Ali's Chicken & Waffles

Chicken and Waffles are criminally too good here. The chicken is really juicy and savory, with a nice mix of sweetness from the waffles. It's a perfect combination. The fries are alright, just wished they were more seasoned! Not fully a 5-star review because sometimes my orders do get messed up, but that's no big deal as they do make up for themselves all the time!Great restaurant that is seated next to a great donut shop! 4/5.

Ali's Chicken & Waffles is a small hole-in-the-wall restaurant adjacent to a donut shop in the heart of City Heights. They have a small parking lot and some street parking nearby. Inside, they have 4-5 tables that can seat up to 2 people, so getting food to go seems to be a better idea.Their most popular dishes include a 2 piece tender and waffle combo and the Home Chicken Sandwich. I went with the Home Chicken Sandwich combo, which comes with fries and a drink. The home chicken sandwich was decent; the chicken was seasoned very well, and comes with a small dollop of mayonnaise. My only cons are that it's basically a slider (maybe the size of my palm) and does not come with any slaw or pickles like many other chicken sandwiches do. Their fries were decent, thin cut and fried to order. I went with the Ali sauce, which seemed to be a combination of mayo, ketchup, and relish - basically In-n-Out animal sauce.Overall, it was a pleasant experience. I'd definitely order more if I go there again.

I really like this place! Ordered twice on DoorDash and although one of my items was wrong, the food itself was well seasoned and prepared perfectly even through transport. Definitely a must try!

Still amazing as ever to be honest I've been here so many times and it has always remained so fresh and tasty. This chicken is the best from San Diego so this if my go to when I'm craving chicken. The service is decent ,.. waiting time varies depending on the day and time. The cashiers are kind too. There's a donut shop too inside that only takes cash in case you want dessert. The ambience is okay since there's a lot of tweekers outside.

Delicious!! Delicious fried chicken sandwich. Nice, juicy breast fried crispy and seasoned extremely well. Food made fresh. Waffles were good. Light, fluffy not to dense plus buttery. All sauces are an additional costs. One sauce per order/plate. Reasonably priced. Limited parking. Average to slow customer service.

My grandkids love chicken and waffles so I went along with their suggestion to try this place. Omg. It was so good! It's in nondescript place, low key so you almost miss it. But i understand why so many people like it. The fried chicken is so deliciously crispy and flavors that pop add to that saltiness the sweet toppings on the waffles and it is an explosion of flavors. The young man who helped us was super friendly and offered good recommendations. We'll be going back!

Food is absolutely amazing !!! Best chicken waffles I ate in San Diego . The chicken was tender seasoning was perfect . Fries delicious and chicken sandwich does have a lil kick if you order spicy. I was not a fan of the Mac but it was okay. Service was great with suggestions and very polite . It's share the building with a donut shop but it's very clean if you choose to eat in .

Grits were bland, didn't really see the need to add corn to the grits, shrimp were ok. Hash browns were soooooooo greasy. Chicken sandwich was ok, best thing out of everything for sure though. Customer service was nice but the food wasn't good to me.

Alis chicken has my heart. I recommend the spicy chicken, the waffles, and the Mac and cheese. Be sure to order online so it can be ready for you when you arrive. I am So glad good food exists somewhere around here!

This place was bomb, at least their order of chicken and waffles. For the sauce i chose the coconut one and also the house one and u really should try both. If i HAD to pick one its be the house one but pls try both. He described it as an in n out spread sauce with a kick to it and i was hesitant about it since im not a fan but it was really goodIdk about parking i walked. Customer service was good the day i went. Like a mexican dude in his 20s. It did get busy after we got out order tho. About a 15 min wait for us but then a 40min wait for everyone else.Overall great lil place