Place is an absolute shit hole on the inside. Given the location with the exterior and surrounding buildings it's not a surprise. Each time I've went inside the people always seemed annoyed. But oh my god is that chicken bomb. They deep fry the whole check wing so the flat and drum are attached. It's very greasy so if you got a sensitive stomach be careful. They then load it with a homemade dry ranch seasoning that makes this even better Now. It's 3/5 because 1.) I don't like fried chicken much to begin with. Only when I really want to hate myself I want it and this is the spot for it 2.) Service and inside both shit I would really recommend this spot but def a different location, all taste the same read more

Hook Fish & Chicken - Large Chicken Tenders - Seafood Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Good food , nice people , i recommend this restaurant , try shrimp, chicken tender , the wings amazing.

I was introduced to Hook Fish & Chicken by my daughter, and it's been good every time we've ordered. I'm a fan of fried catfish and okra and it's pretty darn good eating considering we're north of the Mason Dixon line. I'm someone who tends to only eat certain foods at certain places but it's pretty good here, and the prices are comparable to what you'd pay at establishments that serve the same things. My usual go to is the 3 piece fried catfish and fried okra (fries come automatically), along with a cup of cole slaw. My appetite is usually big anyways, but there are times when I have leftovers due to the amount of food. It's nothing fancy, satisfying enough for me when I have a taste for fried food, and that's what matters. read more

Walked in then right back out... This place is disgusting. The parking lot lights are turned off (I guess to save money on electricity), the guys at the counter were filthy and when I asked about the price of 3 chicken tenders being almost $12, they just laughed at me. Nope, I'll never come back. read more

Excellent gizzard, shrimp, and catfish. Sides are good, too. My only criticism is they can get a little heavy with the seasoning/salt. But AWESOME otherwise. read more

The inside is small and not extremely clean, but the chicken is quite literally my favorite chicken. Every time I go I get the chicken strips and it has never disappointed me. I love every bite, helpful hint, order take out because there is no seating to eat in the restaurant! read more

Hook Fish & Chicken - Inside restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Best chicken in town! I come here just about every week. Every time I have family over, they want to come here to get food. From the chicken, to the fish, to the fries, it's all incredible. The secret is their seasoning. If you've been driving by, wondering if you should get it; this is your sign to go get it. 100% recommended. read more

All my food (wings, French fries, hush puppies) all tasted the same. It's like they fried it all together or in the same old oil.

I love getting food from this place, it's always so good. Tonight i was so disappointed. I called twice around 10 pm, no answer i was thinking maybe the number on the website wasn't updated because there was no voicemail it just kept ringing. So at 1015 i drove over there from PENN HILLS about a 20 min drive only to find out someone closed 40 mins early. I even took a picture of the times on the door that states they are open till 11pm. I'm very upset that they have business hours set but don't even follow them. There wasn't a sign saying someone had to leave due to emergency or anything like that. They simply locked the doors and didn't answer phone calls after 10. If that is the case change your damn hours because it's very rude to lead people to think you're open. read more

Hook Fish & Chicken - a business hours sign - Seafood Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Bad!!! These people won't even answer the phone, takes sooo long for the food, and they close way before they are supposed to close This is a business I don't care if you want to close up early because you want to get home to your family Because they aren't gonna help you pay your bills. Do Better read more

Chicken be burnt and the fries soggy. Stop being cheap and change the grease smh. I would recommend stopping by and getting the "crack sauce" in a cup and making your own food........ read more

Hook Fish & Chicken is a local chain of soul food restaurants that has made its way into the South Hills of Pittsburgh within the past year. The majority of these fried food purveyors can be found in the North Side or East of the city. This location was once a KFC many years ago and offers much of the same grub is larger predecessor did. While running errands with my mother and sister, we chanced upon it and decided to take a plunge...into the world of hot fat delight. Watching the french fries come out of a frozen bag as we awaited our takeout order was disappointing, but not a deal-buster, yet anyway. I'm not sure about the other HF&C franchises, but this one only offers poultry mostly in "nugget" and "tender" wing form instead of the standard leg/thigh/breast configurations, which is probably why I chose something I had no business ordering: Chicken Gizzards. Never before do I recall ever seeing them on an area menu before, so it came as a shock to me, and being adventurous, I just had to dig in. Ehhh, they were like eating pieces of tire dredged in Quikrete. My jaws were sore, and my mouth had sores in it for days due to the hardened, cornmeal breading. Someone in a review of another HF&C eatery wrote of a "magical unicorn pixie dust seasoning" that supposedly "made" all of their menu items sing. All it did was make my piehole sting due to the aforementioned lesions (swishing with salt water helped). The gizzards alone were an ordeal. As its name states, HF&C one-ups KFC by also offering seafood. A number of varieties of fish can be had: catfish, perch, whiting, and cod. Additionally, HF&C sells fried oysters (!), crabcakes, scallops, shrimp. Furthermore, there are deep-fried sides such as zucchini, mushrooms, cheese sticks, jalapenos, hush puppies, and okra (!!) on tap. Regular readers can probably already assume that I had some oysters and crabcakes. The oysters saved the day somewhat, that maize-derived jacket steaming some juicy love into those fat little buggers. The cole slaw was very good as well, recalling that which KFC themselves still does a surprisingly damn fine job of with its milky dressing and cold crunchy veggies (kohlrabi?). In fact, it tasted almost exactly like KFC's slaw, and that is not a bad thing. Not at all. The crabcake, however, was a dismal puck of imitation crabmeat. Those red streaks do not lie. There was plenty of crab in each cookie, but damn it, people will pay more for real crabmeat, even if it's claw meat or special and not jumbo lump. As I've stated before in reviews of crappy crabcakes, my mom's beat 'em all. She awaits an email from yinz for her most excellent recipe. Dessert's on the bill of fare too. Cheesecake, carrot cake, red velvet cake, banana pudding, pumpkin pie and even peach cobbler are there for the taking, but for me, it was the simple pleasure of a fudgy chocolate cake that recalled the grandest of lunchtime treats with its flap of deadly frosting and moist body. Note to the proprietors: Ditch the gizzards. Start selling some drumsticks 'n thighs. Use some real crustaceans in those deviled cakes. Cut your own fries. Business will pick up. Until then, I'll be forgiving and grant y'all a 3. I want this place to do brisk commerce. It would do the neighborhood some good. read more

