After hearing about this Gem in Gretna, I took a trip across the bridge to 629 Derbigny St. and all the stories are TRUE ? Fantastic Fried Chicken and fried Brussels Sprouts, yes that’s right Brussels Sprouts Fried!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Catfish, Mac & Cheese
Tiffany “NewlyNatural”
I heard about this place online, and they did not disappoint. The line was down the street. There were people from all over the country (FL, TX, MD, DC- and they weren't together)in line that came to visit and try their food. I wanted to try everything, but I got fish with a side of chicken, mac and cheese, and glazed/sweet green beans. Everything was so good. The chicken was so crispy and juicy. The catfish was flaky with crispy flavorful batter - and I don't even like catfish... let me say that! The portion sizes were amazing, and so was the customer service. They have Anointed Confections inside the store that sell the most delicious cakes, cupcakes, and pound cakes(not sure about pie) but dem cakes...look baby! Moist, flavorful, and not overly sweet. Like a band of grandma's and church ladies made dem cake...lol....Go check out Chicken Kitchen and Anointed Confections
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Catfish Dinner, Mac & Cheese
Paige P.
Yes. Yes. Yes. Everything I've had here has exceeded my expectations and it's sooo much food. Yet the quality is consistent and delicious. I've had the catfish, Cornish hens, oxtails, and they were all perfectly cooked and well seasoned. The 5 star Mac and cheese is really 5 stars, no exaggerations. Since I've been on the westbank so much, I've had to cut back on how often I was eating here. Although it's truly amazingly delicious, the food is definitely Southern which isn't everyday cuisine. The food is affordable and worth the extra calories lol. The only downside is the wait. There's always a line out the door so be aware, but definitely worth it if you have the time to spare.
Trashell McCoy
This place was definitely worth driving to the West Bank and standing in line for 40 minutes! The fried stuffed pepper was everything I wanted it to be and more! The Mac n cheese and jambalaya were on point. And don't pass up the Anointed desserts on your way out. The gooey cake and cheesecake were divine! I will definitely make this stop the next time I'm in NOLA!
Food I had 2 piece white Stewed okra Seafood dressing Stewed cabbage Service you gonna wait. It's worth it. I have never been in a restaurant where everyone orders multiple plates. That is a mark of Food Junkies. My mans doing it right at CK. In fact we were all in a long line outside. The line was moving like Molasses in Siberia. The owner was making a run he rolls down his window a waves at all us food junkies outside his spot. That's gotta be a great feeling. I think I'm gonna try to collab with him. They doing good things here food wise. I also purchased a brick of Ooe gooey Cake it was banging(when you taste food so good you beat the table because you can't slap yo moms with out Gretna PD sending swat lol) check it out for ya self. I wanted to give them a 5 star rating. The line moved to slow. Staff was real professional and nice. Smiles like Chic Fil A(they don't smile at Fil A it's like an stepford wives smile. A bunch of androids, my pleasure. You're very believable. lol. Chic Fil A was my first taxable job at 16. I gained 35 pounds. May I want nuggets and a spicy sandwich. Anyways real smiles at CK. I can't wait to go back a plate will set ya back for $20 with drink and tip. Ambiance is nice. You can eat there at bar top also local business are promoted their. #buylocal I love that. It's a great place it's like gourmet soul food that delivers.
Lonnie Rice
Wow I was blown away with this place. I'm from Houston, Tx and every time I come to New Orleans, I'm going to this place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dedra Turnbull
Went to Chicken's Kitchen today,but I forgot to post pics..I just wanted to shout out the workers on the front line...All of yall are so extremely nice and patient and it is amazing..I know it has to be extremely difficult dealing with a multitude of people everyday who don't know what they want, talking crap,asking questions, etc...Yall all handle it with much ease and humbleness. Yall ain't gossiping, talking about the customers, being no type of messy..Yall are the hero's as well as the owners..He has a great staff in yall and I wanted everyone to know..So I had the 4 cheese lasagna with carrots and Caesar salad,with pepper balls and fish on the side..I also had the praline cake and purple KoolAid..EVERYTHING WAS GOOD!! Also had fried ribs the last time I went..Absolutely loved everything I ate and the customer service..Chicken's Kitchen YALL WINNING!!!.See yall again soon.
