Flavor Flav’s House of Flavor

I was in Vegas for Spring Break and thought my daughter and I would try it. The wait was a bit long. 20 minutes for chicken but I guess that’s because it’s made fresh every time. No Flav in the house. I expected more from the décor, but I was there for the chicken. The chicken was good, but I come from a family of fantastic southern cooks so it wasn’t better than my own. Greens were over seasoned and overcooked. Mac and cheese was box style. No cheese and mo flavor. Actually I was surprised the sides weren’t good. The prices are outrageous. 10.35 for 2 pieces of white meat, 2 sides and a drink? Not worth the money. I like Flav so I am glad I supported him. I won’t be back ever again

I’m so happy this place closed down. This was the nastiest food I ever ate. Period. Hands down.

Chicken 5 stars
Sides 1 star
Service 3 stars
Pricey place but the BEST fried chicken I’ve ever had!

Don’t expect to «dine in» at this establishment. The menu sports only two meat items, and on this particular day they were all out of ribs. The sign on the wall reads that they were voted «one of the top 7 celebrity-​owned restaurants in America» c’mon now. «Top 7» ?! I might believe Top 3 or 5 or 10 or even 100 even, but what reviewer stops at the arbitrary number of 7! I declare shenanigans!
One word for this place: GHETTO! there is a cd playing loud, obnoxious rap music fraught with profanity from the wall mounted television. «motherf’n ho you don’t know me» is blaring on the homemade mix cd.
This place is unsanitary. The cooks both walked in and out of the restaurant several times (why?!) only to come back in and begin cooking food without washing their hands. Flavor? Is this the added FLAVOR you were referring to? Bacteria? Methinks this is NOT OKAY.
I take a deep breath as I step outside and pray my take out food doesn’t «take me out».
I figured out why all the clocks on the wall are missing a battery: the staff doesn’t want you to know how long you’ve been waiting for your food. It took as about 35 minutes to get our order.
When we got the food home (8 pieces of fried chicken and 2 red velvet waffles) I must admit it was DELICIOUS! The chicken was perfectly cooked, but a tad on the salty side. The red velvet waffles offer an exciting surprise when you to to the restroom the next day, but I’ll let you discover this little treasure for yourself. ;-)
Verdict: Ghetto establishment, but great fried chicken and waffles!

We may have lucked out on a superior batch of fried chicken, as I had the good fortune of arriving at the House of Flavor at the same time as Flavor Flav himself, who was just stopping by to pick up some dinner to take home. With only two other customers in the establishment, Flav was quick to greet everyone, give out copies of his autobiography, pose for pictures, relay wishes of good luck to my pregnant belly (he asked if I was having a boy or a girl, and then his response was, «YEAAAAH, GIIIIIRL»), and all around convince me that he is the most caring restaurant owner in the entire food service industry. Even if I’m exaggerating just a bit, he certainly made my short ten minute wait for food more entertaining.
My husband enjoyed the chicken, and I was happy with the waffles and sweet tea. I am puzzled by how frequently they claim to «run out» of red velvet waffles, but I may I suggest a quick and easy solution? Plain waffle batter + cocoa powder + red food coloring… Flav, what’s so complicated about your recipe?

I had no interest of even trying this place out until Groupon had a special. When I get there to cash it in, they tell me that their waffle machine is broken. I really wanted the red velvet waffle dammit! They offered a large side, so I took the Mac n cheese. It was pretty good. but…
The chicken??? It taste like I was eating iodized salt with a crispy skin. Chicken should never be that salty. I will never step foot in that establishment again.

