They serve Kool-Aid as a "drank", y'all. That's just so ghetto, ain't it? As I have waited for flights at Sky Harbor, I noticed this spot before thinking with disgust who in their right mind would wolf down chicken and waffles before a flight? Apparently nobody around me in that food court since everybody else was eating salads and staring at the gluttony about to occur. Now here's a case where what you do in Phoenix may not stay in Phoenix since who knows what would come out of you after the "Fasten Seat Belts" light comes on.
So yes, I had a half-hour and a weak moment at the same time and decided to give it a try. What may have not been a great sign is that I had to cajole the server to come out of the kitchen to take my order. He seemed a touch perturbed as he was chatting with the cook. It gave me more time to decide to go full gonzo and order the $14.50 Lo-Lo's Hood Classic. It consisted of three pieces of Southern fried chicken on top of two full waffles in a weak styrofoam container (photo: http://bit.ly/2m6cUi9). Don't judge me.
I was hungry because they didn't serve lunch at my business meeting. It was a huge amount of food as the people around me can attest, but I was disappointed how bland and dry it was once you get over the finger-burning heat of the chicken. The waffles were rubbery and merely acted as a sponge for all the grease (photo: http://bit.ly/2mlCFfa). It was hardly worth the massive calorie intake, and I ended up eating only half of it. My biggest challenge afterward was keeping it down, especially when my plane hit turbulence. Not pretty.
FOOD - 2 stars...big pieces of fried chicken but bland with dry meat and third degree burns when you touch the poultry
AMBIANCE - 2.5 stars...it's the airport...are you serious?
SERVICE - 2 stars...I didn't get a lot of Phoenix love here
TOTAL - 2 stars...Southern by Southwest?...hmmm, not really