No-contact delivery
Yes
Kennedy Fried Chicken & Gyro in Binghamton
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Binghamton, Broome County, New York, US
Service options
Delivery
Yes
Takeaway
Yes
Dine-in
Yes
Highlights
Fast service
Yes
Popular for
Lunch
Yes
Dinner
Yes
Solo dining
Yes
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Yes
Wheelchair-accessible car park
No
Offerings
Comfort food
Yes
Halal food
Yes
Late-night food
Yes
Quick bite
Yes
Salad bar
Yes
Vegetarian options
Yes
Dining options
Lunch
Yes
Dinner
Yes
Dessert
Yes
Seating
Yes
Amenities
Good for kids
Yes
Wi-Fi
Yes
Atmosphere
Casual
Yes
Crowd
Family friendly
Yes
University students
Yes
Planning
Accepts reservations
Yes
Payments
Debit cards
Yes
NFC mobile payments
Yes
Credit cards
Yes
Comments (198)
Do not miss this food. Skip all the other restaurants nearby and go here. Seriously delicious.
I ordered the 4 Piece Chicken Combo Meal because of their good reviews but the delivered food was the worst ever. The fried chicken and fries were stale, dry, made in rancid oil, bland, just terrible. Im very disappointed with their quality of food. I had to throw away everything immediately, thats how bad it was. Hopefully no one else has to each such awful food and fall sick.
We love this place! The guy behind the counter, Ali, is always super nice. Wait times are short and the food is always hot and tasty. Reasonable portions for the price. Highly recommend the fried chicken meal deal and the chicken gyro combo.
Great food at a reasonable price! Ive been here repeatedly and these cats always make delicious gyro (chicken is tasty too) quick as a whip, and Ali is an awesome dude, super friendly! Highly recommend!
This was great years ago. A patty there was greasy and slightly warm.The place needs a face lift and the worker needs a smile. The food is not cheap so the customer should be treated better. Just a thank you and a smile, because the place well - Eeww
Good food. Great service every time. Fill up for $10 and the best part? You wont be waiting 20 minutes like some of the other fast food joints on Main St.
Pretty awesome hole-in-the-wall with some great food. Mix lamb+chicken over rice, wings over rice, tenders, and nuggets were all good. Owner is pretty friendly and nice conversation.
They feed you here. This place is the best. Dont take my word for it. Go check it out, youll never pass this place without stopping. Great food and very friendly service
Im not from Binghamton but found myself in town and decided to check out this spot. Let me say, Ill be headed back next time Im in town. The food was great, portions were nicely sized, and on top of that its very reasonably priced. The staff is incredibly personable as well, I met Ali when I went and he is a very friendly down to earth guy. I cannot recommend this place enough, do not sleep on Kennedy Fried Chicken & Gyro!
My hamburger was so dreadful it’s as if someone tried breaking the record to See who could make the worlds worst hamburger. They definitely broke it for sure The hamburger is thin like a disc and chewy like rubber. My elementary school had better burgers.
Absolutely delicious chicken! Love the white meat. Popeyes and KFC aint got nothin on Kennedy and thats a whole fact. Banging Mac n cheese. Value and quantity for your money is awesome as well. If you want fried chicken, this is the place to go.
Love going in morning and afternoons. Refuse to go in nights just cuz the guy is notorious for overcharging people. Heard this from several different people. Would’ve got 5 stars if he didn’t work there
The owner sold me 12 burnt wings & a can of coke for $20
The food was good. Ut the establishment was kind of dirty. A friend recommended this place for the food but definitely need to clean the walls and floor of the lobby....
Great Customer Service. Good yummy food. Gyros, lamb, chicken over rice and many other awesome options. Open very late. Clean, friendly atmosphere. I highly recommend everyone to try this place and then i bet u will keep coming back. Oh also their fried chicken is the best i have had so far. Good/Affordable prices also. Thanks Kennedy, keep up the good work. Ill be back :)
Good food, Friendly Service.
STRONGLY RECOMMEND:I encourage you to give this place a try if youve never been here before. Great food and they treat you well. Best Chicken in the area!!!
