Chicken Out Rotisserie Bar and Grill

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  I've been there twice, once for lunch and once for dinner.  The food was great and so was the service. Just can't figure out why it's always empty.  I'd seen the place several times before finally deciding to stop in, and both times there were only three occupied tables.  It's such a shame because the food really is good.  The owners need to do a better job of marketing!

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  Posted on 06.29.13 Michelle R.

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  WORST OPENING / CONCEPT OF 2013???? IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY!!!!
  
  These Foghorn Leghorn logo presiders / owners / partners / whomever name goes on the important docs/licenses of week thought they would be printing money here.....more like......these guys will making license plates soon....real soon. Owwww....uch!
  
  I've seen Christian Science Reading Rooms more busy.....same tired menu from the 1990s which has been downgraded to microwaving and utilizing Restaurant Depot chickens and spicing them up. Landlords Cassidy and Turley was just looking for a sucker to come in and take over 3 year empty space. Ok....Cassidy you made your point and got new floors, paint and grease traps..... NEXT UP?
  
  Barkeep no following, no regulars unless you count the all male revue soft shoe specialists karaoking it up on a lame Thursday nite. I once saw a band playing to ONE CUSTOMER.... a partner/owner. I saw a guy with a $5 chicken mask trying to wave busy commuters in on a Sunday afternoon.....to no avail. Local no talent artists works line the walls and NOW!!!!! someone decided that children's scribblings all along one pillar wall would look appealing.  OMG!!!!!
  
  $3.99 is NOT a deal on a Happy Hour beer, people. When a takeout order of $9.18 includes quarter chicken, 2 sides and biscuit....that's fine but if it arrives in 6 minutes you know it wasn't freshly made.  
  
  They can't compete with #2 sales pacers Buffalo Wild Wings or Quincy's across the street.  
  
  Foghorn Leghorn: Oh, you're down again. You gotta learn to stand on your own feet, boy. I may not always be around to help ya. (msg. to Cassidy Turley)

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  Posted on 06.14.13 William P.

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  Okay, this place wasn't that bad, it is just I HATE the concept.
  It is a Boston Market Plus with waiter service and a bar.
  I might have a brother (maybe named Luis) who used to work in this building,
  and have driven past it 500 times, and finally wanted to check it out.
  
  INSIDE - very impressive, well done.  Had a nice bar
  SERVICE - very good, guy was very nice and helpful
  PRICES - not too bad
  MENU - had a few things more than Boston Market, but
  the similarities bothered me.
  FOOD
  It was okay, just presentation was weak.  Went to Boston
  Market about 2 days later, and theirs was cheaper and
  looked more appealing.  Their food was much more
  impressive as well.
  
  This is not a bad place, just cannot give it a four.  If I worked
  in the building, bet I would go a lot.  No hate, just little respect
  for whoever thought this was a winner.  They have a bunch of
  them, so obviously someone does, just no one in my house.

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  Posted on 06.13.13 John T.

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  Disclaimer: this place JUST opened and I was literally just there for opening day lunch.  Normally I'd prefer to visit a place at least twice before reviewing but I figured I'd get the ball rolling anyway.
  
  (Edit: Note that the map location Yelp is showing at the time of this writing is wrong.  The address is correct but for some reason it's showing 555 Quince Orchard Blvd instead of 555 Quince Orchard Rd, which is at the corner of Quince & Clopper.  There's an office building there.  They are attached to the office building but they have their own separate entrance.)
  
  This is not your standard Chicken Out.
  
  Inside is regular restaurant style dining with a host to seat you, a waiter to take your order or, alternatively, you can just sit at the bar (yes, a Chicken Out with a bar -- open late too!).  I got a Philly chicken cheesesteak sandwich and my coworker got the chicken Milan.  If you're familiar with Chicken Out food then you know what you're getting.  We liked everything we got.  Good fries, good sandwich, good service, nice decor and we chatted with the general manager a bit and he seemed quite enthusiastic and open to criticism (of which we actually had none).
  
  The menu was a little more varied than I recall ever seeing at a regular Chicken Out as well.  I don't recall Chicken Out having philly chicken cheesesteak sandwiches and I certainly don't recall them having burgers, but this place had both.  You can still get the rotisserie chicken (quarter, half, whole) too but the addition of burgers and sandwiches works well for a sit-down restaurant and bar.
  
  I'm hoping the place works out because lunch options around here are slim unless you drive down to the Rio.  There's Dogfish, which I like, but they're always packed and their beer is super-expensive.  Hard to go to lunch there because you never know what the wait will be like.  There's Quincey's but I can't convince my coworkers to go there -- they're a bit overdue for a refurbishing, I think.  There's Jerrys (meh) and Subway (eh) and McDonalds (blargh) so the addition of a REAL restaurant is welcome.  I think the late night bar may do well too because you can't get a leg into Dogfish on a Saturday night so once again it's down to the Rio or points south if you want a beer in Gaithersburg on the weekend.
  
  At the time of this writing (May 3, '13) they didn't have their alcohol in yet but the GM said they did just get their liquor license so it's just a question of getting stocked up.  I guess we'll see how well they do under heavy load and long haul but my impression on opening day was good all around.

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  Posted on 05.03.13 Jamie B.

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