Introducing: Flock Rotisserie and Greens, Cory Vitiello’s quick-service chicken spot in the core
(Image: Jackie Pal)
Name: Flock Rotisserie and Greens
Contact: 330 Adelaide St. W., 647-483-5625, eatflock.com , @EatFlock
Neighbourhood: King West
Owner: Cory Vitiello and Chris Shiki (The Harbord Room)
Chef: Etienne Regis
The Food: Exactly what the name suggests—chicken (naturally raised without hormones or antibiotic, natch) and salad. The golden-brown bird is served four ways at this quick-service spot: whole, halved, quartered and pulled, but Vitiello insists, “Just because there’s over a dozen mesmerizing self-basting chickens in plain sight, that doesn’t mean you have to get one—our salads are just as much the main event.” Customers can choose from five pre-designed salads or create their own custom greens. What sets the grab-and-go salad bar apart from the rest of the (ahem) flock are the interesting mix-ins: wheat and goji berries, pomegranate seeds, orange segments and French lentils can all be tossed into a bowl. And for folks looking for a quick dinner, there’s an after-work special that includes a whole rotisserie chicken, a large salad and two sides (steamed acorn squash and rotisserie-roasted sweet potatoes).
The Drinks: Right now, the boozeless bird joint just has a selection of San Pellegrino sparklers.
The Space: It’s all function over fashion at this 14-stool spot. Save for a multi-tiered chandelier, the rotisserie itself is the main attraction. Vitiello wanted all of the customers’ attention to be focused on the slowly rotating flock of fowl.
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318801 The rotisserie can cook up to 20 birds at a time. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-flock-rotisserie-king-west-rotisserie-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-flock-rotisserie-king-west-rotisserie.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-flock-rotisserie-king-west-rotisserie.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/food/flock-rotisserie-and-greens-cory-vitiello-chicken-king-west/slide/toronto-restaurants-flock-rotisserie-king-west-rotisserie/ toronto-restaurants-flock-rotisserie-king-west-rotisserie 0 0
318795 Salt-rubbed chicken is served whole ($17), halved ($9) and quartered ($5). https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-flock-rotisserie-king-west-cut-chicken-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-flock-rotisserie-king-west-cut-chicken.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-flock-rotisserie-king-west-cut-chicken.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/food/flock-rotisserie-and-greens-cory-vitiello-chicken-king-west/slide/toronto-restaurants-flock-rotisserie-king-west-cut-chicken/ toronto-restaurants-flock-rotisserie-king-west-cut-chicken 0 0
318793 The pulled chicken sandwich comes topped with lettuce, crispy onions, roasted tomatoes, avocado and a beet and apple horseradish on a whole-grain bun ($8). https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-flock-rotisserie-king-west-chicken-sandwich-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-flock-rotisserie-king-west-chicken-sandwich.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-flock-rotisserie-king-west-chicken-sandwich.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/food/flock-rotisserie-and-greens-cory-vitiello-chicken-king-west/slide/toronto-restaurants-flock-rotisserie-king-west-chicken-sandwich/ toronto-restaurants-flock-rotisserie-king-west-chicken-sandwich 0 0
318802 The salad bar. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-flock-rotisserie-king-west-salad-bar-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-flock-rotisserie-king-west-salad-bar.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-flock-rotisserie-king-west-salad-bar.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/food/flock-rotisserie-and-greens-cory-vitiello-chicken-king-west/slide/toronto-restaurants-flock-rotisserie-king-west-salad-bar/ toronto-restaurants-flock-rotisserie-king-west-salad-bar 0 0
318792 The Boho Flock salad: marinated kale salad, red quinoa, oven-dried tomatoes, beets (roasted and raw) and pomegranates in a beet, basil and orange vinaigrette ($7 for half or $11 for a whole). https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-flock-rotisserie-king-west-boho-salad-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-flock-rotisserie-king-west-boho-salad.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-flock-rotisserie-king-west-boho-salad.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/food/flock-rotisserie-and-greens-cory-vitiello-chicken-king-west/slide/toronto-restaurants-flock-rotisserie-king-west-boho-salad/ toronto-restaurants-flock-rotisserie-king-west-boho-salad 0 0
318800 The Power Flock: squash, avocado, orange segments, chickpeas, goji berries and soybeans in a carrot, ginger and white miso dressing ($7 for half or $11 for a whole). https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-flock-rotisserie-king-west-power-salad-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-flock-rotisserie-king-west-power-salad.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-flock-rotisserie-king-west-power-salad.jpg 800 1200 [] https://torontolife.com/food/flock-rotisserie-and-greens-cory-vitiello-chicken-king-west/slide/toronto-restaurants-flock-rotisserie-king-west-power-salad/ toronto-restaurants-flock-rotisserie-king-west-power-salad 0 0
318799 A bird's eye view of the Power Flock. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-flock-rotisserie-king-west-power-salad-2-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-flock-rotisserie-king-west-power-salad-2.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-flock-rotisserie-king-west-power-salad-2.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/food/flock-rotisserie-and-greens-cory-vitiello-chicken-king-west/slide/toronto-restaurants-flock-rotisserie-king-west-power-salad-2/ toronto-restaurants-flock-rotisserie-king-west-power-salad-2 0 0
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I went here for the first time and got the chicken sandwich and a side of sweet potato. My sandwich had an overwhelming amount of horseradish to the point where i was almost in tears, and i had to remove chicken bones from my mouth. I’m sure their working out the kinks, but a little more care in their prep would have made all the difference.
Yeah, these guys have no clue what a pulled chicken sandwich is.
I had large chunks of bone and cartilage in mine too. Bland and in dire need of some actual hot sauce.
Classic!