As laughable as this concept may seem, I’m a bit of a fried chicken aficionado. I have it all over the country, the Carolinas, Northern & Southern Texas, Nashville, Memphis, Los Angeles, Louisiana, etc. this is BY FAR the worst fried chicken I’ve ever had. You can tell they are using old grease and the coating was burnt so it tasted terrible. The onion rings were soggy and the rolls were stale. Even the hot sauce they use was low quality and bad taste. Avoid this place like the plague.
The experience is very worry some. The business was very nice but the whole translation is through a six inch hole at the front counter. We ordered a Chicken meal and a Burger meal, both did not resemble the typical depictions of Chicken or Beef. The taste wasnt great and the crowd in the lobby were very sketchy and extremely rude.
The food is delicious and Ali is awesome, hilarious, and provides top notch customer service. After a few visits, some to eat, some to complete GrubHub deliveries, he now knows me by name and goes above and behind to ensure I’m satisfied whether getting food to deliver for GrubHub or food to eat myself. Being born and raised in the south(Tennessee) and just relocating to New York in early 2020, I’ve missed down home southern type fried chicken and have been hoping to find it somewhere, This place goes above and beyond reminding me of home. Different a little hidden gem in Binghamton
One of the only ones that have been able to maintain and stick around for many years. Service is always good. They are always friendly and they are always open when nothing else is. The beef patties are my #1 go to item on the menu
I have gone there for years and even though Ive heard theyve changed ownership over the years I still enjoy the food and service as well as the prices
Always a classic and has your back on those late night hours, Ali is extremely friendly, and always remembers my name.
Infamous chicken shack: Beef patty with cocoa bread, spinach roll, pizza roll, plenty of ketchup and hot sauce, sweet potato pie, soda, mint ting-a-ling shake, and a pack of Newports and a Dutch! (Surprisingly good burgers, too!)
The food was very good and the service was excellent. Definitely will go back. The attendant was super friendly and called us by name. There should be more people like him in the world. Well represented.
Heres the deal - theres a popeyes, McDonalds, and a Wendys right next door. Use their parking to go to Kennedys instead. Honestly speaking, their gyros, philly cheesesteak, and fish fry are the most inauthentic takes on the dishes, but they taste amazing. The gyro has no tzatziki and is replaced by ketchup and mayo. The philly has no whizz or provolone but has lettuce, Kraft singled, ketchup, and mayo. Their fish fry is not battered at all but is breaded much like their chicken. Strange, but ya know I dig it. Still tastes amazing and the prices are low and college friendly. The place itself looks super shady but hey, I didnt die so I say worth.
Good prices and good food! The place could use a face lift but its a wonderful whole in the wall!!
Good Gyros and Fries. People r nice also. The newly renovated kennedy is wayyy better than the one before. Also the food is much better, tastier and fresher. Also new management is much better and the service is much much better. Also another great thing is that they do take all kinds of credit cards plus Apple Pay. I love the new Kennedy. Definitely Recommended.
I love this place! You get so much more for your money then you would in other chicken spots. Definitely the place to go to if youre looking great crispy chicken and fries. Oh and get the mac and cheese !
I come here frequently, the food is great, prices are great and the guys working are always super nice. My only complaint would be I wish the customers would be more polite to the employees BC almost every time Im there someone is giving them a hard time and they work hard and dont deserve that.
Good if youre drunk and its late and everything else is closed, and a a fan of bullet proof glass between you and the staff. Otherwise, the best I can say is that at least its better than the other KFC.
Delicious food at great prices! The beef patty with coco bread is THE BEST. And their chicken is always fresh and crispy!
Absolutely 💯 amazing food and very Fresh ingredients xoxo 😘 😍 definitely definitely worth the time and effort 😀 👌 😄 😊 staff is very helpful and pleasant 😀
A Binghamton late night classic. They have all kind of items for whatever it is your craving. They are usually open late which is always a plus. And the prices are very reasonable highly suggest the chicken over rice.
When hot out of the frier the chicken is great but you can often get stuck with pieces that have been under the heat lamps for awhile. Fresh, the chicken has a great balance of crispy skin and juicy tender meat. After its been sitting for awhile the meat can get dried out. Sides are adequate but not outstanding. They dont have mashed potatoes anymore, which is unfortunate because they were really good. Regardless, much better than KFC even if stuck with chicken thats been sitting for awhile.
