Reviews Parson's Chicken & Fish

Always greeted with a smile! The wait can be crazy on a beautiful day, but opt to sit inside at the bar! You must try the grilled Amish chicken the trout crudo, warm quinoa salad, veggie sandwich, pimento toast, hush puppies and the cheese curd fritters! R.I.P. to the steak tartare. I Love the Dark and Stormy slush. Great crew all around!

Amazing Southern comfort food, music and staff. Thank you for making my Mother's Day just perfect. The fish baskets, chicken and hushpuppies are incredible. The slushy drinks are the perfect beverage with the hot sauce condiments. When visiting Chicago or if you are a resident, you have to check this place out.

Great service....fantastic food....great option on a Friday afternoon. Love the place sitting outside a must!

Relaxed friendly atmosphere no pressure ordering and if there is something on the menu you want it's all available to be ordered. And the food is amazing to top it off

They love me and my dog me and my dog had a nice time on our date here! I thought the food was amazing def going to invite all dog lovers owners here’s!

Anytime you drive by Parsons there is people coming and going. The curb appeal from the exterior did nothing for me so I never stopped in. I was building out a barbershop space right across the street a couple years ago and I never felt the need stop in. Boy was I missing out! My wife wanted to try a place out that she had heard about and I was a little surprised when we pulled up. Walking in was definitely a better feeling, the energy was good the place was super clean, and we were greeted immediately. We ate inside because the lovely patio area was packed, and when our food came out my mind was blown! Best chicken sandwich in chicago. Have to come back and hopefully sit outside. Try Parsons out, you won't regret it (unless you don't like a lot of flavor)

Parson’s is such a great spot for casual, outdoor dining with a large, dog-friendly patio. I recommend their Purple cocktail that tastes like a elevated grape koolaid in the best possible way! Their drink list is extensive and has something for everyone—including a section of mocktails. Their hot nuggets are awesome! The perfect level of heat that paired well with their tasty honey mustard. We also tried their famous hush puppies which were golden on the outside and fluffy on the inside with speckles of ham hock throughout.

We ordered a hot chicken sandwich. It was good, but a little spicier than what we’re used to. We also ordered the sampler platter. It was a huge bed of fries with two fried shrimp, two hush puppies, and two chicken nuggets. The fries were flavorful and crunchy. The fried shrimp was okay. Their hush puppies are unique and popular, but we prefer them in a traditional preparation. The chicken nuggets were the best. Excellent seasoning on chunky pieces of chicken. Will definitely get a basket next time.

Great food great service. The high puppies were excellent, nice flavor and perfectly fried. The dipping sauce has since heat. The chicken has a nice tasty breading and again perfectly fried. Fish too was excellent. And the dipping sauces were really great too. Unique flavors. The coleslaw was also great. Flavorful, not too sweet. Enough to share. Two people could easily share one coleslaw and a half chicken. The only disappointment was the below average chocolate milkshake with the evil paper straw. Otherwise awesome!

I regularly went to Parson’s 10 years ago, their first year of being opened and it’s as good as I remember it! Still killing it with the hush puppies, hot chicken and fries. Tried the fried fish and that was also great. Such a good liquor menu/ selection too and fun frozen drinks. Staff is really friendly, too!

Well known in the city for great chicken sandwiches. A great treat, their fish sandwich is just as good if you’re looking for something light. They also have a Parsons branded beer which is brewed by Revolution Brewing. Very COVID safe staff and great outdoor seating with umbrellas for the sun. My only complaint is that the sandwiches no longer come with house made chips

Love this place! Chicken is amazing, burgers are amazing, sides are amazing! If you like dill pickles, try the pickle spritz! A light and"savory" drink perfect for summer days on the patio!

I'm back in town after a nice two week vacation and I spent the last two days planning what what I was going to eat on my next excursion into that wilderness of Chicago. I really wanted some Home Run Inn, but Parson's is like three blocks down the street from me so I decided to give it another try. Walking in there was nobody manning the door once again, but one of the staff came over after a few minutes and told me to just sit wherever (maybe it is about time to retire that "Please wait to be seated" sign.) I made sure to come in early afternoon to avoid the skeleton crew that was the night crew last time I was here. There were plenty of servers now, at least double from the last time from what I counted. My order was promptly taken. I mixed it up with some Mac 'N Cheese, 2 Fried Amish Chicken, a fish sandwich with some ginger beer. The guy taking the order explained how their chicken cuts worked so I settled on a breast and thigh. The wait wasn't nearly as bad as last time. I think it was around 10-15 minutes before my food came out. This time they it was just my food and not everybody in the restaurant's at once, which is most likely why the time was drastically shorter. Everything looked good aside from the chicken which is ironic. The chicken looked more like 2 big hard fried potato croquettes than actual fried chicken. I started off with the fish sandwich which was very airy. There was definitely a decent cut of fish so you don't feel cheated about the over breading, especially since the fluffy airiness of it doesn't take up much on the plate. It was indeed a mess eating it though. Things were way more flavorful this time around as well, but you still can't help to tell them to just throw on a tomato to make it that much better! Whoever owns this place must HATE tomatoes to the point where they don't even have ketchup. The chips were noticeably not as good as the last time though, a bit too over fried, leaving a bland yet soggy crunch. On to the chicken! I didn't know what to expect from the pair of balls that sat before me. Opening the thigh I felt sort of cheated as the cut was mostly bone. Still, the seasoning was good, just enough salt to taste. The meat was juicy. Skin was pretty meh. You hard fried the skin a bit too long so it was really tough. The second ball, the breast was perfection. Seasoned was superb, it was very flavorful and juicy. Pulled apart great and the skin was fried just right. There was no rubber chicken this time around since it seems like whoever did it, didn't rush like last time. Mac N' Cheese ended my night and put me to sleep (in a good way.) I found myself doing a little jig in my seat as I was eating it so you know its good. The macaroni was soaked in a ton of creamy cheese...just the way I like it. The Cheez-It and bacon crumbs was the icing on the cake. I'm writing this review right before I fall into a food coma. One thing I took away from this visit was that whoever was working that night the last time I was here was either an amateur chef or was in way over their head. The experiences are night and day. Overall, Parson's has redeemed itself in my eyes. The servers kept my drink filled all night and the food got me dancing. What's holding them back is the prices and the terrible furniture they have in there. The butt numbing child sized stools they have definitely need to be replaced. I had to run out because of the restricted blood flow I received in my legs and butt from sitting there made it painful and uncomfortable. 4 out of 5 stars