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| - We went to The Fry's new location on Bloor and Bathurst. Since we went for early dinner, the restaurant was not as full; but by the time we left, the place was packed.
This was our first time, so we went for the classic fried chicken. We ordered the half and half chicken to share and picked fried chicken in spicy sauce and fried chicken with sauce on the side. In addition to the chicken, the order came with complementary array of side dishes as such in a typical korean restaurant. However, this one puts a nice spin with an assortment of pickled radish cubes, leaf salad, and coleslaw on one plate and corn on another. Each one was delicious and perhaps the highlight of our meal.
When the chicken came, we were surprised by the portion size (it was quite generous). A note of caution is that specific pieces of the spicy chicken is quite hot. It has a nice sweet flavour, but because of the spicy nature it became hard to tolerate and we had to gulp down water for relief. The other fried chicken was nothing surprising, but was less greasy compared to western styles. The sauce that came with it was also sweet, but with less kick. I would have preferred more savoury seasoning to have a more diverse taste palatte, but whatever.
Overall, this would be a great place if you're looking for korean style fried chicken, but it is not out of this world. This would also be suitable over beer after a long work day.
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