Union Chicken

What is Union Chicken? Located inside Union Station’s York Street Promenade at 65 Front Street West, Union Chicken is a full-service sit-down chicken parlour launched by Open Concept Hospitality, the group behind The Carbon Bar and Amano Italian Kitchen. The room pairs an energetic transit-hub pulse with polished diner design, featuring rich green tiling, checkerboard wood accents, deep booths, and counter seating wrapping an open rotisserie line. It operates as a genuine full-service restaurant rather than a fast-food platform stall, complete with an expansive bar pouring craft beer and classic cocktails.

Union Chicken Menu & What to Order The kitchen works with locally raised, antibiotic-free Ontario birds, available either spit-roasted or buttermilk-brined and golden-fried. The undisputed benchmark order is the O.G. Fried Chicken served alongside a deeply savoury black-pepper gravy, while the cayenne-slicked Nashville Lightning Hot sandwich brings serious heat balanced by tangy slaw and pickles. Complete the spread with an order of triple-cooked fries, cast-iron mac and cheese, and a pour from the rotating Ontario craft beer taps.

Know Before You Go Expect heavy crowds during weekday lunch hours and in the 90-minute rush before Leafs or Raptors games and arena concerts at Scotiabank Arena. Reservations can be booked in advance online, though off-peak mid-afternoons easily accommodate walk-in diners looking for a relaxed meal between train connections. The restaurant sits directly on the York Street Promenade concourse, steps from both the TTC subway and GO Transit gates.