Poor quality ingredients. Chicken was bland tasting and was warmed up not fresh cooked. Avocado in the sandwich was the size of a loonie. Low value overall. C
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
Allan Mattis
I went twice to this cute, little diner and enjoyed the food both times. The Chorizo spiced Alberta beef in my breakfast bowl was definitely the star of the dish. It was well-spiced, flavorful and not greasy like in a sausage bowl. Great combination of flavors, with scrambled eggs, hollandaise and fresh tomatoes on a bed of well-seasoned breakfast potatoes. Seasoned beef with hollandaise is a unique and delicious combination I have never seen, and I would buy some of the beef if it's available for sale, it's that good. My dining companion reported the Falafel scrambler bowl as also delicious and she enjoyed the skillet cooked Falafel burger. Thanks for not deep-frying the patti. You have some very unique ingredients and flavorful combinations.
I appreciated the cold, serve yourself water available at the pickup counter. Service was good and our dishes were hot and delivered promptly. The one missing star is because the restaurant was hot and humid on both days we visited in contrast to the deliciously cool lobby of the Alt Hotel.
Chorizo sausage bowl tastes great! Wish there was a bit more meat, but overall fantastic bowl. Potato wedges reminded me of A&W fries and the seasoning in the dish was great. - Seating is comfortable and a good place to sit with your laptop to work during/after lunch.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Bug Pin
I love going here, the staff are great, but a few months ago they changed the buns on the sandwiches and it went from my favourite breakfast spot to a disappointment, completely changed the flavour for the worst. bring back the brioche bun:(
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
TidePodSushi LBa
I enjoyed this place on an early Sunday
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sacha
Came to Chix Diner 2/3 days we stayed at The Alt. The staff were very nice, the food however was just okay.
One the first day, my spouse and I ordered different dishes, i had the avocado toast which was fine but a bit bland. my spouse had ordered the classic chix but the dish was missing the side of avocado.
on the second morning we both ordered the breakfast poutine, it was tasty but they both came with chicken in them which wasnt advertised as being a part of the dish, thankfully neither of us are vegetarian. The breakfast poutine was pretty good besides that.
might be worth working on dish accuracy.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Kevin Mallon
Great breakfast but even though the milkshakes tasted good, they were too sweet.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Jenny Richards
Awesome breakfast at this little place! Staff really friendly and food was great. Worth a stop!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alexander Quass
Fantastic brunch, cute retro diner theme. Fast service on a Saturday morning. The dishes were generous sized and delicious.
Visiting from Texas and came here with our three daughters. Exceptionally great food and even better service. Everyone was such a joy—Nadine and the whole crew. The food was so good that we kept ordering more. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
michelle oglesby
Breakfast was not good. Chicken and waffles. Chicken taste old. Eggs were not tasty, they Advertised crispy bacon. , not at all. Cold hit chocolate, cold toast. Not a place I recommend.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Robert Graham
Really nice place to get ready for your next adventure. I got started here with a latte and the chicken and waffles with spicy option. The wait staff noticed that I did not finish the chicken. I look like someone that would finish his plate. I mentioned the meat was dry and was overcooked. She asked so I offered my critique. I was not looking for a freebee, but she did send me off with a new latte.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Paxton Porter (Pax)
First time at Chix eggshop. I had the hot chix sandwich. Overall I would say it was just ok. Bun was not tasty, the pickles were good, the chicken itself was small, not a thick piece of chicken. It didn’t seem like they really basted the fried chicken in hot sauce either, it was just poured on. Not bad but not great either. They have room to improve.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Aurora
..ill still leave my 5 stars because i loved the first one.. and the staff..coffee is tasty too ❤️ But the update is....they changed the buns on the egg sandwich. 😔
Now hopefully it will get sorted. As the new supplier is a sesame bun. Which is fine. But twice the bottom bun was hard in one spot. And cumbling stale all over dry. Top is meh...but did the job.
Never realized how much it affects such a delicious sandwich. But it does... they remade it, very kind. But the second one sadly the same.
