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- 1.3/525 ratings
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Sentiment Good
no complaints in the last 30 days
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Zaxby’s complaints statistics
More than a quarter of the people who complained about Zaxby’s report rude or unprofessional staff or managers, and nearly a quarter report food that was raw, cold or badly made.
- 36% want an apology or action from Zaxby’s
- 28% report rude, unprofessional or discriminatory staff or managers
- 24% report food that was raw, cold or badly made, or poor hygiene
- 20% report an order that was wrong or had items missing
How to complain about Zaxby’s
- Name the restaurant and the time. Give the street or town, the date and time of your visit, and whether you ordered inside, at the drive-thru or online.
- Upload your receipt and photos. A photo of the receipt or order confirmation, and photos of the food or of what was missing.
- Say exactly what you want. For example: a refund for the raw chicken and an apology from the manager.
Analysis based on 25 Zaxby’s complaints
Zaxby’s customer service
- Customer service number
- 1-866-892-9297
- Customer support
- www.zaxbys.com
- Twitter / X
- @Zaxbys
- Social media
Contact details checked on 27 Sep 2026
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Is Zaxby’s legit?
Legit, mixed reviewsReal, yes: Zaxby's runs chicken finger and wings restaurants across the Southern US, but an order placed ahead in its app is not always waiting when you arrive. Your card is charged when you order, so a pickup that is not ready means waiting or chasing that restaurant for your money back.
What we checked
- Chicken chain since 1990
- Founded in Statesboro, Georgia
- Privately owned company
- Ratings on other review websites: 2.5/5
Watch out for
- An order handed over without the sauces, sides or items printed on the receipt.
- An app order charged to your card but not ready when you arrive.
- A complaint about one restaurant passed between the franchise owner and head office.
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How do I file a complaint about Zaxby's?
Do you have a dispute or a bad customer experience with Zaxby's? Report it through our website to maximize the chance of getting it resolved.
We help you write an effective complaint in minutes. Our AI models are trained on thousands of effective complaint letters. Then we push it through emails, social media, paper complaint letters and other tools at our disposal. And you are not alone: our helpful community is there for advice.
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How do I contact Zaxby's customer service?
The Zaxby's customer service number in our data is 1-866-892-9297, and there is a contact section on zaxbys.com for anything you want in writing. Orders placed in the Zaxby's app are best raised in the app itself, because the order and the payment are already attached to the case. Have the receipt ready: the store number, the date, the time and the order number on it are what let anyone trace what happened. Ask for a case or reference number before you hang up, and set the store number, the date and that reference out in your complaint here: we write it up with you in minutes, in the wording that gets a store manager to act.
How do I complain to Zaxby's corporate?
Zaxby's is franchised almost everywhere outside its home region, with the corporate office in Athens, Georgia, so a complaint sent to corporate is usually logged centrally and then passed to the owner of that restaurant. Make that hand-off work for you: name the store address, the date, the time and the order number, describe what happened in plain sequence, and say what you want done rather than only how it felt.
Send it in writing through the contact section on zaxbys.com if you want a record, and follow up on 1-866-892-9297 with the reference if a week passes in silence.
How do I get a refund from Zaxby's?
For a wrong, missing or inedible order, go back to the restaurant with the receipt and ask for the manager: at store level a refund or a remake can be handled on the spot, and the same day is much easier than a week later. App orders run through the order history and the help section in the Zaxby's app, and anything ordered through DoorDash, Uber Eats or Grubhub is refunded by that platform rather than by Zaxby's.
If the store refuses and the charge is on a card, your card issuer can look at a dispute. Turned down for a refund you are owed? File your complaint on our website with the order details and the amounts, and other customers of that same store can find your case and back it up.
How do I report a food safety problem at Zaxby's?
Stop eating it and keep the evidence: put what is left in the fridge with its packaging, photograph it, and hold on to the receipt, because the store number and time stamp on it identify the batch and the shift. Undercooked or raw chicken, foreign objects and unclean equipment such as ice machines are exactly the kind of thing a restaurant is required to act on, so tell the manager immediately and ask for the incident to be logged, then report it to corporate on 1-866-892-9297.
