Chick N Coop

This place is beyond horrible. My brother and I ordered the Salisbury steak dinner. I also asked the lady if the meat was well done. She assured me that there is some well done and some that are not. We get to the table, cut a few pieces. To my surprise, the meat was rare. It looked like the meat was only seared. My brother and I took back are food. The cashier and one of the cooks, cut the meat off our plates with the same knife and on to their prep table. Then the cahier put the meat on to a flat top grill that was not turned on. I was in a state of shock and disgust!!! One of the cooks turned up the grill. There was barely any heat on the grill. After less than 4 minutes the cashier said, that should be good. We got back to the table. The meat was not any different. This place should be ashamed of itself. Horrible, communication, sanitation. Never go to this restaurant. That was one of the worst experiences, that I can remember going to a restaurant. My stomach is turning, while writing this review!

Let me start off by saying this place is disgusting, but wait it gets better! My brother and I hit up this joint thinking it would be alright, wrong! We order the Salisbury steak dinner and our two sides. First of all we asked the employee are they well done, she replied some are and some aren’t, okay??? Well let me get the well done ones and she assured us they were. First cut in to the meat and it was raw and gummy red as hell fu@king gross. We took the plates back and the cashier said no problem we’ll warm them up, WTF??? Then another employee said here we’ll cut them in half so they cook faster, are you kidding me!?? They cut them with the same knife that they use to cut that dry looking turkey they serve the public. Let that one sink in and to top it off it was cut on the same prep chopping board they cut everything else on. These are some very unsanitary practices. It gets better the cashier that handles the money did not wash her hands in fact none of them morons did, at least put some stinking gloves on people. But wait it gets better the old lady put the disgusting barley cooked meat on the stove top and didnt know how to turn the dam thing on, had to call the guy whos bright idea it was to cut the meats in half. Finally the stove was on and the lady barely left them on there for 2 mins and said this should be good, wrong was still under cooked keep in mind the sides are cold as ice now. Point of this horrible experience is that customer service is non existent unsanitary old world practices should stop. Do not come to this shit box. We were shocked at what we saw go down in this place. Its a fu@king joke!!!

Great place love it. I has that old school charm and the food is in my opinion is simple yet very delicious. Just reminds me of my younger years. I love it and I frequent this place often.

Cash Only. Park on Walgreens lot a block away.
There are those days when I’m broke and I just want some chicken. This place caters to families and locals who want simple meals done just right for the right price. Nothing fancy just the way I like it. You get more for your money with good food but nothing over the top. For $ 19.99 you get 2 whole chickens with 2 sides, how awesome is that! Perfect place to take your family or co workers if you’re not on the mood on breaking the bank. No don’t take the girl here on your first date unless she’s a keeper.
Been coming here for 20 years, way back when they were located in SF Parkside. The new Mission location offers the same good food. Their whole chicken is their highlight, but you can also get spareribs and macaroni.
I give them 5 Stars, I simply like what they do.

We used to stop in the chicken coop for thanksgiving, But last year wasn’t good, Everything was un-​organized. They were more interested in fulfilling orders for baked turkeys than the patrons who would visit the chicken coop each year for thanksgiving. The turkey was dry, very little dressing which was not good. I like dressing with onion or celery in it. It was croutons slightly a little wet. That’s not
dressing. They didn’t even have pumpkin pie. They had cheese cake. Well folks at chicken coop, we’ll be cooking our own dinner this year or something. It’s only two of us, but you wait a whole year and coop’s dinner didn’t come close to a thanksgiving dinner. One plus thing I will say is the folks that work for chicken coop are always nice.
Regards
Marty & Donna

I love this place! Whole chicken family meals, spareribs for dinner plate, macaroni salad on point, best bbq sauce around, this place is awesome. I come here all the time I recommended this place to my co workers and they loved it. Place is awesome! 5 stars alright.

Aaaaaaa, I will miss the olé Coop. I made myself a pledge the other day; I would stop going to a place that will make me vomit into my own mouth whilst leaving the premise. Chicken Coop, hence the name, the chicken should be good, my 40 year old wing tip shoes have more moisture. Dry, over cooked and nasty. All the beard is flavorless, shelter rolls, mashed potatoes are dry and sometimes taste like they are powdered. Salads are dry with no flavor because they sit for hours. I love the picture of lettuce and a tomato on a plate as an enticement, that simply is the holy grail for me, I must have that culinary treat.
And yes, there’s the ambiance. Dated, smelly leather booths that if you get the wrong one will move on it’s on or you will sink right into it. But please, my fellow readers try and get a seat near the back of this joint, the delicious smell of urine permeates the air like a spring perfume, obviously from the spotless restrooms.
This old and tired spot can be totally empty (usually is) and they top notch employees wont bus the tables full of dirty plates.
Sad, for it was good once, now old, tired, dry food with no passion to make this simple basic comfort food. The place smells bad and it feels that none of the employees want to be there. Someone buy it and turn it into a BBQ place, they would make a fortune.

I think the chickens have been coop d’ up alittle too long. It kinda feels like perry boys.

The family meal is a real good deal for only $ 20. I’ve come here since I was a kid and now I bring my family here. The food is amazing, I don’t have a favorite because I like it all don’t miss out and come by taste the chicken, yummy

Stopped by to get a slab of ribs to take out. I’ve been coming here since I was a kid! The ribs are always awesome. The people are nice. Even the old-​timers are fun to watch.
A vast variety of food. You can get carved meat sandwiches, hot plates, and side dishes. Good prices as well. Parking on the street. Don’t forget to feed the meters!

