Ruwan J.
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Chicken and Egg is a newish eatery in the East Village that serves a menu of comfort food options like fried chicken sandwiches, fries, wraps, etc. the interior is very small-- a few seats at the window...the rest of the space is then order counter and kitchen space. apparently there is a speakeasy that will open as part of Chicken and The Egg. open from day to midnight and offering takeout and delivery.
the menu here is really confusing BECAUSE they have several handwritten menus above the order counter but the menus pretty much lack the prices for each item. then there is a separate 9-5 special menu with also no prices. the only way to find out the price of menu items is by going through ONE touchscreen to order bc there is no person at the counter. while I was there there was no person at the counter just the dude in the kitchen. so I assume Chicken and Egg doesn't take cash only card and basically operates via the touchscreen or food-order apps like GrubHub or UberEats. overall I don't think a touchscreen with all the info is a good flow for customers, just my opinion though.
i ordered the Disco Belle fries for takeout--Disco Belle fries ($10 + tax + tip) : Country Gravy & Mozzarella Cheese over French fries. the grill guy made my food with care and boxed it up neatly to go as you can look into the small kitchen space from the order counter. tbh, the fries were pretty mediocre and not a great value. the fries were not crispy at all, the country gravy was not flavorful, and there was not enough mozzarella cheese to get the fries all cheesy and melty. the fries need to be double fried to crisp them up as they desperately need some crunch. the fries don't seem to be blanched beforehand which draws the moisture out and then sb fried in beef tallow to add some much needed fatty flavor. the country gravy was bland and the mozzarella added was too meager. this is a poor rendition of actual "disco fries" which are typically done with brown gravy and tons of mooZzzzzzzeralla. anyway the fries are a big miss. hopefully they fix this in the future as the place is still pretty new. can't speak to the fried chicken but it did look good from a glance.
the staff are friendly and hardworking