Yoyo Chicken is a fast casual chicken place parked on East 14th Street--serving up menu of comfort/ fast foods like fried chicken sandwiches, fried chicken bowls, wings, burgers, fries, and more. it's a small colorful clean interior with a few seats by way of ledge + stools and lots of bright lights. picked up an order of Chopped Crispy Chicken over rice comes with waffle fries, pickles, and coleslaw. there's touchscreen ordering if the order counter is busy. my order didn't take that long to make after ordering by a food app. my order was packaged well. the food wasn't super hot in temperature, so i assume some of the food is pre-batched. i thought the chopped fried chicken ("crispy chicken" tasted fine...wasn't super crispy and most of the flavor seemed to come from the YoYo sauce which is pretty good. the rice was fine as well--not much to note as it does its job of soaking up the yoyo sauce and chicken flavor. wished the waffle fries were crispier, but who would complain about French fries that are cooked competently? not me. there's also pickles + coleslaw to add a cooling element to the platter. though nothing in the platter is all that spicy. the portions of everything from the chicken to the rice to the fries is plentiful--they don't skimp on the main items. to me, the chicken over rice scene has so many options in terms of brick and mortar and food trucks...that I'd
probably opt for a sandwich or a Mac n cheese platter and pass on the chicken over rice, here, even though it's fine, just not all that memorable in terms of a meal option. the service is quick and efficient--so no complaints there. definitely YoYo Chicken is a good option to have when you want comfort food in the form of a fast casual meal, but i think in terms of the East Village...you have a lot of options, so competition is fierce when we are talking about everyday takeout options. read more