The Organic Coup

Not impressed at all… The spicy chicken wasn’t spicy at all. The owner walked around to every table asking folks how they liked their food except our table. Which was probably a good thing cause I would not have held back. Also it took forever to get our food!

Overall, the sandwich was pretty decent. The chicken tastes pretty good and the spice, for someone who finds American «spice» lacking, is pretty spicy. I disliked the veggies but they weren’t terrible. The bun was just want I want from a bun. The guac costed $ 1 extra and was some middling supermarket level guac, don’t get it.
However, $ 10 for just an (organic!) sandwich (with guac) is pretty bad in my book. There were no sides besides tiny bags of popcorn that cost $ 2 each (organic! popcorn) and no drinks that weren’t some from expensive, unknown, indie (organic!) brand. Not a good meal for my money and my expectations of a chicken sandwich meal. Those who say this is better than chick-​fil-​a are delusional. I’m waiting for the pleasanton chick-​fil-​a to open and never coming back here.

I’m new to Pleasanton and man this place was so good! The falafel have an amazing flavor and I vibrant green color.
I really enjoyed it.

My GF recommended Organic Coup, the first USDA organic certified, fast food /​casual counter-​serve café. Their organic chicken is served fried, and you can have it served either sandwich style, in a wrap, or in a bowl on a bed of shredded organic veggies with a choice of organic sauces — mustard vin, spicy bbq ranch, sesame ginger or ranch at $ 8.99 each. My hubby had the chicken sandwich, my daughter had chicken tenders and I had the chicken wrap with each of the sauces, and we all shared a side of tator tots. The chicken entrees were just okay, on the spicy side and overpriced.

Great place to grab a good bite. I’m rating them a ³⁄₅ because they don’t serve fountain drinks. (They served bottled drinks from Costco for $ 2) Also, I think 8.99 is too much for the portion you serve. Yes the food was good and filling but $ 13 for lunch is a lot.
I probably won’t be back but the shop is a nice concept

The food is tasty but the execution is spotty. I don’t think they have done my order correctly once. Nothing overly complicated — I just prefer my dressing on the side and either they put it in the dish or forget it completely.
I ordered tater tots today and they were under cooked. Soggy and with bits of raw potato.

This place was average. It wasn’t bad but it wasn’t amazing. I really liked the menu because of its simple choices. Everything here had the same organic chicken either in a bowl, wrap, or sandwich form. I ordered the wrap with spicy bbq sauce, and it looked nothing like the picture! The chicken was also really chewy and stringy. It took a lot of effort to chew and swallow it.
This is a cool place to try, but it was a bit of a disappointment.

Eh, it was okay. Will we be back? Probably not, but not due to bad experience or anything. The flavor of the spicy bbq sauce was very good but the rest was just okay. Lots of kids working here so service leaves much to be desired. We walked in yesterday about 20 minutes before closing and their fountain drink station was all closed off. When I asked if we were going to be able to get drinks the kids just pointed to a refrigerator with maybe 3 choices of beverage. No explanation why their drink station was down… Did they close or down because it was close to closing time? Was it broken?
The chicken itself were good pieces of meat, but the flavor was very lacking.
Glad we tried it, but not for us.

Our first time here and we noticed it closed so early — 7pm. They need to stay open later.
Next, we notice no cash accepted starting in June — I asked them why… Answer: safer for employees.
Next we order. We tried the chicken bowls. Good spicy chicken. I had a bowl with sesame ginger dressing. Good, but just plain. I had hoped for more…
Friends that came with us had wraps and sandwiches. Again, good, but …
I will try again. Just not sure there’s a large enough selection to keep me coming back for more and pay the prices for organic.

I’d say this place is ok. I maybe eat fried chicken every 2 months or so, since it’s not the healthiest food. So if I eat it, I want it to taste amazing!!!
I like the idea of it being organic, but the sandwich I got wasn’t that great. Idk if it was the BBQ ranch sauce I had (read the reviews before and everyone was raving about it… Should have maybe just gotten plain?!?) or maybe it was the batter? The chicken incl. batter was somehow tasteless. Also thought the chicken was dry, so it definitely needed some type of sauce (had to dip some parts into the sauce that squished out of my sandwich)…
Idk, somehow this whole combination was not my thing… :(

Pretty tasty chicken sandwich with good bread and sauce. The chicken was good too but too bad it was only lukewarm. The tater tots were also lukewarm and soggy so they fell apart when picking them up. I don’t think they cook these things up fresh and only heat them up in the Starbucks looking toaster oven thing. They offer the same sauces for dipping the tater tots as used in the sandwich and wrap, but they also offer ketchup for the tater tots. None of the sauces (mustard vinaigrette, sesame ginger, BBQ ranch, and ranch) sounded good to me for tater tots, so I opted for ketchup. The girl had to go into the back to get a bottle of Heinz for me. I thought they would have a fancy housemade ketchup recipe. At least it was organic Heinz though. Organic soda options are good and tasty.
My favorite thing about this place is that there is a sign that says that they will no longer accept cash starting on June 1^st.
This place is no big deal otherwise. Room temperature fried chicken sandwich. Yuck.