I purchased the Groupon for Flavor Flav’s about a month ago and finally got a chance to come by and try them out. I had heard from previous reviewers that the wait for chicken was quite long, so I thought I’d be extra smart and place my order over the phone in advance. We put our order in about 40 minutes before arriving at the restaurant. My fella called in and had the store on speaker while he ordered so I heard both sides of the conversation. He ordered the chicken and told them we would be by in about 30 – 40 minutes to pick up our order and that we had a Groupon to redeem. The girl on the phone kept saying «ok, ok» and even took down my fella’s name, never once indicating they might have a problem having our order ready when we get there.
40 minutes later, we arrive at Flavor Flav’s and tell the guy at the counter that we put in a phone order and that we had a Groupon. The guy then referred us to the girl behind the counter who I assume is the one who took our phone order. She explained that they have had problems with people ordering over the phone in the past with a Groupon and showing up and not actually having a Groupon to redeem that they refuse to start cooking orders for customers with Groupons until customers show up. I can understand this as a problem, but I don’t really understand why she couldn’t have explained any of this to us over the phone when we put our order in. There were several other customers who had this precise problem that walked in after us and they were quite peeved as well. We put in our order at the counter and 45 frustrating minutes later we received our chicken and waffles (minus the red velvet, since they were out of batter). By this time, my fella was quite thirsty and asked for something to drink. They offered us a free two liter for our trouble and to be fair the staff was quite friendly to all that were waiting for their chicken, giving us updates as to how much longer we would have to wait and offering us beverages while we stood around. They could avoid all hostility with customers if they just explained their stance on phone orders in advance instead of having people come all the way in only to find out they have to order again in person and wait.
The food was really good, probably 4 stars if I was rating the food alone. The chicken was perfectly cooked and the waffles were probably my favorite thing we had. I only wish they had given us more than one small container of syrup for the three large waffles.

The only reason I give this spot 3 stars are because of the Chicken, customer service wasn’t great and no where to sit, waffle machine was broke and they were out of everything. In addition to that I had to find out about other choices on the menu from looking at the other customers orders who had been waiting for 15 or more minutes. This could be a much better place if it was managed better.

I just can’t give anything less than 3-​stars to Flavor Flav handing out a free 2-​liter of Root Beer, taking and delivering drink orders and serving up hugs. I had the rare pleasure of randomly showing up at Flavor Flav’s when he happened to be in the house, and he saved the entire experience from being a complete cluster-​cluck. He is downright charming.
But, outside of Mr. Flav, it was indeed a misadventure of sorts primarily because it took at least 40 minutes for us to get our order of a 2-​piece dinner. Yes, it does warn you that they prepare everything fresh to order, but even with that disclaimer, the wait was obscenely long. I think they do a large takeout business because it is intended to be just that: a takeout spot. You are probably best served if you call ahead and:
a. Ask if Flavor is there, boooiiiiiiiiii!
b. Order your chicken in advance
The flavor and execution of the chicken was good, not amazing, but it is overpriced. As for the sides, we had mac and cheese and cole slaw, and neither hit me with homemade genius. However, the big glass of sweet iced tea was everything a Southerner dreams of.
For a one time experience when Flavor Flav is in the house, it is worth it, but for an everyday meal or a fast bite to eat, you better just roll on over to KFC and skip FFC.

Yeahhhh booooiiiii, this place wasn’t worth the hype and the price. Honestly for the price you pay for small portions, you’re better off getting a complete meal at Smiths and you would be enjoy the same exact meal for a whole lot cheaper and more flavor. Now don’t get me wrong, the chicken had flavor but here were my issues with my experience:
1) Always fresh chicken so you have to wait anywhere from 15 – 45 mins. Um seemed like I got the chicken from the previous day. That sucker was so dry I thought I was gnawing on a dog bone. So please explain to me why I waited so long for dried up chicken bones?
2) Purchased 8 pcs to find the smallest pieces of chicken ever. Um are these special chickens that need to be priced that much? Looks like they paid the cheapest price from their distributor and got midget chickens to overcharge the avg consumer.
3) Asked the cashier about side portion sizes and thought we were getting a good deal for two regular size sides. Come to find out, we paid to have sides that fit in your avg Styrofoam container. Seriously? The cashier had no idea what she was talking about! How was this seriously going to serve 2 people? Psshh
4) I swear they purchased their Mac & Cheese from Smith’s deli, it taste exactly the same.
5) Staff — I’m sorry but I felt like I was on some hidden camera show. Please don’t ask them to explain the nondescript menu as they will give you attitude and ask what you don’t understand about the menu. Also, it’s always reassuring when you have your management staff talking about deals gone bad and next time they see *****, there’s going to be trouble. Is this for real? Am I getting Punk’d? Where’s Ashton Kutcher hiding? Think of it as the movie Friday meets Waiting.
So was it worth the hype? Nahhh boiiii. I rather spend that much at Smith’s or Albertson’s knowing that the food and service is better.

