Fast, friendly and the food was on point. The place has plenty of seating and the staff made sure I was comfortable. I also witnessed some great customer interactions and this place has great customer service to boot! read more

Chicken Joe's Troy - Bangin' Bites with Fries and a drink - Fast Food Near Me - Troy, New York

I can't give more stars because I can longer afford to eat here. Every thing on the menu is over $17.00! Even a chicken sandwich (my favorite), they're charging a dollar for every single topping. A single slice of tomato- a dollar; a leaf of lettuce- a dollar ; a slice of onion - a dollar. It's ridiculous. A lettuce leaf for a dollar? They must not like customers. Who does that? You're paying over $5 for what is essentially a garnish.So, food is good, it's in the neighborhood but it's a ripoff. They should have a look at proper pricing that is actually related to cost. I can go to Five Guys and get every single topping if I wanted included in the price of the burger. $11.15 with everything on it. You can have a double burger for less than a plain chicken sandwich. Forget it. read more

We went on a fried chicken run recently. We chose 3 places to order fried chicken from to test who had the best of the 3. We only ordered chicken thighs for the test as that is our favorite piece. We went to Capital Chicken at 112 Central Ave in Albany, NY, Halal Express Chicken and Gyros at 615 Clinton Avenue in Albany, NY and Chicken Joe's at 506 Campbell Ave in Troy, NY. I wrote 3 different reviews, one for each restaurant. This review is for Chicken Joe's. I won't include the actual review for the other 2 restaurants in this review, but I'll include their scores and placement in the contest. If you want to read the other 2 reviews please visit those restaurant's yelp page and read my review there. The third and last place we went to was Chicken Joe's on Campbell Avenue in Troy. The place was a bit more inviting looking than the first two places we went to, seeming a bit cleaner and had a more updated decor. We chose to eat in the car anyway because its just fun to do and it just speeds up and streamlined the experience for us. We liked the hustle from place to place that day. The chicken was piping hot, we had to be careful not to burn our mouths since the chicken must've just come out of the fryer. The crust was crunchy and tasty. The meat itself was very juicy, but unfortunately whereas the crust had nice flavor, the meat barely had any flavor at all. It was a stark contrast against the first two places we went to, especially Capital Fried Chicken. I'm wondering if Capital had their chicken sit in a brine before cooking it to achieve that level of flavor in the meat. Chicken Joe's would need to step up their game for me to buy fried chicken from them again, do a brine before cooking or something. It turned out that the order that we visited the 3 restaurants was the order of our preference as well. First place goes to Capital Fried Chicken with a score of 9 out of 10. Second place went to was Halal Express Chicken and Gyros who got a 7 out of 10. Third place went to Chicken Joe's who got a 4 out of 10. We will be doing another chicken run in the future and are trying to figure out the next 3 places that we'll visit. read more

Chicken Joe's Troy - Crispy juicy fried chicken thigh, tasty crust but meat had almost no flavor. - Fast Food Near Me - Troy, New York

It's hard to get into this place, because there's only one entrance to the parking lot, and that's on the main road. There should be an entrance on the side road. It's a pain in the neck to go back out on the main road and try and find the entrance Inside is sparse, kind of rundown. There were a few tables if you wanted to eat in, but they didn't look very inviting..The young lady at the counter was fine. The chicken in the chicken sandwiches was paper thin. The wrap was not very good. Wouldn't go there again. read more

Man has this place gone down hill. The young girl behind the counter today when I came in 7/30 at about 4pm, seemed to have a idc attitude. Asked questions because the menu has seriously changed since I was last in. Asked about getting fried chicken by the piece and some salads. Never got fried chicken and when I asked she told me I never ordered any. She didnt seen this give a crap fixing the mistake either. Won't go back there again. She was snotty and unfocused, and didnt seem to understand the menu either. read more

Chicken Joe's Troy - Supposedly what she thinks thinks is fried chicken and potato cones - Fast Food Near Me - Troy, New York

A girl walks into chicken Joe's and was hoping to order a chicken sandwich. Haha so I did!! I heard about this place for years and mainly from all the advertising from the Albany empire games. So I decided to try the classic grilled chicken sandwich and I asked for the sauce on the side. I made it a combo with a side of coleslaw and a sweet tea. I also had a sweet tooth and ordered a churro. The sand which was okay but they put the sauce on it and it was DRENCHED. I was not a fan of the coleslaw. I think it had a hint of nutmeg or cinnamon which didn't collaborate well. The sweet tea was okay and the churro was amazing. They did over charge me and then had to refund my card and we had to start over so I sure hope I don't get charged 2x. read more

Chicken Joe's Troy - Classic Chicken Sandwich - it doesn't look too appetizing. - Fast Food Near Me - Troy, New York

