Gus’s World Famous Hot & Spicy Fried Chicken
Fried Chicken, Southern / Soul
$
310 S Front St
Memphis, TN 38103
(901) 527-4877
Monday
11:00am - 9:00pm
Tuesday
11:00am - 9:00pm
Wednesday
11:00am - 9:00pm
Thursday
11:00am - 9:00pm
Friday
11:00am - 10:00pm
Saturday
11:00am - 10:00pm
Sunday
11:00am - 9:00pm
Lists & rankings
- #15 on 101 Best Casual Restaurants in America 2019
- #23 on 101 Best Casual Restaurants in America 2018
- #16 on 101 Best Casual Restaurants in America 2017
- #44 on 101 Best Casual Restaurants in America 2016
- #65 on 101 Best Casual Restaurants in America 2015
- #35 on 101 Best Casual Restaurants in America 2014
Menu
Tips
- Get the chicken!
- Gus's secretly spiced fried chicken is truly world famous. --Adam Richman, Man v Food
- Definitely a contender for the best chicken in Memphis. Get the fried green tomatoes as well.
- Get the 3 piece dark meat. Win.
- Crispy and juicy chicken. try it
- The best fried chicken I have ever had. Do not leave Memphis without stopping at Gus' s for some fried chicken. You will not be disappointed.
- Thighs provide the best skin-to-meat ratio. Just order you up 3.4,6, or 8 thighs. The best
- if there is a line- WAIT. It's worth it. Hands down, it's some of the best fried chicken I've ever had. Definitely worth the wait.
- Best fried chicken anywhere. World famous no lie.
- Try out the 3-piece dark and a fried green tomato as an appetizer. A downtown Memphis staple.
- Go at 11 if you want immediate lunch seating. It's packed & people waiting by 11:30 every day. Busiest weekday is Friday.
- Best. Chicken. Ever.
- This is some of the best fried chicken I have ever eaten. If there's a line (and usually there is), order yourself a beer and hang outside. You'll work up a huge appetite!
- Oh baby southern fried chicken
- Best fried chicken in TN. Had one of the meatiest chicken breasts I've ever seen. Fried Green Tomatoes and a sweet tea are a must, too!
- Love the three piece dark! I substitute potato salad for the slaw! Sweet tea is truly the Southern House Wine!
- Returning customer:) Gus's is one of my favorite places to eat. So today I am ordering a three piece wing platter which comes with beans and slaw.
- You must try the fried green tomatoes!!!
- Best fried chicken in Memphis!!!
- Chicken done right