Caesar's Chicken

Best fried chicken in this area. Better than any chain, better than any restaurant. Chicken always comes out fresh & hot & crispy. A little salty but in a good way. We always order extra so we can eat more the next day Our other family favorites include garlic bread and the raviolis with meat sauce. Always good & hot Take out only. Best to order ahead of time and pick up. Sometimes the wait is 20 minutes for a fresh batch

Though there is little in the place for indoor dining; the food is really good. Tasty crispy chicken, great spaghetti and meatballs, ravioli, garlic bread, etc. The food has homestyle taste. Perfect for any night you're too tired to cook dinner. This place has been around for a long time and though the owners have changed; they kept true to the original owner's recipes.

Good Clean, Honest Fried Chicken at a good price. Facility was clean. Staff friendly. Chicken was delicious. Perfectly cooked, flavorful , crispy breading. Not too salty. Not too greasy. Hidden Gem.

First time here , odered a 3 combo, Chicken 🐔 was delicious perfectly cooked and seasoned, Andy was very helpful taking my order . Looking forward to returning back.

Very clean and very good chicken and service overall amazing. Thank you Angel

Chicken is definitely not like the previous owners theirs was something you would go out of your way for. Now its just ok little dry. The prices were definitely not what was listed on the menu online. I showed him and said your advertising prices but not honoring. The kid working could not make no attempt to accommodate, the owner not around the manager does not come in until Saturday. Probably wont go back or recommend to anyone. Hopefully this review will help them make better choices. When a person spends hard earned cash to treat themselves you expect it to be good.

Good combo chicken with spaghetti or ravioli for extra

Good chicken, but the party wings could have better really fatty. The staff was very nice.

GrubHub delivered a meal from Caesars chicken today and it was really excellent. Very fresh very flavorful and some of the best chicken ever. Their homemade bread and coleslaw with homemade dressing and a green salad with really yummy ranch dressing and their cheesecake made for a fabulous meal. Give them a try you will be glad you did Bon appétit

Used their new automated system. I didn't want to, but it was the only option. Added an extra 15 min to my pick up order. If a human answered the phone, I could have asked for a ready time. Ugh... get rid of the automated system... please.

"Caesar's Chicken" is a fried chicken restaurant at Hesperian Blvd & Bartlett Ave in Hayward, very close to San Lorenzo. It's located directly across the street from Kennedy Park. Yes, there's a Popeyes and a KFC just down the street. But Caesar's Chicken serves something different.....fried chicken and spaghetti. The last time I was at Caesar's Chicken, it was a Saturday afternoon. I ordered the 4-pc meal with spaghetti, coleslaw, and french bread. Total was around $15.40. Later I added a piece of carrot cake. While I was waiting for my order, I asked about how the food is prepared. The young man helping me said the chicken is fried "on order" if it's slow. When I got my food, the chicken was fresh, hot and crispy. But the chicken lacked flavor and seasoning. Seemed like it could use some salt. The spaghetti was good, and the french bread was fresh. The coleslaw was so-so. Would I return? Yes! Caesar's Chicken is an alternative to Popeye's and KFC. I like the idea of having fried chicken and spaghetti or ravioli. Hot and crispy fried chicken that's under-seasoned is better than salty or hot spicy chicken. It depends on how you like it. I think they read all the reviews complaining about salty chicken, so now the chicken has not enough salt. I suggest you grab some salt and pepper packets before you leave. Open for takeout or delivery. Limited indoor dining area, no tables. No drive-thru. Free private parking lot.

Best fried chicken. I've been coming here since I was a little kid and always continue to come back. So many people in my family also come eat here. Had it again today. Got the three piece combo (breast, wing & thigh) with spaghetti & ravioli. The chicken is fried ever so perfectly with the chicken on the inside being tender and juicy. The outside was so tasty and crunchy. The pasta here is also very good and the taste reminds me of Bancheros!

Hmm. Pretty basic looking place, but don't be deceived - the fried chicken is terrific! There's a kiosk that you order from that's in the front area. (There's a fee for using the kiosk, small one, but wish I'd known. Not sure if someone can take your order at the counter or not.) There really isn't in any place to eat in, just maybe one table. We waited 15 mins for our food, so figuring that it was going to be fresh. Boy, it was! Nice and hot. Not at all greasy. Nice breading/flouring, seemed almost like a cornmeal texture. The cole slaw was good too.

