Restaurant Review of Sonoma Chicken Coop

A visit to Sonoma Chicken Coop in San Jose on a Friday night is like stepping into a casual movie scene. With its soft, gentle lighting and soothing background music, the restaurant creates a fun atmosphere that has customers anticipating and savoring every moment of their dinner ahead. The theme of this restaurant may be called “Inexpensive Excellence”. Although it might be classified as a fast-food dine-in restaurant, Sonoma Chicken Coop has a trendy set-up, high-quality menus, and well-balanced and lovingly garnished meals like any other fine dining restaurant. 

The Market Street entrance is nondescript. Try the San Pedro Square entrance, which reveals a pretty little courtyard, highlighting a water fountain and a fireplace at the center, surrounded by dining tables and chairs. At the front entrance, the menus are stacked on a small round table with a sign informing customers to place their orders at the counter before seating themselves. At the back entrance, the menus are housed up on a stand, with bottles of wine stored underneath for customers to purchase. 

We entered from Market Street and there was no host or hostess at the doors to greet and seat the guests. It was not until we read the sign that we knew what the concept of this restaurant was about. There were no menus left, so we made our way to the back of the restaurant and found some menus on the stand with the wine bottles, near the counter where customers place their orders. This method is more pleasant than it sounds. The kitchen is very much open air so that customers are able to catch sight of chefs at work.