Chicken Run

Stopped by here last week for some take out and notwithstanding the rough looking interior the food was very delicious. We ordered the fried chicken with a side of mashed potatoes and a side of macaroni and cheese. The fried chicken was lightly breaded so it wasn’t overly caked in batter. Also, I’m not sure what spices and seasonings they used on the chicken but it was just a little spicy but not too much. The macaroni and cheese was really nothing to write home about but was good. Same for the mashed potatoes however the gravy that came with the mashed potatoes tasted home made and I could have used another serving of that to smother all over everything. They also served up a stack of corn tortillas to eat with the meal which helped fill out the portion nicely. Speaking of portions, I think our whole order came to around 23 $ and we had enough food for 2 meals between 2 people. Great value! The only thing that wasn’t so good about the experience is that we also ordered a Horchata but it wasn’t all that great. To be honest, it kinda tasted like potpourri. Other than the dicey horchata the meal was, for the price, excellent. I look forward to going back by here sometime when the craving for tasty chicken strikes again

Rolled into here the other day when I needed a quick roasted chicken fix, and well, I didn’t walk away disappointed.
My order was simple: Whole Chicken, Mac N’ Cheese (for my son, hate it myself), and Onion Rings.
Next step? Slam!!! The chicken was moist and juicy, with a slight, smoky sort of paprika flavor and some other dried spices. It was deeewishuss and hit the spot. And the onion rings? Well, they seemed pre-​frozen and assembly lined, but that didn’t stop me from stuffing them into my fat face.
All in all this place is righteous. They give you some good and salty chips/​salsa while you wait, and they serve you up tasty food, with huge portions and also excellent service. Take out or sit down…
Enjoy Suckas’!!!

Ordered delivery last night. Really solid. The food literally came in 20 minutes. Had the chicken been made to order, I would have given 5 stars. Even with it being a little on the dry side, it was still excellent. The rice was just okay, probably wouldn’t order again. The beans, excellent. The carne asado taco surprised me, it was very good. I’ll try to order the al pastor taco next time. The prices here are very reasonable, you can order for 1 and not have to spend 30 bucks. No sour cream?

their chicken pita is the best– the owner grills chicken breast and onions while you wait, wraps it in pita with tomato and mayo. it’s simple, delicious, satisfying.
if you ask nicely, he might bring your order across the street to Cole’s… buy him a beer :)

I got delivery from this place. Just a chicken breast and a side. I am writing to rave about the chicken. It is SO HARD to find tasty chicken. Theirs was moist, falvorfully charred somehow, and SO GOOD. Probably the best chicken I have had. I have no idea how they made it taste so good. Delish and inexpensive.

I just keep adding to my list of kick ass taco joints in Logan Square.
This place, and its geographic relationship to El Charro, 2 Amigos, and (more or less) Tacqueria Moran pretty much proves that Harold Hotelling’s law is just that (look it up).
This is the first place in Chicago I ever tried a real ‘gordita.’ And I’ve been coming back ever since. I’ve had tacos, burritos, gorditas, and toastadas from this place, and they’re always good. My only issue is they close earlier than the other joints around them, which is obviously their choice… but I’m going to tell you, if you’re a Pastor junkie like me, this is the place on that strip of MKE ave to hit up.
They are also on the cheaper side of Logan Square taco joints, and they have lovely chicken items (which I’ve never had personally, but I’ve got sworn testament from several friends whose opinions I respect), and Ecuadorian food as well. It’s all pretty cheap, portion sizes are huge, and the people working there (family I think) are always really friendly and nice. The food comes out fast, they take special care to be sure your to go items don’t slip around and get intermingled, and they blend up juices for you, for fairly cheap.
Places like this make me love Chicago.

For my homies from the West Coast, this is pretty much a chicken el carbon place that delivers. It’s a little more pricey than El Pollo Loco, but not by much. Delivery was bang on time. (I used Seamless.)
Chicken was perfect, sides were fine and based on the Unilocal reviews, I also got the fried plantains, which were pretty magical. I will order from here again!

Admittedly I’m a little confused. It seems like half of the users on here are reviewing anything but the chicken. I assumed the restaurant was called chicken run for a reason, and they did not disappoint. I got the half chicken dinner to go and the chicken was moist and flavorful even after a short walk home. Like many users have pointed out, you really get a lot of food for pretty cheap here. So the fries and slaw where generic, but you really only care about the chicken anyways. Also, per John B’s comment, the salsa really is superb.

Solid food.
Cheap.
Chicken was super tasty.
The platanos maduros were a little bit soggy/​greasy.
Coleslaw i suspect premade. But the salsa red and green are pretty outstanding.
Considering how often I frequent this street, I suspect I’ll be back pretty often for the tastiness and convenience
I’m curious about the seafood.

We placed an order for delivery and was told it would take about 45 minutes. So we waited. And waited. And waited. At the 1 hour mark, we called to check the status of our order. The first two calls were not picked up. On the third call, I got a human being on the other end and was told, somewhat rudely, that the food was on its way and would be there soon. Soon= another 30 minutes wait. By the time the food arrived, a good 45 minutes past the time they’d given us, it was cold. Not «room temp», but cold, as if it had been refrigerated. On top of all this, the food just wasn’t that great.
slow delivery+bad customer service+cold, blah food =/​= repeat business. There are too many actually decent Mexican restaurants in this city for us to bother ordering from this place again.

great

Behold the magnificent power of Unilocal!
Reviews posted requested chicken soup and the boyfriend delivered chicken soup mixed with creamy lobster bisque.
Hallelujah, I have been saved!
I also got a foot rub, but that was in the privacy of my home, not within this establishment.