Clean upscale chicken sandwich place. My chicken sandwich was great and worth coming back for. Not a lot of options so you need to eat chicken one way or another. Sodas are unique and worth sipping some sugar to try them.

I don’t get the fried chicken cravings often (I’m not a big fried chicken guy), but when they do, I want the good stuff. I want a well seasoned batter, crisp crust (not mushy), and for the chicken to the juicy and tender.
Organic Coup does this reasonably well. I tried the chicken in the wrap, the sandwich, and as tenders. Let’s start with the tenders, as the purest way to view the chicken. I liked the crisp crust — it wasn’t too thick or too crunchy — although it was noticeably peppery. Also, as tenders, the chicken comes off on the dry side and kind of stringy. The sauces are kind of necessary.
In a wrap, the chicken works much better. There is a slaw of shredded cabbage, red onions, and de-​seeded jalapeños and dressed with the sauce of your choice. An interesting things about the wraps is they’re closed wraps — so more like a burrito than an open wrap that you would normally expect. With the wrap pre-​sauced by default and paired with produce, it offsets both the dryness of the meat and the pepperiness of the batter. Also, they use a multigrain tortilla which adds an unexpected sweetness.
Likewise, the sandwich is usually prepared with the sauce inside and with the same shredded cabbage slaw. The bun has a nice toasted crisp on it and, like with the wrap, the chicken works better here because of the sauce and the produce. Also, as a sandwich, you realize that they’re not skimping on the chicken because the amount of fried chicken in a single sandwich is a good sized portion.
With the sauces, I only tried two of them. The Spicy BBQ Ranch is very mild and also not too sweet. It almost has a fry sauce quality to it. Likewise, the Mustard sauce is also very mild
They also offer a chocolate coated popcorn as a prepackaged dessert item. It’s popcorn that was dressed in both milk chocolate and white chocolate. Definitely one for the chocolate fan because the chocolate is very strong and very sweet. If you’re expecting sweetness more along the lines of caramel corn or kettle corn, this isn’t it. You’re going to bet getting a lot of chocolate here.
Organic Coup emphasizes it’s organic supply chain and preparations and I’m sure that it’s a source of pride for them. For the price, this is a solid fried chicken option, organic or not. I’m not totally a fan of how the chicken is prepared, but it only really is an issue as tenders. Definitely worth a visit.

Decision Fatigue: refers to the deteriorating quality of decisions made by an individual, after a long session of decision making.
You know what minimizes decision fatigue? Coming to a place that serves good Organic Chicken fried in coconut oil served three ways: in a bun, in a wrap, or on a salad with your choice of Mustard Vinigrette, Spicy BBQ Ranch (yummy), Sesame Ginger (yummy), or Ranch (yummy) sauce/​dressing. Those are the only choices and it is kinda nice!
The chicken is juicy and the breading was good. I didn’t get a super spicy flavor from breading or chicken so I am glad I added jalapeños (fresh and sliced) to my bowl. The chicken was served on a bed of shredded «spicy» vegetables.
I have had both the wrap and sandwich. I don’t know which I like more but I know that I love the Spicy BBQ on both.
Yup, I am a fan! Fried chicken, organic and consistent! I also like the touge-​n-​cheek T-​shirts! Organically Cocky… I see what you did there!!!

America’s first USDA certified organic fast food restaurant? Whaaat?! Like Ivy L. said, I’m very surprised they chose a random location like Pleasanton. But hey, it gave me the opportunity to try the first organic fast food restaurant in the nation so I’m not gonna complain.
I came for lunch on a weekday with some coworkers. We got there probably around 11:30 or 11:45 and got there right before the lunch crowd luckily so I recommend going a bit early. Everything on the menu is spicy chicken something. I don’t have a high tolerance for spicy but I had no other option so I decided on the spicy chicken wrap with Sesame Ginger sauce. It was really spicy for me. For reference, I’m the type of person who can kinda handle hot cheetos, can handle only a few spoonfuls of bun bo hue, and gets non-​spicy at Boiling Crab so you get the gist of my tolerance. I had to drink water pretty much after every 1 – 2 bites. If you seriously CANNOT DO SPICY, DO NOT COME HERE. **EDIT: Owner has corrected me and told me they now serve non-​spicy chicken tenders and lowered the spice on their chicken breasts.**
With the spiciness aside, I honestly think it’s a great place. I normally am not a fan of fried chicken because of how gross I feel afterwards but I didn’t feel gross after eating here. It tasted light and with all the veggies (which are spicy too by the way), it really tasted more like a healthy fast food which is quite a rare find. Although I don’t see myself eating here again because I can’t take the spiciness, I really do recommend eating here if you’re okay with spicy. However, I wish they would expand their tiny menu and offer non-​spicy options. **EDIT: I’d come back here to try the non-​spicy chicken tenders now that I know they offer it!**

