Rowdy Rooster - East Village

149 1st Ave., New York

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Stephane Beraud

The hype is real when it comes to the chicken. The flavor and crunch was perfect. Only downside to me personally is that the sandwich was very messy for my taste. Other than that, you can't beat the flavor.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Big Rowdy Sandwich, Chili Cauliflower, Vada Pao

David Welsh

Amazing owner/msnager

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Arundhati Misra

Very caring staff, who went out of their way to check for allergens.
We tried their Big Rowdy with medium spice rub, a great blend of Indian spices and crispy fried chicken sandwich. The sauce that put on the sandwich was very spot on, tying everything together. Loved that they offered Thumbs Up at their location. We also tried their spicy fries which reminded us of twisters potatoes.
A fun experience for anyone craving a fried chicken sandwich with a twist!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Big Rowdy Sandwich

XY Yuan

Total three visits so far.

1st visit when it first opened: phenomenal

2nd visit soon after: try the same bone in fried chicken, but the coating became way too thick.

3rd visit very recently (in 2025): tried the sandwich and felt a little disappointed. Portion was huge but it got really soggy and salty and became difficult/unpleasant to eat.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Agustin B

Really liked their fried chicken dark meat sandwich. I wish they had more seating space

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Elizabeth Nguyen

We had the chicken fingers combo and a soda. The fingers were actually biscuit-sized chunks of succulent boneless chicken with thick breading lol 'Glad we had the crispy medium dry rub with the roasted garlic dip so that the chicken didn't get soggy. I was hoping the spice would be something unique. It was basically Lawry's seasoning which I do like, however, the fries were heavily doused in this spice and mixed with the chicken batter. Due to how overwhelming it was, that one meal was enough for two ppl (and my husband has a big appetite) which came with a side of coleslaw that was ok. Great music, vibes and restaurant name. I wouldn't go out of my way to go back, but I bet it's amazing if you stopped in here while you were rolling ;)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Moumita Roy

Quick service, friendly staff, and seriously good food! Their sandwich is just crazy good—fresh, loaded, and full of bold flavors. It actually reminds me of India with every bite. Definitely coming back for more!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Pranav B

Ordered online, they never delivered.

Manuela Torres

Incredible flavors and best chicken sandwich of my life. The bread didn’t hold past the 2nd bite 😟 Fries and dip were perfect.

Sepideh Hami

Delicious, seasoned fried chicken. Fries are some of the best I’ve had.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

ripstikkerlegend

Listen I love this place so much, but I ordered the chicken tenders and paid extra for an extra tender, and they gave me the smallest lil nugget, and it was such a bummer.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Priya D

Looks like they changed the menu, the taste was ok this time.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 4

Hendrik Kist

Great chicken sandwich, pretty good deal too 18 bucks for a sandwich fries and drink and I couldn’t even finish all of it, but great fried chicken

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Varun Devatha

They removed all of the vegetarian options

Siddhi Deshpande

I was on a East Village food walk when I stumbled upon this small but quirky little Indian fried chicken place.
The menu is limited, which I prefer.
I opted for a dark meat big rowdy burger with saucy roasted garlic fried chicken and mago lassi.
The burger came with chicken, yogurt sace, mint coriander sauce, pickled onions and a very tender yet crispy and saucy piece of chicken. It was MELT IN MOUTH type of a burger. Trust me when I say it was the juciest burger I've ever tried. 10/10.
Mango lassi was good too.

The place is meant for takeout but has around 8 seats for dine in.

Will definitely visit again.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 5

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Rowdy Rooster - East Village

149 1st Ave., New York, NY 10003