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#802 of 4,323 restaurants in Chicago
  • Cuisines: American
  • Average price*: $ 5
  • Neighborhood: Hyde Park/U of Chicago
  • Address: 1208 E 53RD St, Chicago, IL 60615-4008
  • Phone:  (773) 752-9260
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“hell in aurora”
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2 of 5 stars
tessnmak
aurora
May 23, 2008

the food is good but the service is terrible.....they mess your order and they are very rude about messing your order up more

“The Chicken is the best.”
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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Feb 19, 2008

The Chicken is the best. more

“GOOOOD CHICKEN”
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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Chicago, Illinois
Mar 30, 2005
1/1 found this review helpful

I remember my first encounter with harold's chicken....no it wasn't at the shop, it was at my house as a little boy. A cadilac stops in front of the house. This car has a chicken tail on the trunk and a chicken head on the top. He drops off a bucket of chicken and leaves. As a Chicagoian, you have... more

“The BEST chicken around! Real Chicago food!”
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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Oak Forest, IL
Jan 14, 2005
2/3 found this review helpful

Harold's Chicken Shacks have been around forever, and the taste is addictive! It's the closest a fast food restaurant (or any restaurant) gets to southern style, home cooked fried chicken! They have gizzards, livers, and REAL home made desserts! Some have tried to immitate, but they are unable to duplicate! You can even smell the difference between Harold's and other... more

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Harold's Chicken Shacks Address

1208 E 53RD St, Chicago, IL 60615-4008
Tel: (773) 752-9260
* Restaurant price information is based on meal cost per person, excluding drinks, tax and tip.