Hangry Joe's Hot Chicken & Wings — Restaurant in Virginia

I WAS ROBBED OF MY MONEY!!!!!! This was an interesting and very disappointing experience. Originally, I ordered the four piece dark meat chicken. Very tiny chicken legs and the thighs had been stabbed in the middle with a kitchen knife prior to cooking. And we aren’t talking about a little poke to help cook the chicken faster. We could literally see each other through the hole in the middle of the thigh. This process made the meat over cooked and unappetizing. I complained to the cashier and requested the chicken tenders as a replacement. Got the tenders and they were long, 1 inch cube shaped strips of chicken breast. Chicken tenders are from the TENDERLOINS and not the breast itself. Trash food. The mac and cheese was off and watered down. Since I was not able to eat the $10.99 worth of chicken, we kindly asked for a refund and the cashier called the owner. We were then told that since they made food for me twice, I would not be receiving any money back. My husband was not satisfied with that response and called the owner himself. It was explained to the owner that the chicken had holes in the middle and he said that’s how they check to make sure it’s cooked. Um, that’s what a food thermometer is for. The owner was sticking with his decision to not issue a refund and it was like a slap in the face. I’ve never been robbed by a restaurant in this way before and I warn anyone who loved Hangry Joes in the past to be careful. **Update to express that TANIM H is a fake review. There was absolutely no one else in the store besides another disappointed customer who was given grief for wanting to use a coupon. This customer was also disappointed in how the food has changed since his friend sold the restaurant to this new guy. Although I agree that the cashier was as professional as he was allowed to be, it’s still an unacceptable practice to not issue a refund for a food item that I was not able to eat. We paid a total of $60 for three people, asking for 10.99+tax back is not asking for our entire meals back. It’s embarrassing that the owner has to make up fake accounts to recover his score and give false information about customers’ experiences....

I very very rarely give 1 stars... Look through my history.

I love spicy food, my son and I routinely order "native hot" at Indian and Thai places and have to talk the waiter/waitress into it, sometimes even sampling it first for them so they know we won't return it later or throw a fit.

They have 4 tiers of spicy, Mild, Medium, Hot, Angry Hot.

Twice I have ordered from them months apart now, the first time I figured I was having an off day or maybe shouldn't have mixed this chicken with a few beers so I ordered again today and the exact same thing happened.

The "Hot" is far beyond the hottest "native hot" I have ever ordered at an Indian or Thai restaurant, I love spicy food, I have an extremely high tolerance. The "Hot" here is nearly inedible, I am positive the "Angry Hot" would send your average person to the ER.

So I ordered the Medium today and it's what most people would call EXTREMELY spicy, in no universe is this "medium"... But really the ridiculous level of heat is not my issue.

The real problem is that both times I have eaten this chicken within 10 minutes of finishing it my stomach starts to hurt like I am dying, I mean full on 10/10 pain with blurred vision and impaired speech. I have been curled up on my bed literally whimpering and trying not to cry for the entire 3 hours since I ate this food. I am 40 years old I haven't "whimpered" in 30 years.

Then about 3 hours in you get to be confined to your bathroom for the next hour for a whole new world of unspeakable horror. The good news is that once you finish this phase the worst will be over and you will just have regular mid-tier stomach pain for a few more hours.

Again, I routinely eat extremely spicy food and never have a problem like this. I don't know what's in this stuff but it's the most pain I have ever experienced from food and that includes being food poisoned by bad beef, noro-virus and a hernia, I would gladly take any of those again before I eat another thing...

Edit: I ordered online a couple times and the first time I ordered the strawberry funnel cake. They failed to mention when we picked are order up that they did not serve strawberries. So when I got back to my hotel I just assumed they got my order wrong. I ordered the same thing again the next day & again they failed to say anything about not serving strawberries but this time we went back. My fiancé went inside for me because I’m not the type to be confrontational about this kind of thing and he asked that they return our money. Mind you the strawberries are a whole $1 more than the original funnel cakes. I can’t imagine how many customers get robbed a week ordering this. But I would never order from here again just based on that.

My fiancé found this place for me because he knows I love Dave’s Hot Chicken and this chicken did not disappoint! It taste just like it.

First my complaints. My hangry sauce was placed upside down in my fries and everything was so hot it melted the sauce container and soon as I lifted it up it spilled all over my fries. Which isn’t a huge deal but I wasn’t happy about it. I just completely regretted getting fries because they were bland and nothing special. Plus their boba tea drinks are way over priced!

I ordered the chicken and waffles and the only thing I was missing was honey because in my opinion it taste better with this type of chicken. I deal with chronic heartburn and I love spicy but even the mild had a KICK! Luckily it didn’t give me heartburn :) The young man that took my order was a delight, he was helpful and confirmed any question I had...