Long wait, but worth it I'd say (if you have the time). We'd been wanting to try this place for the last several months, but because they're only open during work hours, it's been tough to find the time to try them out. We finally came here on a Friday at around 2pm. We waited 15 minutes out the door, and then another 15 minutes inside. After first checking out the menu before our arrival, we got there ready to order the fried catfish w mac and cheese, crawfish hush puppies, and bread pudding. Within just the amount of time we waited (again, just 30 min total) they ran out of the salmon, catfish, and hush puppies. We had trouble deciding, but finally settled on a $15 plate of fried pepper balls (pepper ball stuffed with boudin, essentially), with a large side of mac and cheese, and 2 small sides of king cake bread pudding and baked beans. We also added a piece of fried chicken for $2.75 and an extra side of dirty rice for $4.50 and a side of BBQ sauce (70 cents). Altogether, was about $25. Fried pepper balls - These were SO good, especially if you like boudin. The flavor was amazing, and the consistency was so creamy on the inside and crispy on the outside. I expected it to be more dry inside, but it was quite moist (in a good way!). Would not pass this up! (Unless the catfish was an option, bc I still want to try it one day!) Mac and cheese - New favorite mac and cheese in nola, tasted similar to Central City BBQ in my opinion. VERY flavorful. Would never pass this up if I came back. Baked Beans - Good, but nothing too special. These weren't listed on the menu, I assume they brought it out to make up for the lost hush puppies (). Would pass this up. King Cake Bread Pudding - Good! But drier than I expected, but again nothing TOO special. A little more special than the baked beans, but I probably wouldn't worry about getting it again. Would maybe pass this up if hush puppies or the potato salad was an option. Or the greens. (potato salad and greens were available, but boyfriend was not down for it) Dirty Rice - Definitely the best dirty rice I've had in a long long time. Wonderful kick of spiciness to it. Not a big dirty rice fan, so I'd pass it up, but if you are a dirty rice fan, definitely go for it!! Fried Chicken - Definitely delicious, but I'm glad we didn't pass up the fried pepper balls for it. Personally, O enjoyed the pepper balls more. Overall the food was amazing, as I expected. Absolutely worth the wait, if you have half an hour to spare. Only removing a star bc they're not open on the weekends I also feel like the wait could be significantly reduced if they had two cashiers working. Our food was ready, immediately, but only one cashier so we had to wait an additional 10 minutes to pay and leave. Would love to recommend this place to more people, but most of everybody I know is on the east bank and wouldn't be able to drive all the way here for lunch on a weekday. Please consider extending your business hours (and maybe getting a second cashier) pretty please!
Tom in Hampstead
Excellent food! We arrived a little before noon and were able to get our food pretty quickly. While we ate, the line grew out the door.The fried chicken is superb and the portions are very large. This is definitely a "skip-breakfast" and bring a large appetite kind of place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Coco Greens, Fried Chicken
Jay Theo
The service was great, the food was sooooo very good. The chef came out to greet me and talk to me and my family. He was so gracious. We expressed to him how good the food was and he was very appreciative. Wish I could go back before we go back home.
The food and service that is provided are outstanding. Bring a foodie from Oklahoma trying this food brought me back to my granny's kitchen.
Malia Williams
I’ve came several times and everything tastes good. Never had anything nasty, bland or salty! Good customer service. I Always will be a returning customer
Uyen Nguyen
Waited 2+ hours to get my hands on this. Is it worth it? Nah. But I would come back for the chicken if there is no line or a very short line. I think the line is extra long because they sell braised oxtail on the first tuesday of every month and I went on that they. But I heard they might change it to every tue?! Not sure, please check their social media beforehand so you know what they offer. But also don't understand why it takes so long to serve the food, because it is basically a take-out place; like operations is pretty bad. Oxtail is a little too salty but fall off the bone easily. Chicken is pretty good, very crispy and very juicy inside. Mac n cheese is okay. The sides I ordered are meh.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Takeesha Brown
This place is overrated.. On top of that my order was placed wrong which caused me to have to pay double. I didn’t notice until I got home.. Maybe because of the menu for today it was like that.. ( the taste of the food) may visit again if the menu items are worth the wait .Parking: No parking
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Uyen N.
Waited 2+ hours to get my hands on this. Is it worth it? Nah. But I would come back for the chicken if there is no line or a very short line. I think the line is extra long because they sell braised oxtail on the first tuesday of every month and I went on that they. But I heard they might change it to every tue?! Not sure, please check their social media beforehand so you know what they offer. But also don't understand why it takes so long to serve the food, because it is basically a take-out place; like operations is pretty bad. Oxtail is a little too salty but fall off the bone easily. Chicken is pretty good, very crispy and very juicy inside. Mac n cheese is okay. The sides I ordered are meh.