For me this is ideal… organic fried chicken and slaw with a light dressing.
Love the play on words… clean open space (in the old Kinders space), fast friendly service, best fast food ever.
KISS… Do a limited menu and do it well. This is it!
I did the bowl with the Sesame Ginger sauce… had a yummy kick, not too sweet. My only issue was that the chicken crust could have been a bit crisper, the meat was tender and delicious.
They were giving samples of the cheese puffs and popcorn… but I would be happy to skip these for the chicken.
Mr Katherine and I will most definitely be back!

Saw an ad at the Danville Costco for this restaurant and decided to give it a try. Located off Hopyard and Stoneridge, the place is not visible from the street but just look for Chili’s — it’s behind it.
The menu is very simple. Chicken sandwich, wrap, or bowl. I opted for the sandwich. A promo I mentioned gave me a free soda and caramel popcorn.
The soda machine featured a range of unique drinks from root beer, to lemongrass, to coconut. (See my uploaded pic for details).
The chicken sandwich came out nicely assembled and warm in a compostable container. I was surprised at how big the piece of chicken was! The slaw, warm bun, and freshly cooked chicken made this sandwich amazing to eat! It was delicious! The popcorn was great too!
I will definitely be back for another sandwich the next time I’m in the area…

This spot is the hot, new organic fast food joint in the area that took over the former residence of Kinders. They have a short and sweet menu which I can appreciate. The concept is simple… Wait in line, order one of the 5-​ish items on the menu and wait for them to call your name so you can pick up your food.
I have no problem with a fast food joint keeping the menu small and building it around one focal item. In this case, it is the fried chicken. My belief is that if you are only going to do one thing, you better do it well. Sadly, the fried chicken was not crispy and was a tad on the dry side.
You can order the chicken as a burger, wrap or a bowl. I chose the bowl to minimize the carbs. The customer service was great and I was offered the sides, popcorn or cheesy poof thingies (yes, these are the sides), which I politely declined. I do not usually order a regular soda but i was interested in what an organic soda tasted like since some of my co-​workers had told me about them.
I chose the root beer while waiting for my food to be cooked. It was okay but I noticed each soda had a fancy flavor to it. Sometimes sticking to the basics is a good thing.
My chicken bowl was veggie filled and I had the ginger sesame dressing. I also added the jalapenos. The salad portion had a nice flavor, but as I mentioned above, my chicken was not crisp and it was slightly dry. I was surprised by the lack of crispiness because it was ready fairly quickly and had a nice brown color to it. I also enjoyed the dressing and the spice of the salad.
Speaking of dressing, they have all the choices out next to the soda machine so you can sample each and choose which one you like.
Overall, I like the concept of this place and the mission of the company (i.e good pay for employees). I would like to taste a crispier chicken on my next trip in.

Went to The Organic Coup with work colleagues yesterday afternoon. This is a one note shop, centered around organic fried chicken. Which is great if you like fried chicken, not so much if you don’t! I happen to like fried chicken.
I got the signature sandwich, with mustard vin. It was ready in next to no time (I was shocked how fast!) and I also snagged a couple of samples of chocolate popcorn and «Pirates Booty» (that’s what my kids call it — no idea what the grown-​up term is). Skipped the $ 2 «water in a box» by helping myself to $ 0 water in a cup from the drinks dispenser.
For a little under $ 10, I got a lot of sandwich for my money. The chicken was fried crisp and I enjoyed it even though it was a bit dry. The cole slaw topping was fresh and contributed to my enjoyment. My colleagues seemed to enjoy their fried chicken wraps and fried chicken salads.
Parking is not a problem, but seating is limited. Patrons were sharing tables (which was nice) but they can easily add a couple of tables without making the layout look too crowded. They certainly have the space for it.
Overall, a solid lunch spot, if you like fried chicken.

The Organic Coup has a very simple menu — fried chicken done three ways. So here’s a simple review.
I opted for the sandwich. Chicken was flavorful, but totally dry. The flavors of the coleslaw stuff and chicken breading made up for it a little bit. I got the mustard sauce as my thing, but didn’t taste any mustard or moistness at all. They have sauces for you to put on yourself, maybe I should’ve added some. They also have interesting drink choices that I didn’t try like cucumber and barley or something. I brought home some caramel corn, which is «chocolate-​striped» — good I guess, but a little too sweet for me.
I think the food is good quality, but would love to see just a little more variety/​originality. You can see that «fries» are talked about in many reviews — because they don’t have any yet, and people are clamoring for some! Personally I think they should offer Japanese curry as an option for the sauce, because it would complement the chicken super well. Also, I wish the chicken was more moist. Anyway, a pretty good option for the area.