Amazing food and atmosphere! Will definitely be coming back with the family! Fish and chicken combo is top tier!

YUM Fries cooked to perfection & sprinkled with lemon pepper . Nicely breaded and cooked wings. & catfish nuggets. I love the Lemon Pepper & I pair it with the Hot Sauce. So good read more

JJ Fish & Chicken - Wings & Catfish Nuggets - Seafood Near Me - Forest Park, Illinois

very disgusted with the way I was treated today 7/29/2025, my portions were half sized, and I asked for my fish to be fried hard and that was not , called to see if i could bring it back to get a refund I was cursed out by an employee, I don't know why these men like to talk to women's and disrespect them but that was very unprofessional and disgusting calling as many times as I have come to this establishment I have never had to go thru this . The food wasn't even the proper temperature. Waited 20 minutes for this crap . read more

JJ Fish & Chicken - Paid for 3 coleslaws , only got 1 . - Seafood Near Me - Forest Park, Illinois

Went in to pick up my order 20 mins before closing , I ordered 6 wings, fried hard . The chicken was not fried hard like they were rushing and fries not cooked done. And they had the nerve to put some type of rye bread that looked old or moldy underneath my chicken instead of saying they were out of bread. Totally disappointed. NEVER GOING BACK read more

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I phoned in a order for a pick-up. I was told it would be ready in 15 minutes. I arrived 25 minutes later at business, my order was not even cooked. I was told the cook would cook it and it would be ready in a couple of minutes. I refused to wait for the order to be prepared when they hadn't even started cooking it. Why call in ahead for a pick-up to realized nothing had been done. The young man working the cash register was obnoxious when I told him I was upset because nothing had been done. I had been coming here for years and service was always satisfactory. I won't be going back. read more

The Gentleman here are a great group of guys they treat me like family the Wings are to die for and the Jack salmon and spaghettis are off the chain . Very kind service and excellent food . Thank you Guys ! Jesus M. read more

When I moved to Forest Park last year. I was excited to see a JJ Fish & Chicken in the neighborhood. I've been here a few times and ordered chicken wings. Each visit is a hit or miss. Now they are charging an additional fee to use a credit/debit card. On this visit I ordered the five chicken wing special which came with a side of fries. I told the guy that I wanted salt and pepper on my chicken wings. I get home and ready to eat some tasty chicken. I was disappointed. My food lack flavor. No season what so ever. This is the third time this has happened. My fries tasted like they were fried in fish grease. Disgusting. I give up on this place and won't be coming back. Also, the prices have skyrocket as well. read more

JJ Fish & Chicken - menus and posters on the wall - Seafood Near Me - Forest Park, Illinois

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The lemon pepper wings were so good. I bought some for my break at work and whole smell filled up the area. The service was very good fast too! read more

Black people don't visit this location the people that work there are not nice and the food is not good at all! If you order on Yelp there is a 5.00 up charge! read more

First and last time ordering from this location. I ordered because they have grilled catfish. I regret it. The rating on Uber Eats has to be friends and family; this food is soul crushingly bad. The herb and garlic catfish steaks were thin and flavorless. Bread that I didn't order or want limp like it had the drip; plus a handful of unsalted fries. This food was so bad I'm calling Amex to dispute the charge. read more

The guy behind the register who I assume is the restaurant owners son is an asshole. Charged $12 for a double cheeseburger... food was awful tasting and overpriced, Don't eat here! read more

Glad I waited to write this. 3weeks ago I had delicious chicken tenders here. I wanted to comeback and try again. WOW were these terrible! The first time the tenders were clearly fresh fried and tasty. This time they were refried AND refried in old oil. They had en excellent burnt flavor. Now I know. Don't go back. read more

ZERO Stars Never had any issues until tonight with absolutely horrible service with an unhinged worker (owner's son). My H asked for the food to be fried a little harder because it was raw on one side. The worker said he wouldn't do it and basically demanded to return his money, which was fine. After getting the money back, he left the restaurant but the worker followed him out to his car. He was trying to provoke him into a fight, screaming like a nut. His brother/other worker also followed him out the restaurant. Then the guy spit on my H and pushed him. My H got into his car but the worker tried to get into the car by trying to open the doors. Thankfully, the doors were locked. He also spit on the driver's window, hood, and windshield and kicked the front of his car. These workers/owners are unhinged! Stay away....!!! read more

First time visiting Chicago! This place was on the list of places to eat at. Clean place, service was ok. Food was fresh and hot. I had the fried tilapia with fries. It was very good. My first time having tilapia fried. The portion size was very generous for $8.99. read more

