I came here on a whim during the weekday after lunch rush around 230pm. Parking was ample and I strolled the area looking for an interesting place to eat and discovered this establishment. Upon arrival I realized there was only one employee and he was working diligently to clean the Fryers. He was very brief and straight to the appointment I asked him some questions about the menu and I ended up ordering the chicken tenders and waffle. He took my order made the food and brought the food out to me as he was a one-man show that afternoon. Service that day was very utilitarian and nothing above expectations simply meeting them. The seating was ample as no one else was there however I do wonder when the last time they were cleaned and or wiped down. The food arrived hot and tasty however nothing spectacular about it and a little pricey for the small portion size. read more

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On our "tour of the Market restaurants", we finally tried out Chicken Please. All I can say is YES PLEASE! We split the six piece nugget with sauce. I had ranch, he of course, went for the Louisiana sauce. Fries - perfectly crunchy with just enough salt. Chicken was quite excellent! Perfectly moist without being greasy. $10 with tip got us in and out... lovely experience. My only criticism would be of the ranch... it did taste a bit generic. Otherwise 100% recommended! read more

Chicken Please - 6 piece nug with sauce - Chicken Shop Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

Chicken Please is located in the river market roundabout of restaurants and shops. Atmosphere is casual, an easy place to walk across when exploring the farmers market. There are about 6 tables just outside the shop for dining. I ordered a combination chicken and sweet potato platter. Unfortunately, the chicken was dry and tough. It was hard to cut through and the flavor was zapped clean from the overcook. The sweet potato fries were tasty, but I was disappointed that for a restaurant that specializes in chicken, there was a poor delivery. Bottom Line: Dry chicken. read more

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I'm very happy that we happened to come across this new restaurant while walking through the City Market area. The food options all looked good but I settled on the Chicken & Waffle (I did the 5 piece). It came with one small waffle and crispy & tasty chicken tenders. The counter service was very friendly as was those who brought the food to our table. We enjoyed the outdoor seating as well. read more

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From the owners of Taste of Brazil two doors down comes Chicken Please; nuggets, tenders, wings, casserole... all things chicken. The decor blends in well with the casual eclectic City Market by having large cable spools serving as table tops inside and outside along the sidewalk. I opted for the 6 piece nuggets and fries for $7. The large pieces of chicken were juicy and tender, fries crispy and the honey garlic sauce for dipping was a great condiment. Zero complaints; I will return to sample more of the menu... read more

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Small chicken shack in the City Market. The staff is friendly and the food is made fresh to order. The menu features fried chicken, chicken fingers, waffles, fries, etc. The chicken fingers and fries had a great flavor, were juicy, and well seasoned. The value is good for what you get. During the week you can just pull inside and park. On the weekends you'll have to park in an outside lot. read more

Chicken Please - Chicken strips and fries - Chicken Shop Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

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I'm prefacing this with the fact that I have high standards for wings. I sit Chicken Please at 3.5 stars (I rounded up to 4 cuz I'm nice) only because for a place that specializes in chicken, I just expected to be blown away by the wings. If you want to just grab some food and go, this place is FANTASTIC. Go during weekdays before peak hours because they can get pretty busy and seem short staffed. I'm very excited to have this new spot in River Market and hope they do well. There was a vibe that this place is targeted towards a more yuppie crowd so I expect it will thrive in the months to come, given their location. From my experience, the best aspect of these wings was the batter for sure. The chicken was moderately juicy and the sauce itself is pretty good - I only got to try the honey garlic. They mark their sauce spice levels with little peppers on the menu which is cute, but their spice scale is mild overall. They'll also offer your wings to be tossed or separated from the sauce and I ordered mine tossed. It wasn't really evenly distributed and the bottom of my wings were bare. The fries on the side were bomb and crispy. Price wise, I got the 4 wings and fries for $8.87 and left feeling full. I think it's a fair price point. read more

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My son had a hankering for fried chicken, this did not disappoint. You get half a chicken and fries for $12.95, cooked fresh and served piping hot with crispy skin. Whats not to love? read more

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Came from overland park to find a closed sign on a Friday afternoon. Posted hours are not correct so don't come downtown just for this or you might be disappointed. read more

We were in the area and needed a quick bite for the kids to eat. I honestly didn't think we could go wrong with chicken. We ordered the tender and waffle and tender and fries. The waffle reminded me of the pre-made ones we used to get from Costco, except overcooked. Tenders were bland and dry. Even the fries weren't very good. Definitely left underwhelmed by everything we ordered. The best thing was probably the honey garlic sauce and the friendly staff. read more

