Great first experience at Hangry Joe's…read more The chicken was fresh and crispy, the slaw had a sweet, cooling effect, the Mac n cheese was what you'd expect for fast food: creamy but bland, even with the strip of seasoning on it. The fries with cheese seasoning were way better than I expected. Crisp, fresh, not too oily and the seasoning had a complementary sweet flavor that pairs really well with the sandwich. Everything had a hint of sweet, which seems odd to me but I think it's common in Korean dishes? At any rate, it was good. The Thai tea was ok. It had a hint of that Thai tea flavor but its stronger and better at other places.

We ordered delivery from DoorDash and we're very pleased. We had a 10 piece chicken tenders, which…read morewere large and flavorful. The chicken was not dry at all. They put it on bread which helps to absorb any extra moisture. The mac & cheese was fine. The boys liked it and it's good enough for a little bit of adult eating. The waffles were quite the hit. I think they might have deep fry them. Might seem like cheating, but oh boy was it really yummy. I suggest you give this a try. Not sure what the end dining scene is like.

6.22.26 Hubby and I…read moretook advantage of a BOGO deal for Father's Day, and he picked it up for dinner. Unfortunately, the fries were undercooked and soggy, and the toast was soggy as well. The chicken tenders were the highlight of my meal. Hoping for a better experience on our next visit.

Continuing alphabet series representing 2025, R is for Raising Cane's. Sadly but not surprisingly…read morenothing to represent the letter Q. However, the prior P is for Playa Bowl in Baltimore County was in Q is for Quarry Lake, so the location coincidentally started with Q. I believe Raising Cane's in Columbia was the 3rd location in Maryland to open. First was Towson in early 2023 I think, then Gambrills in Sept. 2023 (went on their 2nd day; see my 5-star of them), and then Columbia in early 2024 I think. The first time I visited the Columbia location was in March 2024, where I redeemed a green leprechaun lemonade, but I had already eaten or had other dinner plans. My first visit to get food was in July 2024. This was my girlfriend's first time at Raising Cane's. She loved it as did I per the other times I had in the past including the first time trying them in AZ in mid 2010's. I visited Cane's Columbia a couple of other times in the past two years. Always great chicken strips, fries, & Texas toast. I'm not a big coleslaw person, but I like theirs ok. I normally get half sweet/half unsweet tea, which is delicious freshly brewed. It's often busy, but staff is cordial, and pretty organized and efficient.

Good chicken sandos and more, tender and moist, from plain to super fiery!…read more In Sep 2025, Hangry Joe's Hot Chicken is about a year-old on Baltimore National Pike just west of St. Johns Lane. It's between a Chinese take-out and a used-sporting-good store, just a little east of the middle of the St. Johns Plaza strip mall. This location has seating for 40 or so in a brightly decorated space. There's plenty of parking right out front. It's my first time here, I was a little afraid of the "hangry" spice, but learned that the range of heat is by-request, so i got two "Jr." sandwiches: one no-heat to get a taste of just the chicken, and one medium. The chicken comes piping hot, two half-inch thick strips nearly twice as long as the 4-inch junior bun, which is a lot of food for their smaller size sandwich! It's tender and moist, with just a light chew. The coating is thin and lightly seasoned, drizzled with a mildly-sweet red-sauce. Good flavors. Theres a layer of fresh not-too-wet slaw and a couple of hearty pickle circles, both of which add some sweetness. The bread is lightly flavorful, just dense enough to hold everything together. The medium is the same generous tender moist sandwich. The red-sauce also seems the same. The coating on the chicken is where the spice is! It builds up quickly to a nice mouth-filling heat, and it adds zingy flavor without overwhelming with heat. The veggie layers of the sandwich help manage the heat. The chicken is very good and fresh-tasting, definitely tastier than the chicken at nearby fast-food burger joints. The range of heat is by-request, so us low- spice and no-spice folks can come here with I-wanna-burn folks, and everyone will hit their target. I think that anyone who likes even a little spice will want medium-heat or above. The junior-serving was huge and filling! This place is a win in flavor, quality, and quantity. It took about 5min to prepare, so order ahead on their app.

I like it ... chicken portions are great and it has good flavor. The slaw is really nice…read morecomplement. The slaw is more more sour/tangy slaw rather than the more sweet / mayo slaws (I like both styles, but it is good to have a different option). The fries are seasoned really well and crispy. The waffles are really good too, but more of a dense chewy batter rather than a light and airy battery. Service was fast too. No complaints here. Would definitely want to try more things on the menu next time.