After hearing about this Gem in Gretna, I took a trip across the bridge to 629 Derbigny St. and all the stories are TRUE ? Fantastic Fried Chicken and fried Brussels Sprouts, yes that’s right Brussels Sprouts Fried!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Catfish, Mac & Cheese
I heard about this place online, and they did not disappoint. The line was down the street. There were people from all over the country (FL, TX, MD, DC- and they weren't together)in line that came to visit and try their food. I wanted to try everything, but I got fish with a side of chicken, mac and cheese, and glazed/sweet green beans. Everything was so good. The chicken was so crispy and juicy. The catfish was flaky with crispy flavorful batter - and I don't even like catfish... let me say that! The portion sizes were amazing, and so was the customer service. They have Anointed Confections inside the store that sell the most delicious cakes, cupcakes, and pound cakes(not sure about pie) but dem cakes...look baby! Moist, flavorful, and not overly sweet. Like a band of grandma's and church ladies made dem cake...lol....Go check out Chicken Kitchen and Anointed Confections
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Catfish Dinner, Mac & Cheese
Yes. Yes. Yes. Everything I've had here has exceeded my expectations and it's sooo much food. Yet the quality is consistent and delicious. I've had the catfish, Cornish hens, oxtails, and they were all perfectly cooked and well seasoned. The 5 star Mac and cheese is really 5 stars, no exaggerations. Since I've been on the westbank so much, I've had to cut back on how often I was eating here. Although it's truly amazingly delicious, the food is definitely Southern which isn't everyday cuisine. The food is affordable and worth the extra calories lol. The only downside is the wait. There's always a line out the door so be aware, but definitely worth it if you have the time to spare.
This place was definitely worth driving to the West Bank and standing in line for 40 minutes! The fried stuffed pepper was everything I wanted it to be and more! The Mac n cheese and jambalaya were on point. And don't pass up the Anointed desserts on your way out. The gooey cake and cheesecake were divine! I will definitely make this stop the next time I'm in NOLA!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crawfish Hushpuppies, Fried Salmon, Seafood Dressing, Mac & Cheese
Food I had 2 piece white Stewed okra Seafood dressing Stewed cabbage Service you gonna wait. It's worth it. I have never been in a restaurant where everyone orders multiple plates. That is a mark of Food Junkies. My mans doing it right at CK. In fact we were all in a long line outside. The line was moving like Molasses in Siberia. The owner was making a run he rolls down his window a waves at all us food junkies outside his spot. That's gotta be a great feeling. I think I'm gonna try to collab with him. They doing good things here food wise. I also purchased a brick of Ooe gooey Cake it was banging(when you taste food so good you beat the table because you can't slap yo moms with out Gretna PD sending swat lol) check it out for ya self. I wanted to give them a 5 star rating. The line moved to slow. Staff was real professional and nice. Smiles like Chic Fil A(they don't smile at Fil A it's like an stepford wives smile. A bunch of androids, my pleasure. You're very believable. lol. Chic Fil A was my first taxable job at 16. I gained 35 pounds. May I want nuggets and a spicy sandwich. Anyways real smiles at CK. I can't wait to go back a plate will set ya back for $20 with drink and tip. Ambiance is nice. You can eat there at bar top also local business are promoted their. #buylocal I love that. It's a great place it's like gourmet soul food that delivers.
Wow I was blown away with this place. I'm from Houston, Tx and every time I come to New Orleans, I'm going to this place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Went to Chicken's Kitchen today,but I forgot to post pics..I just wanted to shout out the workers on the front line...All of yall are so extremely nice and patient and it is amazing..I know it has to be extremely difficult dealing with a multitude of people everyday who don't know what they want, talking crap,asking questions, etc...Yall all handle it with much ease and humbleness. Yall ain't gossiping, talking about the customers, being no type of messy..Yall are the hero's as well as the owners..He has a great staff in yall and I wanted everyone to know..So I had the 4 cheese lasagna with carrots and Caesar salad,with pepper balls and fish on the side..I also had the praline cake and purple KoolAid..EVERYTHING WAS GOOD!! Also had fried ribs the last time I went..Absolutely loved everything I ate and the customer service..Chicken's Kitchen YALL WINNING!!!.See yall again soon.
