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| - HO-LY-DELICIOUS! Omg...what just happened in my mouth? Flavorgasm..gasm...gasm...(fade out).
I've been smizeing my eyes at the place for many months now and decided to check it out for lunch today. I feel bad for the old me that didn't know what she was missing for the past 6 months, however, that is no longer the case!
Firstly, service was awesome. When I first walked in, there was a patron that proclaimed that she is a regular. She suggested that I try the mega chicken filet or the Fried pork chop. But ummmm...Jay-Z said it best, "no pork on my fork." I don't eat the swine, so this is what I got:
Basil Popcorn Chicken-this completely knocked my socks off. I took a bite and simultaneously drooled a bit. You know when something is so delicious that you pause for a second, as if the food is talking, and you look at that yummy morsel like it's a small alien? That happened. The flavors were so well balanced. It was salted perfectly and had several other seasons that I can't necessarily call out individually. The balance was real. It was hot out the fryer and the chicken was extremely juicy. The basil was just kind of thrown in, so it didn't really add any additional dimensions to the dish.
Unagi Mealbox-I'm a huge fan of eel. This was sweet, melty, and buttery. The eel was an impressive size as it resembled a nice sized fish filet. It was accompanied by perfectly cooked steamed rice, although I think you could get fried rice as an alternative with an up-charge, pickled mustard greens, and a cold cabbage salad thingy. It all went well together. The mustard greens and cabbage could have used a bit of salt, but I have a salty palette. Either way the flavor was there and the pickled veggies cut the fatty coating the eel can leave in the moth. I'm talking heavenly fatty coating, not in a gross way.
Mega Fried Chicken-I just ordered the individual fillet off of the small bites portion of the menu. I got it in the garlic pepper flavor, which was ok. It was missing that salty perfection that came on the popcorn chicken, which was in the original flavor.
I plan on showing my face at this establishment at least every 2 weeks or more frequently.
Plz plz plz check this spot out and you muuuuust try the basil popcorn chicken! You're welcome. :)
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