Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken - Ocala - in Ocala, Florida, USA

First time here. I felt like it was 1975 again! I was taken by how good it was, and how similar it was to the other place! We got the 8 strip meal (Famous recipe) with biscuits, wedges and mashed with gravy. Everything was excellent. The chicken was hot and fresh, the wedges were perfect and the biscuits were awesome. For me, it was almost life changing. Really, really good and I highly recommend!

Ordering at the drive thru is weird bc it's all AI, but the people are sweet and the food is fantastic. Omg, the potato wedges are amazing. Mac n cheese is great, chicken is also super good! No complaints!

This location on Hwy 200 is our "go to" location living in OTOW... The food is always hot and delicious...but this Tuesday night was exceptional...the young man running the drive through was so enthusiastic and entertaining as well as efficient and kind! I called the manager to let her know she had a rock star on her team...he made our evening extra fun and special! Great food as always but with an added dose of friendliness included!

We normally have been visiting one of Lee's competitors (with probably the most name recognition in fried chicken). But since both of that brands restaurants that we have visited in the area basically get worse and worse. We decided to explore other options in fried chicken. As such, we visited this Lee's Famous in June, 2024. This Lee's is actually in a good location since there are no other competitors close by. Yes you could drive a ways up route 200 for other options. But this Lee's is somewhat alone to service the area. Lee's is located on the end of a small strip mall that it shares with other businesses. Lee's has a small outdoor area with a couple of tables if one desires, as well as a drive through window, for folks who prefer this convenience. We chose to visit by eating inside on a warm day in June. The inside is not large or fancy. It is your basic fast food style restaurant. There are tables in two sections on two sides. The center of the restaurant is basically the counter/kitchen area. We found the staff to be very friendly, welcoming us as we arrived. And it wasn't just us. They welcomed every person who walked into the store. We did need a minute to acclimate ourselves to the options. We both went with chicken strips. We chose two different meal sizes and sides. We found the chicken to be juicy and Krispy. We agreed that it was better than we normally would get at the big name competition somewhat near by. (not all that near by) I ordered mashed potatoes and she went with the wedges. We were trying to compare similar staples between Lee's and our benchmark brand. I realized after that one of us should have gotten a breast or something. Oh well. Anyway, I found the mashed potatoes to be about the same as the competition, pretty good. And I tried one of the wedges, that I figured would just be what I consider to be, seasoned steak fries. They were not bad, but nothing all that special to me. Next time I'd try some of the other sides to see how they are. When it was all said and done, we found and verified via the competitions web site, that although not exactly the same dishes, we are sure that Lee's was less expensive than the bench mark we used. Not substantially in our case, but definitely less expensive. I don't know if Lee's hits you with an extra charge for things like all white meat (when you're ordering just two breasts) like the competitor. But so far, I like what we experienced at this first visit to a Lee's Famous. What we found was a somewhat more convenient location for us. Followed by a friendly staff who made us feel welcome the whole time we were there. Food that we found to be of better quality and prices than our regular bench mark competition. We were pleased with our experience. Although it's not five star dining, it's pretty good for what I would consider fast food. They did merit probably a better rating than four stars. But they do have some draw backs to prevent that. So consider it 4.5 stars. Better than the bench mark competitor in our opinion. We no longer will drive farther for the inferior experience we have been getting at the bench mark competition.

We decided to try Lee’s for the first time and were not disappointed. Our online order was ready when on time and the staff was very friendly and welcoming when I entered to pick it up. The amount of food was plentiful. The chicken was cooked perfectly, and all the food was hot and delicious. Though it was our first visit it will certainly not be our last!

Went to pick up dinner this evening and had a great experience. A young man named Landon was working the front counter and he was honestly the most polite and well mannered young man I have dealt with in a long time at any establishment. He really brightened my evening. Jenny That was working in the back was also really sweet. She accommodated my picky order and made sure everything was right. She also mentioned that Landon was a great person to work with. What a great crew.

My husband saw a post on media about Lee’s and we went to check it out. We ordered the three and two piece chicken strip meals. One with potato wedges and the other with baked beans. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. The chicken strips were fresh, tasty and moist. The potato wedges tasted amazing. They were crunchy on the outside and light me a. Baked potato on the inside. The seasoning was just perfect. I was not a fan of the baked beans…they were a little too weird looking for me. And I did not care for the taste at all. Did not taste like your regular baked beans. They had some red little pieces in them, just not what I expected. Next time I’ll order coleslaw or green beans. Their deserts were oh so good! We will definitely come back.

I just wanted to shout out to the polished young man who took my order with such respect and graciousness. I was having a rough night until I met him. He made the whole experience better, it was a rough night but he was a ray of light.