my cool. I never was a Karen to the staff, I should have gotten what I paid for and been served what you advertised. A 3 piece chicken meal with the biscuit. And since we ordered 2 meals it should have been 2 biscuits. Our chicken was all white meat. Horrible service, horrible customer experience. The young guy did try, but no apology for giving out our order, no offer to make it right.
This place is located of the Inland Island Hwy near the Shell gas station. It is easily accessible from both directions of traffic and has good operating hours. We've been here nearly a dozen times in the last two years and absolutely love it. It's not healthy in any way, but when your hitting up a fried chicken restaurant, what do you expect. My favorite part about this food chain is the staff and the customer service they bring to the table. Each and every time, I'm greeted with a smile and a personal touch. Keep up the good work Lee's
Best chicken in CR in my opinion, not greasy, fresh, delicious, awesome prices
The people were awesome the chicken was very tasty my first time was a good experience
Best fried chicken around.
Friendly and super nice staff Like they really glad that you came specially Oli, Management Oli is for keep.
We really want to like this chicken, but it is so dry, even the thighs. We do like the potato wedges, and the gravy is ok
Good service
Clean and friendly service.
Great food even better prices. We made the joke its the pre-inflation chicken sandwhich.
I like the food but not the service. Its always really young people up at the front, and I dont blame them because theyre probably not getting paid super well but it is frustrating.
Best chicken in Campbell River hands down.
Great chicken for a low price
Over hyped for sure, the chicken is stringy and way over priced!
Totally messed up our order and didnt give a dam to fix it
I HATE WHITE MEAT with a passion. Them saying we cant give you only dark meat is absolute Horse droppings, I have been to other Lees and gotten only Dark Meat, except Campbell River.. When you spend a small fortune on Chicken, you should be able to get whatever cut you are buying.. KFC is better than Lees
I used to really like their chicken burgers. Terrible bun now and sandwich is dry. Fries are tasty. Wont be back anytime soon.
So I ve driven past here hundreds of times but my wife is a vegetarian and always said no when I suggested going there. So here I am driving alone and I m like hey there s no vegetarian around to say no so I stop in. Look at the menu and think i m not starving I ll just get something lite so I order the wrap. I think the combo was number 17. Any way she tells me to have a seat and she brings it out to me. Let me just say first impressions my wrap if you can call it that was huge. I might have called it a meat canoe but anyway. Giant, I mean it was the biggest wrap I ve ever seen. So I m like ok I m fat I can do this. It was so good it was chicken breast with the best crunchy coating ever. So good I ate the whole thing and didn t have room later for supper. Worth it! Oh also it came with wedge fries they were covered in a fried chicken like batter and they were awesome. Even the gravy was really good I ll go there again for sure. Give it a try super good chicken. Oh yeah the place was clean as a whistle ( whatever that means?) cause whistles are full of spit so anyway what do I know? Lees chicken baby! Woot!
Not as good as the first time
One of the best choices you can make for fast food which was actually fast unlike all the other places
Dining room was closed.
The best fast food chicken! Better than KFC by far. The facility isnt the cleanest but the food and the service is great.
Chicken is very tasty and crisp. Not oily. Prefer the boneless over bone-in chicken but pricier and spicy version is the best. Nice selection of side dishes. Reasonable prices, friendly staff, and easy parking.
Terrific chicken, wonderful service
Chicken burger ,strips and potatoe wedges very good!!!
Great staff, great food and a great location. I make sure to stop in every time Im passing through. Clean and inviting. Definitely a big hit whenever we order.
So awesome spicy chicken !!! Love it
Ordered two, two peice combos at 16 dollars each. Came with 2 chicken, 1 coleslaw, 1 gravy. When called to say we didnt receive fries it was said we had to pay extra for fries. Not at all like the pic. What a rip off.
Better than KFC!
Great food.
Spicy jumbo poppers....looking a little small.... especially for a 15$ meal ..
