So the place doesn't look great but it is serviceable and actually many people do sit and eat there (on the tall tables as well as normal tables). But as many people say, they are best for take out and it is a great idea to order ahead because they do take a while... they have lots of orders to fill. There have been some times that they actually ran out of food, that's a good thing. It means they have a high turnaround and there food will be fresh. I love the way they marinade their chicken. I have also tried their cheese hamburger and it's also good and they reminded me of higher end whoppers. As for their sides, my son loves their Mack and cheese, oven potatoes and corn. I like their potatoes (mashed and oven) and their rice (I really like their rice and put hot sauce with it). Their BBQ sauce is ok but I really like their green sauce (I think it's mayo and jalapenos) but honestly, the chicken is so well flavored that you will enjoy it even without any sauces. Their prices are good... maybe even better than Boston Market I think (especially their lunch specials) but I it's not organic chicken... just good tasting chicken. If given a choice between Boston Market Chicken or Chicken Lovers (for chicken alone), I will always select Chicken Lovers. read more

You couldn't get a friendly a restaurant even know it's mostly takeout they listen to what you need and give you what you want we go back over and over again read more

My go too they know my name in there the show cheers no matter what you get in there is good but I love the garden salad and I like my chicken a lil burnt just the black in me ‍ read more

chicken, ribs, sides, GREEEN SAUCEE, even their pita bread. you name it, ill eat it. i've never eaten in here but i order from them through grubhub all the time and the food is always good every time. The portions are huge; typically one order can last me for lunch and dinner. Also, did i mention their greeen sauce ?!!! read more

Delicious, delicious, delicious! Need I say more?! There is a bit of a wait when picking up food because they are superrrr busy but totally worth it! The food is delicious and the staff is friendly so always a win win! read more

I ready to move to Queens just to be closer to this place. If I ever to get married I'm ordering pork chops and green sauce instead of cake. If I ever to get married I will spent my honeymoon at chicken lovers. IF I die, I want everyone eat Ribs from Chicken Lovers after my funeral. I want to become those ribs. read more

Not bad at all. But if u dont order an hour ahead, tough luck waiting. Always packed and busi!!! Place isnt so nice look, but looks are always deceiving. amazing ass food that is simple and worthy read more

If you are on a diet and need to eat rotisserie chicken you've come to the right place. Their portions are huge and beware of the green sauce. It's so addicting that you might forget that you are on a diet. read more

This place is a hidden gem! I only recently discovered Chicken Lovers about a year ago from a friends Instagram post and I always wonder how did I not find this place long ago, being a Queens native and all. But seriously, what more can you ask for? You get a half chicken, two sides, pita bread, crack sauce (Peruvian aji sauce), and a soda for $10! NOM NOM NOM! While you wait for your order to be completed, you can watch the staff grill the chicken and ribs through the glass window. The Chicken Lovers staff is ALWAYS super friendly and courteous. My only criticism is is the parking. If you go during the weekend, you will most likely be looking for street parking in the neighborhood. Usual order: Half chicken, mac and cheese, mash potatoes and extra green sauce. YAS! read more

Love this place ... if you will order for dinner be sure to call ahead coz phone is alwAysss busy!

Crazy delicious, never-disappoints food, cheap, massive portions, great options for individual or party meals. The chicken is fantastic, with crispy bits but always juicy and well seasoned. The ribs are amazing: smokey, tender meat that slides right off the bone and melts in your mouth, with just enough BBQ sauce that is not too sweet or rich/sticky. Mac n cheese, broccoli and corn sides are good, mashed potatoes, roast potatoes and the rice are extremely good and then, the sauce....THE GREEN SAUCE IS TO DIE FOR. You can dip anything in it and it will make it delicious, I believe it's jalapeno blended with mayo and cilantro, but I am not sure. Be careful, some batches are pretty spicy (jalapenos) but as a spicy food lover... I love Chicken Lovers! Keep in mind that more often than not, they run out of the food supply by 7pm. It is always crazy busy, even though the line moves fast and I would recommend you call earlier in the day to "reserve" food for dinner (order and state time of pickup), which reminds me: Great.Lunch.Specials. (period) P.S. I mean it, I have NEVER been disappointed, except for the times I didn't plan and the food ran out. read more

I had ordered from here for a couple years now and they had always delivered to me. Tonight I had called for delivery and they denied my order because they were "too busy and I was out of the way". Seriously..? Jerks. read more

With the possibility of Covid-19 resurging, I ordered delivery online from Chicken Lovers instead of picking it up. Worst thing to do ever with them. Delivery came almost 3 hours later! Why even bother? Accepts only cash. They should use delivery providers like Uber Eats, Grub-hub, etc. read more

90% of the time this place satisfies.. every time. Chicken, YES. Ribs, YES. Green sauce, YAS. Delicious. hearty. fulfilling. Go here! 1 and only criticism, gravy for the mashed potatoes could use some tuning/improvement that is all. read more

