Harold’s Chicken & Fish

The really friendly and nice owner/​manager, unfortunately, can’t make up for mediocre food. I ordered the fried fish (4 piece perch) dinner and fried mushrooms. They use a cornmeal batter for both which is just not that good. Give me a good, light beer batter any day, or even better a light tempura batter. Besides the batter, the perch and mushrooms were just meh, I’m sorry to say. Perhaps soul food is just not my thing, although I do love me some Southern fried chicken and waffles or country fried steak from time to time.

Place is CLOSED.
After going to school in Chicago, was hoping to get some Harold’s, but its closed.

I’m really big on customer service & Harold’s didn’t disappoint. I put in a massive order for a church function and they were super friendly and efficient. Of course, the food is great & they go out of their way to prepare it fresh & just the way you want it. Don’t sleep on Harold’s!

I was craving for some chicken wings so after worked, we stopped by Harold’s. I am from Texas so after seeing that Harold’s offer chicken gizzards, I immediately ordered the gizzards and wings combo. My boyfriend got the chicken giblets combo.
We chose a table close to the chilly entrance, not because we enjoy the chilly breeze, but because there were no other tables available. The restaurant has about 7 tables or so. As we were waiting for the food, I grabbed some napkins to clean our table and chairs of the chicken batter crumbs that were left behind by the previous customers.
The coleslaw and utensils arrived first at our table. I was so hungry so I down the coleslaw. It came in a teeny tiny container. Awhile later, food arrived and they were all piping hot. Yes, 2 wings, a pile of gizzards, and lots of french fries for me, chicken giblets and more french fries for my bf. Gosh I wish there were 1 more extra wing and less gizzards. My teeth are not the strongest teeth so chewing on the hard gizzard was quite tiring.
Midway through the meal, I was all fried and gizzarded out and my bf had to get a diet coke to cut the richness of the giblets.
Overall, eating this in moderation is alright, but I would probably save all those calories for wingstop wings.
But customer service was great. I do want to come back to try the regular fried chicken though.

Harold’s was a mainstay of my life in Chicago, and I was positively tremulous that my upcoming visit to Vegas would give me the chance to sup on these delectable birds.
Look, you’re getting fried chicken here, not dinner with the Queen. Adjust expectations accordingly. Like the ones in Chicago, this is a hole-​in-​the-​wall type place, small and not exactly sparking clean. But it’s actually much nicer than the one I frequented in Chicago. No bulletproof glass, no sticky walls, no seedy crowds.
The chicken is deep-​fried and crispy-​hot. A half-​chicken and soda will set you back a whopping 10 bucks. And it’s served with/​on fries with a tiny button of coleslaw. The only things missing are the two slices of white bread — come on, why drop the ball there! The hot sauce is the thing I love, nice and hot and tangy. There’s BBQ style as well, if you want.
All in all, I was most satisfied with this Harold’s — it would fit right in on the South Side.

Damn harolds gonna knock you down one star, last time I visited was a disappointment. The cook must’ve reached the bottom of their seasoning batter or perhaps the wings were brined for too long cause my wings were pretty salty.

Everyone that knows me know that I love good fried chicken, and am extremely picky. But Harold’s really didn’t do it for me.
Was it the fact that they made me sit there for over 30 minutes for my order, or that the chicken itself wasn’t really worth the wait? I am unsure.
I did not try the catfish, the gizzards (not really into that stuff), or mostly everything else. I did get my husband a pizza pocket and I thought it was massively greasy and kind of gross.
This is a much better option than going to KFC and probably Popeye’s, but honestly it might be a better idea to go to your local Smiths or Albertsons to get chicken than going here.

I was thoroughly not impressed by this place. Vacant tables were not cleaned and there was generally uninspired staff and service. The cashier didn’t take my order correctly; she asked me about what sauce I wanted with my fish (tartar) and didn’t put it in my takeout order. Another customer approached the counter to ask for bread after it was left out of his dinner. I subsequently found that it was left out of my dinner order as well.
The chicken, although nice and crispy, was pretty bland. I’ll say the same for the catfish (Old Bay seasoning, anyone?) The cole slaw was not very fresh. The Chicago Harold’s left me with a better impression even though it was a hole-​in-​the-​wall storefront spot. I would not recommend that you waste your time or money at this place.

