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Gus's Fried Chicken = Overrated

Posted on 9/9/21 at 12:27 pm
Posted by goldennugget
NIL Ruined College Sports
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Posted on 9/9/21 at 12:27 pm
There is one right around the corner from my sister's house so we went there today for lunch. Based on the reviews you would think this is the greatest chicken on earth but it was anything but. Hardly any flavor at all. They say its hot and spicy but I sure didn't taste any of that. Fast Food fried chicken from KFC and Popeye's is better.
Posted by sleepytime
Member since Feb 2014
3648 posts
Posted on 9/9/21 at 12:46 pm to
Agree 100%, very overrated. It was good but not great.
Posted by jchamil
Member since Nov 2009
17195 posts
Posted on 9/9/21 at 12:48 pm to
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There is one right around the corner from my sister's house so we went there today for lunch


Where?

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Hardly any flavor at all.


I'm guessing you aren't in Memphis

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Fast Food fried chicken from KFC and Popeye's is better.


Posted by LSUballs
RayVegas LA
Member since Feb 2008
38272 posts
Posted on 9/9/21 at 1:07 pm to
Never had Gus’s but the fact that you lump KFC and Popeyes together proves your opinion on all things food to be invalid.
Posted by memphis tiger
Memphis, TN
Member since Feb 2006
20720 posts
Posted on 9/9/21 at 1:14 pm to
I left Memphis a decade ago but when I was there the original Gus’s was the best fired chicken I’ve ever had.

Don’t know about other locations or if the original still holds up, but damn it was so good back in the day.
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 9/9/21 at 1:23 pm to
Posted by goldennugget
NIL Ruined College Sports
Member since Jul 2013
24586 posts
Posted on 9/9/21 at 1:31 pm to
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Where?



Fort Worth
Posted by LSUBoo
Knoxville, TN
Member since Mar 2006
102196 posts
Posted on 9/9/21 at 1:37 pm to
The one in Knoxville is pretty damn good. Blows KFC out of the water every time, and is better than Popeye's on a bad day but not as good as Popeye's on a good day.
Posted by pbro62
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2016
12828 posts
Posted on 9/9/21 at 1:47 pm to
Go frick yourself
Posted by papz
Austin, TX
Member since Jul 2008
9355 posts
Posted on 9/9/21 at 1:59 pm to
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Hardly any flavor at all.


I would go get tested for Covid.
Posted by Gris Gris
OTIS!NO RULES FOR SAUCES ON STEAK!!
Member since Feb 2008
48212 posts
Posted on 9/9/21 at 2:07 pm to
I've never had Gus', but KFC is the worst to me.
Posted by jchamil
Member since Nov 2009
17195 posts
Posted on 9/9/21 at 2:08 pm to
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Fort Worth



That would be like going to a Snow's BBQ in Florida and then saying Snow's brisket is overrated without having been to the Franklin location
Posted by memphis tiger
Memphis, TN
Member since Feb 2006
20720 posts
Posted on 9/9/21 at 3:54 pm to
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Where?


Fort Worth


Man that’s not really Gus’s
Posted by MISSOURI WALTZ
Wolf Island, MO
Member since Feb 2016
839 posts
Posted on 9/9/21 at 7:16 pm to
I've been to the original Gus's in Memphis. The chicken was good, nut nothing special. Uncle Lou's in Memphis is much better and you can get it dipped in hot sauce.
Posted by moontigr
Washington Commanders/LA Kings Fan
Member since Nov 2020
4647 posts
Posted on 9/9/21 at 8:32 pm to
The first time I ate the Memphis downtown location it was a near-religious experience. I ate 1/2 a bird for lunch, and liked it so much that I went back for dinner and ate another half bird. Comparing Gus's to Popeyes is like comparing ice cream to dog shite.

I've been to other locations that weren't quite as good - Austin, for example - but that location is always on-point. I also think it's the best fried chicken in NOLA.
This post was edited on 9/9/21 at 8:34 pm
Posted by moontigr
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Member since Nov 2020
4647 posts
Posted on 9/9/21 at 8:33 pm to
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I've been to the original Gus's in Memphis. The chicken was good, nut nothing special. Uncle Lou's in Memphis is much better and you can get it dipped in hot sauce.



I love Uncle Lou's - it's my second favorite... after Gus's.
Posted by Paco_taco
Dallas, Tx
Member since Apr 2012
1403 posts
Posted on 9/9/21 at 8:40 pm to
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Fort Worth


I’d go to babe’s instead.
Posted by txadams
Member since Nov 2022
1 post
Posted on 11/14/22 at 11:37 am to
You nailed it. Hyped up and over rated. I've have better chicken at Churches.
Posted by duchuntintiger
Somewhere
Member since Aug 2008
3412 posts
Posted on 11/14/22 at 11:45 am to
The one in Metarie,La is by far the best chicken I’ve ever had
Posted by PerplenGold
TX
Member since Nov 2021
1442 posts
Posted on 11/14/22 at 1:03 pm to
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other locations that weren't quite as good - Austin, for example


that’s on them. they need to qc their franchisees and not blame customers.

the austin location is not good. too high of an oil temp doesn’t make it spicy.

If I go to memphis I’m not going to Gus’s
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