Walk in and you will be thinking,"Should I eat here?" Answer: YES!!! You will get fresh cooked BBQ done the right way. You will be covered in sauce which is how it should be with proper BBQ. The food will be awesome and the portions huge. Do it! Do it! Do it!. Price are a bit more than what you would expect but you are getting your monies worth without doubt. read more

The chicken is amazing. They have an all white meat option and even THAT is juicy and wonderful. Their green side sauce is pretty good, not really a fan of the bbq. It tastes like something you can buy at the grocery store. Cucumber and tomato salad as a side is simple but really tasty. As are the roasted red potatoes. Their chicken nuggets are great but a tad on the greasy side. All white meat. read more

Parking is a pain and the looks of the inside leave much to be desired. Is there even a bathroom in there? I don't know...I always take out. BUT the chicken and ribs are AWESOME. I so look forward to the meat in this place. Perfectly cooked and seasoned chicken or ribs...DELICIOUS! read more

Delicious food! Huge portions! Got the 1/4 chicken, yams, and green beans and it was more than enough for one person! So delicious! read more

Chicken Lovers - There was even more chicken than this but I put the rest away in the fridge for tomorrow! - American Near Me - Bayside, New York

After a intense workout I wanted to get some protein so I checked yelp for a nearby Restaruant that serves chicken or beef and I found this restaurant. I ordered 1/4 of chicken and ribs with combo. The restaurant was very busy took me 20 minute to get my food which is fine. But the food here is overpriced and doesn't have much taste to it. (Edit) gave this restaurant another try and I have to say their green sauce is very good with the grilled chicken. read more

Chicken Lovers - 1/4 chicken/rack combo $14.99 - American Near Me - Bayside, New York

This place is called Chicken Lovers, but I think their rib game is way better than their chicken. Their ribs are for the most part, juicy and delicious. Due to the way they cook it, some parts will be dryer due to less fat content in those parts, but that shouldn't distract you from the large portions of ribs you get. Their green sauce goes amazingly well with the ribs and I often ask for extra. This is THE place for ribs in the bayside/flushing area for me, and I haven't found a better place in NYC for the price (arguably Roberta's, a pizza joint in Williamsburg, had some amazing ribs but were super expensive). I recommend this place non-stop to my friends and co-workers if they're in the area. I want to give this place a 5 star review, but despite their ribs being on point, I find their chicken and sides lackluster. Their mac n cheese and mashed potatoes are just bland and not special. Their best sides are probably their corn and their fries, and they give a ton of fries. The wait for ribs is generally ~30min on average, so I call ahead to pick up, and I recommend you do the same. If you want some delicious ribs, split a full rack with a friend, or save whatever is left for the next day. It'll still be good if you reheat it. read more

Me and a couple of co-workers tried this rest.for lunch. The food was GREAT! I ordered the grill chicken w/pita,(2) sides were rice and cucumber salad.I really enjoyed the green sauce. It has a bit of a kick ! But; it tastes Amazing and really opens up ur sinus! LOL! read more

The hidden chicken gem of all of Queens, not just Bayside. The chicken is just incredibly amazingly soft and juicy with the best seasoned skin. Now, even if the chicken wasn't THIS good, the green sauce makes up for it. ABSOLUTELY do NOT pass on trying the green sauce. Don't even ask what's in it, because it doesn't matter! It's heavenly! read more

Chicken Lovers - The amazing chicken! - American Near Me - Bayside, New York

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If you don't have a grill at home, then I would go to this joint. And it's definitely a joint or dive, nothing fancy here. The ribs are very tender and smoky. The chicken is ok, but the green creamy sauce makes it better. read more

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Get the lunch combo deal! The portions are huge and it comes with two sides, a pita bread, and a drink. 1/2 chicken comes with maybe 6 huge pieces while 1/4 ribs has 4 or 5 huge pieces. If you're a relatively small eater, share one combo! During lunch hours, it does take a while to get your food because everyone is ordering at the same time. Parking spaces are limited outside so be sure to come a bit earlier for lunch! Definitely recommend for a filling meal. read more

Really delicious food they have. And I think for $10 it's 1/4 rack with 2 sides and a drink is the best thing in this world. They are delicious and they give a lot. Really nothing else to say about the food, just know it's delicious guaranteed. It's green sauce and pita bread are awesome. It's ambiance could be better but who cares, friendly workers there. One request I wish is for them to give out those one time use gloves because eating the meat can be a little bit messy but that's just me. Highly recommended! read more

This place is great. The BBQ chicken is fresh, moist and flavorful. The green sauce is on point, you can put that on anything. The best side they have is their Mac and cheese, the rest are not bad. read more

Love there chicken although in the past they used to charge extra for white meat but they do not now. It sucks bc i love dark meat!

