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| - Super tasty Taiwanese fried chicken! I'm a fried chicken addict, and when Hot-Star opened (just down the street from my apartment!!) I knew I had to try it out. Unfortunately I don't have the patience to stand in a long line up, so I didn't get to experience the large fried chicken until several months after its opening, but it was worth the wait.
The original large fried chicken is my go-to, and I love getting the pepper salt and/or the spicy seasoning on it. About 1/3 of the chicken is just bones, but it's at the bottom so you get to enjoy bone-less crispy deliciousness for the first 2/3 of the chicken! I recently tried the cheese stuffed fried chicken, and that was also VERY yummy. The cheese is limited to the top half, but there is enough in there to make it a 5 star experience (I also love cheese so fried chicken + cheese is just magical). I always order the passion fruit soda with my chicken - it's very tasty and refreshing and definitely a must try.
The two downsides to Hot-Star, and the reason this isn't a 5/5 review, are the long wait times and the inflated price. The original fried chicken is $9.99 (+$4.00 if you want a small drink, +$4.50 if you want a large drink)...and the cheese fried chicken is $12.99(!!!) on its own. While the chicken is large, it's also very flat and definitely not worth the high price point. It also takes about 20-30 minutes for each order, as they fry the chicken on the spot. Again, this makes for a tasty chicken-eating-experience, but waiting 30 minutes for fast food is not ideal.
Tl;dr
Try the original large fried chicken, the cheese fried chicken, and the passion fruit soda. Go when you have time to spare and be prepared to wait 20-40 mins (if you get the cheese fried chicken) for some mouth-watering crispy fried chicken!
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