Kick’s Chicken Cafe

Kiks is always a life saver when the kids just can’t decide where to go for lunch/​dinner on a lazy weekend. There’s a few around my area that serves broasted chicken. They’re one among those few at least in a 20 mile radius. We love ordering their bundt cakes too which is at $ 2.99 a pc. I give them a high rating since the staff here are real nice and fun loving folks. They’re always courteous and takes our orders with a smile. The more than 10x we’ve been here, it’s always good service even when they’re about to close. I don’t think it was also part of the regular dining experience but we saw the manager and one of the waiters dancing to Gloria Gaynor’s I Will Survive. Queue music… Hope you guys scale out to other locations soon.

Used to be good, never going back.
The order taker was no listening to me as I gave my order, kept asking her own questions rather than listening to the customer.
So my food arrives absent half the order, only to have the manager come argue with me that I didn’t order it.
Finally told him forget it. Because he would not leave the side of my table.
Bit into the hardest chicken sandwich I ever had. Not sure if this place recently changed hands or what… but it’s BAD!
Choking down the $ 13 chicken sandwich as I type this review.
Go elsewhere!

It was my first time going. Food tasted weird. And the oil they used tasted like it hasn’t been changed in awhile.

Twice in 3days I tried this. The chicken was UNDERCOOKED. 4 stars just for having broasted chicken. I absolutely love broasted chicken over any other form of chicken. They have good side options, like mac n chz, mashed potatoes, sweet pot fries. They deliver, but I dont live in Naper, so we will see if they change boundaries, or open in BBrook. They have chiken n waffles. This is my 2^nd time trying it. The first time was a few days ago, and I did notice the breading on my sandwich was really light colored. Everything tasted good, but I did consider I ate some undercooked food or something, because the next day was rough (TMI). I love broasted so much I am willing to try again… After 2^nd try… They definitely dont cook the chicken long enough.

Food is really pretty good. It’s often unpleasantly loud in here with staff wandering around uselessly and also being loud… Carry out is safer unless you want a headache

This is one of my favorite cafes in the Naperville area. It is conveniently located for you stop in after a day of shopping across the street! I always love getting the half order of the Santa Fe salad, it is plenty of food for one! I suggest getting the two dressings, one a lime vinaigrette and one a chipotle ranch, on the side so you can control the flavors and amount on your salad, the flavors are very strong! The salad comes with a Kick’s stick which is a sort of sliced piece of garlic bread that will literally change your life! Always get it! Additionally, the onion straws are amazing as well! If you want a little extra with your meal I highly suggest these delicious little add ons! Overall the staff is usually pretty friendly, helpful and attentive and the atmosphere is quite pleasant and modern!

Usually the food is good and it’s close to the gym so I stopped in here and there. Staff quality has gone down in the last few months. No hellos when you come and in. Not even after having to wait for half a minute or so at the desk for someone to come out of the kitchen to take your order. I said the food is usually good because the frequency of it tasting stale has really gone up as well and they often forget your side orders. Also there is no point in signing up for their points system. They keep telling me I should be getting an email everything I break 100 points to get a free sandwich. Have gotten on since they opened and I’ve reset the points many times. That’s why I’m going somewhere else now.

Tonight was my first time ordering from Kick’s. OMG! This place is awesome. When I called, the girl on the other end was very pleasant, the delivery guy was quick and courteous. Now let’s get to the food. I ordered the 6 piece wings and fries. Best Chicken I ever had. The fries were great and they were still hot. The wings are big and juicy. The seasoning is just awesome. I ordered 3 for me and 3 for my hubby, but he’s asleep right now. Trying to figure out a way I can eat his too and explain. Three is plenty but they are sooooooo good. Corn Chowder soup is great. If he doesn’t hurry from his nap… his wings just might be gone. I wish I knew how to cook chicken like this. It’s unique in my opinion and like none other.

AWESOME! And it all started with the service. Ken, the manager (and I am not his uncle, brother, friend or otherwise… just check my reviews), was the best. He was everywhere at once and had his arms wrapped completely around the entire experience. Service says it all. The food itself was near perfection but a ton of salt. Blood pressure was pointing up after the meal but I would look for a low sodium option. I will definitely go back because these folks «get it». Make it easy. Make it simple. The leaders lead. The servers serve. The food speaks for itself. The restaurant was clean and provided great value. I dined alone but saw some family friendliness sprinkled in with a business friendly lunch throughout the entire experience. Well worth the left turn going west on 75^th.

First the service time was SLOW and the food for the price was just OK 2 adults one kid = $ 26. The southwest chicken sandwich was salty and not hot (temperature). The tomato soup was over-​thickened and salty and the mac and cheese was odd… a clump of cheese on over done, over held noodles. I overheard another customer complaining and she was told that they had run out of chicken!!!
Last, I asked for nutritionals and they told me that it was available on the website. When I went on their website there’s absolutely no information on nutritionals. They need to get on this many people have I to watch their intake of calories, fat and other allergens.
Not a good first impression.

