Opening its first location in Long Beach, California, Jay Bird’s Chicken is a representation of Chef Jay’s upbringing in Chicago, IL where he would spend the summers visiting Nashville and frying chicken every Sunday as a family tradition. With a roadmap that entails the opening of 25 locations in 2022, Jay Bird’s strives to deliver the food that is layered with flavors and culinary techniques the whole family will enjoy. Whether it’s your first visit, or you’re a long-time customer, our goal is to ensure you leave happy and full each time you join us!
Fiery fried chicken is served with waffles or sides at a stand inside the LBX Hangar food hall. Based on 242 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.4 stars. Price $
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery
Address:
4150 McGowen St #4, Long Beach, CA 90808
Phone: (562) 420-5320
Website: https://jaybirdschicken.com/home
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Hours
| Friday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM–7 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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11 AM–8 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | 11 AM–8 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–8 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–8 PM |
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Reservations: jaybirdschicken.com
Reviews
Ephraim Su
Great chicken Sandwich. Not biggest fan of the fries but were still decent. Fast service and fair pricing. Would go again if in the area
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Man-E Cortez
Another hot chicken review, ok great location at the hangar in Long Beach, clean, and great service, so I tried the chicken sandwich & fries, the chop, and blazing fries. The chop is one chopped chicken tenders spiced with your choice of heat in a mix of coleslaw, chopped pickles, comeback sauce, and Big Sexy sauce I got a hot level tender which was exactly what I been expecting to eat at a hot chicken spot, good idea but execution was off, vinegar on slaw overpowered the taste of everything else, more black pepper to compensate and chicken was scarce with only 1 tender, would recommend you add extra tender for 3 bucks. Next the blazing fries which is one chopped chicken tender, spiced with your choice of heat, mixed with spicy fries, mac n’ cheese, comeback sauce, and Big Sexy sauce. I got medium level, great mixture of fries, mac and cheese, comeback sauce, big sexy sauce, but with only 1 chicken tender, definitely good but again will leave you wanting to add another tender if you want good amount of protein to level out all the carbs of fries and Mac and cheese. Finally the chicken sandwich, great sandwich, big and juicy breast breading was just right for me not that crazy breading with just crispy oil in it, medium level was not spicy at all good amount of slaw nothing too overpowering, come back sauce is good but I had better from other places, brioche bun complements everything between them buns, fries are good too, crinkle cut nice and crispy! One of my favorite chicken sandwiches I’ve had, would recommend the sandwich first and foremost as a real meal everything else as a snack unless you add extra chicken… overall great place for a chicken sandwich would recommend.
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Abigail Fleishman
I live in San Luis Obispo over the school year and I was so sad when I had to leave to come home because I would miss out on jay birds, but then after looking it up, there is a jay birds where I live. I love the Mac daddy, best chicken and Mac in the WORLD!
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alan karina
This place has the absolute Nashville style chicken I’ve ever had and I’ve had A LOT, almost every hot chicken place within 10 miles and some out of state. I cant stop coming back for the juicy chicken and crispy skin. The skin falls off sometimes if you let it sit too long so its best eaten fresh, same with the fries. Been coming here for years and cant get enough. Shoutout to Angel
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Alyssa K
We were staying at the Hampton inn and the front desk recommended this place. The fried chicken was great and so were the fries, but the potato salad was just okay. We loved the sauces that came with the chicken. We went around lunch on a Friday and waited about 20 minutes for our food. There was a constant line the whole time we were eating and seemed like the most popular place in the venue.
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Kristina Parsons
Line was super long but totally worth it. I ordered the chicken sandwich medium heat / mac n cheese, chicken strips med heat with fries, fresh lemonade and was gifted a waffle with ice cream and mango puree. It was all delish and best of all NOT DRY!!. The staff was busy but still looked up at the customers and smiled and gave friendly service.
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Michael Kim
Jay Bird’s is awesome and very fairly priced! We got the mac & cheese fries with fried chicken on top and Buffalo sauce drizzle. Forgot the name of it, but it was $8.45 or so and was a HUGE portion!
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Mike Lewis
My kids love spicy and wanted to try this place when we got to LA. We had some hours to kill until our Airbnb was ready so we picked up our rental and headed to Long Beach on the 405. Odd to be traveling at 65 on a weekday on the freeway but that’s what the pandemic has done.
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Grace & Grandma
Always yumminess! Fries are the best around! Unique coleslaw..love it. The waffles undeniable best quality Claudia’s team is as amazing as she is!!
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RICHARD DELAROSA
I found it enjoyable. There’s a lot to do in the area and if you’re not hungry for that, there’s a lot of other places to eat. Maybe it’s just me. I feel like the value is better than average but doesn’t wow me.
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