Really good chargrilled chicken. Most of the time the chicken is very juicy. The sauces are really good especially the mayo sauce.

The restaurant is very clean when I walked in, the cashier was very nice lady with glasses. I ordered half chicken combo with rice and charros beans. Facade and Arbol salsa . Magnificent!!! read more

Excellent chicken. Very fresh and flavorful and the price is great as well. Ladies were very nice and welcoming.

The place is small but the service is phenomenal. The chicken is cooked perfectly. I am definitely ordering again from this place. Thanks for being in my neighborhood! read more

Loved their chicken. Little pricey but it's good food. Their prices have gone up and weren't reflected in their menus which isn't good.

The man in charge was completely friendly and very accommodating! Four stars for the whole experience:) The food I got was probably not their specialty dish. read more

They were open on Thanksgiving. I ordered the whole chicken it came with beans, rice and tortillas and salsa. The chicken was very good. It wasn't dried out. The place was solid busy the entire time I was waiting for my food. The guy who was at the register was soo nice. I thought the food was really good and I'd definitely recommend and go again. read more

I usually get a chicken combo with charro beans. It is always delicious and a great price. Great local spot!

Love the Chicken Combo. We always get a whole chicken and some seasoned fries. Cant speak for the rest of the food as personally I stick to a restaurants specialty. The rice and beans are great! Chicken is delicious and seasoned fries are the bomb! Definitely give this place a try! read more

I've been going here since they have opened and I am always satisfied! The chicken is simply delicious! The seasoning and flavor is unmatched! And to top things off, they offered a variety of salsas to try! read more

We ordered whole chicken with rice and beans. It was small. There is no way unless they are buying smaller anorexic ones. Called to complain and they couldn't give me a reason why. Not the first time I've ordered from them. The excuses was that all portions are set already. The breast and thighs were one piece yet cut to make two. They took my number to forward to management. Let's see if managements calls. read more

Rafa's Chicken - This is a full order? Wth. - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

If you're looking for flavorful, amazing food, then this is the LAST place anyone should go to. Coming from Puerto Rican and Costa Rican background I know what flavor is. The rice smelled amazing, however it tasted weird. Just wrong. The beans were literally rotten. Like when you leave beans in a pot for two days, yeah... that smell XP. The chicken was clearly boiled in just water with little to NO seasoning. And it tasted as if it were boiled in dirty old water. Making the chicken taste like old wet rags. And the Pico de Gallo looked very appetizing and pretty but, as you would have guessed, flavorless. I had to drown my food in hot sauce to cover up the horrific meal. I could NOT bring myself to finish my food and neither could my other THREE family members who joined me. I felt terrible for throwing away food but we just couldn't get that food down :( Maybe I just chose the worst day to go to Rafas Chicken, but I am most certainly NOT going there again. read more

My gf and i wanted to give rafas a try as it is a local business in the neighborhood. Unfortunately, the food was just so bland. We got the half chicken combo, the chicken sandwich, & the burrito dinner. The half chicken definitely looked smaller then what i was expecting and was bland as hell, the chicken sandwich was absolutely horrible. Literally a Tyson chicken patty that was reheated and slapped between 2 old buns. The asada was meh, just go to your favorite spot. read more

Have been driving past this new place the past couple weeks just tried it today. Didn't really know what to expect. Lady helping me at the register was very helpful and gave suggestions. I ended up ordering the full grilled chicken meal it came with rice and beans and your choice of 3 salsas from there salsa bar. The staff was awesome and helpful. The chicken was great season perfectly and the rice and beans were also delicious. Salsas I also got were great! Overall experience was great defiantly will be coming back soon! read more

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Came here for the first time after a friend was saying how good the chicken was.... Huge disappointment the chicken and rice had know flavor... ((bland)) ... the beans were good but thats it. Sorry but I have tasted better chicken with lots of flavor at Costco, jewels, food for less etx... they need to add flavor to there food. read more

Rafa's Chicken - the front of the restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Pretty good food! Cook be a seasoned just a bit more but overall can't complain. The price was great too for a whole chicken, tortillas, lots of salsa, fries and beans! They also left a note in our order which was really thoughtful and showed they weren't money hungry and cared about customers! We didn't order the combo bc we wanted the tortillas on the side but couldn't find them separately lol read more

Rafa's Chicken - Note in our order! - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

We got a whole chicken dinner which came with rice, fries (we chose instead of beans which I kind of regret after reading these reviews bc the beans sound good! Guess I'll have to come back), tortillas, salsas, and a liter of RC. The chicken has good flavor, so did the salsas. Good stuff! read more

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Love this place. Simple menu with tasty options. The chicken is always moist, tender, and delicious. Highly recommend! Love the selection of salsas. read more

I got a 4 piece fried chicken combo with fries, coleslaw, and garlic bread. For starts, the garlic bread was BURNED and unseasoned. I received very little coleslaw in a small salsa container, a bit of fries under the chicken, and the chicken was so overcooked and extremely crunchy. There was barely any chicken on the bones. I can get better chicken, coleslaw, and garlic bread for cheaper at raising canes. Definitely not happy with this purchase. read more

