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    Chicken or the Egg

    3.4 (34 reviews)
    Open 7:30 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Menu 1 (6/5/25)
    N. S.

    The Mac&cheese is sooo good and the food is made order on the spot. The living definition of hole in the wall, with a diner like feel. Made in under 10 minutes they put McDonalds to shame. I'll definitely return.

    No 5 Rotisserie chicken three wing platter with Mac & cheese and cornbread
    Nicole B.

    Went here for lunch and the food was delicious. I ordered the three wing platter with macaroni and cheese and cornbread. You can order any of the check platters fried or rotisserie. The rotisserie wings that day had a honey jerk glaze on them that was very flavorful! The baked Mac and cheese was creamy, and highly recommended by other customers there. I would definitely return to try the other platters. There was a pretty large dining room area if you wanted to sit down and enjoy your food. Service was quick!

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    Sema T.

    The restaurant is very clean, easy to navigate, and the owners/staff are very friendly. The food was pretty good. My husband loved the chicken and waffles (so, 5 stars to the chicken!!) and I enjoyed my veggie omelet though it wasn't something to write about. They serve the eggs with hash browns which were good but on the greasy side, and an English muffin. That they do very well! And I appreciate that they distinguished between an English muffin or a biscuit. My main critique is that they have FOX news playing in the dining area. Setting aside that I don't prefer that news station, I don't think I'd have been any happier with a different leaning cable news show when trying to enjoy breakfast. That being said, if my main complaint was about the tv program, you can be sure the food was on point.

    Wings, wedges and cornbread
    Kendrick G.

    I honestly just stopped in here because I thought the restaurant's name was pretty cool and that the menu might be quite fun and interesting. It's located on the historic and busy Charles St strip that's loaded with tons of businesses. Nice lady behind the counter. She was nice enough to carry my food to my table since I just arrived into town and had luggage in my hands. Large indoor dining space. There's a small outdoor seating area as well. The space was bright with lots of black & white artwork on the walls. It was clean. The food was nothing to rave about. The potato wedges were entirely too big, not crunchy enough and could've used more seasoning. The whole chicken wings, although antibiotic and hormone free, lacked flavor. The good thing about the wings was they weren't greasy. The cornbread was decent. They have a pretty expansive menu, from breakfast to brunch/lunch options. I might give this spot one more try in the future when I visit Baltimore again.

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    Kellz A.

    Overall: Quiet quaint fast casual restaurant that you can probably tell by the name serves chicken and eggs! They offer a decent menu and a few alcoholic beverages. The service was fast and quick. Good: I had the 3 chickens and waffles for $12.99. You can't beat that price! The rest of the menu is affordable as well! I always want to love chicken and waffles but they never live up to its promise. The waffle was nice a soft but the chicken was meh just okay. Bad: I would recommend this place for a quick bite before you have to get on the Amtrak but I don't know if it's on my try again list. Must try: the mac and cheese look BOMB though.

    Bacon and chive deviled eggs
    Sha T.

    10.9 update... I went back for the chicken sandwich. So disappointed. Not sure how a sandwich can be both cold and burnt at the same time. The bottom of the chicken was hard and the coating was falling off. I'm pretty sure this chicken breast was reheated :(

    No 5 Three Whole Wings
    Cello's P.

    So this is one of those places I've always wanted to check out when I use to come to XS but never actually did. So this Saturday instead of stopping to my favorite pizza spot next door I elected to come here. The set up & service are nice but of course it's on Charles street by Mount Royal so you know the parking is horrible. After circling the block I found a spot then proceeded inside. It wasn't too crowded so I was able to walk right into getting served. This is where my one issue wit the place happened. The cashier seemed more focus on his conversation then helping me cause I asked for his chicken specials & he said nothing if the 3 wings, fries, with a half & half for $9.99. So I ended up paying $16.26 for 4 wings, fries, & an orange juice. But lesson learned I'll do a better job of observing the menu next time. But after I got over getting ripped off I must say the wings wasn't too bad could've been seasoned a little more to my liking but they were definitely nice size, & hot outta the grease. Plus they give you a nice portion of western fries with your wings so you can enjoy them together like a chicken box was meant to be done. It was self seating so once I got my food I elected to sit outdoors seeing how it was one of the last nice weather days of this year before the coldness comes. Overall it was a good experience for me this is a spot with a menu that had a lot of interesting options that makes a return trip worthwhile in the future

    Jamal B.

    Nice chicken spot, nestled right on Charles Street, where there are plenty of food options. I had their fried chicken but i plan on returning to try their rotisserie chicken. I like the side options they offer & if you prefer a more adult beverage, they offer that too. Limited seating available but it's cool that they offer it. Check 'em out... they're #MallyMallApproved

    No 5 Three Whole Wings
    Tonja H.

    Kept hearing about this place so decided to try it out. The chicken box was just okay. It wasn't bad but it wasn't outstanding either. Tried the deviled eggs-fried ones, bacon ones and just regular. The fried ones were tasty and a little different since I've never had them, the bacon ones were better as the bacon was crispy and they had seasoning on them so I will definitely try again.

    Chicken wings and western fries
    Dee D.

    Stopped here for breakfast and ended up getting 3 crispy wings with western fries. Everything was fried so perfectly. Service was good.

    No 3 Half Chicken Platter w/ Mac & cheese & corn bread.

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    Great place and food. They have online ordering as an option, which is simple and convenient if live locally. Plus it's a local business.

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    I have the whole wings and Mac and cheese. Let me just say it was awesome. Best chicken o have had in Baltimore

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