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Trending Chicken restaurant in the United States

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Good places keep getting better. Discover chicken restaurant making the biggest gains in Restaurant Score and find a new favourite for your next visit.

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#51

Highway Fried Chicken & Seafood

place Jefferson, Louisiana

trending_up+35.6pts
68.2
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#52

Krispy Krunchy Chicken

place Oak Grove, Oregon

trending_up+35.6pts
61.0
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#53

Krispy Krunchy Chicken

place Hugo, Oklahoma

trending_up+35.6pts
61.0
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#54

Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken

place Normandy, Missouri

trending_up+35.3pts
75.8
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#55

Nanu's Hot Chicken

place Wilmington, Delaware

trending_up+35.2pts
78.7
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#56

Krispy Krunchy Chicken

place Attalla, Alabama

trending_up+35.1pts
69.9
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#57

Krispy Krunchy Chicken

place Baxley, Georgia

trending_up+34.9pts
70.4
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#58

Krispy Krunchy Chicken

place Wetumpka, Alabama

trending_up+34.9pts
69.7
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#59

Chicken Salad Chick

place Columbia, Missouri

trending_up+34.7pts
79.3
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#60

Zaxby's Chicken Fingers & Buffalo Wings

place Columbus, Georgia

trending_up+34.5pts
70.0
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#61

Krispy Krunchy Chicken

place Binghamton, New York

trending_up+34.4pts
69.9
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#62

Chicken Salad Chick

place Lake Charles, Louisiana

trending_up+34.3pts
81.9
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#63

Zaxby's Chicken Fingers & Buffalo Wings

place Benton, Arkansas

trending_up+34.3pts
68.9
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#64

Crack Chicken

place Waverly, Michigan

trending_up+33.6pts
66.3
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#65

Krispy Krunchy Chicken

place Bath, New York

trending_up+33.6pts
59.0
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#66

Krispy Krunchy Chicken

place Brighton, Utah

trending_up+33.3pts
69.4
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#67

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

place Bryant, Arkansas

trending_up+33.3pts
66.6
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#68

Zaxby's

place Oneonta, Alabama

trending_up+33.1pts
78.8
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#69

Krispy Krunchy Chicken

place Spanish Fort, Alabama

trending_up+33.1pts
69.9
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#70

Chicken Salad Chick

place Creve Coeur, Missouri

trending_up+32.7pts
81.4
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#71

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

place Grand Rapids, Michigan

trending_up+32.6pts
70.2
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#72

Nando's PERi-PERi

place Arlington, Virginia

trending_up+32.4pts
77.7
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#73

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

place Lake Charles, Louisiana

trending_up+32.1pts
67.9
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#74

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

place West Jordan, Utah

trending_up+32.0pts
64.9
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#75

Krispy Krunchy Chicken

place Cloverdale, Indiana

trending_up+32.0pts
57.4
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Trending follows the largest positive changes in Restaurant Score over a monthly comparison. The current scores are dated October 9, 2026; the comparison target is September 9, 2026. The nearest earlier weekly observation, up to 14 days before that target, supplies each restaurant's starting score.

Changes are measured in points. Explore the scoring methodology for more context.

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