I am not personally a fan of Korean fried chicken (I know I know, don't attack me) but since I'm Korean, I have to get some once in a while! I've been to other Vons Chicken locations so I was excited to see this new shop although I was sad that the old tofu house closed down. I came in on a Monday evening and there was surprisingly a lot of tables filled. We ordered a half order and a full order of chicken. The menu is big which is AMAZING. I love having variety so I'm glad they didn't just have a couple options. The chicken overall was very good. Super crispy but juicy in the inside. Portions and pricing is very fair. The only downside was it did take a while for the chicken to come out. It took about 20 minutes for the half order and 30 minute for the full but at the end of the day, this chicken is baked/fried so of course it's going to take a while and this place is still new so I can't blame them. Just keep this in mind when going in and please be patient since they still are a new business trying to probably find a good system when making lots of orders. I'll have to be back to try the other chicken! read more

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The service was excellent. The food is freshly made, very fresh, and delicious. The sauces are really amazing and flavorful. The fried chicken is the best I've had. The prices are reasonable, and the portions are generous. This Hayward location also offers bubble tea. I ordered the Thai tea with rainbow jelly, and it was really authentic. Highly recommend! Unfortunately, I forgot to take photos. lol read more

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First time trying Vons and we ordered friend chicken B (wings) and C Crispy Padak (thighs), Kimchi rice, onion rings and rice cake. I My gauge is Bonchon we feel this is better! Serve is great as well and always love supporting family owned business. The Padak chicken also dont have after taste and cannot figure out how it taste so good! Really clean place and the time they dont have steamed rice yet, they offer to give me kimchi rice for free as replacement. Going to be our new go to Korean Fried Chicken spot! read more

Vons Chicken - Chicken Wings Near Me - Hayward, California

My family and I absolutely love Vons, and were thrilled when they started to expand across the Bay Area (we used to frequent their Newark location). Our favorites are the yang nyum (spicy with a subtle hint of sweetness), crispy garlic chicken, and the tteokbokki (crispy rice sticks in a gochujang based sauce). We LOVE the diced pickled radish and coleslaw it comes with. While the chicken is certainly the best KFC (Korean fried chicken) we've tried, I would pass on the kimchi fried rice. Otherwise, Vons is a wonderful establishment, and I'm happy to see them doing so well in Castro Valley. Note: Online ordering is available through DoorDash. read more

Have you ever watched one of those K-Dramas on Netflix and watched them devour a delicious, crispy chicken? Did they mention how they absolutely loved the honey butter chicken? Because THIS IS WHERE YOU FIND THAT HEAVENLY honey butter chicken! ...did I mention to go for the honey butter flavor? Hahaha. Anyway, I'm not the biggest fan of sweet and savory at all so this took me on a huge turn. The garlic chicken is also pretty good with it being so buttery. If you're thinking to go bone-in or boneless though... both are equally great. Bone-in is what we usually order but it does get pretty messy eating it with the crumbs flying everywhere. I've always been hesitant about getting boneless just because a majority of fried chicken places use chicken breast. But have no fear! Vons knows what they're doing and they're actually using chicken thighs! Fun fact: it's hard to overcook chicken thighs so it's always going to be a guarantee that the chicken won't be dry! I agree, the items on their menu is a bit pricey compared to your local friend chicken restaurant but they're HUGE pieces (literally just 3 pieces already make me so full) and they always come with cole slaw and radish anyway. I'm glad the friend chicken is not as oily either! read more

Honey butter chicken was good. I wasn't aware that Korean wings were really any different from other wings other than flavor. Found out they use big wings and taking back 10 of them filled me up.. The flavor was good. A nice lil sweet taste... I'll try the other flavor next go around . read more

Vons Chicken - E. Crispy Fried with Honey Butter - Half - Chicken Wings Near Me - Hayward, California