This was my first time visiting any Shake Shack location, here in Columbia, Maryland. I was…read moreactually surprised during my visit, because I was really thinking that this was going to be one of those awesome 5-star experiences, but it just wasn't. As I approached this business, I found the outside to be clean and the landscaping was pleasant. After entering, I was immediately faced with a bunch of kiosks for customers to place their orders. I just don't like kiosks. To me, this just shows me a business that is trying to reduce their customer service by not hiring cashiers and making the customer perform the cashier's job with no cost benefit to the customer. After placing my order, I was then questioned with how much I would like to tip. I found this to be even more annoying. What am I tipping for? The quality of the food?...I haven't eaten it yet. The quality of the service?...I haven't received any yet. Tipping BEFORE any experience is ridiculous and presumptuous. To me, tipping is a way for the customer to show that they are satisfied (or highly satisfied) with the experience they have had AFTER they have had it. I ended up ordering the double SmokeShack Burger, which comes with two beef patties, cheese, bacon, cherry peppers, and ShackSauce. The burger was really delicious, but I was surprised by how small it was for being a double. I also ordered the Bacon Cheese Fries, which are crinkle cut French fries topped with cheese sauce and bacon. This was pretty good too, but not as good as I thought it would be. For my drink I was going to get a soda-pop, but then I decided to try their Shack-Made Lemonade. It tasted weird, and I regretted getting it. I was served at my table by a server who delivered my food without saying a word. While eating my meal, I noticed that the inside of the restaurant looked like it hadn't been cleaned in a while. In fact, I did not see anyone cleaning anything inside during my entire visit. Even more disturbing was the lack of friendliness of the employees. I kid you not, there were about a dozen people working here during my visit and I did not see a single employee crack a smile...not for anyone. While leaving, I decided to order their Chocolate Blackout Pudding Shake. After getting back to my hotel with this for dessert, I only had a few spoonfuls. Again, this tasted weird. I ended up throwing out 90% of it because it just wasn't very tasty. In total, I spent over $33, which is a ridiculously high cost for one fast food meal. In comparison with my favorite fast food restaurant, In-N-Out (primarily in the western U.S.), I can get a similar meal at In-N-Out for about HALF the cost. I don't know about you, but if I pay substantially more I expect a substantially better experience. I hope that the other Shake Shack businesses don't operate like this one; This was NOT a worthwhile experience, especially considering the cost.

It's been a while since I've been back to this Shake Shack, but the addition of 3 new mobile…read moreordering monitors seemed a good idea to me. At first I did f like the personal interfacing, but I quickly got used to liking it more! The pictures on the touch screen proved colorful, accurate, and helpful. At check out, the screen prompts you to add your name and to pick an order number from the available numbers stacked on the counter. It was not immediately there, but we put "67"! So we waited for our number to be called! It made us smile! We ordered the Shack Burger, Cheese Fries, and regular Vanilla Shake all of which cost a lot more than it should. All this to still say that the food was still very good. The burger patty on the Shack Burger is "smash" grilled with the perfect crunch and give and was oh so delicious. The crinkle cut fries had a cheese topping that is very creamy, not too runny, and is just perfect! The Vanilla shake was so good, we polished it off before we could take a photo! This place wasn't very busy for a late Tuesday afternoon, there was LOTS of available eat in seating to be had. The bathrooms here were clean too! Parking is always free because it's part of a mall/strip mall, hooray for FREE parking!

Good fast food. Good staff…read more I don't come here often, mainly because their tasty beverages are too sugary to resist! I'm talking to you, tangy Limeade! This time I had their crispy chicken sandwich and it really is super-crispy! It tastes good, though not overly juicy, and it's bigger than the bun, though kind-of thin. The peach-watermelon refresher has a nice flavor and is not too sweet, only 80cal. I gotta say every time I come here, there's some minor flaw. This time, the drive-in booth microphones did not work, but to balance that, the friendly staff came out to meet each car to take the order. The online check-in using the app apparently didn't work, either. I requested several free sauces to taste, but those were missing from my order. And It's annoying that Sonic is one if those that puts only the total on the drive-through receipt, and doesn't list the prices of the individual items. The food was good. People are friendly service was quick. It's a good place!