We tried two different menu items. The three piece chicken tenders which really lacked seasoning and the breading wasn’t crispy at all. The tenders seemed like they came pre-​breaded, maybe even frozen out of a box? We also order the Tex Mex wrap that came stuffed with romaine, pinto beans and cheese and pico de gallo and a little bit of chicken. The flavor was good but it really needed more chicken. Super friendly staff.

Chicken was cooked well but breading had zero seasoning. The mash potatoes were overly salty and tasted as though they had cheese in them. The gravy was good and had bits of chicken in it but overall the mash potatoes were very unappetizing and I ended up tossing them. Coleslaw was seasoned well and not overly dressed.
Disappointing especially given the reviews. Restaurant was clean and employees friendly

My absolute favorite thing from the menu is their Southwestern Chicken sandwich. It is delicious and my favorite sandwich from any restaurant. I always get their mashed potatoes for my side. They are so creamy and yummy. It is good to see this place busy every time I come. I hope they open many more locations!
My family loves their chicken. My step dad thinks it’s one of the best around because other restaurants tend to over cook it.
Definitely recommend checking this place out!

Coming here was just something on a whim. The service was pretty decent. We had the chicken and waffles. It looked so good in the pics. Boy was that a mistake! The «waffles» we’re absolutely horrible. They were hard as a rock and cut the roof of my mouth when I tried to bite into it. The syrup did nothing to quell the dryness of this disc from hell. Needless to say, I didn’t try to bite them again. The chicken was just average.

It’s a sunny Saturday afternoon. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and my stomach is rumbling. Sick of the usual Naf Naf /​Noodles /​Chipotle shuffle, I decide to head to Kick’s.
Now, before I was a poutine enthusiast, I was a chicken enthusiast. I’ve had it in every form, including raw (which is actually pretty bland). I know what makes a good bird.
And, despite the low 3.5 star average, Kick’s makes a good bird! I had the broasted chicken, which came with a breast and a drumstick. It was juicy and tender as can be, with perfectly crispy breading. I chose mashed potatoes for a side in order to sample their homemade gravy, which is wonderfully thick and contains little strands of chickeny deliciousness.
The atmosphere is much nicer than I would’ve expected from the street, and I spent the entire afternoon planted in a booth coding a silly Twitter bot on their quick wifi.
This is some excellent chicken, and Kick’s will have my chicken loyalty.
Until we get Raising Cane’s. Then it’s all over.

This place works well in line with other sandwich type places. It is the chicken equivalent of meatheads, smash burger, five guys, etc. Therefore, we weren’t totally shocked when it was $ 25 for the two of us for lunch. It’s usually that much at meatheads. The ordering and serving process is similar to meatheads as well. Order on the way in, grab a number and they bring your meal to you. Drinks are self-​serve, of course. There are soft-​serve drinks and 3 different teas; black tea, jasmine/​ginger green tea, and watermelon black tea. There are also several bottled beverages available for purchase.
The interior is cute and modern. The wallpaper on the side wall is chicken feet, but it was styled well so that I didn’t notice right away. The ordering platform is immediately inside to the left, so it would be hard to miss. I didn’t catch how it makes it’s way to the kitchen. I’m assuming technology. Maybe they have caught on with other «high-​tech» restaurants that use computer programs that pull up the order, without having to print it off.
Anyway. I ordered the Tex-​Mex wrap with sweet potato fries. The wrap had everything I love in it; «Seasoned pulled chicken with Monterey Jack cheese, chipotle ranch, avocado, romaine, pinto beans, green onion, cilantro, and pico de gallo» (pulled right off of their website). It was delicious, but I only managed to eat one half. Either way, it made for a great dinner tonight. The sweet potato fries were the best I’ve ever had. Yes, everyone is doing them right now and has been doing them for a year or so, but they are worth ordering. They don’t seem to be frozen nor are they like any other sweet potato fries I have ever had. They were perfectly crispy with a soft center. They didn’t make it home in my doggy bag.
My husband had chicken tenders and chicken tortilla soup. He seemed to enjoy both very much. He agreed that we will be coming back soon.
For those Chick-​fil-​a fans, we rated this higher in regards to quality and taste. And, it’s open on Sundays. And, as far as I know, the company is LBGTQIA friendly. It’s a little bit more expensive and a little bit farther from us, but we will definitely still return!
Update: We have now been there twice and there seems to be some disconnect between what is advertised and what arrives. They advertise pictures of crisp, curly fries but what I received were soggy fries. The fries were no better than 3 hour old McDonald’s fries. So… don’t order the normal fries.

