The name has changed ( A CHICKEN PLACE ) but the service is as excellent as it was when it was YaYa's and the food is as delicious, too. When we order to take out, I get the chicken salad and have enough for two meals. When we eat in, and it's ALWAYS comfortable and clean inside, we get the quarter dark with two sides. I like the double salad. Husband likes mashed potatoes (they ARE good) and salad. I don't know what the dressing is, but it's unique and tasty. Pita bread comes with the dinner. With the dinner, we rarely have leftovers. Prices are reasonable. Staff is friendly and helpful. This is a great place to get nutritious meals and feel good! read more

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Haven't been to YAYAS in years since I live in Hillsborough County and they are only located in Pinellas. But this was worth the stop. I loved my Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad. Chicken was juicy and not dried out. For $12 you can't beat this huge salad. My only complaint was cash only in this digital era is crazy. Luckily they did have a cashless ATM and the fee wasn't crazy high (1.49). read more

YaYa's Flame Broiled Chicken - Chicken Caesar Salad - New American Near Me - Clearwater, Florida

This is a restaurant that hasn't changed since it opened. It is cash only, and the menu board looks from the 70's. The chicken is flame grilled, and then stored on a grill until served. What that also means is the chicken could be fresh and juicy, or drier, depending on when it was cooked. Pita is ok, and the honey butter is tasty. Mashed potatoes were solid, and was very impressed with the salad. read more

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The Best Chicken Caesar Salad in Pinellas So good! If you decide to try it, they only take cash. Worth it read more

YaYa's Flame Broiled Chicken - a plate of salad - New American Near Me - Clearwater, Florida

I've been dining at this YaYa's location in Clearwater since the '90's and it has always been excellent!!! Entire restaurant looks the same which is fine with me. Food is always fresh and excellent tasting!!! Friendly staff on hand taking orders and putting the food together!! Place is cash only as always, but has an ATM on site if needed to use. It's great to be able to continually support local mom and pop businesses!!! Always look forward to the amazing flavor of their food!!! Keep up the great work!!! read more

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Well, I'm back again. Spent two weeks in Clearwater. Visited this Yaya's three different times. Different times of the day absolutely love the food. It's the best in my opinion. Yes, it's an older building but it's relatively kept up. But you just can't beat this chicken. read more

YaYa's Flame Broiled Chicken - 4 piece chicken only - New American Near Me - Clearwater, Florida

This place is amazing I love yaya the chicken is all ways good the mashed potatoes are really good and the service is always good here definitely recommend this place read more

Chicken is always very tasty. Along with salad and flatbread. Has been here for years and service is great.

Wow!! How am I just now trying this place?? I got a three piece chicken combo and it was the best chicken I've had around here. I got mash potatoes on the side, and they were so creamy and good. The employees were all super friendly and helpful, and gave me some good recommendations. My wife had the Caesar salad sandwich and loved it. I got my food to go, but the inside looked clean and well maintained. I'll definitely be back. *P.S this place is CASH ONLY, which isn't really advertised but now I know for future visits* read more

I absolutely love their chicken and mashed potatoes and gravy. Not crazy about cash only, and having to use their atm machine to pay, but I get it. read more

Food is on point. I always make a sandwich with the pita bread. Honey butter, chicken, mashed potatoes, and baked beans. Best sandwich ever. The butter adds the perfect bit of sweetness! Chicken always comes fresh off the grill. If you're looking for a healthy option get the chicken with double salads for the sides. read more

Such a cutie little hidden gem. The food is always good and the chicken always fresh. Not only but the guys in there are so sweet!! This has been an ongoing place for me and my partner since we starter dating ! read more

I like the food, the chicken is great plus the sides. The ambience I'm not too crazy about. Service is not the best but will do. They only take cash and that can be difficult at times. They have an ATM but they charge a lot to use it. read more

Been frequenting this establishment for a solid 20 years- it's definitely dingy inside (and outside) but the chicken makes up for it! read more

YaYa's Flame Broiled Chicken - a tray of food - New American Near Me - Clearwater, Florida

Very taaty & juicy chicken, spicing was very flavorful and their potato salad was DELICIOUS. The baked beans were solid but nothing special.... we will DEFINITELY return when in Dunedin for sure!! read more

Chicken dry Salad wilted and brown Pita bread dry They only take cash at this location. If you use their ATM it sends the money electronically to their register and a $1.39 fee is included. Wish we knew they didn't take Debit or Credit Cards. I'll drive to the newer store in St Pete (21 miles away one way) where the food is always fresh and they take plastic read more

