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| - I've lived in Calgary my whole life, and I've only ever been to the original Chicken on the Way once - as a ten year old kid with my Dad. All I remember about it was that I said the corn fritters tasted yucky, and he told me that that was a travesty. So, 15 years later, a new Chicken on the Way opens up right near my house and what choice do I have but to check it out?
I walked in and saw that I was the only customer - and immediately I worried. I used to work in fast food and usually no customers meant that you'd be eating food that was old, soggy and awful. But the staff was wonderful. The girl who took my order was helpful and polite, and the cooks (you can see the entire kitchen) were chatty and funny.
It turns out my dad was right all along. As soon as I got my Snack Pack ($8 including a drink) I opened it up and tasted the corn fritter. Dear Lord, I am converted! The outside was perfectly crisp and the inside was dense, moist, and just a little sweet. I ate it so fast I am amazed I could taste it at all. The chicken was equally stunning. Crispy skin, juicy meat, somehow not the slightest bit greasy. The fries were thick cut and tender, with lots of small crispy ends scattered in there as well - the best of both worlds. Even the ketchup somehow tasted better than normal.
Seriously, I ate this in my car in the parking lot, and the windows steamed up like that scene from Titanic. It was THAT good. I am quite literally drooling as I write this. Go get yourself some chicken right now.
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