Coolest thing about having a Jollibee in your city is "Having A Jollibee In Your City!" I'm from Detroit, therefore I had to drive around 4hrs to get here. We put in an order for 2 buckets of chicken joy,, with rice and such and such. It was pretty much the end of the night, so it's understandable that they run out of rice and substitutes fried potato sticks instead. IDC, not an issue. Besides,, I'm pinoy as fudge, I'll just cook some up when we get at my cousins house. Anyways, the place is pretty nice. A shiny new toy for Skokie. Paint is still pretty vibrant, the floors are still glistening and the bathrooms are still immaculate. Not like all the aging Jollibee branches like in Carson City, Vegas or NYC. I'm not here to crybaby about their service time or whatever. I enjoyed their chicken joy here. They even gave us extra gravy because they ran out of rice. That to me is amazing service recovery. People will come here no matter what... last time I checked,, Jollibees are a rare chain in the states. I know I will always come. That's why these guys get 4 stars. Thanks for reading my review. I hope this helps. Enjoy your awesome yelptastic day!!! read more

Jollibee - (",) - Fast Food Near Me - Skokie, Illinois

I have been changing my rating for this location from 3 to 5 to 1 stars. While the initially the location had issues it seemed to improve for some time but now after several bad experiences at this location I think the chicken has clouded my judgment. The staff is different every single time I am here. They are clearly terribly trained because everyone seems clueless about whag they are doing. The staffing has been getting worse than it used to be. The last several times I have waited in the drive thru line only to be told that they are out of spicy chicken. Absolutely rediculous if you only offer spicy and regular. That's 50 percent of your offerings! The drive thru also takes absolutely forever and they never seem to have chicken. God forbid you need a bucket of chicken. You'll be waiting in the parking lot until they bring it out to you. While I appreciate fresh food I very much am not impressed with this location's incompetence at providing their basic offerings at a timely fashion of a fast food chain. read more

I had an amazing experience at Jollibee thanks to Rhea! She was super friendly and made sure I felt welcome right away. Her customer service was so amazing, definitely 5 stars! read more

Service is bad in drive thru. No one open a window on me or any greeting i try to horn and i saw a guy and a lady close on us but they didn't care. Horrible im shock! Tuesday 10/22/23 happened. I wait almost close to 5mins. Nothing happened very bad service and no values in a customers. I believe in any business every customer counts! read more

I heard they were a major food service operator with more than a 1,000 units outside the US. I needed to try it out. Short answer. No big deal. Just Ok Long answer. The drive thru menu boards assume you know everything about what they have. I opted for the chickenwich sandwich combo. No listing of side options. No listing of drink types. I said do you have lemonade? Yes, pink lemonade. Oh, no thanks. I'll just have a bottled water. I actually received a cup of water. The sandwich was comparable to a Popeyes chicken sandwich. The breading is thicker and very crispy. I really didn't like it. The thin fries tasted really bland. They were fast. They prefer Credit cards only a sign on the window stated. Another sign said "we are understaffed, please be kind" Not sure why they are here, nothing special that you can't find in other fast food places. read more

I actually gave this place a different review months ago. Food has always been great. Best chicken, palabok and Filipino spaghetti as always. Whenever I am in the area, my friends look forward to the Jollibee treat I bring home with me. The service in the past was not really great but for the past 3 months I have been visiting at least once a month, Ms Enera, the cashier, and the manong who keeps the place pristine always welcome me with their warmest smiles! That makes the food even better. I always look forward and hope that I see them every single time as it brightens my day, too. Thank you for the excellent service read more

We had a couple friends suggest that we check out the peach mango pie, so we came by in the early afternoon on a Saturday in December. After ordering two pies through the drive through, we waited for a good 5 minutes to pay and get our dessert. There was a car ahead of us, perhaps with a larger order, so we had to wait for the pies. They were quite a treat! The texture was very crunchy. I would compare it to a McDonald's Apple pie, but the peach mango seemed a bit less "healthy" if you can rate certain desserts healthy. The filling was very mushy -- there weren't full chunks of fruit, so all the texture of the pie came from the outer crust. The crust itself wasn't too hot, but the filling was definitely hot at certain points. Be careful that you don't take too large of a first bite. Overall, I'd love to visit Jolibee again to get some food, but the pies were decent. read more

