I've been to a lot of the popular places lately that specialize in fried chicken. My most recent venture was Church's Texas Chicken in Whitby. I remember there was a Church's at Brimley and Sheppard in Scarborough many years ago and then they disappeared, all of them. I'm kinda glad they came back. I was feeling kinda hungry so I ordered their 3pc combo, which included three pieces of their crispy fried chicken, fries, biscuit, and a drink. I opted for a mix of spicy and original recipe, and got two pieces of leg and a huge piece of breast meat. Not bad. As expected, the chicken was hot, fresh, crispy, and delicious!. These pieces had just come out of the fryer and were really good! The biscuit and fries were equally good but the fries were a lot less than anticipated. This particular location has an awkward layout, with the main entrance on the corner of the building, steps away from a busy major intersection. The service counter is angled towards the entrance, which is okay for pedestrian traffic. This layout, however, creates blind spots for most of the dining room and also the entrance to/from the parking lot. The service provided by the two young ladies at the counter was good - friendly and courteous. While I was dining, however, the conversation in the kitchen got rather loud. Very unprofessional and inappropriate. Takeout might have been a better option. read more

Church's Texas Chicken - a basket of fried chicken and french fries - Chicken Shop Near Me - Whitby, Ontario

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Too greasy, too heavy, too salty. Not at all healthy, nor tasty. I felt sick after eating the meal I ordered and purchased.

Church's Chicken... good stuff!!!! Ordered the 3pc spicy chicken combo, was excellent, hot, crispy and fresh! Also had the megabites... they are AWESOME! Megabites are basically chicken tenders, much, much bigger than something like KFC popcorn chicken. They are great, especially with the creamy jalapeño dip! Only downside are the fries. The fries themselves are good, but you get very view fries in a combo. Also not a fan of the biscuit, also included in the combo. Their biscuits are sweet, very odd. Popeye's biscuits are much better. Next time I'll ask for more fries, no biscuit. But overall, Church's Chicken is pretty great! Much better than KFC. read more

I saw this place getting ready to open, and being a fried chicken junkie, I was obviously stoked to finally get a chance to try it out. I ordered a 3 piece combo, which came with a breast, 2 drumsticks, a side (I chose the Jalapeno Bombers), a Honey-Butter Biscuit, and a drink for $9.99 ($11.29 after tax). I waited a few minutes for my order, and had planned on taking it home to eat it, but once I got in the car, I changed my mind. I wanted to eat it while it was still hot, and at its freshest. When the manager (maybe the owner) gave me my order, he said that there was only two pieces of chicken in the box, but he'd put my third piece in a separate bag with the rest of my food. I opened the box, and was surprised to see three pieces, so he accidentally gave me an extra piece (SCORE!). I started off with the Honey-Butter Biscuit, and it was good, but maybe not quite as good as I had heard. The outside was crunchy, and the inside was warm and soft. The mild honey flavour is pleasing, and goes nicely with the taste and texture of the biscuit. You've all heard the saying, "Everything is bigger in Texas," and it holds true for this chicken. There was a breast and two drumsticks in the box, and they were noticeably bigger pieces than any other fried chicken restaurants I've been to. I started with the breast, and it was delicious. The skin was super-crunchy, and the meat was hot, tender and juicy. The skin isn't as heavily seasoned as most other places, and the flavour was more subtle, but very enjoyable nonetheless. There was however, quite a bit of grease dripping down my fingers. I used three napkins while eating that first piece of chicken. Strangely though, when I ate the two drumsticks, then my bonus piece of chicken (another breast piece), there was virtually none. I'm treating that first piece as an anomaly, as the last three were not greasy at all. After the chicken, I moved on to the Jalapeno Bombers. They're smaller than a jalapeno popper, so it must just be slices of jalapeno, as opposed to whole, hollowed out peppers. Also, while poppers traditionally use a cream cheese-type of filling, these appear to be more of a Velveeta sort of cheese inside the crunchy outer breading. I was happy to feel the appropriate amount of heat from the jalapeno, and that the spice level wasn't dialed down (McDonald's came out with a Jalapeno McChicken last year that was an absolute joke, and their Habanero McChicken and Ghost Pepper McChicken were a letdown, too). While the Bombers could've been hotter temperature-wise, the reality is that by the time I made my way through the biscuit and four pieces of chicken, there was no way they could still be piping hot. Overall, I really enjoyed my first meal at Church's, and I'm looking forward to taking my kids here on our next "Boys' Night" (my wife hates fried chicken). Great food and good value means that I'll definitely be back! read more

