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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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#76

Shelly and toms chicken shack

place Shakopee, Minnesota

trending_up+32.0pts
54.4
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#77

KFC

place Waterville, Maine

trending_up+31.5pts
50.5
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#78

Krispy Krunchy Chicken

place Biddeford, Maine

trending_up+31.1pts
37.5
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#79

Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken

place Radcliff, Kentucky

trending_up+31.0pts
77.6
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#80

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

place Gulfport, Mississippi

trending_up+31.0pts
74.0
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#81

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

place Slidell, Louisiana

trending_up+30.9pts
70.1
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#82

Slim Chickens

place Columbus, Mississippi

trending_up+30.8pts
65.3
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#83

Ray's Crispy Fish and Chicken

place Pontiac, Michigan

trending_up+30.8pts
64.1
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#84

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

place North Charleston, South Carolina

trending_up+30.6pts
65.2
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#85

Krispy Krunchy Chicken

place Boone, Iowa

trending_up+30.6pts
37.5
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#86

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

place Lafayette, Louisiana

trending_up+30.5pts
76.3
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#87

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

place Springfield, Massachusetts

trending_up+30.4pts
67.3
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#88

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

place Houma, Louisiana

trending_up+30.3pts
72.2
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#89

KFC

place Olive Branch, Mississippi

trending_up+30.3pts
54.4
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#90

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

place Columbus, Mississippi

trending_up+30.2pts
63.0
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#91

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

place Horn Lake, Mississippi

trending_up+30.0pts
62.3
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#92

KFC

place Bedford, Texas

trending_up+29.9pts
67.0
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#93

Krispy Krunchy Chicken

place Starke, Florida

trending_up+29.8pts
63.8
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#94

Krispy Krunchy Chicken

place Clinton, Arkansas

trending_up+29.7pts
70.5
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#95

Chicken Salad Chick

place Monroe, Louisiana

trending_up+29.6pts
79.4
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#96

Spicy Boys Fried Chicken - East 6th

place Austin, Texas

trending_up+29.6pts
73.9
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#97

KFC

place Brockton, Massachusetts

trending_up+29.4pts
55.9
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#98

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

place Timberlane, Louisiana

trending_up+29.2pts
64.1
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#99

Raising Cain

place Rib Mountain, Wisconsin

trending_up+29.0pts
50.3
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#100

New York Fried Chicken and Fish

place Edgewood, Maryland

trending_up+28.9pts
67.3
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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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