I was soooo looking forward to coming here. I even dragged my friend and his grandson here to share the experience. But when we arrived, I looked at the sparse counter with 4 styrofoam containers of who-​knows-​what sitting in the display case. I looked at the 4 parties in front of us who had obviously ordered and were growing weary from waiting. And… I saw a small tray of fried chicken under a heat lamp and one cook looking frazzled.
Cute menu board posted on the wall. But… I wasn’t going to become one of those poor souls starving and rubbing my eyes as I waited 45 minutes for a couple pieces of chicken.
Suggestion: get more help and make the waiting area more comfortable.

I was so upset about how horrible the chicken was that I had to Unilocal it immediately. I don’t give 1 stars very often but for this, this overpriced, dry as hell, anorexic, fried chicken, I have to give it 1 star. Walmart, Smiths, and Albertsons chicken would make you happier than this place.
This is what i get for riding the hype.

Update:
One week later, there are no crowds outside…
No bouncers/​security at the door…
Flav wasn’t there, but businesss partner/​co-​owner (I THINK) Farrah Gray (Self made millionaire who got his start selling PET ROCKS AS BOOKENDS!) was holding it down, and the kitchen has seemed to gotten their groove back.
Hour+ waits have been narrowed to minutes (45 minutes for our order) still, totally worth the wait, and the sides have improved.
Still, there are Shaniquas, and Ray-​Rays who can’t comprehend that this is NOT Church’s or Popeye’s
They need to stock up on chicken thighs, they’re always out… also keep a steady supply of sweet tea and lemonade… none of that the last time either…
Still, this is the best fried chicken in town, so if you really want the best, you will have to place your order, SHUTCHERMOUTH, and wait until your name is called… ALOHA!!!
Unilocal 365 CHALLENGE-(204/365) «Totally Worth the Wait»

Cruising down this area at 9 pm, it’s always a good rule to don’t be a menace in Central Las Vegas while drinking your juice in the Hood. This is not a neighborhood to be hanging out too late at night, but I wanted to see if Flavor can busta rhyme on my taste buds or have me laying down like Tupac a few miles away from there.
Does Flavor have game with his trademark item, Yeahhh Boi. This fried Chicken is very, very good, and one of the better ones I had in Las Vegas, but his sides are totally «Outkast», and needs a lot of work. No cole slaw or corn bread, and «that’s the breaks for me». If they gave me those items; maybe I would have Grandmaster flash a four star rating for the House of Flavor.
There was no Public enemy guards at the entrances, and everyone had to chill 20 minutes for their order. It’s was pretty cool seeing Flavor kicking it at the deep fryer, and unlike saying «Don’t believe in the hype», Flavor’s Chicken meets the hype for his chicken, but none for his sides. It would «take a nation of millions to hold us back» from following the «white lines» back to this place… during the day, and ordering a 8 pieces to go.

Oops, I did it again, got caught in the hype I followed the crowd. Flavor fav underestimated his popularity or the power of Unilocal whatever it was this place wasn’t ready to serve the masses, more than an hour of wait for two pieces of chicken is ridiculous. I ordered breast which they were out of so I settled for what they had. When I was asked to pick two sides from Mac & cheese, fries or Cole slaw I opted for the Cole slaw only to be told they were out of it. (dear cashier, if you get to pick two choices out of three, and you are out of one item, then there are no choices) Corn bread? We’re out. Smile? We’re out! We’re out! But that’s understandable the situation was very frustrating and hard to keep a smile, some people got tired of waiting and asked for their money back. I had already waited 30 minutes, what’s a couple minutes more.10 min 20 min…30 minutes more.
Finally they called my name, woohoo! my turn to pick up the chicken!
«Leo!!? Would you mind chicken wings? or would you rather wait few more minutes?» (few minutes = one hour) no, I’ll take what you got.
At this point I’ll take anything… I took my wings and flew outta there.
Got home, changed my clothes, (I smelled like I had spent an hour in a kitchen frying chicken), and tried the much coveted piece of fried chicken…(=.=)…
KFC, I will never astray or cheat on you again! It was not worth the hour wait, as a matter of fact it was not worth the first ten minutes of waiting, maybe I was expecting too much, maybe I had raised my expectations too high, so high that the wings did not take me there. I’m sure flavor flav will get better once they get their sh*t together… and then maybe not, I’ll never find out, all I know is that because of his popularity, time is on his side (or on his neck) to fix things up, but for now if you looking for flavor, you will not find it here. Flavor has just left the building.
Sorry, the review doesn’t end with a Yeaaah Boyyyye!

