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Prime Time Chicken
Categories: Restaurants Fast Food Restaurants Chinese Fast Food, Chinese [Edit]
416 Main StVancouver, BC V6A
Neighbourhood: Downtown Eastside
(604) 568-6999
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 11 am - 9 pm
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- No
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Price Range:
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$
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Alcohol:
- No
- Drive-Thru:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
- Caters:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
3 reviews for Prime Time Chicken
3 reviews in English
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Review from Karen R.
I found a gem of a place hidden amongst the rough and tough crowd of Hastings and Main, where for $3.95 (tax incl) you can get a 'small' fried rice or chow mein with two whole other items. Ahhhhh dinner is served
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Review from Rheanna F.
Vancouver, BC
9/2/2011
Yesterday morning, the water coming out of my faucet randomly turned a light shade of brown, and i didn't notice until after i had brushed my teeth and drank a mug of tea. I was sick by noon but luckily recovered enough in time to get to the Main and Hastings area for a meeting around 5:30. By this point, i was finally hungry again, so i figured that this was the perfect time to try Prime Time Chicken for the first time since i could compare which one made me feel worse!
I'm not a fan of fried chicken in general, so i went with the good 'ol cheese burger option. It was only $3, which is a steal even on Hastings! As for the burger itself, it was pretty so-so. The bun was stale, the tomato was unripened and green, and the patty was really juicy but in the way that makes you think most of the liquid is leftover water from when the burger was thawed. Wondering why this is getting 3 stars rather than something lower? I'd still take this cheeseburger over one from McDonald's or Burger King any day of the week. At least it TASTES like a real burger should, even if the ingredients weren't the best.
The crowd was a bit crazier (and i mean that in the literally) than the average East Hastings diner, so if you can't enjoy your meal when a person with scabs on their face is staring at you and mumbling from across the restaurant, then this might not be the place for you. The residents of East Hastings are all in all pretty harmless and spend more time focusing on their inner demons than anything else, so i'd be more worried about what the scary-looking Chinese food would do to your stomach lining than what any patrons of the restaurant are doing.
And in case you're wondering, the brown water made me feel WAY worse than the my cheese burger did. The only damage my burger inflicted upon me were a few nasty burps!Listed in: Below the poverty line and…
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Review from Mathieu Y.
Vancouver, BC
I came here to follow up on my neighbors excited exclamations upon dining here. If I was to believe her rumors (and i did) amazing chicken and fries cooked crisp and greasy awaited me on the corner of Main and Hastings. So one day after picking up my passport at the post office I went next door and walked in to a well lit restaurant with a counter at the front and kitchen in the back. They don't ask if youre dining in.
You should realize that poultry in this neighborhood is incredibly cheap. Like $1.50 a pound of chicken legs at the store, or $3 packages of thighs from the weird homeless guy with the big jacket, cheap. Because of that this mom and pop shop can stay more than competitive with the large chains, offering more chicken for your dollar than anywhere Ive been. The service is very fast because the chicken is just sitting there, waiting for you. Yet it tastes surprisingly fresh and without excess seasoning.
You could dine in before 8PM, the booths look comfy, but I've never sat in them. They also have some greasy Chinese food to try, but you would be the first of us. I am not trying to spread too many rumors...Listed in: Dive Eats
