Ann T.
Yelp
NOW MY FAV FRIED CHICKEN PLACE!
It's so good that we went twice in the span of a week!
35 delicious flavors with so, so much variety! Each flavor is categorized by the continent of origin and there's also a unique selection of sides and sauces. Flavors range from the classics that you can get anywhere, like lemon pepper and buffalo and for those who want to play it safe and lots of exotic flavors from all around the world.
You can have your chicken multiple ways ranging from chicken sandwiches, chicken wings, and chicken tenders. The flavors are also unique in how they're used to season the chicken with some being rubs, others being the standard sauce, and what I'm not used to seeing, "hot oil sauce" used for hot chicken.
The wings are super crispy on the outside and moist on the inside, very reminiscent of the way that some Korean fried chicken places double fry their chicken and their tenders are MASSIVE. Breading is perfect, nice slight crispiness and extremely moist chicken. You do NOT get tired of the meat and the seasoning and sauces permeate all of the tender too.
As for flavors of the chicken and sides we got the:
1) Avocado Mac Salad:
-Nice and flavorful, great at "cooling" down and changing up your palate while eating their chicken. Not too "mayo-y" or rich with real avocado chunks.
2) Seasoned Fries:
-ADDICTING fries.
-Nicely crispy on the outside, not too oily and has the perfect texture. It was hard not to just inhale all of them. Tastes great even without ketchup or sauce and I ALWAYS eat things with sauce. Will for sure order these again.
3) Fried Tofu (6 pieces):
-Nice crispy tofu and you can choose a sauce flavoring. We got the masala sauce and it went great with the tofu.
4) Crackling Chicken Fried Rice:
-Pretty decent portion of rice and with all the food that we had, it was hard to eat a chunk of this. If you like fried rice, definitely try this. It has a good amount of chicken in it and the "crackling" part is puffed rice that gives it a crunchiness.
-Definitely worth a try if you've never had this before!
5) Mala:
-We had the option to make this non/numbing, so we went with numbing for sure! My bf said that it tasted much better than actual Chinese mala flavoring since it was nowhere near as oily (making it much more palatable to eat).
-Great numbing spice flavor that doesn't overpower the rest of the taste.
6) Sazon Fruta Habanero:
-Nice mix of the spiciness and heat from the habanero and the sweetness of the fruit juice powder. Unique for sure and unlike anything that I've had before!
7) Hot Masala:
-Classic Indian masala ingredients with a complex flavor profile with the depth of spices being used. Not overly spicy and had a great lingering warmth.
8) Nam Sweet & Savory:
-It's made with Vietnamese fish sauce with some added chili, onion, and garlic. The chicken itself is a bit sticky from the sauce and it's sweet and savory at the same time.
-I've had this before from Vietnamese restaurants, but their rendition blew all of the others out of the water. Every flavor and ingredient is beautifully balanced. Definitely recommend.
9) Saigon 27 Herbs & Spices:
-I've had this before as seasoning for shrimp and tofu, but never with chicken and MY GOD. It was SO FREAKING DELICIOUS. A single bite took me back to my childhood going to Viet banquet halls in Little Saigon with my grandparents.
-Absolutely delicious taste of Rang Muoi, which is a 22 spice rub that has an addicting, yummy complex taste. It's salty, peppery, but a tad sweet too.
-A MUST get if you go here. I'm definitely thinking of getting this again.
10) Cambodian Coconut Curry:
-Nicely spicy with a touch of sweetness from the coconut. It has an aromatic curry smell. This was good to pair with the other spicier flavors that we got.
11) Indonesian Sambal:
-To be honest, I have never heard of Indonesian Sambal before dining here. It's a chili sauce condiment made with a plethora of herbs, spices, and other ingredients. Another delicious and unique flavor to try.
12) Hot Mole:
-Rich from the cocoa and spicy from the cayenne and habanero. Great taste and delicious smell.
The food here is so good, I'm actually reaching the character limit for this review!
I just want to add the service is super warm, friendly, and welcoming with the cashier being super knowledgeable about all the flavors and the owners personally coming out to speak to us and thank us.
TLDR; BEST CHICKEN PLACE I'VE BEEN TO. 100% will come back again and again.
PS. Their house hot sauce is a unique combination of Asian and European flavors as made by their chefs!