Honey's Kettle Fried Chicken

(310) 202-5453

9537 Culver Blvd
Culver City, CA 90232 34.0233 -118.395

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Neighborhood: Downtown

HONEYSKETTLE.COM

Last updated 10.14.11

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, Discover, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Family-Friendly Dining, Group Dining, Cheap Eats

General Info:

Open 7 Days

Cuisine:

Southern, Chicken

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What People Are Saying About Honey's Kettle Fried Chicken

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Bright and small fast-service spot in the heart of downtown Culver City serving Southern style grub like fried chicken, catfish and buttermilk biscuits with honey.

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Know Before You Go:
In addition to the handful of tables inside, the small outdoor patio is a prime spot for people-watching.
The Extras:
Patrons can purchase take-home biscuit, pancake and waffle mixes.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “The Culver City location is less than a year old and SPOTLESS, with friendly service and a down home feel.”
food quality
92.30999946594238% positive
  1. “Great chicken.”
  2. “The chicken is flavorful, not greasy, sooo crispy, tender and juicy.”
  3. “Great chicken, tasty gravy, the best biscuits I?”
  4. “great chicken, awful service”
  5. “This is the best fried chicken and biscuits EVER!”
  6. “Best fried chicken in town!”
  7. “Honestly, this is some of the best fried chicken you will ever eat.”
  8. “The fried chicken is excellent.”
  9. “The chicken is great, but every time I go (which is 3 times), it takes FOREVER.”
  10. “chicken's pretty good, though.”
  11. “Although the food can be enjoyable, it's spotty.”
  12. “especially love the chicken strips and vegetable skewers.”
  13. “Food took soooooooo long to get....20 mins and then I had to return my wife's $9 chicken and rice bowl b/c it was just so subpar.”
  14. “Seriously, my absolute favorite food in LA”
  15. “My husband and I took the wait in stride joking that they knew the chicken was so good that they could keep people hostage: "Complain @#$%* and no chicken for you!”
  16. “also recommend the fresh lemona.”
  17. “Terrific chicken, nice spot.”
  18. “The fried chicken and fish combo is excellent.”
  19. “If you like your chicken sweet and greasy this is the place for you.”
  20. “enjoyed the food so much, that I?”
  21. “amazing food, your arteries will be satisfyingly clogged for a week after eating here.”
  22. “The food almost compensates for the awful frontline staff.”
  23. “Very clean restaurant, and delicious chicken.”
  24. “the fried chicken and catfish were not bad.”
  25. “It's a fast food place but there is nothing fast about it.”
  26. “The biscuits and fried chicken are really delicious especially with the included honey.”
  27. “The food itself was good.”
  28. “am a lover of fried chicken and this is definitely the best fried chicken i've ever had.”
  29. “Like others have mentioned, I find the chicken to be one of the best fried chickens I've had in a long time.”
  30. “Most notable are the sauces and fixin's that accompany the chicken: home-made hot sauce, butter pickles with a hint of smokey flavor, and light-grade honey, which you can drizzle over the crispy breading without worry of losing the crunch.”
  31. “Everything was delicious, with the exception of the corn on the cob (just boring), but the chicken and biscuits and salads were a great value.”
  32. “Fries can be fresh or practically inedible depending on how long the heat lamps have been on them.”
  33. “If you even remotely like fried chicken 'n biscuits, you will be in hog heaven at Honey's Kettle!”
  34. “They serve the best biscuits in the world and their fresh squeezed lemonade is soooo good.”
  35. “Love the food.”
  36. “swore I would never go again, but the chicken is pretty good and it's on the way home.”
  37. “The fried chicken is pretty good--definitely better than KFC but can be greasy.”
  38. “Was a recommendation from a certain someone over at Good Day LA (Fox) for being "great food”
  39. “BUT the Fact that the food is so good Makes me ignore the service FOR NOW.”
return potential
0.0% positive
  1. “Food took soooooooo long to get....20 mins and then I had to return my wife's $9 chicken and rice bowl b/c it was just so subpar.”
service
40.0% positive
  1. “but half of my dining experience, even for a very casual type of establishment, comes from the service, which is pretty terrible here.”
  2. “My husband and I took the wait in stride joking that they knew the chicken was so good that they could keep people hostage: "Complain @#$%* and no chicken for you!”
  3. “BUT the Fact that the food is so good Makes me ignore the service FOR NOW.”
  4. “great chicken, awful service”
  5. “The food almost compensates for the awful frontline staff.”
  6. “the service is AWFUL!”
  7. “The Culver City location is less than a year old and SPOTLESS, with friendly service and a down home feel.”
  8. “Although I have accepted that service with a smile is rare and have accepted mediocre service, I don't accept rude service.”
  9. “The service though is pretty consistently subpar--ranging from indifferent to just awful.”
  10. “The attitude of the staff is just honestly really rude.”
value
75.0% positive
  1. “Overall, a great value.”
  2. “Honey's Kettle used to have great catfish fillets but now has changed to smaller portions.”
  3. “Everything was delicious, with the exception of the corn on the cob (just boring), but the chicken and biscuits and salads were a great value.”
  4. “The portions are huge.”
wait time
37.5% positive
  1. “Like others have mentioned, I find the chicken to be one of the best fried chickens I've had in a long time.”
  2. “Food took soooooooo long to get....20 mins and then I had to return my wife's $9 chicken and rice bowl b/c it was just so subpar.”
  3. “The order is really really slow.”
  4. “Fries can be fresh or practically inedible depending on how long the heat lamps have been on them.”
1 Star Rating: Poor

