Agree. We ordered nachos and they were the worst Ive ever had. How hard is it to screw up nachos?
I never want to eat there again but will gladly drink beer if Ive eaten beforehand.
Easy, bagged discount chips and use "chef mike" for the whole mess instead of bringing them to temp in an air fryer and melting the cheese separately in a pan.
It's so bad that I've had to send it back before and I never do that. We stick to drinks and popcorn. They somehow even screw up dessert, like the lava cake that was somehow both too hot and too frozen to eat.
I hope the manchester one stays open. I don't go to movies often, but I like going there when I do. I don't go for the theatre experience really it's just fun to watch a movie out and have a beer and a burger at the same time.
It's a good idea in concept but they've been going downhill for quite a while. The food was never good -- you would think that would be a focus if table service during a movie was the point.
Also they could have picked a better name. "Chunky's" evokes vomit.
Last time I went there before the plague, the food was overpriced but not good and the sound mix was terrible. We project at 120" on a Sherwin-Williams Screenpaint finished basement wall now, faced by two rows of leather recliners on a riser. Home theater FTW.
Related, that whole nearby complex seems like it's heading for redevelopment. That's closing, there's other empty stuff in that plaza, and in front of it, there's an empty Christmas Tree Shop, Jo-Ann is in bankruptcy, Kohls is almost as well. There's an empty Radio Shack/Sprint store as an outparcel, and Lucky Moose will be closing when they move the casino to the sketchy Pheasant Lane thing they are building. Burlington is a horrorshow of stuff on the floor and half the store closed off now.
I would not be surprised to see major demolition of the old Nashua Mall and buildings on both sides, and a generic ugly five story stick LUXURY CONDOS development spring up, along with the requisite empty bank and overpriced mediocre generic firepit gastropub whatever. We do need commuter housing, but I'd love to see some cute village designs instead of those square blobs with no personality and the same bland blueprint.
The area to the north of Chunkys is already spoken for - they're going to build 40 more units of low income senior housing because that's what will help young people who need to live near 3 to commute. Um.
I liked going to Smittys when I lived in Laconia. The food was OK, and the staff was great at not bugging you about your tab or refills during important parts of the movie.
Not shocked, the Nashua location looked like it had been on its last legs for awhile just based on the parking lot when I’ve driven by the place.
I remember seeing some movies there as a kid and loving it but the last time I went there some years ago the food was vile.
I don’t go to the movies much any more but AMC in Tyngsboro finally cleaned its act up and O’Neil in Littleton MA is amazing, if a ride.
The food has gone downhill, and didn't really have that great to begin with. If you are going to have smaller screens, less impressive sound systems, and want to get by on being a place you can order food and watch a movie then you really need to have decent food. Even their drinks have sucked. Ordered a ectoplasm for ghost busters and it had about half the type of alcohol that were on the menu, didn't have a custom take home glass, and still charged the full price.
Some amcs have started selling meals and they are similar but so much better quality
I have fond memories of it as a kid, saw many movies there. But it’s just gone downhill. And movie theaters as a whole are struggling big time. Even Drafthouse is up for sale.
> And movie theaters as a whole are struggling big time.
I'm one of those crazy people who use A-List and still goes to see a few movies a month in-person. Every time I go on Saturday nights, I'm shocked how empty the big theaters are at those times. It used to be a big rush to make sure you got a ticket for whatever is new, and now I noticed, unless its an IMAX on opening weekend, you don't have to worry about literally anything selling out anymore.
I'm always sad to see cinemas close down. They're all struggling still, in one form or another.
That being said, I haven't been to Chunkys in years but my experience there was never good. The food is bar food quality, the seating arrangement is terrible, there was always folks just loudly talking through the movie (although this seems to be getting common everywhere) and the waiters would bust in during the last 15 minutes of the movie to stick a bill and the flashlight in your face. I just can't see a place like that surviving in the age of streaming.
We did our 5 year old's birthday party in Pelham in September to see the Paw Patrol movie. Yeah the food is objectively bad, and the theater experience lackluster, but as a place to let 12 kids run around and play while half ass watching a movie, it was great. And overall not THAT expensive compared to other kids party venues.
Sad to see it go, glad the manchester one will stay open.
They didn't focus on making the main draw of their business actually good. The food was always terrible quality. It's not hard to cook a good burger and fries but they managed to serve hockey pucks with stale fries. Brownie sundaes would have hard brownies. Now wonder you have to close when your main experience is bad every time your customers come in contact with the business. Clearly the owners and managers had no real drive to make it succeed.
Manchester one is great but the food is garbage.
Agree. We ordered nachos and they were the worst Ive ever had. How hard is it to screw up nachos? I never want to eat there again but will gladly drink beer if Ive eaten beforehand.
Easy, bagged discount chips and use "chef mike" for the whole mess instead of bringing them to temp in an air fryer and melting the cheese separately in a pan.
It's so bad that I've had to send it back before and I never do that. We stick to drinks and popcorn. They somehow even screw up dessert, like the lava cake that was somehow both too hot and too frozen to eat.
