Hangry Joe’s Hot Chicken & Wings — Restaurant in Elsmere

Let's see, I saw the ad for this place on Facebook and decided to stop by. They just opened so there wasn't much of an atmosphere inside the store. I liked artwork on the wall, the art of the flaming chicken, and the cute designs on the box made me smile. However the store was super quiet. There was no music playing in the bg or anything to make the place feel this way or that. In fact it was so quiet in there ,I thought it was still closed at first. I feel like if it was a take out place, go in and get out it wouldn't be an issue, but if we were sitting down to eat, it's a little awkward. Staff was super friendly and patient. There were two ladies in there who were laughing and joking, definably made us feel welcome. I appreciated how she waited patiently for me to squint at the menu screens and explained what everything was in great detail. Price wise its pretty good for a lunch date. We created a meal for two by splitting the Korean chicken nuggets w/rice, a chicken sando, loaded Mac and cheese and funnel cake fries came to like $35. We didn't get a drink but water was free. The food was okay. If you love spicy food then this is the place for you. I'm not a fan of spicy food but we came anyway. They do have non spicy options, like the chicken nuggets which were soy and garlic flavor. I wasn't a big fan of it at first, but when you mix the chicken with the rice and add the sauce then it becomes divine. The funnel cake fries were really good sweet and not soggy. The loaded mac was pretty good too. Proportion wise, I think it's good lunch size food. not huge servings but not small either. My husband tried the crazy hot sandwich that you need to sign a waiver for. He drinks Korean hot sauce with everything and has a very high spice tolerance, but that made his whole face turn red and his nose run. He liked it but it took sometime to eat. The staff were real fun about the experience. They said they'll have a wall of fame in the future and to try again. So we're definitely going to come back. The only thing I hope they change soon is that they add physical menus because with my limited vision is very difficult to see the screen If my husband wasn't with me I don't think I would have been able to order anything. Other than at this place is pretty cool totally go if you had...

When we arrived, we couldn’t even tell if this location was open. It was dark, with no visible staff or signs of activity. Eventually, an employee walked in from a parked car and went inside. The atmosphere was dead and unwelcoming—not because of the people necessarily, but the overall vibe was off.

I requested medium heat for my food, but when we got home and tried it, it was unbearably hot. Our mouths and lips were on fire. I called to express my concern, and the employee asked the cook, who claimed it was made medium. Frankly, there was no point in asking the cook, because no one is going to admit to over-seasoning the food.

This was our first time trying this location. We had previously enjoyed the funnel cake sticks at the Elkton branch, which were amazing. Usually, we go to NaNus—where the food is cheaper, tastes better, and the service is more customer-focused.

There was zero accountability and no effort to make things right. There’s clearly no “customer is always right” mindset here. If this is how issues are handled, I don’t see this location lasting long. I paid for food I couldn’t even eat, and the response I received made it even worse. Very...

3 orders of tenders and 1 angry hot sando no heat, for my daughter medium, for the wife angry hot, for me

no heat actually had a light spiciness to it. i dad taxed it. my daughter said it was hot too but she was still able to eat

medium had a nice kick. and a pretty good flavor too.

angry hot definitely burns but it didn't last long. medium had the better flavor

it is seasoned with dry rub i kinda don't like dry rubs like this because the coating isn't evenly spread.

the angry hot sambo definitely had something extra that the tenders didn't. the heat on the sambo was on a different level. it made my blood pressure spike and my pee was hot. i did the paqui chip challenge on an empty stomach and it didn't make me feel like that.

the chicken was cooked good but it was a little on the dry side. house sauce is nice but imo garlic soy sauce is awesome. however if you're eating the chicken with the garlic soy sauce you're going to need rice.

i am not sure if i would order again. the food was okay but a little pricey. and the store is on the edge of being too far. i think you should try...