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So I like to try and keep things as positive as possible because people don't start a business to not do it well. My husband and I went and were quickly greeted with a smile and hello. The menu seemed pretty cool and since he was craving fried chicken, we went for it. I had the 3 piece chicken with the onion rings and he had the 4 piece with the hush puppies. Upon suggestion, we each had a lemonade. The staff politely explained it would take 15 minutes because everything is made to order and we never have any issues with waiting. The chicken was crunchy on the outside and looked appealing. The onion rings were ample and they were also crunchy. Both were rather bland and I had hoped for a little seasoning. Both were pretty greasy too. I wish I could make some suggestions to help because some small tweaks would be life changing for this place. Maybe he will read this and who knows? The seating area was cute and clean as was the rest of the inside. The outside had broken picnic tables tables outside but with new could be a cute little patio area. Next to the half filled dumpster was pieces of a very busted up picnic table and your seats inside stare right at it. I so had to fight my urge to go start filling the dumpster with the busted boards to clean up the surrounding area. Curb appeal is important to draw new customers! He also had a garbage bin with a hefty bag inside to dispose of your waste. A cute little station with a place to put the trays and the baskets would be great and make it easier for customers to empty, load the items they re-use and go on your way. Also sauces are extra and you had to ask for them. Ketchup, mustard & hot sauce and napkins should be at another little station and readily available for people. He gives you a fork and a couple of napkins but we needed a knife and more napkins and craved ketchup for our sides. Overall a few personal touches would prove valuable and some seasonings to the batter would offset the grease. He gave us a nice little desert and was trying so hard so that's something to work with. I hope he reads this and makes some of the changes. You can tell he wants to be a success! I wish them well! read more

Chicken Joe's Troy - Fried chicken and onion rings - Fast Food Near Me - Troy, New York

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Honestly, I would've given it 5 except they charge full price for tea refills! I make sweet tea every other day...it is cheap! Fantastic staff and menu. Love that everything is made on the spot and fresh! Definitely going back! read more

What happened to this place? We used to get steaming hot, delicious chicken sandwiches and nuggets. The mozzarella sticks were "to die for". Did ownership change hands in recent years? We recently ordered chicken sandwich and a high school special. The high school special came with 5 nuggets that were chewy and a pile of unsalted fries. The chicken sandwich came with a piece of chicken that looked like a thinly pounded cutlet. The food was quick and hot, but not good. I took a bite of each nugget, but most were inedible, not to mention $15.99 for 5 nuggets? What a shame. Don't bother. Spend your money elsewhere. read more

Absolute GARBAGE. Ordered the Dane with added onions ($1.00 extra) and crispy chicken ($1.00 extra). There was no bacon on it, the sub roll was stale to the point that half of it was the consistency of a crouton, the onions that were an extra dollar were soggy and had clearly been sitting around for a few days (weeks?) and the crispy chicken that was an extra dollar was one chicken finger cut into thirds. Oh and there was no melted mozzarella on it. There were two slices of soggy tomato on a 12" sub.The lettuce was fresh though, so great job on the lettuce! Just unreal how bad this was. Save your money on this place. read more

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Very great local place, been around for a while, and their food is pretty good. The fries are seasoned nicely with some salt and something else, and I got Hot chicken wings and they were pretty good too, I also had the bangin mac and cheese and that was the best item I had from here so far. I would definitely eat here again, staff is also very kind and pleasant to talk to read more

Fantastic service, great staff, and delicious assortment of fried foods. Chicken Joe's of Troy never disappoints. The buffalo chicken fries are our absolute favourite! Can be very pricey but I usually use a coupon to lessen the blow. read more

I've been to this location a few times and the food is very consistently good. The fried chicken is nice and crispy and their hand cut nuggets are cut up into sizable chunks. I know when I went I was thinking to myself, what is a potato cone?! Basically it's mashed potatoes shaped into a small cone shape and then fried. The food is good if you are looking for a cheat meal or just some drunk food. Food recommendations: skip the banging bites, they are very small bite size pieces that are mostly breading. Go for the nuggets or the fried chicken. Got to also recommend the potato cones and fries. However, the last time I went there for take out I ordered some nuggets and their nuggets come with fries. When I got home I realized I didn't have my fries so I called. The person that took my order picked up and said that she thought I ordered just nuggets which is why I wasn't given fries. But their menu doesn't even give that option and she still charged me the same price with or without fries. Moral of the story: great food, service can be hit or miss, double check you got everything before you leave read more

I have been wanting to come out here for some time. Tonight I was craving some comfort food and pulled the trigger on some good ol Chicken Joes. I ordered the 3 piece combo meal with Mac n Cheese for a side. Magnifico is what I have to say about their chicken . The 3 piece included a breast, thigh, and leg. Perfectly fried chicken. Nice and crisp and tender. Some dam good chicken here. I heard alot about their potato cones which I will get next time. I cant wait to come here again. read more