New management yet a long wait to order at 12 pm and no one besides myself and coworker. He took his order after a good 5 minutes then walked off. After cooking his food asked my order... No time now to wait for mine as well
Its probably rare of them to do this, but the rice was half cooked so we spent a good amount of time chewing through the rice. Also, the portion size seemed really small compared to other places.
Somewhat long wait time, however the chicken is quite good. The area is a bit sketchy, but the owners seem quite nice. Would not go after dark, but maybe for lunch if I was in the area.
Sketchy place but good food. Best lamb and rice in Binghamton area. Fried chicken is good as well. Good cheesesteak. Falafel can use some work. All the food is Halal if that is important to you.
Great place ,nice prices, fast and friendly service . Theyre open late which is really nice . A variety of options including vegetarian and vegan options . Great place definitely look forward to going again
My man Ali is the nicest person to meet! The staff here are very friendly and there lamb over rice is delicious! Everyone should give this place a try
This is a tough place to review. The food isnt fantastic but it is cheap and it is open super late. Expect acceptable food at cheap prices of your sober. Expect fantastic food at cheap prices if youre drunk and walking home.
Awful chicken now, and they charged me twice for 1 gyro on my card and pretended as if they never saw me before and wouldnt refund or give me another one. Very rude and paranoid guy runs it. Kennedys has went way down hill under its new management. Terrible.
Kennedys is a staple amongst college kids and townies alike in Binghamton. The high, drunk, and otherwise intoxicated patrons flock to this particular eatery after midnight to satiate their drug-induced hunger.At first, when my friend suggested it at about 2am one night, I recoiled. Kennedys?!? The place where you are likely to get stabbed? He reassured me, and we took a walk down Main Street towards this grease-trap of an eatery.As you enter, you are greeted by a man behind Plexiglas. The nature of the Plexiglas is pretty straight-forward; it protects the cashier from being stabbed, beaten or shot. I figure that the Plexiglas was a reactionary measure, and not a preventative one.You order, and wait about 10 minutes (I have no idea how long I waited, as I was less than sober). I ordered chicken wings and french fries. Despite my apprehension, the food was pretty good, and affordable. The chicken was 100% white meat, and the french fries were crispy and salty. The food was just the right temperature, and I proceeded to eat it on the curb outside.I would definitely go there again if I was wasted, probably not if I was sober.4/5 stars
The food was not tasteful, none of the $50+ dollars spend was worth the or the price. Will not be a return customer.
Its an old haunt I hadnt been to in years. Same decent food and decent prices but the place wasnt bubbly the way it was back in the day.
The food is good when you need something quick to eat. However, the last two times Ive ordered they forgot to give me something each time.
Great food and great service! Takes a little bit of time but its SO worth it. Fried chicken is AMAZING!!!!
Though the place looks creepy, the food is nice and prices are hard to beat. Not a fan of fried food but Grill meat with rice and salad is pretty good.
I went into the store and ordered some chicken and the lady said, I need about tree fiddy. It was at that moment I realized that the lady was the loch ness monster. Now, i wasnt gonna fight the loch ness monster but I aint given em no damn tree fiddy unless thats the change. The service was great but they get no tree fiddy.
Nice spot, timely food & good service. Parking a bit of a challenge as no parking zones all over. But definitely fresh food.
I love the variety of food, its taste, and prices here. The staff is very os very nice, I have loved everything I have tasted here so far.
Not very impressed the one time I was there. The Jamaican beef pie I had tasted like a fish sandwich, do they obviously use the same fryer for everything.
The guy was so friendly and welcoming I spent 40$ my first time he was very confident about his food I was sold
They have the best burgers and philly cheese stakes.
Fast, very friendly and delicious! Very impressed with the gyro and will be going back to try more (the fried chicken smelled amazing)
Its nice place..here you find wide range of food ranging from chicken to beef fish shrimp burgers sandwiches...etc..food is oh my God . Very tasty
Food is good. Workers are very nice. Shout out to Ali. Usually takes the time to ask customers about their day
Always a go to when I’m in Binghamton! Ali is super friendly with great service and food is really good! Definitely recommend
The food is amazing so good! The staff is super nice highly recommended 5 stars for sure!