This place used to be really good. I had catfish nuggets and wings. The food tasted like old refrigerator. Nuggets were really small and the texture was off. More of a swai texture than catfish. read more

Owners son is ridiculous. Food is hit or miss, mostly miss. Had an issue with the food and the worker was rude and condescending, then purposely made it wrong. Then, the next time I was in, he gave me cold food. For NO reason. He's petty and childish. Won't be going back to this one. read more

This place sells and serves old chicken! I had to throw the chicken wings away. . . . the bones were black which indicates the chicken had been frozen since the Ice Age! I was very disappointed. A food inspector needs to pay this restaurant a visit!!! Incidentally, the customers who patronize this business are primarily African Americans. Awful!!! read more

Great food! Not all JJ's are created equally and this is definitely the best one in the area hands down. Always hot, fresh, and tasty

My husband and I went to this JJ Fish location to purchase our lunch the other day and when we paid the cashier he gave us counterfeit money for our change. My husband demanded to speak to a manager and when the manager came out to speak to him the manager and the cashier had a smirk on their faces and told us that there was nothing that they can do. These are trying times and we work hard for our money to receive counterfeit money. JJ Fish has lost our business. read more

Got off from work and ordered a new 10 piece Catfish Steaks. Got the fish home and my kids started to eat it. I tasted it & it was fishy & tasted like the grease was old. I called back and explained to them that the fish was bad & tasted rank and the person on the phone didn't have much to say other than than they can give me my money back for the remainder of the fish. Unfortunately, they didn't acknowledge that they sold me bad fish, nor did he apologize for the horrible experience. Don't eat here! All they care about is the money! The food quality is horrific & the customer service sucks! read more

Yet again, I have to crash the party and write an unhappy review about a fairly (!) well-reviewed place that seems out of context because most people who write reviews don't know what good food is supposed to taste like. In short: This is passable. In long: *The mild sauce wasn't tangy. (See my review on Frank's for more on mild sauce.) *I asked for a substitution (catfish nuggets in lieu of catfish steaks in a mixed dinner "platter") and the guy up front said "ok" then as I was getting confirmation from him about the portion size, he changed his mind. Bad customer service. He talked too fast, I couldn't understand him, he changed his mind. *The catfish was bland. (How does one do this you ask? I can't tell you how it happened because I don't work there, but in my experience, it's easy to blandify fish if you keep it for too long, and then soak it in hot water to wash the stank off.) *The perch tasted...unfresh. Not "bad", but if you've ever dealt with animal proteins, you know there's a spectrum. This wasn't at the "this could make you sick" stage, but it was at the "the raw fish had an odor before it was fried that the frying couldn't mask" stage. With a little effort, that can be addressed, but you have to be paying attention to the quality of the food to notice. *The "mashed potatoes" and "Gravy" were the wrong color. (I don't want yellow-ish gravy, sir.) *The rice didn't taste good. Overall, it was like they were going through the motions of running a good store, but without actually caring if the final product was any good. Or maybe they thought it was good, and my tastes are just too high. Still, I only stopped by this place because they were on the way home, and I took a chance. Stupid me. p.s. They offered to season my food with lemon pepper at the end, which was nice, but though I saw him dump it on, I still couldn't taste it. On second thought, the only reason I'm giving it two stars is because I'm feeling generous. On a worse day, I might just give this place a ZERO star review, but it wasn't THAT bad; You gotta save room to grow. read more

J&J's is my local grease joint. Whenever I feel like I want some fried chicken or catfish this is where I go. If I'm entertaining for a football game, or something casual I'll order a pan of chicken from them. You can usually feed about 10 people for $30-40. Not bad as far as I'm concerned. They also offer baked goods like cookies and cakes that are pretty yummy as well. I would suggest the butter cookies, and caramel cake. I would also suggest getting the signature lemon pepper. If you cook at home it is actually a pretty yummy addition to chicken dishes. While I do love this place I would only suggest eating the chicken, catfish, perch or buffalo. Don't stray from those classics. If you do you're on your own. Everything else I've tried on that menu has been an epic fail. Including the hot dogs. I don't know how you ruin hotdogs. Hell, even the 7-11 has good hot dogs, but not this place. Anyway, I digress. If you have a fried food craving and you're in the area check them out! read more

****do not eat from forest park location****1/29/2023, ordered catfish & wings. that was not catfish fillets. fish was very soggy & had odor!!!! i called after we tasted the food & guy told me he cooked 2 boxes today & no complaints! read more