I've been to Jollibees in the Philippines (on at least 3 different islands), Las Vegas, Daly City, Cerritos, Seattle and now Skokie! What a treat! Can you imagine that, in my suburb - just a 10 minute drive. I love the mango pie, that's really good. As for the pancit palabok, that was respectable for fast food. I also liked the Yum burger because of the thousand island dressing sauce. The chicken dippers were average, perhaps it was because they didn't give me my gravy (I found out after I finished my meal). Who does that? You could say that the word "dippers" would have given me a clue - duh! Ok, I'll own this mistake so I will come back and make sure they include the gravy. I'd like to try every burger on the menu although I have had the Aloha burger which is decent. I wonder if they serve breakfast at this location? If so, I'll make sure to have that too. read more

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Well. There is hype for this place, but I'm not sure why. Yeah, it's fast (ish) food, but I thought it'd be a little more flavorful. Super, super greasy. Pass on the J-Bee. read more

Jollibee - Palabok et al. - Fast Food Near Me - Skokie, Illinois

Absolutely the worst chicken I've ever had. This is my first time trying Jollibee. Ordered for my kids though . Very dry and looked like it was cooked last week . They couldn't eat that. Spaghetti was ewww too. Never again. read more

Halo halo here is okay. Jam is very stringy and almost hairy like and gets stuck to your teeth while hanging off your mouth which is really unpleasant. Beans were also very undercooked. It did taste sweet but not too sweet. For $6.16 with tax it wasn't the best value, but it is something different. Dining room is fairly clean but a lot of crumbs on the ground. Service is nice but with 6 workers on a light day, it took about 5 minutes just to get my order taken, and 7 minutes to receive my order. read more

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I tried their Chickenjoy with mashed potatoes and got a side of the peach mango pie. The chicken was fried and tasted almost identical to Popeyes fried chicken but not quite as good. The mashed potatoes were average. I wouldn't go back there for the chicken. One thing I really enjoyed was the peach mango pie! From the outside, it looks plain and average but it's filled with so much fruity and sweet flavors! It's just the right amount of sweet. I would probably just get the peach mango pie if I was to return to Jollibee. The service was friendly - it was my first time there and the guy at the counter (I believe he was the manager) was helpful when I asked him questions about the menu and was deciding on what I wanted to order. The inside is clean and looked like a moden fast-food joint with cute/colorful chairs designs on the walls. read more

