D. W.
Yelp
For years, many years, I've heard about the supposedly hot version of the sandwich or sando, as they call it, for whatever goofy reason, and I had it on the hit list, as I do for anything along these lines when I hear of it, but then, of course, the pandy struck and then a whole bunch of life happened in the interim. So, now, *mostly* on the other side of all that, I'm finally starting to get to some of the stuff I had in mind to do years ago, which includes this. I really have no excuse; they put a location relatively close to me in the hood of Sugar, but I kept putting it off, putting it off, until one day the stars aligned and it seemed like the best possible option, a sensation which I admit here and now, in front of teh entired interwebz, that I should not have delayed thusly.
Anyway, I had the hot behind, which I thought of in my head as hot bottom, for whatever reason, finally, along with the fries. Coke Zero on tap is good, but this place is a bit jarring. It's very clean inside, borderline sterile, with white plastic and chrome, and quite modern looking, almost like a futuristic video game rather than an actual restaurant, and there is a kiosk with a bunch of iPads on it, where you do the ordering and paying. At that point, you obtain a numbered table tent thing and find somewhere to park thine ass until the food comes to you. Clearly, speed is not the goal here. I found this process a bit off-putting, truth be told, but I didn't come here for the dining experience or ambiance, but to get the grub and bail.
I've probably put this off long enough, but, for all the hype...we ultimately have something where I was sort of dazzled by their treatment of the fries, which were the real star for me. Every time I say that in a review, when it comes in conjunction with something, it generally means the sandwich is junk, but that is not the case here. It's just that the fries were just on another level. As for the sandwich, very slightly heat. The sauce is a creamy one, which isn't ever really going to be crazy hot, and overall, I'd say the sandwich was pretty good, but nothing world shattering. The idea of using thigh meat did give a nice juicy inside and the breading was also excellent flavor-wise, as were the other components, but trying to make thigh meat into a patty caused what I would describe as some textural oddities that I didn't really love.
Here's the deal with this. I'm glad I had it. No, it wasn't worth the wait and the sandwich/fries/drink combo was like $20. Since this was something I had earmarked for a while, it was worth doing to check off that box, but I can't say this will be anything approaching regularity for me. As a one-time thing, fine, but it's ultimately too expensive for what was actually delivered for this to become a habit.