Kennedy Chicken was the only place in Bing where you could get a 3 piece with fries, cigarettes, a dutch, and cop an dub from one of the patrons. If you call that sketchy...hey, whatever, but I call that convenient AF.
I am highly impressed by the quality and taste of the food at this place. Hospitality and customer service was commendable.
Guys working there are really cool. good food at good prices, open late, whats not to like.
Very tasty! Cooked to order gyros. I suggest you try one over the yellow rice. Good prices as well.
The lamb gyro... delicious! Cool service and pricing is cool too. Thank you, i really enjoyed my meal.
I enjoy the food, its fast and convenient to get to. Highly recommend the lamb and rice dish.
Best chicken. Fries are also good.I eat here most of the time when need of fast food on the go.
Service is based on the color of your skin. And they make up their prices as they go along mysterious exorbitant amounts of taxes and after bad service purposely gave me bad food
The food is great! Very good customer service especially Aali.
The best food clean nice people very tasty chicken and kosher good prices thank you.
Awesome place. Good Food and Good Customer service. Highly Recommended
Open super late, super tasty halal food and Ali the front man was such a wonderful person that I had to write this review!
This place has the best chicken over rice in Binghamton! Aali is a great guy and best customer service!
They have so many things on the menu and everything is tasty and cheap!!!
Definitely not like it used to be. Took a friend from out of town wasnt empress.
Awesome food, best gyros around so much better than popeyes across the street
Orders tend to take a while to cook, but still delicious and they have so many different options.
Food here really surprised me I ordered the hot wings and they were very good.
Amazing food and Great Customer service. Highly recommended
Hit and miss at this place. Good burgers, check your order before you leave.
Great lamb gyro and Ali was awesome! Philly cheese steak was ok.
The food and customer service is amazing. Best fried Chicken in town by far
Good food, conviniently located and open till 3 am. What more could you ask for?
Fries cold not fresh...They need to put Mask and Gloves on.
9 times out of 10 its perfect once in a while its a bit over done.
The best chicken corner store youll ever see, need some amazing food at 3 am? We here jhuheard
Brother hasan makes the best burgers
Good food prices are decent for the amount of food you get
Cheap and best food. Late night go-to place for food.Huge quantities
Best Beef patties,, hands down!!! the chicken and sweet potato pies arent bad either,,
Best gyro Ive had since I was in europe. Open late and very friendly staff
Worst experience picking up food drunk people looking to fight customers for no reason. No parking.
AMAZING
The food is very good and the staff is very friendly and kind!
Food was amazing. Try the lamb gyro or chicken yummy!!!
Trying its my 2nd time here food was good the lobby is small
Love it you can come in 3 in the morning and find a nice hot piece of chicken waiting for you..
Chicken is really good and flavorful, nice people and reasonable prices
Very hospitable, clean, and friendly place. Highly recommended👍.
Great owner very friendly and the food was fresh
Best gyro I ever had. Fries were good too
Their falafel is good, but their tzeki sauce is mayo.
Good fresh food with very friendly staff.
Food and prices are amazing here....creepy atmosphere
Great place to grab a beef patty or some other good munchies
Very nice and friendly. Been going here for years. Love it!
One of my favorite places in town you cant go wrong!
Everything fresh though takes little time but everything fresh and very tasty food
Now that its not just a drug front, they make the best fried chicken north of Merlins friend chicken.
Cheap food that tastes good, Ali is awesome!
Kennedys is the best!!! Alhsmdillah great customer service and always on time!!!
Staff was really friendly and the food was really good!
Its nice cleen place to go.great food to eat
Food is pretty great and always open late
Good prices and amazing food :)
Good local restaurant
The best place to eat gyro chiken or chiken over rice also the falafal over rice
Horrible rice was hard the worker didn’t want to give me a refund or replace it never again
Chicken is super good. There also affordable
Everythings Halal, Excellent food, Excellent service!
Good chicken. In my opinion, better than kfc
BUSSIN BUSSIN UNCLE KENNEDY GOT IT IN THE BAG
Late Knight greasy trap , beef patty with cheese and cocoa bread
Best place feel welcome and great comfort
The wait. Was a lillo g but the food was well worth it it was slamming!!!!!
Like the fried chicken here more then kfc
Delicious food, open very late too!
Takes very long to get food, and the cashier was very rude.