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Due to the long lines that are commonplace here and all the buzz surrounding their arrival in Chicago, I was really expecting a lot more from my visit here. All I got was food that wasn't as unique as I would've liked, in portion sizes that weren't generous, at prices I would expect from classier restaurants. While visiting Asia, one of my goals was to try both local fast food chains and American fast food chains offering an Asian spin on their offerings. This way, I would have a basis for comparison when I got home. I noticed two major types of fast food existed: One was cheap and junky lower quality food that was tasty, the other was quality food prepared quickly. Unfortunately, Jolibee falls into the first category for me. Here were my thoughts on the dishes I tried: Spaghetti -- Sweet and heavy on the tomato flavor. While it might have a good amount of meat and cheese in it, the flavors aren't very distinctive or distinguishable from each other. The spaghetti was an unusual texture between soft and al dente, but the overall effect of the mix was something along the lines of a comfort food pasta -- similar to Steak and Shake's Chili Mac, but less tasty. Chicken dippers - light in flavor and the breading could've been more crispy. The lack of marination was apparent as the dish lacked both seasoning and saltiness. Completely forgettable. Big yum - Patty was a bit thin and not too flavorful. The burger overall didn't seem too different from a McDonalds Big Mac with a sweet Asian sauce and tomato. A missed opportunity to showcase a good fusion burger as McDonalds and Burger King have demonstrated in Asia. Fiesta noodles / Pancit Palabok - Probably the most underwhelming version of this dish I've ever had. The noodles were neither soft nor bouncy -- but something weirdly inbetween. The shrimp was small and the meat sauce was light on pork and garlic flavor (Joy Yee's does have a really nice version of this meat sauce however). Fries: Similar to what you'd find at a Steak 'N Shake - Thin cut, but not very tasty. Mashed potatoes - Not fluffy, and almost kind of grainy and chewy. The generous amount of gravy provided is almost necessary since the potato itself is a bit bland. Chickenjoy - The signature dish of Jolibee. Fairly crispy and tender, but not really juicy and really lacks marination and seasoning. In fact, there was really no flavor that helped to distinguish this chicken enough where I wouldn't go to a KFC or Popeyes instead (or really -- one of the many great local broasted chicken offerings around Chicago). Mango Peach Pie -- Crispy shell with a nice mango filling. Probably the best dish I had in my meal, but if you ever visit Asia -- you'll find that many restaurants are skilled at their use of mango. Which by comparison, this is a very average pie dessert (try KFC in Asia). Overall, I can't find a real compelling reason to make another visit here. If I spend a little more time going into the city, I can find much better and cheaper options for Asian food. Even if I hadn't tried fast food in Asia, this would still be a mediocre restaurant for me -- the food simply isn't that special. read more

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Jollibee....more like Jollieflea. So I'm from out of town where we do not have Jollibee so when I get to Chicago I always come and get that big juicy spicy Chicken joy. Unfortunately the last time and this time there was absolutely no joy whatsoever. The chicken thigh literally had almost no meat in it. It was like breaded chicken bones. And the tenders which I tried for the first time were anything but tender. Rather they were tough and chewy. To top it off, their soda machine was down so he charged me $3 for a 20 ounce soda that was actually a 12 ounce can and every single table was dirty. So disappointed and with all the options for good chicken I would take my money anywhere but here. read more

It's a sad situation: very understaffed (a widespread problem currently), but big orders do come in on Saturdays for parties and other catering. So it was a half-hour wait for any Chickenjoy, and there were no tenders or sandwiches. No burgers either. And a line developed at the counter. Food came after long wait; fries very cold and partner furious. So much for a Saturday lunch outing. I don't know what the answer is: It seems abusive to the few employees they do have to deal with the workload and what I'm sure is abuse from irate customers. Close the place until you can staff it up enough to run well? But then no one gets to work and earn there. It was a one-star experience but a second star here for the nice employees despite the terrible conditions they're working under. read more

Who doesn't love a good fried chicken restaurant? Jollibee's is that and so much more. Definitely try dipping your chicken in the deliciously rich gravy. The pancit and jolly spaghetti are some of my favorite sides. My husband is partial to their aloha burger. The peach mango pies are also a must try. read more

I heard about the hype of this place, but I was NOT gonna wait in no 2-5 hour line for some chicken. I don't care how good it was. So, we were in the area and decided I wanted to try it now. No line, so that was good. Quite a few options and the girl at the register was nice and helpful. I opted for the $5 deal with 2 piece Chicken Joy, 1 side & drink. I went with mashed potato and the pineapple juice. I also ordered a side of spaghetti and a peach mango pie. The chicken was good. I wasn't a big fan of the mashed potato. The spaghetti was sweet and unique and I liked it. Peach mango pie was good, but didn't totally wow me. Would definitely come back if in the area to try other items off the menu. read more

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The food made me sick the next morning I felt nausea it was the last meal I ate the evening before. The pies are a joke, they're half filled! The chicken was way too salty. The spaghetti was about a pint size at an additional premium cost of $1.50 when I ordered the Special that included it. I will NOT be returning!! read more

