Lackluster Chicken

Another American fast food franchise has opened in Malaysia! Well it is not really new. They used to have one in Ipoh but apparently that one closed down. Popeye's Chicken has opened in Taman Tun Dr. Ismail. It has replaced the tenancy of Shakey's Pizza.

The picture quality above wasn't so great as I was rushing to take it as it was raining and I did not wait until the focusing finished.

Which is quite ironic as Shakey's belongs to the same group as KFC and is situated right across the street.

Nothing that special about the interior. Their menu is somewhat limited though. Although they have a big ass sign outside which says 'Chicken & Seafood'. The only thing I noticed that would fit the latter category was their Fish Rice Bowl and Fish Sandwich. Although American menu does have a seafood platter. Maybe I missed it.

I opened the box to make sure I got what I ordered. It was the 3 piece combo which had 3 pieces of chicken, coleslaw, mashed potatoes and a biscuit (the North American term) and a regular coke.

This is what it looks like opened. Here is my review of the meal.

The first thing I usually eat with a set like this is the coleslaw. The coleslaw taste somewhat fresh, the kind of crispness and texture you'd get when you order coleslaw from places like Dave's Deli.

The mashed potatoes had a more spice and herb flavored sauce which was unlike your typical brown sauce that other places serve. The texture of the potato was slightly rough where you could feel some bits in it. This to me was a good sign that the potato was not reproduced from a powder substance. The texture, pre-mashing also was similar to the taro cake (wu tao go).

The biscuit had a taste and texture a whole lot similar to scones, except a little more dense and this particular one was a little too salty for my taste. I was expecting more of a bland taste to "neutralize" the tastiness (or saltiness) of the chicken.

Finally, the chicken which is the main show of the set was just underwhelming. It has a choice of two flavors being mild or spicy. I chose mild because I wanted to start with their "regular" or "original" first. The chicken tasted pretty ordinary. It tasted like the fried chicken you could get from Malay eateries or even the one from the Korean place, BBQ Chicken. Perhaps their specialty is in their spicy flavor.

Overall... the chicken was okay, for now anyways since it is new, you can be assured their chicken are fresh and not oil soaked. So get it as early as you can to get your money's worth... for what it's worth.

Try it for yourself!