This place doesn't look fancy, but what they do have is a really good seasoned Chicken. Very much of a unique flavor in Middle Eastern food Egyptian style.

Grilled on coals chicken is so damn good. I'll take this over Halal brothers any day!! Yes it is halal Chicken seasoned perfectly.I don't like the breast but this was not dried out as most places do. Lots of sides and sweets available Service is not rude just straight up They are busy and do not rush you It's definitely a Taxi Drivers spot so parking can be easy at night since they don't linger around like the ey do in Queens Super casual tables available basically communal cafeteria but small eat and get out!

Great taste and quality. Feels like I'm back home, I highly recommend it and if you're hesitating it wouldn't hurt to try for the first time.

This place is a gem. A bona fide gem. Cheap, simple food, low amount of ingredients, low processing, clean tasting, middle eastern chicken and fish. Sit down area is available and spacious. Sweet barbecue-like sauce and red hot sauce on tables. They have cheap specials that are satisfying. Well-toasted pita for that crispiness. And classic middle eastern pastries of genuine quality. I had some time to kill and was looking for basic, no-frills meat and bread, cheap, in the east village. For the price of TWO chicken and pita specials and a dessert, with my 30% tip. I saw most other places were charging for just one entree. And no stomach issues later. Can't wait to come back to the area to unfollow.

This is a little Middle Eastern hole in the wall which has been serving a lot of the cab drivers for a good while. It isn't pretty inside and the people could be nicer but they are friendly enough if you know you want. As per all of the chickens outside, they specialize in rotisserie but they have a variety of other dishes as well. Some things are daily and the menu can be bit confusing to people not used to it. They are specifically Egyptian which means I will definitely be going back one of these days on a weekend to have their koshari. I got the lamb stew. It was a bit oily as expected but the lamb was very tender. I think it happened to be one of the more expensive things in the menu but I didn't mind as there definitely was a lot of lamb. The spices were on a lighter end but it was still satisfying. This was served with rice and peas (pretty positive they were black-eyed) as well as a small salad. The rice was cooked properly and the peas added good flavor. The salad could have been a bit better but it worked for what it was. Mid 3. Will go back and try the koshari as noted.

Literally was on the way to Trader Joe's to buy myself ingredients to cook (haha) when I passed by the store front of Big Arc. There were a hundred roasted chickens enticing me to come in and I couldn't help myself. The buffet of selections they had all looked incredible, but after ordering a standard half chicken plate I also got the eggplant and lentil soup as sides. The chicken was very satisfying- not the best I've ever had, but if you want chicken, this is a solid place to go. I was much more excited about the sides I got, which were VERY, very good (the lentil soup especially). Clearly reliable place for warm, satisfying food.

Once upon a time, long, long ago, when there was no Uber, no Covid, NYC had food joints that were known as Taxi Driver's Stop. On 233 1st Ave (Between 13th and 14th Street) there was a Chicken joint called Big Arc Chicken, which was one of those spots. It had good comfort food at reasonable prices. Fortunately, it still exists. Moreover, the food is still good and still reasonably priced. For little money you will be satisfied. They do tons and tons of grilled chicken every day, hence, I don't even have to tell you that chicken is good here. But, they also have excellent Egyptian Style Kababs, and grilled Salmon. They have the best Molokhia (an extremely healthy green leaf vegetable) Soup outside of Egypt and perhaps also the best Koshary outside of Egypt. Their stuffed cabbage is melt in the mouth addictive. Big Arc Chicken is a guilty pleasure. You never know, what surprise awaits you at this place. Today I had the most satisfying Sausage with Noodles. They broke every cooking rule, but by God it was delicious.