I consider myself Filipino-American. I grew up in Chicago most of my life and wanted to identify with my heritage through culture and music; especially our food! Jollibee is a Filipino concept fast food chain recognized internationally. Jollibee has a strong presence in the west coast and has slowly made their way east. They have expanded their operations over the years so when I learned a Jollibee was opening in a neighboring town, I was stoked! I had no intention to visit during opening week -or opening month for that matter- due to the ridiculously long lines and wait times for food. Opening week had wait times averaging between 7-9 hours! You're practically eating lunch for dinner! I was excited for the opening but I wasn't that crazy to endure the lengthy wait. I decided to wait a few more months for the lines to die down. I finally went in late September 16' and waited a total of 50 minutes. The line at the time was still out the door -10 ppl deep, excluding the line once your inside- so they had an employee at the entrance taking orders on handwritten tickets. Once you hit this checkpoint, you wait in line some more until you make it to the counter. At the counter, you give them your ticket, you pay, and then you're given a buzzer. Then you wait again... When your food is finally ready, you come to their counter with your paid receipt and buzzer and then wait some more til you find an open seat. Like I said earlier, this ordeal took us 50 minutes. Unfortunately, there were far more misses on the menu versus hits. When only 25% of the menu was actually worth ordering, three stars was mighty generous. The few things that saved this rating were the Chicken joy, the Peach mango pies, the halo-halo drink and their customer service. Their menu lacked authentic dishes and the few authentic/signature dishes they offered on the menu were terrible. Filipino spaghetti is typically sweet but the Jollibee spaghetti was too sweet. Perhaps it's an acquired taste thing but I just couldn't get myself to appreciate this dish. As for their fiesta noodles, I've had way better palabok a.k.a "fiesta noodles" elsewhere (I.e. Isla Pilipina in Chicago). I can't say much for their breakfast menu because I haven't had it yet. Chicken joy is basically just fried chicken. Not exactly sure if this is considered "authentic Filipino" but it was pretty good. They have a gravy dipping sauce that comes with every chicken joy meal/bucket. You just take your chicken and dunk it in the sauce and then Dunk, eat and repeat. This was the most enjoyable part of my meal and would probably be the only reason why I'd return here. The chicken skin was flavorful and very crispy -just the way I like it- and the meat was juicy and tender. Don't even try the burgers. Just don't. You'll be sorely disappointed and you'll regret wasting your money. There are a ton of better options in the area for burgers. The burgers here may be well suited for the Filipino but has the potential to be an acquired challenge for the American palette. You either like their burgers or you don't. Until they can produce an authentic and solid Filipino product that is NOT fried chicken while reducing wait times in line, I can't bring myself to giving this place no more than a 3/5. read more

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If you have... 1) waited outdoor for three (3) plus hours during their grand opening month, or 2) waited five (5) plus hours at their drive-thru, or 3) finally placed an order after being stuck in a line and realized the food was merely comparable to any other fast food restaurant with an anthropomorphic logo... I totally understood this lackluster rating because you could have used the wasted time wisely and productively on doing something else. However, I'm gladly to render "Jollibee" a score of 80% this evening, even though I had to admit that my palabok was semi-uninspiring and left a lot to be desired. On the other hand, hubby enjoyed his chicken with spaghetti. He liked the fact that he could dip the chicken tenders with gravy. Oh by the way, the "cubbyhole" or "cubicle" seating provided some privacy and we were quite diggin" it! Service here was friendly. Our order was verified on the pin pad to ensure accuracy. Speaking of price points, they were acceptable. An entree with drink or dessert should run right under $10/person. I will definitely consider patronizing "Jollibee" again if I'm nearby. With that being said, don't go out of your way to make it here...most likely it will lead to a major letdown. read more