Small restaurant with 6 tables but they do have a bar eating area w/stools. Clean, it has 1 his/her restroom. The establishment is pretty clean. Now the food: I did dine in, I ordered the Half Chicken combo it came with rice & beans. The Chicken was pretty juicy it had a nice seasoned crispy skin. I tasted notes of Caribbean spices Cloves and some other sweeter spice. I would say it pretty good. The rice & beans do need some flavor. I'm a real picky eater so saying the chicken was good is a plus. They need to offer an extra plate or basket to discard the chicken bones. The Salsa bar had like 12 different salsas from pico de gallo to habanero, jalapeño pickled to a jalapeño cream, & like a chile de arbol. A green roasted chile' too.This helps with dipping as it will add flavor to the meal. The salsa bar is a FRESH hit. On street parking with all credit cards accepted. They also do decent take out traffic. It was steady for a Wednesday lunch time review. Its a family establishment with one on one service. read more

Top notch with the chicken, the salsas and the sides of grilled jalapeños. Don't change a thing.

Best fresh chicken to go eat around the neighborhood make sure to ask for the special of the day. They have 12 different salsas from spicy to non spicy worth the while to go try. read more

Food is always fresh and grilled chicken is delicious and healthy! I also recommend the grilled onions, the seasoning on them is delicious. Good service , staff is friendly, they have a salsa bar which has a good variety of salsa. A must try! read more

Love this place, customer service is amazing, food is delicious and at a great price, they have so many yummy salsas to choose from. I catered for a birthday party and they were so accommodating, put the trays of food in my car which I though was super nice of them. read more

Big fan of grilled chicken and these guys make a mean bird. Service is good as are the sides.

The salsas are awesome... but that's about it. Chicken was not good or fresh, looked like they reheated old stale chicken and served it.

chicken is rice and beans on point especially frijoles charros!!! Fast service great customer service! best chicken on 63rd

Chicken is juicy, variety of choices with chicken combos - salsa bar is delicious!! The charro beans are very good.

I like their chicken combo, it's really good and affordable. I also like their salsa's.

The chicken has good flavor. They have good deals on dinners and the rafas chicken salad is great

My husband and I love this chicken! Let me start off by saying that my husband is the hardest man to please when it comes to restaurant food, since he's lived in 5 states he's basically had it all. I am not the biggest fan of chicken (I prefer steak) but this place is freaking delicious! The chicken is perfectly cooked and seasoned, not overwhelmingly covered with spices like other chicken places. The rice and beans also super good, great compliment to the chicken and they give you tortillas, sooo soo good!!! And to top it all off they have a salsa bar!!! It looks like a little salsa buffet lol I tried almost all of them and they're all so delicious and some are super spicy, love it! Kuddos to the owner of this place saw him working hard next to his employees and is very welcoming to customers. Overall, delicious food and great service! read more

First of all let me say that their prices online are not correct. When ordering the food everything came out more I asked them to give me prices individually all the food we order was off by $1-3 so my bill was like $5 more I told the guy that the prices are not updated on their website he said they are working on it so basically they couldn't honor the price so I paid an extra $5 then when we received the food, the chicken was not cooked right it still had red on it. I found an eyelash on my rice. Had called them said they would come to me to pick up the chicken and see the eyelash on the rice when he came he took a picture of the chicken said he will have the owner call me never did he avoided my calls! So I called my bank to get my money back, once I got my money back the owner decides to go my place of business to talk about his money the charge back yet he couldn't call me to talk about the bad service we had received! But quick to collect his $34 I'll give them to you if you really need them all he needed to do was call me. Very unprofessional and disrespectful by disclosing information to everyone here at work. I would not recommend this place to anyone! read more

Great roasted chicken better than costco n jewel for sure two choices on beans and the rice is typical Mexican rice just ok. Tuesday you get a chicken and a half ( roasted) for the price of one. My whole family loves there chicken also fried chicken is awesome great flavors. I have been here about 10 times since the open around June and will return when I want some chicken and am to lazy to cook read more

I have to agree with Maria Q, the chicken at Rafas is good but not great. In my humble opinion it does need more seaoning, favor or something. However, l love that little salsa bar and the rice and beans are very good.I've eaten at this place since the grand opening, moreover, l was looking forward to this place opening because l literally live across the street . I would love to come every week because of the convenience but Rafas is missing something. read more

We tried the chicken yesterday and I have to say it was outstanding it was so succulent and juicy with just unbelievable flavor this place will definitely be on my mainstay from now on great for catered parties as well a must try if you're in the area or not even in the area make a drive you will not be disappointed! read more

I had passed this New Mexican restaurant for months now and decided to stop by today to pick up dinner. I got a whole chicken and it came with rice and beans and tortillas and salsa. The chicken was very good n juicy the rice was not my favorite but it was decent. I would definitely buy again read more