Recommended dishes: Fried Catfish, Fried Chicken, Fried Ribs, Seafood Dressing
Long wait, but worth it I'd say (if you have the time). We'd been wanting to try this place for the last several months, but because they're only open during work hours, it's been tough to find the time to try them out. We finally came here on a Friday at around 2pm. We waited 15 minutes out the door, and then another 15 minutes inside. After first checking out the menu before our arrival, we got there ready to order the fried catfish w mac and cheese, crawfish hush puppies, and bread pudding. Within just the amount of time we waited (again, just 30 min total) they ran out of the salmon, catfish, and hush puppies. We had trouble deciding, but finally settled on a $15 plate of fried pepper balls (pepper ball stuffed with boudin, essentially), with a large side of mac and cheese, and 2 small sides of king cake bread pudding and baked beans. We also added a piece of fried chicken for $2.75 and an extra side of dirty rice for $4.50 and a side of BBQ sauce (70 cents). Altogether, was about $25. Fried pepper balls - These were SO good, especially if you like boudin. The flavor was amazing, and the consistency was so creamy on the inside and crispy on the outside. I expected it to be more dry inside, but it was quite moist (in a good way!). Would not pass this up! (Unless the catfish was an option, bc I still want to try it one day!) Mac and cheese - New favorite mac and cheese in nola, tasted similar to Central City BBQ in my opinion. VERY flavorful. Would never pass this up if I came back. Baked Beans - Good, but nothing too special. These weren't listed on the menu, I assume they brought it out to make up for the lost hush puppies (). Would pass this up. King Cake Bread Pudding - Good! But drier than I expected, but again nothing TOO special. A little more special than the baked beans, but I probably wouldn't worry about getting it again. Would maybe pass this up if hush puppies or the potato salad was an option. Or the greens. (potato salad and greens were available, but boyfriend was not down for it) Dirty Rice - Definitely the best dirty rice I've had in a long long time. Wonderful kick of spiciness to it. Not a big dirty rice fan, so I'd pass it up, but if you are a dirty rice fan, definitely go for it!! Fried Chicken - Definitely delicious, but I'm glad we didn't pass up the fried pepper balls for it. Personally, O enjoyed the pepper balls more. Overall the food was amazing, as I expected. Absolutely worth the wait, if you have half an hour to spare. Only removing a star bc they're not open on the weekends I also feel like the wait could be significantly reduced if they had two cashiers working. Our food was ready, immediately, but only one cashier so we had to wait an additional 10 minutes to pay and leave. Would love to recommend this place to more people, but most of everybody I know is on the east bank and wouldn't be able to drive all the way here for lunch on a weekday. Please consider extending your business hours (and maybe getting a second cashier) pretty please!
Excellent food! We arrived a little before noon and were able to get our food pretty quickly. While we ate, the line grew out the door.The fried chicken is superb and the portions are very large. This is definitely a "skip-breakfast" and bring a large appetite kind of place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Coco Greens, Fried Chicken
The service was great, the food was sooooo very good. The chef came out to greet me and talk to me and my family. He was so gracious. We expressed to him how good the food was and he was very appreciative. Wish I could go back before we go back home.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
The food and service that is provided are outstanding. Bring a foodie from Oklahoma trying this food brought me back to my granny's kitchen.
I’ve came several times and everything tastes good. Never had anything nasty, bland or salty! Good customer service. I Always will be a returning customer
Waited 2+ hours to get my hands on this. Is it worth it? Nah. But I would come back for the chicken if there is no line or a very short line. I think the line is extra long because they sell braised oxtail on the first tuesday of every month and I went on that they. But I heard they might change it to every tue?! Not sure, please check their social media beforehand so you know what they offer. But also don't understand why it takes so long to serve the food, because it is basically a take-out place; like operations is pretty bad. Oxtail is a little too salty but fall off the bone easily. Chicken is pretty good, very crispy and very juicy inside. Mac n cheese is okay. The sides I ordered are meh.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
This place is overrated.. On top of that my order was placed wrong which caused me to have to pay double. I didn’t notice until I got home.. Maybe because of the menu for today it was like that.. ( the taste of the food) may visit again if the menu items are worth the wait .Parking: No parking
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Waited 2+ hours to get my hands on this. Is it worth it? Nah. But I would come back for the chicken if there is no line or a very short line. I think the line is extra long because they sell braised oxtail on the first tuesday of every month and I went on that they. But I heard they might change it to every tue?! Not sure, please check their social media beforehand so you know what they offer. But also don't understand why it takes so long to serve the food, because it is basically a take-out place; like operations is pretty bad. Oxtail is a little too salty but fall off the bone easily. Chicken is pretty good, very crispy and very juicy inside. Mac n cheese is okay. The sides I ordered are meh.