Food was really good, I have to admit it was better when I was a kid, but I guess they sold it and changed up the menu a little bit, but it was still good, but just like everything else a little pricey, but I will go back

I went to this place for the first time in years to get my husband some chicken. As he broke into one of the breasts, this is what he saw. To say this was disgusting is an understatement. We don't know what it was but sufficed to say he didn't eat it, appetite was lost and we will never go back.

I grew up on Caesar's chicken living in San Lorenzo. I still crave and order it on occasion via Door Dash. I have to order on a night I'm just on my own for dinner as due to allergies my wife and kids can't partake. I usually get a 4 piece dinner with Spaghetti, fries, garlic bread,fries, and salad. It's all so good. I love the flavor of their chicken. This is a classic spot that I hope never closes. If you want to guarantee your order is correct I'd order directly through them as opposed to Door Dash. I've had a few instances when my order has been wrong. I definitely will continue to return to Caesar's. Great food at a decent price.

I've been eating this chicken my entire life. Today I ordered the same thing I always eat and nothing tastes the same. Chicken was dry and flavorless except for overused grease flavor from the deep fryer. Spaghetti lost it's zesty appeal and the garlic bread had no garlic flavor. It's not just me, I bought meals for the whole family and we can't figure out if they sold the business or what but I hope it's not this bad next time or it will be over. This might be the last food institution left besides Porkeys Pizza and thats not that good anymore either.

This fried chicken spot is an old school gem that my mother in law in heaven loved and turned me on too! The seasoning and the way they fry their chicken so crispy on the outside and moist inside is fiyaaah! Their bread, curly fries and other stuff on the menu is yummy and great to bring to our family parties!!! Such a great small local business that is always consistent and we need to keep supporting! I was their Friday and the guy at the front said they will be updating their menu. He asked us if we would want rice on the menu and said heck yaaaaa!! Ofcourse white rice!

Service was friendly and fast. Food was amazing. Some of the best chicken I've ever had.

Tried to go to Jollibee today but they did not have spicy chicken. Went towards home to try to go to Popeyes on Hesperian. The line was too crazy so I read some reviews about this place. Was sold on what I was reading. I got the 10 piece family pack with spaghetti. Chicken was 3/5, way too salty. Some of my chicken still had feathers on it Spaghetti was 1/5 Wishing this business success, there's a place for everyone and taste is subjective. Edit: I tried to ask you a question on how to message/email you privately. Haven't gotten an answer so I'm just replying to your response about feathers. I can assure you that these are feathers on my chicken wing. See picture for evidence.

We ordered 2 chicken dinners and a small salad. $36. When we received it there were eight pieces of cold chicken with not much flavor and a salad that was totally wilted and hotter than the chicken and we couldn't eat it. Even salad dressing was hot... VERY disappointed...called them and they said they couldn't do anything about it because it was the Doordash website's fault that the picture they show for 4 plain pieces of chicken shows a chicken dinner. Said they keep trying to change it...but obviously no one does. DEFINITELY NOT THE CAESAR'S CHICKEN WE ARE USED TO....

This is hands down the best Fried opps, pressure cooked chicken in No. Cal! I've been going there for over 40 years!

We ordered an 8-pc and a pint of coleslaw. Caesar's Chicken is awesome because unlike many fried chicken restaurants in the area, they aren't shy with the seasoning and salt! Their chicken is crisp, salty and flavorful. The coleslaw was also super tasty - it ACTUALLY had flavor and adding more vinegar than most places are willing to add made it a great side for the salty, fatty (again, in a good way ) chicken. The chicken meat itself was a tiny bit dry, but we've also had it from Caesar's where it was amazingly juicy - and, the seasoning on the chicken easily makes up for if you get it the random time where they've slightly over/fried it. If you want something that tastes like the fried chicken you might get in the south or at a family cookout, Caesar's is your spot.