The hip hop culture doesn’t interest me in the least.
Mostly because it has not one ounce of finesse or subtlety to it.
Give me Ray Charles or Stevie Ray Vaughn or Tower of Power (coming to Southpoint in May by the way) any day.
BUT…Flav’s chicken joint DOES have subtlety and finesse.
I’m not referring to the ghetto theater surrounding the place: tough-​looking guys dressed in black guarding the door and letting people in one-at-a-time…(give me a break guys, it’s a take-​out chicken shack, not a VIP room!)
BUT BUT… the chicken itself is excellent… full of subtle flavors and spices, and clearly made with some finesse.
The mac n cheese was ok: a little runny but flavorful. And the fries were much better than average.
BUT BUT BUT… it’s the chicken that’s worth coming back for.
They’re on to something here. It’s obvious that they care about what they’re doing.
House of FlavOr could become a larger enterprise, and maybe one day even a chain.
I’ll be back, that’s for sure.
Hmmmm…I just re-​read this review.
Maybe I’ve got a little hip hop in me after all, cuz clearly I like BIG BUTS.

I know, I know. I have to be the only person giving this place lower than four or five stars, but hear me out first.
First I’d like to say that the chicken does deserve the 5 stars everyone has been giving it, so definitely give it a try. It had the perfect amount of spices and juicyness to make me want to eat more.
Now the reason I’m only giving this place 3 stars is because of service. Service is the most important thing to me when eating at any restaurant. Upon arriving there, there was a sign stating that it would be open at 1 pm. It was already 1:15, and it still wasn’t open. The management was still a bit rocky since it was the first week, but I decided to stick it out because of the amazing chicken smell that would seep through every time the door opened. Flav wanted to be there to serve and cook our chicken for us, which I thought was very nice of him. However, it did take about an hour and a half for him to arrive. They gave us all books and he signed them and took pictures with the crowd, which was really cool.
When we finally got to ordering, I ordered the semi-​hungry meal which consists of 2 pieces of chicken, two sides, and a drink for about $ 7.50. I am not a big fan of dark meat, so I opted to spend an extra $ 1.50 to make my meal just white meat. After I placed the order I had to wait about 20 to 30 more minutes for my order to arrive. I took the order home and when I bit into the chicken, I saw it was all dark meat.
I know it’s just $ 1.50, but I was hoping to get my order correctly after waiting for so long. The chicken was still delicious, and the sides (mac and cheese and french fries) were good. However, I recommend letting this place get settled down for a couple weeks before trying it out. I will definitely try eating here again in the future to see if I can add a couple extra stars.

