Crown Fried Chicken & Kebab — Restaurant in Lewiston

Before this CFC opened in Lewiston, I would travel to Portland to get CFC. I was so excited that a CFC was going to be local to me. The Portland restaurant set high standards that the Lewiston CFC doesn't meet.

Honestly where do I start? The service is poor. People who work there are not kind nor friendly. I have never seen anyone who works there smile. They talk amongst theirselves and laugh after my boyfriend or I ask why the prices have changed so drastically. Making us feel like they are talking about us. A chicken Gyro plate used to be around 12.99 and now it's 24.99. Smaller containers, less meat. In the past I have found hair in my food, I have found rotten lettuce in my food. They don't even serve naan bread with their meals like the Portland CFC does. When you call to dispute something wrong with your order, they tell you the next time you come in they will give you additional chicken yet they dont take your name or know who you are so when you do go in the next time, they dont know anything about someone saying they will give you additional chicken with your order.

The atmosphere is awful. The tables, counters, and windows are always filthy. I would never eat there. The glass front door has been broken and boarded up for a while. A bunch of homeless people and people who I assume are on serious drugs are always running in and out of there and hanging out front of the establishment. I can think of 3 occasions where I have ordered food and there are customers there being loud and obnoxious carrying guns. Wheather or not they have a license to carry I don't know and highly doubt that they do but the atmosphere always feels unsafe and sketchy. I feel like the people who work their are bias. If you are not Muslim, you do not get taken care of. I feel like they give better service to Muslims and people of their nationality. From experience, they don't treat white females well, or African American males well.

Their food is pretty good but definitely not worth the price, especially now a days. I usually go there for fried chicken. I am more than happy to take the chicken that they have in the warmer but most times there isn't any breast, legs, or thighs. I ask for them to please make more, they never do, leaving you to either have to take the few pieces of chicken they have or to leave.

Overall it's a horrible establishment and they should be ashamed how they run their business and inflate their prices. I spent $100 bucks for 4 chicken Gyro plates...never again! Going forward I will travel to Portland if I want CFC. At least they smile and are friendly, the restaurant is clean, you can take your family out to eat there, you get naan bread with your meal, and the prices are...

I absolutely love the food, it's very tasty. I've been coming here since it forst opened, when the prices were worth what I was paying for. Now, I'm paying double the price for a chicken gyro plate, once was 12.99 now 24.99 and I'm not getting any thing extra and the plate size has decreased. At this rate how will they be able to stay open with the amount they are charging customers for the food. Again. I love the food, I just can't stand paying over a hundred dollars for four people to eat out, it's crazy. I added a Pic of the plate size. If it is fitting for the cost then you all decide if my review is credible. I checked the prices against the Portland location......I feel we're getting overcharged here in Lewiston. I noticed the owner picks what reviews to respond to. But has yet to respond to the overpricing of their food.

September 3

So I was trying to find something quick for the night and thought why not pick up some fried chicken. I walk in and immediately have to wait because the front counter person was engaged with conversation with another guest, after they finished they didn't even start to take my order. I already saw that they didn't have chicken ready that I wanted and was willing to wait for it. I asked the guy can I make an order for chicken and he asks what in particular I wanted. When I told him, another guy starts speaking in their language, basically telling me that they weren't going to cook anymore chicken and I had to take what they had available. Get real ! Can't understand how this restaurant still can afford to stay open any longer. They have went from a go to place to eat to I BETTER STAY FAR AWAY FROM. Customer service these days is a joke. Someone please...

I do the whole "gig economy thing" and have done several pickups from CFCK and didn't even know they existed until I started doing deliveries. The first pickup I did, I had to wait a few minutes for it and the smell of the place is what did me in.

I had to return the next night to try out the place myself, as I couldn't get the amazing smell out of my nose. I tried the lamb gyro, the first bite was a bit dry and I was a little worried that they were all sizzle and no meat. From the second bite on, it was absolute heaven! Perfectly seasoned, tender and melt in your mouth, I was sold! I had also ordered a side of mozzarella sticks and they perfect as well.

I don't believe in doing a review on a local place until I have been there at least twice, it is downright unethical, unless it is one amazingly good or horrendously bad experience. The first visit was really good, so the second visit was only 2 days later. I went with the lamb Shawarma and exceeded expectations, which were already high.

My only criticism I have, it would be nice if they had better packaging for the sandwiches on take out orders. Spending as much time on the road as I do, it is a little difficult to enjoy their great food without making a mess of myself. However, it is so delicious, I happily took a few minutes to park and enjoy it before getting back on the road. I sincerely hope you folks are a part of the local food scene for a long time. I'll definitely be back again and...