Speck's Drive-In Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Moist, pressure fried chicken perfectly seasoned with a brine."
• "Their chicken is fresh and fried to perfection!"
• "The fried chicken is as good as you'll find outside of the South."
• "Super tasty chicken, excellent cole slaw and really good Mac and cheese."
• "The broasted fried chicken was amazing."
• "The chicken was juicy, but the fried crunchy layer just wasn't thick enough or crunchy enough."
• "The Fried chicken is to die for. Greasy, but what do you expect?"

Cons:

• "Chicken was tasteless and just off."
• "Worst chicken ever, their quality has gone downhill over the years."
• "The chicken was so dry and tasteless, it seemed old or very over cooked!"
• "The chicken taste funny, the place nasty."
• "The chicken was dried out/overcooked with not much flavor."
• "The chicken was very dry with no flavor."
• "Food tasted great and service was excellent... but diarrhea for two full days for several of us."

Service

Pros:

• "The kids at the counter couldn't be nicer or more helpful."
• "The staff were very nice and attentive."
• "Alex who took our order was friendly and efficient."
• "Always great service. Been going there for almost 30 years."
• "The serving is always timely and the team members are friendly."
• "Food is great and the staff are nice what more can you ask for?"
• "Plenty of friendly staff, too!"

Cons:

• "Service is bad and long wait. Not worth it."
• "Customer service is lacking at this place in a big way!"
• "Cashier couldn't make any recommendations."
• "Not at all organized. I had to wait for an hour to pick up my order."
• "Order cheese steak hoagie with lettuce, tomato, onions, and mayo got home to eat it and found only steak and lettuce."

Price

Pros:

• "We were able to get dinner for 2 adults for under $35 total."
• "The prices here are extremely reasonable."
• "Very reasonable prices."
• "One of those simple restaurants that is also budget-friendly."
• "The chicken is delicious and you won't get ripped off."

Cons:

• "I thought it was expensive for what you got."
• "5 tiny legs and 5 tiny thighs and 3 fries will set you back over $22 dollars."
• "I believe the chicken for what you get is overpriced."
• "Good chicken and burgers, although telling me it's inexpensive and actually being inexpensive are two different things."
• "Yeah, it’s more expensive than KFC, but I think the taste and quality is better."
• "The proportions that actually come with a meal as far as side orders I also feel a very small."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "When I walked into Specks, I noticed right away that it was very clean and organized."
• "This place feels like it is still stuck in the 1970s and the broasted chicken is AWESOME."
• "They had birch beer at the soda fountain which was another nostalgic touch for me."
• "I love the old fashioned vibe, like you just stepped out of time machine into the 50's."
• "Take a step back in time with authentic decor and a clean environment."
• "It's a very cute old fashioned interior too."
• "Walking in the door is like stepping back into the 80's, in a good way."

Cons:

• "It's the same exact interior since at least the 80s."
• "The decor could definitely use a do-over, because it has kept the same look forever."
• "The inside is in dire need of some updating."
• "The restaurant itself is dated."
• "The restaurant was filthy....air filters as you walked in were caked with dirt, floor was covered with old food spills and dirt."
• "All of the tables were taped off as if a murder scene had just happened."

Menu Variety

Pros:

• "The chicken is amazing, and their cheesesteak are huge!"
• "Don’t sleep on their other menu items either. Mac and Cheese is heavenly."
• "Serve delicious meals in a timely manner, consistently, in a welcoming environment, for a fair price, and at outstanding quality."
• "Specks Now Has Cheesesteaks, Burgers, And Many Other Options."
• "Great chicken. Yummy corn nuggets, beans, and pasta salad."
• "The sides (mashed potatoes, potato salad, macaroni salad, and cole slaw...yep, we ordered them all!) were all very good."
• "The corn nuggets are perfectly fried and sweet."

Cons:

• "Macaroni salad, baked beans, Mac and cheese and French fries were awful."
• "The sides, Mac & cheese was another frozen food, tasted like something from the frozen section at the grocery store."
• "The clam strips were so tough and rubbery we couldn’t eat them."
• "My wife hated the fish sandwich she got."
• "Don't get the milkshakes; they are very strange."
• "The Mac and cheese tasted like they had been sitting for a while."
• "Worst Cole slaw I have ever tasted - pure vinegar, maybe it had spoiled."