Shark’s Fish & Chicken

After reading very mixed reviews on this place I decided to give it a shot. I had a taste for a gyro or chicken Philly.
When I pulled up I saw a car at the drive-​thru so I decided to do the same as it was after 7 pm and 37 degrees outside! Red flag: The drive-​thru isn’t operating properly. You can barely hear a word so I pulled up to the window as requested.
The lady at the window greeted me and she suggested the chicken Philly over the gyro. I also ordered the kids chicken tenders for my son. We paid and as noted — food is made to order so we pulled over. The lady said she’d bring it out when it was ready. We waited about 15 minutes. At home, the food was hot and looked good. I duh into the fries first — crispy and salted. The Philly was delicious. I added ketchup, it comes with onions, peppers, mushrooms and an American/​Swiss cheese melted on top. My son’s meal included the tenders that were fried golden brown with a great seasoning. It was a little on the salty side but I could be sensitive to that. It also had two slices of bread and French fries.
Overall: I will return but go inside to dine in. They need to lose the drive-​in window because it serves no purpose unless the plan to repair it.

Tried the fried okra. Best so far outside of Church’s fried okra. Well seasoned and crispy.

My gyro was not like other good gyros I’ve had. This one was small with tough dry meat, and it also left a strange aftertaste in my mouth. The fries were nothing special, honestly I don’t expect too much from fries, but these were flavorless.
You will definitely wait for your food at the drive-​thru window here because, fortunately, they do make it fresh-​to-​order. Plus for that. The male employee (possibly the owner, he looked like he had some authority in there) was very polite. 1 star for that, a 2^nd star for the mozarella sticks. I know they’re probably your standard ‘come in a bag, frozen’ mozarella sticks, but they were the best part of this meal.
Not too eagar to come back overall.

I really wanted to like this place and help out a local but it’s not good. :(Place needs some work from what it used to be. Needs to be updated and cleaned. They have items on their menu but «ran out» so I was stuck with either chicken wings or fish which I hate. Chicken wings were «ok», fries were cold and had no salt or flavor what-​so-​ever. The ranch dip was from a packet and tasted like so. Service was ok but the whole place stunk. Hate giving such a bad review but will go back. I think the longer he’s open the better it’ll get. Fingers crossed! They have Gyro’s which I LOVE but they were out of! :(

I’d like to support local businesses as much as I could plus drive past by Shark’s all the time. So here I am at this joint that claims it is «Chicago style». I should have known that was a red flag. But I soldiered on. I ordered chicken wings wings in bbq sauce and side of onion rings, yes Chicago is known for it. Waited a bit since it was made to order, a good sign! I got my food and I decided to take it home because the TV was loud and some kids are running around the restaurant. Opened the box, nice portion plus there was French fries tucked in there. It came with cole slaw that looked old so I did not even bothered. The wings were fine until I had a gulp of soda and there was this weird after taste. Took another bite, a gulp of water and the after taste is still there. Grabbed some fries and it was a bland as your spinster aunt’s Sunday dress. If it is any consolation, the onion rings were ok at best. Needless to say, Kitty will have some bbq wings the next day. _​LB

Finally broke down and tried this place after passing it for months. I got the 10 piece wing dinner and my wife got the shrimp and chicken. Food was cooked to order. On their menu it states were not a fast food restaurant so allow time to cook. This was a big plus for me. Food came out nice and hot. Chicken was excellent just the right amount of breading and seasoning. Fries were good Cole slaw was some of the best i ever had.
I got half of my wings tossed in their mild sauce very good flavor. I couldn’t figure what brand hot sauce they use but i loved it. They cover the chicken and fries in a light layer of lemon pepper seasoning. It’s not your regular lemon pepper. Its kinda fluffy with a real mild taste very good stuff. The shrimp are said to be butter fried whatever that means they were awsome. I will defiantly be going back for more.

Oh my gosh — I’m in love.
Stopped by on my way to work. Was prepared to be disappointed because my last few treks into uncharted territories had horrible results.
Shark’s — you have restored my faith in humanity.
Service with an actual smile? Check. (In the drive-​thru, no less.)
An apology for the wait time? Check.
A suggestion on how I can save money using the lunch special? Again, check.
The portions were HUGE: Four large, juicy hand-​breaded chicken breast tenders, french fries, buttered toast, coleslaw and sweet tea for $ 5.49.
I haven’t tried them yet — but they have a list of pretty exceptional sides: zucchini, eggplant, mushrooms (and yet no garden salads — lol)
I don’t understand how they’re turning a profit with portions at that price, but God bless ‘em. I will be back — with friends. Shark’s — please don’t ever change!!!
Unofficial update: The ‘specials’ change daily & weekly — last time I dropped by — that same meal was $ 7.41 — still not too bad — given the amount of food. This time ALL my food was liberally sprinkled with some of pungent, garlicky, salty powder. I questioned them and was told that it’s was «lemon pepper» and it was «Shark’s claim to fame» and all the food comes with this seasoning. Hunh? I definitely didn’t have this on my food on my first visit — but the cook was really nice and re-​did the order without complaint. So if you’re not a fan of lemon pepper — let them know upfront.