Just got charged $30.00 for six pieces of chicken, a small gravy and a small potato salad. Called lees chicken to ask about the French Fries and told did not com with them. No wonder people don t order out anymore. They wanted me to call head office. I said no that s ok just will not order there again. After several years of shopping there I am so disappointed. You just lost a customer.
Good food and great service. Lots of parking. Fast. Parking: Lots! Wheelchair accessibility: Good access
Stopped in for a 10pack combo. Huge pieces of chicken with great breading. Definitely a must stop on my way up North.
Better than KFC
Good place to eat fried chicken
Chicken very small maby banty hens. Over cooked dry. Second time there thought that id give them another try but was just as bad save your money
Definitely not worth the money. Tasted no different than KFC. I hadnt even eaten KFC for about 10 years and right away thats what I thought. I ate it and I lived another day.
Better than kfc
Onion rings were really good. Tenders where okay. Great customer service! A good option for road snacks
Great tasting chicken. Especially their chicken sandwich. Cant go wrong with it.
Chicken burger has everything fresh grab the spicy it has just the right amount of kick Wheelchair accessibility: Wide enough spacing for wheel chairs to get around.
Best chicken in CR
Chicken strip was over breaded and rubbery, fries were awesome crispy and great. Service over all we great staff friendly even though it was very busy.
Inconsistent. On some visits we have enjoyed fresh chicken thats moist and flavorful. On a few occasions we have been served dry chicken that had obviously been in a warming tray for too long and was really not enjoyable. Its a bit expensive for the latter experience, but when its good its great!
Delish
Always a reliable product, and our favorite grab and go for camping trips!
Chicken and wedges are tasty but I have been here now 2 times and had an issues on both occasions. First time they had no chicken ..so nothing. Second time they said it was a 12 min wait which ended up being closer to 30.
Fantastic
Amazing I couldn t complain anything the best chicken
Twas a surprise as we were on the road and seeking sustenance. Good chicken. Good gravy. Fair pricing. Didnt know it existed.
Always worth the drive up from Courtenay for some Lees!
Never fails to be sub par. Sauces are fine.
lunch specials are decent. chicken burger was huge and had more fries than I could eat. Chicken pieces are delicious!
Best chicken burger ever and Im a fatty and have tried my fair share of chicken burgers. Also their wedges are so freaking good. And when I asked for two honey mustards they gave me extra so I was super excited cause Im a honey mustard fiend.
Ohh loved the chicken here! Affordable price as well Parking: its in front of the store Food : 5/5 |
Ordered the famous chicken burger with fries and wasnt disappointed! Probably some of the best chicken and fries I had in a while. Great batter and the fries were just the right amount of crispy. Will stop by again in the future. Food : 5/5
Amazing value, I prefer it way over a and w or DQ. Great service too, thanks for the ranch sauce!!!
Lees is always 5 stars plusso good make you wanna kick your granny off the busoo
Had the spicy chicken sandwich with cheese and bacon, thick bacon, huge chicken breast, delicious
A little over priced for the portion size of the sides, but really good chicken spicy sandwich.
Always a good experience, tasty chicken.
Tiny strips half the size they used to be. For the price of an entire breast each.
Fast service awesome chicken
Happy employees, very fast service
Good ribs Good chicken
our first visit and we enjoyed it, but the online menu needs to be updated.
Pretty decent food and good serving sizes. Tried the chicken bowl and it was very filling and tasted good.
Forever dreaming of delicious ribs, we finally had the chance to eat the ribs available at Lees Famous Chicken & Ribs, as it says on their sign. We drove by many times and saw the big sign and ribs caught our eye. We developed a hankering for ribs. Now was our chance to eat the famous ribs. Inside, when reviewing the large KFC-like menu screen, we saw no ribs. We inquired. We were told that ribs had been discontinued a few years prior. We were not to eat ribs that day. Instead we ate chicken that cost three times as much as KFC.
