Empire Chicken
Empire Chicken is a chicken takeaway at 359b Lincoln Road, Addington, Christchurch.
Checked 16 Oct 2026
When you want the best buttermilk fried chicken on offer, look no further. At Empire Chicken they buy top quality local ingredients (wherever possible), source whole, local, and happy chickens, then serve all… more ↓
From the street
Opening hours
| Monday, Wednesday | noon, 8 pm |
|---|---|
| Thursday, Sunday | 11 am, 9 pm |
Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 64 hours a week, by the map’s count.
Its own website lists
Read from the site itself 30 Sept 2026, Its own website.
Reviews
Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer, refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes.
The nearest other fast food
Also in Addington
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 359b Lincoln Road, Christchurch 8024 | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Fast food, Chicken | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | +64 3 423 9983 | OpenStreetMap · its own site lists 022 496 4858 |
| Website | empirechicken.nz | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees |
| hello@empirechicken.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 | |
| Menu | empirechicken.nz | Its own website |
| NZBN | 9429051061814, NZ Limited Company | NZBN register |
| Registered name | EMPIRE CHICKEN (ADDINGTON) LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 23 Jan 2023 | NZBN register |
| Industry | Chicken, takeaway and retailing - cooked and ready to eat | NZBN register |
| Food registration | reg CCC002317/4, Template FCP, verified by Auditing Solutions NZ Limited, expires 6 July 2027 | MPI food register |
| Last checked by a mapper | 28 June 2026 | OpenStreetMap |
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How the council’s directory described it
When you want the best buttermilk fried chicken on offer, look no further. At Empire Chicken they buy top quality local ingredients (wherever possible), source whole, local, and happy chickens, then serve all their food in organic or recyclable packaging. Open 7 days, 11am-9pm
— Find Christchurch, 2024. The business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as a lead, not checked.
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Mixed use zone | District Plan |
Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870) Was One of the Most PopularThe reports nearby
1,547 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 1,292 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 1,547 reports on file
Rubbish and Bins - General
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Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Road Signage
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or waQuestions, answered briefly
A chicken takeaway in Addington, Christchurch.
359b Lincoln Road, Addington, on Lincoln Road. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory, last checked by a mapper 28 June 2026.
phone 03 423 9983, its website, email hello@empirechicken.nz (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Monday, Wednesday: noon, 8 pm; Thursday, Sunday: 11 am, 9 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Subway Addington (44 m), Burger King (124 m), New York Deli (127 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 40 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Subway Addington (44 m); the Lincoln Rd near Hazeldean Rd bus stop is 39 m away: route 7; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: Mountfort Park (240 m).
The record behind this
This page is the union of what these public sources say, each fact above names the one it came from. A listing is a lead, not a promise the business still trades:
- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- Find Christchurch, the council’s business directory, a snapshot last touched about March 2024 (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0),
- Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record, distances measured here from the pin
- Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer, lanes, separated paths and the named Major Cycle Routes (CC BY 4.0)
- The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly
- New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address
- Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register, the public Food Act registration for these premises, verified by the named agency, matched here by name and address
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