Chickie’s & Pete’s

Now that was pretty bad. I ordered a cheese steak hoagie. I was born and raised in this area, and for anything I’ve ever tried in the Greater Philadelphia/​South Jersey area, this was the worst I’ve ever had.
The cheese was disgusting, leaving me to wonder what the hell that was. It was slopped all over the sandwich, mainly all over the outside of it, making it impossible to pick up without getting cheese-​like goo all over your hands. The raw onions were oversized wedges that were so huge that I had to just pick them out… Of the cheese-​like goo-​slop…
This sandwich was just all wrong.
‘Miata,’ my server (her name I found on my receipt) was pleasant, though.

Decent at best. Service isn’t great. One of the few good places in this concourse so they know that they get a captive audience.
Had the mozz sticks, grilled chicken salad and lobster roll… Nothing is exceptional. Very underwhelmed :(

Stopped here on our layover and it was conveniently located right next to our boarding gate.
Sunday afternoon around 3pm, and this place was packed! It was very difficult to find a spot anywhere and after about 20 minutes, we found two empty seats up at the bar.
With how busy it is, service was very prompt. We were in Philadelphia so of course we wanted to order a Philly Cheesesteak. We ordered one to split between the two of us. My husband ordered a few beers and I had a dirty martini. The martini was good and hubby enjoyed his beers. The sandwich was nothing spectacular and I’m sure if you asked a local– they’d say it was crap. But hey– we wanted to have a Philly cheesesteak in Philly and we had to make it work as this was the only place in the airport we could find serving one.
Overall, three stars seems fitting as the service was good, they have a full bar, but the food is nothing to be wowed on.

I ready do enjoy the vibe and the people at Chickie’s & Pete’s. The food was good (Philly Cheesesteak) what else would you order in Philly… and I had a great time. What more can I say. Have at it. Paul

I was looking for an original Philly Cheesesteak and if this is it, I haven’t missed very much. The service was great but the cheesesteak was bad. Others in our group thought the burgers were good and the crab fries were adequate.

Firstly, there are too many Chickie and Pete’s listings in this airport. Are there really that many or did someone add extras? I defintely reviewed the C Terminal one before in another listing.
In anycase, learning from past mistakes, my experience was much better this time. I sat in the bar only section across from the «main restaurant.»
My food was mediocre last time so I BYOF’ed my own Wawa sandwich. No one cared.
The beer list was drab so I ordered wine. $ 6.50 for a small pour of merlot. Based on other Unilocal airport reviews, that’s not too shabby though I suppose.
You can’t order a glass of water. You must buy a bottle. Considering I always buy one at a newstand to take on the plane, it saved me a trip.
Service was fine. The server was friendly enough and quick enough.
There was an outlet in front of me so I could charge my phone.
Chickie and Petes served it’s purpose for a pre-​flight watering hole and time killer.

Great location at end of C terminal, but the food was hardly worth the wait. Used to get crab fries with your breakfast sandwich, no more. Ordered the Bordentown (pork roll, egg and cheese) and the roll was at least a day old. It’s Philadelphia for crying out loud! If you don’t have a fresh roll, don’t serve it! Thanks for kick starting my Atkins diet.

Service was actually great at 6:30 in the morning. All i wanted was pork roll egg and cheese! I didn’t realize the Bordentown would come on a huge hoagie roll. I ended up just eating the pork roll and eggs out of the sandwich. You have to get the crabby fries. They are dusted with old bay seasoning and served with liquid white cheese dip. So good. I also had a bloody mary and in the future I would pass on it. It’s loaded with old bay seasoning and I think it was overkill with the fries. I’d come back for booze and fries.

We ate at the Terminal C location in the Philly Int’l Airport and had a really poor experience. Our server forgot about us most of the time and never checked in on us after our meal arrived (we needed refills on our drinks). The cheese on the cheese steak was disgusting. The cheese was poorly incorporated into the steak so that it was dripping all over my hands and barely stayed on the sandwich. It was just as well though, as when I did get a bite with cheese I was left with a horrible chemical after-​taste. The buffalo chicken sandwich was a pile of greasy chicken fingers stuffed in a sub roll. I know it’s pub food, but this was just sloppy and lazy. The onion rings were the only thing that saved this meal. They came with an awesome wasabi sauce that was very tasty. Honestly though, there are much better places to eat, even at the airport, so I recommend spending your money elsewhere.