I will drive 600 miles from northern California to go see my ladies (and gentlemen) at the Harold’s Fried Chicken Shack.
Harold’s has been one of the things that I’ve truly missed since relocating from the greater Chicago area, several years ago. I discovered the Las Vegas location last year by happenstance. I could hardly believe what I was seeing when I saw the Harolds – from Chicago logo on the front.
Walking inside, the familar smells lingered in the air. We caught them just as they were opening for the day, and were mighty impressed by the crowd that appeared shortly after.
I have to say this location is eons better than the ones I used to go to in the Midwest. For one, it’s really nice not to have to talk through bulletproof glass, because the staff here is very nice and you want to talk to them. The seating layout is very nice, and the restaurant is very clean and orderly.
The food rocks. Order the small Dark with all sauces, and your taste buds will never be the same.
Harolds, you need to make it out to California. Marcus, talk Joy into hustling on out a little further out West!

Do I have to give it a star?
Very disappointed in this place! I can’t believe all the hipe! We just got the basic chicken.
I will never, ever go back to this place! Why pass by Popeyes and Churches chicken to go to this place! Kudos for opening a business, and creating jobs. This just doesn’t float my boat!

Digity Dang!
So my daughter says I am craving fried chicken — can we go to KFC. I said yes to fried chicken no to KFC. I had heard about Harolds on Unilocal,so let’s get in the car a go for a drive.
The place was packed. Always a good sign. We ordered a half chicken and an order of gizzards. I ordered the gizzards just to try something new.
I have never had gizzards before so I have nothing to compare them to — but I would say I dont like them. Not that the gizzards were bad, I just didn’t care for them.
The Chicken was dang tasty. The breast meat was super juicy and that is what is important. The Chicken was not greasy and had a thin crispy skin.
The pieces of chicken were on the small side, but maybe they use real chicken instead of super steriod chickens you see at the grocery store… so that could be a good thing.
The only 2 suggestion for a better over all experience: 1. The side of coleslaw was in a 1 oz sauce container??? Thanks for the one bite of coleslaw. 2. I would like to see more side dishes.
They have perch on the menu too. I gotta go back and taste that — perch is good fish.

Second time here just had to try it again, it’s one of those places, I have to scratch my head; wondering what the fuss is all about.
First time had the fried chix w/​the mild sauce, the sauce tasted like ketchup. I’m not complaining, because it’s the way I eat my fried chix anyway, but call it a sauce, please. This time I had the hot sauce figuring it was spicy ketchup, wrong it was, well hot sauce from the bottle. It was hard to eat, like eating hot wings w/​o the blue cheese dressing. I had the half chicken combo, all dark meat 2 thighs and 2 drumsticks it came with a little container of cole slaw and a fair amount of fries. There was a little wait because they cook to order. The chicken is alright, your basic fried chix, nothing special.
Popeye’s here I come!

Popped in to pick up some dinner on the way home. I got the 3 Piece Chicken Strips and Fries special. When I got home (about a mile away) and dug in, my fries were already soggy. They may have been served up that way, seeing as there wasn’t much time for them to get soggy in transit.
I ordered my food «Chicago-​Style» which meant «covered in sauce»; I also went for the hot sauce (after living in the South, I’m accustomed to all things hot). The strips were delicious and the breading was incredible! Albeit soggy, the fries covered in hot sauce were still good. Dunking them in buttermilk ranch probably helped. It was too much food for me to eat in one go-​round, but it was all very good.
I didn’t try the coleslaw because I hate cabbage, so I can’t comment on that.
I’ll be going back to this place to try the fried mushrooms and okra soon. All in all, good food at good prices with a friendly staff! Way better than KFC, Popeyes, Canes, etc.

I’ve heard so many rave reviews of this place, I had to give it a try, even though it’s a bit of a drive from work. I went with the Gizzards & Wings combo and added a small side of fried okra.
I have to be honest. I’m a little disappointed. I only got two wings in the order and the rest of the plate was gizzards. While they both tasted good, I was expecting more wings. Just my opinion, but the gizzards should be an accompaniment to the wings, not the other way around! I can only eat so many. The plate also comes with fries and some coleslaw. The fries were decent, but not as good as they could be.
I wanted to love this place, especially since they gave me extra food due to an error on their part. While I was waiting for my meal, the guy comes out and explains that the cook misheard and started preparing Giblets instead of Gizzards & Wings. They offered to give me the Giblet plate as well. I took the offer, but I’m so full from eating gizzards that I’m not sure if I’ll ever get to it (it’s in the fridge).
I’m a little fried out at the moment (and definitely gizzarded out), but I definitely want to come back and try something else. I’ll probably try one of their chicken dinners or perhaps a fish plate. For now, I have to give them an A-​OK.