Had a chance to be adventurous by ordering the honey butter wings. I should have listened to my mom's advice, which is always to stick with what you like. It definitely was not as good as the garlic. Not even comparable. Honey butter reminded me too much of your standard fried chicken with sugar sprinkled on top. I couldn't really distinguish any honey flavor (though it was sweet from the sugar) or butter flavor for that matter. In fact, I feel like I could have mistaken more hints of honey and butter w the garlic than honey butter. Since garlic was more of a moist wet sauce that still had an added layer of crispy texture to it, I guess I expected the same, but it was basically a dry "seasoning" of sugar and lacked character and flavor. The meat was still moist on the inside and it was crispy on the outside, but I guess I was expecting the same wow factor as I got w the garlic. Overall I give honey butter a 3/5 and garlic 5/5. Still, grub hub as usual, did a fantastic job making the ordering experience easy peasy and order was ready in just 15 mins, earlier than the 20-30 est time. read more

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This place is located right next to chicken on fire. Decided to give it a try since chicken on fire closed earlier for dine in. I thought the flavors were very different, but still very tasty! I liked the yang nyum chicken wings more than the crispy chicken... it kind of reminded me of Chinese sweet and sour pork. Some of the chicken was rather dry though... maybe just get wings instead of a combo For the price... I wish the orders came with rice because in my opinion, $17 per plate was expensive... I would recommend you give this place a try though. They have a lot of different things but don't expect amazing service read more

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If you are interested in authentic spicy Korean rice cakes known as Tteokbokki I do NOT recommend these. They're barely sweet and hardly spicy. Also, the texture is SO bad. They taste as if they've been frozen several times and unthawed. Nobody in our house could eat more than a single bite. Really low quality. The kimchi fried rice was a similar experience to the rice cakes but if I had to choose between the two, I'd go for the kimchi fried rice without question. The soy garlic chicken was the star of the show. Very good but barely any sauce. I hated the complimentary side dishes as well. Not a fan of the pink radish or their coleslaw. Between here and Chicken on Fire there is no competition. Chicken on Fire is the winner by a landslide. read more

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I will definitely miss Tofu House (which used to be here) but I love fried chicken so I was excited to give this place a shot. I was ordering for 3 people, so I got a full sized order of "Chrispy Garlic Chicken" and did a combo of drumsticks and wings ($30.58 total with tax). Having a family member with food allergies, it was nice to see some of the allergen information clearly spelled out on the menu. I ordered ahead online and I got there a few minutes too early, but the man at the counter was kind enough to bring it to my car when it was ready. The chicken was pretty good. The size of the pieces were nice and meaty but the flavoring seemed a bit uneven and some of the pieces were a bit dry. The order came with two little containers of slaw and pickled veggies. I was a bit bummed there was no rice. Overall it was a decent meal. read more

Hello I am there for my Oder but they make the order too late and this main point there are one worker who use the glass he has bad behavior with customer and I just wite to my Oder like 49 min don't use this read more

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Vons Chicken just did the trick. The spicy crispy chickens have enough heat and they go so well with their sides to cool off the heat. The garlic/soy chickens are very favorable with a hint of soy taste. The full size is economical and can fill up a family of four or more. Great games meal. It comes in with a cooling pickled reddish and cold slaws. Perfect for this time, when I am too lazy to cook until the Christmas feast. Order and ready for pick up within 25 minutes. read more

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**COVID me calling in and picking up food** Wow! I don't know who Von is, but wow his chicken is good, like really really good! I cannot remember when I had wings this good! We looked on the delivery app and were shocked by the markups. So I gave Vons Chicken a call asked what is the most popular, they suggested the garlic soy and yang yum half orders. I can see why these are so popular, the yang yum was something else, the wings were all decent size and perfectly cooked! The honey garlic was on point! I also had a side order of the kimchi fried rice which was nothing to write home about it was ok. I think next time I would skip it and go with just the wings. TLDR: Bomb A$$ wings!! Call it in and save some $$ get the the honey garlic and the yangs yum! read more