I usually fly US Air in/​out of Philly & I always seem to find myself going here if Sky is too packed (usually the case).
I always sit at the bar and get a couple of pre-​flight beers. The waitresses always seem pissed that I dont order food and always leave you hanging with tab & credit card in hand even after you’ve told them…“i’m just going to have a couple of quick beers before my flight”.
Two things I’ve noticed:
1) Every fruit fly in the world hold some type of lineage to this place
2) The «not so sticky» glue on Post-​It notes is what the bar is made of
3) Coldest beer in the airport
Suggestions:
1) Get rid of the fruit flies
2) Use some Lestoil on the bar
3) Sky asks the customers how much time they have to eat/drink…a very good idea
This place could be great, but the staff just doesn’t seem to give a Shiite.

I used to eat here regularly when I was flying out of PHL on an almost weekly basis. I stopped here when my 7:00AM flight was delayed, thinking I could get a good roast pork sandwich with roasted red peppers (my favorite C&P item). I saw they had breakfast sandwiches, and decided to get one, with bacon and cheese. Very impressive! Loaded with the good stuff, and I asked for some extra hot peppers, and they gave them to me. Pair that with a decent (for PHL) price, and I was satisfied.
I’m not giving this place 5 stars as the service was a bit slow and inattentive, but seeing as how they have a pick up counter, I could have gotten something there I suppose.

Slightly better than average airport fare. My salad did contain some frozen bits of lettuce, but it was also topped with french fries. Balanced? It did the trick, and was the much needed place to sit down and zone out pre-​flight.

The place suffers most directly from the seeming requirement of any restaurant in an airport to make you feel like Ned Beatty in Deliverance when you are paying your bill; and this place particularly so.
Now, the food isn’t that bad. It also isn’t that good. I’m assuming that this particular location wasn’t voted «Best Sports Bar in America» by ESPN, because it if was, ESPN’s rating system blows dogs for quarters. The Crab Fries are fries with Old Bay (or a similar crab boil) and some white melted cheese, and really is pretty good. It was the best part of my meal. The rest was meh.
The service wasn’t bad, they were pleasant considering they spend every day in an airport, something 90% of the population is loathe to do once a month.
All in all — meh. Next time through, I’ll probably just grab some Pretzel dogs.

waitress was attentive and knew the menu except for telling us the onions were fried when they were really raw. the cheesesteak was OK, not anything great and the drinks were tasty

Had a really enjoyable preflight lunch. Very fast service which is great at airport. I liked the Italian chicken cutlet sandwich but I wish I’d known it was breaded. Sure beats other shady airport food.

We had some time to kill before our flight last weekend. I heard a lot about C&P’s, so was glad to see one near our gate. The buffalo chicken sandwich sounded right up my alley. Gal orders chicken cheesesteak. Excellent Yeungling on tap. My food arrives in about 4 mins. I waited till my gal’s arrived, about 4 mins later. Mine was chilly cold. Not «under the heatlamp», but cold. First bite was like concrete. I never have to send food back. I understood that this is a bar that serves food. Gal’s chix cheesesteak was just okay. About 8 mins later I get a new sandwich. I couldn’t even cut the chicken with the knife. Didn’t eat it. $ 9 bucks? They need a new kitchen manager. Service was good.

I’ve eaten at Chickies and Petes in the stadiums, the Packer Ave location and this location. The best experience was at the airport. The stadiums are a joke — $ 9 for soggy crab fry nubs and the chicken cutlets looked like 3 chicken tenders out of the frozen section of a super market. I can’t fairly judge the Packer Ave location bc I picked it up and the quality diminishes quickly on a 25 minute ride.
On two separate occassions I ordered the chicken cutlet italian sandwich and crab fries from the airport location and I was impressed. Pretty simple recipe — crispy chicken cutlet, roasted red peppers and provolone sauce. It was executed perfectly. I can’t wait to travel again. Btw, I ate this at 9 am the one time. lol. Total boss

Ehh too expensive for drinks that weren’t even that good and the wings were horrible. I thought this place is supposed to be good and just because you are in the airport shouldn’t mean that you should be lacking.
Come on!!!

I heard a lot of good things about Chickie & Pete’s and looked forward to trying it. I ordered a salad for $ 11 and got a plate full of lettuce and 4 cherry tomatoes. It was served with about 6 crab fries on top which were horrible and too dry to eat and the dressing was disgusting. The menu said that the salad came with croutons and chicken, but I didn’t see any on my plate. I didn’t complain, but chalked it up to a bad restaurant experience and will never go there again.