Chickies — Restaurant in Teaneck Township

It's just sad because it was a great place to go. We used to go 2-3 times a week. Even my non-Jewish friends would always order from Chickies and the line was out the door. Now, it’s always empty and if I go once in a few months, I usually regret it. Ever since the place switched owners, it has gone downhill, while their prices have gone up drastically. When Nir was the owner, the place was fun, and you could have chosen what you would like on the sandwich, like Subway, as they made the sandwich in front of the customer. It's not like that anymore. All the employees are always on their phones with zero care for the customers. They spend a lot of money on branding on the bags, wrapping, and everything else, but the customer is the one paying the price. Even the credit card fees, which many places have learned the new trick of charging 3%, 3.5%, and even 4%, while they themselves pay less than 3% in credit card fees. But I guess charging the customer 4.5% is the kosher rate. My business, as well as Shoprite, Gap, and any other store, have been paying credit card fees ever since credit card machines started. Yet, I don't pass it on to my customers, and I certainly won't try to make money from our customers because of it.

Additionally, if a customer comes during the lunch special and orders without specifying that they want the lunch special, they will never be informed that a better deal is available and will be charged the full regular price. Informing the customer would require the business honesty and kindness to be greater than their greed, and unfortunately, that's not...

Food is disgusting. My kids who love love schnitzel tasted it and said it’s disgusting. Everything you touch in this place from the menu to floors feels sticky and greasy. The place just feels dirty. We ordered the classic chicken finger family Box. The chicken fingers were tasteless, tough texture and greasy. Looks as if they had some precooked chicken sitting in the fryer basket and then tossed it into the fryer again to heat up. The cauliflower poppers were mushy (not crunchy) and soggy with oil. French fries were greasy and soggy (not crunchy) and overly salted. This place is a joke and I’m convinced the positive reviews are fake because there is no way anyone could enjoy such garbage. Will never go here again. No wonder the place was empty. There are better options nearby. After spending close to $140 dollars on fried chicken for 2 small kids and 2 adults I had to go home and prepare my kids food because they were starving. SHAME ON YOU...

No words can describe how gross this place is. I'm surprised the health department hasn't shut them down. Tables are not cleaned and covered in grease and grime. Seating is practically in the kitchen with just a little counter separating you from the fryer. You can imagine how wonderful it smells and how nice of an environment that is to eat in. I don't recall it saying anywhere that this was a hibachi place. And to top it all off THERE IS NO BATHROOM!!! The guy behind the counter looked at me like I was crazy when I asked for the bathroom. The workers must either be severely dehydrated or the kitchen floor is severely over hydrated. We couldn't stay to order as my kids needed the bathroom and there was nowhere to eat. So much for driving out to the "famous" Chickies. It was a good thing Schnitzel + is a couple...