Food always hot and fresh every time. Short story: I checked on yelp to place an order for this location about 11:40 p.m and the app said the location was closing soon and to place my order for the next day. So I reluctantly called them to see if I could place an order and by my surprise they said yes....Thank you guys so much because I just had made it to Chicago after a 13 hour drive. I was hungry and really had a taste for some catfish. I will be going to this JJ Fish location for now on...A very satisfied customer. read more

I have patronized this JJ fish location for twenty years, and through the pandemic!! The father and uncle, who actually rent this location are wonderful people. But, as a long time customer, I advise you not to never- ever leave your son in charge again!! I ordered by phone, on 12-27-22, when I got there my order was not my normal charge. I asked your son , why was my order not my normal total ? He stated, I ordered 8 wings.. I know my normal orders are 6 wings or a combo, ..which your son disputed, He became argumentative with me , and stated, "I never order wings ever!" Which is a lie . I asked him ,why does he have an attitude ? He then charged me for the sauce . And I said to him , your father or uncle never charge me for any sauce. Your son again was very disrespectful and said to me, I am not my, father or uncle!! The sign has been on the wall for thirty years there is a charge for sauce!! I stated to him, give me, my money back. Then I thought about the father and uncle, who are professional, and decided to keep my food. Your son then stated "now you are making me mad", and left the front counter. This is just like a little boy and not a man!! I then got in my car and called your son to leave my number, for the father to contact me Your son refused to take my number and hung up the phone ! My advise is that you never leave a Boy in charge to do a Man's Job!!! Also, your son does not rent or own this location! He needs to humble himself and learn how to respect and talk to people. Your son is very arrogant and needs to be trained on customer service. It is because of the customers you are able to rent and stay open at this location. This is not how you treat a loyal twenty year customer or anyone! I pass by two other locations because of my loyalty to this location!! Your son has a nasty entitled attitude that needs to be counseled !!! read more

The fish and chicken absolutely had no flavor. Not a stitch of seasoning or spices. Just plain and BLAND. Secondly, the worse of my order...the 2 orders of spaghetti were FROZEN in containers taken directly from the freezer and into the bag for delivery. read more

This is thee best J & J Fish I have ever been too! I've been coming for years... All of the options are good. From fried or grilled Tilapia, to shrimp, pizza puffs, chicken whether large or small party!!! The staff is awesome, And no I don't work here, but the service is amazing! read more

The owner of this place brings to mind a few adjectives that wouldn't be appropriate for Yelp. I ordered catfish dinners complete with fries, sides and cake for my 3 employees and myself. The portions were more than enough. In fact, the white Styrofoam to-go boxes were overflowing with fish, chicken and fries. The final price was somewhere around $50. Everything was going great until I asked for sauce to go with the meal. This is when the owner handed me what I can only describe as 2 cups the size of thimbles. Okay, I'm exaggerating but have you ever been in a hospital where they give you pills in that really tiny plastic cup? That would be more accurate. So I asked if I could have some more sauce. You know, something appropriate to accommodate these 3 grocery bags full of food. He proceeds to ask for an additional $1 per 4 thimble sized containers. I thought he was joking. Unfortunately, he was dead serious. After some heated words, mostly from me, I threw a wad of singles across the counter towards him (that was incredibly rude of me and Owner if you're reading this I sincerely apologize) grabbed a handful of mini sauce cups and left. I couldn't believe that he was willing to loose a customer coming to spend $50 on food over $2 of sauce. Unbelievable. read more

Oh ewwwww...this is postively the most disgusting food I have eaten in a long time. I should have turned around and walked out the minute I stepped foot in the door; the place looked cheap, shabby and dirty. The food was barely edible. I got fried perch which was OK but flavorless. The mashed potatoes were boxed and tasted just like a box. I think there was supposed to butter on the potatoes. I am basing this on the yellow colored layer on the top which didnt taste like butter. I also got mixed veggies. When I think of mixed veggies I think of a nice grilled mixture of green beans, carrots, maybe some zucchini and broccoli. Nope, wheat I got was that veggie mix we ate as kids. You know, the one with the corn, pale green peas, and lima beans.... Which, by the way, tasted like it was probably laying around in the freezer since my childhood. To top it all off I found spaghetti spelled "spaghatti" and sword fish spelled "sowrd fish" on the menu...a printed menu board not some wipe off board. How does a menu board get past the printer with typos like that? This place is low class and I will never go there again. read more

I was so excited to get some fried fillet catfish... What i received was hard ass cornmeal on dried up catfish. I ordered Cajun rice and I got rice that tasted like it came from a hospital cafeteria. Oh so disappointed and I will not be back! read more

