This chicken spot is bombdeezy. My son and I just ordered two combos - #2 and #3 - he, two tenders no spice; myself, one sandwich, one tender, hot and medium spice, respectively. Also have an order of loaded fries that I'm letting cure overnight in the fridge (idgaf what chicken spot you hit up, order the loaded fries [they all have one] to eat the next day -- you won't regret it), and my son and I split a mac n cheese.
So, the tenders/sandwiches are fire. The hot, as another Yelp review stated, isn't as hot as most of the other spots, but I don't mind that -- in fact, I dig it. How many of you hotshots out there are tearing down on ghost pepper dry rubs, anyways? Riiiight... The hot is perfect, just enough battle with every bite, but I didn't need a cool down period and 80 different condiments/extra pickles/extra slaw/fries/water/milk/kitchen sink to cool my palette in order to make it to the next bite. Not that that's a bad thing, but I enjoyed the change up in spice-level. I do wish I had ordered both of my combo items as 'hot,' rather than one medium one hot. The sandwich had just enough slaw to add texture and another layer of flavor. The slaw was fresh and not watery, the perfect amount of dressing to counter the spice. The bread was low-key incredible. Slightly toasted outside, soft, airy inside. Mm, mmm! The tenders were perfectly breaded and cooked. Crispy outside, tender juicy on the inside. This is what I want my tenders to be like every time I go to one of these spots. You can't cook and season them any better. Absolutely on par with Angry Birdz.
The fries were very good. Slight crisp on the outside. Soft and hot on the inside. Perfectly salted and seasoned, the fries complimented the chicken and house sauce to a T.
The Yelp review that stated that their Mac n cheese tasted like microwave didn't have the Mac n cheese we had this eve. The Mac n cheese we had was creamy, salty, cheesy. Wasn't mushy, bland, dry. I ordered it specifically to see if that fussy Yelp review was on point, or on some other ish -- it's on some other ish.
The house sauce is full of flavor and makes the meal. I can't wait to tear down on that order of loaded fries in the fridge. That sauce is what makes the fries, and imo, the sandwiches. Shitty, flavorless sauce kills an order. For me, it was the opposite - it made this order as good as any I've had out here in LA.
Finally, the folks that were working the register and fryer were cool as hell. I could tell they genuinely wanted me to love their food, rather than pretentiously assuming so, or worse, not giving a crap. They let me sample the spice levels, as well as explain their menu... and when leaving, were warm and affable, and wished us a great meal.
All in all, I am very grateful that a spot this delish is only a couple blocks from my home. I'll definitely be coming back. read more