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Finally tried the mystery that was Jollibee Chicken is good. Everytime we came by there was a line that was 50 deep just out the door. So had to avoid it until now. So the hype has died down now with another location opening up. This time, it was just the standard expected queue for lunch, with the line completely indoor. Waited probably 5mins in queue. The video menu board is helpful to figure out what you're getting. You'll order, pay, get a number and then get a buzzer for your food. I think each meal is made fresh to order as it took a bit of waiting for the food to come out. We enjoyed the food, but value wise it is lacking. For $10 you get six pieces of well seasoned fried chicken. Each chicken order comes with a side of gravy, which is different for me. Salty, but its good especially with mashed potatoes. We wanted to try everything. But only had one meal to do it. The family pack was the route to go as it came with a family pack of spaghetti, six pieces of chicken and three mango peach pies. My favorite of the meal was the pies! Chicken is good. Spaghetti is good, pies were great! The halo halo was a good finish for the meal but it's $6 (enough for a meal somewhere else). The thing that got me was the price, its more pricey than other places for fast food. I went away spending $38 for a fast food meal with two adults and a 3 yr old. I only wanted to try the food, it was definitely good, but I would not go out of my way to eat here. read more

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My mouth watered instantly after seeing a picture by fellow Yelper, Gerry T, which prompted me to visit Jollibee after work. As for this review I would like to try something different. I am going to call this one the good, bad and ugly of Jollibee. With the good being the good; the bad being the bad, and the ugly being something minor which could turn into bad. The Good: When I walked into Jollibee, I walked into a clean environment that was not too crowded nor too busy compared to my initial visit in the past that resulted in a drive-thru visit. As I share this review I got the chance to dine-in which gives an overall better experience. My order consisted of the 2 piece chicken joy w/ spaghetti & drink, which the food tasted good as it looked on the menu. With that, the foodie assist goes to Gerry because if I did not see his posting I would have not visited. The Bad: There were absolutely no bad that I could think of, but the ugly could quickly turn into something bad if not addressed. The Ugly: I can honestly only come up with two uglies, which was my initial encounter with the employee being very awkward, and a lack of napkins they gave me. As for the employee she showed no emotions like a robot, which led me to believe that she did not want to be there because of her dull personality. Could of been because she was busy working the drive-thru, as well as the dining room counter taking orders or maybe even drained from a previous rush hour. As for the napkins, they only gave me one napkin, which is not enough when you have an order of fried chicken and spaghetti sitting in front of you for crying out loud. Sure, I could have easily went and got another napkin, but they should know this stuff. Probably would have gave me only one anyway. Not cool, Jollibee! Stop being cheap! Post this visit to Jollibee, it was also recommended by Gerry, to try the mango peach pie, which I plan to try on a later return. Besides! A return gives me a chance to try that, as well as the adobo rice which had my interest upon entering. With that being said, I hope this review assists you in any way. Thomas G read more

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Having lived for 5 years in Manila, I am a huge fan of Jollibee and I am glad it's made its way over to the Chicago area. Jollibee is best known for their chickenjoy which I would say is somewhat similar to Popeyes, but goes best with the gravy. I went in today and got the family bundle on a Thursday, which comes with 6 piece bucket and pancit palabok. I decided to go with a half and half because I love spicy chickenjoy. For the most part, the chicken joy tastes the same as compared to Manila, full of flavor and the gravy is the same goodness. The spicy chickenjoy is where it varies a bit. I am quite sure the preparation here is a bit different since there was no spicy powder on top of the crispy fried chicken at all. It was definitely part of the marinate when deep fried, which didn't make it as spicy compared to the Jollibee's in Manila. I was a little disappointed with that. The pancit palabok though is definitely on point and it is great they serve a family platter portion here. There was alot of the palabok sauce to go with the noodles, the way it should be. For the price though, it is a bit more expensive than your regular fried chicken joint. I wish they would drop the price a little, because the food price difference compared to in the Philippines is almost 1.5 to 2.0x price for meals. The price for the bundle is $15.99 plus tax. Service was friendly, but the preparation time for a 6 piece bucket and the family size palabok was almost 20 minutes. Would definitely recommend for non Filipinos to try it out, because Jollibee should be given a chance especially for those who love fried chicken! I know the jollispaghetti may be weird for some, but that chicken will always be top notch! read more

