Chick-N-Joy

Chicken is fantastic! I would recommend this to a group of friends or family that wanna have a stay in and watch a movie at home. Macaroni salad is delicious, the gravy is nice and thick. Fries are nice a crunchy just how I like it. Please don’t compare this place to KFC. Chick-​N-​Joy is a whole new level. Chicken is never dry, its always fresh. Love the people who work there so nice. Great service, the girl always knows what she’s doing.

Ordered a 3-​piece meal and a small gravy for about $ 9.50 after tax. Came with a rib, a thigh, and a leg: 1 white 2 dark. You cannot request all dark or all white meat. There are no washroom facilities and it’s cash only.
The chicken is lightly seasoned. Pieces are very juicy, which makes them better than KFC. In particular, the white meat isn’t dry, while KFC white meat is very dry if it’s been sitting out for a while. Macaroni salad and a lightly buttered bun were OK. However, what really stands out are the fries and gravy. You get a generous portion of fries. They’re thick and were fried very cleanly. The gravy is yellow from the corn flour used and is very flavorful. I dare say these fries and gravy were probably the best I’ve ever had.
Worth the extra trip, and definitely better than the chain restaurants just for the fries and gravy alone.
EDIT: Have now been here 3 times in the past week. Ordered a 4-​piece meal and the young woman said it would take a bit for the next batch. Once it was ready, I was in paradise. The chicken is fantastic when it’s just out of the cooker! I’ve had nothing but great food and great service all 3 times by the young woman, so my rating is up from 4 to 5.

Best. Fried. Chicken.
Best thing in life: Take your combo & eat it on a blanket in Ashbridge’s estate under the weeping willow trees.
#winningatlife
#getthegravy

Despite passing Chick-​N-​Joy every day for the last 3 years, I never stopped in to get something to eat. What a fool I’ve been.
I finally stopped in last week to pick up a big box of chicken and fries and a big tub of their neon yellow gravy. Everything was delicious!
The chicken tasted great. It was nicely fried but not greasy and soggy like KFC can be.
The fries were good as well. But it is all about that gravy!
Why is the Gravy Yellow?
I really don’t know…
But I am convinced that the yellow color must be the secret source of its deliciousness and so I am just happy to go along and triple-​dip my fries in it, no questions asked.
I know people have complained about the service, but if all you want is to pick up some delicious chicken, fries and gravy then you won’t even have time to worry about the rest.
Call ahead because it can take some time as the chicken is prepared fresh. And as another poster noted — bring cash to avoid any troubles with payment.

Great fried Chicken but NO INTERAC!!! C’mon. It’s 2015!!! Can you at least a bank machine close by???

I would have given this place a decent review if not for the EXTREMELY RUDE service that I faced. I was a regular there till one day when I called the store at 7:45PM and asked for a small order and they said that they could only do a minimum of 9 pieces as the machine takes no less than that. Since they were not willing to reduce the order, I called a friend and asked if she would share and she said yes. I called back 2 mins later and they said they couldn’t do the order as they need 15 mins and I was calling at 7:47! But this is not where it ends. John picked up the phone and started blasting at me, and when I said that I was a loyal customer he had the audacity to say «so it’s only about the customer, what about me?» and said some other condescending things and hung up the phone. I have never faced such treatment from a restaurant, that too an owner before. Very disappointing.

Great local fried chicken joint. The yellow gravy and fries are delicious. If you are in the area give this place a try.

Love their chicken… greasy, crunchy skin, well done, moist inside, just like fried chicken should be. Fries are amazing. That said, can only eat here as a treat once a year or so, I mean, it IS fried chicken.

I had a very bizarre experience this evening. I order from them fairly often and this time I went in to try to order just gravy (I had some leftovers at home and just wanted gravy to go with it and I really like theirs).
I was told they wouldn’t, which I found confusing, since it’s up on the menu as a separate item.
Long story short: I did not get upset, but I was confused and I offered to buy a large fries so I could get the gravy and was rudely told they would not sell me anything and asked me to leave.
I’m still baffled by what happened. I’ve never experienced anything like it.

Why would anyone ever go anywhere else for fried chicken in the city?
Perfect for impromptu picnic in the Beaches (especially when it’s minus 8 and snowing).
The Chicken: crispy, juicy, perfectly cooked. Practically perfect, nothing left to say.
The Sides:
Fries: Really yummy, fresh, thick cut fries.
Gravy: shocking yellow colour, but get it, it is homemade and delicious.
Macaroni Salad: a really good, traditional mayo-​based macaroni salad crunchy green onion and celery bits.
Potato salad: nice balance creamy and tang.
I haven’t tried to coleslaw or the mixed bean salad.
Hot Sauce: I wouldn’t call it hot, more like a thin «chili sauce». But it is still really nice, I like dipping fries into it instead of ketchup.
Call ahead for orders larger than 8 pieces, the wait can be over 20 minutes.
Closed on Sunday

Food is good but the last time I was in the woman taking the orders had a lot of attitude even when we walked in, after awkwardly ordering from her and receiving our food I was a bit annoyed from how loud she was playing her movie on the t. v but no biggie, next I split the mediocre hot sauce on the table thing and asked for for napkins for the three of us, she only gave me one napkin and when I told her there’s 3 of us and we spilt sauce she only gave me 3 more, I don’t know if they where having a napkin shortage or something but I just wanted to clean the mess we made. So after trying our best and getting like 80% of the sauce in our boxes to throw out says «Are you guys seriously going to leave that there» in a very rude tone. 1 its your job to clean up and 2 I asked you twice for more napkins. So what I told her next was not the nicest of words but she definitely deserved it because of the horrible service and disgusting attitude she was giving to paying customers. I hope you are reading this woman who served me because I take great satisfaction in knowing most likely you or that cook cleaned up that mess. would of been ¹⁄₅ but the chicken is alright.