Too much SALT period. I grew up eating this chicken a family favorite. We all stopped eating there. That's over 20 households in my family alone. The cooks must smoke cigarettes it dulls your taste buds. I wish the original owners had left the magic recipe

My dad used to bring us Caesar's chicken growing up, over 20 years ago and it was always SO GOOD!! Fresh chicken that tasted like it was just freshly made, and the bread was soo good! It was a family owned business and they sadly sold the business I believe in the 2000's to the now new owners. Since then the chicken and overall quality of the food went out the door. They obviously still have the recipes because the taste is similar but it's drowned out by the staleness of the food. The chicken is dry and is almost like it was made days before and reheated. The bread is disgusting, it's like eating a paper bag. They now give you Cole slaw that tastes like a spoonful of mayo; And the spaghetti now has a terrible after taste. I'm not sure what they did but they definitely ruined the Caesar's chicken that most of us grew up with. Sucks because you can tell when these places get cheap and try to cut costs. The food suffers. Definitely won't return.

This new automated system is bullshit... I've been a faithful customer for 10 years.. always called in order and paid cash with a nice tip.. go back to the old system

Disgusting. We had this ordered for a company luncheon and everything besides the bland chicken was disgusting. Let's start with the chicken. Very bland and it was not crunchy at all. The ravioli were still frozen in the center. How hard is it to warm up frozen food. The potato salad looked like baby sick. Only a handful of people ate it and even the ones who ventured said it tasted the way it looked. I passed by this place for decades and always wondered if it was good. I am so glad I did not have to spend my dime on this abysmal place. A lot of other fried chicken places that are way better than here. A hard pass for sure.

I've been around Hayward and this was the first time I've had their chicken. My wife kept on telling me that we should try them and we finally did. We had their 10 pcs chicken and comes along with a bowl of spaghetti and French bread. They've ample parking but their place is kinda old. But since it's only a take-out place, we don't care about what's inside or how it looks. The chicken is lightly battered and once you bite on it, it's juicy inside and crunchy outside. It's not your typical KFC chicken. Their seasoning is light and just about right on your taste. We ordered in advance (phone) so it didn't take us a long time to wait. I would suggest ordering via phone since I noticed that several walk-in customers are waiting patiently for their order.

I don't know what happened to this place it used to be so good. When you walk in the walls had pictures of famous people who actually ate at the restaurant and then signed autographs. Now it's dirty and dingy. There's a point of sale system standing up in the middle of the floor for some reason it doesn't look like it works. There's writing all over mouse pad customers are supposed to use with the word "cock" written on it. This used to be like our Sunday dinner for me and my mom for a lot of years because of the chicken was so delicious. Not anymore she refuses to go back after last night you know. I paid $40 to get two movie box sets one with dark meat one with white meat. We got four wings in one and four drumsticks in the other box. This is not $40 worth of anything. The potato salad was disgusting. Literally the spaghetti was the only thing worth the money and it was still tasteless and bland. I believe that restaurants have been taken out by another family. They don't really seem to care about cleanliness or about customer service. The girl is the counter was very nice but the quality is the thing I have a problem with. Won't be going back until it's under new management..

Hands down my sons favorite fried chicken spot! I've been a customer since 2008 we got a couple of trays for my first born's baby shower, guess he loved it since the womb. The chicken is fried to perfection without any excess oil drip which we love. When you bite into the chicken's crispy skin it's not only seasoned perfectly, but it's also remarkably juicy on the inside. The staff is young, and friendly. I usually call in our order so it limits my time waiting inside the very small space. FYI Dine out only they no longer offer dine in option.

If you like fried chicken, you need to go here! Best fried chicken I've ever had! Love it! Thank you, Caesar's Chicken!

Great tasting fried chicken, ravioli and French bread. Zero ambience- it's take out! Fabulous spot!

Delicious no questions asked It's been 20 year. Since Kids were little I haven't been back.. Awesome Service

iv been eating Ceasers Chicken since I was a kid and I've been around for 45 yrs - this place is smacking Ass good you will not taste any like it in San Lorenzo I PROMISS‍. Good Stuff

I have been going there for 55 years. Last couple times. I've been very bad experience. Last time I went in. They left a whole order out and I drove all the way back to Alameda and had no food today I went there and check my order before I left and the girl working. There was very rude that I was doing that and if I could send you a picture of the spaghetti had no sauce on it she says that's normal, I'm not too happy with it. They said they don't want me back there cause I complained. I am going to call a manager later and complain.

