Hungry after some morning adventuring with one of my friends a few years ago, we opted to come to What A Chicken to get warm food. The restaurant was relatively straightforward to find and we were relieved to see there was available indoor seating. Placing our orders, we interacted with an upbeat worker. The wait for our food items was a little longer than we had anticipated though we did get chips, which helped. I went with a two piece barbecue chicken plate with a salad of sorts, black beans, and tortillas. The servings were moderate in size, which was nice if looking to finish one's order without leftovers. The chicken was well cooked and tender, everything had good flavor.

Great food the restaurant was clean.They had an amazing salads bar.The cashier was friendly and helpful.i will definitely be going back.

I ordered the chicken burrito and the food is Delicious friendly service too and lots of food for your money

First time visit to "What a Chicken, Pollo Asado Restaurant. The staff recommended the "What a Plate" for my wife and I to share, which included ribs, chicken, Shrimp, Salad and a choice of two sides. We included rice and black beans. The staff were very friendly and helpful helping us order. They also checked in on us a couple times to make sure we were enjoying our dinner!

LOL my pregnancy bloodhound nose immediately smelled a whiff of someone barbecuing something amazing at Santa Rosa Farmers Market! I ordered the 2pc of Ribs + Coleslaw plate and Pineapple Agua Fresca. The ribs were seasoned to perfection and VERY meaty! I loved the generous coleslaw as well! The agua fresca was ok, light flavor. I would recommend this small business that started in 2018. Santa Rosa Farmers Market runs 8:30AM-1:00PM Wednesdays and Saturdays! We're looking forward to returning to try their famous chicken! SYOY! :-) *Song Credit: Midnight Fever by AI Music

The whole menu looked good, but I decided to go with the chicken salad, the avocado sold me. My friend ordered the pastor burrito. It's small inside, and loud with the crowd of people and kitchen sounds, so we chose the quiet outside seating. The portions are large and fair for the price. You get your own chips and salsa, and I'm almost 90% sure the chips are from Costco. (Don't ask me how I'm so familiar with chip brands ) So don't expect house made chips. Food was delicious, salad was crisp and the avocado was gorgeous. (As seen in picture) For me a good salad has balanced ingredients, so that you have enough of everything without having all lettuce or all toppings left. This salad had great proportions! The atmosphere is definitely giving "hole in the wall" vibes, but those are some of my favorite places.

Why didn't I find out about What a Chicken sooner! I have only heard about them for a few weeks from the Santa Rosa Farmers Market. I purchased a 2 piece meal with a side for $10. The chicken was delicious! It has a charcoal grilled taste, large pieces of juicy chicken! The skin was crispy and yummy! I was excited to find out they had an actual location in Petaluma so I made the drive down and ordered a whole chicken this time with 2 sides (Spanish rice & pinto beans). Shared it with my hubby for lunch and had 2 pieces with sides leftover for dinner. You can make two meals out of it. $19 for a whole chicken is a steal! They also serve burritos, tacos, wraps, salads and fajitas. You got something for everyone in the family! Will definitely make this a staple in the area!