This has been a staple for the neighborhood for so many years. You cant go wrong with 8 pieces of chicken and fries for $12. The chicken is still good but the conditions have gone down. The place seems broken down and the crackheads outside don't help the place either. read more

The food still taste great here after over 20 years in between visits for me. I look forward to going back again. What a great local place to grab food. And the portions are very large. read more

Food is delicious but the customer service is absolutely awful. Get better customers who actually care about their visitors. read more

Price for chicken expensive as it look like a buffet style not made order for the price . Food is Ok service is Ok

The food is good but the service is absolutely awful. Especially the woman who's always answering the phones. They charge $20 for a "chicken bundle" but there is no bundle - only chicken. The lady always catches an attitude when she's called. I've been eating here often since I work down the street but will not be ordering again. read more

The prices are amazing and the food is amazing and if you go at the right time you will get the crispy good fries instead of the regular fries and one time the machine wasnt working so I couldn't pay i didnt have cash so the lady said i can pay her later very nice lady read more

Fried chicken was nothing special, but definitely annoying that I ordered 10pc combo but received 8 pcs and a lone piece of chicken skin. Don't think I'll be ordering from here again. read more

Been coming here since I was a child. The combos and chicken sandwiches got me through most of my life! The workers will already know what you want to order once you visit long enough and will be generous with their portions since you are a regular. They have rotisserie chickens on display by the window as they are being cooked. Try the #1 combo that comes with legs wings and thighs for just $4. The taste is just so rich! The food is fried so try not to go overboard. Give it a try whenever you have the midnight munchies. read more

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Best fried chicken my ass... It was alright. Decent portion and cheap, but I've definitely had better. read more

The food was great i love autentic dominican food the chicken, Pork Pork, Oxtail, Fresh Orange Juice

The fried chicken here is amazing! Absolutely amazing. Crispy and well seasoned. The fries tend to be under cooked though.

This past weekend I was in the NYC area to visit family and friends and needed a spot to get food during the late night hours so I decided on Johns fried chicken. Haven't been here in a long while but being born and raised in NYC, I have been coming here for years growing up. The flavor and the taste never changes. The fried chicken always has the fresh delicious taste with that hint of lemon when you bite into it and that great crunchiness that makes you want more but hey it's not everyday that I eat fried chicken so it doesn't hurt me to cheat once awhile when I want to go outside my regular healthy eating habits. read more

Mmmm... Johns friend chicken. Some of the best fried chicken I ever had. For those who disagree, I feel sorry for your inferior and underdeveloped taste buds. The fries are a little soggy but to be honest, it's perfect that way. I don't want no damn crispy fries. Delicious greasy heaven. When I was first introduced, I never looked back. I tried to kick the habit, but all I wanted or could think about was another hit of John's. Now I'm broke and homeless. You can find me sitting outside of John's asking: "Can you spare some change to get a wings?" My name is KP and I'm a chicken-holic. :/ read more

I been coming to this place for over 15 years. For some reason back then use to taste better than now. The fries were on point and a number 1 order was like $3 you will get a good amount of fries and chicken everything tasty. Now a # 1 order cost $5 you will get less fries and not only that the fries are greasy and soggie. This place use to be my favorite late night spot to come grab something to eat then go home but no any more. One thing i really like about this place is when you call to order food or food comes fast. One thing i did not really like was the other day i was passing around the area and the workers that take the food inside had dropped a basket full of vegetables in the streets by the sidewalk and the street. He just picked em right up and took them inside like really ?! did i just see that. Funny thing is that he saw me looking at him atleast he could of played it off and taken it back to the truck and wait till i leave. This is the price of fast food restuarants you jjust never know were your food might be coming from. read more

I mean, it's alright. The fried chicken is $1 a piece but the pieces are kind of small. The chicken does have a unique flavor but you can really only taste the difference if you get it fresh. I also bought tried the plantains & they were ok but I was charged $1 for half a piece. It's ok, I'd go back. read more

Grease on top of grease. Went on a recommendation and sorry I did. Chicken had a strange taste,the fries we're also greasy and the rice tasted burnt. Save your $ go somewhere else. read more

As of recently I started to go to this place.I work in midtown and where I work food is overpriced and very mediocre and where I live I can't stomach those Crown and Kennedy Fried Chicken places which seems to be the only places open late nights so as I get off that 1 train before I continue my trip over the bridge to the Bronx I checked this place out, as a friend of mine who live around the area reccomend.Its a bit rinky dinky and old looking inside but I guess that's part of the charm lol.The chicken is made right before your eyes on the premises and it tastes just like your mom's chicken,well seasoned, flavorful,juicy,crispy and I love their yellow Spanish rice.It can be kind of loud with the spanish music blaring and the ladies tend to be a bit chatty amongst each other but they still do their best to give prompt service,prices are good too. I love the local dominican vibe of this place,it's not trying to be a trendy eatery and I'm fine with that,as long as the food taste great which it does. read more

