Uncle Bob’s Honey Dipped Fried Chicken

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I wanted to like this truck man, I really did. The people who run it are super kind and friendly. But the food that’s coming outta this truck is mediocre at best. The outer layer of honey was barely noticeable, and the breading on the outside of the chicken needed to be a little thicker, it didn’t add any crunch or improve the texture. More care needed to be taken with the other parts of the sandwich, like the onion. The red onion was just one big slab of onion, there’s no real way to navigate that while eating the sandwich, same with the tomato. It may sound silly to some, but proportions are important.
The biggest grievance though was the fries, they were way waaaay undercooked, I feel like the cook was trying super hard to get my food out fast. You can tell from the photo how undercooked they are. Cooking the fries long enough is always worth the extra 5 minutes. Always.
I can see from the other reviews that others feel the same way I do. I hope these guys get their food figured out, because the concept is great.
— The Gourmand League

I booked this truck for a weekly event we do with 200+ people.
Not only did they not show up, they didn’t even bother to call/​email/​text to cancel!
It’s been quite awhile now since their no-​show and I still haven’t heard a peep!
How rude and unprofessional… I will definitely never book them again or try their food at any events! Boo.

The avocado/​cilantro chicken sandwich was awesome! There was party in my mouth when I bit into the honey chicken and all the ingredients worked together. I highly recommend this sandwich.

I had the chicken sandwich with the avocado and it was really tasty and filling! And it was only $ 6! I will definitely look out for this truck.

Had the Chicken sticks and fries and it was amazing! Perfect amount of honey and spice. Excellent customer service (Marquis was awesome), will definitely be back for more:)

Had the Giovanni Chicken sandwich, has just the right amount of breading on the chicken, the flavor was sweet and spicy, perfect mix. The actually amount of chicken on the sandwich was fantastic, thick pieces, very meaty and thus has a good meat to bun ratio. In addition, the chicken was very moist.

Way over-​priced, super small portions, and the food is just average. Everyone in my office feels the same. None of us will be making the mistake of ordering from this food truck again.

Awful!!! $ 6.75 for a stale hamburger bun and about ½ ounce of chicken that didn’t even taste fried OR honey dipped. Never again.

Tried this for the first time today. I got the Sydney chicken sandwich and a side of a potato salad. Didn’t have long to wait and both were pretty tasty.

OMG! The best chicken tenders I have ever tasted and I have tried many…

When I walked passed this food truck I read «honey dipped» and got excited. Also, there was nobody in line or waiting for their food but so I thought «great no wait!». I ordered the chicken bites and fries. After giving me my change the lady also gave me a plastic cup and said that was her tip jar. I just gave the cup back a little weirded out but just brushed it off. As i was waiting for my order i noticed about 9 other people come and order food. Then, as i’m still waiting U notice that about 6 of those people get their food. So I politely follow up with them and ask about my chicken bites which he replied were coming right up… 15 minutes later no chicken bites have come and the remaining 3 people receive their orders. So I follow up again and turns out they never got my order! All in all I have probably waited about 25 minutes at this point. He did offer a full refund and my meal. But I didn’t want to wait any longer so I just asked for a refund. But tell me WHY it took about 5 more minutes to get a refund? Then when i got a refund he just refunded me for my chicken bites. So i reminded him that i also got fries… which he then said… «you didn’t tell me that!». OMG… i’m almost in tears at this point because 1. It’s 12:30pm and I haven’t eaten…2. I’ve been at work since 7am…3. I walked 10 minutes in downtown LA to get there and 4. I’m STARVING. I mean… if you’re gonna set up shop in DTLA… you need to be efficient. Ain’t nobody got time for that.
Anyway… I won’t be coming back because of the poor service and for also seeing one of the cooks touch raw chicken and then touch other things.

The standard for a 3-​star experience. To get the fried chicken plus salad you’re in at $ 12, and while it’s a good amount of food, most of that is the salad. The wait was probably 15 minutes in my case, which for the quality was really excessive. Chicken was fine, not in any way game-​changing. The salad to me was actually a bright point in that it was super healthy, something unconventional at a fried chicken place.
Not likely to be back, but worth the shot.

I really wanted to like this food truck, because come on, who doesn’t love fried chicken? And with honey! Gah!
I was on my way to my default lunch spot — Marie’s Deli — for a tuna sandwich (the best!) when I spotted Uncle Bob’s Honey Fried Chicken parked right in front of Salvage Bar. My feet totally screeched to a stop to read the menu and saw Itty Bitty Boneless Committee (basically popcorn chicken bites). How f’kin adorable. And at $ 6, definitely lunch price friendly.
One other person had ordered in front of me and total wait time was maybe 10 – 12 minutes. I happily took my brown bag and drooling mouth back to the office.
This is where it all went downhill :(
First, the smell. Not strong, just very slight, but it was off, it wasn’t the normal fried oil smell nor did it smell like honey, I couldn’t quite place it but, no big deal.
Next, the look. It reminded me of lightly fried cubes of tofu. Not the golden honey brown. It was white, pasty looking and without a good crust covering — definitely under fried not the image I had in mind.
Finally, the taste. I can forgive food for not smelling great (thumbs up for durian!) and for not appealing to the eyes (umm, oysters!), but taste?! Unforgivable. Very bland, just slightly crispy, and very little honey. It also had a weird herb-​y taste that I couldn’t identify, but was not pleasant. It would have tasted better if it was simply cubes of chicken.
So yes, super disappointed. I only ate half and went back out to grab my trusty (and tasty) tuna sandwich.

The best dipped chicken in the city. It’s just the right snack at the right moment. The meat is very tender. The gentleman that work there are especially chill. Will be revisit g the first time I get.