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| - The first time I noticed this place was because of the amazing smell of roast chicken wafting out into the street. I was shocked I'd never seen it, and was told it's actually brand new.
Finally got the chance to try it out on a Friday lunch break, was surprised to find the place essentially empty at 1pm. I thought, maybe I'm lucky and I'm in between the noon and late lunch crowd! The menu is simple, various rotisserie chicken portions with side options, various salad bowls in half and full size, and a chicken sandwich with side options. The prices were shocking, but I was hopeful that it'd be worth it.
My boho "flock" salad bowl had kale, pumpkin seeds, pomegranate seeds, quinoa, red beets, carrot, cabbage, raspberry dressing...maybe another item or two. I added chicken for $4 to my $8 salad bowl, thinking hey, the place is called Flock, I must try their chicken! The girl behind the bar packed the bowl tight, but the bowl is pretty small from the looks of it. The top circumference is about the size of a CD and it was about 4-5 inches deep, so use your imagination. By the time I got back to the office (1min walk) my chicken was cold, but I didn't mind much as it's a cold salad anyway.
The takeout carton bowl makes it tough to mix things around, and shaking it was pointless because things were packed in tight layers. The combination of toppings was interesting in taste and texture, and I didn't have much to complain about. The chicken was shredded white meat, so it was a bit dry. The portion was filling enough for lunch, but nothing about the taste had me writing home.
For the price of $13 after tax, I thought the bowl wasn't worth my money at all. The portion is on the small side, nothing in the bowl was unique, the chicken was dry...the only thing that cost a premium was the free range chicken...but when it's shredded up like that it didn't make a difference in taste, but I guess one can eat feeling better that the chickens weren't horribly cooped up waiting to be eaten...Lola's Kitchen just down the street offers much larger portions at a comparable price, so please go there instead.
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