Hot Star Large Fried Chicken @ Subang Jaya

During my trip over to Taiwan two years back, I was told that their fried chicken over there are famous. Famous their size at least. There are a few different outlets over there but the one that stand out would be Hot Star. Now, they have finally came to our shore. The first outlet is this over at Subang Jaya, SS15. It's located below Chatime (previously Tien Pin Ge Ge). It's the same row as Starbucks and Snowflakes (opposite Asia Cafe). You can't really miss it since this has got to be one of the most crowded street over at SS15. 

I was thinking to myself, what else do they sell in here? They can't just be selling fried chicken right? So here's their menu. They have their famous large fried chicken, crispy drumlet & wing combo, tempura, sweet and sour plum potato and crispy fries. You can either make a combo out of it or order ala-carte which I did. Since I just wanted to try out their large fried chicken. 

 It's operating like a fast food chain restaurant where you queue up to make your order. 

After ordering, they will only prepare to fry the chicken. So it's prepare only after there's an order which means that all their fried chicken are made fresh. The set back would be the waiting time I guess. I had ordered extra spicy and the guy was happily to add in edition chili powder for me. 

And here is the place where you collect your food. It took them around 5 minutes (give or take) to prepare my chicken. Take note, I was the first in line, so I guess it's bearable if you are not in a rush.  

 You have 4 level of spiciness to choose from. As usual, I ordered EXTRA SPICY! Yummy!! 

 Just to show how long is the chicken. I put side by side with my Grande size SB mug. Actually it's around the size of Shih Lin's XXL fried chicken. 

 This is how the fried chicken look like with extra spicy chili powder. I noticed that they only applied the powder on one side of the chicken only and not both. 

The chicken was smooth and tender. Not as much starch as I would imagine if you compared it with Shih Lin's XXL fried chicken. The meat is thicker I believe too over here. Spicy? Not really for me, but don't be bold if you're not into spicy food like me. The portion was quite large frankly speaking. It was my lunch and I can't even finish it at one go. 

The fried chicken was well known not only for it's taste but also it's size too. It's measuring at 30cm in length. That is really long for a fried chicken if I would say so myself. 

The location is hard to find parking during the weekdays, but I went during the weekends so it's more easier to get a space. The restaurant is air-condition so it's comfortable for you if you thought about dining in here. The place is brightly lit up and nicely decorated. Give this place a try if you are around the area and fancy some large fried chicken. How was is compared to the one over at Taipei? Can't really tell the difference I guess. But it's best having it on a nice cold day. 

Rating: 

Ambiance: 3.8 out of 5.0 (nice and simple and air condition)

Service: 3.8 out of 5.0 (accommodating with my request)

Food: 3.8 out of 5.0 (affordable and can be shared among friends)

Fun Taipei Tea Cafe @ SS2

 

Was told of this Taiwan restaurant by babe as her family wanted to get the franchise for the shop. So since they know I eat a lot, I mean know a lot about eating places, they asked me to scout around. Didn't have to ask me twice for that. The one I visited is located at SS2, the same row as Pelita and opposite McDonald. Finding a parking during lunch hour on a weekday is HELL in SS2. I spent 15 minutes looking for car park and finally managed to get a spot, by parking illegally at the back lane. The place was almost full house when we entered. Decorations was moderate and I don't really felt as if this is a franchise at all. But heck, what do I know, right. On to the menu and there are a wide range of food from the customary 3 Cup Chicken (San Pei Chi) to Oyster Mee Sua.

 

Beef Noodle 

My lunch-buddy is a beef noodle freak. She will try out all the beef noodle in town if she has the chance. The noodle was alright but the beef portion was moderate. Since she had been to Taiwan and tried their beef noodle, I take her feedback seriously when she said the soup isn't as strong as it should be. We had better beef noodle during our visit to Asia Food House. But this is very subjective as not everyone can accept the strong taste of beef in their noodle.

 

Crispy Fried Chicken Set 

I know I won't go wrong with the crispy chicken set from the looks of this. The set comprises of vegetables, fried egg with Thai sauce, spicy hot soup, rice with minced pork and of course the crispy fried chicken.

 

Don't let the looks deceive you as it taste better than it look. I had tried many fried chicken from other shop and this is really something special. The chicken is fried into thin crispy and crunchy and add that with some spicy chili flakes on top. Delicious. The chicken isn't too overly fried like some places and not too much starch or flour used during the marinating process. So you're not really eating 80% flour and 20% chicken here.

 

Rice is simple with the standard stewed mince pork on top to add some taste to it.

 

They don't give you simple fried egg here but fried egg with Thai sauce to add some spice to the whole meal.

 

I forgot to take a picture of our drinks which we both ordered their Bubble Milk Tea. And I can say that it's really good. The taste of milk tea is strong and not just powder. Overall, the meal is above average for me. The portion worth the money I am paying most importantly. They hired some Chinese lad which I think are from Taiwan. My lunch-buddy said their slang sounds like Taiwanese. But it's good to know that you're being serve by Taiwanese when you're eating their cuisine for me. Imagine a Myanmar or Indonesian taking your order? I am not being racist here, but just that it will make your visit felt more 'local'. If you get what I mean. cause a restaurant is not just about it's food but also the service. (Rating: 4.0 out of 5.0)

Fried Chicken @ Jalan Pasar

Someone once told me that I can practically eat anything fried. I told them, "You are DEAD RIGHT!" So the place or stall which I am gonna introduce is located off Jalan Pasar. I had visited this place numerous time but didn't have much chance of trying this stall up. Why? Cause the queue was really long.

So what is the buzz all about? Fried Chicken of course. I am not sure why are there so many people queuing up for their fried chicken and I am determine to try it out. I arrived early and managed to buy some to try it out with my babe. All of their chicken are freshly fried over at the stall. The hired Indonesian lady asked what I wanted and I had ordered their famous Large Drumstick, Chicken Breast and Fried Chicken Liver. They even served French Fries, fish ball and other fried food in sticks.

So this is how all of them look like after being chopped up. So how does it taste? Well it's crispy and it's really felt like home fried. Really felt like one of those cook by my grandma. The chicken are juicy and tender. I had even tried the fried liver even though I don't take any of them previously. Why? As I mentioned earlier, I will practically take anything that is fried. It's not extraordinary but it's above average. I am still wondering what is the buzz about after eating this. Maybe cause it's freshly fried? (Rating: 3.8 out of 5.0)