Can't believe the negativity of some of these reviews. Had it today and it's not only good but it's plenty of food. We went with 4 guys and had 4 different meals so we could share. We didn't finish a single one but were all plenty full. Nuggets/Strips - could eat these every day, juicy and crisp Chicken Thighs - very big, not overly spicy but plenty of flavor Chicken Stroganoff - delicious Fries - crispy and homemade, get them! I'd suggest giving this place a shot, I will be back quite often. read more

Had the 4 pcs chicken and fries everything started out good. Service was great the chicken batter was delicious fries just right but I got to bite into my chicken thigh and the meat was frozen totally killed it for! read more

Weak! I waited 15 minutes for tiny Cornish hen size chicken leg and wing. If there isn't a line at the city market on a Saturday lunch, there's a good reason why, we wasted $10 on soggy fries and tiny chicken read more

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Great prices, great chicken! Staff has always be so nice. Matt served me today and he was great! Check this place out if you're in the River Market! read more

Visited this place today. The chicken was not only overcooked, it was RE-COOKED..Very dry and tasted old. The chicken had absolutely NO seasoning. Only thing satisfying was the can of soda. Maybe I'll go back but no time soon... read more

Chicken Please - Recooked 5 piece chicken wing with fries - Chicken Shop Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

First off - I have very few needs when trying restaurants other than good tasting food. I really don't care about decor, I really don't care about service, and even over-priced, or small portion food concerns can be overcome if the food is good enough. The first 4 times I went here were wonderful. I love hole-in-the-walls and this little place was a good one. Not much on decor, very basic service (not mean, not friendly, just did there job) but the food was unexpectedly good. In a world where there's a new chicken place seemingly every 10 feet (Near my home are Raising Canes, Slim Chickens, Zaxby's, Chick-Fil-A, Strips, KFC, Popeyes, and more), I was intrigued anyone would want to enter that battlefield. The fried chicken items are good (nothing exceptional but more than passable), the traditional fries are great, and the sweet potato fries are life-changing... but it's the hot thighs that were ridiculously, unexpectedly amazing. I don't even like dark meat, but the strong seasoning, the roasted (not fried) crispy outside, juicy inside, falling off the bone, just spicy enough goodness brought me back twice. I'm not that big on fried chicken (it seems hard to really mess that up), and these thighs were uniquely good. Good enough to bring me back. But today things went wonky. I ordered the hot thighs and sweet potato fries and even when they were delivered to the table I knew they were different. The skin on the outside wasn't dark or remotely crispy, and the color looked almost undone. (Strike one!) I dove in anyway powered by memories of delight. I picked up the thigh and noticed the spot I grabbed was slightly cold. (Strike two!) I put it down and tore a chunk off. Parts were warm, parts were cold, nothing was hot. The texture and color, however, reflected everything was cooked, so went ahead a took a bite (I know, I know, perhaps a bit blinded by my past experiences). Strike THREE! It was like eating a different restaurant with different recipes. There was probably the same amount of spicy, but the flavor was completely different. There almost was nothing with regard to seasoning, and what flavor there was was more reminiscent of freezer burn or something. Spicy freezer-burn. I stuck my finger in the remaining thighs, they were actually more cold, and I took my food back to the counter. He heard my temperature complaint, literally stuck his finger in the chicken to verify (really?!), and said he'd get me a fresh meal. (I didn't mention the flavor because I was still hoping it was an anomaly... yes, I'm pitifully invested at this point). As you'd expect, the next meal was extremely hot, but everything else was sadly the same - looks, flavor... horrible. To summarize - the sauces, fries and fried chicken items are really good. Who knows what's up with the thighs. Maybe cooking duties handed off in the kitchen to someone that should not have been, maybe just a bad batch, alien abduction...I don't know. Not sure I'll ever try those again (sniff). I was intrigued to try the casserole, being that it's also not fried, but now I'm not so sure. From the variance in other reviews here, and now my own experience, I'd still probably say try it, but be wary, practice caution, and be ok with taking food back that isn't wonderful. I used to hate when my parents did stuff like that (SO embarrassing), but ... here I am. God help me. read more

We ordered the chicken and waffles and the BBQ chicken sandwich. Both were terrible. The chicken was rubbery and hard and the sandwich had a bad flavor. The only thing edible were the fries. read more