My wife had a craving for Sonic so we swung by to try out their new smash burger. Mind you, this…read morewas my wife's order but I snuck a piece and some of her fries. Everything was delicious and her burger tasted extra fresh. We love Sonic but don't live near one, so it was quite the treat to stop by.

5.18.25 Shout out to…read morethe awesome Aryan who served my husband and me. We learned that they open three months ago. He lives close by and came here regularly with his sister and was looking for a job so he applied here. He took our order and made our entrees. My husband got the build your own burrito (Chicken, brown rice, jalapeño pepper, black beans, cilantro, cheese with medium salsa) and I ordered the birria dilla. We made it a combo (for one of our meals) which comes with a fountain drink and chips with your choice of salsa or queso. We both agreed that the entrées were delicious and very hearty. We both took half of our entrees home. However, the chips were a little bit bland and not sure if it tasted fresh. They could've used some salt, but I really enjoyed the queso. They offer a loyalty program and when you join, you can get $5 off your first order. They also have gift cards available and you can place online orders. We are both fans and wished they were closer to us. It's about a 15 minute drive away from our home.

i went there once and it was good, second time i went there i got home and my rice was super hard…read morelike it had been sitting there for hours. I decided to give it one more chance today because it's super close to my house. The woman that works there came in as I was walking in from taking out the trash, right in front of me, put a new trash bag in the trashcan, and without changing her gloves the whole time asked me what I went to order and was ready to take my order and touch all of that food after she had just taken out the trash. That's disgusting because this place is so close to me. I've been trying to get a shot and support semi small businesses but every time I get married, there's a reason some small businesses don't turn into big ones.

Happier Update (4-days later): Checkers apologized (for the missing bacon) and said they would…read morerefund me. They fixed it quickly. I'm rewinding from three-stars to four-stars, so from "grr" to "always tasty food and good staff, so fix this kind of mistake." I'm ready to put this location back in my late-night go-to list. Original grumpy review: Another late-night fast-food miss for me. This time i tried the Checkers on US-40 Baltimore National Pike, which always serves me hot fresh food, and always has friendly efficient staff. They have a $3 Big Buford deal in their app on Wednesdays until midnight. Just after 11pm (Apr 2026), i ordered one, added bacon, got an acknowledgement text, and picked it up from a nice guy in the drive-thru window. I got home. The burger was hot, fresh, juicy ... but there was no bacon. Sheesh. They had sent a second text to me confirming the order, and the link they sent included a customer-service option. I'll find out in "1 to 2 days" if they'll do anything. There's still a couple more fast-food joints along the road. I'm not sure i am brave enough to try them the next night I am hungry at 11pm.

From the customer service to the food. They are amazing. The homie is Nick who always hooks it up…read more I love Checkers because of this location, I hope they keep it up

Great food, great service, great people, grear parking!…read more Highly recommended. The owner/ manager is super kind. I ordered the lomo saltado and it was super juicy. Great restaurant!