This is my second review of this restaurant and it doesn't improve the rating at all. What business nowadays that doesn't accept debit or credit cards? Well this one does not. They have an ATM option inside with a ridiculous extra charge to use the machine. The ambience is horrible where they dirty green carpet and cafeteria type orange benches. They have a TV turn on in the corner to some no-name movie with no sound. There are rarely no more than one or two customers at anytime and I've never seen this place busy. The chicken salad is why I go back and it is no reason for customer service for sure. There is no drive-through which is another negative. I will probably be returning just because I do like the chicken which is the main serving they offer. Saw the cook placing chicken on grill without gloves. read more

The very best chicken around! The guys serving and cooking are so very nice and want you to have a great experience whether eating in or taking it home. Highly recommend! read more

If I could give this place zero stars on just the service from the guy up front named "Deneal" I would. I noticed that he was a bit unfriendly and rude towards us and thought that maybe he was just having a bad day. It was actually not the case because he was friendly towards everyone else except for us for some reason? The food was also bland but I could get over that if it wasn't for the older gentleman up front named "Deneal." If you're looking for bad service, bad food and bad ambiance this is the place to go! read more

Ate here for the first time yesterday; spent $23 for 2 chicken pita sandwiches with Cole slaw and a soda. Never again; wish I had driven a bit further down the road and gone to Chick-fil-a. I might have felt like it was money well spend!! read more

Roaches grazing on the counter, oh my! Maybe their an up charge on the menu? I've lived in Tampa bay for 2 years and pass the place all the time, I decided to be adventurous and give it a try. Should have stuck to my initial instincts!!! read more

I just went in here for the first time. I was shopping at BJs so I thought let's try it out! I get to the counter, the dudes running around making the guy before me's meal. Ok. He finally asks me what I want. Told him this was my first time. So I'll get the chicken sandwich. Btw they should just call them pita wraps or something cause this is NOT a sandwich! He asks if I want it a combo. Sure. Didn't tell me my side options. Only asked my drink order. Then my mom goes to order a bbq chicken sandwich. "We are out of the bbq." She goes ok then I'll go with my other option. Before she can order he walks away and is messing with my order and cutting up chicken. Never stops to get her order! So we said forget it and I got my order to go ( I should have just walked out!) and we are now across the street at Panera's. I suggest you do the same! Oh and I second the whole no cards cash only bullshit!!! read more

YaYa's Flame Broiled Chicken - Very dry chicken sandwich - New American Near Me - Clearwater, Florida

The owners are the best, the chicken is absolutely outstanding! Flame broiled and marinated in a special recipe. If you like healthy choices, you'll love YaYa's, it's simply the best. All these other little bickering reviews is a reason why people voted for Biden.. lol go sick your thumb, crying because they don't take your CC... read more

To whomever this may concern, If you don't think YaYas is the best, that's fine, but you're wrong. YaYas is a way of life and some people just don't understand. I however, do understand. And that's your loss. YaYas is #1 Not paid for by YaYas read more

I was just at YaYa's in Clearwater and watched the guy behind the counter stop what he was doing and fill up "dirty" cups from 3 previous customers that wanted refills. This is not sanitary. Then he continued making food orders and taking money at the same time, not one time did he sanitize his hands and kept wiping them on his apron. He then took out pita bread from underneath the counter to put some on the grill and did not use tongs, he used his dirty hands that were not sanitized. I politely told him that I didn't want any bread and needless to say, I don't think I'm going to return to this YaYa. It's close to my job so I go there. The guy is never very friendly and the girl never says thank you, hi, nothing. The food is always good but not sanitizing is a deal breaker for me, especially around food. read more

No beans are mentioned on the menu. Our order was mostly beans. Very disappointed. Won't be going back.

This YaYa's is very outdated. Does not offer half of what the YaYa's in St Pete does and does not accept debit/credit cards! You must use their "atm", pay an additional fee of $1.50, however, no money is dispensed to you, it goes to YaYa's. So it's not really a ATM? Not sure. Its so sad to see such a great company lacking. Food is decent at best, that's being gracious. It doesn't seem very cleanly and it's not an experience I'll ever repeat. Matter of Fact, I work less than a mile from this store but travel all the way to St Pete on my lunch to get some GOOD Yaya's! read more

Love the flavor. We ordered 20 pieces & brought it home. Tasty chicken . They have been there for years. Cash only

Same great food we've known for decades. A reasonably healthy takeout option. So glad this place is still around! I'm worried they might not make it if they don't at least get a square reader to accept cards. Cash only in 2021 just doesn't make sense. read more

Im glad YAYA's is still in Clearwater! I hope they stay open forever. The chicken is fresh, sauce is very good and pita bread is fresh and healthy. I also like the pink lemonade. The staff is friendly and place is always busy. What else can you ask for in a fast food place? It beats a lot of places with spongy bread and fake meat. If they had tee shirts for sale I'd advertise this restaurant. read more