Spilling out of the bun dummy thicc burger. this bad boy was literally a whole chicken breast dipped and fried to perfection. 10/10 thicc tasty amazing.
Very good. First time Ive tried it.
Lees is easily the best friend chicken place in town. The big brand with 3 letters pales in comparison. Ill never go back there with Lees around!
Great food great employees
Overcooked and dry. Too much breading and little pieces for what youre charging. Wont be back
Delicious food. The inside of the restaurant is dingy. Service/staff is meh. If you sit on the patio it s much nicer.
Mediocre chicken at best. The tenders didn t have much flavor and were dry, and we ordered spicy chicken pieces and didn t receive spicy. Weird batter-like texture on the wedges, and the coleslaw was very good, but the cup is too small when you compare to the amount you get with the other sides. The biscuit and gravy were the best part.
So lets remember this is a fried chicken type place. Its getting 5 stars as just that. Its GREAT! FastnFriendly, less greasy, er, Im not sure of a less un-nice way to say that, than a franchise I could name. I like the crispy, spicy and I stop there with a RAVENOUS HUNGER after a long MTB ride, get the 3-piece with potatoes...and GRAVY, of course. They are just a tad spare with mashed serving size but the fries portions are good. They are refreshing the paint there even as I write with the worlds best Benjamin Moore products so they intend to be around for years to come! A great road food stop!
Good fast service , very aixba Wish they had the ribs available
Parking: Great food n lots of parking
The chicken was very salty and a bit raw.
Best chicken in town!
Love the chicken burger
I went To the Esquimalt location, and I had very bad customer service. My father was unsure of what he wanted since weve never been before and the young woman at the counter was being snarky the whole time. When my father was unsure what the meal came with she looked at the other cashier and giggled. Once we exited we waited outside and that same woman walked up to the cooks and clearly said We are a chicken place, We sell chicken Right after we were done ordering. I never make reviews but this one angered me. Sorry If I sound like a Karen tho
Loved the chicken
Best chicken burger anywhere
pleasant rest stop.
Menu In drive through in Campbell River does not have up to Date prices(ie-coleslaw large listed is under 5$ somewhere around 4.59/79. ..charged 7.59 for large coleslaw ..pic attached is recent menu From website..was told no menu was available inside
Cant fairly comment on atmosphere when I do take out so 3 out of 5 stars
always good
Chicken awesome salads..macaroni a coleslaw very good but!!!! Check the bag to make sure that what you ordered is what you got!!??? They have a habit of mix ups...not all the time but its happened with us a couple of visits....prices are reasonable....we both would recommend this outlet!!
Best chicken burger period!
Always tasty and the staff are friendly and quick.
Best chicken
Great
Food as always was delicious but when youve spent 50 + dollars and they wont let you use the bathroom! Shameful that they would leave a customer to suffer that way
Great chicken. Need I say more.
Great chicken and ribs!
Yummy Yummy Yummy
Great chicken sandwich!
Great food at a fair price. It always hits the spot!
Had the lunch special, it was pretty good.
Great Soft, Juicy, and tender chicken. Id Recommend the chicken burger.
Loved it. I enjoyed the rib dinner for the first time.
I love grabbing their lunch special. Avail 11-4 no exceptions... They have a nice large breast of chicken, and the bun is always fresh, sometimes you want mashed potatoes n gravy instead of fries... The ALWAYS make sure to give you what you need to eat, napkins s&p ketchup, they have a system that works and Debbie (manager) runs a good ship and thus she has a reliable team backing her, great consistent service. That part that won my business as first choice is the fact that they switched their wipes to sterilizing wipes to have you wipe your hands before eating their food. So now they are doing their part to keep us safe. That is a big sign of respect and appreciation for your customers... Me and I hope anyone reading this goes to see for yourself its worth the drive up the hill to quinsam or an easy stop into town at Willis road.
