Art of Chicken

Today Otto is doing a solo review of Art of Chicken in Logan Square.

Otto:
The Art of Chicken is pretty small, it would probably seat 15-20 people inside, and they have a little outdoor seating if the weather is nice. The outdoor seating is fenced in by chicken wire, which I really like. There are lots of similar touches inside, lots of reclaimed wood stuff, and the wallpaper has funny paintings of chickens on them. We got a whole chicken, half El Jefe and half Crazy Chico. I personally like Crazy Chico better, which is marinated with herbs. The El Jefe is supposed to a bit spicy, but it doesn't really taste that spicy to me. It seems more like fried chicken, even though it's grilled. It's got a bit more crispy crust. But both are really good. Their french fries are some of the best french fries I've ever tasted. They are battered and they have lots of seasoning on them. I can't really eat the rest of their sides, but they don't seem all that good to me. We have picked up just their chicken and brought it home for dinner, and it's really good for a quick dinner like that (you can make your own sides, since they don't have as many to choose from, but we usually get their fries, since I like those). I'd give them 3.5 Plates.

Waiting for our food.

Lunch is served.

Battered fries.

The Roost (Food Truck)

Hello, today we are doing our first Food Truck Review.

The problem with food trucks is that they might not always be in the same spot. Roost had their truck parked at 600 W Chicago on the day we went there. (This is a spot where there are always food trucks during the work days, as far as we know.) You can check out the tweets of who is there on what days at Chicago Food Truck Finder.

Max:
I don't go to that much food trucks. And I've never been here. And honestly, for a fried chicken food truck, this is really good. You can choose to get you chicken bone-in or bone-out. And you can choose to get it in sandwich form, taco form, or bone-in with the sides. On bone-in, you can get Herb Seasoned, Spicy, or Nashville Hot. On bone-out, you can get Spicy, Nashville Hot on a buttermilk biscuit or kaiser roll. They also have tons and tons of sides. I got the bone-out as a sandwich with the Nashville Hot. and a side of peach cobbler, and cucumber coleslaw. The chicken is really good and incredibly spicy. In fact, it was so spicy that my tongue felt like it was almost on fire when I finished. But it was still delicious chicken. The coleslaw wasn't my favorite. Its just that I've had better coleslaw. The peach cobbler was delicious. It was some of the best peach cobbler I've ever had. It had just the perfect amount of peaches and sauce. So this was really good for a food truck. And I'll give 4.5 plates to The Roost.

Ruben:
Food Trucks. the new trend. what could be better then fried chicken mobilized. like seriously. I have had the Roost 3 times total now. once from the truck and twice from there restaurant on Irving Park Ave in my neighborhood. I had the bone in chicken herb seasoned with chips and slaw. the chicken is decent. i thought it was a little too much breading, but other than that it was good! The Chips were good, very crunchy. The slaw, a little too fatty and milky. i like more of a vinegar slaw. the service was very good and nice. I think The Roost was a great first food truck review. and i can't wait to try more trucks. I give The Roost 4.5 plates.

Otto:
I got the bone-in Herb Seasoned. And a side of fresh potato chips and a buttermilk biscuit. The chicken was great and it was pretty well seasoned. And the biscuit was delicious but not quite as good as Bang! Bang! Pie Shop, in my opinion. The chips were delicious. And I think that they were made on that day. The service was good. They were very nice. I would give the Roost 4.5 plates.

Us and the truck

Ruben's herb seasoned.

Max's Nashville Hot.

Close up

Parsons Chicken and Fish

Hello Today we will be Reviewing  Parsons Chicken and Fish

Ruben:
Okay this is like real southern chicken it is so good! it blew my mind. We started off with a nice seasonal locally made apple soda that was very good i would definitely have that again. Then we had the  hushpuppies some cornmeal with a little cream cheese all wrapped in a delicious batter. The crunchy out side really complemented the corn on the inside. Then it was time for the main course Chicken. we all shared a whole chicken but we couldn't decide which one to get fried or grilled but he said we could get half and half so that was great. The chicken was so good. i preferred the grilled better then the fried, but the fried was still good. It also came with very good coleslaw, best i have ever had, and nice soft Texas toast which was also very good. And don't forget to try the yellow and red sauce it goes with the chicken so well, gives it a little spice. I liked the atmosphere of the place, very hipster and modern. The inside is small with probably around 6 tables and then there is a bar, but we did discover that there is a huge patio outside, but it's still too cold to eat outside, but looking forward to eating there when it's warm! The service was very good. our waiter was very nice and the food came out at a reasonable time. Overall i had a wonderful experience at parsons and i plan to go back soon!!!

Max:
So i have been here 2 other times and their fried chicken is really delicious and so flavorful. we got the skillet, which is a whole chicken, and you can pick half fried and half grilled. their grilled chicken is also pretty good. and the breading on the fried chicken is nice and crispy. the skillet also comes with coleslaw which is quite delectable and flavorful. and we got Texas toast with the meal too, which is really tasty and crispy, and also not the kind of toast you would have every day. their hush puppies are the best i have ever eaten, but that might be because i have only ever got hush puppies here. their butter beans are quite tasty in a nice southern sauce. oh and did i mention their apple sodas? they are really amazing! they're sorta like fizzy apple cider. if you go to their restrooms they have really cool wooden stall designs, and the restroom also has a nice fragrance of meyer's hand soap. but Parson's Chicken and Fish has great food and i will go back really soon!

Otto:
This is my third time to eat here, and I liked it better each time. I prefer the grilled chicken. I had never had Texas Toast before, and I didn't know what it was, but it turns out it is just big buttered toast. They have an "off menu" special on Tuesdays: Hot Nashville Chicken, although it's spicy so I probably wouldn't like it. But it would have been fun to try it. We forgot they had that special, so we'll have to go back on another Tuesday. I liked the atmosphere of it a lot. It's small and apparently is usually very crowded, but it was empty for us all three times. I guess we're just lucky.

Menu

Bar

Apple Sodas

Hush Puppies

The Food Was Served

Butter Beans

Skillet of Fried and Grilled Chicken with Coleslaw

Chicken with coleslaw and Texas toast

Restroom Wooden Stall Door