Excellent place for a food option. I definitely would recommend the Portuguese bowl with Chimchurri sauce on it. I travel from Brooklyn just to get bowl.

Food here is incredibly fresh and the portions are large I do take out from time to time and the chicken is excellent here.\n\nI've enjoyed their salads and their wraps as well as their kebabs!

Very very good fried chicken - taste is different and food is prepared well and clean.

Small casual joint with above average charcoal grilled chicken (and more) with lots of sides all served cafeteria style. The food was pretty good, especially for the price. Seating is tight although it looks like they might be expanding next door. Parking is even worse with a tiny lot directly on Rockaway Blvd. so you have to wait for traffic to move in order to get in or out of any space. Definitely worth a try...

Moe Saudi

Chimichurri in Queens was a decent experience overall. They offer two different menus, one more Mediterranean style and the other leaning Latin, so I tried a mix of shawarma plates and burritos for the office. The portions were good and the food was still enjoyable even though I ate later than everyone else. Some of the flavors were different than expected, with curry notes that caught me a bit off guard, but nothing was bad. I did not try everything, so I would still be open to coming back again if I am in the area, even if it is not a place I would specifically seek out.

Kay Bay

The fried chicken was delicious! We got the dark mean and it was really good. The Ratatouille and coleslaw were ok. The fries weren't soggy and the salad was good. The food was warm, NOT hot. They are very cheap with table wear and sauces... They knew we came in with 3 people, ordered a salad and the half chicken to share and only gave us 2 plates and sets of silverware until we asked, additional, they charged for any extra sauce... We got 4 pieces of chicken and only give you one small container of sauce with it ... It should have come with 2... Since you get one container with 2 pieces of chicken. The dining area was nice big and clean. They don't have any soap/paper towels in the bathroom but there are sinks with both right outside the restrooms.

+4

Yossi Rubenstein

The burger was definitely the best! Chili fries were great and wings are delicious. Kebab was a little dry. Overall, pretty good experience!

The Recovering Know-it-All

Ordered from DoorDash: The main dish, Portuguese Rice Bowl with chicken, was excellent. This should be a 4.9 star rating simply because the plantains missed the mark. Granted, sweet plantains can be finnicky, but if someone would've tested one they would've seen it was underdone and hard. Either it wasn't ripe enough or the outside burned before the inside cooked. Forgivable because the main dish was indeed excellent! The side sauces; chimichurri, mango habanero and the piri piri were all fantastic as well. Will definitely order from here again and try some other sides.

Jackie Shaab (AbiteOUTwithJACK)

Follow me on Instagram @AbiteOUTwithJACK Bucket of Southern Fried Chicken - YUMMY! JS8.9 Southern Fried Wings w/Buffalo Sauce - Not bad and only $5.00! JS8.3 Southern Fried Wings w/Chimichurri Sauce - Not bad and only $5.00! JS7.9 Crispy Chicken Tenders - JS4.2. W/ mustard, pass... Mashed Potatoes - JS7.2 Sweet Plantains - JS2.2 (not sweet... They exchanged) Corn on the Cob... Just not in season... Pass... JS1.3 Portuguese Corn Bread...? We didn't eat it! LOL Staff JS9.1! OVERALL JS8.1...JUST get the Fried Chicken!

+2

jeff klein

Pretty good place. Reasonable prices, we got a 1/2 roasted chicken and a 1/2 fried chicken. With two sides @ $12.99 each. The chickens were served hot and tasty. If this post was helpful please lmk. Enjoy.

+1

The food is good at this place, but the price always seems to go up everytime they close the place. The service is on point and the ambiance is as it should be. Exception for the price, everything is…

The food is good at this place, but the price always seems to go up everytime they close the place. The service is on point and the ambiance is as it should be. Exception for the price, everything …

The food is good at this place, but the price always seems to go up everytime they close the place. The service is on point and the ambiance is as it should be. Exception for the price, everythin…

The food is good at this place, but the price always seems to go up everytime they close the place. The service is on point and the ambiance is as it should be. Exception for the price, everything …

The food is good at this place, but the price always seems to go up everytime they close the place. The service is on point and the ambiance is as it should be. Exception for the price, everything …

service was good but they had kept rushing things, food was good as always keep up the great work!

Pretty tasty, but the price could be better, it was very clean inside as well. My order took a little long to make but the staff was decent.

I got the grilled chicken bowl.. Everything tasted so fresh! The green sauce is to die for. Definitely a to go to spot for me from now on

2 stars for their Chimichurri sauce only. Ordered delivery which was quick. I ordered the rice bowl with fried chicken and when it arrived it was cold and the food was oily you could visible see it…

This place used to be so much better The food here is really good— possibly some of the best fast food in the five towns. I love the rice bowls and the embrulho. But the service here detracts from the dining experience. Unlike other restaurants around here, they charge money for sauces. Unlike other restaurants around here, they don’t offer any lunch special deals. The service is slow in-store, and one of the workers is incredibly rude. I asked her if I could just pay to add vegan cheese to my burger because I’ve done it here before, and she accused me of lying and told me off in a rude tone. It’s funny because I’ve seen other reviewers mention her unprofessional behavior as well. Also, they didn’t even have forks today. They gave me a spoon to eat my fried chicken. The stinginess of this restaurant is making me appreciate coming here less and less every time… (This photo of the rude worker was from a different reviewer, but is the one I was talking about).

