Wooden Chicken Pub

Watched a Duck game here. Chili burger was good. Fries had too much salt. Service was pretty good.

When people say they want old Portland, they rarely mean it… so if you’re looking for the best fish and chips that don’t require a drive to the coast, a cold beer and a shot… then come on in. I discovered this place back when I used to be a shot girl in my twenties and I hadn’t been back till today, and I’ve been missing out. The staff are fantastic, the service is quick and if you’re sitting at the bar you’re definitely gonna make friends.

I have been coming here for over 30 years and I always get the chicken breast sandwich. On Monday 10/1 I drove across town just to get my favorite sandwich, what a disappointment. It was not good at all and the fries were terrible. I also didn't get my pickle spear. When I asked the owner what they changed about my sandwich and the fries he told me he was no longer the owner they sold it. He told me the new owners said they weren't going to change anything but did anyway. Big mistake if its not broke don't fix it. Not only was my meal terrible but it also costs more. I will not be going back to bad they had to mess up a good thing.

UPDATE: a year ago, I gave this restaurant a 1 star review due to poor service and flat beer. A year later, upon insistence by friends who wanted to have dinner here, I came back. Happily, I can report that my beer was delicious. Service was much improved despite a being busy. I had a bacon cheeseburger which was quite tasty, however, the halibut fish & chips that my wife ordered was amazing. I'm upping my rating to 4 stars.

Not the same old Wooden Chicken Pub as I am used to, I walked in and sat down noticing a normal size crowd so wasn't expecting immediate service but after ten minutes and a small group of ladies who was seated well after I had seated myself the older server lady passed out menus to the ladies who had just walked in and proceeded to take their orders even though I was sitting at the adjacent table next to them. I have been a faithful and regular customer for twenty+ years and needless to say was extremely disappointed and will have to decompress from my frustrating experience today before returning and rekindling my fond memories of the past. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed.

We are 10 year patrons of The Wooden Chicken our go-to eatery, but we think the bird might have left the roost. Pub ratings prior to ownership change were great but since the change posted ratings are low. The parking lot and pub have always been busy - when we left only two other couples were there. BURGER - overcooked and did not fit the size of the bun. They did not put pickles, like they used to, on the side and no tomato! PATTY MELT - toast was charred with an over cooked burger that did not cover the toast and a hint of Swiss cheese. What, No Onions and spread, that's a Patty Melt!!! We both left 1/2 on our plates. We were told with change of ownership there were changes, ok, but if something is not broken - don't break it.

Words do not do any justice to how juicy and well meranated the Buffalo chicken strip were. You get 2 well sized strips just lathered in there. What I assume to be homemade Buffalo sauce? That plate alone was just under $10. Drinks always slapped as well. TVs all around to give you that ESPN feel. Pool tables and Lotto machines were the cherry on top. Whether it's for lunch or dinner or catching the fights, You won't go wrong stopping at The Wooden Chicken.

This was the go to place for Halibut fish and chips, Not any more. Now it's just terrible frozen bulk Halibut filets from wherever. Not fresh anymore. I can do better shopping at my local market. Such a loss and disappointment.

Atmosphere: Spacious, older feeling spot. Bar feels cozy Food: Food is bar food, but pretty good quality Price: Prices are great here Service: Sean is a great bartender. Unfortunately the owner refuses to show any non-niners games during gamete on other channels, which makes it a bit hard to go with friends if you are a fan of another team Parking: Parking lot

Went for lunch today and we ordered the Friday special, fish and chips. The special is served with 3 pieces cod, great fries and coleslaw. The new owners have really improved on their fries. My wife ordered the 3 piece Halibut and Chips and the portions were good size. As always the service was frantic/casual and the place is very similar to the ol'Wooden Chicken. The Menu has been downsized (which was needed) but the best items were kept. Go and enjoy this neighborhood hot spot, watch a game or 3 and enjoy an adult beverage. Over 21 only.