Pipilinka is much more than Peruvian rotisserie chicken! They have a whole menu of authentic…read morehome-made dishes and beverages and desserts, in a cute cozy restaurant. Several months ago, a friend, ("L", if you happen to read this :-), treated a bunch of us to some super-fresh super-tasty ceviche Peruano, and I lost the info. Yesterday, hoping for a quiet lunch, we found Pipilinka Peruvian Charbroiled Chicken, and the moment we saw the authentic home-made foods on the menu, we knew this was the place! There's plenty of parking, and we walked across a patio with benches and tables shared among several restaurants, also used for occasional live music. Pipilinka is a cute colorful storefront towards the west end of the patio, with some specials on a sandwich board out front. Inside it's cozy and cute, brightly decorated with Peruvian art and crafts. It's family-run, and the owner helped several groups who arrived at the same time, 1:40pm on a Saturday (Nov 2025), sort out among the 25 or so indoor seats. Several could sit out front, on a nice day. The weather was a bit cool, and we loved sitting indoors near the little space-heater in the front area. The friendly owner helped us with several questions about the offerings, and we started with a $4.50 bean and cheese Salvadoran pupusa. The farina corn dough was hot, pan-fried to a slight sear on one side, filled with flavor, and came with a small cup of simple tangy fermented cabbage slaw, curtido. The side of clear golden-red tomato non-spicy flavorful salsa-rojo was perfect over the pupusa. They have two or three stand up coolers of canned and bottled beverages, many from Peru and Latin America, and also several that they make themselves. We had a bottled unsweetened lime sparkling-water, Topo Chico, and traditional home-made purple-corn drink, chicha morada, sweet, slightly-fruity, with a hint of clove or cinnamon. Both were very refreshing. As you might guess, the $12 broiled dark-meat quarter-chicken with two sides was our first choice, with Peruvian rice and a small fresh avocado salad. The chicken was just as we wanted it, falling-off-the-bone tender, moist, marinated and gently seasoned throughout, with crispy skin. It was nicely presented on a large pretty plate as a meal, much nicer than fast-food. The generous serving of Chaufa rice is a traditional Chinese-Peruvian recipe of wok-fried rice with shredded chicken, egg, and very-finely chopped veggies, such as bell peppers and scallions. The Inka salad is of fresh lettuce, thin-sliced ripe avocado and tomato and pink pickled onion slices. We chose a small cup of the tangy only-slightly-spicy yellow-color sauce, an Aji Pollero Amarillo, rather than the verde green sauce that the owner said would be spicier. Perfectly cooked and delicious. We also had $18 pan-fried Pescado a la Sarten, sweet white fish, lightly coated and fried, with some of the crunchy tangy picked onions. We added a side of yucca, lightly fried and lightly salted, and as tender as yucca can get :-), more textured than french fries. We used some of that slightly-spicy amarillo salsa as a very complimentary dip. We added steak fries, not an adventurous choice, and they were also lightly fried and lightly salted, and pillowy soft inside. That fish was especially nice, so tender and light and flavorful. We finished with a box of five daisy-shaped home-made Peruvian Alfajores pastries, a pair of thin delicate melt-in-your mouth shortbread-like cookies with a thin layer of purple Peruvian dulce-de-leche sweet jam between. Heavenly! The staff compete to heat the condensed milk just hot enough just long enough for the perfect pastry. The owner tells us that it's all about the timing. Today's recipe has our vote! Somehow, so satisfied from such a delicious meal, we managed to save a couple to take home :-) This is a lovely gentle cozy family-run place to enjoy delicious homemade traditional Peruvian and Salvadoran foods.

I'm always very satisfied whenever I come here for lunch, and they recently added a Chicken Bacon…read moreWrap to the menu that is absolutely delicious! It's made with grilled chicken breast, bacon, tzatziki sauce, tomato, and lettuce, all wrapped in a freshly grilled pita. I really enjoyed this sandwich--it was fresh, flavorful, and filling. The counter service is excellent, as usual. I also downloaded their app, which makes it easy to order ahead or simply scan at the counter. The rewards program has great incentives, and today I had enough points to choose a free soup or dessert. I chose the chicken lemon soup, and it was amazing! Great food, excellent service, and a great rewards program--that's why I keep coming back!

We've been fans of their original location in Silver Springs and happy to see they are expanding…read moreall over the DMV. The Columbia location is the largest so far with ample indoor and outdoor seating. Called in order for pick up and it was seamless and was ready as promised. Gyro platter, Spanakopita, Dips trio, And Gyro Bowl. I would say they have one of the best Spanakopitas in the area! Big Greek (Feta) fries are also the best. Fiesty Feta dip didn't disappoint and they are so generous with the tasty Gyro meat portion. This location is consistent with the quality that we're used to from the original location. Pickup service was fast and seamless and Trinity took great care of us. Make this stop when in Columbia for some of the best Greek in the DMV!

Kyoto Matcha is such a dessert staple in the DMV. The matcha soft serve is the most classic item…read moreand I usually get the matcha only. But you can get the soft serve with half vanilla to break up the taste. The matcha flavor is clear and the ice cream is so creamy. It's good potion size and despite the price, it's worth it everytime for me. We also tried the rose lychee cake! I personally really liked it but some of my friends thought it tasted a soap haha. We thought it would be a circle cake like in the electronic ordering pictures but it's actually a square. Service was amazing, the staff was very patient. Seat is limited, it is hard to fit large groups more than 5.

I'm far from a matcha expert, but I am a big fan of this. My husband wanted to try this, and there…read morewere so many matcha and milk tea options. I wanted actual matcha as it is the name of the place. It did not disappoint. The strawberry matcha latte was very tasty. It was a perfect afternoon pick me up. Not overly sweet and didn't taste like grass. The server even made sure to tell me to stir it, so I'd get all the flavors. I'll definitely be going back to try more.