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These are really crispy and juicy chicken. We ordered take-out and when we got home, they were still crispy! The next day we had leftovers and air fried them to heat them up, they were extremely crispy and crunchy, and the air fryer extracted the extra oil away. Mmmm. We got the half order of the garlic crispy chicken and half order of the honey butter crispy, combo so a blend of wings and drumsticks. Total came out to $32 for both, which is quite pricey. We thought two orders of the half were too much for two people, but we ate more than half for dinner and the next day for lunch we ate the rest. There were about 7 pieces in each half order, enough to fill up two semi hungry folks, but my fiance ate 5 and I had 3 so good thing we ordered a lot. The meal also came with two pickled radish and coleslaw, in small containers though. We also ordered side of fries and to be honest, I enjoyed the fries the most. Very crispy and tasty. The chicken taste is a bit too sweet for me. If you're a fan of sweet and savory, you will enjoy these chickens. But if you're like me and want to keep the sweet away from fried foods, then you will be turned off. The garlic flavor was tasty but the sauce was a tad bit too sweet. The honey butter was too sweet for my taste that I only took a bite. I wanted to try the yang nyum but the other reviews said it is too sweet. I should've opted for the regular crispy chicken spicy. 4 stars for the crispy and juicy factor of these chickens, 3 stars for the flavoring. When I ordered on the phone the worker seemed a bit short with me when I asked a couple questions. Felt uncomfortable but I am sure he is busy and stressed. Parking is plentiful on the side in the lot. We had no issues with parking and our order took roughly 35 minutes. The worker was kind enough to bring it out to our car. read more

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One of my goto korean chicken joints. Perfectly fried without drying out the meat. All tossed evenly. The honey butter chicken and fries are my favorite. The yangyum sauce is also very good. Get spicy for a good kick. Owner was super friendly and service was outstanding. read more

If you're craving fried chicken and like variety, Vons is your place. You can order wings, drumsticks, combo of both, or boneless pieces in all sorts of flavors. We ordered delivery from here for the first time a few months ago. It definitely took us a while to decide what we wanted after seeing the many options. We decided on a half order of boneless Crispy Padak chicken and the combo (wings and drumsticks) Crispy Garlic chicken with a side of fries and onion rings. Lots of fried on fried on fried food, but had to try this place after reading the many reviews! The fried chicken was seasoned well, hot, fresh, and crispy even with travel time. We liked the flavor and texture of the Garlic wings and drumsticks more than the Padak boneless pieces, though. I guess garlic vs. onion and garlic won. We weren't as impressed with the side of fries and onion rings. They were just ok and the onion rings were TOO crunchy, if that's possible, but the focus was mainly on the chicken and that was pretty delicious. read more

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So I went back and showed them the uncooked chicken. They apologized and made this order perfect! Keep in mind you are ordering chicken only unless its a lunch special. The sides are all seperate. This is a great spot with good fried chicken. Next time we will go for spicy! read more

