Cino’s

Bleech. Really, people like this place? About the only thing good about it is the 2 old school video games including a table version of Ms. Pac Man they have in the back. The chicken strips are nothing special, I can go to Vons up the street and get Tyson chicken products with more flavor than what Cino’s offers. Then they give you 2 plastic cups for your sauces and say that if you want more it’s a quarter for extra plastic cups. I tried their sauces and their overrated ketchup and the Jalapeño Ranch was about the only thing that made me go hmmm, this is interesting. And the sweet potato fries were ho-​hum. Remedy’s Bar at I-​515 and Wagonwheel needs to show Cino’s how to make sweet potato fries.
Unilocal has a check-​in special for free dessert but I was so underwhelmed by this place that I just shut off the Unilocal app and walked out the door. I have no intention of ever returning. In my opinion this place thinks they can compete with Canes Chicken Fingers but in reality their only competition is the frozen chicken in the Vons cooler up the street. This place isn’t worth exiting I-​515 to try. I wish it was as it would save me a 15 min drive for Cane’s.

Bad news — I spotted a cockroach in the BBQ sauce fixings area. It was crawling on the ledge above the Hickory Smoked variety. At this point, I had already received my 3 ala carte fingers and .50 cent side and was heading away and out. Of course, I could have screamed cockroach or could have returned my meal. I have no idea why I left the store, but I didn’t eat the BBQ sauce and only tried two of the three tenders before I got too grossed out thinking about the crawler. The fingers are lifeless, but at least arent greasy. Nothing special and the apple slaw really was just chopped up Granny Smith’s in regualr olé slaw. Maybe Bizzarre food guy would eat here, but not me anymore.

The chicken fingers used to be really good when they first opened. Loved the ultra thin shoestrings fries too. But now the chicken is undercooked, not the quality it used to be as the crust tastes like ordinary chicken fingers you can get from the drive-​thru. The fries are no longer the thin shoestring but regular fries. I’m disappointed because the last 2 times within the last month wasn’t a good experience. Please go back to the original recipe and bring back shoestring fries.

We were first timers. The cashier was very helpful.
V ordered the burger w fries, she enjoyed her meal.
M ordered strips with sweet potato fries, but they brought regular fries. She said they were good and enjoyed her meal.
I had the stuffed strips, apparently they’re very popular since the only flavor left at 1pm was the cordon bleu. They were very good and so were the sweet potato fries.
Large variety of dipping sauces. We’ll be back.

Finally tried Cino’s thanks to a groupon.
I decided on the 4 pc chicken strips meal and a 3 pc stuffed chicken meal. For each meal, you get a side of regular or sweet potato fries and a drink. You also get two container of sauces for each meal. Any additional container cost a quarter. I also tried the apple coleslaw in an itty bitty container for $ 0.50. It was aight. Nothing special.
I got my food to-​go so only when I arrived home that I open the box and noticed that I have only received 3 pcs of chicken strips vs 4. What a bummer because the strips are quite tiny too.
The strips were juicy, but I honestly thought Chick & Benny’s are juicier and A LOT bigger. The jalapeño ranch sauce was very delicious.
Will I come back? This place is A-​ok, but not so delicious where I will be consuming frying oil for.

Pretty good, good price. Manager does not honor Unilocal coupon. :-(Really, it’s only a yogurt.

When this first opened, I would have given them a two, and was very disappointed with their stuffed chicken.
Smart businesses re-​evaluated what they should be doing better, and I believe the owners of this establishment are now hitting on all cylinders.
They lost me a year ago, and I was ready to eat at Rosarita beach Mexican restaurant next door, but for some reason the chicken finger special sign on their window, got me. I guess, I was having one of those Wade Boggs moments
The girl behind the counter seem a little tired from the night before, but she was very friendly. I notice the menu has been simplified from the last visit, and upgraded to the 4 piece meal with a side of Apple Cole slaw.
From what I notice, they have increased the choices of their sauces, and there were 8 to 10 different chicken dips, and 4 dipping for the fries. I had the Jalapeño ranch, and homemade BBQ sauce. I hope this business is reading this, because they should marketing their BBQ sauce, WOW… it was very good.
The chicken kinds of reminds me of a crispier, but more flavorful Raising Cane, and the fries are pretty good. I liked the Apple cole slaw, but I wished they had a bigger meal choice. It was good size meal, but sometimes after the gym… it’s grind time.
I’m happy this place went back to the basic, and will be visiting again shortly.