So not a huge deal. Just awareness. Cook needs to be visually and maybe physically touching the buns before they go out. It just made it so dry. And checking shipments when delivered. Making sure it's to Chix standard. Or I hope the local bakery makes a brioche I'd vote for that. Before it felt like $9 was worth it.
I'm sad I didn't take a Pic of the first one to compare visually for everyone. It was so divine I ate it too fast. Wasn't thinking review or photos. Lol
Either way still recommend! Absultelyc Other fab options. I'm just sad because I loved that first egg sandwich and bun so so much. I had been craving it.
Original review: Has been a while since I kept considering to stop in and try! Tiny Update.... I read somewhere they use Devils Head coffee, a local yyc roasters for those who don't know...but found out later this location uses Umbria a Canadian Commercial Roaster but not the extra local Devils Head Calgary - I will have to confirm if that's now changed permanently ? darn ... umbria is pretty tasty but I definitrly was more excited and proud if it was devils head.
Besides coffee I had the egg sandwich it was super tasty, good portion of egg, soft bun, the curd melted/fried up brown and melted was amazing.
The dill dip I got on the side but is addicting and would go super well with the potato wedges. Love it! I just was too full so maybe those next time.
Service was lovely. Ira, is wonderful!
The process is to order and pay upfront etc and they bring to you which is fine with me, Ira was hustling! Running the show by herself and don't we know /those who have served- what it's like caring for so many ppl, and she was just fabulous, efficient, calm, fast. And so friendly; a rarity. She genuinely cares about your experience. Use to be like me when I served and often goes unnoticed, so when I see that level of service, plus care with a smile I make sure I give a special shout out to praise it! Because I tell you so many places big small restaurants or coffee shops some ppl just don't care anymore.
I think my only suggestion would be to consider bringing the wedges price down a tiny bit in price. So if the margin is there I'd say try that and see if it pays off with more sales ...theyd be sooooo delicious with the dill dip. But If not all good. And of course Bring back Devils head if it was here? And could be possible lol 😆
Great food. Great staff. Good views. :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Poor quality ingredients. Chicken was bland tasting and was warmed up not fresh cooked. Avocado in the sandwich was the size of a loonie. Low value overall. C
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
I went twice to this cute, little diner and enjoyed the food both times. The Chorizo spiced Alberta beef in my breakfast bowl was definitely the star of the dish. It was well-spiced, flavorful and not greasy like in a sausage bowl. Great combination of flavors, with scrambled eggs, hollandaise and fresh tomatoes on a bed of well-seasoned breakfast potatoes. Seasoned beef with hollandaise is a unique and delicious combination I have never seen, and I would buy some of the beef if it's available for sale, it's that good. My dining companion reported the Falafel scrambler bowl as also delicious and she enjoyed the skillet cooked Falafel burger. Thanks for not deep-frying the patti. You have some very unique ingredients and flavorful combinations.
I appreciated the cold, serve yourself water available at the pickup counter. Service was good and our dishes were hot and delivered promptly. The one missing star is because the restaurant was hot and humid on both days we visited in contrast to the deliciously cool lobby of the Alt Hotel.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Falafel Scrambler, Falafel Burger
Chorizo sausage bowl tastes great! Wish there was a bit more meat, but overall fantastic bowl. Potato wedges reminded me of A&W fries and the seasoning in the dish was great. - Seating is comfortable and a good place to sit with your laptop to work during/after lunch.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
I love going here, the staff are great, but a few months ago they changed the buns on the sandwiches and it went from my favourite breakfast spot to a disappointment, completely changed the flavour for the worst. bring back the brioche bun:(
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
I enjoyed this place on an early Sunday
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Came to Chix Diner 2/3 days we stayed at The Alt. The staff were very nice, the food however was just okay.