YOUR COOKS NEED HAIR NETS found 2 big piece of hair in my food so I opened my wrap and there was 2 more thanks there was more hair on my friends foods it was so disgusting read more

This place is to expensive, it overall is very bad the service is poor. It took 40 minutes to make a sandwich. Food was disgusting. Do not recommend read more

Was so excited when they finally opened. We ordered some samplers of various items. Potato cones. Mashed potatoes - deed fried - how could you go wrong? Well you need to use the right brand of potato or instant potato. These were disappointing. Onion rings were ok. Clearly a frozen beer battered ring, deep fried. The problem might be the oil. If you are using the one fryer (and I admit I don't know) then the oil has many flavors in it. Mac and Cheese bites were a little dry. I respect that mac and cheese bites are hard to get right. I wouldn't order those again. Now for the best part - the chicken. The breading was unique. It could use a little more seasoning, but the breading is definitely different than others I have had. The chicken was good. The best part about this place is their diverse and interesting menu. They've got unique items that would encourage us to return and try again. read more

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Perfect takeout for ride through to Vermont. Delicious fried everything. Had hungry Hockey players who downed the Sophomore sub and BBQ chicken sandwich each had fries (which was best we had in a long time). High school special was good with all white chucks of chicken in their tenders and healthy chicken sandwich for my husband. Would definitely return try few more menu items. On the go take out was perfect and had outdoor seating. read more

Best. Fried. Chicken. Ever. Ever. During this quarantine I may have eaten this maybe too many times. 0 regrets! They have some bangin' lemonade as well :) read more

Delicious fried chicken and sides!! Wonderful staff and service. Delivery just what is was supposed to be!! A must in Troy NY!!

I'm really digging this place. Glad to have quality independent fast food options on the East side of the river. The chicken nuggets are quite good - I'd say they rival Chik Fil-A. The chicken sandwiches are also a hit in our house as are the fries. Interesting sides like cone potatoes (mashed potatoes deep fried) and corn fritters. Some of the sides are hit and miss though. Friendly staff, great chicken and way better than most of the stuff that is around this part of Troy. read more

Hot mess; won't be back. The "test kitchen" Campbell Crisp sandwich was good. Will probably not make it onto the menu. Filthy windows, and the place is ALL windows, so it's freezing inside. 16 outside so maybe 30 inside. And cold metal chairs. Ugh... you want salt and pepper? Prepare to work for it... lady at the next table shared the rooster salt shaker while the guy in the back was too busy with a catering order to help, so the cashier had to finish with customers and brought out a little bowl of pepper. WTF?! Nothing - even pepper - could save the world's blandest cole slaw. Bye bye... read more

Chicken Joe's Troy - Salt and pepper....I'll never take those little paper packets for granted again... - Fast Food Near Me - Troy, New York

This is my second trip here. I do have to Say this food is much better when its hot out of the kitchen. The first time I got it. It was not done justice by the 20 minute ride home. The fries and chicken were crispy. Done just right. The cole slaw was perfect. The decor is certainly not something to write home about. Industrial and cold. Though I do have to say it was clean and not with a greasy coating that you get at some places like this. read more

Loved this place! It was surprisingly good. We ordered the chicken sandwich with fries and a regular side of coleslaw. The chicken was nice and crispy and the buns were perfectly buttered and toasted. The sandwich wasn't too big or small for me. I was obsessed with the sauce they used on it! French fries as well as everything else came out piping hot! The coleslaw was quite large for the smaller size and it was delicious. Not overly dressed. I would definitely come back here! read more

I have been driving past this place many times and today was the day to stop. I actually would give them 4 1/2 stars for the added customer service value. I sampled the fried chicken sandwich and buffalo fries. The chicken was crispy and thin, but it was a small piece. The bun to chicken ratio could be better or thinner bun. It was still tasty. The buffalo fries actually won me. Crispy fries with buffalo chicken pieces on top with cutup celery for crunch texture. The small was HUGE, can't imagine the larger size. It took a bit to get my food, but clearly care about customer service as I received a free dessert. I will be back for sure. read more

This place is awesome. If I was 18 and was stoned or drunk all the time I'd eat Chicken Joe's all the time. Now that I'm old and fat, I cant eat here a lot but this what I would want to eat. Where else can I get a wrap that has chicken fingers, bacon, bbq sauce? Or Mac and Cheese and fried chicken? Or whatever the hell else I can dream up? Hot wings were delicious too (not the skinny ass chicken with more bone than meat). Service is fast too. I recommend taking out so you dont feel like the grease is in your hair but dude, the food is really legit here. read more

