Birds Rotisserie Chicken Cafe

(323) 465-0175

5925 Franklin Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90028 34.1053 -118.3186

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Neighborhoods: Hollywood Hills, Central LA

Last updated 6.20.11

Category:

Restaurants, Bars & Pubs, Neighborhood Bars, Bars & Clubs, Singles Bars

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Cuisine:

Chicken

Bar & Club Special Features:

Outdoor Seating

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What People Are Saying About Birds Rotisserie Chicken Cafe

Featured Review

Katie Heffernan

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The Scene – Amid a stretch of trendy shops and eateries, this Franklin Avenue bar and restaurant divides itself between alcohol and rotisserie chicken. The contingent of neighborhood bar hoppers, singles and theatergoers converges inside the red walls to share drinks over sports telecasts. Winged-animal trinkets adorn the drinking area, which consists of a small-but-cozy bar, a few two-seater tables and an outdoor patio where smokers stake their claim. – – The Draw – The owner's sense of humor is evident in the quirky personal touches. A backroom door is adorned with a…

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Parking:
With street parking based on pure luck, your best bet is the $3.50 valet.
Save Money:
On Wednesday and Thursday nights from 11pm to midnight, all drinks are half price---a happy hour scheduled perfectly to coincide with midnight go-go dancing.
ambiance
83.33000183105469% positive
  1. “This place has great atmosphere and the food is really good.”
  2. “love the atmosphere too.”
  3. “The waiters are fun too.”
  4. “They have paid valet out front if you want it but if not, it's street parking and the neighborhood's always full.”
  5. “the ambience was horrible!”
  6. “This place is just too much fun for some people.”
  7. “The chicken tortilla soup is great, the bartenders are friendly and the atmosphere is relaxed with some boomin' tunes playing later in the evening from a skipping CD in the back room.”
  8. “Mostly decorated in red, it is a cozy place where you can hang out in one of the booths to have some dinner or chill by the bar area for some reasonably priced drinks.”
  9. “But if you're out to have fun and meet some cool people, go for it.”
  10. “Excellent food, great music , & hip/casual atmosphere.”
  11. “Sometimes the jerks that come there do, (like this loud jerk off who was hanging over our booth into our tiny 2 top) or the ridiculously long wait to get the bill, but the food is always good and the ambiance is fun.”
  12. “It's super fun to people watch plus the food is so good.”
drinks
95.0% positive
  1. “this place is a great neighborhood hangout, as for all the people who have bad things to say yea sometimes the service isnt up to par but if your that high maintenance go to a $50 a plate restaurant your paying on average 20 -30 per person to eat and drin”
  2. “great place to meet up for drinks afterwork, can appeal to many types of people, not too trendy, and not too generic.”
  3. “The bar is friendly especially on Friday and Saturday nights.”
  4. “Mostly decorated in red, it is a cozy place where you can hang out in one of the booths to have some dinner or chill by the bar area for some reasonably priced drinks.”
  5. “Good food, cheap drinks”
  6. “The bar staff is awesome.”
  7. “ask the female bar tenders as they know the drinks the best.”
  8. “Birds is a great place to grab a bite, grab a drink or both.”
  9. “The beers are really expensive (like $22 for a pitcher of Bass) but the food's tasty.”
  10. “Great food, nice crowd, good strong drinks.”
food quality
88.88999938964844% positive
  1. “Excellent food, great music , & hip/casual atmosphere.”
  2. “got a chicken sandwhich and heres the details: It was all mayo, hot lettuce, chicken fat and knuckles, and gross bread.”
  3. “I'd say it's a better lunch place than a dinner place, but the food's not bad.”
  4. “The food was great.”
  5. “The beers are really expensive (like $22 for a pitcher of Bass) but the food's tasty.”
  6. “nothing fancy about the menu, but the chicken and wraps are very good.”
  7. “Great food, forgive the slammed servers.”
  8. “The "homemade" potatoes were salt-less and I saw the crispy fried chicken being carried in a huge plastic bag by a busboy before they would be deep fried in the kitchen.”
  9. “This place has great chicken!”
  10. “Good food, cheap drinks”
  11. “The food is great.”
  12. “The food's good, if slim on variety.”
  13. “This place has great food and a great wait staff.”
  14. “normally love the food at Birds and previously would have recommeded it.”
  15. “This place has great atmosphere and the food is really good.”