Picked up for grub hub and the food smelled sooo good and service was wonderful. Hopefully this place picks up business because it's wonderful very small and quaint but a wonderful place to have deliveries from. read more

Pleasantly surprised with Chicken Please inside the River Market. Although it would have been nice to see another ethnic cuisine, I do think Chicken Please is a good addition especially for those who have kids or just love fried items. Just like many other establishments inside the River Market, Chicken Please has a walk-up counter where you order your food and they have a small amount of tables inside with a few outdoor seating as well. They have quirky decorations inside which pay homage to the little cluckers. I'm a big fan of fried potatoes and fries is definitely up there on my list of guilty pleasures. I subjectively judge places based on their fries because if the potatoes are perfectly cooked and seasoned well, I usually expect other fried items to be just as good. I found the fries to be crispy and seasoned quite well. It was not overly salty but still had some nice seasoning to it. They are also not too thin or too thick; they had the perfect girth to them. The chicken tenders were also dry rubbed and seasoned incredibly well. It tasted just as good as Raisin' Canes to me but the size of the tenders were huge. In fact, the portion sizes are very generous at Chicken Please. I do recommend the honey garlic sauce as it has a nice kick to it and adds a nice sweet flavor to the savory chicken tender. I plan to come back and try their "Real Nuggets" which are made with real chicken. I am also intrigued by their waffles so I plan to be back! read more

Be forewarned that everything is fried, and maybe over-fried. The dipping sauces are good and the prices are fair, but the chicken was average at best. You order at a counter and they bring your meal to you. We sat outside on a mild day in October. There was no line, where as many other places had lines and I now understand why. read more

Ate here for lunch with 4 friends today. I had "Mom's chicken casserole". It was yummy comfort food. Can't wait to try the chicken meatball sandwich and the sweet potato fries. The fried chicken looked good. It's a fun place to eat and service was pretty fast. Nice staff. read more

I went there with two very picky children. We ordered the tenders and the nuggets. They were soooooo good! The fries were good as well. We did take some home and it traveled well. The honey mustard sauce was the icing on top! The kids can't wait till I take them this week! read more

It's sooooo good. My favorite is the "My Mom's casserole". My one year old and I BOTH love it. It's seasoned to perfection and you can tell lots of love is put into it. Tastes like something your mom would really cook. And I got the back story about it and the it's the owners mom's recipe, she used to really make it for him. I find that so awesome. The place is very cute as well. The sides are great. I also had the chicken stroganoff. So yummy. Definitely not a traditional take on it. The place is definitely worth checking out. It's a cute spot for lunch with friends or family read more

This place was so good! My bf got the chicken tenders with fries, with ranch and the honey sauce. So tasty! I got the shredded chicken nachos and I was blown away by how good they were! The portions were big so we had some to take for a snack later that day. Staff was friendly. Such a good place! read more

The staff was friendly but this place fell short. I ordered sweet potato fries and got regular fries. One lady was doing all the work. The chicken was ok. Chik fil a tastes better to me. My order was to go so I didn't realize it was wrong until I left. I waited about 15 minutes in line. I doubt it will stay open long unless some major changes take place. read more

"Chicken no thank-you." If you're only going to do one thing you better do it well. Unfortunately they fell very short with over-cooked chicken and burned breading. Maybe with time they'll get it together. However, the learning curve on dropping chicken in a fryer shouldn't be too steep. read more

We always stop here as one of fav. food stops with visiting family in the downtown KC Metro area. They have a new updated menu and flavorful weekly specials. The Rooster Nachos are a must along with a basket of chicken tenders and fries for the kiddos (best fries I've ever had)!! Great customer service! Fernando is very friendly and attentive in helping us order as well and makes sure we're taken care of! And a great location to enjoy the shops as well afterwards!! read more

"Chicken little" paid $10 for half chicken and fries(no drink). Smallest pieces of chicken I have ever seen. Looked more like half a Cornish game hen. Chicken leg about as long as a q-tip and as big around as my little finger. They better find some bigger chickens if they are going to be successful! read more

Chicken isn't crispy and not seasoned. Fries-luke warm. Chicken thighs extremely dry.

Tried it because it's new. Clearly trying to be like the Slim Chickens chain, offering nuggets and tenders with waffles. But the chicken wasn't really bad. Even in the bag it smelled like it was cooked in bad oil. The strips were really large, so the amount of food was good, but it was dry on the edges. The fries were unseasoned and completely bland. read more