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It is kind of novel fast food place. Jollibee is a Philippines fast food place that has expanded into Chicago. They have a few restaurants around the city at this point. When this location first opened there was a constant line of cars around the drive thru. I have been there a few times and it is fast food. The draw again was the unique menu. The chicken wasn't bad and I had tried the mashed potatoes. It is very similar to KFC or popeyes. One thing that I really like are their pies. The mango peach is pretty delicious. If your interested in going check out the menu first and make sure it is to your liking and give it a shot. read more

I know that this place is nostalgic for a lot of people, but I just wanted to personally check it out because it seemed popular amongst a lot of my Filipino friends. We went through the drive thru, and ordered a burger, fries, 3 piece chicken, spaghetti, and rice. The order process was pretty confusing, and it took a while for the person to get the correct order on the screen. There was only one person in line ahead of us, and it didn't seem like the inside was too busy. Regardless, it took about 15-20 mins to get our food, and it turns out that they forgot our fries. The wait to correct the order was another 15-20 minutes for just the fries, and at that point, it didn't really seem worth it for some fast food. I enjoyed the chicken, and my partner enjoyed his burger. I'm not knocking stars off for the spaghetti because I know that it wasn't going to be your average spaghetti, but I can see how it would appeal to other people especially if they grew up eating this style! The food was not bad, but they definitely need to get on top of their service game a bit better. Service was overall friendly, it was just the pace that orders came out that needs help. I understand that things aren't completely normal right now though, so I'd still recommend checking this place out, but definitely expect longer wait times! read more

Good place be at if you're a Filipino. It's good that we were not caught up in that long line, both our visit was less than 30 mins before we got our order. The chicken and the gravy are completely Filipino, crispy and juicy! I just wish they have some white meat in the mix and not just all legs and thighs. But I can't complain because the pieces are decently sized. The palabok and peach mango pie are all the same as what is in the Philippines. The Regular yum though is not, the mayo sauce in it has overwhelming pickle taste in it. Overall this is a good experience for the family and we'll definitely be coming back whenever we are in town. read more

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Solid Filipino Fried chicken! Everything came out nice and fresh, and the wait wasn't too long (7ish mins). Highly recommend their peach mango pie! read more

Jollibee - Outside - Fast Food Near Me - Skokie, Illinois

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I finally made the trek to jollibee, we've been wanting to try it since it opened, I'm always interested in new flavors and new places... The place itself is cool and bright, clean and fun, the staff was friendly. The food was good, the chicken was moist and crispy, we tried the spaghetti, good but sweet and had hot dogs in it, the plabok was good, shrimps, porky vermicelli with a garlic sauce, good stuff. The star of the show though was the halo-halo, it's a crazy colorful shaved ice dessert with beans, coconut, jelly cubes, purple ube ice cream flan and vanilla ice cream, evaporated milk.... sounds like a lot, it's awesome, if you like Japanese red beans you'll love this!! We'll Definitely stop by when we are in the area. read more

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Service was bad, worker tried to get me to change my order after I waited 30 minutes.

My favorite here is the fall off the bone moist and tasty fried chicken. The skin of the chicken is just right crispy! The Filipino spaghetti is just the right compliment with the fried chicken. The unlimited soft drinks are excellent when you are thirsty. The mango peach pie tastes like mango and peach which is way better than the apple pie at McDonalds. read more

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Ok. Chicken is good. Especially because they concentrate on dark meat and the pieces they sell are good sized pieces. The pieces are breaded/taste more like Church's than KFC or Popeyes. They also provide you with a small container of gravy to dress your chicken in if you prefer. The gravy is the same they use for their burgers and mashed potatoes. We tried going a week ago but there was still a line that amounted to an hour wait and we didn't have the time. At 3 pm on a Tuesday, we waited a total of 10 min in line and another 10 for our order. Mashed potatoes or rice are great additions. Wish they had banana ketchup which is a tad sweeter than regular ketchup. I'd definitely get the peach pies but would skip the $4.99 halo halo. They package all your food to go but you can eat some there- just ask for plates. Staff is very friendly. Whole restaurant is clean. Now don't be a hater and say you've had better Filipino food. In a city with limited Filipino food options, it's great and for fast food- I'd take it over the other chicken places any day. It's hot and hits the spot. Will try breakfast and/or spaghetti next time. read more

