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314-776-7292
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2100 Gravois Ave
St Louis, MO 63104
Fax: 314-776-4740

Average Rating 4 (26 Ratings)

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  • Business Hours: Mon. 10:00 AM-10:00 PM, Tues. 10:00 AM-10:00 PM, Wed. 10:00 AM-10:00 PM, Thu. 10:00 AM-10:00 PM, Fri. 10:00 AM-10:00 PM, Sat. 10:00 AM-10:00 PM, Sun. 10:00 AM-10:00 PM
  • Credit Cards Accepted: Store Card

If inexpensive comfort food is what you crave, Hodak's can help. It's often tough to find a parking space, lacks decor and is always overcrowded, but once your seated, your mood is immediately improved by the food. Hodak's customers order more than 9,000 pounds of chicken each week. This South Side homey eatery is regularly voted for having the best fried chicken in the area, but the folks at Hodak's haven't let the reputation get to their heads; the food's still affordable. The weekday lunch specials are only $5, change daily and range from country steak with lima beans to chicken and dumplings. The menu includes plenty of other fried foods like frog legs, catfish and shrimp. The home-cooked southern meals are made complete with beans, slaw or potato salad. Some customers recommend the apple pie, while others prefer the coconut custard. Either way, you'll have to loosen your belt as you slip into a satisfied glucose coma after a meal at Hodak's. -- Hillary Wicai

26 Ratings and Reviews

  • great fried chicken

    Review rating : 5out of 5   ANSELARC - 11/07/2008

    Hodaks has been around for the last 50 years, the chicken is great, they are a St Louis landmark. The first time i ate their chicken was 45 years ago. it was good then and it still taste great today, as a matter of fact i'll go there for lunch tomoorow

  • YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR

    Review rating : 4out of 5   HINDSSTLOUIS - 10/27/2008

    This place holds a spoi in many St. Louis resodents hearts. The prices are great, the serving sizes are larger, the chicken is moist and almos always hot. The waits are long and the service stinks. You can also try TWO NICE GUY in Oakville or Kirkwood for some great chicken

  • Review rating : 4out of 5   DoyleHRay - 10/23/2008

  • Excellent

    Review rating : 5out of 5   NANCEEA - 09/26/2008

    Excellent will be back again.Next time when visiting St.Louia

  • Review rating : 5out of 5   Mgladys6 - 07/04/2008

  • Review rating : 5out of 5   LVMYELVIS - 06/11/2008

  • Review rating : 4out of 5   EEarlEBirdie - 06/01/2008

  • The Best

    Review rating : 5out of 5   tomtipper - 09/02/2007

    Without any doubt one of if not the best all around place in St. Louis and the very best Chicken one would ever find. I come from the deep south and this is 100 times better than mother ever made. Lots of food and a very reasonable price.

  • Grammer and Syntax Mo Style?

    Review rating : 5out of 5   mo2cal - 04/22/2007

    I enjoyed Hodak's in April 'o7 when I took Me 84 year old Ma there because Ma told me that it was the best restaurant fried chicken liked it and Me Ma wanted some great fried chicken.

    It weren't crowded at tall and the service was retted dup real fast. The chicken was simiply okay for a light corn meal coating. The chickens were young and served hot as were the fries. Served hot I mean, I don't know how old they were. The lightly vinegared slaw was a nice side too as in also.. The price was great too, by great I mean reasonably cheep Cheep like chicken peep. The atmosphere was... Well >Ahem > smokey as patrons wua a smoking cigarettes inside the restaurant as if they wuz at home in their trailer wearin old man "T" shirts and sippin on a Gresidick. I guess I am Khalifarnia spoilt now. I seen Hoosier wannabe's some a sittin at the tables wearing hats on their heads buy it wuz okay cuz they wus Cardinal Hats. Go Cards!

    Me Ma enjoied the dining experience and that made it mostly worth it, especially since it was just around the carner from my old boy hood home at Mississippi and Allen. After, [which] we drove around the block and took a picher of the stoop of my old home. Now a freeway, I think I fardy four almost cuts through the back yard but still almost but really cuts through LaFayette Park where me Grandpa would take me to feed the ducks and see the sun dial like at the Jewel Box. What wuz great wuz Me Ma did dent have to axe me in her best St. Looiszian... "Jeet Jet?" Idhadda say, "Yeah ma, I awreddeyet!" I'd go back if'n me Ma wanted to.

    What I really wanted was a good old fashioned Brain Samich like me Pa and I would have at the local bar at Loughboro and Morganford.

  • 30 Years Eating at Hodak's

    Review rating : 5out of 5   gm4chev - 02/22/2007

    And it's always crowded so it must be the best fried chicken
    around. And it dosen't lack decor it's been refurbished.
    Look's great inside and out.

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