I’m not sure how I haven’t gotten around to reviewing Kick’s! They have a nice variety of chicken-​related dishes, and I haven’t had a bad one. The best option to me is the broasted chicken: classic, juicy and not greasy. I’ve had the Broasterie (rotisserie), which I prefer less, and the chicken strips, which are okay.
There’s a nice array of side dishes to choose from, and the restaurant is always tidy. Better than the Colonel or Popeyes!

Fried chicken ranks just below potatoes in my must-​have list of things I’d need to take with me if I ever purposefully moved to a deserted island. However, after visiting Kick’s, I think I would leave theirs behind.
The food itself is okay, but it’s priced slightly higher than what I feel comfortable paying for the quality you receive. I’d place the food satisfaction level somewhere around a KFC or Brown’s, but you pay premium prices here.
The soup was okay, but it was clearly kept in one of those heating kettles that turns the temperature up to levels normally only found inside the sun.
And the silverware situation was just comical. I had to ask two people three times just to get a stinking spoon for my soup. The first time I specified that I needed a spoon the girl working the front counter handed me a wrapped fork and knife combo. Then she made me wait in line again til she was finished taking care of the other customers there. I get that she was trying to put their customer service first, but had she accurately served me to begin with, I would not have had to get back into the line.
Oh and they do that thing where they give you clear plastic cups for iced tea, but don’t properly cool it, so the tea actually heats up the cup and decreases its core stability thus leaving you with a handful of melty cup and hot tea. Notsogreat.
All in all, this was disappointing because when I drove by and saw a chicken café I got a stupid excited grin on my face only to have that grin turned into a frown after dining here.

There were some coupons laying around at work, and I scooped one up for a free cup of soup with the purchase of a sandwich.
The Good: The Chicken Tortilla soup is very good with lots of spice. It’s garnished with avocados and tortilla strips, and it is served with a slice of garlic bread. I also really liked the watermelon iced tea.
The Bad: My sandwich (the classic chicken) was so bland. Kick’s offers many options to customize your meal, including the type of sauce and cheese you would like. The ciabatta bun was toasted and buttery, but the chicken itself was tasteless even when topped with pepperjack cheese. Sandwiches are served with chips, unless you want to upgrade your side (there are a lot of options). I almost never turn down macaroni & cheese, but I should have. It was very creamy, but once again, bland. This disappointment must be how my dog feels when the doctor tells me to feed him a «bland diet.»
If it hadn’t been for my coupon, my meal would have cost around $ 15, which I think is outrageous for a fast casual restaurant. Although I did get a lot of food and was quite full after lunch, I wasn’t exactly satisfied and regretted not going to Chik-​Fil-​A instead.

I originally didn’t have any intentions to stop here today, as I was really craving Which Wich, but that didn’t pan out (they look to be closed for good). So rather than drive through the snow (and seeing how I’ve had Kick’s bookmarked anyway), I decided to give it a try.
I walked inside and looked over the menu. I wasn’t terribly hungry so I decided to try the Southwestern Chicken (grilled) Sandwich on wheat ciabatta. The sandwich includes a «zesty marinade and pepperjack cheese, chipotle ranch, avocado, chopped romain, and pico de gallo.» For $ 1 more, I upgraded from the chips to the mac & cheese. I paid and was told by the cashier (Alex) that my food would be brought out to me.
I chose a cozy booth directly across from the fountain drink station. I only waited about 5 minutes or so for my food. When it was placed in front of me, I was shocked by the size of the sandwich and the mac and cheese. Let me just say, if you come to Kick’s, you better be h-​u-​n-​g-​r-​y. I knew right away I wouldn’t be finishing my entire meal here.
I first sampled the mac & cheese, which was looked to be cavatappi pasta with a big glop of cheese on top. A little disappointing, seeing as how I expected a nice blend of noodles and cheese already mixed together. The taste was decent; a little bland for my liking but not terrible. I then surveyed the sandwich, plotting how I would attack this thing without having to dislocate my jaw. I managed to smush it down as best I could and took a bite. The flavor was excellent; the avocado and pico de gallo were fresh, the bread soft, and the cheese slightly melted. The grilled chicken was perfect.
My suspicions were correct; I had barely made a dent in the mac and cheese and ate about half of the sandwich. I asked Alex for a large box and a bag to go. With a smile, he handed me requested items and I proceeded to pack up my order. Looking around, I didn’t see any garbage cans, so I assumed this is one of those places where you leave everything on your table to be cleared away, a la Noodles & Company. I always get confused as to whether I should leave a tip in cases like that. However, I rarely have cash on me, and so I felt bad leaving my mess behind without leaving at least a buck or two on the table.
Kick’s went above my expectations today. It may be a bit pricey, but I felt for over $ 9, I got my money’s worth with the huge sandwich, side, and small fountain drink. I look forward to returning in the future.