Chef Shaqs Kitchen

Not sure it is going on. I have a gift certificate to the restaurant. I went by after school in September, it was vacant I did not get out. I assumed it was evening and slow.‍

Our never ending endeavor to find the perfect meal landed us at stop #1 of the night: Chef Shaq's Kitchen @chekshaqkitchen on South 5th street in downtown Louisville. We shared sweet potato fries and zucchini fries, both with aioli. My wife had the Nashville Hot Chicken sandwich with crinkle fries. I had the Bring It On Salad. The Nashville Hot sandwich was, quite possibly, the best chicken sandwich either of us has ever had, likely attributed to a buttermilk taste and delicious slaw! They were out of turkey for my salad but substituted a generous portion of grilled chicken instead. As you can see from the pictures, the food presentation was top notch! Service was top notch (seriously some of the most knowledgable and friendly staff around)! Aniya M was great! The place was comfortably busy with dine-in and delivery service orders. The only other thing that bares mentioning is that the place is hot!!!! It's 93 degrees out and the A/C had trouble keeping up so they had a fan out, which didn't help much. Having said that, we could've chosen to sit outside like some other patrons did.

2/29/24 I came here for a quick lunch, as I found this restaurant on Groupon. But unfortunately left with a Disappointing Experience at Chef Shaq Kitchen. The ambiance was neutral, nothing fancy. The menu promised an exotic twist on classic comfort foods. Naturally, I was Intrigued and ordered their exotic fries with shrimp and wings covered in Parmesan cheese. I was expecting a burst of flavor based on the menu description. Unfortunately, my experience fell short of expectations. The dish arrived underwhelming, with an excessive greasiness that left a heavy feeling in my stomach. The wings were overly saturated in butter, masking any hint of Parmesan cheese flavor. Despite the promising concept, Chef Shaq Kitchen's execution left much to be desired.

This was one of the first spots that showed up when i googled places to eat. We decided to try it out. We couldn't tell if it was open when we arrived. When we walked in i had a hard time w/ the sticky floor, but we decided to give it a try. We enjoyed our food. The only item that was just OK was the bean burger. The patty looked dry & not much flavor. The rest of the food was really good. The server was kind & attentive. Overall good experience & i felt the majority of the food was fresh.

Good lunch spot with great deals on food. Service is speedy and on point. Great addition to downtown. They have the lunch time service and speed down to a tee. They get you in and out, expeditiously....... Lol. They have indoor as well as outdoor dining.

Food was great.. the burger was real beef, not some frozen patti, just a nice burger....fries were cooked just right.IMO..this place is a little pricey & needs to be updated...but for the first time being there I'm pretty pleased.

Delicious food. Hospitable and healthy for everyone. Clean and comfortable. As well as nice to new customers that are stopping in for while taking a break from traveling.

The catfish sandwich and lemon pepper dry wings are toooooooo delicious. I'm still thinking about them!

The wings were pretty good. The fries weren't cooked the order. If they were, they cooked them first and let them cool. ?? The burger patty was reminiscent of a school cafeteria, so not good. The reason for 1 star is the restroom. It is awful and disgusting. There were fecal matter stains not only in the toilet bowl, but on the seat too. Here is the kicker, we were the only customers at noontime on a weekday. The staff seemed to be lounging around on their phones, so it's not like they didn't have time. After seeing the restroom, it took everything we had to place our order. Otherwise, I would have rated it with 2 stars.The service was good and the staff was friendly.

I called in a pickup order on last Saturday around 2pm and the food was ready in a timely manner. I ordered the catfish dinner and it was an 8 out of 10. The fries were sorta ordinary with no seasoning on them or anything. I'm gonna go back and check out something else on the menu because they have some out of the box type selections.