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I saw a review earlier about someone nabbing this after watching a Korean drama. With the pandemic in full swing, I found myself in a similar situation, and craved the famed KFC (Korean Fried Chicken), where chicken and beer is conspicuously showcased in every K-Drama I've watched. I found myself here every couple of days just to try out another flavor, and to make sure it wasn't a one-off. Consistency is important, and it succeeded. Chicken comes with both coleslaw and pickled daikon. So far I've tried: 1) Crunch Fried Chicken: get this if you want a light texture and a taste that emphasizes the chicken more than the batter. This is likely the chicken with the least amount of calories of the bunch, and is my second favorite item at Vons. 2) Crispy Fried Chicken (Spicy): this also comes mild, but if there's one area of criticism I have for Vons is that the spicy variant isn't spicy at all -- merely a touch of heat. I wished it was spicier, and "saucier", but probably something I can expect with Yangyum (haven't tried this one yet, but judging by the redness, I think it may be heavier than what I'm looking for, but next on my list to try). Overall, this is thicker, flakier, browner, and "heavier" than its crunchy cousin. It has great flavor and is my favorite of the ones I've tried. 3) Crispy Garlic Chicken. Same great taste but with garlic added to batter. It's not overly garlicky. One can call this "fried chicken with aromas of garlic" and it would capture the essence well. 4) Crispy Fried with Honey Butter Chicken. This one was too sweet for me. The honey and the butter had a unique great taste, but the ratio misses the mark for me. My wife seems to like it though. 5) Rice cake (spicy). Because I had takeout, the flavor had a taste of "would be incredible 20 mins ago" due to the hints of light crispiness that became soft. Even then, this was pleasantly chewy and had great spice! When the pandemic is over, I'll have to dine in to really enjoy this one. How does Vons fare to other places like Chicken on Fire (down the street) or Bonchon (next city over)? - The oil used is FRESH. Chicken on Fire, while delicious and flavorful, always felt like the oil has been sitting out and stale for a long time. This is unfortunately a regular occurrence for most fried chicken places I go to, and it leaves my body feeling pretty crappy for a few days and wanting to avoid fried chicken for a couple of weeks. With Vons, it's done in a way where it's something I can regularly eat if my diet allows (it doesn't). - Compared to Bonchon, the chicken at Vons actually tastes like chicken: juicy, steamy, plumpy, and a perfect batter-to-meat ratio. Bonchon's was acceptable for me, but let's face it, the chicken typically tastes old and a bit artificial. It's like comparing McDonald's Big Mac patty to Five Guy's hamburger patty -- both are tasty and acceptable in their own right, but only one tastes like real meat. For beer pairing, I like this with a premium lager or any pilsner. This cuts through the fat, cleanse your palate, complements the chicken flavor, and makes it easy to enjoy more of either. And as much as I love IPAs, they typically tend to trounce and clash with the chicken flavor. Lastly, what's amazing is I've gotten all of these as TAKEOUT and it still tastes really crispy and delicious even after driving 20-some-odd minutes home. I can only imagine how good this would taste if I was able to dine-in and have it served fresh. This is an easy favorite and is now my current go-to. If you know of a better korean fried chicken place in the east bay, please drop me a note! read more

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Was exited to come here because of the good reviews, but was rather disappointed. We ordered the boneless Crispy garlic chicken full order and boneless Crispy Yang Nyum full order. Both items emphasize crispy on the menu, but after they put on the sauce they are just soggy pieces of chicken. The flavor on the Yang Nyum chicken was good but we ordered spicy and it wasn't. It was just really sweet and a little spicy. I thought the garlic chicken would be crispy but it was also soggy. I guess they put some kind of sauce on this too and made the chicken very wet. The flavor didn't taste much like garlic either. I guess my expectations were a little higher since I just had the same chicken at OB in Oakland a few weeks ago. read more

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Was so looking forward to the fried chicken from Vons. The reviews were very goodChicken was crispy, as ordered, but absolutely no seasoning in coating, very bland. Will debone all and use for tacos. Back to Popeyes. read more

Whoa. Don't sleep on Vons Chicken. Was craving some kfc (not the Kentucky kind) for dinner and found this place delivers through DoorDash. Okay, what I was really craving was the pickled radish that comes with kfc. Luckily when you order at Vons you get a side of the radish and coleslaw with your chicken order! We tried the crispy fried chicken (spicy) and the honey butter chicken. Our meal was delivered quickly but you always wonder if the chicken can really stay crispy when it's to-go. Well let me tell you- CRUNCHY AF!!! I seriously don't know which flavor I like better because both are insanely delicious! Both are packed with flavor and super addictive. My favorite, the pickled radish on the side is also A+++. Serious ever ordering fried chicken from anywhere but Vons from now on! read more

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This is the best fried chicken I've had, hopefully they can keep there standards high. Chicken is crispy even with the sauce over it. Definitely coming back. read more

Von's Chicken is a rebranding of Tofu House by same owner. infrastructure and unpaved driveway the same. flatscreen tuned to sports offerings: oven/fried chicken, lunch specials, sides, appetizers eats: 6 piece garlic oven chicken (8.99+1) -kimchi fried rice (+1) mushy. lumpy soft grained rice with limpy tasteless kimchi within. definitely leftovers from monday since they were closed tuesday. -radish tasted crunchy fresh-no issue -chicken meat moist, tasteless within, garlic flavor very faint only on crust leftovers: -associate not paying attention, gave me water when i said tea, was ringing me to go when i said i was eating in. didn't give me receipt, had to go back & get it. found out i was charged +1 for garlic (not listed on menu) -ssam not available for lunch though listed on menu. main complaint is food. other issues added irritants. -had von's 5 at various locations, this is either the worst or 2nd worst. read more