Chicken was good. Ive had worse and Ive had better
Love halal food, fantastic fried chicken.
Ali was fantastic, super nice, and the food was delicious!!!
Food is gross the guys very friendly however foods gross
Very dirty place don’t eat here place has bad food
Didnt go there. Just waited for bus across the street from there
I remember years ago LOVING this chicken. It was just okay.
10/10. Better chicken than KFC
Good food
The fried chicken isnt bad at all!!!
Watch out,i got food poison when i ate there.
Best fried chicken in binghamton!
Love their motzarella cheese sticks
Great food, open late!
Good ok price is crazy high
Omg Kennedy is the best in town to eat
The taste is really good.
They had ran out of French fries...
They have the best chicken.
Amazing food, tons of variety
Good for a late night snack.
Over charge if ur not watching!
Not so impress about food there
Food is ok for the price
Great people. Just not the same.... :-(
Good food
The best chicken and gyro in town
The food was a Lil nasty
Its the best place to eat
Better than KFC
Love their chicken.
Great food
Good food
Nasty and It made me vomit
Good food
Not bad
Great fried chicken!
Great food and service
The place has improved 👍
Love it
Bawoo is very unprofessional
Keep away very Dirty
Satisfactory Grade B-
Its new and clean
Love it
Awesome
Great food
Great gyros!!
Pretty good
Pretty good
Nice place.
👎👎
Delicious food.
No comment
Ali is the man
Overpriced trash
Delicious...
Great place
Tasty food
Poor service
Total reviews rating 4.1
198 Reviews for Kennedy Fried Chicken & Gyro 2023:
Review №1
2022-04-25Nothing beats chicken and rice after the bars! Ali is great and has learned both my name and order. Deff a staple in my college life and I’ll miss it lots.
Review №2
2022-06-26Asked for hot sauce and didnt receive in bag. Didnt get napkins or receipt. Didnt get dinner rolls, even though they were sitting next to napkins in plain sight. Owner asked for tip. States that free drink came with meal but I had to mention it in order to remind owner to give it with purchase. Chicken ordered was undercooked so fed it to my cat. The rice was under portioned and salad only contained one pinch of lettuce and few pieces of diced onion which came up to almost 30 dollars. Highly unsatisfied and wouldnt recommend. Ruined my Saturday night.
Review №3
2022-05-09The absolute worst Philly cheese steak I’ve ever had. The cheese wasn’t even melted. Meat in sandwich was cold and bun cold and soggy. The fries were lukewarm at best, I’ve had better fries at the grocery store. Please don’t waste your hard earned money on this awful restaurant if you want to call it that. I will never eat here again and I will tell everyone that I know what an awful experience me and my wife had.
Review №4
2022-08-25The Gyros are good, better popcorn chicken than KFCs honestly, the owner is very nice and personable. I’d say it’s definitely worth the stop, will definitely be going back!
Review №5
2022-08-15Best gyro in broome county . The white sauce is perfect and bread is grilled to perfection. Sandwich needs to be little bigger however
Review №6
2022-03-06Tastes OK. But owner does not provide receipt. We ordered 3 items Chicken Gyro, Lamb Gyro and Lamb over rice. Somehow total came to $24.03 even though the individual items don’t total that amount and he billed me $25.03 saying 4% is addition credit card fee. No where has it been posted in the store saying there is additional fee for credit card payments. He says all Indians understand that. Definitely do not go here. Beware.
Review №7
2022-07-14Excellent fried chicken. Great service. Made fresh while you wait. Owner is a great asset to this business. Thanks
Review №8
2017-08-31The place has gotten a good make over. Was creepy before. They no longer sell cigarettes, which is a good thing. Lamb chicken mix gyro rice is a good. Its worth what you pay. Fries are crispy. If you are hungry, a place worth trying.
Review №9
2018-08-09As a Local Muslim from NYC this is one of my spots along with Maryams! Its hard to find good tilapia or Whiting fish in bing and their lamb over rice is official
Review №10
2020-01-09This place is such a hidden gem hiding in plan sight. Great selection of foods for anyones taste. Huge burgers, great fish sandwiches, some of the best deep fried chicken in town, lamb, falafel, BAKLAVA, wings, ice cream. This place is wonderful. Great for a quick stop for lunch or a late night craving.