3038 Bathurst St., Toronto, ON, M6B 4K2 416.787.6378
The Chicken Nest is a good, basic restaurant. I found their food good and the service good. Parking is pretty easy (on-street, rear-parking lot, and an underground lot are available.) Based on the way people are packed in, perhaps a better name than Chicken Nest would be Sardine Can. The entertainment is the conversation of the people sitting next to you -- it's hard not to hear when you're sitting back-to-back.
No one at my table left unhappy -- but no one was raving. The chicken fingers were good. The shwarma plate was tasty. All the servings were ample. The chicken and ribs dinner was really big -- it could have been split between 2 average eaters! My main complaint about the chicken and ribs was the rib sauce was a little too sweet. Again, the service was good, for example, without asking, the waiter brought us extra napkins and moist towlettes, and the water jug was replaced by a full jug before it was empty.
The men's washroom was acceptable. That is, not dirty, not smelly, but a little disheveled (peeling paint, had to take the paper towels from the top of the dispenser, cubical looks like it was made by a graduate of woodworking 101).
Ultimately, if you like chicken, and are looking for something good, this establishment can work. If you don't like crowds and noise, stay away. And I don't recommend taking a client here for dinner on a Sunday night.
Dinner for 3 (three main courses, 1 pop, nothing else), including tax and tip was about $83.
I checked the Toronto DineSafe inspections. No problems.
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I am unsure if the Chicken Nest has made sweeping changes since we left, but it was by far my most detested eatery. I found the wait-staff unfriendly and the prices unreasonably high given the food being served was the same that could be found at Marky's, but without the kitsch value. Calling the restaurant a "sardine can" is being kind - once wedged into my seat I felt that I was part of some twisted psychological experiment designed to see if I would order veal when I was treated like it. The same goes for the bizarre cartoon chicken on the menu - why would I want to eat that? Good wings, though.
Funny you should mention Marky's. The person who ordered chicken fingers said he prefered Marky's chicken fingers and fries much better.
I've ordered the chicken noodle soup a few times this year. You don't have to wait for a 1L container, they always have soup. It's great when you aren't feeling well and don't want to cook chicken soup yourself. We also like the chicken chisik (salad with chicken) and grilled chicken breast.
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