I occasionally stopped here on the way back to my Logan Square apartment to get fish on the way home from work. Located in a strip mall next to a Subway, hair salon and the yummy sushi house Fuji Grill, the various locations of J&J Fish serve up some pretty good fried fish. I've had the catfish filets, jack salmon and whitefish. All quite good if that's what you happen to crave. J&J is good for a "chain" in the fish department. But, it isn't mind-blowing lik Troja's, Chief O'Neill's or Duke of Perth. If you can't get to any of those Big 3, then J&J does the trick to satisfy....yes....you got it....the SICKNESS !!!!! (See my Arby's in Berwyn, IL review if you want to understand what the SICKNESS is!) read more

This place wasn't bad, and at least it saved me from ridiculously slow service at the Madison/Harlem Wendy's that caused me to walk out. Was in a hurry to catch the last eastbound UP-West Metra train(due to the fact the Green Line was doing a shuttle bus between Laramie and Harlem for track work) AND was desperate to get something small to eat, so I didn't have time to wait on how really slow and disorganized(from what I could see, when I chose to walk out) that Wendy's was! So after walking out on Wendy's, I spotted J&J Fish, and decided to give them a chance. I always have infrequently seen J&J Fish in various places, but had never tried one till now. My verdict based on what I got(catfish sandwich, and didn't get anything additional) was that I'd put them above Long John Silver's, but not quite as good as say, Snappy's(near Irving/Damen) Fish Keg(Howard/Ridge), or the local chain Dock's on the south side(do any exist anymore, besides I think one location on 87th St? they used to be at Taste of Chicago every year and all over the south side, including one on 35th St.). At least the size of the sandwich wasn't bad, so I can't complain too much. Pricing isn't cheap, but that tends to be the case I notice at a lot of seafood and fish places. Honestly, you could do worse than going here. Like others said and my own view myself, it isn't the best seafood place, but it'll work in a pinch. A plus to J&J for being open late, since it seems like not too many places are open late if you want to eat in this area, except here, the unspeakable Wendy's where it goes to drive-thru only after like 11pm(and I wouldn't chance going to that location ever again), or Submarine Tender. read more

My favorite J&J Fish & Chicken restaurant ever!!! Plenty of food, and their spicy fries are delicious!

Best fried chicken in the area. Fresh and juicy. I come every week. Jumbo shrimp is delicious. read more

I was aware of the quality of this restaurant so when I got there I was hoping for a different experience than my last visit. When I walked in, I checked the prices and realized that it is not the same experience of the JJ's on 17th Avenue in Maywood, IL. The prices are ridiculously high for what they offer. I ordered a Fish and Chicken combo and the price was $14.99. - 2 stars. The gentleman that took my order was pleasant but his response to my question about the high prices was a canned response, which was, "The economy is effecting the pricing boss!". - 2 stars The wait time for my food was about 12 minutes. - 4 stars. Parking wasn't bad and I was able to find a spot. There is a high apron that may scrap the front of your car as you enter the lot on one side. - 2 stars. The quality of the food was good, but not exceptional for the pricing for a greasy spoon restaurant. $14.99 for 2 pieces of boneless catfish, 3 chicken wings, 2 pieces of white bread, 2 teaspoons of coleslaw and scoop of cajun rice. The rice isn't cajun rice at all, as it's more mexican rice than cajun rice. - 2 stars. Overall, they do not deserve to carry the JJ fish name. Visit the Jj's on 9th Ave and Roosevelt in Maywood instead because this one is way below par. read more

Amazing food and great customer service! The food is good and they always have friendly faces. I also found out they have Grubhub.

Really nice people but the food was garbage tonight... asked for fries as a side and ended up with old mash potatoes nothing tasted fresh... wings were so bruised i couldn't eat...owner wasn't there tonight read more

The chicken is always fresh but they very petty for the small cup of mild sauce for the amount of chicken given. Please change your sauce sizes. read more

JJ Fish & Chicken - fried chicken wings and french fries in a styrofoam container - Seafood Near Me - Forest Park, Illinois

Today is a glorious day the chef today needs some praise for this chicken we are consuming today is the best my family has ever eaten from here!make it your business if you are hungry please come out and enjoy this simply outstanding establishment!! 5 star rating read more

It tastes like everything is fried in fish grease. They put lemon pepper all over your food. So if they ask you if you want some, know that they will shake that stuff on everything. The fries are dry and the chicken is not seasoned well. I wouldn't recommend. read more