PDQ Restaurant

About

Chicken Shop, Fast Food

Price Range : Under $10 ($)

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    Yelp rating
    3.5 stars

Location

Adress: 8905 South Harl Ave, Tempe, AZ 85284

Phone: (480) 237-2313

Work Hours

Mon 10:30 am-10:00 pm
Tue 10:30 am-10:00 pm
Wed 10:30 am-10:00 pm
Thu 10:30 am-10:00 pm
Fri 10:30 am-10:00 pm
Sat 10:30 am-10:00 pm
Sun 10:30 am-10:00 pm

Business info

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    Health Score
    100 out of 100
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    Takes Reservations
    No
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    Delivery
    Yes
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    Take-out
    Yes
  • credit_card
    Accepts Credit Cards
    Yes
  • group
    Good for Groups
    Yes
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    Noise Level
    Average
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    Alcohol
    No
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    Outdoor Seating
    Yes
  • tv
    Has TV
    Yes
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    Drive-Thru
    Yes
  • fastfood
    Caters
    Yes

Reviews

  • Steve A.

    star star star star star_border 6 June 2026

    PDQ was PDG - pretty darn good! Love that you have a choice between fries and tots for no extra charge. Both are excellent! Love that there are so many choices of sauces and they will give you as many as you need. Interesting that probably the most popular sauce in the world, ketchup, was only in one small pump by the drink station, but was still sufficient for us and tasted great and was easily available because there was only one other table of humans in the whole restaurant. The guy at the counter said it had been an exceptionally busy day, but not when we were there.

    The "regular" drink is pretty large and was awesome to refill with any of the hundreds of choices of drinks from the two Coca-Cola soda machines. Now, the chicken strips. They are softer than at Canes, but not always as big. We found that one of our baskets had nice, large strips and another basket had strips that were half the thickness. That was kind of a bummer, but they all still tasted good. The service was decent, nothing exceptional. To be honest, it seemed like most of the people working were not terribly interested in us as customers and wish they were somewhere else, but the guy upfront at the register was nice enough.

    Inside is big and open with high ceilings, feel spacious, flat screen TVs up in the corners, lots of places to sit, really nice. The baskets used to serve the food are metal and feel nicer than the plastic ones elsewhere. Prices are comparable to other chicken strip places, check out the prices on the menu pictures I posted for exact details.

    Overall, I would definitely return and enjoy this place again.

  • Mike F.

    star star star star star_border 6 June 2026

    Got PDQ delivered via Foodsby to my work.

    Chicken was good but sadly, wasn't crispy anymore due to travel time in a box, but that's to be expected. Chicken was good though. Some spices in the breading and the chicken wasnt over-cooked. Broccoli was tasty with some kind of slightly salty seasoning or broth on it.

    I got the sweet sriracha sauce and ranch sauce. PDQ says they make sauces in-house and the ranch did seem a little more liquid-y than bottled brands. The sweet sriracha sauce was a yummy mayo or dairy-based (I'm guessing) sauce with some sweet and some kick but not too much of a kick. Will probably get that again with some other new sauce to try.

  • Jason G.

    star star star_border star_border star_border 3 June 2026

    At first glance not a bad place.  Food came out in a decent time.  There was no one in the place but us and I did not see anyone come through the drive through.  

    But they had a lot of staff for being very slow.  Two employees kept talking to one person at the counter.  Must have been a friend.  Unbelievable that one was a manger the entire time just sat there.  Also glad the everyone is on there phones when they should be doing something else like drumming up business.  

    But food was okay not my first choice and they give you two small sauces or one small sauce.  Didn't see the ketchup dispenser that looks like a small bottle.  

    Hey you might want to give more sauce and fire a few people who don't do anything but stand around and jack around.  

    Won't be back.  Only person I saw working the entire time was the young black guy.  Gotta give him some respect for that one.  

    Glad to see another employee show up; making 9 total with no customers .  Also watching one employee dish up like 13 cups of ketchup for his meal.  Good job PDQ way to waste a decent business plan. I don't plan on seeing this place last long

  • Tina M.

    star star star star star_border 29 May 2026

    My first visit to this new spot on a Sunday when other chicken places may be closed...
    I tried their fried version and Cali version of chicken sandwich and they were both big, juicy and delicious. Their fries were amazing and I loved the self-serve drink station.

    They were a little slow, so they were kind enough to come out to my table and give me a free meal for my next visit.

    Their Chipotle bbq sauce was delicious, but I wouldn't order the Cali again. The bacon was not crisp and the avocado didn't taste fresh. Maybe stick to the standard grilled version.
    Next visit I'll try a salad. Their delivery truck showed an amazing pic of one with edamame and broccoli on it.

    Lastly, they have a bit of a sewage gas problem they are trying to rectify so that's another reason they only got 4 stars. It's not affecting the whole store but you smell it by the drink dispenser.

  • Ta'keisha R.

    star star star star star 28 May 2026

    Stop two in on dinner run this evening. My husband ordered the buttermilk chicken sandwich with tots. They are a tab but bit slow but it was fresh. I tried the tots with the creamy garlic sauce and found it to be really good. I asked my husband how he liked the sandwich and he said it was delicious, so there you have it!

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