I am glad they are back but I will not be ordering the fish and chips again, they use to be my favorite in all of Portland! but now they are dry, with hardly any batter and small portion. I had heard that they had the recipe, either not or they are not using it, I will be back but not for the fish and chips and not for $20 for a 2 piece that is smaller than a 1 piece.

Halibut fish and chips seemed the same as before. BUT what happened to the tater sauce? Tasted like bottled or salad dressing. please do something about the tater sauce or I will not be back.

It's a shame that this place doesn't get more credit for what it *should* be known for. We drove from Vancouver to visit this little bar near the airport on Sandy because we were too darn tired to double back on a Friday (I work at PDX). It's a perfect casual hangout in there. Generic ATM by the door, locals watching sports and drinking at the bar, dim lighting and screens everywhere. The ladies working that Saturday were super nice and quick with orders and drinks. Everyone will get ID'ed because of the new strictness that took effect in May so bring it even if you don't plan on drinking. Halibut and chips! This is what you came for so order some! Prices are super reasonable considering it's halibut. About $14 to start for two pieces and you can order up to 4. My bf got onion rings to sub for the chips, but he tried my fries and he was hooked. (P.S. he's not into fries but he helped me finish them!) I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't sub next time. I got the fried clam strips because I was curious if they did something non-standard but these were the battered clams you can get in the frozen section of any grocery store. We will definitely return for more fish and to try the fried chicken.

Had the halibut fish & chips and was very disappointed. Much smaller than they used to be and way overcooked. Fish was very dry, fries were ok. I won't be going back any time soon.

I have lived in Parkrose for 30 years and this was my first visit to the Woodenchicken. We walked in and we were able To find a seat easily. We sat down and we were promptly greeted by a male Server. He took our drink order and promptly returned with our drinks. He knew the right time to return and take our food order. I had the Ruben and my husband had the mushroom Swiss burger both with French fries. We really enjoyed ourselves. The bar was clean and had lots of things to look at. They had the screens with professional sports playing on each one. I would recommend this place 10/10

We eat at The Wooden Chicken about once a week. Most of the time service is quick, friendly reasonably priced The crowd is usually an older group and strong 49ers supporters. Great neighborhood bar/restaurant

Almost 17.00 for fish and chips. I received 2 very small pieces with fries. Service was good. Typical food bar restaurant

we used to get the halibut and chips take-out but since the resturant reopened the fish and chips are not what they used to be. They are overcooked and very dry. Few chips but that is probably a good thing.

They are BACK, not the same menu but some of the same things. Please bring back the breaded chicken wings. Had the fish sandwich, halibut and chips, double cheeseburger, chicken strip basket and 4 piece chicken basket. All good. We came the first week they opened, looking forward to taco Tuesday again. Thanks for keeping the local restaurant going guys. New owners

Absolutely the BEST fish 'n' chips we've ever had, and we've had a lot. Nice, casual atmosphere (though no minors allowed). Delish!!!!

This is a great friendly place to go and a great 49er bar. Rachel and Tami are the best who work there.

This is to review the Ladies Restroom: There's no hook to hang your purse. The latch sticks, and won't open. I started banging the door, but maybe, if I stay there longer, someone WILL come in to use the restroom and go tell some staff to help me get out. Instead, I have my phone with me, TEXT my hubby, who was already back in the car waiting for me, to come & rescue me, and sent him a photo of the latch. He knocked on the door first, before entering, and came and get me out of there!

I want to let you know the hospitality my friends i i received from Michele our server was great. We had the fish that she recommended was great. We also had a burger and wings and it was all delicious. Michele was a great host and very helpful.

