Kew Gardens Chicken

Great place to have healthy and tasty food !!!

Formerly known as "The Chicken House", this establishment closed and re-opened in early February as "Kew Gardens Chicken" after a number of weeks.

There are three poultry vendors in close proximity to each other: "Stop n' Go" chicken (located on the Queens Blvd side of the block); the recently-opened franchise "Texas Chicken and Burgers" (which offers some pretty decent halal fried chicken) -- and the one and only Kew Gardens Chicken. I've sampled all three, but while the items are slightly higher priced I find myself gravitating to this establishment.

For only $4.50 you can get a hefty Quarter Chicken ("Leg and Thigh" OR "Breast and Wing"), a pita and a side of barbeque sauce. ($7.50 will get you a half and $12 will get you a WHOLE -- but honestly, I've found a quarter to be more than filling).

In addition to the chicken KGC makes some pretty incredible Buffalo Wings, pork chops (halal this isn't), fried whiting fish (though I've seen salmon on occasion) and a range of side orders including mac n' cheese, grilled corn and vegetables, rice and beans (I personally recommend the vegetable rice or Greek salad).

Interior Decor -- this is a pretty bare bones establishment, with limited stool seating around a counter that circles the interior. Given its proximity to the Q10 bus line it can be packed during rush hour as hungry travelers stop in for a takeaway dinner -- that being said, there's nothing so peaceful as coming here on a rainy day, pulling up a stool and diving into a steaming helping of chicken doused in barbeque and watching the traffic out the window. It's the simple things in life.