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Best Chicken Restaurants in Kentucky

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Honouring the top spots in Kentucky.

A table worth seeking out. Meet the restaurants leading the current rankings in Kentucky, and discover what puts each one at the top.

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84.8
#1

Paducah Kentucky

Chicken Salad Chick

For a relaxed meal, Chicken Salad Chick is a local option.

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83.9
#2

Nicholasville Kentucky

Chicken Salad Chick

For your next night out, Chicken Salad Chick is one table worth exploring.

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83.5
#3

Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) Kentucky

Chicken Salad Chick

For dinner with friends, Chicken Salad Chick is a local option.

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Cities in Kentucky
Lexington1,176Lexington-Fayette1,174Louisville994Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)836Bowling Green429Owensboro227Paducah219Florence199Elizabethtown170Richmond150Frankfort139Jeffersontown135Hopkinsville125Covington121Henderson113Nicholasville107Georgetown106St. Matthews103Somerset102Ashland92Newport92Murray87Winchester86Danville85

Top Places in Kentucky

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#1

Chicken Salad Chick

Paducah, Kentucky

1
84.8
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#2

Chicken Salad Chick

Nicholasville, Kentucky

2
83.9
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#3

Chicken Salad Chick

Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), Kentucky

1
83.5
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#4

Zaxby's Chicken Fingers & Buffalo Wings

Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), Kentucky

2
82.4
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#5

Chicken Salad Chick

Lexington, Kentucky

1
82.1
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#6

Yummy Pollo (Peruvian Charcoal Chicken)

Watterson Park, Kentucky

22
81.9
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#7

Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken

Berea, Kentucky

1
81.7
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#8

Chicken Salad Chick

Middletown, Kentucky

1
81.6
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#9

Dave's Hot Chicken

St. Matthews, Kentucky

1
81.1
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#10

Royals Hot Chicken

Louisville, Kentucky

1
80.8
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#11

Dave's Hot Chicken

Lexington, Kentucky

1
80.8
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#12

Zaxby's Chicken Fingers & Buffalo Wings

Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), Kentucky

1
80.0
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#13

Zaxby's Chicken Fingers & Buffalo Wings

Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), Kentucky

1
79.5
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#14

Chicken Salad Chick

Owensboro, Kentucky

1
79.3
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#15

Zaxby's Chicken Fingers & Buffalo Wings

Frankfort, Kentucky

0
79.3
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#16

Zaxby's Chicken Fingers & Buffalo Wings

Richmond, Kentucky

1
78.9
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#17

Slim Chickens

Somerset, Kentucky

1
78.7
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#18

Dave's Hot Chicken

Florence, Kentucky

1
78.3
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#19

Chicken Salad Chick

Hopkinsville, Kentucky

3
78.2
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#20

Chicken Salad Chick

Bowling Green, Kentucky

3
78.1
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#21

Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken

Louisville, Kentucky

1
78.1
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#22

Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken

Florence, Kentucky

1
78.1
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#23

Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken

Radcliff, Kentucky

1
77.6
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#24

Louie's Hot Chicken & Barbecue

Louisville, Kentucky

1
76.7
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#25

Zaxby's Chicken Fingers & Buffalo Wings

Columbia, Kentucky

11
76.3
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#1

Chicken Salad Chick

Owensboro, Kentucky

79.3
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#2

Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken

Radcliff, Kentucky

77.6
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#3

Charlie Biggs Chicken

Covington, Kentucky

58.4
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