Jollibee - 6 piece chicken joy meal. Add 5 pieces of chicken that are in the bucket, 2 more pies, and 2 more sides. - Fast Food Near Me - Skokie, Illinois

My sisters had never been until yesterday...we're happy we did!! Got spaghetti, a burger, pineapple float, and chicken in the drive-thru (not pictured). All items were delicious!! Though we weren't the biggest fans of the fatty later between the chicken and it's skin. $17 for the first 3 items with 2 regular drinks. read more

Jollibee - The Jollibee! - Fast Food Near Me - Skokie, Illinois

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honestly anyone who gives a 3 star review or less to The Holy Land is a fool!!! I said what I said!!! I had Jollibee back in New York before I moved to Chicago and was SoOoO0o0O excited to find out there was one in Jefferson Park - seems like the rest of Jefferson Park feels the same way, so I don't blame the long lines. I just see it as a community of Filipino Chicagoans and chicken connoisseurs getting in line for the good stuff. I always go for the Spicy Chickenjoy + Spaghetti combo. Quality was on par with the other Jollibee I've been to; I couldn't tell a difference. Still better than KFC tho read more

Jollibee - ~the holy land~ - Fast Food Near Me - Skokie, Illinois

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I am a huge fan of Jollibee and decided to visit this location since this was new for 1 month. I have to admit this location is one of the most beautiful location I been too. The building is very nice and it stands tall and I was very amazed. They have their own mailbox and fire pit for the cold. The parking though sucks as you can not park in certain areas as there is a Just tires parking and other stores. Now time for the bad. The cons of the store, the obvious one, the line. There is reasons why lines are long and either the place is popular which is true or/and there is something wrong with the process. First off the line we waited on was not too bad and once you go inside it does not look long at all. The line was slow because there was only 1 register open at the time. The other was one of the employee was taking our order with paper and pad, but was not the most intelligent as she was apologizing to people that she could not spell pineapple quencher, or chickenjoy that is pretty bad. You are better off telling the person at the cashier what you want. So the line moves super duper slow as we were in the same spot for 10 minutes. After waiting in that line for 2 hours and back at home it would be only a 20 to 30 minute at to wait, well you want to order more food for the wait. We got the 2 pieces of chickenjoy, spaghetti, pineapple float and both were really great and awesome with the corn and mash. The food came out fresh as well. I would say wait till they get their sh*t together, location beautiful, but the drive in is close as well read more

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Don't know how I feel about the long wait for just chicken, spaghetti, and mash potatoes. Everyone has been raving about it, so went today to check it out since my bf and friend never had it before. Got here around 5:45 and the line wasn't bad at all. Looped around once from the entrance. Waited for about 40 minutes and went through the doors to a shorter line before entering to the line to order. I ordered a 6 piece chicken bucket, large mash potato, and a spaghetti. The cashier gave us a number device thing so it will light up when it was our number. The wait for the food was seriously worse than the wait outside. Everyone was crammed in a corner and trying to be out of everyone else's way. The workers who were putting the orders together were getting frustrated because the women who was calling out the numbers was not paying attention. There were orders all lined up on the counter and you can see everyone crowding around questioning where their orders were because they waited for a long time. After standing there for like another 30-40 minutes, our number was finally called out. That long of a wait just for a bucket of chicken, mash potatoes, and a spaghetti was not really worth it in my opinion. No way was I going to eat there, so we went to eat at my friend's place. We got the regular chicken and not the spicy because my bf can't eat spicy. The chicken was just alright, I prefer Popeyes chicken better. The mash potatoes tasted like mash potatoes. The spaghetti on the other hand was sweeter than my liking. It wasn't bad, I just wasn't used to sweet spaghetti. In the spaghetti was beef and sausages. Everyone says the steak burger is good, but it's not on the menu yet. And I'm not sure about the mango/ peach pies. Not a fan of pies. Overall, the food just mediocre. Will I come here again? Maybe not if I had to wait in line again. read more

