Chunky Chicken

Here is a no frills review:
1. They make a juicy veggie burger
2. 5 stars for cleanliness
3. Slow service. Took about 15 minutes
4. Spicy is a bit too spicy! This unfortunately lead me to feeling the ring of fire.

Not your typical fried chicken place. And I really mean not typical. Because it’s below typical.
The chicken was small, not so crunchy, and tasted strange.
If you haven’t noticed already, if you compare the price for the Friday 2 pc deal and the regular price for 2 pc chicken. it isn’t a deal. The price is the same lol.
Haven’t tried their nuggets or popcorn chicken, but so far the chicken disappointed too much for us to say let’s go back and try their other stuff.

Ordered the peri peri chicken. Not terrible but they somehow made the dark meat taste as tough as the white. Peri peri sauce was spicy for those who can’t handle spice. Beware that the «opening specials» flashing on ¼ of their menu is actually not valid (was not given a warning though they compensated with a free drink).

Arrived just before 8pm — I was headed to bamiyan and saw the bright sign and thought I’d try it out. Got three pieces of mild fried chicken with wedges since that was what they had and I didn’t want to wait for spicy ones. Despite the appearance of possible seasoning on the wedges, I would assure you that there is none. Ugh. Ok, deep fried potatoe. Fair enough. The chicken got worse — there wasn’t any seasoning on the chicken. It seemed that they dredged it through a flour and cornstarch mix and that is it — no salt or pepper or anything else. Also, the chicken lacked any texture. It’s like it was overly tenderized for far too long. I can’t think of any redeeming qualities aside from the fact it was crispy despite being under the heat lamp.
It’s a clean enough spot, and I didn’t have any issues with the service. But the food. I should have went to bamiyan (or however it is spelled.)

Dropped by to grab a late lunch and was surprised to see that there were a decent amount of customers.
It’s very spacious with nice booths and ample of lighting.
I ordered the peri peri chicken burger with a side of onion rings and a pepsi and i was stuffed! The burger was a decent size and the chicken was spicy and juicy. I definitely enjoyed it and would come back! It is a little on the pricey side, i paid around $ 9.00 but i was satisfied with the food!
*There was a fly around the cashier which i wasnt too happy about.

Came here at 7:30 PM during dinner time and surprised the place was empty! Not a good sign. I wasn’t too hungry so I ordered a kid’s meal. I wanted to get 1 leg mild and was immediately told they don’t have mild and didn’t really give me an option to wait. They are simply out. So I thought I’d get the popcorn chicken and fries.
Popcorn chicken — very LITTLE batter and it is NOT CRUNCHY at all. Instead the popcorn chicken was rather soft and chewy. What an irony! Please do yourself a favor and don’t order popcorn chicken. Strike 1.
Fries — lacking flavor. Strike 2.
My BF got a 2 pc chicken spicy. Which is NOT SPICY at all. I would label it mild. Didn’t taste any spice at all. I can’t believe they call that spicy. What a disappointment. Strike 3. They’re out!
The price does not match the quality of the food they make.
What’s funny is that the family who ordered after us wanted fries (which should always be available) but they were out! Again the cashier didn’t give the option of waiting but told them they were just sold out. And it was only 7:30! They are open til 10!
Really the only positive thing about this place is the cleanliness. Everything else is not worth going back for. Not coming back. There’s waaayy too many other better places out there. You’ve been warned.

This place is a ripoff. The prices are way too big for low-​quality food. I’d rather eat Nandos or even Popeyes than this. The Peri-​Peri chicken wrap was cold and bland and it was overpriced. This establishment can get better if they can improve the quality and make the prices more reasonable. I’ve seen similar restaurants with decent food quality and prices than this. One positive I can point out is that the seating is amazing. I cannot believe a Sheesha Bar was removed to build this!