Church's Texas Chicken - My 3-pc combo at Church's Texas Chicken, with Jalapeno Bombers and a Honey-Butter Biscuit. - Chicken Shop Near Me - Whitby, Ontario

Food was good for a really late night spot! Coming from NYC I like this a lot better than a lot of chicken spots. The staff were fast but alittle rude. The breast were dry but the legs were really good. Onion rings were crisp and fries were decent. The BBQ chicken sandwich was the highlight. 3.9/5 star experience read more

I ordered an 8pc meal jalapeño poppers , and a 4 pack of 22 ounce pops last night 11:30pm. Unfortunately I received refried old chicken, refried poppers and 4 cans of pop instead. The chicken gave me and my daughter food poisoning and we have been sicker than a dog all night and day. I tried calling the restaurant before the order was finished being "prepared" for plates but all night the line was busy /left off the hook. The jalapeño poppers were hallow in the inside with only remnants of jalapeños. I have plenty of pictures proving everything as well. I ordered this meal through doordash for the first time and was highly disappointed/irritated trying to speak to someone in charge there as well. Which was only the same email was sent to me multiple times stated the same thing , to send in hospital bills and information. Even giving proof that Churchs did not provide me me with the correct items I paid for , doordash was unwilling to refund. You get nowhere when speaking to their customer service. So today inbetween bathroom breaks I called the store and spoke to "Nancy" who claimed to be a manager. Instead of apologizing and offering me anything she said call doordash and hung up the phone when I asked to have the shift manager call me. She did not even ask for my information as to where to call or my name. A business should stand behind their product and do the right thing when it comes to their customers. Unfortunately Church's Texas Chicken failed us. I will not order on doordash OR from Church's ever again even if my life depended on it and to sum the story up I definitely disputed this charge with my bank. be careful whom you spend your hard earned money with. read more

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Really love the chicken here! always good. We ordered from here for my sons birthday everything was ready on time, everything always is hot and fresh. Won't even go to Popeyes or kfc anymore read more

Terrible service. My order was skipped over three times even though I reminded the staff twice. Got a weak excuse about no spicy chicken available even though I watched the customers behind me receive spicy chicken orders. No offer of any compensation. When I got my take out order home, the cole slaw container was improperly closed and had leaked dressing all over the biscuits The food was okay but I will not return read more

Church's Texas Chicken - Soggy mess - Chicken Shop Near Me - Whitby, Ontario

They put too much breading on small piece of chicken to make it look big. Taste-wise nothing special and fried chicken a bit dry but their hot biscuits were much better than chicken itself. read more

Church's Texas Chicken - Just me - Chicken Shop Near Me - Whitby, Ontario

The food is mediocre at best. I did like the chips on the sandwich that added a nice crunch but the bun was hard and dry. The tenders were decent although with so many better options I will not be going back here. I will stick to Popeyes where their sandwich is 100x better than here. Disappointed indeed. read more

I really wanted to like this as I had never had Churches before. It was like all the other fried chicken places, if not a little worse for taste. Not to mention, I found a hair in my food. Won't be giving them my money again. read more

Really great tasting chicken. Way better than Popeyes or kfc by far. But staff and service is super slow. It's a really long wait even for take out. read more

I have not had this in year since i was in that states, think i was in ATL. But yeah entire meal was damn good but the biscuit is next level. Cannot buy just one biscuit read more

Tried their fried chicken, fries, and chicken sandwiches - all very bland. The dipping sauces also weren't the best. It's overpriced and under-seasoned. Popeyes and Mary Brown's are much better! Good thing is they're open until 1am, but that's really the only good thing. read more

Absolutely love this place. They are relatively new, so they are definitely still getting everything sorted. But compared to when they first opened, they are doing absolutely spectacular. The service is generally pretty good, besides the occasional language barrier which I believe I've only experienced once, and the food is always made fresh (get ready to wait sometimes) so it's always hot and crispy. Their jalepeno bombers are super delicious (and surprisingly spicy) so I suggest trying them. Anyone complaining about this place or having any issues, be an adult and just talk to the management. Super nice. They WILL help. read more

I will never go here again. I use to go since they opened but slowly the quality of the chicken has gone down. You pay more for batter than actual meat. My order today had pink chicken, of course we didn't eat it. Not only was it pink there was some black in it too. I've been eating and cooking chicken my entire life and it is obvious that there meat is not of good quality. Also where else can you go and ask for white meat then get a tiny wing. Which is a piece white meat and the rest is dark. Never again. Save your money unless you like batter. read more