Also report it to your county or state health department: they inspect restaurants, they act on public reports and their record is independent of the chain. If you became unwell, see a doctor and say what you ate and when, because a medical record turns your account into evidence. Chicken served raw? A complaint through our complaint process puts it in front of Zaxby's: we bring it to their attention through emails, social media and paper complaint letters.
What do people complain about most at Zaxby's?
So far consumers reported 25 complaints about Zaxby's here, with an average rating of 1.3 out of 5. The themes repeat across locations: food quality and food safety, including undercooked chicken and concerns about hygiene, rude or unprofessional service, orders that come out wrong, and the way individual restaurants are managed, with staff raising grievances about that as often as customers do.
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What happens after I submit my complaint?
Your complaint gets its own public page on Complain.biz and we get to work: we bring it to the attention of Zaxby's through emails, social media, paper complaint letters and other tools at our disposal.
And we stay with it after you file. Our trained AI opens a case file for you and keeps coaching: what to reply, when to push again, and how to escalate if nothing happens.
Can other consumers help me with my Zaxby's complaint?
Yes. We have an active community of consumers, and complaints here are public: people who ran into the same problem at Zaxby's can give you advice or back you up with their own story. A complaint with a community behind it is much harder to overlook.
Common Zaxby’s problems
What people who complained about Zaxby’s ran into, in their own words.
Rude or dismissive staff
28% of complaints
“I asked for a cup and she said I didn't order a drink. I just left without food or drink and paid $11 for nothing.”
“He acted like I was invisible. Finally, I had to say are you going to take my order.”
Cold, burnt or sour food
24% of complaints
“I order chicken fingers meal, the chicken tasted sour and it was hard like it had been sitting or possibly leftover, went in to get a refund and all they offered was more chicken.”
“Once we received our food after over 30 minutes of waiting, the food was cold and burnt.”
Wrong or missing items
20% of complaints
“Cobb Salad missing most components. Salad only contained lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, and chicken.”
“My order was completely wrong, I ordered wings and things, traditional. I got nothing but boneless wings..”
Zaxby’s complaints
Helpful experiences shared by Zaxby’s customers. Search, discuss and connect with other people in our community.
Zaxby’s complaints per month
Nov 2025 - Oct 2026Complaints filed on Complain.biz about Zaxby’s in each of the last twelve months.
getting fired
i have been working at zaxby’s since june 21 , 2024 and i always been coming to work doing my job and never had…
Unsanitary Ice
Employee filled ice in dining area and used bare hands to push overflow of ice into machine. Advised him that it wasn’t sanitary he…
Bad environment ,drugs , rude employees
Went I went inv to eat ,your employees were cussing and playing around it took 10 mins to take my order and I was…
I was fired for being 3 mins late bc traffic was backed up/I feel I was pushed to get fired
I started working at Zaxby’s in January 2024 I have missed days due to illness I have a note from doctors never missed am…
Worst Zaxby’s Experience Ever
The first thing was we waited over thirty minutes on our food. Once we received our food after over 30 minutes of waiting, the…
Raw chicken
Received raw chicken
Management!!
I would like to start off this complaint by explaining how disappointed I am in Zaxby’s, specifically the Zaxby’s in Smithfield, NC. I worked…
Poor cashier
The cashier was rude and not very well trained. I ordered a salad and had an app reward for free large drink. Had to…
Rude employees
I came in around 9:15 to pick up a DoorDash order the lady with purple braids gives a nasty look and goes isn’t the…
Food was not what I expected
For the money, it was waste
How Zaxby’s compares
Zaxby’s customer service compared to others in the Fast Food / Delivery category.
| Company | Complaints | Biggest problem |
|---|---|---|
| Domino's Pizza | 3,422 complaints | Cold, burnt or badly made food 28% |
| McDonald's | 1,849 complaints | Wrong or missing items 26% |
| Subway | 1,197 complaints | Stale bread and poor quality food 24% |
| Uber Eats | 737 complaints | Orders that never arrived 32% |
| Zaxby’s (this page) | 25 complaints | Rude or dismissive staff 28% |
| Togo's Sandwiches | 0 complaints | No complaints yet |