Decided to come here, despite the low review from fellow Unilocalers.
We didn’t try any chicken, so I can’t comment on it. We came purely for the pizzas. As it’s a UK chain, they have a couple of things that pizza chains here don’t offer. The first being sweetcorn, as a topping. I don’t understand why nobody offers it here. It’s a delicious topping and very popular back across the pond. The second being cheese and garlic pizza. All pizza stores in the UK serve this too. It’s basically a pizza base, brushed with garlic and oil and then has cheese on top. Sometimes people add mushrooms or onions on top. The cheesy garlic bread (as we call it), was absolutely delicious. Am definitely coming to get that again. We ordered the herbie pizza, which is basically a vegetarian pizza. Wasn’t as good as many independently owned UK pizza stores but still good and of course, the sweetcorn made up for it. My kids miss UK food and they loved it.
Place is nice and clean. Was quite busy with around 15 customers but nobody else ordered pizza, which is quite telling. Don’t think their pizza will rate very highly for Canadians. But i would recommend you try the cheesy garlic pizza.

«Chunky» Chicken? Oh the irony!
FOOD:
The chicken was anything but Chunky! i ordered a quarter chicken peri peri, and i felt bad for the chicken and it probably felt bad for my stomach. The leg piece looked like it came out of a chick and not a fully grown chicken. I had to get another quarter leg to quench my appetite. The taste, well it is spicy but i wouldn’t call it tasty. Coz like, you can make better chicken legs in a toaster oven with your own spices.
Environment:
They have clearly spent a lot of money on it, but it looks rather cheaply designed or rather off taste as somebody else pointed out. The colour combination, the high ceiling, the unused space, bright white lights, doesn’t make for a place that is comfortable for eating.
If you want to get authentic peri peri, just go to nandos or Los Chicos.
Sorry Chunky Chicken, i really wanted to like you.

I normally don’t write reviews but people need to save their tastebuds and monies from this place! I’d give less stars if I could.
Went here for the first time because it’s pretty close where we live and this plaza is jam packed with lots of other food places that we’re pretty tired of, so we decided to try the chicken here.
We got the 9pc with large coleslaw and the jalapeño cheese sauce as takeout.
Pros:
Halal
Close to us
Seemingly new, bright looking restaurant
Cons:
Service– not only did the girl at the counter mess up the order, she forgot our sauces we paid extra for (which are a total fail, the taste is meh and the consistency of the sauces is weird too, I’d recommend not paying the extra 50c for them). We also ordered the large coleslaw but she forgot to pack it and had to go back to get it despite the receipt stating the full order. Maybe she’s new but she wasn’t really enthused at us telling her she forgot our coleslaw. I mean, own it, at least.
Horrible fried chicken. Ugh we got the 9pc and no one in my family finished theirs, its overly greasy, no real flavour and tasted stale. We went on a Saturday night so maybe the chicken is not fresh on Saturdays? Maybe it’s meant to taste like oily, stiff cardboard? I’m sure if it could speak it would tell us its secrets…
The sauces. So badddd. Wished we didn’t go back for them haha.
We’re so not impressed and will never be going back. Sorry #notsorry

Came here on a Thursday night and was surprised to find it so quiet. New restaurant, spotless clean, but with a slight air of haphazardness in the air (can’t quite explain it). Like all the decorations look… cheaply designed. Apparently it’s a pretty popular British chain restaurant, and we in Markham are graced with its first ever Canadian location.
If you get full meals, i.e. a half chicken platter, expect to price Swiss Chalet-​like prices (i.e. not fast food prices). So since it looks like a fast food joint, we decided to just eat the simple stuff. Got some fried chicken, a peri peri chicken burger, along with fries, onion rings, and rice for sides.
The fried chicken can be best described as «almost Popeye’s». The meat quality is better and juicier than your average KFC, while the batter looks like Popeye’s but not as crispy. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing because sometimes Popeye’s batter is kind of hard and jabs the insides of my mouth (what can I say, I have delicate gums). This one is a bit softer and not as jagged, for lack of a better term. However the meat itself is kind of bland, so in the end it was OK but not great.
The peri peri burger though, was really good! I half expected it grilled a la Nando’s, but the meat was fried along with the peri peri spices. It’s a really nice combination that I’ve never had before. Definitely #winning!
The sides were all OK, nothing too bad but nothing to write home about. The onion rings were pretty good but a bit greasy, but apart from that I’d definitely want to come back to try more of that peri peri burger. In other words, so far it’s an above average quality fast food restaurant with one pretty amazing dish.