I’m a life-​long afficianado of chicken and fish. Originally from Kansas City and now in Las Vegas, I grew up with an amazing amount of choices of great local KC chicken restaurants. Today, my good friend is in visiting from Phoenix. He’s also a native of KC. We went to Harold’s on recommendation and he had gizzards and wings and I had livers and wings. I live on the far east side of the valley near Sunset Mountain, so it was a bit of a drive to Harolds. We didn’t try the food until we returned to my house and we both quickly realized that our food was drowning in salt. If it wasn’t so far, I would return the food and demand a refund. I LOVE fried chicken. This (based on my first and last visit) is the worst that I’ve ever had. They do a booming biz. Maybe it’s a favorite of smokers that can no longer taste their food? My local Popeyes shames their food and costs much less.
Good luck.

24 chicken wings. 6 fried catfish. A bunch of fried mushrooms. Done done and done!!!
Not your KFC or Popeyes. You can tell this place has a secret family recipe (the lady who rings you up is from Chicago and is super nice… she calls all of her customers «Baby»). The taste and texture is something else!
Off the strip quite a ways but consider this recovery fried chicken after a night or nights of binge drinking and early mornings in Vegas!

Impossible to review. I ordered a half white with hot sauce on top. They put BBQ sauce on instead, and I didn’t find out til I got home. Harold’s with hot sauce is Incredible. With BBQ sauce, it is Terrible. I tried wiping it off, but the fries and bread were already ruined, and I couldn’t get rid of the awful, sickly sweet, generic store brand tasting BBQ sauce taste. I can’t even tell you if the chicken was cooked well b/​c Harolds is all about the Combination of chicken, hot sauce, fries, grease and bread. This was inedible.
I’ve eaten Hundreds of times at different Harolds’ in Chicago, and have been missing it since I moved here. I was very excited to see they opened one here, and imagine driving the whole way home anticipating a great Harolds meal and being So disappointed. I’ll try again, and check the sauce before I leave, but this one is their fault, so they get a one.
Other Items:
They use Wonder WHEAT bread on bottom, not White.
The breast is medium sized — not scrawny like the South Loop location, but smaller than a Good Harolds.
There is no portrait of Harold in the store.
They have a drink fountain, not a soda machine.
********UPDATE**********
I have eaten several times here since my last visit, and it has been much better than my first visit. It is now the equivalent of the Halstead Harolds — not quite the 183^rd and Kedzie level, but way above the South Loop.

We were trying to decide on someplace closeby and relatively cheap… My friend had heard about this place and we figured why not give it a try. It’s relatively small inside and everything looked really clean.
I went with a ½ chicken dinner and decided to try their fried chicken livers too. Everything was cooked/​fried to order, so expect it to be hot and fresh! The chicken was definitely tasty… although the pieces seemed to be on the small side. But still plenty of food for the price. You can see the flecks of pepper and seasoning in the coating. Definitely tasty chicken! I had the mild sauce… which almost seems like a mildly spicy ketchup. It’s good… but next time I’ll try the hotter one. The chicken livers were pretty much as expected… pretty big sized and good. Fries… eh, not the best… seems like they only fry them once, instead of twice like most places. Cole slaw was delicious… creamy and a little sweet… just the way I like it.
Kind of wish I could give it 3 ½ stars… I’ll be back… want to try the fried gizzards

I was super excited when I heard Harold’s was opening up in Vegas. In my opinion Chicago has some of the best food around. I got the wing dinner and some extra chicken on the side with hot sauce. It was pretty packed when I went which was late afternoon but I only waited about ten minutes. I heard from another friend that the wait can be a lot longer and that they occasionally sell out in the evenings. I do wish they gave you more cold slaw and I’m not a huge fan of the fries because to me they are a little soggy. But I went for the chicken anyways which was perfectly fried to perfection.

My husband is from Chicago so he’s the reason as to how I heard about this place. They just opened recently but you would NEVER know that, this place was super busy!
We had the chicken and fries & pizza puff, — SO GOOD. I’ve never had a pizza puff, it’s like the totino’s pizza rolls but WAY better & bigger! Almost everyone that was in there, had one! Chicken was good, it’s breaded & seasoned, very good.
The 4 stars is because of the seating, it was so packed and it’s a very small restaurant so it fills quick. Luckily I had my son grab the first available table while we ordered. Other than that, awesome lil spot.