I go to school near here and their x-tasy fries are to die for. Their chicken sandwich is not as great as Popeyes or Chick-Fil-A, but it's still delicious regardless! The employees are really nice and should get tipped more than they do! I will continue coming here as long as I go to school there! read more

Okay, I went back. More than once. They have all the kinks worked out except the cash register thing. In three trips, it always seems like the cash register is winning the battle. LOL Regardless, I remove the one star for that. Every order has been correct with the exception of the last one. I specifically asked for EXTRA onions on a chicken sandwich, and instead, got NO onion. I keep giving them passes. I give them another here, because if I had actually looked at the receipt before I walked out, it said NO ONIONS in big capital letters. So half on you, half on me. Doesn't matter though in the end because - The food never disappoints. It's always fresh, hot, cooked to perfection. And it's obvious to me that they keep up on the oil in the fryers. There is no cross flavoring between any of the food. This is a big point score with me, as many places don't clean the oil enough and fry things together causing a chicken sandwich to have a fish fry taste. Not here. Onion rings were fresh cut, huge and cooked perfectly. Chicken sandwich was excellent (with the exception of the onion thing of course). Fried chicken was spot on breaded and fried perfectly. I will say that if you have an issue with salt, fried chicken from Joe's isn't the dish you want to get. It is heavy on the salt. I like it, but some might not. Just a heads up is all. Overall, they are getting better. And making good food can cancel out a few of the ills. Not all, but a few. I recommend this place. Try it and I don't think you will be disappointed. (Get the Nuggs!!!!) read more

Great food- great service - everything fresh . Love the fries and homemade ranch sauce

Really poor service , couldn't get 3 people to even say hi to me. Playing on his cell phone with his back turned . If your food is expensive pay better attention to paying customers . Amazing food just bad customer service read more

The menu sounds so yummy. Maybe you have to know what to order. Potato salad went to the trash and part of my sub. Hard to explain. Everything had an off flavor. Kind of bland. I wanted to love it but it was not good. Wouldn't go back unless I got a hot tip about something delicious. read more

Always delicious and such friendly staff at either location near Albany! Their sauces are so good, my favorite is the DBC (don't be a chicken) hot sauce, and their Hot Honey sauce. Always get the bone in wings, worth it everytime!! read more

Working next to their restaurant is a torture, their food is super delicious that i think I've gained 10 lbs since they opened . One of my favorite is their chicken nuggets , which are actually chopped up chicken breast, fresh and juicy! Their sandwiches and salads are to die for. The best part is it's super clean in their kitchen, I'm very adamant about eating out, but I definitely feel safe while enjoying their food. read more

More like Chicken Schmoe's. It was so late I took a pregnancy test. After eating several pieces I felt like I should be singing and dancing with Olivia Newton John. My dog Sparkles McMeteor wouldn't eat the left overs. That doesn't say much when his palate is more accustomed to the likes of rabbit berries and cheese that I left on the counter for several days. Would probably never order this again. Footnote: potato "cones" should probably not be ovals. read more

good when they get the order right but they messed up my order the past 5 times I've gone there. I ordered the senior on a sub roll and they made a completely different sub everytime. they even went as far as add ingredients that were never supposed to be on there and then put it in a wrap. just terrible. open your ears and listen to what the customers are ordering. someone could have a food allergy. you can't just be throwing random shit on peoples food because you can't listen properly read more

Loved the original chicken sandwich, tasty interesting sandwiches. Place smelled like grease. We split on the fries, one said amazing, others said good, they had a coating. We liked the batter a lot, it was on the chicken sandwich, light and tasty. Decor was cool, kinda like decent fast food decor. People who ran the place were friendly and helpful. Fried potato cones were not great. Overall we're about a 3 1/2. read more

We randomly pulled in here today because there was space for our trailer. OMG we were not disappointed. I am doing low carb, so asked for the BBQ chicken fries, but minus the fries and over lettuce. They happily obliged. Let me tell you it was amazing. Slow pulled chicken, a touch of spicy coleslaw. Wow. My friend got the chicken on a brioche bun. We've told everyone about our amazing lunch here. Stop in and try it for yourselves! read more

Best fried chicken by far. Fries were fabulous fresh squeezed lemon aid was awesome!! Give them a try worth the drive!! read more

Good chicken, good people, fast service. My number 1 chicken spot! The mashed potato cones are also to die for.

I ordered the buffalo chicken fries. They were good. Tons of fries, not a lot of chicken which was a bit disappointing. As I was ordering I asked if there was a menu option to order the chicken bites without the fries. Unfortunate she said no. The restaurant was clean, staff friendly. Fine place for chicken. read more