Alice Y.
Yelp
5 stars for the hainan chicken, though the soup and rice were slightly less flavorful after the location change. This Cluck2Go moved down the street into the plaza where Big Lots used to be. While the new location is a bit smaller, the interior looks more modern and bright. I also noticed more offerings on the menu, such as fried chicken and curry.
If you're dining in, I think you just go straight to a table and the employee comes to you. Everyone who went straight to the register was picking up their takeout order. When I went to the register and ordered, it seemed like I was supposed to wait at my table. At the end of the meal, we went up to the register to pay.
My bf and I were in awe at the single employee greeting customers, manning the register, and waiting on tables without writing anything down. This was during the dinner rush on a weeknight at 6 pm - there was a constant influx of people. When we were paying, she glanced at our table and accurately gauged how many lids we needed for our leftovers. What is this sorcery?!
COMBO A REVIEW
Somehow, I always end up ordering the Combo A ($26.50) which serves 2-3 people. I didn't see the sign allowing you to request white or dark meat, but I asked for all dark meat anyways and I was able to get it.
- Half chicken, dark meat (1 large container). A big portion of warm, tender, and juicy hainan chicken.
- Chicken Soup (16 oz - 2 small bowls). The soup was tasty, but now with a stronger ginger flavor. In terms of chicken flavor, the soup was slightly bland in comparison to the old location.
- Chicken Rice (2 large bowls). The rice was also missing some of the chicken flavor that day, but the texture was perfectly chewy. It was hard to stop eating the rice after I was already full!
- Spicy cucumber salad. The marinade was a little oily (always has been), but the earthy chili pepper and sichuan peppercorn tasted great.
- Fried peanuts (16 oz). Fried peanuts tossed in sugar and dried chili. Say no more.
- Pickled cabbage. I'm not a fan of the gingery pickled cabbage, but it tasted the same.
Although I don't really use them, I think the green ginger scallion sauce and orange ginger sauces tasted the same.