Parking is pretty much nonexistent as it's downtown on the corner of one of the train station stops. If you've never been to a JJ's what are you doing? Heck, there's even one over in the Bay Area. The food takes no more than 10 minutes to make. The service is prompt and the food? There's seafood, chicken, and other items. The seasoning is excellent and they give you AMPLE fries. Super adorable and good. Make sure you get a side of mild sauce. The lighting is good and you can sit inside. Super low threat place read more

JJ Fish & Chicken - Inside - Seafood Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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The chicken was not seasoned, we ordered a side of lemon pepper seasoning (thank goodness). The service was okay, this wouldn't be my first choice for chicken. read more

Jul 18, 2025 (Edited) Our first time at at this J J Fish and Chicken in Downtown Chicago Loop area, it had just opened up for the day we were the first customers there and the owner was welcoming to us and friendly he answered our questions with patience and expertise, the menu is a bit different than what we normally expected so we tried his recommendations the Catfish Nuggets and Fresh Cut Fries with Lemonade the food was very tasty, fresh and hot! The service was pleasant and fast (approximately 12 minutes). It is a cafe style small restaurant long table against the wall and padded bar seats, but it filled up rather quickly so it got crowded and tight by the time we finished our lunch. We plan to return to this location again when we are back in the area for early lunch or takeout! We highly recommend this J J Fish restaurant all thumbs up for the food fair! Enjoy read more

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I love this place since back to 2019, I was working around this location, and compare to the local fast food, this fried chicken with paper&lime seasoning fried chicken is such a unique flavor, and I finally got a chance to taste it again, seasoning changed, but the crispy taste still the same! Service: it's a small takeout place, so all the service they offer is order and offer, they are patience when order. Ambiance: small but cozy with so many ppl waiting in line. read more

JJ Fish & Chicken - Chicken Wings with Fries - Seafood Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Great customer service! Fantastic food! Very affordable! 100% recommend, all the way around!

I tried this place for the first time. The food was great! I got a 2 piece catfish filet and jumbo shrimp combo for $20.10. It was fresh, hot and flavorful. There's no parking and it's located in Downtown Chicago. But it was worth the trip. I will return again! read more

Two of the six pieces left me feeling utterly ripped off. The other pieces were overcooked and dry. Even the container was destroyed by the hot oil burning the styrofoam. read more

JJ Fish & Chicken - Seafood Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Hi foodies and friends with Cooties, JJ's is synonymous with Chicago, it's simply a must have. Everything about JJ's food just hit different compared to other fast food joints. It's more like home cooked meals, the only difference there's no auntie or grandmother with fat arms and diabetic ankles frying the food. By default you get plenty of mild, hot and, tartar sauce. Overall, good and fulfilling! read more

Best fried chicken In town. never disappointed great food and great service. Definetly a must try

Stopped at JJ's for a late night hunger craving after a concert. Food was prepared fresh & it was delicious & piping hot! We shared a Philly meal that came with fries & a soda, it definitely hit the spot! Delicious! One star docked for no inside seating. read more

It was great to eat at JJ Fish & Chicken in its original city! The food was good!! My granddaughter loved their fries and wings!!!

Got a large shrimp dinner. Shrimp fried perfectly. Definitely will be back for the catfish and fried chicken. Well priced.

Found this place suggested by a local for a quick bite to eat on the go my last day in Chicago. I was very happy with my meal. The chicken was not greasy/oily, great crisp and seasoned very well. Don't forget to add the lemon pepper seasoning, it's a game changer. The fried okra was equally as delicious. This place isn't huge on customer service and very simple in terms of atmosphere but with the prices I have no complaints. read more

JJ Fish & Chicken - Fried Okra and 3 chicken wings topped with lemon pepper seasoning and fries - Seafood Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Don't use GrubHub the driver stole my food. And JJ at this store refused too make an adjustment for my lost I called corporate... got my money back... but no compensation ( food wise) I can't recommend this establishment... SCM... I was pissed off and hungry read more

I found this place while walking down the street. I was impressed with the selection of foods you could get there. I went with the gizzards and wings dinner. I also got an order of fried mushrooms with it. I probably should have not gotten the mushrooms because there was so much food in the fried gizzards and wings order. So much that it was hard to finish, but it was good so I did. My only complaint I have about the place is that the door is locked. I tried to go inside, but it was locked, so I went back to the hotel and looked up the restaurant and saw that I could order online. When I went to pick up my order, the door was still locked and I had to knock for them to come and unlock the door and let me in. So I'm guessing that this place is now online order only. read more

The chicken Philly is fire and the chicken is always seasoned well and they put lemon pepper on the fries.