I was happy to see that Chimichurri reopened after its third closure. \n\nWe took out chicken and some sides for a family dinner. \n\nYou needed to use a kiosk, and you couldn't add the dipping sauce…

I was happy to see that Chimichurri reopened after its third closure. \n\nWe took out chicken and some sides for a family dinner. \n\nYou needed to use a kiosk, and you couldn't add the dipping s…

I was happy to see that Chimichurri reopened after its third closure. \n\nWe took out chicken and some sides for a family dinner. \n\nYou needed to use a kiosk, and you couldn't add the dipping sau…

J R

Eight Years of Loyalty—Now Sadly, the Flame Has Gone Out My wife and I have been loyal customers of Chimichurri for nearly eight years—long before we were married. I first discovered it while working at St. John’s Hospital in Far Rockaway, when colleagues ordered it for a late shift. The food blew me away, and I couldn’t wait to share it with my wife, who came from Miami at the time. She normally doesn’t like chicken, but after her first bite she said it was the best chicken she’d ever tasted. For years, we both agreed. Back then, Chimichurri was a cozy little spot—half the size it is now, with only a few tables, a warm atmosphere, and an owner who genuinely cared about the food and his guests. The charcoal aroma, the perfectly crisp skin, the juicy meat—it was everything you wanted from comfort food with pride behind it. The lines were always long, and everyone waited happily because they knew it would be worth it. Unfortunately, as the restaurant expanded, the quality began to slip little by little. Prices went up, sauces started coming with extra charges, and the food just didn’t have the same heart. Still, we kept coming back, hoping the magic would return. Yesterday, after driving an hour and a half through traffic from Manhattan (we now live five and a half hours away), we stopped by one more time for old times’ sake. Sadly, this visit confirmed what we feared—the chicken was cold, the sides were cold, and the flavors that once made this place special were gone. We finished our meal out of hunger, not enjoyment. Reading through the reviews now, I notice that many newer guests seem satisfied, but longtime customers like us can tell the difference. The heart of Chimichurri—the passion and warmth that built its reputation—feels lost in the pursuit of expansion. We’re grateful for all the memories this place gave us, but this visit marked the end of our journey here. Maybe one day, if the flame is rekindled, we’ll come back. For now, we’re saying goodbye to what was once our favorite chicken in New York. The one thing that remained, is the tasty chimichurri sauce.

Samuel Shif

Ordered food for 5 people, everyone’s dish came beside my own. I was charged (they said they refunded). Drove all the way to Long Island from Brooklyn for this food, and came back without my food. Very disappointed Was not refunded yet as of 8/20

Since the new owners took over the chicken is bland and tasteless. We loved going here when the original price went had it.

Since the new owners took over the chicken is bland and tasteless. We loved going here when the original price went had it.

Since the new owners took over the chicken is bland and tasteless. We loved going here when the original price went had it.

I like the place and the food is great but lately the food got expensive and portion got very small.

I will never patronize this place again. I ordered a whole chicken--white meat only. I looked in the bag to see what was in it and foolishly fell for the big label said "Whole chicken white meat on…

I will never patronize this place again. I ordered a whole chicken--white meat only. I looked in the bag to see what was in it and foolishly fell for the big label said "Whole chicken white …

I will never patronize this place again. I ordered a whole chicken--white meat only. I looked in the bag to see what was in it and foolishly fell for the big label said "Whole chicken white mea…

I will never patronize this place again. I ordered a whole chicken--white meat only. I looked in the bag to see what was in it and foolishly fell for the big label said "Whole chicken white meat…

As a big fan of chimichuri, I was excited to try their sister restaurant chimiburger. To my dismay - it missed its mark. To start: the price point missed the mark. Their “standard burger” starts at …

As a big fan of chimichuri, I was excited to try their sister restaurant chimiburger. To my dismay - it missed its mark. To start: the price point missed the mark. Their “standard burger” starts a…

Isaac Cohen

I used to really like Chimichurri, but the food has gotten much worse. The guy there constantly tries to push the Yerushalayim mix, and it’s honestly the nastiest thing I’ve had. He dumped in a bunch of random spices, made it way too spicy, and claimed it was a good balance of different meats. There was no beef at all—mostly turkey, which felt very cheap. This really upset me. I paid about $30 and could have had a simple sandwich that would’ve tasted much better. He promised it would be very tasty and well balanced, but it was disgusting and nothing like what he described.

Patricia Ramírez

Terrible service from this girl. She treated me badly. If you don't want to work, look for another place. Or if you didn't have a good day, don't treat people who have nothing to do with you badly. I simply wanted her to help me organize and she treated me terribly. I won't return to this place.

Yamilet Segovia

Google app says they’re are opened. Drove to location to see that they are closed. What a waste. You should really consider the people that drive to have something they’ve been wanting!

Enayet Chowdhury

I ordered my lunch today at my work. I found a big hair that I had to throw all my food couldn’t eat it.