  16. “Sometimes the jerks that come there do, (like this loud jerk off who was hanging over our booth into our tiny 2 top) or the ridiculously long wait to get the bill, but the food is always good and the ambiance is fun.”
  17. “Great food, neat little place.”
  18. “Their chicken wings and onion rings are fantastic.”
  19. “Awful food and service - GO ELSEWHERE!”
  20. “Located on Hollywood's trendy bohemian (aka full of bums and freaks and wannabe hipsters) row Franklin, this place serves delicious rotisserie chicken comparable to Koo-Koo-Roo and average side dishes.”
  21. “It's super fun to people watch plus the food is so good.”
  22. “Everything chicken is amazing!”
  23. “Great food!”
  24. “Great food, nice crowd, good strong drinks.”
  25. “I've been there at least 10 times and the food has never disappointed me.”
  26. “They have a good menu with many chicken dinner/snack options.”
  27. “The chicken tortilla soup is great, the bartenders are friendly and the atmosphere is relaxed with some boomin' tunes playing later in the evening from a skipping CD in the back room.”
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. “They have a good menu with many chicken dinner/snack options.”
  2. “The food's good, if slim on variety.”
  3. “nothing fancy about the menu, but the chicken and wraps are very good.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “this place is a great neighborhood hangout, as for all the people who have bad things to say yea sometimes the service isnt up to par but if your that high maintenance go to a $50 a plate restaurant your paying on average 20 -30 per person to eat and drin”
  2. “Definitely a great place for a star sighting on weekend afternoons.”
  3. “The only good about this place is scenery.”
  4. “great place to meet up for drinks afterwork, can appeal to many types of people, not too trendy, and not too generic.”
  5. “Birds Cafe is good place to meet with friends.”
  6. “Birds is a great place to grab a bite, grab a drink or both.”
return potential
100.0% positive
  1. “We left and will never ever go back, nor will we ever recommend this scary place.”
service
86.3599967956543% positive
  1. “we waited for over an hour and when we called about our order, she said they don't do anything about that and other people are usually cool with it.”
  2. “this place is a great neighborhood hangout, as for all the people who have bad things to say yea sometimes the service isnt up to par but if your that high maintenance go to a $50 a plate restaurant your paying on average 20 -30 per person to eat and drin”
  3. “It had great prices, great people.”
  4. “The service is good, if sometimes snobby.”
  5. “If you can forgive the eternally slammed wait staff, you'll love Birds!”
  6. “The chicken tortilla soup is great, the bartenders are friendly and the atmosphere is relaxed with some boomin' tunes playing later in the evening from a skipping CD in the back room.”
  7. “The bar staff is awesome.”
  8. “Awful food and service - GO ELSEWHERE!”
  9. “People are just friendly and everyone hugs each other.”
  10. “Good service, and cute waitresses.”
  11. “But if you're out to have fun and meet some cool people, go for it.”
  12. “The arrogant server was terrible - requested a side of ranch twice and it still took eight minutes to arrive.”
  13. “The waiters are fun too.”
  14. “great place to meet up for drinks afterwork, can appeal to many types of people, not too trendy, and not too generic.”
  15. “What we got was terrible service, guys fist fighting, and a girl that was obviously so intoxicated she started thowing up right in front of our table.”
  16. “This place is just too much fun for some people.”
  17. “love this place, most nights there are plenty of people trying to hook up.”
  18. “This place has great food and a great wait staff.”
  19. “Everoyne was great and the bartenders are very nice; as I recall vaguely most nights.”
  20. “The bar is friendly especially on Friday and Saturday nights.”
  21. “Great food, forgive the slammed servers.”
  22. “It's super fun to people watch plus the food is so good.”
value
90.0% positive
  1. “The beers are really expensive (like $22 for a pitcher of Bass) but the food's tasty.”
  2. “There are too many great eateries in this town, especially nearby Los Feliz, to waste time or money on Birds!”
  3. “Good food, cheap drinks”
  4. “It had great prices, great people.”
  5. “The "homemade" potatoes were salt-less and I saw the crispy fried chicken being carried in a huge plastic bag by a busboy before they would be deep fried in the kitchen.”
wait time
50.0% positive
  1. “Sometimes the jerks that come there do, (like this loud jerk off who was hanging over our booth into our tiny 2 top) or the ridiculously long wait to get the bill, but the food is always good and the ambiance is fun.”
  2. “The arrogant server was terrible - requested a side of ranch twice and it still took eight minutes to arrive.”
4 Star Rating: Recommended

