I came here last night because my friend had cravings for Hot Star. I have never been myself but have received conflicting reviews of how amazing it is. I found myself somewhere in the middle of the OMG IT IS AMAZING and the OMG IT IS SO OVERPRICED AND OVERRATED scale.
I ordered the crunchy version since my friend ordered the original. I asked for extra spicy because I like unlocking my superpower of spitting fire when fed sufficient spice. The extra spicy option tasted more paprika-y than it did cayenne spicy. The spice was so mild I downed the whole thing without drinking anything while sitting at Hot Star. Be careful when eating it, they fry it fresh to order so even though it's not spicy, it's definitely hot!
Eating the chicken was a bit messy to me because the chicken is fried bone-in. I know they can debone the chicken to make it much more convenient to eat but I guess that would increase the cost of the chicken since deboning will take more time vs their current method. Had the chicken been fried boneless, I think I would've given this a 4.
I do enjoy the crunchy skin more so than the original, but I found myself bored of eating it once I was done 1/2 of i. I also think $10 for a Taiwanese style chicken schnitzel is a bit overpriced.