My son and I decided to have lunch at the new Naperville Byrd's recently. The strip mall has a reasonable amount of parking. The interior of Byrd's has a red & black color scheme and sports-themed graffiti, not terribly different from other chicken places like Dave's or Hangry Joe's. The interior at all of these chicken places is kiddish.
There's a decent amount of seating with 8 or so tables. There are also a couple of arcade machines in the back near the washrooms.
We ordered a 5-piece chicken finger meal with fries (mild heat), and a chicken sandwich (medium heat). Each one included their signature sauce. There are utensils and ketchup available for self-service. The chicken fingers were cooked well, but with mild seasoning (one level above plain), there wasn't much flavor at all. With the chicken sandwich, there was an okay amount of flavor, but definitely not a flavor bomb. Plus, the chicken piece was noticeably slimmer than Dave's or Hangry Joe's. I would say Dave's is the most flavorful, but Hangry Joe's is pretty good too.
Service was friendly and pricing was reasonable, but I don't find Byrd's as flavorful as its competition. read more