Baba's Hot Chicken

5625 California Ave Ste. 200, Bakersfield - 93309
80 reviews
Chicken Chicken Shop
(661) 404-4028

I love this place! The employees and owners are very professional and friendly. The chicken is very moist, flavorful, and delicious - and I highly recommend the sandwich! The mini combo is plenty of food, and the regular is massive, so either come with a huge appetite or be prepared for leftovers. The heat levels are lower than many competitors, but the flavor more than makes up for it. I personally prefer it when the chicken actually tastes good instead of just being spicy for the sake of spicy, and that's what I found here at Baba's. Also, the mac and cheese is perfectly creamy and has good flavor as well. I have been twice so far, and will definitely be back again next time I need to satisfy my fried or Nashville hot chicken craving!

I just went with my family for Father’s Day and the food was AMAZING. The chicken was nice, juicy, and tender with the right amount of spice. The mac and cheese was DIVINE. It wasn’t too cheesy like most places, but it was delicious and creamy. I hope everyone knows if you are considering making a visit to Baba’s again, do it! You won’t regret it. It was a breath of fresh air to taste great hot chicken with excellent flavor.

The recent reviews were giving me mix feelings about trying this place out but I have to say don’t let the reviews fool you the Cheesy Baba was chefs kiss it has 2 grilled cheeses as the buns and I got the extreme hot chicken it was so delicious this is my new spot to get a chicken sandwich Ive never had a chicken sandwich like this and the staff was really helpful and I like how clean and fresh it was inside

This is more based on MY personal taste. I was expecting a sandwich with a spicy sauce (Raising Cane’s/Popeyes style). This sandwich has a spice rub all over it. I got the medium heat sandwich and was not spicy at all for me. It is EXTREMELY coated with spice all over the sandwich and the flavor was okay for me. The fries were crispy, and good. Not sure what I was expecting, but I thought it would’ve been a little more flavorful.Besides that, the staff was great. The location was clean, and the wait time wasn’t bad.

Perfect chicken Sandwich! Really recommend hot level with the side of fried pickles. Definitely will be back again!

Had the hot chicken sandwich with Mac and cheese as my side. Smell of the seasoning is pretty bad and overall taste was not very good. Mac and cheese was cold and not creamy as described by other reviews, pretty bland. Very disposition especially for the hefty price.

We like this option for lunch. Its not too busy compared to other places nearby. The prices have gone up which is understandable but its worth the occasional visit.

I don't review as much as I should so here go's one. My wife and I absolutely love this place. The service is good they have made good on a few times. Which I'm good with that but be warned hot is hit and extrema is way to much.

Great food great service and the music choice was on point. The baba sandwich medium heat was perfect!

It was our first time trying Baba's Hot Chicken and we was not disappointed. The food was fresh and had amazing flavor! The employees demonstrated excellent customer.