3.4 – 1,186 reviews • Chicken restaurant
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Church’s Texas Chicken® on Effingham Street in Portsmouth, VA serves bold Southern flavor every day. Enjoy hand-battered crispy fried chicken, tenders, classic sides, and made-from-scratch Honey-Butter Biscuits™ that keep guests coming back. Feeding a crowd? We offer catering for group orders, workplace meals, and special events. Sign up for Real Rewards™ to earn free food on every visit. Order online, get delivery, or stop in today. Bold flavor, real value, right here in Portsmouth.
Fast-food chain offering fried chicken, sandwiches, wings & Southern-influenced sides.
✔️Breakfast ✔️Brunch ✔️Lunch ✔️Dinner ✔️Dine in ✔️Take out ✔️Delivery
Hours
| Monday | 10 AM–10 PM |
| Tuesday | 10 AM–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM–10 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM–10 PM |
| Friday | 10 AM–10 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–10 PM |
| Sunday | 10 AM–10 PM |
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Maria Williams
I ordered a family Okra and a 10 piece meal for my hubby to pick up. I was so excited, I opened the box and my Okra was black and crunchy. I was so upset. I called and complained. So, I went back the next day and the floor manager was so polite. Her name was Stephanie. She made it right and replaced my Okra. Thanks again Stephanie, It’s hard to find managers like her. Church’s thanks for choosing Stephanie as a manager. I definitely appreciate her customer service. I am truly excited!!!!
… moreTerrance Farlow
For the first time in all of chicken ordering life. The young lady picked some of the best looking pieces of chicken that has ever been served to me. Normally, they always seem to five a piece that wasn’t even worth putting in the box.
… moreMark Lord
Didn’t open sunday when they were supposed to. The original chicken had no flavor exept for just oil. Bleh. The spicy chicken was ok.
… moreMonica W
Counter service was ok. It was the female employee in the back but near cou ter that was unprofessional using profanity to another person customer, who I assumed she knew based on what I was hearing. Very tacky. So the service rating was based on that. Although she didn’t directly take my order, she still needs to realize she represents the business as a whole and her foul mouth is not a good look.
… moreTomerrial N Williams
Guess it was rush hour so the staff wasn’t very interactive. Kind of robotic. But the food was fresh and delicious! Someone took their time for the food.
… moreMia Charley
How is this place still in business!! I arrived at this “fast food restaurant” at 4:22 and got my food at 5:10. The speaker doesn’t work so you pull up to the window to order…and wait and wait and wait. They had no mac and cheese, no wings, no white meat at all. I wasn’t told this until I had already paid for my 8 piece meal. I had to pull up to the front and wait for my chicken to be done even though the drive- thru line was packed. Why is chicken not being dropped!?. Got my food and went home. My whole car smells like old grease now. The chicken was AWFUL and I was missing my biscuits. I should have known what I was in for when I pulled up, see pics. Do not go here!
… morePrintice Brickhouse
This is the worst churches i have ever seen your order is always lost when u order. They give your order to people that didn’t order and say your order was lost…this the worst customer service I ever seen and when you call the store nobody answers the phone how rude and inconsiderate. I will never order from this chain again get ur shit together
… moreAustin
The only thing stopping me from giving this a one star review is that Mac & Cheese. For that, 5/5 it was great! Everything else… Let me say, years ago I worked in food service. I know old grease. The chicken and fries REEKED of old grease. We were able to stomach a few tenders but couldn’t even bear the fries. They were cold, soggy, and tasted like old cigarettes. The biscuits were OKAY. They were a little hard and cold, but the flavor was there. This was my first time trying out Church’s but unfortunately this will be my last time.
… moreArnie Vasquez
Older location. Needs renovating. Service friendly and helpful. Honey butter biscuits were perfect and chicken was flavorful.
… moreB W
Was informed today that they now open at 11. Updating for anyone else that shows up at 10 waiting in the drive-thru or lobby for service.
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