I've driven past this place on Sandy several times since moving into the neighborhood, and always thought of it as some sort of Popeye's knock-off, judging from the sign. Honestly, it never held much interest to me, until a friend recommended coming down on a Friday night for their special. Chicken, I assumed. Wrong. Fish and chips. Wait, what? "Not just any fish and chips", he said. "The best in Portland!" There's no way that could be right. I had to prove him wrong. Thank goodness I'm not a betting man, or I'd have lost my shirt! OK, so ostensibly, the Wooden Chicken IS a pub. I almost said "just a pub", but that would be snobbish and dismissive. On the inside, it is pretty dive-y, and has all the usual offenders, from poker machines to pool tables, a gallery of taps above the bar, dim interior lighting, neon signs. You get the picture. What I wasn't expecting was it to be packed to capacity at 7pm, and that we'd be forced to sit outside, where the one awesome (but incredibly overwhelmed) server still managed to keep things together and serve us our drinks and entrees in a reasonable amount of time! My wife and I split the special, a three piece halibut basket, subbing out the fries for jojos, as suggested by our friend. My Old Fashioned was the same sort of muddled, cloudy version encountered at just about any pub or tavern (as opposed to the clear, golden, orange peel adorned version you get at "fancier" places), so it was rather unexciting, but that's about the only thing I can hold against this place. So, how's the Halibut fish and chips at the Wooden CHICKEN, you ask?! Phenomenal! No joke, the best I've had in Portland, which means the best I've had outside of the United Kingdom. I started to wonder how strong my drink was, as I was seriously doubting the truthfulness of my own taste buds. My wife, however, concurred, and later, reading other reviews of this place, it turns out we're not the only ones to think so. Be warned, though: the three piece special ($15 on Fridays; slightly more any other day of the week) is meal enough for two people, so gauge your hunger level accordingly! Or just take the extra home and enjoy it for later! After this weekend, I won't be driving by the Wooden Chicken with a dismissive attitude again. I'll be too busy wiping the drool of my chin, or calling up the wife and asking if she's up for fish and chips tonight! I may have to find another route to drive, or I'm going to be making an excessive number of stops here in the future!

Perfect dice bar environment and great food. Wings will light you up. Friendly staff and patron and good music. Worth the visit.

For $9.75 the chicken strip basket wasn't bad. Though I thought there would be more fries with it. Maybe it was because I got it Togo. I ordered that and had a soda WATER while I waited. My order came so I pulled out $15 thinking it'd cover it plus be a pretty generous tip for a take out order. Come to find out I got charged for the soda water and a side of bbq sauce an extra 4.25 lol I still left another $2 on top of the $15 I had pulled out. Penny pinching on soda water is absurd to me. Fries were undercooked and soft. Chicken was perfect but I know from experience it's hard to screw up premade frozen chicken strips so oh well. Don't order soda water if you think it'll be free. It's not. Nor does it say on the menu they charge for it so maybe that's something they should add to the 100+ items already on there lol Beside that experience, I'd probably give this place another go.

Other than fish and chips asked for a nacho everyaw time I ask for a special order none of the stupid waiters over the phone know what I'm talking about how difficult is that. On loosing customers, I'm done telling my friends about it !!! No wonder why it's not the way it used to be no customer care nobody gives a crap!!!! Sorry Pam

It's a rough and tumble working class kinda place next to Union Pacific tracks, and I like it. I'm a blue collar kinda guy at heart, and I was told one time that I have working class hands - whatever that means. I had some damn good fish and chips. It was a dollar off for three pieces today. After a hard 40 working for da man over at the warehouse, Please needed good. It's Friday afternoon, and I've been working for the weekend. - "To me, country music's about life. It's about Monday through Friday. It's the blue-collar, 40-hour week, songs about life. It used to have more of a sound, but I think the heart of that's still the same. It's still American music." ~Gary Allan -

Nice place. I enjoyed it. Jojo's are perfect. Beer is good. I would definitely come back.

Best beer, battered fish, and chips made with halibut that I have found in Portland Oregon. It's a bar so kids aren't allowed. Service is fast and friendly and the halibut. Fish and chips are very reasonably priced. Check out their weekly specials.

