It seems that the ‘chicken tender’ restaurant has taken over popularity from the ‘burger restaurant’. Huey Magoo’s is a Lake-Mary based chicken tender fast casual restaurant and is the new guy on the block in the Tampa Bay area. No really, there is a PDQ Chicken right across the street (remember that).
The inside is clean and modern and Magoo’s logo was everywhere, as I’m sure you have to do with so many tender places around.
Layout was typical for fast-casual restaurants with the order counter, drink station, and seating. They bring your food to the table when ready.
The full menu offers tenders, sandwiches, wraps, and salads. We oredered the 3 Piece Chicken Tender plate since we were only sampling to see what the fuss was about. They offer fried and grilled chicken tenders, we opted for 2 fried and 1 grilled.
The tenders were a little on the small side and no comparison to the huge tenders Publix offers. The breading on the fried version was on the bland side and the ‘garlic parmesan’ sauce was a bit more like salad dressing and didn’t help much. The grilled tender was marinated and we couldn’t really pinpoint what they used. It was ‘different’ (we know what that means). On the positive side, we could tell that the chicken used was fresh, not frozen. Oh yeah, the crinkle fries were and Texas Toast were ‘ok’.
While it was their opening weekend, and service was friendly and promt, we wonder if Huey Magoo’s will be able to stand out in the ever crowded chicken tender scene. From this visit, now we know the answer to the question- “Why did the ‘customer’ cross the street?” 😂
Don‘t just take our word, give them a try and let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Huey Magoo’s is located at 4590 Park Blvd N Suite 100, Pinellas Park FL 33781
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