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Cluck-A-Doodle-Doo
Categories: Fast Food, Sandwiches [Edit]
Neighborhood: University District1479 Worthington St
Columbus, OH 43201
(614) 291-1515
- Price Range:
-
$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- No
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Alcohol:
- None
2 reviews for Cluck-A-Doodle-Doo
It's hard to review a place like Cluck-A-Doodle-Doo because it's hard to believe they want to be taken all that seriously. Look: they offer deadly food at insanely cheap prices until ungodly hours of the night. It's actually a pretty common modus operandi on any college campus, and with a campus as big as ours the situation can only be worse. Cluck-A-Doodle-Doo operates on an even lower rung, anchoring their menu around what they call their "Mega Subs."
Now I don't know when people started putting so many things on sub buns. It wasn't until a few years in Columbus that I noticed anyone doing it, and now it's some sort of mini-rage for late-night delivery places. Nothing good can come from putting chicken tenders, buffalo sauce, ranch and fries on a huge hoagy roll. Nothing.
And yet, with all that said, I'm something of a frequent customer of Cluck-A-Doodle-Doo. Maybe I secretly hate my body very much and wish it harm. In my defense they're definitely the closest food joint to my apartment- I'd bet good money that as soon as I move out of this place, I'll never eat their food again. But even as I may recognize them as stroke-inducing and liver-swelling, I keep coming back for their soggy, limp take on disco fries- that'd be cheese and gravy fries. Oh yes.
Still, it's a very regretful love affair. I always regret eating at Cluck-A-Doodle-Doo. In some corner of my mind, I'll always regret having eaten there in the first place.
But I won't stop. Not yet.
I didn't think I would ever want to try Cluck-A-Doodle-Doo, which recently moved in to the dilapidated building behind Champs Market. This was partly due to the state of the shack and partially because I was positive the food couldn't be any better than say, PJ's.
Over the course of a quarter I noticed small improvements to Cluck-A-Doodle-Doo. A fresh paint job and a new sign. I figured if they were putting so much money into improving their looks, they might actually have enough money to make decent food.
One evening during our usual gaming night we decided it was the perfect time to try Cluck-A-Doodle-Doo. They're just a block away so we could walk over instead of paying a delivery charge. And the idea is "no delivery time = hot food".
I have to say I was impressed with the cleanliness of the inside. Now, there's no room to really dine-in, one table with a few chairs is all that's available and something tells me those chairs are usually occupied by the staff. We ordered our food at the counter and only had to wait 5 minutes before our meals were ready.
This place suffers from the curse of "too many things on the menu". Everything was passable but nothing was outstanding. Subs, fries, burgers, and wings along with a hefty number of various sides, all of them fried. I had their boneless wings. I wasn't a fan of the chicken, they were tiny nuggets instead of strips. The sauce (medium) actually had flavor as well as heat. And this was a good solid medium! None of that pussy shit.
Overall, I wouldn't order something like Cluck-A-Doodle-Doo on a normal basis, but if you happen to be walking down Worthington and craved something to eat that didn't come in a can or a bag you might be in luck.