First, this is not the most attractive place. It doesn't pull you in nor does it make you want to stay. I stumbled at this place because i was lost going somewhere else. But what it lacks in looks it definitely makes up for the food. I ordered the combination with 2 catfish filets and 3 chicken wings and man, i was so completely full. It's a big box and flavor was definitely on point. I noticed many were ordering through grubhub or uber eats and i completely understand because the good food is definitely a must have. Definitely ask for that lemon salt on your fish! read more

JJ Fish & Chicken - Combination with 2 catfish filets and 3 chicken wings - Seafood Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Old Chicken....I wish I could give this 0 stars...my boyfriend bought me this chicken to eat on my lunch while at work....once he handed me the chicken I cold smell that it was old....but I was trying to give them the benefit of the doubt. I picked over 2 piece because this is all I had for lunch then picked up the 3rd piece this is what I see!!! Why would y'all sell people OLD CHICKEN!!!! I just threw threw the rest of the chicken in the garbage!!!! read more

JJ Fish & Chicken - OLD CHICKEN - Seafood Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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I don't think these guys change their oil..I hate the hush puppies. But I enjoy the Italian Beef. Not a lot of choice around here in the loop but this will warm your bones on these 9F* days read more

JJ Fish & Chicken - Seafood Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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F**king amazingggg dude late night food is crazy bomb here, y'all gooooooo the dope!!!!!

Catfish was nasty. Just tasted like pounded flour. Very crunchy. Catfish was not flaky very dry. The cakes was good.

I came here because I really wanted to meet Ice JJ Fish but all I got was a mediocre fish sandwich served to me by a woman with a bad attitude named Dewanda. Be warned when going here that Ice JJ fish actually does not work here. read more

Halal deep fried chicken and wings Good service and friendly staff. The location seems a little sketchy, but the food is good! read more

everything was burnt and statless .The catfish was hard as a rock and my fries where stale .. I ordered it off of uber eats and I cant even get my $25 back I'm soo pissed off right now.Its a wrap for uber eats and I'm never purchasing from this store again ... read more

I ordered 2 large chicken liver dinners. Cooked soft. Upon pickup, the order was cold and the livers were fried very, very hard. In addition, there were only a few french fries (approx. 6). I called the store and spoke with Brian. He apologized for the poor quality of the food received, and told me he would replace the order free of charge on my next visit. I called to the store to place the make-up order, and ask for Brian. Initially, he denied speaking to me and committing to replacing the order, citing people lie about the quality of the food all the time. After assuring him again that I spoke to him, he said, I will give you a small order. I reminded him of his promise to redo the complete order of 2 large chiciken liver dinners cooked soft. He was very argumentative and angry, but finally stated, ok, 1 large chicken liver. He was very rude and talking fast with a demeaning tone. To deescalate the situation, and to calm him down, I told him, since it was a problem, he did not have to redo the order, as I was talking, Brian hung up the phone. I will not do business at this store again. read more

IF YOU'RE A WOMAN BE WARNED. This establishment allows homeless people to solicit money for food INSIDE their business even if they harass customers in the process. My mom and I went in order food here November 19th, a homeless man sat at a chair near the counter and my mom felt uncomfortable from the homeless man begging for food literally sitting directly behind her as we stood in line ordering, so she offered to get him food. The owner gave us a small discount for helping the homeless man. The homeless man said "let me tell you about something" to my mom, she said no and he attemped to grab her and continued to talk at her with sexual undertones even after she moved even further away. She walked closer to the door with me, but it is a small restaurant and we had already paid. We felt cornered and scared. I let the manager know, and he said he's had his business for 17 years and he knows how to run his business and about everyone around here. His words of condolences were simply that other women had yelled at this homeless man before, so to "just say no" and if he doesn't accept no he'd "kick his ass" I believe this homeless man's soliciting is an intentionally manipulative and dangerous business tactic put forth by management, that made my mother and I feel uncomfortable and endangered in the establishment. We got our food in a timely fashion but felt too uncomfortable to eat there like we had planned. read more

This one of the best locations downtown. But you will pay downtown prices. But they do have a specials board with a lot of choices to choose from. The food is always fresh and hot. The man that takes the orders at the register is also very keen on getting your order exactly as you want it. For example, when you order you tell him how you want your fish or chicken fried (regular or hard) and when your order is done, he also makes sure your satisfied with your condiments (mild sauce, hot sauce, & lemon pepper). He makes sure you're satisfied to the point that he will give you the lemon pepper shaker to ensure you're satisfied with your level of extra lemon pepper. That kind of service is a plus in my book. read more

I enjoyed everything about dinner from this spot. Halal chicken and good service. Small shop on a pretty forgettable street. The owner (I assume he was) was very cool. Nice to everyone and very helpful when ordering. Offered different sauces and spices with the order. The food was on point, one of the best fried chicken I've ever had. I got the leg and thigh my wife the tenders. Came in a greasy paper bag with fries. The breading was perfect not too thick and seasoned well. Have to come back and try the fish next time. read more

I eat here about once a week. You can't beat these cheap and delicious hushpuppies, and the chicken and lemon pepper combo is off the chain. read more