Great spot! Glad they've set up shop here. Highly recommend Vons Chicken! Tasty food and friendly staff, you won't regret it! They are open pretty late so it's super convenient on top of them being located in Castro Valley. Not too expensive either. Available for take out, they have you wait outside in your car after you place an order and they walk your food out to you. I got the medium spicy crispy fried chicken with cheddar french fries. Both really filling, crunchy, and good! read more

I was so sad to hear Tofu House closed, but it was replaced with this gem specializing in Korean fried chicken! My friends and I came here on a Friday evening around 6 PM. There's a small parking lot to the side. It wasn't crowded so we were seated immediately. The interior is much the same as it was with brick walks painted over in white, dark wood tables, and tiled floor. The service was super quick! They took our order and the food was ready very soon. We got: * Rice Cakes (Spicy - you have the choice of mild/spicy) ($5.99): delicious! I've never had tteokbokki like this...the outside was crispy. There were 3 of us split this starter and it was the perfect amount for each of us to whet our appetite. * D. Crispy Garlic Chicken (Half Order - $13.99): This was my favorite. It's always a solid choice and Vons does it well. It was crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. * F. Crispy "Yangnyum" Chicken (Spicy) (Half Order - $13.99): This is quite(!) saucy and spicy!!! It was good, but I think I would go for something else next time. I love the fact you can get half orders! Gives you the flexibility to try more of the styles. A half order comes with 6 pieces. When you order you can choose between wings or drumsticks or a mix of both. Personally I preferred the wings, but that's also me in most chicken situations. Each came with a side of pickled radish and salad - very refreshing to contrast the fried chicken. The amount of food we got was a great portion size for 3 gals. The easiest way to eat the chicken is with your hands, which can get pretty messy! Luckily they asked us if we wanted gloves! A great, great thing to have. They also gave us an additional basket for our bones. The wait staff was friendly and attentive - refilling our waters often (necessary to combat the spice!). Definitely a new favorite. Will be back whenever I get the hankering for Korean fried chicken! read more

My favorite Vons Location. The guy that works here always give me extra radish because I always buy here. The soy garlic is good even though it's expensive. Vons and Bon Chon have the best chicken. read more

The crispy...the crunchy...the fried! If you love flavorful fried chicken, this is the spot for you! My coworker and I couldn't decide what to have for lunch, but then when we noticed a brand new chicken shop opened up on CV Boulevard. As lovers of chicken, and all things fried, we knew we had to check it out. Parking is plentIful, and the restaurant itself is not too hard to get to. Decided on takeout and it didn't take too long at all. When we opened the box, we were hit with the enticing aroma of garlic, yum! (we got the crispy fried chicken in garlic oil) They filled the container to the BRIM with chicken and the pieces were huge! I was really surprised with how much meat was on each wing. Totally worth the price. I was full after only 3-4 pieces, but they were oh so good. Like I could probably make ASMR videos with how crunchy and delicious they were. Such great Korean fried chicken in CV! Now I must go back to try more items in order to give a full review! read more

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Been here twice already, once for their lunch special and the other for their regular menu. Parking is plentiful but inside is a little small. There are TVs inside. A little odd that it is a few businesses down from chicken on fire. You definitely get a lot more chicken on their half orders versus the lunch special but for the price of the lunch specials (under $10), which also comes with rice, you can't beat it. They even allow you to pick the sauces for the lunch special. The other Von's I've been to did not allow that. I love the spicy Yang Nyum sauce even though the spiciness sometimes gets to me. Will definitely be back for the lunch specials. read more

