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I was surprised. First impression is the place was a mess, dirty trays of half eaten food everywhere, but I think that's part of their "dirty bird" look, so I can't fault them on that but it is disgusting when you're trying to eat. The food was shockingly poor. I'd heard so much about this place and I'm a big fan of the Stockyards, but I can admit their waffles are pretty wack so I was hearing this might be an upgrade. Well, their waffles are better than Stockyards' waffles, true. And maybe their sauce is too... it probably is. But everything else was way worse.
The chicken was almost inedible. It's shocking, yes. But it was the fattiest piece of chicken I ever hope to eat, covered in an a batter that would be tasteless if not for the excessive amount of supermarket seasoning salt. It's ridiculous to pay money for fried chicken that tastes like this. The fries are single-fried, utterly unremarkable in flavour and texture except for, get this, they're sprinkled with the exact same seasoning salt that they've afflicted the chicken with! It's ridiculous! Two dishes tasting the same and both tasting like bad seasoning salt.
I have never had fried chicken this poor from a well reviewed place. We didn't finish the chicken or the fries. We ate the waffles and sauce. Would never do again and if you're used to Stockyards, stick to it!
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