People of Unilocal: this is not a fancy pants restaurant! I’ve been coming to the «Coop» with my folks since I was just a wee child. There is no arugula in the building, and you won’t find a guy blending roasted pepper aioli in the back kitchen. You have to meet some foods where they are. This place for example is a Hofbrau time machine! I always get the open faced turkey sandwich on enriched white bread with a heaping scoop of whipped mashed potatoes and slather the whole thing with gravy. It’s really really tasty and harkens back to a simpler time. You know a time where you could get a dinner for under $ 10 bucks, and if something was under salted you simply used that shaker on your table?
The foodie crowd is a spoiled bunch here in the Bay Area. Maybe I just like this place so damn much because it reminds me of my childhood. But, you also wouldn’t drive a 1989 Toyota pickup and complain it doesn’t handle like a Ferrari, would you? Just as you shouldn’t complain about a place not meeting an expectation they never intended to. Funny thing about those old Toyota pickups, they ran forever and the maintenance costs were low. Can’t say the same for the Ferrari.

I was kinda skeptical about this place. From the reviews, to the old fashioned interior. But sometimes the saying is true that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover.
As always after work, my stomach is growling and I don’t know what I’m gonna have for dinner. I know I don’t have the energy to cook so I’m set on getting some take out.
Right when I figured out that I wanted to get a roast chicken from Whole Foods, I stumbled upon Chick-​N-​Coop. I was lured in by the rotisserie chickens crisping up in the oven. I was sold.
What I Ordered:
* ¼ Chicken Dinner w/​2 sides ($ 7.60): Chicken was delcious and moist! The skin was so crispy and the meat was extremely juicy! I will come back just for the chicken. The side dishes were ok. The potato salad was good but needed more seasoning and the side salad was slighty soggy.
Overall, I misjudged this place. They serve up some delicious rotisserie chickens. I can’t wait to get some more. Service was good as well. From the previous reviews I was a little nervous but they were actually nice. Quick tip: they have a special for a family meal. 2 chickens 2 sides and 4 dinner rolls for $ 19.99!!!

Last September, my family had this place cater my grandmother’s funeral reception. I was the last to approach the caterers and when I got to the serving counter, the male caterer directly in front of me did not acknowledge my presence or make any eye-​contact. Instead, he was wrapping a serving tray full of meat with aluminum foil. A woman server — who was also disassembling the food serving area — finally, actually asked me if I needed anything. She was several feet away and I felt extremely awkward. I then asked her where the plates were and the male caterer — who was still directly in front of me — immediately said: «HE ALREADY ATE!»
At first I thought he was joking because he had a silly looking grin on his face. Also, because the nature of our ceremony was for my grandmother’s passing, he might have been trying to cheer me up somehow. Apparently, this ASSHOLE was serious! I was/​am very very upset with the situation and especially with this man. However, at the time, I did not want to escalate anything in front of my grieving family. I simply told him and her that they must have had me mistaken for my brother, who I possibly look like, because we have the same fuckin’ DNA. And only then, even without apology, did I finally get served.
I advise that no one provide business to this place because FUCK THEM!!!

Delicious & affordable food! Staff is super friendly! Love supporting family run businesses!!!

We had Chicken Coop cater my grandmother’s funeral reception, what a horrible experience.
The male caterer, who looked like Mario, Luigi’s brother, sarcastically said ‘You ate already,’ and was reluctant to serve me a second serving of the roast beef – which by the way was dry and overcooked, tasteless and boring. I stood in front of him with an empty plate, for a good 20 seconds, baffled as to why he made that comment. Our gazes were locked, I held firm, and he eventually served me. But more disappointingly so, by placing the burnt ends and slivers of beef scraps on my plate while my expectation was for him to carve me a slice from the carcass. He didn’t even pour me jus. Peculiarly thereafter, he covered the remaining beef hunk with foil and handed it to a female caterer, who then loaded the carcass to their van. Where they took the meat and why they tried not to serve us a second helping remains a mystery to this day.

Been coming here for 2 months now this was my 4^th and last time going into this food establishment.
Regarding prices!
Since when a plate of food which normally costs 6 bucks increases in triple during holidays !! $ 18.00 for the Same plate of food. Is this even legal?!
Now the food: not consistent whatsoever. bland flavors. Luke warm. Soggy salads and hard bread! Come-​on!!!
Thanks but no Thanks. I’ll go elsewhere.

Came here a few days before a holiday so it wasn’t too hectic inside and decided to order the chicken with a few sides.
The chicken was way too dry for me so I had to drench it in sauce to make it half way bearable. The hot potatoes were just regular potatoes that were baked. I had to put quite a bit if salt on it for me to partake in those potatoes.
The inside looks as if you stepped into a time machine and went back to the 70s with the leather seating and plastic table.
Can’t say I’ll be coming back anytime soon.

I’ve been going here since I was a kid, and have been a loyal customer since. Yes, the place is painfully outdated, but honestly it’s part of the whole charm.
Whenever I go I order one of two things — the chicken or roast beef. Both are delicious. It comes with your choice of mashed potatoes and gravy and vegetables with a big roll with delicious butter, and I mean the butter is DELICIOUS. I also always get the beet salad! Yummy. All around $ 10-​$ 12!
Be warned, it is cash only, but there’s a Bank of America and Wells Fargo not too far from the restaurant.

You can’t go wrong with the family deal whatsoever! Seriously. Cannot beat a deal that good, the food is on point.

My parents have been feeding me this stuff since I was a kid, I miss this food. All American Comfort Food for a Good Price. Family pack of two whole chickens with two sides and dinner rolls for $ 20! You can’t beat that with a bat.