Jollibee - Fast Food Near Me - Skokie, Illinois

I'm usually excited when I hear the word Jollibee. My friends and I were craving some Halo Halo so we decided to go to Jollibee. When we were ordering we were told that Halo Halo was no longer on the menu and has been discontinued. What?! How is that possible? Halo Halo is a menu staple at Jollibee. That's what people new to Jollibee order, along with the chicken and spaghetti, when they do their Mukbangs! Also, this location was out of burgers and Burgersteaks! So I tried to make the most of it and decided I'll get some chicken. I wanted the spicy chicken. I was told it was going to take about 30 minutes! WTF!!! What kind of nonsense is this?! They don't plan properly and have enough chicken and burgers on hand for customers? I settled with a 2 piece Chickenjoy meal, non-spicy :(, and a side of rice with a Peach Mango Pie and Pineapple Quencher. The chicken was good, as usual, the pie was amazing along with the Pineapple quencher. They forgot to give me the rice! I love Jollibee but...... read more

Painfully slow. Took 20 minutes only to find out that they didn't have half of the menu available. Ridiculous waste of my time. Will not return. read more

Have heard mixed reviews of Jollibee from (Our dear Filipino-American Friends) unbelievable to meh(steak & potato crowd). We were in the Skokie area today, the line wasn't there at the time and decided to give Jollibee's a shot. We had the Big Yum Burger on the menu along with the #2 Chicken Bucket (since we were not sure which ones we wanted, it was recommended to try both, which we did). Mashed Potato's & Gravy were good. Have to say we enjoyed the spicy chicken more, next time we will order the spicier one, nothing wrong with the regular, but our preference was for the spicier one. We also had the Pineapple drink, Buko Pandan Cooler, Pearl Cooler. All were very tasty. We loved the mango pie, that's really enjoyable. Enjoy & Cheers! read more

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First time. Last time. Had to try it once. Once is all it will ever be. Don't understand this place. Overpriced and mediocre at best. Burger is pathetic and sad and like $6. Should be on a $1 menu. Fried Chicken is more than double Jewel Osco and Jewel's FC is infinitely better read more

**2.5 stars** I can't believe it has been over 2 years since this place opened! After telling myself I needed to try the food here for months (or I guess years), I finally found the opportunity to go. Jollibee's is a Filipino fast food joint known for their chicken, so of course I had to try their chicken joy and chicken dippers. I also got their halo halo and peach mango pie for dessert. chicken joy with rice and mashed potato/gravy - chicken was pretty crispy but also very greasy, every bite was dripping with the oil - the meat was tender and a lot more flavorful than the chicken dippers - rice and mashed were potato below average quality - the gravy that comes as a side with both orders is definitely lighter than your standard "American" gravy. I wasn't a big fan of it but it was good to mix with the rice chicken dippers with fries - dippers were bit on the drier side compared to their chicken joy and was also not as savory - shoestring fries that come with the meal was not good at all. It had zero flavor. I love fries and usually most places serve up decent ones, but this place had one of the worst I've tried. You definitely need to dip it in gravy or ranch to make it taste remotely good halo halo - ube ice cream and flan topping were delicious! - the ice and other ingredients (ice cream, beans, fruits, etc) mixed tasted fine, but I think they put a little too much ice so all the flavors didn't blend well together. It reminds me of patbingsoo (Korean shaved ice dessert) for those of you who might be familiar with it. - it's also quite pricey for a cup of ice, bits of ice cream, and a couple spoonfuls of topping peach mango pie - super sweet! but much better than your traditional fast food dessert pies (ex. McDonald's) Overall it's an okay place for a quick bite but I don't think I'll be going back anytime soon. Service was acceptable. The food took a bit longer than I would have thought but the wait wasn't terrible. read more

Jollibee - chicken joy, chicken dippers, and halo halo in the top right-hand corner - Fast Food Near Me - Skokie, Illinois

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