This ranks high on one of the most amazing and unusual culinary adventures that I’ve ever had.
A friend tipped me off that this chicken place was opening this week. I so wanted to go, but I had another gig, and figured that I’d miss out. As it so happened, said gig ended just early enough for me to go right before closing, so the missus and I hightailed it to ensure that we got there before closing.
Oh yes, there was a line.
And so we waited. And waited. However, the staff came out and started giving away free cornbread. I’m… just not a big cornbread fan, but I figured «Why not», and bit into it.
o_​O
It was amazing. Super sweet, like cake. I ate two pieces while the line trudged on.
As we got closer to the door, another staff member came out and started handing out copies of Flav’s autobiography. And now I had something to read while waiting. People said that Flavor Flav himself was in the kitchen cooking, and sure enough, he was. No clock because of health reasons, but he was hands deep in prepping chicken. The place is small, and not flashy. Public Enemy was playing over the speakers, and a few pictures of Flav hanging with other famous folk, but the size and décor were subdued.
In between food prep breaks, he came out and talked to people, posing for photos, and signing autographs before rushing back to the food.
I placed my order, and waited. And waited.
And waited.
Turns out, they simply weren’t prepared for the mass onslaught of people at the end, and had to rush like crazy to get everyone’s order covered. The staff looked exhausted having been there all day, but they were nothing but friendly, even tempered, and soldiered on, saying that they are here to be the best. Flav even came out in between food prep breaks to let people know how genuinely appreciative he was that so many people came out to support him, and just bless everyone. He’s going to make this right. And that included getting down to the last order perfect. «If anyone were to get a raw piece of chicken», he said, «you can come up and punch me in the face.»
It was nearing midnight by the time the final 10 orders were being serviced. He was dead set on making everything perfect, and thanked us over and over for our patience. I have never seen someone work so hard in my life. Forgot the rapping and reality show work. The man is a juggernaut in the kitchen. His staff are class and all were working like crazy to get food done, and keep people happy.
When I finally got my order, it was past midnight, so I wished him happy birthday. As I got handed my bag, I called out to him to say thank you for working so hard for us. I felt it was the least I could do.
With that, he stopped, came over to me, and shook my hand profusely, thanking me for coming out, being patient, and bless me for being so supportive. I’ve come across of a lot of celebrities, famous people, and well knowns in my time. Flavor Flav is honestly one of the nicest, most genuine people I’ve ever met.
Past midnight, I finally dragged home, more excited than tired by the wackiness of the adventure, and how fun the whole experience was. And then I sunk my teeth into the first bite of the chicken.
…
o_​O
My God…
It is, hands down, the best fried chicken that I’ve had in Las Vegas, if not possibly ever. It is absolutely, utterly remarkable. I don’t know what Flav puts in that fried chicken skin, but Colonel Sanders deserves a demotion in rank and can kiss Flav’s backside, for Sanders or Popeye are no longer the masters. I devoured chicken like a Mogwai from Gremlins, and even cold the next day, I gnawed on the remaining pieces with glee. The mac and cheese is excellent. I even liked the french fries quite a bit.
So if there was ever a «bucket list» item that you never knew you had or even wanted, I can now cross off that Flavor Flav personally hand prepped and cooked me one of the best fried chicken meals that I have ever had in my life.
You’ll need this experience on your bucket list. You don’t know how much you really do.
I will heartily go back to this diamond of a chicken place in a microsecond. I am stunned.

I GOTS THE FEVER FOR THE FLAVOR.
We all know the ladies don’t be fallin in love with Flav’ for his good looks or his grill, but they do be fallin in love. I figured it out today. It’s his mutha fuckin chicken. Hot damn it was so good!!!
Not many people can say that the first time in their white girl life they had fried chicken it was made by Flavor Flav on his 127^th birthday. No, but this white girl can! He cooked it up real good and I think he used his flavor of love, too. As a matter of fact I might be pregnant with his 42^nd baby just from being exposed to that love. Oh, it was so good. The side dishes absolutely need work so for right now you just spend your money on the chicken. I got a breast and it had to be a size DDD cause it was voluptuous and scrumptious. The seasoning is DYNO-​MITE! Super crispy, too. Hint: I didn’t peep any hot sauce so bring your own.
The spot itself is take out only for now, which is all good to me. It’s not really the kinda place I need to be hanging around at waiting for Bubbles to stumble by with his shopping cart full of t.p. and hats. It’s small inside, but he’s got a huge UNLV Rebels banner (GO REBS!) and also a wall of pictures of himself with other celebrities. I didn’t notice any signature clock around his neck or on the wall for that matter. Regardless, it has charm.
The service was welcoming and not fast, but I didn’t think it would be since they’ve been open for like 12 hours. The prices were cheap. Flav’ was doing all the cooking and all I’ve got to say is that if eating fried chicken will help you live to be 127 AND give you the energy that man has I just might have to come back for more. There was a woman in there that had ankles the size of my face so I better not come back too much.
Flav’- Thank you for cooking for me on YOUR birthday. Welcome to the neighborhood boyeeeee! Hope you stick around awhile.

Ok, I was hangin’ with a Missy Elite Unilocaler and we conquered Flav’s birthday inaugural lunch. In fact, we were the very first official lunch recipients of food.
We got there at 11:50am and there were about 8 people in line already. By the time we left with our food 45 minutes later, there were probably 50 orders taken.
GREAT CHICKEN flavor! The sides were blah but hey, you come here for the chicken not the cole slaw.
Flavor Flav’s enjoyed all the birthday/​new restaurant well wishers as all the camera phones came out and snapped it up. Unless there is some extreme $$ mismanagement, this place will need a larger location within a year.