Ray C.
Yelp
One of our many fried chicken foodie attempts to find the best fried chicken in town. Being a new local, I was looking for a convenient, gourmet type fried chicken meal. Wanted to step it up from the traditional Popeye's or other cliche fried chicken fast food around town. Starbird falls on the list of the above standard fried chicken fast food stops!
I wanted to try the fried chicken but not get the entire bun shebang, so I ordered the Chicken Chop Bowl from Starbird Chicken. Super generous portion on the lettuce, condiments, and big! Big slab of fried chopped chicken, won ton skins, and again, lots of lettuce. So full and pretty presentation! I really enjoyed the tangy vinaigrette style orange sauce and the fab guacamole in the middle.
I ordered the traditional fried chicken sandwich on the menu for Beau to try. I figured if the restaurant held its fried chicken standards to the tee, it'd be with the traditional sandwich. The chicken was fried perfectly but on the thin side. The secret that made it taste different from standard was the starbird sauce. The sauce is actually really delicious. A cross between mustard and thousand island (?) The sandwich was actually pretty big for a chicken sandwich and was only able to finish 3/4s. The bun used for the sandwich was a traditional bun topped with Parmesean.
For the fries, they were just the traditional fries. However, since it was takeout, I added a sprinkle of truffle salt, microwaved 20 seconds and changed the game on the fries to go with the fried chicken. It was amazing. Definitely would recommend sprinkling some black pepper or salt on the fries to help bring out the flavor.
I ordered this through Doordash and was surprised by how fast the delivery came through. These days, the restaurant's responsiveness to order requests is extremely influential for me. I appreciated their timeliness. I think if and when we're looking for a step aside the Popeye's chicken, we'll definitely be looking to get Starbirds' sandwiches.