Food was good. Decent potions. A tad bit overpriced in my opinion (got the 3 tenders with waffles and regular Mac bites for like $15). Patron area seemed clean. But when I walked in, I waited over 5 minutes to be helped b/c there was no one behind the counter. It wasn’t busy, they just didn’t seem ready to serve (it was 11:40ish at the time on a Saturday). Employee was nice though when I did get to order. There was also a toddler behind the counter which I find quite dangerous in a kitchen, especially one that deals with fried food.Overall, food was alright but the service is a little questionable.
My family and I LOVE your chicken! Alicia is one of the best workers there. She always goes above and beyond for us. The food is great and the pleasant staff makes it worth coming there
By far the best fried chicken I have ever had!!! The flavor is fantastic. My go to chicken spot. Great people and service as well. They always take great care of us and all of our extra sauce orders.
Finally stopped into Papa Al's Chicken and Waffles after driving by it for too long. I'm so glad that I did. Not only was the owner really friendly, but informed us of the wait times for everything we would order because it's MADE FRESH.So we ordered the wings and Waffle combo. Got some corn fritters, fried pickles and biscuits. It took about ten minutes to get the food after the order was processed and I did not mind the wait for the quality of foods that we received.1. The chicken was awesome. Crispy on the outside, juicy on the inside. Good sized wings. Sauce on the side, I got mango habanero and it was sweet and spicy but not over powering. I also got Papa Al's signature sauce which was a honey mustard like chipotle that I dipped enjoying in. So tasty.2. But that waffle! Oh my God! the waffle. I would write a song about it. I'm sure it's got a crazy calorie count, but I didn't go here looking to watch calories. It was sweet, wonderful vanilla and cinnamon taste, and so buttery. It also had a firm crisp crust and soft center. Perfect with the chicken and sauce. I would go back just for waffles.3.The corn fritters were wonderful also. Very flavorful. Full of corn, not just dough. Crispy outside soft center. Perfect size. I could eat an order like ripping though McDonald's french fries. They would be gone before I knew it. But I was sharing so I held back.4. The fried pickles had a snap and nice flavor. We got those last, so they were soft when we got into them, but there were some great fried pickle bits in the bottom that we super crunchy.5. The biscuit was one of the top biscuits I've ever eaten. Fluffy, soft inside, crusty top lathered in butter. It was sweet and not dry at all.I'm looking forward to going back. I'm going to try the chicken tenders with the waffle so that I can eat them together better.They also have fried Oreos and fried Twinkies. Seriously! Check them out. It's a hidden gem in Rockaway.
Chicken and Waffles in a suburban of NJ?? you never heard of this.it cost 10$ over that photo… best 10$ well spent.Hands down the best fried chicken near here. Ain’t no cap in my raps.chicken is perfectly toasted, tender and juicy.tbh idek what sauce i got, i got 3 different types.they were all good.*im very strict and picky with my saucewaffles. The waffles is pretty good. Ngl they taste like cost co sugar waffles but it’s still good.
Just had their tender / waffle combo. It was great! Great service too.
This place is so good. We have never had better chicken and waffles. The sauces are amazing. The chicken is huge and the waffles are the best we ever had. The sweet potatoes where ok with the brown sugar. The pickles and mac and where very good as well. quick service, clean restrooms.
I ordered chicken tenders, waffles, mac and cheese along with fried Oreos and fried Twinkies. EVERYTHING WAS AMAZING! Definitely the BEST CHICKEN around. Highly recommend!!
I had never heard of this place, but I went cause I had a Groupon. I will go back and get take out at full price. It's still a bargain based on size of those chicken tenders. Even the nuggets are super sized! Yummy food for food price!
I'll give credit for being one of the best fried chicken spots in the town, but unfortunately, it suffers a lot from their seasoning on all their fried menu items. The one thing that had a lot of flavor had to be their mac and cheese and chicken sandwich. I don't know if this lack of seasoning was intentional, so you can use condiments, I think a little more salt shouldn't ruin the chicken. The other sides had me a little disappointed like the mashed potatoes. Don't get me wrong; they were tasty, but the gravy and lack of seasoning used didn't blend in well with the mashed potatoes. If you're looking for good sides, I highly recommend hash fries and sweet potato fries. They're evenly portioned and delicious.