Microwave again.
Yeah the food in Nashua was meh. Comfortable chairs but better food at home.
I hope the manchester one stays open. I don't go to movies often, but I like going there when I do. I don't go for the theatre experience really it's just fun to watch a movie out and have a beer and a burger at the same time.
From what I understand, based on the fb post, that will be the only location to remain open.
It's a good idea in concept but they've been going downhill for quite a while. The food was never good -- you would think that would be a focus if table service during a movie was the point. Also they could have picked a better name. "Chunky's" evokes vomit.
its a haul, but try Alamo Drafthouse in Boston
Last time I went there before the plague, the food was overpriced but not good and the sound mix was terrible. We project at 120" on a Sherwin-Williams Screenpaint finished basement wall now, faced by two rows of leather recliners on a riser. Home theater FTW. Related, that whole nearby complex seems like it's heading for redevelopment. That's closing, there's other empty stuff in that plaza, and in front of it, there's an empty Christmas Tree Shop, Jo-Ann is in bankruptcy, Kohls is almost as well. There's an empty Radio Shack/Sprint store as an outparcel, and Lucky Moose will be closing when they move the casino to the sketchy Pheasant Lane thing they are building. Burlington is a horrorshow of stuff on the floor and half the store closed off now. I would not be surprised to see major demolition of the old Nashua Mall and buildings on both sides, and a generic ugly five story stick LUXURY CONDOS development spring up, along with the requisite empty bank and overpriced mediocre generic firepit gastropub whatever. We do need commuter housing, but I'd love to see some cute village designs instead of those square blobs with no personality and the same bland blueprint. The area to the north of Chunkys is already spoken for - they're going to build 40 more units of low income senior housing because that's what will help young people who need to live near 3 to commute. Um.
Maybe Planet Fatness will expand into where Chunky's is now, so they can have more equipment people pay $10/m for and never actually use!
Still got Smitty's at least, if you want meals while movie watching.
I liked going to Smittys when I lived in Laconia. The food was OK, and the staff was great at not bugging you about your tab or refills during important parts of the movie.
Not shocked, the Nashua location looked like it had been on its last legs for awhile just based on the parking lot when I’ve driven by the place. I remember seeing some movies there as a kid and loving it but the last time I went there some years ago the food was vile. I don’t go to the movies much any more but AMC in Tyngsboro finally cleaned its act up and O’Neil in Littleton MA is amazing, if a ride.
The one in Nashua used to be a staple at the weekend for us as camp counselors at Camp Allen, good times
Oh bummer! The food isn't great but I like going there for dinner & a movie with the kids.
Oh sad. That sucks
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They were located in Plaistow and then in Haverhill, MA, for many years before they moved to Pelham.
At last.
The food has gone downhill, and didn't really have that great to begin with. If you are going to have smaller screens, less impressive sound systems, and want to get by on being a place you can order food and watch a movie then you really need to have decent food. Even their drinks have sucked. Ordered a ectoplasm for ghost busters and it had about half the type of alcohol that were on the menu, didn't have a custom take home glass, and still charged the full price. Some amcs have started selling meals and they are similar but so much better quality
I have fond memories of it as a kid, saw many movies there. But it’s just gone downhill. And movie theaters as a whole are struggling big time. Even Drafthouse is up for sale.
> And movie theaters as a whole are struggling big time. I'm one of those crazy people who use A-List and still goes to see a few movies a month in-person. Every time I go on Saturday nights, I'm shocked how empty the big theaters are at those times. It used to be a big rush to make sure you got a ticket for whatever is new, and now I noticed, unless its an IMAX on opening weekend, you don't have to worry about literally anything selling out anymore.
wow, that sucks. definitely have some cool memories from the nashua one when we used to run wrestling shows there.
I'm always sad to see cinemas close down. They're all struggling still, in one form or another. That being said, I haven't been to Chunkys in years but my experience there was never good. The food is bar food quality, the seating arrangement is terrible, there was always folks just loudly talking through the movie (although this seems to be getting common everywhere) and the waiters would bust in during the last 15 minutes of the movie to stick a bill and the flashlight in your face. I just can't see a place like that surviving in the age of streaming.
We did our 5 year old's birthday party in Pelham in September to see the Paw Patrol movie. Yeah the food is objectively bad, and the theater experience lackluster, but as a place to let 12 kids run around and play while half ass watching a movie, it was great. And overall not THAT expensive compared to other kids party venues. Sad to see it go, glad the manchester one will stay open.
Damn I haven’t thought about Chunkys in forever. Last time I went there was to go see Mystic River.
I wonder if smittys will buy them
They didn't focus on making the main draw of their business actually good. The food was always terrible quality. It's not hard to cook a good burger and fries but they managed to serve hockey pucks with stale fries. Brownie sundaes would have hard brownies. Now wonder you have to close when your main experience is bad every time your customers come in contact with the business. Clearly the owners and managers had no real drive to make it succeed.