One the first day, my spouse and I ordered different dishes, i had the avocado toast which was fine but a bit bland. my spouse had ordered the classic chix but the dish was missing the side of avocado.
on the second morning we both ordered the breakfast poutine, it was tasty but they both came with chicken in them which wasnt advertised as being a part of the dish, thankfully neither of us are vegetarian. The breakfast poutine was pretty good besides that.
might be worth working on dish accuracy.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Great breakfast but even though the milkshakes tasted good, they were too sweet.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Awesome breakfast at this little place! Staff really friendly and food was great. Worth a stop!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fantastic brunch, cute retro diner theme. Fast service on a Saturday morning. The dishes were generous sized and delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Visiting from Texas and came here with our three daughters. Exceptionally great food and even better service. Everyone was such a joy—Nadine and the whole crew. The food was so good that we kept ordering more. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Breakfast was not good. Chicken and waffles. Chicken taste old.
Eggs were not tasty, they Advertised crispy bacon. , not at all.
Cold hit chocolate, cold toast.
Not a place I recommend.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Really nice place to get ready for your next adventure. I got started here with a latte and the chicken and waffles with spicy option. The wait staff noticed that I did not finish the chicken. I look like someone that would finish his plate. I mentioned the meat was dry and was overcooked. She asked so I offered my critique. I was not looking for a freebee, but she did send me off with a new latte.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
First time at Chix eggshop. I had the hot chix sandwich. Overall I would say it was just ok. Bun was not tasty, the pickles were good, the chicken itself was small, not a thick piece of chicken. It didn’t seem like they really basted the fried chicken in hot sauce either, it was just poured on. Not bad but not great either. They have room to improve.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
..ill still leave my 5 stars because i loved the first one.. and the staff..coffee is tasty too ❤️ But the update is....they changed the buns on the egg sandwich. 😔
Now hopefully it will get sorted. As the new supplier is a sesame bun. Which is fine. But twice the bottom bun was hard in one spot. And cumbling stale all over dry. Top is meh...but did the job.
Never realized how much it affects such a delicious sandwich. But it does... they remade it, very kind. But the second one sadly the same.
So not a huge deal. Just awareness. Cook needs to be visually and maybe physically touching the buns before they go out. It just made it so dry. And checking shipments when delivered. Making sure it's to Chix standard. Or I hope the local bakery makes a brioche I'd vote for that. Before it felt like $9 was worth it.
I'm sad I didn't take a Pic of the first one to compare visually for everyone. It was so divine I ate it too fast. Wasn't thinking review or photos. Lol
Either way still recommend! Absultelyc Other fab options. I'm just sad because I loved that first egg sandwich and bun so so much. I had been craving it.
Original review:
Has been a while since I kept considering to stop in and try! Tiny Update.... I read somewhere they use Devils Head coffee, a local yyc roasters for those who don't know...but found out later this location uses Umbria a Canadian Commercial Roaster but not the extra local Devils Head Calgary - I will have to confirm if that's now changed permanently ? darn ... umbria is pretty tasty but I definitrly was more excited and proud if it was devils head.
Besides coffee I had the egg sandwich it was super tasty, good portion of egg, soft bun, the curd melted/fried up brown and melted was amazing.
The dill dip I got on the side but is addicting and would go super well with the potato wedges. Love it! I just was too full so maybe those next time.
Service was lovely. Ira, is wonderful!
The process is to order and pay upfront etc and they bring to you which is fine with me, Ira was hustling! Running the show by herself and don't we know /those who have served- what it's like caring for so many ppl, and she was just fabulous, efficient, calm, fast. And so friendly; a rarity. She genuinely cares about your experience.
Use to be like me when I served and often goes unnoticed, so when I see that level of service, plus care with a smile I make sure I give a special shout out to praise it! Because I tell you so many places big small restaurants or coffee shops some ppl just don't care anymore.
I think my only suggestion would be to consider bringing the wedges price down a tiny bit in price. So if the margin is there I'd say try that and see if it pays off with more sales ...theyd be sooooo delicious with the dill dip. But If not all good. And of course Bring back Devils head if it was here? And could be possible lol 😆
I'll be back of coufse and do recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hot Chix Sandwich
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