GiGi’s Betchin Chick-N — Restaurant in Silverthorne

Gigi's Betchin-Chick-N food truck is one of Buena Vista's secret little wonders! And Salida too! And holy shadang, Gigi not only cooks up a fantastic breakfast, lunch, and dinner but the aromas before one orders has them craving for their food!

Here is why her food is so fantastic: I don't even eat chicken and I'm writing a review about a place that serves chicken.

The Betchin-Chick-N to be exact.

I genuinely cannot tell if she cooks magic into her food, if her culinary skills are a part of her ascension gifts, or if this is what food tastes like when someone has found their purpose? It might just be love, I cannot tell. Either way is cool, what matters is that I got the 6pc tender platter with smash and corn, bbq and money mustard and it made my taste buds love the new flava-flaves!

First off, the BBQ must be hand made. It totally tastes like it, that would make sense. The flavor is a tang of sweetness with a base of a rich balance between a lofty presence, And is brisk a flavor? If so, it definitely applies in a smokey kinda way. It created a brand new memory for me, or like a memory marker on the map of exploring new flavors for the palate and that's always a treat to oneself!

The honey mustard is now my favorite honey mustard. I will admit that i am a little biased on this flavor, as it was a nostalgic reminder of a flavor from years ago as a child, however, that reminded me of some really good times. And that's what sold me on the HM. The honey mustard tastes like that moment when rafting down the Arkansas and there's that big flat area where the water is still yet flowing, but perfectly placid. That feels right, yeah. The Bhagavad Gita might call this flavor an active flavor within an inactive flavor? There is a subtle hidden spice, and I don't think it's horse radish, but if it is it doesn't leave that weird spicy after taste in the nose. So totally worth it imo.

The corn felt super fresh on the cob and each bite was loaded with the fresh crispness of a brand new day! The smash n gravy was smooth and definitely classic, it was really well prepared and so tasty! The only thing I would change is maybe more pepper? I'm a freak when it comes to pepper, so it's all good lol. I do have a portable pepper and garlic shaker for restaurants, as an example... So it's definitely me and not Gigi on the pepper stuff. Probs didn't even have to mention it, but hey, here we are, and you're still reading about my experience, right? Not to gas light the unknown audience member that may or may not be reading this...

The chicken itself had an amazing thick crunch and the aggregated seasoning plus the BBQ and the Honey Mustard are excellent combos of flavor both with texture, and I can officially say temperature as well, since I didn't give my dogs the leftovers lol.

To be clear, this is a place where the food tastes like you're the 10,000th customer with every bite! And oh boy does it fill up the belly in all the right ways! Aso, besides the flavor, Gigi's customer service and sociability totally makes the short 9 minutes for our meal to reach perfection feel like a breeze.

For those who don't eat chicken and wanna try, and for those who already do, this is the place to go hands down! Thank you for the great and amazing dinner, Gigi! And thanks to Jazmine for delivering the food to to my hands! Excellent service in all the...

Before I start I want to say this is completely based on the atmosphere and has NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FOOD because unfortunately I was unable to get that far. I hate to leave a review like this but it should be known especially by management/ owners. Closest I got to the food was the menu. I did take a look over the menu and the options looked great but very expensive compared to some of the other chicken joints around the area. I went in hoping to try a new place in town but I can assure you I’m unlikely going to go back. I sat at the bar and the bartender was quick and attentive getting me a water and a menu after that it was all down hill. First issue I had was the noise. The place is a very large open space with concrete floors so I can understand. But it is LOUD!!! So much so that I overheard the bartender and presumably the manager talking about putting on loud music to drown out the noise with more noise. Maybe block off a dining area with some free standing walls to block some of the noise from the bar and break up the echo factor. The other issue I had was the overall environment. Maybe it was a party I don’t know but the crowd was anything but appealing. I went in by myself around 8:45pm immediately I noticed the majority of the crowed was wasted. I’m not going to assume they were over served. But, as someone who’s worked in the service industry(server and bartender) for most of my life I would have personally cut off anyone within an earshot of where I was sitting at the time as they belligerently and loudly discussed openly what types elicit things they like putting up their noses. Even the people across the bar got in on the action yelling obscenities across the bar loud enough that the cook came out of the kitchen to see what was going on. I don’t mind people having a good time, but crowd management should be something you consider and if anyone is that drunk maybe step up and stop serving them. If you are going with your kids I’d suggest you go before 8pm or whenever the regular crowd rolls in. If you have kids this place would be your worst nightmare at the time I was there. Between the crowd and the echoing ping I couldn’t push myself to make an order and decided to walk out before the bartender came back to take my order. I really hope to try the food as the options truly look good. But I will do so from the food truck sometime this summer. Unless I hear about some changes I won’t be going back into...

Went hungry, left hungry. Waitress didn't even rinse hands coming out of the bathroom stall. Initial welcome is cigarette butts littering the entire outdoor entry area. Didn't have spoons for the mac-n-cheese but they did find a plastic spoon. Grilled chicken tenders so over-salted they were inedible. No physical menus and the pricing as shown on their QR code link didn't match what we were actually charged / higher prices charged. 44 days in and told they're still in "soft opening" by our waitress who said it was her 2nd day. Parking lot difficult to use since they have 2 food trucks blocking the main drive around. Took 20 minutes to get food when all that's served is chicken!? Didn't ask if we wanted sauce until after the food was on the table. This place isn't going to last.

Waitress immediately came over when I got back from the bathroom. She said she doesn't like the soap, or something about that bathroom, so she washes her hands in the restaurant. She obviously felt the need to stand up for herself and told us she's food service certified then asked if we were ready for the check. Didn't ask if we needed anything else or thank us for coming in. Wish I had taken a photo of the cheesesteak fries, fries themselves were good but the plating looked like a 6 year old threw it together.

This was Old Chicago's & we wanted to see what finally moved in after 5 years sitting vacant when the previous restaurant that did a nice remodel failed after a brief attempt. Remodel is still the same - it looks nice but is a loud atmosphere even with very few people, cement floors & corrugated aluminum panels. You would think they'd get business from those staying at the hotel but it was very empty, even on a Saturday night during Spring Break when the rest of the County is packed. Overpriced, especially when all you're serving is chicken, but have to cover the overhead somehow for that 6,000 sqft lease.

Read the reviews, almost all of them are for their food truck out of Buena Vista. ...running a restaurant is a completely different ball game it seems they are not yet...