$ 5 for a small ¾th filled box of fries. They put a small spoon of gravy with minimum cheese in it and call it a «poutine». Not worth it. Furthermore, the popcorn chicken was rock hard. Only thing alright with this place is their peri peri burger.

Never recommenced this place to any one.
–I requested them to serve fresh fried food but they served cold chicken and on enquiring they insisted that its fresh fried. Blunt lie!
–Soft drink was actually warm and on request to provide ice they refused
–Food taste crappy
–There were no napkins available (lolss … a basic thing)
–With several better fried chicken options in Markham there is no point paying same price for tasteless food and poor service
Suggestion to Chunky Chicken: I understand its a newly launched outlet therefore a rule of thumb is to provide better quality food and nice customer service if you guys wanna remain in business in competitive market.

This place pretty much just popped up in my neighbourhood, no flyers no publicity so we decided to give it a try
First visit:
I ordered the spicy black bean burger combo 7.79+tax and the peri peri burger 5.79+tx
I was told I couldn’t get a poutine as a side with the combo and would have to get it on its own for 4.49+tax
The burger patty was really good but there was nothing but mayo, cheese and lettuce in the burger which was pretty gross (also it’s not spicy at all despite what it’s called)
The peri peri chicken burger was excellent!
Second visit:
I wanted to try their poutine so got a veggie burger combo with poutine upgrade (which is possible with combos despite first visit) came out to ~11
Also got a half chicken for 9.99
Made the necessary adjustments to the burger after our first visit but this time there was no cheese so you really have to be specific or ask what they put in the burger since there’s no consistency
The poutine was nothing special and I was kind of disappointed just tasted like standard food truck poutine. On its own the poutine is 4.49+tax and the quantity is so small about 10 oz bowl not worth it at all
The half chicken wasn’t tasty at all and all the spicy flavouring was on the outside of the chicken which was overwhelming
Also the price is a bit much for half chicken and with a combo it was $ 15 which for students is unreasonable since the quantity is not that much… It depends on your taste buds though and the day you go because I’ve heard great things about the whole chicken
The interior is really nicely done up
The service was excellent, food came quick and staff was polite but since they just opened up some discrepancies between menu info is understandable
Haven’t tried the fried chicken yet but the peri peri chicken burger so far is the only thing we’d go back for since there are way better deals at Popeyes and Chicos (both halal and down the road)
I guess with some publicity and adjustments this place could work. Overall, average food, a bit too pricy, nice atmosphere and good service. Worth a try!

The best chicken I’ve had so far! Their peri peri burgers r to die for really! (Although I’m not a very big fan of chicken burgers, but this one changed my mind)
I was expecting their peri peri chicken to be like nandos but guess what I found it way better than nandos!
UK based chain with their second international store (after india) good luck guys

***Mediocrity at its best***
Chunky Chicken is a UK chain arriving in Toronto just in time for the PANAM games and to gain popularity with the million+ GTA muslims who stopped cooking and now solely depend on eating out as a means of entertainment and high cholesterol.
This Markham establishment serves Pizza, Fish, Grilled and Fried Chicken.
A wannabe Popeyes with a Nandos twist if you will.
Lets talk about the food. It lacks depth and uniqueness. If bloody under cooked chicken is your thing, your in luck. I cant say all of the pieces were like this but when the serving staff refuse to take accountability for this… its really is just another desi establishment. We were told this is the marinate and the pink is the spice — DONT THINK SO. We tried returning the chicken but they had none of it. IT WONT KILL YOU TO REPLACE A FEW PIECES OF CHICKEN!@#$@#% EVER HEARD OF SALMONELLA?
I’ll keep this short. After trying the pizza, fried and grilled items, next time i’ll walk 20 steps across the parking lot and stick to BAMIYAN.
A host of other goodies, including brownies, cookies and ice creams are served, offering something for the whole family, just not my family.
The shop is both clean and tidy with a colorful inviting appeal.
Good luck folks!