Wife Saver

For the past few years it has been iffy as to what you got versus what you ordered (i.e ordered French fries and got fried okra. Learned to check the order before I left the store. Tonight, however, it was the food. Wifesaver used to have the best chicken. The skin was always crispy and hot. What I got this time was cold and soggy as were the french fries and hush puppies. This food obviously had been sitting around. For over thirty years this has been our go to place for fresh fried chicken but until I hear from others that things have improved we won’t be doing anymore ordering. The prices have risen considerably and it’s just not worth it. I just wonder if the Duke family is still running the store.

Today I ordered a 5lb Mac and Cheese for pick up at 5:15pm. I get there at 5:20pm and pay for the item when the lady ringing me up informs me that it is already done so it should be right out. My husband and I take a seat. 20 MINUTES LATER, I walked back up to the register and asked the other gentleman cashier if the Mac and Cheese is ready yet. He says «yeah, it’s been ready since 5, are you ready to pay?» I advised him that I paid the lady beside him 20 minutes ago, present my receipt, and watch him stroll over to the oven and grab my Mac and Cheese which has been sitting there THE WHOLE TIME. The only reason they get 1 star is because the Mac and Cheese is good.

The food is ok. The service is horrible. Don’t expect to go through the drive thru without having to give your order at the menu and the window. It seems like they don’t even ring anything up. There are better choices nearby.

Wifesaver is good old fashioned Southern food. I always have the gizzard meal though I have tried their chicken and porkchops and they are equally as tasty. The servings are generous, the sides are delicious and you can’t go wrong if your looking for a slice of Southern country cooking!

The food used to be great, but has become to be not the quality and taste it was just a year ago. The brocoli casserole used to be rich snd full of cheese with a nice crispy cheese topping. Not anymore. It is now tasteless and blah.

We have ordered here for years, but the last two times have been really disappointing to the point that this will probably be the last.
We ordered two fried fish meals and experienced undercooked and over cooked fish to the point that they were inedible. The fries were almost raw. The hushpuppies are really good, but the inconstancy in the rest of the menu is troublesome. I will not go back.

Shrimp and fries. OK but only OK nothing special.

Food is decent, classic country cookin’ at a reasonable price.
That said, I always have a problem with my order when I come here. I either don’t receive an item, or they fail to ring something up all together.
During one visit, I ordered a small banana pudding (one of the best items they have on the menu) and asked about it when it wasn’t on my tray. The dude behind the counter gave me some ‘tude like I was trying to get something for free, because the item wasn’t on my receipt.
The girl forgot to ring it up. Great way to keep profits down.

The best chicken around! Nice employees and cooks! Southern cooking at its finest! The prices are reasonable and the deals they have are great! Don’t forget about the banana puddin! The best pudding I’ve ever had!

They have great food and the employes are nice. I just wouldn’t use the drive though bc it takes for ever.

Love me some wifesaver!
A bit pricey, but very good food.
It’s a chicken restaurant mostly. They do have shrimp and some other things but. for the most part its chicken. I’d consider Zaxbys, churches, kfcs their major competitors.
A lot of good southern style sides. Macaroni n cheese, green beans, mashed taters, that sorta thing.
Biscuit, cornbread or hushpuppy. (no contest. get the hushpuppy! they have to cook em almost every time, so they’re more than likely gonna be hot. They’re good with brown sauce too.)
Only down side? They’re a little pricey. $ 9 for a plate is pretty normal. That’s 4 chicken strips, 2 sides, and a bread. I don’t remember if a drink is included in this price, sorry. (I THINK it is though.)
this location lately has seemed a little dark inside. I’m not sure why. It’s like the lights aren’t warm enough to put out enough light? Dunno. Worth a visit if you’re in Augusta though!

I love this place. Grew up in Augusta and this is a must eat place when ever I visit home. I love their fried chicken livers! Not everyone’s cup of tea, but they are really good. Their fried chicken is good too. I always get livers, broccoli rice casserole, mac and cheese, and hush puppies.
I’ll be eating there next week when I’m home and am looking forward to it!

service was good but the turinps came out of a can and the chicken has good flavor but not served hot… terrible presentation… ewww and the red relvet cake tasted like food coloring

Best «fast food» fried Chicken I’ve had before. The sides are great and it leaves you satisfied. The chicken was great. A good example of Southern food.

Some chicken pieces tasted a little questionable, but the sides were pretty good. The 4-​hour nap that attacked me the second after this meal is good indication of cheap, deliciously unhealthy southern food.
Pretty similar to Church’s, but with a unique name and more old people.

Ehhh, I don’t know if I get it. This place is heralded near and far for fantastic fried eats, and my meal was just lackluster. Admittedly (and this is why 3 stars rather than 2), we took the food home and reheated it a few hours later before diving in, so that could easily be part of the cause of the sad eats… but just a part. The flavor just wasn’t there.
As advised by locals, we got the chicken strips which to me tasted like your generic run of the mill chicken finger. I’m pretty sure I’d rather have ChickfilA. Then, the mac and cheese was just kind of soggy and tasteless: nothing I’d remember, much less imnmortalize. Green beans were green beans, cornbread was not buttery enough, and hushpuppies were pretty awesome. Now, what this place is is CHEAP. We got 16 chicken strips, two sides, rolls, cornbread, hushpuppies, and a medium order of banana pudding for (get this!) $ 25. Try beating that.
Even for a smallish town like Augusta, I can’t imagine this being as good as it gets. But if you’re looking for a quick meal and you don’t mind the state of your arteries once you’re done, it’s a decent choice, I suppose.