06/25/10

Didn't like it

by juamps

thought it would be good, but was disappointed.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

02/16/10

This is the best fried chicken and biscuits EVER!

by ms252alia

If you are ever in the Culver City area I highly recommend HONEY KETTLE. Not only is it in a great area the food is awsome. Trust me you will be pleased.

1 Star Rating: Poor

12/07/08

do NOT order by phone

by micaha29

do NOT order by phone. they don't begin making your food until after you get there, wait in line, and then pay, so it saves you zero time. and they aren't competent enough to get an order correct over the phone anyway. So, while you're waiting, you'll look at your bill, realize they're making the wrong thing, and have to start all over again.

chicken's pretty good, though.

1 Star Rating: Poor

10/05/08

OMG - Terrible, Terrible, Terrible

by MrYogi

I went with my wife today for the first time. Was a recommendation from a certain someone over at Good Day LA (Fox) for being "great food". I eat out at a lot of restaurants ($ to $$$) and being a Foodie of sorts I have a habit of noticing all the little things that make me want to come back or never return to an establishment. With that said I had to put down a bet that Honey's Kettle will be gone/out of biz by summer '09.

OMG, where do I begin? Dirty floors and tables...staff must be "too busy" to wipe and sweep and take out the overflowing trashcan. Staff must have been too stoned to care about service or our experience. Honey, please get rid of them all and get a group with some ENERGY who are helpful and glad to see a paying customer. Food took soooooooo long to get....20 mins and then I had to return my wife's $9 chicken and rice bowl b/c it was just so subpar. Seriously, I have had a better chicken sandwich from McDonalds and Chick Filet. Most mall food is much better than this should be "hole in the wall".

  • Pros: Sunday football was showing on their nice big LCD
  • Cons: too many to list here - see review
2 Star Rating: Below Average

03/09/08

Average tasting fried chicken

by bingdaddy

I find this place to be the total opposite of what everyone says. The service is ok, but the chicken was far from tasty; it's average at best. Popeyes and KFC are a lot better. However, I think the biscuits were some of the best I have ever had.

The Details on Honey's Kettle Fried Chicken

Place Categories:

  • great chicken
  • best fried chicken
  • favorite food
  • awful service
  • best fried chicken n biscuits
  • great place
  • recommend fresh lemona
  • practically inedible fries
  • great value
  • awful cashierfrontline workers
  • awful frontline staff
  • fresh squeezed lemonade
  • great specials
  • just so subpar chicken
  • best biscuits ever
  • nice spot
  • liked kids
  • highly recommend honey kettle
  • really slow order
  • fast nothing
  • not bad catfish
  • not great catfish fillets
  • just so subpar rice bowl bc
  • huge portions
  • terrible se
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