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Darwin's Charcoal BBQ Chicken

4.8 (23 reviews)
Open • 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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Vinbo B.

Tried Darwin's for the first time last year on a trip to Calgary and was blown away! This time, I had a flight back from Heathrow with a 24 hour layover in Calgary and immediately thought I can eat here again! The bbq chicken is awesome here, and love the bbq sauce. Love the pancit and my wife loves the chicken livers. The staff are so friendly and the service is also terrific. Wife also had the coconut pandas drink and loved it. It's very casual and close to the airport. Will come here again when I have the chance!!

Pulled chicken with sweet slaw & island salad; tropical and sweet.
Suzy H.

This place smells delicious the second you open the door. The beautiful food and friendly service were a great welcome to Canada! Definitely recommend this place.

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We were stuck overnight at Calgary Airpirt and were pleasantly surprised to have found this simple restaurant with excellent service and some very tasty Phillipine foods; including a mango shake that tasted like they took a mango cheesecake and put it thru the blender - dessert! This is a nice and clean place but like most restaurants in this area - they are in an industrial area We were stuck overnight at Calgary Airpirt and were pleasantly surprised to have found this simple restaurant with excellent service and some very tasty Phillipine foods; including a mango shake that tasted like they took a mango cheesecake and put it thru the blender - dessert! This is a nice and clean place but like most restaurants in this area - they are in an industrial area

Half chicken Lechon with sides of rice and pancit and appetizer Tofu and cucumber salad
mich l.

My husband and I decided to go Calgary this weekend and found a highly rated Filipino restaurant near our airport hotel. It didn't disappoint and they deserve the high ratings!! How they make their chicken and how they roast it is they have a machine that rotates the chicken constantly so it's evenly cooked. The marinade they use is perfect not salty at all. The pancit is not too bad. The Tofu salad with cucumber is good and I didn't know you can make such combination like that. And the desserts I actually I ate them first before my entree. They are yum yum yum !! I also ordered the chicken and pasta soup as a side, very flavorful!! I didn't wait that long to get my food except the soup which took a little longer but it's ok because I was chowing my desserts first. It's a casual setting, And there's constant stream of people coming. So it must be popular. One thing they should invest are blinds because it gets sunny. They get a lot of afternoon sun.

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Bunny P.

This turned out to be a great stop as we left Calgary Airport on the way to Banff. We ordered a half charcoal chicken with 2 sides and that was enough for 2 people at lunch time. The dining room is tiny but there was enough table space. The owner and the staff were all friendly and the food was served promptly with good mild flavor enhanced with side sauces.

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Justin C.

Can't recommend this chicken shop enough! Delicious menu combos, sides, and sauces to devour amazingly juicy and crispy charcoal bbq chicken. Darwin himself was there and we asked all about his love for cooking and his chicken and homemade sauces. Efficient service and cool vibes with a packed dining room for a 2pm lunch! Would absolutely come again and located near the airport which is convenient for travelers from YYC and Edmonton.

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The food is delicious! Lots of flavor and the chicken was juicy not dry at all. Service is okay but worth the wait.

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1 year ago

The food was fresh and wholesome. The service was wonderful too. Get the BBQ sauce with the chicken. And the island rice was yummy!

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1 year ago

It was the best chicken ever! Chickens are smaller side, so order big! We ended up ordering more chicken as to feed our teen age kids!

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1 year ago

Great food, great staff and very cool atmosphere. Highly recommend this place to dine in and order take out. Darwin's chicken is amazing!

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1 year ago

The food is amazing, the portions are large and flavourful. Would recommend this fantastic place as it is a hidden gem!

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3 years ago

Tasty, home cooked goodness!! Food was a bit slow to come out for what appears to be a fast casual restaurant, but it was worth the wait!

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