Came to this place because of all the positive reviews but for me it was a bad experience. Came here with some friends after a movie i ordered the chicken cutlet but received a chicken cutlet "sandwich"......they need to be more clear on the menu. I went to the cashier and told her i order chicken cutlet not a sandwich and she told me this is how we make this... 3* only =/ read more

The best grilled whole chicken, so smoky and delicious. The ribs are huge and so meaty. I prefer to take out since there is no atmosphere. Don't forget the green sauce, it will change your life. read more

THE GREEN SAUCE! For Thanksgiving this year at my aunt's place in Long Island, my cousins ordered a few dishes from Chicken Lovers. We had two whole trays of chicken, a tub of the green sauce, basmati rice, a bunch of pita bread, and corn. The flavor of the chicken was great, but when I ate it, it was a little cold. Not at all Chicken Lovers' fault, because we ate it an hour after we brought it home, but would've loved to try it hot. Nothing spectacular about the side dishes that came with the chicken, except the green sauce. WOW the green sauce was so good. I ate it with everything: our stuffing, the chicken, our salad. It's slightly spicy, but so delicious. Not too sure what's in it, but if you can, get extra sauce and save it so you can use it for other things. SO GOOD. I do want to go back and try the meal hot though, whenever I'm in bayside. read more

Definitely call to order ahead of time (30mins+). Best chicken in town, never disappoint. Good portion. Ask for extra green sauce.

Amazing chicken and breath taking ribs. They have one of the best grilled chicken and ribs in the neighborhood hands down. The chicken is grilled in halfs, I'm sure they marinate the meat for quite some time because the flavor seeps through to the middle. Dark meat is amazingly favored and juicy. Even with the great flavoring, I've had on occasion dry white meat. This is the only thing keeping them away from a 5 star review. The ribs also comes off the grill. While the meat is not falling off the bones, it's got great tenderness and reminds me I'm eating pork. In some mysterious ways I prefer my ribs this way over the "melting meat" at smoke houses. There are 3 to 4 sides on a bad day, 5 to 7 on a good day. Nothing spectacular, their main dish more than makes up for the sides. read more

If you are looking for great healthy chicken and a real bang for your buck i highly recommend you stop here for lunch..my personal fav is the grilled tilapia read more

I've never been disappointed in this place. the ribs fall of the bone and the chick is nice and tender. and you always get some pita bread. the lady is always nice and if you go at then end of the day she usually packs you extra chicken :) if you're tight on money and you want a lot of food. chicken lovers is the place to go read more

Recommended by many I ordered the $25 package pick up. It came with Baby Back Rib and Chicken with 2 sides. This place has taught me not to judge the book by the cover. I had passed by this place on Northern Blvd countless times and never once thought about giving it a try. Thanks Yelp that I get to know about this place. Excellent food! read more

Chicken Lovers - American Near Me - Bayside, New York

This place has the best green sauce. Hands down. I am not disputing that. Their chicken is also delicious as hell. Why the three-star rating then? I just cannot get over how slow they are and their practices when it comes to preparing orders. I made an order for chicken, ribs and sides on Eat24 and I got an email telling me that they're busy and that my order should be ready in an hour rather than the 20 minutes it said on the website. That's fine, you gave me a prompt update and I appreciate the heads-up. Well I show up at the time they tell me to and lo and behold, my order isn't ready. Not even close to ready as it seems that my ribs still hadn't even been prepared yet. They tell me to wait and I kind of have no choice as I paid already, was hungry and was already there. Captive audience I guess. I agree and just wait to the side and see them preparing orders for other guests. They proceed to serve this table of six all of the remaining macaroni and cheese, roasted potatoes and rice right in front of my face and then tell me that they're out of the sides I ordered. The sides I ordered over an hour ago. The sides I already had paid for on Eat24. The sides I just saw them serve to people that just came in and order. So they're apologetic and that's nice but they replace it with a load of french fries and some mozzarella sticks but that still doesn't really sit well with me as if I wanted fries and mozz sticks I would have ordered them in the first place. Just a horrible experience as I was forced to watch people eat food I wanted to eat and had ordered a long-ass time before they even got there. Not to mention I was STILL waiting for them to finish my ribs while my chicken was sitting there getting colder and colder. The food was still good but the meal would have been better if I was able to eat what I wanted to eat. read more

I love chicken lovers! The grilled chicken with that green sauce is so delicious! Best bang for the buck healthy BBQ chicken in Queens! Cons-Parking is a pain Lunch & dinner - line gets long read more

Great food and a lots of it too. I usually order whole chicken with 2 large sides of macaroni cheese and corn, LOVE IT. price is very affordable compare to amount of food they give you. It's so busy especially during the lunch dinner hours , you should preorder for pickup or allow one hour for delivery. read more

Best chicken and ribs in New York. Service is great. People behind the counter are polite and kind. My experience was nothing but excellent. Memorable mainly because of how delicious the food is. The Indian girl at the register and the other guy that looks like her are nice and efficient. Got my order quick and on point. Definitely coming back and spreading the word. read more

Idk who the woman is that works at the cash register but she is always the one checking out the orders Everytime I'm there. But she is SO SWEET. My family and I love this place and the staff that works here. The food is always on point! read more