This has been my family's "go-to" chicken spot for at least 30+ years before Popeye's was even a thought in the Bay Area...keep in mind this chicken spot is ITALIAN FRIED CHICKEN not Louisiana or Kentucky style! The spices are different and the sides should be a major hint: garlic bread, raviolis, spaghetti and minestrone soup. The chicken here is made fresh to order with no heat lamps so you'll get fresh, juicy, nicely seasoned and crispy chicken! I even think they're listening to customer feedback on being a 'tad salty' as the last 2 visits have been perfect! Highly recommend getting The "Movie Box" (trivia alert: yes there used to be a movie theater where the Target is now): 3pc chicken ($11 inc tax: drumstick and thigh, and breast) with one side (fries, slaw or spaghetti) is great for 1-2 people depending on how much you eat! . The spaghetti is simple meat sauce (nothing fancy!) along with a fresh piece of sourdough bread that's a nice accompaniment to the chicken. Caesar's Chicken also offers family meals with quarts of spaghetti or raviolis or a chicken only if you want to make your own sides. Delicious, flavorful and juicy chicken (even the white meat) has the "M" family being regulars. Staff the last couple of times have been friendly and welcoming. :) SUPPORT ALL SMALL BUSINESS and tip these workers for keeping their customers happy! NOTE: if you order at the restaurant, expect to wait 20 mins...again it's made FRESH TO ORDER and not fast-food chicken! So as to not to get your parties in a bunch about the wait, I recommend CALLING or ORDERING ONLINE...yup, via Yelp/GrubHub. It's super convenient!

This was the best chicken place in the bay when I was growing up and I would stop by on and off the last 10 years since ownership changed. Decided after 5 years absence, I felt like chicken during this quarantine and ordered a 10 piece with spaghetti and bread. The fried chicken recipe is not exactly the same but it was very good. It's salty but was not greasy like kfc or Popeyes. Super crispy and good size on every piece. Very light battered and tasty. Spaghetti tasted the exact same as I remembered and I can't seem to duplicate their receipt at home. Very delicious. Still is the best fried chicken I had in the bay. Guess I will now be a regular again:)

Been passing by this place for my entire life, finally bought something from here. We got the 4 piece chicken dinner. The seasoning is different from what you'd expect. The price was okay, around $15. I would skip the spaghetti, my brother said it tastes like school lunch spaghetti. But the bread was good. The chicken is crispy on the outside and it isn't dry. Not super convenient since you have to wait a while after ordering at the counter with no place to really wait.

Pretty solid fried chicken. I actually discovered it while walking at the park nearby, there was this amazing fried chicken smell and it lead me to Caesar's. In terms of the chicken; its not a crazy variety of flavors place like Wingstop and it's not a super spiced up chicken like Popeyes. It sort of reminds me of a good old plain textbook home cooked fried chicken which isn't a bad thing at all. The flavors weren't super powerful but they weren't bland either it was kinda well balanced. The chicken itself was cooked perfectly like very pretty and juicy white meat once you bite into that delicious breading. The spaghetti was ok, I got it because I saw a lot of reviews on it. But for me it wasn't anything special. It tasted more like... if you had a basic cup of chili and threw some pasta in. In the end it's a great fried chicken experience I'd definitely come back especially if they keep tempting me with that smell when I'm walking my dog at the park!

Timeless spot, bomb food. I love the raviolis and get extra garlic bread. Also appreciate the staff for excellent service!

Great food, only I wish they had seating. Put if you just want to pick up a good meal to go, this is the place.