Always a good time, besides the older bartender. She seems to be on a power trip and if anything doesn't go her way, she complains and is actually really rude.

Came to wooden chicken in Portland off Sandy Blv iat 2 PM for lunch there on Tuesday 5/23/23 was a handful of people in there, and the waitress was rude to us. Wouldn't let us sit at a normal Low table. 2 out of the three of us have handicap problems we could not sit in high bar chairs! very rude lady waitress.and so went next door to the restroom and spent our $80 and played some of the poker machines other $150 Will not be back

We came to meet up with some of my partner's coworkers. It's just a basic dive bar, but we enjoyed it. Staff were all really friendly and so were many of the patrons. I'm not used to going places and feeling like everyone around is hanging out together, so it was really nice. I got to chat with lots of people for a change. It seems like a good place to go if you want to get out but don't have anyone handy to take with you. They have a rather large menu, but we just stuck with deep fried pub food. The deals were good for happy hour so we figured why not? Mostly just drank a couple beers, but the bartender seemed more than ready to mix cocktails which made him seem much more of a mixologist than you'd expect at a place like this. I did try one and it was really tasty, not too strong on liquor, sweet, or sour - well balanced. I'm sure we'll be back since his coworkers love this spot. Video lottery, games on the TV, and pool tables around - lots to choose from, plus a lot of seating. Nice little spot.

Halibut fish is not what it use to be..was too well done, lots of batter and no taste. Fries were uncooked..FOr 18.50 for Fish and Chips...should have been better! We have gone here for over 20 years and this meal was the worst..will not be back for fish and chips for sure!

Popped in for takeout steak dinner-it's definitely pub food with fries and coleslaw vs baked potato but it works because it's GOOD. We followed it up a couple of nights later with celebrating our oldest daughter's 21st birthday with a dine in meal and drinks. Kind of has that "Cheers" experience when you watch how many "regulars" come in. It's a 21 and over location so leave the kids at home. Their drinks are unique and flavorful, the food is filling and affordable. Happy hour 430-630p.

Great daily specials. Good food and service. Have beer, wine and cocktails. We go there often.

This is our local pub. Hubby got the steak sandwich which was a nice size tender sirloin on a toasted hoagie. He added cheese and onions and it was really special! I made an error ordering the French Dip. Everything about my meal was great except they used SteakUmms! And dried at that. At least I had a yummy dip. The O'Rings and JoJos were out of this world. Will be returning to try the chicken that they were out of!

Excellent halibut fish and chips! Will not go anywhere else, cooked to perfection! The servers are warm and friendly.

Best halibut fish and chips. Great Service. Friendly staff. Clean, fun lots of old taps to admire

Really cool place. I've gone on 49ers game days only and it's a great time. They have pretty typical bar food not bad but nothing to go out of your way for either. They had a sign up for needing a cook. Maybe it will be better but for now it meets all expectations I had for it. Plenty of tvs to watch a game.

I've been going to this place for a couple of years and there's no other place around with a better and affordable menu. I love the nachos, burgers, and fish and chips. Don't forget to get tots with some ranch. No only does this place have a chill vibe - the owner goes out of his way to help host events for the community. My work had our holiday party there and we had great service even with tons of people. They also had a fundraiser for a special friend there and arranged it to host a raffle and auction. If you want a place with good food, kind hearts, great service, a sweet menu, and loads more check it out. The only bad thing is it's a little far north so I can't go there as much as I want.

The menu is good, the food is awesome and very reasonably priced. The help is friendly and personable and there is a good tap selection. You will not regret walking through the door of this place.

I haven't spent enough time here to evaluate the "ambiance " of this place. But I've gotten food to go, and never been disappointed. Their fried chicken is especially good.

My partner and I just moved into the neighborhood and thought we'd try it. I ordered the BLT and she ordered the 4 piece chicken and jojos and wow! The BLT was sooooo good and her order took us by surprise with how large the pieces were. I'd recommend going in and trying it out! Just beware that it could be a little longer of a wait, but worth it!

