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Chef Yank's

3.3 (39 reviews)
Closed 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

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Shirley G.

There's not enough good things to say about Chef yank. I literally order here weekly and the food always hits differently. This spot is no joke! In my humble opinion, this has to be a must visit on any Miami itinerary. From the fried fish to the mouthwatering chicken, everything at Chef Yank is stellar. My favorite is the fried chicken wing special. The chicken was juicy, perfectly seasoned with just the right amount of crunch. Service is fast and the staff were very friendly. My food was prepared quickly, and accurately. If you're trying to get some well seasoned food this is the place to visit.

Inside of Chef Yanks
Carla W.

I arrived at 1105am... the girl that works there GHETTO AF!! My sister asks for Bbq Ribs and she tells her it's still breakfast, even though on the special menu it says breakfast until 11am... So then she has to verify if its breakfast or lunch but we let that go.... then they have no sides!! Only green beans, collards and rice.... nothing on the menu was available. They force you to get a starch, so we asked for mac, but forced to get rice ... We let that go as well The register girl then tells me I have to order 2 fried pork chops even though the special says 1 for $3 or 2 for $5... but whatever I let it go, bc I was tired of telling her THEIR SPECIALS that's POSTED CLEARLY ON THE WALL.... I let this go, bci understand it doesn't take a college educated person to be a register girl Then as we waited another two ladies came in with cash, the register girl calls the owner on SPEAKERPHONE (SOOOOO UNPROFESSIONAL) and basically he says if they dont have change they cant serve them.... their meal was $10.70... so my sister and I helped them with the change since the owner didn't care about the store having change.... Then the cook comes out and ask if bbq sauce comes on the ribs even though that's what was ordered and on the receipt... we let that go Doordash and postmates orders are prioritized over walk in orders... the register girl was talking slick about the door dash lady IN FRONT OF CUSTOMERS!!! And this is who represents the company brand and image ‍‍‍ Another 45min go by, and I realize my sister food is ready, but not mine... no worries, we continue to wait.... Then at 1207, (1hr 2 min later) the register girl comes out and asked if I wanted a grilled pork chop and then this is where I asked for a refund, because now it's over an HOUR and i never once asked for grilled anything.... So she calls the owner again on SPEAKERPHONE and he says i cant get a refund unless he's there. So i asked to speak to him, and basically he says he's on his way.... but 45 min earlier when they said the store didnt have change, you should've made it a priority to show up... I TRIED explaining to him over the phone that I've waited over an hour but NOT ONCE AN APOLOGY.... still nothing!! Oh not to mention he used profanity l. Even though he claims he did not curse "At Me", as a customer I should NOT have heard him curse AT ALL!! Then so another 20 min goes by and I've called the police by this point... the owner keeps trying to speak back to me, but there is no reason I just want a refund receipt and to leave... (not to mention I live in Baltimore so if I didn't get a receipt. Then what???) He then comes in FINALLY after another 20mins of waiting and says, "If you would've taken the phone you would have known you didn't have to wait:... STILL NO APOLOGY!!! But let's get this straight... I dont know this owner from a crackhead on the street, but he tried to tell me I could've left and he would've refunded me my money. I dont know you bro, I've waited an hour PLUS and if this is how you operate you really believe I trust you enough to do a refund once I leave... really, you dont even believe that That's like going to Walmart, returning an item and they say we wont give you a return receipt but we'll send it when the owner gets in... REALLY?!?!?! Then the little ghetto register girl tried me, she talk big game, but she IS DEFINITELY not about that life. She a behind the counter thug with no action to back it up NONE... It took her mother to come from the back crying hysterically bc her momma knew what was best... is ALL FACTS!! CUSTOMER SERVICE is a 0. I understand this is a little hole in the wall food spot, but basic customer service goes a longggg way. If anyone goes to a place and wait an hour , the LEAST I could've gotten was an apology... "Ma'am I apologize for the inconvenience, the owner is on his way, and should be here shortly. I'm sorry you had to wait over an hour" BOOM!! but nooooo, NOONE TOOK ACCOUNTABILITY So the reason they received one star is because I have to, and even though the owner still DID NOT apologize, he gave me a FULL refund and I even told him my sister got her food and he said we were good - and I then went to get a sweet tea from McDonald's bc over an hour is UNACCEPTABLE. If I don't accept that kind of service in a 4-5 star establishment, why would I accept it there? I really wanted to try this place, but that'll be a HELL NAW. My honest wishes is for Chef Yank, to really properly train his staff on Customer Service Excellence. ...and also to hire more staff, if it takes an hour to serve walk-in customers I Always want to support black owned businesses, but if I gotta get the side of unprofessionalism and attitude after waiting over an hour --- &&& people that came after me got their food before me,then it's a problem Oh btw... my sister said the ribs were good, but the mashed potatoes and collards were just o.k.