The reviews are true. This place is pretty awesome.
My sweetie got the chicken strips and fries, and I got a burger and sweet apple coleslaw. Let me just say, I have NEVER liked coleslaw… NEVER EVER EVER. After reading lots of reviews, I took a chance and tried the coleslaw (plus, I don’t eat fries anymore). WOW! It tasted like yummy, sweet ambrosia salad. I ate it all up.
My fiancé really enjoyed his chicken strips with the jalapeño ranch sauce and honey mustard (their sauces are amazing). I actually had to send my burger back because it was a bit rare for my taste, but they were very accommodating. Once i got it back, I absolutely SMOTHERED it in ghost chili ketchup, their special ketchup with an extra-​special hot aftertaste. It was AMAZING.
We would totally come back here. I get really skeptical of chicken strip places (ahem ahem, CHICK ‘N BENNY’S, cough cough) (and I hate Raisin’ Cane’s or whatever you call it). However, give this one a try — it’s worth it!

Freakin’ awesome popcorn chicken… the seasoned fries are also really good. The stuffed chicken fingers are gone and the slaw is 50 cents extra now… but still a great place to stop on the way home from work!

Came in on a groupon otherwise I would have never found it. Thank you groupon.
The cashier was tall and very friendly, she recommended 2 combos of chicken and fries. Lots of sauces to choose from to fit everyone’s palate. Place is clean and inviting. Cute cashier and good food at a great price will keep me coming back.

The chicken fingers were very juicy and delicious! I like that the sauces are self serve. My favorite so far is a ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ mixture of the jalapeño cream and ranch. The fries were really good too. The only thing that I noticed was that my basket had pretty big pieces and my husbands had smaller pieces… about ½ the size… you would think they would make sure there was a mix of big/​little ones in each order

Tried Cino’s today for the first time, and was pleasantly surprised. The chicken fingers are very moist and the fries are great. The girl at the register was very polite and made us feel very welcome. We will be visiting Cino’s again very soon!

Melt in your mouth goodness

Cino’s is back open again after restructuring their menu!
Sadly…gone are the stuffed fingers (took to long to prepare), rice bowls (my boy is sad) and salads are going to be seasonal. A new edition to the menu is a Chino Burger. I tried it tonight and found it to be a very basic burger and beware it has relish on it. I am going to wait to order it again to see if it evolves.

Really good chicken fingers. I love chicken fingers and order them often, and these are some of the best I’ve had. Definitely way above the sort of bar food or diner chicken finger quality. These are light and crispy and very flavorful, especially the stuffed ones. I recommend the Spinach Parmesan Stuffed Chicken!

My husband and I adore this place. The best thing on the menu are the fries. They are thin shoestrings but come with a seasoning on them. The seasoniing is bit salty so ask that they go easy on it.

What can I say but they were hands down the best chicken fingers I have ever had. Family and I ordered 2 of the 4 piece combos w/​the chicken cordon cleu, tomato and basil, and stuffed green chile variety.
We found we liked the cordon bleu and the green chile the best. The sweet potato fries were excellent as was the apple cole slow.
The girl working the counter was extremely attentive and friendly.
Will be going back the next time we are headed through

Decided to take the kids there after a movie. They like chicken fingers so why not?
The girl behind the counter was very friendly and helpful. The place was dead though, there were only 2 other people in there at the time.
They have a variety of stuffed chicken fingers. I tried a combo of all of them. They were cooked perfectly. The fries were seasoned well too. You get two little plastic cups for condiments. They have quite a few to choose from. The fry sauce and the jalapeño sauce were both great.
The cook came out and asked us how everything was which was nice.
The only complaint I had was that they charge you if you want a another cup. Not that a quarter is gonna break me, but other places like Baja Fresh let you have as much as you want. Its the principle.
They need to rework the condiment area too. Its very confined and if more than one person is there, everyone is stepping one each other.
I think this place will be successful after they tweek it a little. They have a great product and good service.

Ate here the other night. The free frozen yogurt was my main initial attraction, not gonna lie. I had the stuffed chicken, and it was decent. The apple cole slaw was ridiculously amazing though. I wish I could try all the sauces without having to pay for them (though I understand this would be quite the business expense if they let everyone do so).

Just a quick review for now…
Cino’s (pronounced with CH) opened 3 days ago. It’s located where the Italian Deli use to be. It’s more spacious now with more seating. The young lady taking our order was really helpful and friendly. Good service!!!
The menu is simply Chicken strips and stuffed chicken strips served with a variety of sauces. The sides are thin cut fries and sweet potato fries, classic cole slaw or their sweet apple version. You can order individually or get the combo deals which include your sides and a drink.
I ordered the 3pc. stuffed chicken combo w/​sweet potato fries. I LOVE the sweet potato fries made here. They have great flavor, cut just right so they are moist but not mushy. I had 3 different stuffed chickens, South Western — chillies w/​jack cheese, Italian-​tomato, basil & mozz and Chicken Parmesan — spinach w/​parm cheese… that one was my favorite! The chicken itself is moist, juicy and flavorful, the breaded batter gave it a nice crisp. The portions are average. Not huge, not small. I left the place with a full belly. They have punch cards here. Purchase 9 combos and receive one free! So don’t forget to get one! I’ll be back for more of the sweet potato fries and Chicken Parmesan for sure!