This is my favorite dirty chicken on the planet 4 piece thighs with shoestring French fries. But they need to bring back putting the little bread inside. Pair this with a frambuesa soda or a merenge soda your good to go. And last but not least deliver on DoorDash!!!! This is my meal if I was being electrocuted on the electric chair that and a blimpie!!! Let's do it . read more

This is the best place on 207. Fried Chicken with Dominican seasoning great prices and 24 hours! After dancing the night away this is the best place to grab some food afterwards!! read more

If you are inebriated and coming back from a party at 3am, John's is the place for you. I have to agree that the outside of the joint is as run down as the inside. Just sayin' - don't want you to expect something more. However, I have had my soupcon of John's and I am touched in more ways than one. How can a place that looks like this have such great chow?! The Dominicans got flavor, I tell ya! You can have any meat w/ two sides for like $5 bucks and even share with a hungry friend. Can you believe I like the food so much, I never had their fried chicken!!?!? Nope I haven't It is a drive and pick up kinda place. I wouldn't stay and eat. Despite its present façade, John's got tang and for that their OKAY! Thumbs up! "A John's Fried Chicken eater since 1998" read more

It was 130 am and I came to Inwood seeking merengue. Alas, one place had a merengue band that sounded excellent but apparently it was a private event because the doors were locked. Another place had too many lights for my liking, so walking down the street I see this place and among the dishes was this yellow rice which obviously got my interest. I'd passed this place last week, but I had no clue it sold Dominican delicacies 24/7! The container of yellow rice with peas and chicken breast served by a nice Dominican lady was $ 7 and a can of soda was $1. I was very pleasantly surprised and of course LOVED the classic bachata and merengue they were playing. They even gave a homeless dude that was very insistent some rice and chicken. Nice couple, good food, awesome music. Definitely will be back and try the 3 golpes Dominican breakfast but some guy even ordered it at 130 AM. I think I'll get that next. read more

I came in to order a platter of food the other night. I asked the lady behind the counter how much is a platter. She answered me in a tone that was very rude and kept trying to disregard me. She obviously did not want to help me in taking my order for whatever reason that may be. I even asked her in Spanish considering that she was not very fluent in English. Somebody else helped me and I ended up still buying food because I was starving! The food was good but the service was TERRIBLE. Please don't discriminate and TREAT ALL YOUR CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME RESPECT. I will not be coming back here again. read more

The place may look a little unappetizing but let me tell you that this is some of the best chicken you will ever have. I say skip the delicious fried chicken and have the rotisserie chicken. With some yuca w/ onions. Mmmmm-mmmm-mmmm! Thank me later! I'm Sarita and I approve this message. read more

After a date with a wonderful dominican woman, I drove uptown to take her home in The Bronx. On the way there, I was hungry and recognized a familiar overpass to go uptown to get food. She replied, "Damn. John's is right over there." Being both into fitness, we thought the better of it, but our true fat ass selves were like, "FUCK IT! LET'S DO THIS!" My, oh my. That is some damn good chicken. It isn't even all overly greasy like a lot of these ghetto joints. The meat was quality... as quality as it can get, that is! read more

Open 24 hours and a virtual godsend for drunks, insomniacs and the taxi drivers that fill this joint at any time of the day. Make sure to order the #1 which includes 3 pieces of the tastiest (and greasiest) chicken you'll ever munch on. The included fries are pretty half-assed but then again, this place isn't call John's Fried Fries. read more

John's Fried Chicken - Dominican Near Me - New York, New York

fried chicken n chips @ 12am? YES PLZ decent local spot that is good price but bring cash when i have ordered delivy it comes FAST read more

OMG, this place is still open?! Fantastic childhood memories of fried chicken and the bestest (and butter-iest) corn on the cob EVER. Soggy fries from what I remember, but it's been a while. Maybe those improved, but I somehow doubt it. I have to make a trip to the old 'hood one of these days just to eat here again! read more

WHY DOES NO ONE HERE SPEAK ENGLISH??! I've eaten at John's twice and both times could not find one employee that spoke English to take my order. So naturally, my orders weren't right. And the fried chicken? Come on. All you see plastered on the walls at this place are their awards & rave reviews, but honestly I've had better fried chicken at KFC. The pieces here are tiny, greasy & cold. I don't know who this John person is, but sir, your chicken sucks. read more

