Mike L.
Yelp
It would criminal of you to not do some crack and then batter anyone who gets in the way of you and the food at Cracked and Battered! In all seriousness, don't do drugs and get yourself over to this spot, where fusion is an understatement and the food may get you addicted for seconds.
I ordered the Nasi Goreng. Make sure to not overlook it on the menu -- it's easily missed as it's the only item under Special Plates. Imagine a dish with elements of Korean fried chicken, breakfast diner-style jammy and runny over-easy eggs, and hawker-fare Indonesian fried rice. It'd be a fennel-ly to not finish this plate of fried chicken and fried rice, with hints of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisines, due to a mild licorice-sweetness. And as a fried rice freak, I'd throw a tantrum had this fried rice not been fluffy, with each morsel separated like that of biryani (thank goodness there were no raisins, though).
The chicken was juicy and brined to perfection, while the skin crunched like the fowl served at Popeye's (don't lie, that ish is good!).
Service was good and I was able to get seated outside per my preference, but then I noticed it got busier and a queue formed. The location is at a corner in Potrero Hill and it feels like a quaint no frills neighborhood spot that is near other small shops and merchants for post-meal shopping.