Review of Georgia Fried Chicken in Butler, Georgia

Georgia Fried Chicken

2 Edgewood Drive

Butler, Georgia 31006-5743

(478) 862-2445

Georgia Fried Chicken Sign

Traveling west of Fort Valley, Georgia on the way to Columbus I saw the sign for Georgia Fried Chicken. Just the thought of some good homestyle fried chicken for lunch peaked my interest. As I drove around the building looking for the proper entrance and parking lot I finally found the door and the parking lot. Walking up I could see the outdoor patio seating for up to 50 or so people. I walk past the copper rooster into the restaurant and walk to the counter, not knowing that I was to find a seat. The two waitresses that were on the clock on this day were kind but not gonna go out of their way to be too helpful.

Dining Room

In the middle of the dining room is where I decide to take a seat. My server (actually who I thought was my server) asks me about what I would like to drink. My first thoughts were to get a Diet Coke but opted for the water as to the fact that I did not want to spend two dollars for a drink. After sitting there for a while I was then approached by another server who had even less desire to be there than the other one. She was there specifically to take my order and I was glad to see the fried chicken on the special. Along with the option of pork chops and various veggies that included mac n cheese, coleslaw, and beans. My order was the fried chicken white meat, squash, and the broccoli cheese and rice casserole.

Menu

For the next few moments I sat there and listened to local hunters as they talked about each of their adventures. When you pull into the lot there is a large sign letting you know that HUNTERS ARE WELCOME. Since I am not a hunter I was oblivious to some of the terminology that was being used. Luckily my food came soon. However, after really thinking about it, I do not think I was that lucky after all. The chicken was o.k. but really greasy, I mean really greasy. My squash was, well, it was bad, I mean really bad. If you want an onions with a little bit of squash casserole then this is the place for you. The broccoli casserole was very good though. The waitress had asked me if I wanted the cornbread or the biscuit. So, I asked her which one is better, her suggestion was the biscuit. When I touched the biscuit it split perfectly in the middle. Thus letting me know that they were not homemade but either straight from a can or frozen. Not letting this deter me I decided to eat the biscuit anyway. In the long run I wish I hadn’t. I ate as much of it as I could and left over half of it on the plate.

Chicken Dinner

The servers never came back to my table and never offered to refill my water or a box for my leftovers to go. The other tables there were being served and had food that was not on the special, and those plates looked very good. Stuffed potatoes with BBQ and the burgers which were all about 7 bucks looked very good. If I lived in the area I would hope that the other items are better than the item that is featured in the company’s name of Georgia Fried Chicken. They do offer a kids menu with all items in the 4 dollar range. As I went to leave I asked for a take out menu and they actually looked lost, it was kind of funny. They do have drive thru, but I challenge you to try either the potato or a burger instead of the chicken.

Review by Pie, email:  pie@piesplate.com