Double Chicken Please

5.4/10American

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Get the , the one people name most, along with the . The and get as much praise as the drinks. People argue about the wait, which can run over an hour, and plenty say the cocktails are gimmicky and too sweet. The back room pours better drinks than the front bar.

115 Allen St, New YorkLower East Side, ManhattanGoogle Maps

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  • My favorite cocktail there by a mile was the Mango Sticky Rice but the Key Lime Pie was also excellent and this is coming from someone who doesn't tend to like very sweet cocktails.

    H3

  • The cocktails were disappointingly fine in the backroom, chicken was great, but it all felt rushed & crushed. Maybe they just can't keep up with the popularity/volume, maybe it was an off night, but it just wasn't sparkling or those fresh magical flavors in the way I thought it would be.

    H3

  • replying to u/crazeman: Some comments: [According to Eater](https://ny.eater.com/2023/10/13/23889283/lou-yau-kee-hainan-chicken-rice-singapore-urban-hawker-food-hall), Lou Yau Kee basically has basically the same Hainanese chicken as Hainan Joe at the "new" Urban Hawker food hall. Hainan Joe might fit better into your schedule since it's in midtown near all the touristy stuff. Urban Hawker is relatively new food court that focuses on Singapore (street?) food. I'd probably straight up remove Brennan and Carr from the list. They're kind of in the middle of nowhere in Brooklyn and it's annoying to get to. There's also not much touristy stuff to do in that area. IMO their roast beef is nowhere near amazing enough to plan a trip just for their sandwich. Lucali is supposedly the "best" Pizza in the city but it's also annoying to get a seat. It's something like you have to be there 30-60 mins before they open, put your name on the reservation, find a nearby bar and wait/drink until your reserved time comes up. I've never been there so I can't tell you if it's worth it.

    Double Chicken Please is lame, and is just full of tourists and influencers. Adding a shot of liquor to a concoction of fruit and vegetable juices to make it "cold pizza" or "beet salad" is a gimmick and does not equate to interesting and imaginative mixology in my book.

    H3

  • The cocktails are very cool and unique, but it's tough to have more than one because the flavors are so strong. Ideally I'm glad I tried it, but I prefer to find cocktails that have more balance between uniqueness and drinkability...

    H3

  • Double Chicken Please has my favorite chicken liver mousse. It's got a layer of coffee butter on top, so it's not quite as traditional but still incredible.

    H3

  • I HATED my experience here. Zero human connection. Snobby service after being made to wait around a sketchy area for more than what was promised. The drinks also didn't live up to the hype.

    H3