This was my first visit here. I love chicken and I love rice and who doesn't love bread?! I got the bbq chicken rice bowl and a pita. It was delicious! I plan to return to try some other menu items. Keep in mind that they are Cash Only. That was the only bummer as I prefer to use a credit card and some people don't carry cash so might get caught off guard. read more

The shredded chicken sandwich and mashed potatoes and gravy are made to perfection. Chicken on the grill delicious . Great service and they are always friendly. read more

I have been going to YaYA's for years, and historically I love the Chicken...but this place has really gone down hill. Inside the restaurant just blows, I think it's time for a serious renovation and/or cleaning. The dude that runs the place is a complete and utter asshole, he may even be the owner. I feel like I'm ordering from the soup-nazi from a re-run of Seinfeld. Treats all customers and his employee's like total shit. For some reason I have been going back for like 15 years regardless of what a dick the guy is to people, so I guess the chicken is pretty good, lol. In the past year, I must say he food has kinda gone down in quality, its not as juicy and flavorful. Cheaper ingredients, Pepsi products, etc. Seems very dry and bland these days. Finally, it's the year 2020 and you only accept cash or the stupid rip-off ATM you have on the counter. Go ahead and raise your prices 3% to cover the credit card fees, we will all gladly pay it and you will actually make more money... Please go back to how you used to be in the old days. If the owner try's to be less of a cheapskate asshole prick, more people would go here and the quality might actually improve. read more

Okay let's start off with the service. There's two guys working at the front. I did not get their names but it was a Hispanic and White male. They did not smile or say hi or whatsoever. They were so rude and unprofessional. They even charge me extra for two piece of chicken when all I order was one and a soup. When they fixed the order they were not happy and also did not apologize. This was the worst customer service ever. And also the place is also outdated and very humid. The tables seem like they been wiped with a dirt rag because there's brown swirls when it dried. read more

YaYa's Flame Broiled Chicken - New American Near Me - Clearwater, Florida

I've driven by Ya-Ya's so many times and finally stopped by to grab lunch to go. I was surprised when I walked into the establishment. The decor definitely hasn't been changed since the 80s and thank goodness that just LOOKS like carpet on the floor and really isn't. They don't take credit or debit and will direct you to an ATM at the front of the store if needed. Food was just OK. Service was fast- they pulled a white meat chicken piece right off the grill and bagged it with pre-prepped containers of my two sides of choice. Don't go for the mixed veggies- super bland and not fresh. Potato salad was just OK. That honey butter and pita though. My lord, it was divine. All in all, there are some places that can do the "we haven't changed since the 80s". Orlandoians (and anyone traveling to Orlando), think Beefy King. But Ya-Ya's is no Beefy King and their food is just so-so. I'd come back in a pinch, but wouldn't go out of my way. read more

Let me start by staying I LOVE YaYas! Love! There was a YaYas in my college town of Ypsilanti, Michigan and I was super excited to have one here in Clearwater, Florida when I moved down ten years ago. My husband recently went and got a take out chicken salad for me. I ate a good portion of it before I found a metal hook in it!!!! I don't even know what it was technically. I immediately emailed them through their website. I didn't waste my time going back up to the store. I didn't ask for my money back. I didn't threaten lawsuit. I only emailed to inform them of the issue. I have yet to hear back after 5 days. Im bummed over their customer service and even more disappointed in their quality control. read more

YaYa's Flame Broiled Chicken - New American Near Me - Clearwater, Florida

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I truly do not know how this place is open. Walking in, it has the same decor and fixtures from the 80's. Ordered food, paid for food (in cash because the don't take cards in 2016). The guy behind the counter took my cash and then proceeded to prepare my food, with out washing his hands. The sides consisted of canned baked beans, and bagged salad. The chicken was completely dry. Threw 75% of it away. If an owner tries to cut cost by not taking credit cards and never updating the place, what corners are being cut that patrons can't see? read more

$1.49 for a shot of baked beans. You've got to be kidding me. Never come here and apparently this is why. This schittt better taste like brown gold. Wtf read more

For the price and flavor of the chicken you can't beat YaYa's. The chicken is flame broiled and always has that just off the grill taste. We went there today and both my husband and I got the 1/2 chicken combo. This comes with 1/2 a chicken breast, mashed potatoes which are amazing and a side salad and pita bread. I suggest getting the yaya's white sauce to dip the chicken in. You get all this for 10.00, you can't beat that. This place is cash only. The building is old and not that clean to dine in so I would get it to go. If you are in the area definitely worth trying. read more

I just like the spices they use and the prices are not that bad for 1/4 chicken with a side. Not glamorous and no credit or debit cards but they do have a cash machine read more

YaYa's Flame Broiled Chicken - Lunch - New American Near Me - Clearwater, Florida