For what it is, it’s just brilliant – the chicken is outstanding, moist, flavorful, all the rest, the tortillas are great, the prices are preposterously low, and really, there’s just nothing better than a good telenovela while you’re munching on delicious grilled chicken. It’s all good. The only mystery is the prices, which are low enough to make you wonder if there’s some sort of subsidy arrangement with Cole’s – the fact that this place is right across the street means you can eat better at Cole’s than probably two-​thirds of the bars in this city.
One day I shall try the Campeche seafood, but it’s going to be very, very difficult to top the chicken.

This review is based on a Saturday night. Seems like the majority of their business is from the delivery service. Lacks ambiance but forget the ambiance… the food is excellent.
I’ve been to Las Islas Marias and El Barco and this place is by far blows them out of the water as far as the taste. The langostino is the best that I have tasted. My friend had the steak and she claims it is perfect and the portions are huge. The steak was done perfect. We’ve been to place where it was too well done or too rare and this was exactly as requested. The steak was enough for two people and the price was very reasonable. I would say this place the food beats Dos Amigos (across the street). The bottom line is, ambiance is not there bit quality and quantity gets more than 5 stars.
My reviews are usually short and sweet but this place is worthy of me taking my time typing up this review. I will definitely try their chicken the next time I revisit.

Ordered in on a snowy Saturday night because the restaurant has a pretty large menu– disappointingly, the food was just OK.
We ordered steak tacos, Bistec a la Mexicana, and the Nachos– the food was by no means BAD, but it was very average. It had very little flavor.

I’ve never seen the Mel Gibson (animated) Chicken Run movie– but I kinda felt gypped that it wasn’t being broadcast on Chicken Run’s two TV’s while we were there. I did not feel gypped, however, by the value or the quality of the food at Chicken Run!
This is a modest restaurant, with few tables and little atmosphere, that serves a wide variety of Mexican food, seafood, and specializes in roasted chicken. I was dissapointed that there was no Tortilla Soup on the menu, but perhaps the chicken noodle would have sufficed? A few of the Mexican specialties looked promising; still, the place is called «Chicken Run» so how could you not try the chicken?
¼ White Meat w/​two sides $ 6.99, a deal. With complimentary chips and two kinds of salsa, this was a full on homemade value meal. The salsas were good, and there are many sides to choose from. The Mac ‘n’ Cheese was creamy, almost too much so, and the fried plantains were very good. The breast of chicken was perfectly cooked and had lots of meat on it, the wing not so much. The skin on the chicken was sinfully good.
Service was polite, and their online ordering system seems very easy (for Delivery). I hope to come back soon to try their Chilaquiles for breakfast (although Café con Leche in L-​Sq. has the best) and also a few more of the Mexican dinners.

I ate here maybe 4 – 5 years ago and was largely unimpressed. I thought the food was bland and the place was just kinda dirty. Then, I recently saw on GrubHub that they offer delivery service, so I thoght I’d give them another shot.
Hot damn, I’m glad I did. Everything I’ve ordered from there, from the tacos to the nachos, the guisado, the tampiquena, all that has been delicious. I also ordered a side of mac and cheese once (curiosity) and that was pretty mushy, but the taste was okay. *shrug* That’s not the forte of the restaurant, however.
Also to note, their drivers are friendly and they always get there before the quoted time. The prices are very reasonable and the food is always hot and delicious when it gets to my place. I’m really very pleased with Chicken Run!

T’was probably the most blandest burrito I’ve had in Chicago.
Oh, frowny face… if I am going to indulge, for the love of Pedro, make it tasty! Sigh. Perhaps empty for a reason at prime din din hour, 7pm.
For a place called «Chicken Run» you’d think their chicken burrito would simply blow your little mind out of Logan Square. But here I am, still with my brains, still in Logan Square. Not so impressed.
And THAT is all I have to say about this.

I’m in the minority here it seems because: 1) I’m a vegetarian and didn’t eat the chicken and 2) I went there for breakfast and not lunch or dinner.
I don’t recommend this place for weekend breakfast at all. The service, despite the restaurant being deserted, was slow. The food wasn’t even as good as El Charro up the street (how does a Mexican place mess up Juevos Mexicanas? Even I can make Juevos Mexicanas!).
And the Wi-​Fi, one of the theoretical selling points on a lazy Sunday morning, didn’t work either. The waitress couldn’t help with this (her English was pretty minimal) but I do give them points for the manager coming out to help my friend with his Wi-​Fi.
I really would give this place another shot due to all the positive dinner reviews but I am never going there before noon again (not that it’s open before noon any day but the weekend).

I guess I’ll continue the trend and go with 5 stars. But seriously, it’s good chicken. The kind where you want to eat the skin. And it’s cheap, we got a whole chicken, 2 sides, and 2 drinks for under $ 20.
I took Joe’s advice and did take out. It was delicious. Not too dry, not too moist.