Who has the best chicken sandwiches in DC? PoPville posed this question and here are details about those that aren’t Popeye’s or Chick-Fil-A which were mentioned by a bunch.
If possible, maybe make a goal to have one of each?
Last Updated: November 1, 2020
The Top Picks
- Roaming Rooster (by far)
- Storefront (in NE on Bladenburg, or U Street) or food truck
- 11a-10p M-Sat, 11a-8p Sun Woodridge. 11a-10p U St
- Pickup (call or order on website/Chownow)
- Delivery (Chownow, Postmates, Ubereats, Grubhub)
- $8.50-9 (+$3 if you want fries)
- five buttermilk fried chicken sandwich varieties including Nashville fried chicken, buffalo
- Lucky Buns (Adams Morgan)
- Pickup (call or walk-up)
- Delivery (UberEats)
- Outdoor Dining Available
- 5-10p M-F, 11a-10p Sat-Sun
- $12 (+$6 fries)
- varieties include hot chicken, tandoori, “mumbo”, Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese
- One of the top 3 burgers in DC, but not the point of this post
Mentioned Multiple Times
- Purple Patch (Mt Pleasant)
- Pickup (call or Caviar)
- Delivery (Caviar/DoorDash)
- 3-9p daily
- $16 with fries
- Spicy Adobo Fried Chicken sandwich on brioche topped with fried egg LTO.
- Boundary Stone (Bloomingdale)
- Pickup (call or Toast Tab)
- Delivery (Caviar)
- Outdoor dining
- noon-9p daily, 11a weekends
- $14 (with fries, salad, or chips, or +$2 Brussels sprouts)
- Fried Honey Hot Chicken
- The Pub and The People (Bloomingdale)
- Pickup (call to order)
- Delivery (Doordash)
- Outdoor dining
- 5-8p daily
- $15 w/ fries
- The Heidi (crispy chicken breast, cheddar, bacon, guac)
- Open Crumb (Anacostia)
- Pickup (call)
- Delivery (Postmates preferred, may be on Doordash)
- 11a-6p M-Tue, 11a-8p W-F, 11a-5p Sat, closed Sun
- $5-6 (+$2-2.50 fries)
- fried or grilled chicken sandwich (Greek yogurt marinated chicken thigh, LTO, mayo, mustard on brioche)
- Union Pub (Capitol Hill)
- Pickup (call 202-546-7200 or text 202-660-9263, or walk-in)
- Delivery (Ubereats or Postmates
- Indoor/outdoor dining
- 4-10p Tue-Th, Noon-10p Fr-Sat
- $15 (w/ fries)
- Nashville Hot Chicken (can substitute buffalo sauce)
- Moreland’s Tavern (16th ST Heights)
- Pickup (call or Toast Tab)
- Outdoor dining
- 4-8p Tue-Th, 4-9p F, Noon-9p Sat, Noon-8p Sun
- $14 w/ salad or fries (+$2 for cheddar grits or wild rice pilaf instead)
- fried chicken sandwich (pimento cheese, cabbage, pickles on brioche)
- Chicken & Whiskey (14th St)
- Pickup (Chownow)
- Delivery (Chownow)
- Outdoor Dining
- 11a-10p Sun-Th, 11a-mid Fri-Sat
- $11.50-12.50 (+$3-4 sides)
- Reina De Chicharron (arepa deep fried pork crackling lour dough stuffed with pulled rotisserie chicken and avocado) or
- Pollo Frito (cassava breaded chicken, jalapeno cheddar oll, bacon, cheese, Greek yogurt mustard sauce)
- Service Bar (U St)
- Pickup (order on website)
- Delivery (order on website, 1.5 mi radius, $25 min)
- Outdoor dining
- 5-11:30p Tue-Sun
- $10-12 (+$4 fries)
- Original is chicken thigh, special sauce, pickles; spicy buffalo ranch version; rotating chef version
- Federalist Pig (Adams Morgan)
- Pickup (order on website/Toast Tab)
- Delivery (Postmates)
- 5-9:30p W-F, Noon-till sold out Sat-Sun
- $9.50-12 (+$2.50 seasoned with house bbq rub fries)
- The Music City (fried ckn, hot sauce, pickles, ranch), The Jimmy Muscles (fried ckn, pork belly)
- Roy Boy’s (Shaw)
- Pickup (Toast)
- Delivery (Toast and most delivery apps)
- 2-10p Tue-Sat
- $13-15
- 5 varieties of fried (including hot), 1 bbq chicken (w/ waffle fries, +1 for sub coleslaw, side salad)
- Mélange (Mt Vernon Square)
- Dine-In/Patio
- Pickup (Online Ordering has been available, otherwise walkup)
- Delivery (UberEats)
- lunch/dinner daily
- $12-13(+$4 fries w/ sea salt)
- 2 Kinds
- The Original ($12) – Buttermilk fried chicken, shredded lettuce, pickles, smoked dukes mayo
- The National ($13) – Spicy doro wat style fried chicken, kibbeh aioli, turmeric slaw, fried egg. Sub for hardboiled egg for a more traditional style.
Currently Closed/Not offering
- Little Pearl (Capitol Hill)
- Currently open for pickup/delivery 5-8p but no chicken sandwich
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