I’ve seen old advertisments and post cards for the Chicken Court, but never knew much about it. I moved to Windsor in 1989, and I didn’t recall it being open when I first came here.
A full page ad from the 1954 Visitor’s Guide to Windsor and Essex County.
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Regular reader Darren, worked at the Chicken Court, from 1986 to the 1988 closing and sent along these artifacts…
A pair of old poscards of the interior.
A scan of the letter employees recieved on Valentine’s Day, 1988.
Of couse, any good photographer would bring his camera along to work, and here are a few photos he took:
A pair of photos of the bakery.
A few of the basement Banquet Room.
The cake table
The laundry room
A few from upstairs.
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I can remember many a cold night when this place made a nice cozy reprieve. A good place to stop in for a warm meal and a good cup of coffee. Patrons working out at the YMCA which used to have it's main entrance on Pelissier would also pop in after their evening workouts. This was one of the establishments that made Windsor's downtown a great place top hang out. Anyone out there remember Biff's?
I was hoping you would find some sort of old ad in one of the old local listings. I remember shooting some video of the outside while in high school with my friends Chris Anolin and David Girard. David was filming but i lost touch with him. Wish I could find him.
I don't know what bar it is now. Been a couple shootings there I believe. Sad how Pellissier has gone downhill since the 80s. The Chicken Court used to own the parking lot at the corner of Pellissier and Wyandotte too, the one with the little Photomat booth on it. I used to work there from time to time too for the restaurant. The family used to own a couple houses on Victoria behind the restaurant too. One was the owners and another was their daughter's. But I think they were sold off after the bankruptcy.
A lot of us young people were working there at the time though and had a lot of fun. I still see some of the waitresses that worked there downtown from time to time too. Some of the ones who were there for years and years. The restaurant was always in competition with Tunnel Bar-B-Q. We used to cater some huge parties too. Not just at the restaurant but off location.
Thanks for posting this too.
I tried to find the postcards since those are scans i did some time back, but could just find one, which is the first one you posted. It says this on the back:
"Welcome to the Chicken Court, 531 Plessier St. Windsor Ont. Canada. Tasty chicken, steak and sea food dinners. Home made pastries & rolls. We cater to weddings and banquets. Tel. CL. 2-7226, Windsor. Prop. Andrew Kominar.
The street was spelled wrong on the postcard.
The image was published by Sterling Photos, 1055 Armoury St. Niagara Falls. No year is on the postcard though.
I vividly remember going to the Chicken Court as a teenager on a date. It was a "classy" place to frequent in those long ago days. I can still taste the corn fritters that were served with a small dish of honey!
I vividly remember going to the Chicken Court as a teenager on a date. It was a "classy" place to frequent in those long ago days. I can still taste the corn fritters that were served with a small dish of honey!
The best desserts in town bar none- all we have left in that vein is TBQ downtown...
The bakery ladies there were so sweet ; ) it was always so hard to keep away from eating the desserts there. I think my favorite was a strawberry pie/tarts. i wonder if those ovens are still down there. would be so hard to get them up. there is a elevator but it's very tiny. many large walk in fridges and freezers too. sad that all it's been since then is bars.
I remember going to the Chicken Court on Labour Day, 1972, when my brother-in-law and his new bride held their small wedding reception there...and we had to pay for our own meals! Got to love hippies...and good thing the food was worth the price.
I'm a native Detroiter and went to Chicken Court with my mom and grandma at least six or seven times a year during the 1960's. I loved everything in the Chicken in the Basket. I think the coleslaw was my favorite but the fritter and the rolls are right up there! I've always wondered if anyone has the recipe for the coleslaw. I liked it with a dollop of the thousand island style dressing on it.
One of my favorite memories is Mother's Day where every mother got a little sampler box of chocolates.
I know all these posts are from almost three years ago, I hope someone will connect with me.
Thanks!
Janet Jaeger
immanuel@modempool.com
i wish i had the recipe to their delicious mocha cake. it was a christmas tradition in our family to get a mocha cake and i looked forward to it. if anyone has that recipe please post it for others to enjoy