09/20/11

Cool Atmosphere, Good Food

by Kirby C

I went here for the first time last week and loved it. It is in a cool and trendy sort of neighborhood, which is perfect. The food is really good too! The artichoke garlic dipping sauce is solid.

4 Star Rating: Recommended

05/10/11

Great Bar in a nifty neighborhood

by ChedR

I come to Bird's to drink more often than to eat, but I can attest the chicken wraps are delicious.

The one thing that always strikes me about this bar is that there is no jukebox, no visible way for the bartenders to control the music, and I have NEVER heard a bad song in this place. Whoever runs the music is a genius or reading my mind or something. The music feeds the atmosphere, the atmosphere influences the people, and the people make the bar. I prefer it during happy hour when things are a little cheaper and a little more subdued, but Bird's is always a great outing.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

02/13/11

Awesome Place

by EllieNolan

SUCH a fun place to have dinner. I absolutely love the food, and I've never had to wait too long for a table (10-15 at most).

Every waiter/waitress I've come in contact with has been nothing but friendly and sociable. If you're looking for a quiet dinner, I do not recommend Birds. The music is always gong and everyone tends to sing along (which is always a lot of fun but it really depends on your preference for atmosphere.)

Because Birds is surrounded by other restaurants, parking can be a nightmare. I definitely recommend going for valet ( only $6).

1 Star Rating: Poor

09/10/10

DO NOT GO HERE

by JFO

I used to go to BIRDS for many years. My friends gave me crap about it, saying the food was terrible, the staff had attitude... but being a former server, I can understand the thrills of dealing with drunks and crazy customers and hey, it's in a cute area, the drinks are cheap.... but seriously, the past 3 times I went to this place, you could NOT PAY ME TO GO HERE AGAIN.

The manager is some crazy 80 year old woman who I think has prescription med problems. My friend was having her second drink at the bar when the manager OUT OF NOWHERE came over to my friend and accused her of stealing from the register and that she was going to call the cops. I sat there, my jaw on the floor. Needless to say, my friend defended herself, called the woman INSANE and we payed for our drinks and started to leave. (This is 4pm on a Thursday mind you. Calm afternoon, nothing crazy happening. My friend had been at the bar the entire time). We had been at Birds 4 months ago, and the staff was extremely rude to us then, so we had not been back for a while.

She defended herself and I calmly told her "You know what? This is the second time we've had a bad experience here. Let's go." A waitress nearby said "Well if you don't like it, don't come here anymore."

I'm a relaxed person, I am polite, I am usually on the server's side in these scenarios. But this was ridiculous. I have never been in a fight in my life and this waitress clearly wanted to start something. I could not believe this behavior. I'm convinced the staff is coked out.

There are many other cute places in the area. Go to the pizza place or La Poubelle. This is THE WORST restaurant in Los Angeles and there are other businesses you can spend your hard earned money at and you won't be treated like an inmate.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

12/03/09

Great place

by Foment3

Great food and drinks. I love the atmosphere too.

The Details on Birds Rotisserie Chicken Cafe

Place Categories:

  • great food
  • good service
  • decent cheap drinks
  • great everything chicken
  • great hipcasual atmosphere
  • usually cool other people
  • great neighborhood hangout
  • sucks music
  • great bar
  • very nice bartenders
  • great chicken tortilla soup
  • fun ambiance
  • awesome dipping sauces
  • great weekends
  • nice crowd
  • good scenery
  • terrible arrogant server
  • flat chest
  • fantastic onion rings
  • decent chicken wrap
  • great wait staff
  • friendly hugs
  • great scary place
  • very good nothing fancy
  • really expensive beers
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