Richie's Fast Food

  

325 Roosevelt Boulevard, Lexington, KY 40508

3 piece chicken w/two sides and roll; sides: red beans and rice, mac'n cheese

Hers:  I picked the 3 piece chicken meal and chose red beans & rice and the mac n' cheese for my sides. It also came with a dinner roll that looked like the type you can buy at the grocery store. The mac n' cheese was average, like it came out of a box, and the red beans and rice was good, but it tasted as if they used molasses in their recipe, which would have been great if I were a fan of molasses. However, the more I ate it the more it grew on me, so no harm no foul (and nothing a little Tabasco sauce can't fix.) Now the chicken was DIVINE! I found myself wondering how they got the chicken to stay so moist but were still able to get the skin so crispy. Fried chicken skin is one of my guilty food pleasures in life and Richie's delivered on flavor and crunch. It had a little unexpected kick for being plain fried chicken and their soul food family recipe gave me the warm and fuzzies. 
The Verdict: I would recommend the chicken but skip the mac n' cheese.

        

6 piece hot wings w/roll- extra side order of baked beans

     His:  I ordered the 6 piece wings w/roll.  They offered it in regular or hot.  I went with the hot and also got an extra side of baked beans.  I found the chicken to be very good, flavorful, moist and crunchy.  You could tell the breading and spices were mixed together by hand because you would sometimes get a nice pronounced taste of "kick" on some parts of the chicken than others.  The wings are small, so 6 pieces was not quite enough.  The roll, unfortunately, was a store bought variety type.  Not bad but wished it was more fresh.  The baked beans had a good smokey barbecue flavor and were a good complement to the meal.  
The Verdict: I would recommend Riche's hot wings but I would get the 18 piece or more.