The Chicken
The Chicken is a chicken takeaway at Food Terrace, First Floor at The Crossing, Lichfield Street, Central City, Christchurch.
Checked 18 Oct 2026
The owner chef is a Korean Kiwi who has been making a variety of Korean food for more than 30 years. She is not only an… Read full description ↓
One of 149 fast foods in Christchurch Central City, 19% of the city’s count
Food Terrace, First Floor at The Crossing, Lichfield Street, Central City
From its website and public pages
Read from the site itself 2 Oct 2026, Its own website.
Reviews
Getting there
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Nearby
More nearby places 6
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
More nearby fast food 5
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Also in Christchurch Central City
More businesses in Christchurch Central City 7
What the record holds 8 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | Food Terrace, First Floor at The Crossing, Lichfield Street, Central City | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Fast food, Chicken | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | 03 420 4242 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | thechicken.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
| admin@thechicken.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site lists seth@hanzglobal.com | |
| Menu | thechicken.co.nz | Its own website |
| Services | Outdoor seating | OpenStreetMap |
| Food registration | reg CCC004973/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 23 Nov 2026 | MPI food register |
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How the council’s directory described it
Read the full description council directory, about 2024
The owner chef is a Korean Kiwi who has been making a variety of Korean food for more than 30 years. She is not only an accredited chef for Korean traditional food as well as Korean Royal Palace food, but also is a very experienced chef for Korean contemporary, casual, and street foods. Head along to experience her home-style Korean Fried Chicken which has unparalleled taste but also affordable in prices in a most healthiest possible way. Open Sunday–Monday 11am–4pm, Tuesday–Saturday 11am–6pm
— 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 | City centre zone | District Plan |
Te Kiheru Wai o Tahu / the Canoe Bailer of Tahu / 2015What stood on Lichfield Street
From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Cactus Outdoor, 2025-03. The street’s then and now →
The reports nearby
5,907 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 4,932 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 5,907 reports on file
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Fallen Tree
Hazard, vehicle
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
General Request
Trees - General
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Pavement - GeneralQuestions, answered briefly
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A chicken takeaway in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
Food Terrace, First Floor at The Crossing, Lichfield Street, Central City, on Lichfield Street. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.
phone 03 420 4242 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024), email admin@thechicken.co.nz (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Lo-Fi Burgers (5 m), Crêpes De La Monde (25 m), GRE3N Superfood & Juice Bar - The Crossing (33 m), every one in the city.
6 other premises within a short walk, nearest I Love Ugly (3 m); the Bus Interchange (Intercity stop) bus stop is 69 m away: routes 3, 8, 80; a quiet street passes within 60 m; nearest park: High Street Triangles (81 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:
Sources: OpenStreetMap · Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0) · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · The business’s own website · Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register
Read source notes 8
- 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
- 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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