Sonoma Chicken Coop

Sonoma Chicken Coop
200 E. Campbell Avenue
Campbell, California 95003
(408) 866-2699
www.sonomachickencoop.com

Vitals:
M-Thu: 9am – 10 pm
Fri-Sat: 9 am – 11 pm
Sun: 10 am – 10 pm
Kid friendly
Good for groups

“Casual Excellence” is their motto. This casual restaurant serves a range of food, but mostly American fare. You begin by looking over their pretty extensive menu, then order at the counter. You will be given a number and a buzzer, and then you can look for an open table. Once your order is ready, they will call it over the speaker system and your buzzer will buzz and then you can pick up your order at the pick up counter. This place is good for groups as they have a large upstairs area that can accommodate a lot of people.

If you don’t mind not having service, then you will be treated with some good food at very reasonable prices. I usually come here for brunch when Stacks down the street is crowded as the brunch is pretty good and they have a good selection of brunch-type foods.

The Coop Basics, Scrambles and French Toast are good choices. Favorites include Chorizo, Eggs & Tortillas (pictured below) and the Spinach & Mushroom Scramble. There is a fair amount of chorizo in the eggs, so the scramble is meaty, fatty but not greasy. The French Toast is also good as it is grilled in butter.

If you’re here for lunch or dinner, try the Roasted Chicken. You get a choice of sauces and I generally prefer the warm Lemon Vinaigrette (pictured below) or the Booster BBQ. The Lemon Vinaigrette is a bit on the oily side and the capers do tend to overpower the subtle lemon flavor of the bird, but it is still tasty. The BBQ sauce is sweet, but not overly sweet, and it complements the tenderness of the chicken. I like that you get a choice of a side with your chicken (below is the side of pasta with pesto sauce, which was somewhat bland). I would skip the pasta and pizza dishes, which are just average.

Try to save room for dessert. I enjoy the dark chocolate fondue the most. There is a good selection of fruits, pound cake, cookies and marshmallows to dip into the thick dark chocolate. Yummmmm…….Of course, this doesn’t even compare to La Fondue, but who could?