Not a fan of their chicken. The bread chicken was too bread and very bland. The wings were very vinegar like: I also ordered a coors light on tap of which the beer came out flat... I went up to the bartender and mentioned about it being flat and asked for a miller lite instead; the bartender looked at me weird and then proceeded to pour me a drink. Overall the service was not great as I felt my waitress was rude while taking my order and serving me my food.

Food was great, service as well. Friday for lunch probably not a great idea if you are doing it while you're working. Could get a bit busy. But our young waitress was very accommodating, and got all our food out for our company of 8 at the same time. Special was three piece fish and chips for $12.50, a bit spendy for lunch but the fish was great!

1 1/2 hour waiting for fish & chips with the excuse of new cook.... Not an excuse when we see so many others getting served. Very poor management! Not worth the wait.....

If you're in PDX for a night at the airport, I'd recommend staying at the Nordic motel and having an IPA and dinner at the Wooden Chicken. It's a short walk from the hotel, has a big menu of sandwiches, burgers, and salads. For a beer, this place has good taps.

We had a shopping trip to Costco today and decided to stop by the Wooden Chicken for some fish-n-chips on the way home......Oooops...Bad plan as it turned out....No Halibut 1st off should have been enough of a warning...But we went ahead and ordered the cod.....It was completely awful.....Absolutely devoid of ANY flavor....Chips were the frozen variety.....not good...and the Cole slaw was awful....If you are planning on going for the fish-n-chips,call ahead and verify that they have the Halibut.....Because the alternative is a waste of time....

Excellent service and great food. Definitely get the halibut. Fast and friendly service. You won't go wrong here!

not even sure how to describe this place. friendliest dive bar i've ever been to. the staff is always so kind, quick and will even turn a blazer game on for me on a busy night. the food is above average for a bar, i usually win on the video poker machines, and i suck at pool, but there's 3 tables. just go and feel the magic.

Had a $80+ order tonight and even tipped 40 and they told us 27 mins and a hour later we got a order, got home and it's mostly wrong cold and soggy. Total waste of money and my family is not happy.

Best damn bar, best fish n chips, best wait staff in all of Oregon. Seriously, it's a killer! Go!

Good halibut good french fries good people go hand-in-hand here. Missy is awesome and knows her stuff! I will have a chance to meet the owners, who were very very nice gentleman to talk with and hear their opinion on how their business is surviving during this pandemic. I plan to continue going here for a long time in the future.

Bigger bar than the pictires suggested. We came here with a group from my job after a work outing at Moda center. We experienced the same unfortunate 'service' many other negative reviewers complained about. Terribly rude waitresses/bartender, impolite and short with each person in our party. Why the 4 stars? Strictly for the food. Bartender pours salt and mixer drinks. Wouldnt be surprised if liquor bottles are watered down. But food? Yummm!! Fried chicken is the second best ive had in the PNW by far! Tater tots and jo jos were basic but yummy. The bar is open and spacious, plenty of seating, pool tables and a full menu. I can see this easily being a place you stop for pick up food too

Worst treatment ever had. Treated like crud by the servers, waited over an hour and never seated and they were not busy. Been going there since the late 80s, my whole family......NEVER AGAIN !

49ers fans unite! The wooden chicken is home to Portland's 49ers booster fan club. They show every 49ers game and it's the closest thing you'll get to going to a live game. There is something great about cheering for your team with 60-70 other fans. They are very welcoming and you don't have to be a booster club member to join in the fun. If you're a Niner fan you MUST check this place out at least once. The food is ok. It's your typical bar/pub kind of food, but what makes it good is that they don't screw up their simple food. No over or under cooked fries, burger or chicken strips. It might be a little bit greasy, but that's a good thing, no? Would I go to the Wooden Chicken without a 49er game? No, but I would love to go there every week for the game. Go 49ers!