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The chain finally arrived. They are a Korean fried chicken spot. They taken over the Tofu House that use to be there. Their competitor is Chicken on Fire is like a block away. They also do Korean fired chicken. I would rate both to be on par. However Chicken on Fire does have more sauce on their check, which I prefer. Vons chicken has a crispy outside and the chicken is ok, and has a little sauce on the outside. I wish they coated the chicken with sauce instead of just on top. Would I go back or would I prefer Chicken on Fire? I would pass on both and go to Bonchon in downtown San Leandro. read more

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I went to the one in downtown San Leandro. They have so many options for different parts of chicken! With many sauces to choose from, the variations are so many! Great choice for a casual dinner out! read more

It's like half and half. Some of the fried chicken gets flavored with powder. Once when I ordered the sweet cheddar chicken, the powder only came on the chicken that was in the top of the container and the rest of the chicken underneath barely had any of the flavoring so that was really annoying cuz we had to divide it so that everyone had atleast chicken with the flavoring on it. Next time I came in I asked them to season all the chicken with the flavoring because of that issue, which they did, but still I shouldn't have to ask since it's the one thing they do. I hope other people aren't only getting half the chicken seasoned and just being ok with it. Vons if you see this train your kitchen staff to do better read more

My #1 rated fried chicken in my opinion! They said it's jollibee but to be honest jollibee in the Philippines is better and has the breast part. So I still believe Vons is still the best. When it comes to Korean, it's way better than bonchon. read more

Vons Chicken - B. Crispy Fried Chicken - Half - Chicken Wings Near Me - Hayward, California

The owner here has definitely changed. It's been a while since I ordered chicken, I was surprised because it was so different from before. I ordered chicken, yang-nyum chicken, and tteokbokki, but in the past, it was delicious because it matched the sauce well, and I don't think it smells because the former owner cleaned the chicken well and fried it with clean oil, but yesterday it was dark brown and smelled like old oil, so I'll eat two wings and throw the rest away. The radish pickles that came out on the side together were mushy and I couldn't tell if they were pickles or not. And I couldn't eat tteokbokki because it was hard, and the sauce was dry. My family really love Vons CK, but I left a real review honestly, and I hope you understand because I'm leaving it in the hope that Vons chicken will be better. I have to go to another branch now. I'm not going back here. read more

We ordered from here and was surprised how good it was especially for delivery! We got the garlic, honey butter and the spicy yangnyeom one with rice and fries All were very good and crispy! My only knock is they all seemed to have a sweet taste even the garlic one. It almost tasted the same as the honey butter. I would have preferred that one to be more salty than sweet. But will come back! Prices are a bit high for chicken wings, but very good. read more

This is the best chicken EVER!! So addictive!!! I've ate there 3 days in a row! Love love!!!

Dropped by over the weekend. Saw the place on yelp. Looks like they took over from a Korean restaurant, which took over from a fast food joint. They still have the drive through window area. The service was slightly below average. They did drop by to visit us, but we waited a while to get our check, take out boxes, and to pay. We waited so long that we ended up walking to the cashier to speed things up. The food was tasty. The chicken we ordered came out perfect. The salad was okay and the fries too. They dont have the oven yet as of today. Will try them again when they have their oven. Overall 3 stars. It would be 4 but the wait times as mentioned took far to long. read more

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Went to this place for the first time and the chicken was awesome. It had a very good taste and the texture was amazing read more

Vons Chicken - Fried garlic chicken with garlic sauce..I got the half option not full and boy my stomach is happy. I would go here again . - Chicken Wings Near Me - Hayward, California

Only been on here once. Price seemed a little high per wing( IMO ).My coworkers an I went in for lunch, we ordered the lunch specials Wings and legs and side what everyone was ordering Upgraded to kimchi fried rice Plenty of choices from how the chicken flavor or texture will be, sauce choices also. I ordered a crispy chicken with a "green onion" type of salad piled on top. Don't know if I would order it again. Reason If this chicken came out this good I wonder if there are better choices on the menu? The group census was We'll be back.......(terminator voice) read more

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Prices are high rude staff food is not good wouldn't go in again not worth the hype I'd rather spend my money somewhere else

Great chicken, sauce it great too. Fries aren't very good, they get soggy and feel wet.