Walt's Flavor Crisp Chicken & Catering Services

Who are we?

Wilmington's #1 Fast Food Restaurant for Fried Chicken and Home Cooking
Catering • Takeout • Delivery

In 1973 Mr. Harry Sheppard began Managing a local neighborhood store called “Idetts”.  Shortly thereafter, the local corner store across from “Idetts” closed and Mr. Sheppard and his employer, Walter Samuels saw this as an opportunity to expand.  The new location was named Walts with the primary item being ice cream.  To supplement the seasonal declines of selling ice cream, they added fried chicken.  Both locations were Managed by Mr. Sheppard for two years, after which, Mr. Samuels liquidated his interest in Walts and continued with “Idetts”. In 1978, Mr. Sheppard moved “Walt’s” to 527 Vandever Avenue, Wilmington, DE.  As the business grew, he was able to purchase the building next door at 529 Vandever Avenue, Wilmington, DE and expand. Since then our building has been expanded two other times.   Walt’s Chicken has become an iconic structure in Wilmington,  perfecting our fried chicken and many side items.  All under the leadership and guidance of Mr. Harry Sheppard.  After Mr. Sheppard's passing, the Catering portion of the business was expanded by his wife and partner, Symanthia Lynch-Sheppard.  In August 2014, we moved to a new location at 2800 Lancaster Avenue, Wilmington, DE  19805, and continue to offer our Southern specialties with Southern Hospitality.  We remained at that location until August 2017.  Due to many requests by our customers wishing to once again have a location to sit down and enjoy a family friendly atmosphere and their delicious meal, we Moved and opened our newest loation at 3612 Miller Road, (Next to HOME DEPOT), Wilmington, DE  19802.  In addition to our newest location, we now offer a wonderful sitting area with music and Big screen TV, as well as a private Banquet area for your most precious events. We've expanded our menu to include many new menu choices and daily Specials.

We offer exceptional Food, Great Prices, Unbeatable Service
Our locally owned and operated restaurant prepares a large variety of fried chicken and home cooked specialties–all traditional family recipes made from the freshest ingredients–and we offer them all at prices to suit your budget. If you've got a special craving for something not listed, no problem–just ask us and will fix your special order for you. Whatever you're looking for, you can be sure that we'll do everything possible to send you off from our restaurant fully satisfied.