The Chicken Place

The pulled chicken sandwich is amazing… but yes call ahead this is not a fast food joint, good food takes time to make .
Little in the pricy end but considering the quality of food it’s worth every minute.

This is by far the best take-​out food I have ever had in my life. I live over an hour from here but anytime I come to the area I am sure to make a special stop to have lunch here. I bring anyone and everyone to this place and every person I have brought here has also LOVED their food! I get the quarter chicken with potatoes. I love the sauce! Plus it comes with a pop! Always call ahead as they make everything fresh. It is NOT fast food. My mouth waters just thinking about it… mmmmmmm mmmmmmmm mmmmm

What can I say? This is a single stand alone «mom & pop» place. This place cooks the chicken over a grill. That delicious aroma of the chicken on the grill permeates the entire place. It’s not rotisserie chicken. This is more a takeout place and slow cooking here so be prepared to wait for atleast 30 minutes if you walk in & order. But it’s worth the wait for good Piri piri Portuguese chicken. The owner makes the Best piri piri sauce I’ve ever had in my opinion– I’ve tried other places & bottled versions but this guy has the #1 sauce in mild, medium or hot down to a flavourful condiment. Now the chicken is smaller than your standard chicken takeout places but that’s the norm to me in any Portuguese BBQ places I’ve ever eaten at. (The same size at Nandos). You might want to order 2 whole chickens. As I’m writing this I’m salivating & think I’m going to call ahead & order dinner for the family. Oh I recommend you CALL ahead your order that way they can give you an approximate time to pick up your food. The side items I tend to get in my family meal are rice, potatoes & chickpea salad.
There are other items on the menu like choriço sandwhiches.- I’ve never tried anything else but the Chicken & side dishes because that’s all I crave, but I’ll get to the others one day.

Tasty Portuguese chicken and piri piri sauce, portions are small for the price. You will need to call ahead at least half an hour if they are not busy or over an hour when they are busy for your order to be ready. Expect a very long wait if you just show up there, they can be a bit unorganized at times.

Pulled chicken sandwich is my go to item here, get it made spicy! The chicken is nice and flavourful, and the aioli they put on is amazing. The staff are really nice & helpful. The chicken may take a bit to cook, but its well worth it because its nice & fresh. The fries are fresh cut and taste amazing.
Have had family meals a couple of times, and the serving sizes for the sides are pretty large. The spicy Piri Piri sauce tastes amazing.
Would recommend this place to anyone.

Not my first time eating at The Chicken Place and it won’t be my last. This time we ordered take out for 20 people and everyone really liked it. I appreciate that The Chicken Place is not a fast food restaurant and the quality shows through, so yes you need to plan ahead and either call in your order or be prepared to wait while your meals are prepared. The sides are also high quality, fresh and healthy. Give them a try and I’m sure you will be back.

Tried the whole chicken with 4 medium sides. The chicken was great and the medium sides are larger than most places large sides and excellent to boot. Great value too even compared to the big Ontario chicken chain.
Fair Warning: Call ahead with order to avoid wait.

The food is OK, the wait and service is really poor, I haven’t been back bc of the poor service

Thank you Unilocalers! Heard about this place through Unilocal & needed to order some Friday night take out. Ordered ahead & when I got there staff was friendly and man with accent at front register I loved! He was so old school & said to sit right, they were working on my order. I left the place with my order about to go into my car and he came running out with my chicken as I forgot it. Thank goodness he was so attentive. Loved the advice he gave me… to eat it all right away:) I picked up one of the family meals, one and a half chicken with sides. It was so yummy! Wish we has more of these type of places in the burbs! The piri piri was awesome. We tried all three & everyone in the family liked them all. My fave is the sweet one as it’s a bit thicker. The chick pea salad was Devine & parissiene potatoes delish! Loved it all. Will definitely be back & highly recommend. Great value and taste!

Pulled chicken sandwich combo is to die for! Piri piri sauce is coming home with me. Finish your meal with custard tart and you’ll be happy you did! The staff will see me here often.

Great to finally have good quality Portuguese style chicken north of Toronto. Call ahead to order as the chicken takes time to cook. You will enjoy. Love the hot sauce !

A diamond in the rough.
i went to The Chicken Place on the recommendation of my very beautiful daughter and fellow Unilocaler, I am glad I listened.
This Chicken Place should not be considered fast food, it is prepared to order and you must expect to wait for your food, the wait is worth it.
When I finally got my order about 30 min later I rushed home to bring my family dinner and they were hungry. Every one loved it, the chicken was moist and full of flavour we could not stop eating until it was all finished.
If you love BBQ chicken this place is for you.

So long Nandos, Hello Chicken place!!! I had all but given up on Portuguese chicken here in the Burbs. Either it was too expensive OR the portions were meager and the chicken was boney. Who would have that my first visit to The Chicken Place after driving past it suspiciously for the past 3 – 4 years would completely turn my world upside down.
It’s not an extravagant looking place, just a simply decorated take-​away joint with just enough bar stool style seating around the perimeter for those (like me) who know they cannot wait to get home before stuffing their faces.
Coming in for a late lunch I knew what I was looking for and ordered it swiftly from the menu: ½ Chicken, Parisian Potatoes and a Caesar salad. I will note that the price factor here was at or slightly above what I was used to paying for Portuguese Chicken but as the staff member said «you get what you pay for here, nothing less.»
A bold statement in my books, many make the claim and few deliver. More on the food in moments…
One thing I noticed in the restaurant was the repetition of the statement both on signage in store and by the staff «we are not a fast food, please be patient.» I knew something good was cooking here once I read and heard this — who would make such a claim only to serve poor food? Not this place. Totally worth the wait!
After approximately 15 – 20 minutes my chicken, potatoes and salad were ready. The ½ chicken was plump and juicy and packed with meat, one of the most moist I’ve had and not to mention it was covered in a sweet and spicy sauce on the outside — perfectly glazed. More than the generous chicken portion was the portion sizes of the potatoes and salad in my Caesar.
The potatoes deserve high marks as well, perfectly cooked on the outside with a slight crisp and almost a mash potato center (that soft!!!). The last thing of high honor for me here was there PeriPeri sauce, clearly made in house and with 3 levels of heat (sweet, medium and Hot — I chose HOT… obviously) there is a delicious sauce for every ones taste.
I’m so glad I finally made the trek in here to this conveniently located Aurora take-​away shop located at the corner of Industrial Parkway and Wellington Ave. My new fav chicken joint in the burbs — I HIGHLY recommend you try this spot — AMAZEBALLS!
Protip: Due to their prep time to perfection staff encourages you to call ahead and place your order so its ready upon arrival.
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