So as a foodie I pride myself on trying places out and giving everyone's food a shot especially when its highly recommended but Ceasar's Chicken was not the spirit or the move. For a place that is so popular & the food smelled amazing i was really excited to try out their food. I decided to order a 4 piece combo with Mashed Potatoes & Spaghetti. I also ordered a meatball as well just to give it a go. Food took about 20 mins so the wait wasn't bad but looks like they forgot about us as they never called our number. Maybe a PA system or something to call out numbers. While waiting outside or in your car. You know with Covid-19 gotta social distance best way possible. So got home with the food all packaged up and was excited to try the food. So when I opened my plate I saw four pieces of chicken, a huge piece of bread & mashed potatoes. Now im like where is the Spaghetti. I check in the bag & their was another container which had the meatball. But no Spaghetti which i paid for but didn't receive services. So this was unfortunate & bad way to start my food experience. So to be honest the mashed potatoes was probably the best thing I tried if we are going to keep it funky. Mashed Potatoes were okay, nothing special or something to get excited over. They reminded of the mashed potatoes u get from KFC. Just meh nothing I would recommend tbh. Next I tried the chicken, the food smelled amazing but as I always say it looks good but does it taste good. And the chicken I tried was bland, no flavor or seasoning. Just like a fried piece of chicken with no salt or pepper. Took a couple of bites and you could see the disappointment in my face. I pretty much tossed the other pieces as I knew I wasn't going to eat them in the future as left overs. The bread was a big piece of French bread, non toasted with no butter. Hella dry and nothing to really talk about. Last on the menu is the Meatball. And as you may see how this experience has went it didn't get any better with meatball. Another Bland item that was disappointing. I took one bite and it had me like dang they really didn't want me to eat their food today as nothing was good. My girl who has pretty good food taste had been ranting & raving about the food. Plus the reviews were solid so had to try it out especially since I do food reviews and need some new content. But even she was disappointed as she got a wing combo. The wings were bland and the fries were meh as well. She said they must of changed cooks or the usual cook was out sick. Not sure if ill give this place another shot but my experience was very disappointing.

My first time here. chicken to salty, i like the bread but its too plain, they could have made it garlic bread and i like the ravioli and the fries too!

I drive all the way from Oakland to get this fire fried chicken. I always order 4 whole wings and fries and a peach Snapple and it NEVER disappoints. I sit in the parking lot and it eat it fresh out the brown paper bag. It's fried perfectly crispy and seasoned to perfection. But I just want to know what is that familiar seasoning that I taste but can't put my finger on. Whatever that flavor is, its the secret ingredient to this deliciousness!!!

Located the corner of Hesperian & ? Street name. Kind of across the Target and Kennedy park. This has been here for years & have ordered only a handful of times. Hoping today was an off day for them. Ordered on Yelp/ grub hub & paid about $45 for 12 piece, a quart of spaghetti & garlic bread. It said about 45 min. No problem, do some shopping at target and then headed over to pick up. Time came & went inside for pick up. A few people hanging around inside waiting, a Young teenager taking orders. I talked to him, he ran to back to coworkers to check. Order still not ready. Waited indoors thinking it would be next. Then another teen came out & start telling coworker they are out of spaghetti sauce. So one by one, they are calling names for refunds or substitutions. After a bit I talked to him & asked was my order ok since I placed it hour ago. He said yes. So another 15 -20 min Go by. I ask again, is my order ready? Still no. After 1hr and 35 minutes he hands me my order. I didn't check til in the car driving, no spaghetti. I call no answer, make a u-turn to talk to them & was told I was substituted fries which I didn't ask for, would of been better potato salad or dessert or something I chose. Leave again after almost 2 hours. Get home & it's regular French bread. Not sliced garlic bread. Ugh! At least the chicken was good, crunchy and lots of meat. Customer service is lacking but #winnerwinnerchickendinner after 2 hours with no spaghetti for my daughter :(!

I've been coming to Caesars Chicken for years back when there was a location on Tennyson Road. the chicken is really great. done simply and very tasty. the spaghetti is a bit unusual but always tasty. the french bread is ceusty on the outside, soft on the inside.

Love this fried chicken! I usually call in my order or order online. Always ready on time & the staff is friendly.

Delicious large meaty clean tasting non greasy fried chicken. The sourdough half loaf that was included with dinner took me back to when I lived in San Francisco. Fresh and delicious!!! Spaghetti side with red sauce delicious too.

My family has been coming here for years! Their chicken is so flavorful! I like to substitute the spaghetti for their ravioli. Fried chicken and ravioli from them is one of the staples in my house.

This place Was good at one time.Order food today they couldn't even get the order right.We called in For an order ,the girl was supposed to put my Lady on hold ,but put the phone down instead ,hearing Laughing and just bullshitting with her co-workers leaving my Lady on the phone .Then I called the other number and She answered to take my order While my lady still on the other line..Got the order wrong ,Really Rude, she can't even see with those Cow eye lashes and not very Professional...I wouldn't even go back to this Chicken coop.They over charge you ..The Spaghetti had no flavor .Just noodle with very little sauce with no taste.Bad Bad .No Star for this Place..We won't Be going back anymore..

