Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken

Good food, the chicken has a really good flavor. I was impressed with the sides. I don't really care for baked beans or slaw but both were really good. Right now it is only take out due to Covid 19. I don't know if they have different hot sauces when they offer table service but the sauce they have me for the take out was pretty much just Tabasco sauce.

I liked the food but didn't LOVE the food. Probably a victim of expectations, I had heard raves about the place. The 2 piece white plate was a smallish breast and a wing with virtually no meat on it, accompanied by baked beans and slaw with a piece of white bread that was a bit stale. This set me back $12+ tax and tip.
Best part was the chicken coating which is quite tasty and salvaged 4* for the meal. The beans and slaw were unremarkable.
I also tried the coconut pie which I had similarly heard raves about. Again, seemed small given the $5 price. They ask if you want it warm or cold. I'd recommend warm. It's not coconut cream pie, but a denser sugary filling like you'd find in a pecan pie, but of course with a completely different flavor.
Crust was a bit dense for my liking, but not bad.
Overall, at a total of $22 this seemed to be priced at least 30% over my comfort zone for a meal like this. Do take out and remove the tip from the equation.

Food was great, service was good. The only issues we had it was freezing cold. It was warmer outside than it was in the restaurant. Could have been due to the fact we arrived right after opening. It’s fairly new to the area, I am sure things will improve

Loved their LA location so much we went to this location the next day. Same great food and service.
Probably the best fried chicken around.
Chicken is very flavorful and a slight spiciness without being too spicy.
You get a souvenir cup when you order something to drink, both locations the lids don’t fit on the cups good though so be careful.
Staff is friendly and helpful.
Park in the structure a couple blocks down the street for two hours free.

Who doesn't love fried chicken? Gus's is a welcome addition to the neighborhood.

I ordered the 2 piece combo with potato salad & beans. The chicken was perfectly cooked. Batter was light, yet sturdy and had a very pronounced crunch, without being oily.

Chicken was perfectly juicy and tender. The recipe is a secret but from the texture of the meat, I'm pretty certain they brine the chicken. You can tell from the penetration of the salt.

I love spicy so I doused my first piece in Louisiana hot sauce but it overpowered the batter. I opted to eat the rest of my meal sans hot sauce to really take in the flavor of the batter.

Potato salad was a hit! I enjoyed how tangy it was; kind of reminiscent of deviled eggs. I would definitely get this again.

BBQ beans were just alright.

The menu was not over priced. My 2 piece + 2 sides came out at $10 and a beer was $6.

Service was phenomenal. I forget the server's name but he was a great guy! My gf spilled her water so he brought out a new one with a lid on it, and I appreciated the humor.

For southern style fried chicken, Gus's is pretty up there compared to other restaurants of the same style within the area. I'm not going to compare it to Korean fried chicken because it's different to me. But compared to other southern style fried chicken, Gus's tops them by quite a bit.