We had a chicken burger . Oh My!! Nice Big piece chicken breast, cooked perfectly. First-time. So going back. And the Server at the drive thru was Awesome! Oh and the Fries
I stopped a Lees ordered 4 pieces of Chicken, thighs if they had them. I said I pay extra because Ive had skimpy orders before. I also ordered 1/2 rack of ribs. $25.00. I checked out the bag on the way home. I got 2 backs 2 humming bird wings and cold fries. The ribs were 3x3 inches .I had to stop at McDonalds on the way home. $10.00 MORE. Im not working but I thought Id have some thing special. So much for this weeks dinner out. I wouldnt recommend this place unless you wanted to loose money and weight.
So good! Fast drive though service and their food is delicious!! The spicy version in the mixed box has just enough heat. Their 10 piece box deal is so reasonable!
Awesome spot.
Always very good Excellent
Gree-hee-heeasy
best chicken burger ever
Sadly disappointed. Went there ordered fir the family. Chicken, wedges and Gravy. Then 6 biscuits. Got home and there were no wedges. So I called and they told me to come back for my wedges and a refund. I go back to the store she gives me my wedges. When I asked about my refund she says we are not doing that. So my kids get cold chicken and gravy, warm wedges and I wasted my time and gas. TWICE. Never again,
Great chicken reasonably priced yummmy
Only thing pleasant was the staff. The chicken was so greasy it was like sucking on an oil drum. If you are going to call something spicy,make it spicy not bland. Sure lots of people enjoy this swill,but I do not. First & last visit
Service is ok. Food is great though. Highly recommend.
Easily ordered and pickup thru the drive thru . The ribs are fantastic and the chicken selection grest
Campbell River Lees Chicken was sooo good! The food was so hot we couldnt eat for a bit! Even short staffed we received a smile and courtesy from the young man handling the drive through window!!!
Great chicken place, thanks Debbie!
Worth it, we travel from Courtenay to go there and WORTH IT, so great, pure heaven
Very good place to eat, quick and hot, very good service, definitely recommend if you want something that taste like chicken. Pun intended.
Good chicken
Delicious but pricey
Stopped to get some chicken to bring camping. Got the meal which comes with 3 sides, and choose 3 x potato wedges. It comes with gravy and they threw in a bunch of ketchups & vinegar. The chicken was really good and flavorful. The breading almost looked like they were using whole Corn Flakes, and is used on the potato wedges as well. You can order spicy if you want. We had leftover wedges and used them to make camping hash browns the next morning which turned out really good. A nice change from KFC. Actually, we tried to go to KFC, but they must have been operating on holiday hours cause they were still closed after their posted opening time. Their loss as we have found a new spot !!!
Great fast service
Great food love the Chicken burger. Service was excellent.
Great take out.
So good every time!!
First time there had chicken and ribs combo was good
Good chicken everytime meaty plus fresh biscuits.
Is Lee a cousin of the colonel,
Bring back the gluten free chicken :(
I like their chicken. Its not greasy like KFC. It has alot of flavor too.
Great tasting fried chicken! The batter is crispy and nice, not greasy at all!
This is the best place to eat Mid Island, the food is stupendous, litteryly and figuratively, got to try this place youll be impressed
NANI?!?!!???!!!!
Not great battered to death.
One of the best chicken burgers Ive ever had...large portion size for the individual meals.
Love this place
Chicken burger was good, wish I could have washed my hands in the bathroom before I ate it. or sat down on the bench they have for people waiting that they have chosen to close
Exceptionally friendly service. And so quick.!
Stop here on my way from Comox to Campbell River. Good chicken and crispy fries.
Drove from Courtenay to CR . . . Always worth the drive. Great staff and great food. Thank you!
Best fried chicken of my entire life AMAZING
Awesome!
Large servings of excellent chicken to go, but I want very excited about the ribs.
Amazing service, excellent chicken.
Yummy chicken strip and great chicken burgers
Almost always on point. Sometimes salty but still delicious