They delivered my food on time. Everything was still hot. The delivery man did not speak any English though so I had to figure out the total cost myself. Everything looks really good. The crab cakes could have been better, there's a lot of breading on them. The wings could've been seasoned a little more. The fries are perfect. I may give this place a 2nd try & order something else. read more

Hook Fish & Chicken - Fried chicken & fries, hot sauce on the side. - Seafood Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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2 words..... CRACK CHICKEN!!! Ok so let start with obvious, this is not a sit down and enjoy your meal kind of place. Its a hole in the wall chicken and fish place, and in that regard its a very good one. As for what you should get from this place......... fish and chicken. Nothing else just stick to the fish and chicken. To the first reviewer, gizzards??? Well at least you learned your lesson lol. As for everyone else, if your going to visit this place please remember its a fish and chicken spot. Meaning fish sandwiches and wings are what they do best. read more

There food is always delicious and I've never had a problem with service. Definitely coming back

Fresh and delicious cod, shrimp and crab cakes delivered to our house so quickly! The family really enjoyed it!

The worst customer service EVER!! Placed an order on Grubhub, when the order was late I called to find out when it I could expect delivery. The man informed me that they weren't delivering tonight. The restaurant NEVER called to say that they weren't doing delivery. Then he hangs up on me and when I call back, he wants to argue with me. I was a huge fan of their food. Not anymore! They will NEVER get my business EVER again after that treatment. Besides, I can get better fish and chicken elsewhere!! read more

The food is good, seasoning is good, but why is it just so hard to answer the phone ? I get that you might be busy but when I go there physically to place a order all I hear is the phone ring and nobody to answer it...please answer the phone read more

Love their food and the seasoning is awesome. Only reason it's not 5 starts is their hours are unreliable and 10 minutes is not always 10 mi utes read more

This is the best fried chicken around and barley any wait time for it too... The staff is friendly and nice.. I recommend this places over any chicken place... read more

Tiny, tiny 3 whole wings with fries and 6 oysters were $10+. Will not go back. Super market wings are better than these. It was my second try here, so I am for sure. You should get a plain pizza if you want to spend $10. read more

Love the chicken and the fried okra. They are on. It's grub hub and order up which is awesome!

Love this place! Always hot when we pick up & always yummy! I love the seasoning they put on the food, it's delicious. Me & the bf always get the shrimp and chicken tender dinners, and have not been disappointed yet. The people who work there are very friendly as well :) read more

Went there and got chicken and fries, on my way home I felt sick to my stomach. Spent the next 2 days sick with food poison. I called the store to tell them they got sick and he said he couldn't hear me and hung up. Never going back. read more

I ordered 20 wings, fish sandwich dinner, hushpuppies, and fried oysters. Order came quick but driver called from his car and I had to go to the car instead of him coming to my door. Every item was covered in a seasoning salt that was not described on menu, terrible. Every fried item except fish was over cooked and hard. Also very tiny portions. Wings were also very small. Fish was only item cooked properly and was edible. Restaurant was informed but only offered a $10 refund on a 50 dollar bill. Over priced, over cooked, just over. Definitely will not order from again. read more

The best food joint in mt oliver. Thats not saying much, but i really enjoyed the chicken tenders, fries, and cole slaw

I had he fish sandwich and fries with coleslaw. The french fries were the best. Everything else wasn't!

The food is always hot and delicious. The delivery is quick. I'm never disappointed. I usually get the wings with extra seasoning and hush puppies. Huge portions. They don't speak English too well but who cares. Every person there has been nothing but helpful and polite. read more

My boyfriend and I always loved Hooks. But recently after ordering the 10piece wing meal my boyfriend fell ill. (I did not eat and am perfectly fine) I have never seen him that sick before. He cannot keep nothing down. Being in the food industry myself I would look into your storing temps to ensure all poultry and fish are stored at proper temperatures and make sure you are not handing out bad product. This is the only thing he ate that day and now is sick as a dog. As much as we loved hookfish we will not return due to the possibility of getting sick again. read more

The chicken tenders in this place is just amazing!!! Never disappoints. Perfect crunch yet perfectly cooked!! I also loved the fried zucchini and cheese sticks!! Finally great customer service super friendly people!! read more

Ordered 30 wings along with fries and catfish nuggets, all I can say is Bravo. No issues taking the order over the phone with cc. I will be visiting more going forward. read more