Sunday, February 1, 2015

Love Me Some Fried Chicken


Anyone that knows me well knows I have a soft spot for fried chicken. Having said that, I feel guilty not telling my fellow bloggers about my newfound discovery, Koo Koo Chicken.

One of my habits involves browsing through insauga’s awesome website. This is the go to site for any Mississaugians trying to find something to do in Mississauga. One of the great things about insauga is their “top5” feature. This feature lists the top five bests in Mississauga. Today’s lucky pick was “Top 5 Fried Chicken Joints in Mississauga”. Number one on this list is my most recently discovered, Koo Koo Chicken.


This hidden gem is located at Bristol and Creditview, just outside of Streetsville. I feel like a fool having driven by this place time and time again, although, it is not the most visually appealing places to dine. Even after finding out it’s number one on this golden list, I was still skeptical when arriving. Now, I must say, this entire experience truly justifies the saying “don’t judge a book by its cover”.


Anyone that admires such beauty in this world such as fried chicken knows what counts when judging the good kind from the bad.  I can confidently say what I, personally, look for is a super crispy, perfectly flavoured skin, and juicy chicken beneath it all. It can’t be too greasy and I need some flavour/sauce options. Koo Koo Chicken gives you everything I just mentioned. I placed my order according to insauga’s suggestion: Deep Fried Chicken steak with Fries and a Drink. Koo Koo Chicken makes everything fresh compared KFC’s lamp warmers, which leaves their chicken dry.



After ordering I took my seat and waited not-so-patiently for my meal. The best part of this experience is the Taiwanese twist on this classic favourite. Instead of a regular pop I had the option of getting bubble tea or a fruit smoothie. To my delight I ordered an original milk bubble tea.  Shortly after receiving my drink came the chicken steaks and fries. The fries were cooked perfectly, nice and crispy but not too greasy. The chicken was perfectly flavoured, perfect crisp, perfect juiciness from the meat, just perfect. The best part of the chicken was the 6 spice options sitting on your table waiting to be used. I chose to combine a couple of these spices: spicy, plum and black pepper. The chicken tasted sweet and spicy, just the way I like it. As usual, accompanying my meal was a sauce. I kept things simple, this time, and mixed half Siracha hot sauce and half ketchup; a usual go-to sauce mixture for me. The combo I selected was quite the generous portion so if you’re hungry you’re in luck.



Anyone that knows me knows I’m quite the food critic so if you have a craving, listen to me now and go to Koo Koo Chicken. Please share what you think about the entire experience. I can imagine you will be left as satisfied as I am right now.

Love,

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