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| - I've heard about this place from a few friends who have all enjoyed it. The thought of bubble tea and fried chicken is an odd yet new idea, so i had to see what the hype was about.
As soon as we entered, the place seemed clean and surprisingly did not strongly smell after fried chicken (I mean it in a good way). Not to my surprise, they were playing some slow Asian music, and randomly My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion...which felt weird. I feel like they need to play more upbeat songs instead of romantic/slow songs. They also had the music pretty loud - I believe music in any restaurant should be noise in the background that fills up silence, not almost drown out the people you try to talk to.
As for the food, it was about a 10-15 minute wait for us before having our full meal (we both ordered the two piece combo). First came out our drinks; I had the Taiwanese Lemonade with Aiyu Jelly after heard good things about it from a friend. I found this drink very freshening and delightful - would definitely have this again if i come back. We then had our fries delivered. There was ketchup, hot sauce, and some powder toppings from curry, spice, black pepper and seaweed to add on top to add flavor. I like how they provide a variety of toppings you can add yourself to your food (bonus points there). The fries tasted fresh and were delivered quickly which was good because it kept us busy till the main course arrived. We both had a leg and a thigh. The chicken was just like KFC/Popeyes, but was more tender which my girlfriend liked. I didn't feel as bad eating it through compared to other fried chicken joints, which was a good thing - maybe it's another reason to come back. ;)
Overall Koo Koo Chicken was delightful. If I ever end up craving fried chicken, I'd likely choose here instead of KFC or Popeyes. Two thumbs up.
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