I rarely leave reviews however after the service I received today a review is warranted. My husband called at 12:27 to place an order. The phone was answered and he was told to hold the line. The cashier, Crystal placed him on hold and after ten minutes she never returned. Upon arriving at 12:47 my husband was still on hold. I walked in the restaurant and the lobby was empty with no cars in the parking lot. I observed the cashier in the back, she didn't appear to be working. I explained my husband has been on hold for 20 minutes. Crystal was nonchalant and said she was busy. From what I observed she was not busy. I had to tell her the phone line is busy and you need to hung up the line as my husband is still waiting. Her response was oh ok. I sat in their parking lot to write this review and placed an order at another restaurant. I sat there until 1pm and only seen one other person enter and exit with an order. They didn't appear business at all to wait 20 minutes. I left without placing an order based on her responses. I refuse to spend my money at any establishment with poor service. Custom service is everything in today's climate. If you want you business to continue to be successful it's important to ensure your staff treat customers with quality service!!!!!

No flavoring for the breast meat I bought the 2 piece special one was slightly burnt and comes with fries which ok I am not buying the chicken again

Nice. I like nice nice nice nice nice nice nice i fucking love the chicken i could eat it all day no cap skkrtt

I could honestly say I grew up on Caesar's Chicken. My mom would always get it for dinner and the catering for special occasions. It was the combination of the spaghetti, bread and chicken that was the best. I don't know what it is, but everyone remembers the crumbs at the bottom of the box that were good to pick at. Sometimes, I would throw in a pint of the ravioli to mix things up. Flash forward, it is a different owner, but the same chicken. The good part is the hours are more flexible, so I was able to pick up for an early dinner. The bad news is if you don't get to the leftovers first, they are gone!

My favorite fried chicken spot! Local business that always provides consistently good fried chicken: crispy, flavorful, juicy. This place has been here for decades and you always count on the same, great quality food.

Ever since the first time I passed by Caesar's Chicken, its mangy exterior and small building size has always eluded to me something "off" about the place. Cynical me thought it was some money laundering thing with a chicken being the front, hence the SO's and my nickname for it: Chicken Trap House lmao After hundreds of times passing by on Hesperian, we finally made a decision to try the place out and then make a more educated judgment. Well, it's got its pro, but it's also got them cons. Pro: 1. Their main attraction - the chicken - is pretty damn good. We both ordered a 4-pc dinner box that comes with a couple of sides, and the chicken was definitely the star (I guess, since the sides were duds). Chicken is juicy and tender, and their batter blend is well-seasoned. Cons: 1. We were able to try their spaghetti, potato salad, raviolis, and garlic bread... and honestly, these tasted like they came out of a can. Raviolis definitely had that Chef Boyardee texture... yikes. Garlic bread was flavorless and soggy. Potato salad tasted like it came from a package and not home-made. 2. We called in our order at about 5:25PM, and the nice dude on the phone told us it'll be ready in 30 mins. Perfect! Except when we arrived at 6PM, we still waited an extra 25 minutes before getting our food. So we waited an hour for our meal. Pretty ridiculous. I also saw some people waiting that were getting antsy as well. Overall, I'm glad we were able to finally try Caesar's Ch(icken)rap House. But I'm totally cool off of it, and am relieved I don't ever have to wonder anymore.

I really wanted to like this place more. We drive by here all the time and I always wanted to try their food. We finally caved in and ordered their 3 piece movie box with spaghetti and ravioli. The chicken was okay. I don't think I would return for the chicken unless they add more spices/ seasonings. The skin had a good crisp to it but was lacking some flavor. Now onto the spaghetti and ravioli. It was very basic and simple but I think that's why I liked it. Both pastas had a simple tomato sauce with ground beef and it was interesting- I wanted more. Their service was good. Ordered over the phone and didn't feel rushed like other places when ordering take out over the phone. The guy at the counter was also nice. I think I would return just for the spaghetti and ravioli.

First time here and was pleasantly surprised. The chicken in great, enjoyed the coleslaw, and the spaghetti was good. We will definitely be coming back but probably just for chicken. Just a couple of thighs when a craving hit would be enough.