Fried Rib Platter
Judy S.

The food was very good, I have no complaints about it but the wait time was horrible; I had to wait 50 minutes for the fried rib platter and some fries, and there wasn't a lot of people that came inside the restaurant either. I would recommend eating their food if you're curious, but please order in advance before coming so you won't waste any time.

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Marilyn Y.

Been coming to Northside for years and I came across Chef Yank's Instagram and saw that they had relocated in the Northside Plaza. I saw so many tasty pictures and made a promise to myself that the next time I came to do my nails, I was going to check them out. I decided to do my nails the day before Thanksgiving and I wasn't thinking that everyone and their mother was off, it literally took me thirty minutes to find parking. Before doing my nails, I went to Chef Yank's to check out their menu, they were running $5 lunch specials and my kids wanted spaghetti. The combo included corn or broccoli and garlic bread. I paid for the meals and instructed her that I'll call them before I finished and would come and pick up my meals. I knew the that the flea market closed at 7pm and I had ample time to pick up the food. I did my nails which took like two hours, went to my hair dresser another two hours. I luckily finished by 6:30 p.m. I called Chef Yank's before leaving and saw that no one was picking the phone and it was going straight to voicemail. I hauled butt to the restaurant because the menu and door stated that it closed at 9p.m. (that was a lie!!!) I was 38 degrees hot leaving from there and ended spending extra money and buying them KFC. So, I returned today, I had no intentions of cooking and knowingly said I have a $15 dollar credit because I didn't receive my meals. I greeted the server and stated,"Do you remember me from Wednesday?" She said, "yes". I advised her that I came at 6:30 and all the lights were off and she said that they were opened. (Anyways) I asked her if I was able to get my meals today and she said yes. I added a Garlic shrimp pasta with broccoli and it was served with two pieces of garlic bread. Since I was with Mama Dukes and wanted to eat only a small amount I shared my plate with her. I pretty much had a forty-five minute wait for the meal since everything is cooked to order. I sampled the garlic butter shrimp and the broccoli, the taste was amazing. My mother loved the broccoli also and my kids loved their spaghetti. I saw other items on the menu such as burgers, salads, soups, and whole meals. They run a $3 breakfast special (grits, toast, egg, sausage) till 11 a.m. Like I said I was a little disappointed with the early closure, but the food was on point. Also there is no sit-in, everything is to go. I'm going to come for breakfast to see if its good as it looks.

Farah S.

Delicious!! Perfectly seasoned food! I will definitely be back to try other things on the menu!

Shrimp Alfredo
Kiana M.

I found out about this place through Uber eats and I can say I'm not usually into trying new places unless I go in person but this place was fairly good. I order their shrimp Alfredo and it arrived pretty quickly being that it is up the street from my neighborhood. The portion size was nice my only complaint would be that the pasta really had no flavor

Visited new location today.  This was sitting on a table a log with a roach on it, along with 2 tubs of meat for grilling.

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The food was not good at all. I literally took one bite and threw the whole plate in the trash.

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This has become my go to for work lunch, the food is delicious and reliable. Anything I have tried has not disappointed !

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The food is good and the prices are decent, but the lady's attitude at the front desk makes everything bad, I never come back there again.

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Waited 3 Hours for food and never received it. Should not accept orders if you know the wait will be long as f***

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Have you wait half a hour for some 15min food smh longest weight every for the simplest food I swear

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Y'all tripping if you don't come here, their chef yanks burger is amazing with juiciness coming from the flavor of the sauce and the egg.

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Great food and good waiting time, very nice lady, but the guy cashier was kind of rude. Overall nice experience, will be going back!

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