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| - What a cute little place with helpful and friendly staff, and orders are individually made. It's a shame the chicken tenders are not very good, and with a limited menu, that's 90% of what they have to offer. Everything had a slightly burned flavor but the actual food was not burned. Must be the oil. Please, Chick and Benny's, change your burned frying oil!
The chicken was nicely fried, though rubbery rather than crisp and I needed a knife to cut the tenders. Not the end of the world. The breading was crumb or panko, not a batter. The tenders were really bland. The dipping sauces were quite good and helped with the bland factor, but sadly could not mask the burned flavor.
The fries were excellent and didn't have as much of a burned flavor. Perhaps they used a different type of oil or temperature.
I also got a waffle - it was a disappointment, but I don't think it was Chick and Benny's fault. The problem is that I ordered my food to-go (I'll explain why in a minute) and the tenders, fries, and waffle all got soggy in the clamshell container on the ride home, even though I only live a couple of miles away. The tenders and fries were salvageable,but not the waffle. It was limp and a sad contrast to the tenders.
So why did I order to-go? I didn't want to. I walked in with a book and was looking forward to enjoying a solo meal. However, they don't have refillable drinks and the air conditioning must have been broken. It felt like it was easily 90 degrees in the dining area. No way can I enjoy a meal in a 90 degree setting without a refill.
I'll give it another try because I enjoy patronizing small businesses, and I hope the burned cooking oil was a fluke rather than the standard.
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