This place has been around forever and I am happy to see that the chicken and gravy had not changed one bit from when I was a kid.
When I went to school at the nearby Woodfield School., I practically spent all my lunch money at Chick n Joy. Most time we would try to finish our fries before getting back to the school so Mr. Nanoff, would steal the fries from us… in a form of hallway tax, if I recall.
While the student special is no longer $ 1.99, it is still a great place to get a chicken meal at a reasonable price.
The chicken were well seasoned — crispy on the outside and moist inside; the fries were the meaty type, more flavor than crunch; and their gravy still have the hypnotic yellow glow.
Eat it the right way and pour the gravy over the chicken and fries!
If the nice lady wasn’t sitting next to me at the counter table, I would have licked every drop of the gravy from the box… like I used to.
Nostalgia food do not always live up to its memories.
However, Chick and Joy was just as good as I remembered it.

Note that the hours have changed and Chick-​N-​Joy is no longer open on Sundays.
I had the lunch special (available until 3:00 PM): 2 pieces, fries and a drink for $ 5.95. I also had a small gravy (.85).
The gravy was really good; it is yellow, as others have mentioned, but to me it looks like the typical colour of homemade chicken gravy. The flavour reminded me of the gravy KFC used to have up until the mid-​1980s (if you are old enough to remember). It had a nice texture that was neither too thick or thin.
The fries were chunky, fresh-​cut, and served unsalted so you can do that to your own taste. They were excellent.
My two pieces of chicken were tasty, but somewhat small. The pieces were around the same size of KFC’s pieces, and while Chick-​N-​Joy doesn’t have the black pepper flavour of KFC (I think that is the only one of the original 11 herbs and spices KFC uses nowadays), it did not have the slimy texture of KFC chicken either. It was moist and not overly greasy, but I feel the batter could use more seasoning.
Infinitely better than KFC. The fries and gravy were better than Popeyes, but for the actual chicken, I think I like Popeyes better.

Great fried chicken. Always moist and not too greasy. The yellow gravy is great as well as its not as heavy or greasy than others like KFC or Popeye’s. Fries and the coleslaw are excellent.

Unassuming east end chicken joint. Chicken is moist and tender (pressure fried) not too greasy and amazing. Fries are excellent & side salads are o.k., but it’s not called salad joy. (& I pass on the weird yellow gravy ;) I eat here a few times a year (it’s deep fried after all), never disappoints. Cash only. Enjoy.

This family run business is an east end staple. I’ve been eating their fries and yellow gravy since junior high and I can’t get enough.
The chicken is moist, not too greasy, and not too salty. The fries are pretty crunchy if you don’t have the box closed for too long. The thing that sets them apart is the yellow gravy. It’s a must have and it must go an everything. Yellow, artery clogging, goodness at its best.
The only con is that they are cash only-​no plastic. I guess it’s the price you pay for the mom and pop experience.

I have never had fried chicken that is as moist and tender as the chicken is here. And the fries are to die for… fresh cut and delicious. The gravy also is a one of a k ind and a must have with any meal. All the salads are a perfect mix and so tasty. I never will buy chicken any where else after eating here.

Old school chicken
I go here about once every six weeks. The chicken is always fresh. The batter may not be as flavourfull as some prefer but the chicken is always moist. The gravy has an odd yellow colour but is quite tasty, the fries are good as well, nice size. We always get the 15 piece dinner which, is around 33 $ tax in and feeds 3 or 4 people and it comes with fires and choice of salads. We always get the coleslaw, which is very fine and not too creamy. This is not fancy or gourmet in anyway but it is good food. My only complaint is that they should have some kind of role or bread.

my better half and I discovered ChicknJoy simply by accident a few years back (was just walking by) and have been coming here since then regularly. Great chicken (yeah it’s greasy, but it’s frickin fried chicken and fries… wadda you expect? duhhh). Cash only (which can be irritating at times — how bout adding debit, boys?)
Best frickin fried chicken east of Yonge … fast and tasty… eat it when it’s hot and fresh and at its best. ! May ChicknJoy live forever !!

This was the comfort food of my childhood… fortunately or maybe unfortunately. The food here is super greasy and terribly bad for you, but it hits the right spot when you’re really hungry. I like my Chick N Joy way better than KFC because it’s not literally dripping with grease, it’s hidden away in the crunchiness of the chicken.
Their gravy is one-​of-​a-​kind, that’s for sure. Bright yellow, with black speckles of pepper in it. The fries are probably one of the best golden fries I’ve tasted when the oil is fresh and has been changed. Sometimes though, when the oil hasn’t been changed, it’s brown and not as crispy.
I also remember enjoying their big juicy burgers, milkshakes and fish and chips. They do a major renovation on the place every once in a few years, and the place looks very up-​to-​date. I’d still take it to-​go though, because there isn’t much seating.