Chicken Mary's

If I could give more than five stars I would. Highly recommend Chicken Mary's. Cannot recommend enough! Hands-down, one of the best places/service I have ever received at a restaurant.From the moment I walked in, I was met with great hospitality from the hostess who immediately seated me and told me about my server. The place has original location charm written all over it! Within a matter of minutes, my server, Keesha, came over with a trainee server, Natasa. I asked for recommendations and was given them with thoroughness and kindness. Per Keesha's recommendations, I ended up ordering a sweet tea, small onion rings, two dark meat chicken thighs, one dark meat chicken leg, the German potato salad, German slaw, and mashed potatoes and gravy. Now if you're thinking, this is a lot of food you are correct. I obviously took some home (and it reheated well in the air fryer). Hands-down, the chicken thighs were the best chicken I've had in my life. Wonderful mix of flavor and crunch, so tender it was nearly falling off the bone. Masterful flavor. The German potato salad was a different consistency than I've seen, but the flavor was out of this world and so was the German slaw. It's nice and refreshing to see something like that on the menu that you don't see just anywhere. The ranch is homemade too! I was too full for dessert, but I would've stuck around and had some of that if not. Keesha and Natasa were so kind throughout the whole meal. We had conversation, they comforted me when I was having a moment, and I received a big hug. They are truly people with big hearts who care.I cannot stress enough to try chicken Mary's. If you have not, add it to your list and make the trip. It is worth it and you will not regret it. Please go see Keesha and Natasa and give kudos to the young chef in the kitchen as well!

Been to all the chicken marys and annies. They are all over rated yet native kansans think they are the best thing since sliced bread. I dont get it. Bartos beats them all.

Ok..this is a crazy setup out Kansas way: (2) sisters that opened up restaurants - mere feet apart, out in the country - serving the exact same thing! An old school "Family Feud" I guess. The staple to either place is the fried chicken. The chicken can very good....big pieces....and the wishbone piece is huge. This place even serves chicken backs....which if you're a fan of the crispy fry and limited meat....they are your ticket. Onion rings are very good. Baked bread is good. Other side items can be a miss....or be different. Like their German potato salad...which yes, these ladies were German. I'm sure it's a good German dish, but it's served warm and is a vinegar type taste. It's an experience to see and dine at this place...been around forever....and it will have a bunch of other folks out there too...and I mean a bunch!

My family has been coming here since I was a wee lad. This is a staple every time we're passing through Pittsburg. To be blunt Kansas City has nothing like it. The chicken has a perfect blend of garlic in the coating, and the chicken is always plentiful and juicy. The sides are amazing...don't miss the German potato salad!

Heard about this place for years and finally drove 2 1/2 hours to eat there. Very nice staff and great server but sadly disappointing. Historic, extremely dated, and charming interior. Sweet employees. Very dated decor with poor air conditioning. Many people waiting for takeout sweating with us. It's hot weather here but the restaurant was very uncomfortable when we arrived thirty minutes after they opened. Sadly the chicken was over cooked and tasted of old fry foil, bland. The mashed potatoes and gravy tasted like mix, pasty. The German potato salad was cold and authentic. Green beans tasted canned. The fresh bread was delicious. Certainly generous portions. One and done. Best wishes.

We had lunch at Chicken Mary's in Pittsburg, KS today and the food was really good! They really have delicious chicken! The breading is crispy and the chicken is very juicy and tender! They also make delicious German potato salad and German slaw. We got there right at lunchtime (11:45) so we did have a pretty long wait for our food, but when it came it was hot and delicious!

I'll be honest. I have been coming here for YEARS. They catered my rehearsal dinner for my wedding and I have loved them for years. UNTIL NOW. They have changed hands at some point in time. When we went on 9/1/24, the whole left side of the building was dark, there was trash all over the floor, plastic wrappers, food, napkins. They used to sweep all the time, not anymore. The bathrooms had a fan blowing toward them. Unsure the reason. The men's bathroom had no trash can for the paper towels, so they were piled in the sink. Women bathroom was par. The food: uhhh. We got there at 6:00pm. We got our food at 7:52. Almost two hours. The food quality: salty and old oil. It was a tragic day. I have always told people Mary's is better than Annie's. And I retract my statement. Do better Mary's. I know it's hard to find help, I was as patient as I could be, I was respectful, but when you're only seating 20 (max.) tables there's no reason for a two hour wait. Was there any compensation for our meal that we didn't even eat there and got boxes to put it all in? No. There wasn't. I'm truly sad.

Had this as a catered meal. It was ok. Definitely the least worse of the Mary's vs Annie's "feud". But still not even up to par with real fried chicken. Can't comment on at location service or ambiance. But food wise - meh.

Searched the internet for most fried chicken and Chicken Mary's came up, so make sure I stopped by. Planned it right so I would come by opening time. I left from Kansas City heading back to MO side and took the long way back.I pulled up around 3:40pm, but since I had time, I drove away and went to gas station first. Then when I got back around 3:58pm, there was a line at the door. It means a lot when folks are willing to ling up for food.I parked and got in line as well... thankfully it moved quickly. Once inside, they host will seat you. The menu is simple.... I wanted the fried chicken so that's what I went with.I got the 3 dark meat, 2 back, all comes with 3 sides and a basket of fries. For my sides, I went with Green beans, creamy slaw and German potato salad.Took about 15 minutes to get my food, which means they fried the chicken to order. The chicken was seasoned perfectly. Tasted like it was brined over night in salt water. The chicken was also friendly perfectly. Outside was crispy and inside was moist and juicy. I got one leg, two thighs and two back. If I go back with others, I'll definitely do the family style.As for the side, their creamy slaw was awesome, definitely recommend getting the creamy slaw. Green beans were ok, nothing to write home about and I wasn't a fan of the German potato salad. While it was decent, I expected the typical potato salad that I'm used too, but here it's cooked potato in a white liquid seasoning, of which vinegar is the main ingredient.Overall, definitely worth visiting, if you are in the area try it out. I've heard there are few other locations around here, so yeah, definitely need to come back and try the other places.

I've been going to Chicken Mary's for about 55 years. I'm from Pittsburg. I now live in Kansas City and still go down to visit the restaurant. I absolutely hate to see what has happened to this restaurant legend. They sold and no longer are family owned. Unfortunately, which is often the case, this means profits are now placed above anything else. The last few times I was there I noticed subtle changes. Like the chicken pieces weren't as big. Yesterday I tried to go and the first time in 55 years they couldn't seat me. Although the restaurant was visibly only 30% full the host said they had seated a big party and all the waitresses were busy. It would be at least :25. I have never seen this restaurant not staffed, especially on a Sunday. Clearly things have changed and not for the better. Very sad because that restaurant was part of my family history.