Nothing like a walk out the office down the street to JJ Fish. The block smells of garbage left out in the street for several days. It was a toxic odor, worthy of making Oscar the Grouch reel in agony! We got in and saw a menu of fried tilapia, fried catfish, fried shrimp, fried chicken wings, fried liver, fried gizzards, fried cat nuggets, fried chicken nuggets, you get the picture. My ex-roommate helped himself to a small tilapia combo. I helped myself to a small shrimp and wing combo. After a short wait, we were awarded our food and helped ourself to some hot saurce. We rolled out to the Art Institute less than a block away, but the garden was closed. We walked up a block to Millennium Park and helped ourselves to some magical JJ Fish goodness. Battered fries, crunchy shrimps, and chicken wings were in my box of eats with a helping of cole slaw. Come to think of it, it was six shrimps, and three chicken wings and a load of battered fries. We ate, discussed the economy, and headed back to our offices. I am down with JJ Fish, are you? read more

Everything is deep-fried here. EVERYTHING. And some days, that is exactly what you want to eat for lunch. I remember seeing my co-workers walking to the employee lunch room with J & J to-go bags. The smell of fried fish and wings tortured me (in a good way). After a few weeks of this, I had to try it for myself. They have fried catfish, whitefish, perch, shrimp, and oysters. Don't like fish? Go for the chicken wings. Huge wings, breaded and deep-fried. The hot sauce is from the large plastic container, pump included. Fast-food, indeed. Those of you who are fond of the chicken's *other* parts, fried chicken livers and gizzards are on the menu as well (they are delicious!) Sides include fries, onion rings, hush puppies, and fried okra. If that isn't enough food, they also have peach cobbler and banana pudding for dessert. There aren't any tables at J & J Fish, with the exception of a few stools along the wall. Your best bet is to take your food to-go, since it does get pretty crowded here during the lunch rush. read more

Deep. Fried. Everything. Seriously, every food item here is beige. Had fried chicken gizzards for the first time. This place gets points just for serving that, I think. They were appropriately chewy. For $7, you get a styrofoam box bursting with fried batter-coated gizzards and chicken livers on a slice of bread, with fries. Getting the prescription for Lipitor is your responsibility. The self-serve Louisiana hot sauce from an industrial-size jug is good. read more

Fried fish, gizzards, okra, shrimp...anything fried, they have it...yummy! And, it being close to work makes it even better. Is it on the cleanest street? No way! Is it at times sketchy walking in there? Of course! Is the food delish? Oh yeah baby! When I have an itchin' for some fried catfish nuggets, I'm at JJ's. Plus, on Tuesdays, there's a special for catfish nuggets, bread, coleslaw, and fries all for $5.99. Sounds good to me! For the low expectations, this place beats all of them. Not the classiest joint at all, but the food is consistent and reminds me of home... read more

24 hours later and I'm still having diarrhea from my catfish nugget dinner. It tasted like fried, which wasn't too unexpected but I felt gross the whole night. brb gotta poop Anyways, the fries were okay. Nothing to return over. The man who was working was friendly. The hot sauce was okay. Actually the fish wasn't too bad, but my insides disagree. Earlier today I drank a liter of Gatorade hoping it would calm down my queasiness. It did- about 20 min later i had some pretty good vomits at Trader Joes. I walked past JJ on my way to work and the smell of fried fish made me uneasy. You get the picture. The 2nd star is for their hours being better than everything else in the loop and for the decent customer service, but I don't think I'll be coming back anytime ever. read more

The worst customer services ever .. Mean cashier with mood based menu and prices. I don't like his sauce so I asked for tiny cole slaw he ignored me and after I asked him for the fourth time gave it to me frowning like I killed his son!! Didn't gave me the drink with my meal though I had the time before with same order lied and said he didn't give me a drink that time. I will not come back again read more

Decent deep, fried, salty, greasy chicken, fish, shrimp with fries and everything else in between that will probably cause bad things to happen to your health if you ate there every day. It's also reasonably priced. Nothing less.. nothing more. It's a solid spot to get your fried fish and chicken fix in the area. It's not the best, but it's exactly what you'd expect. I recommend getting the hot sauce. The service is pretty decent too. read more

Pretty near perfect. Stopped in for liver and wings combo. Got my food quickly, server was friendly and didn't begrudge me 4 containers of hot sauce. The place seemed like a decent value, although I would have preferred more wings and less liver (or at least 50/50), but that might just be personal preference. Overall, solid South side style wings in a bit more convenient location with better service than you might get in other chicken shacks. read more

JJ Fish & Chicken - Liver and wings combo with fries. Only 3 wings, but a ton of liver. - Seafood Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I'll just start and end by saying I ordered 4 wings. I opened the bag and there were wings. Ok so the wings were so small there was nothing on them. I didn't even get one bite because under the fried skin was nothing. 6.00 wasted, I should've went to the Harolds food truck. read more

JJ Fish & Chicken - Seafood Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

If anyone gives this awesome place anything below 4 stars then thwy don't know seafood....I love this place any truck driver that sees this....its a must stop. ...shrimp are huge and delicious.....really good flavor...and they have lemon pepper anything. If I'm in a hundred miles radius if this place I'm going out of route for some good seafood. read more

JJ Fish & Chicken - I ate all but 2 shrimp so I threw them in my chicken plate. ...great food - Seafood Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Make sure you look at your food before you leave if you're doing take out, I asked them to fry my food hard so it'd be crispy and they burned it. My onion rings were so burnt, they were dried out. read more