If you've read my reviews, you know I'm a huge fan of Popeye's "Louisiana" Fried Chicken, and that in my recent travels in rural Louisiana, I actually ATE authentic Louisiana fried chicken. I heard the buzz about John's and knew I had to check it out. The place has gotten attention after the NY Daily News named this non-descript Inwood chicken shop "the best" fried chicken in NYC. As it happens, I live 5 minutes away and decided to stop after the gym. (Way to cancel out that work, MC! STUPID, STUPID, STUPID!) I digress. "Non-descript" is an understatement for John's. The place looks like a total dump outside and inside, but as those who follow the Hole in the Wall Principle (HWP) know, this actually means the food is really good, and they aren't trying to pull a fast one on you with internal decor and typical Manhattan restaurant pageantry. So how was the fried chicken? It's a different flavor from Popeye's, and I won't say it was BETTER, but I definitely loved the taste of it. Kinda has a cajun feel to it. I also didn't have a lot of dry mouth afterwards, which means they didn't go heavy on the sodium and garlic salt. The seasoning definitely is a little spicy, and if you're sensitive, be sure not to order like 6 pieces and scarf them down. Will I be back? I will indeed. They also have whole/half rotisserie chickens and other "grub" that looked like a good time. Along with IHOP, John's Fried Chicken has earned the coveted "Merlin 5." #merlinfive read more

Fearing for my life and writing this review I would like to preface this by saying there are tons of people who think that this place is the greatest chicken spot in New York if not the best place to eat in Inwood. I am not one of those people the chicken is dry the french fries is krusty the ketchup is off-brand everything is just not what it's supposed to be yet people keep telling me how great John's fried Chicken is you know why people like this place because they like their neighborhood not because they like the food but they grew up with it and it's something they're accustomed to. This place though is mediocrity and a extremely subpar read more

I don't understand where the great reviews are coming from. Pernil was horrible, fry and weird flavor i just wasn't use to. Rice was burnt, i hate burnt rice!!!! French fries were ok. Fried chicken was mediocre. Won't be trying this place again. read more

Add this to the list of value / cheap eats. If you have $4-$10 bucks you can leave on a full stomach. Otherwise it won't be the worst $4-$10 bucks you ever spent. The chicken whether rotisserie or fried is average and so is pretty much everything else. However if you are looking for a cheap meal with a wide selection of carbo-sides then you can't go wrong with John's Fried Chicken. read more

The chicken is so greasy but tasty the fries are wack but when u pissy drunk i dont think you really care. Great place to pick up a Number 2 and enjoy A Few Hits Of that P U R E read more

Fried chicken was good Fries were good Service is always great. DON'T GET ANYTHING ELSE! In my experience all other items on the menu taste like fish 100% I think there is a fish market around the corner? but yeah coleslaw, potato salad, macaroni salad...... No amount of hot sauce can make that much fish/ iron go away. Great fried foot though! read more

Cold food. My first time at this spot heard great things about it, however my food was cold and old. I won't be back.

Best fried chicken !!! Also has Dominican dishes . Just like mom home great cooking rice and beans all that!!!!

Its a temptation when you go to the heights and see John's chicken. Even if you just had food , you cant help wonder " i think i can fit a breast or wing or two..yeahh yeahh i can" its crispy chicken done right. and the fact that they got QUEPES and yuca..well...call me a fan right now! mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm if you are into ambiance, i suggest you go in with your eyes closed. its not the most, appealing decor. read more

Andy, you rock!!! Can we say exceptional customer service? I called this place at 4am & places an order for 5 people. It was ready within 5 minutes. I arrived to pick it up, asked for Andy (whom i had spoken to on the phone), i got to skip the line & he handed me my order immediately. Andy made 5 girls very happy on Halloween night! By the way, best fried chicken EVER. Hands down. read more

I'm not from New York but I've been coming here since I was a little girl and it just gets better every time there is something for everyone !! Variety of many type of foods . I recommend coming here if you like Dominican food or just chicken in general. Prices are out of this world you have to check this place out . read more

Best authentic fried chicken spot in all of Washington heights/inwood area. Love almost all the food here. Surly it's very tasty. It's not the healthiest of foods so please refrain from eating this too often. Giving it only 4 stars because the cleanliness of the restaurant is usually not up to par. The tables and floors tend to be sticky. And a lot of homeless people come in and out. But all in all they have really good fried chicken. read more