週末炸雞俱樂部

Item: 週末炸雞俱樂部
Rating: 1.5
Author: Food Scouter

台北市 • Fried chicken

about 2 months ago

Dinner1 pplNT$902

It seems that this somewhat well-known fried chicken shop has an appealing short video promotion, but little did I know this was also the beginning of disappointment (checking online reviews later shows mixed opinions).

The retro décor of the shop is quite on point, for example, the tissue paper commonly found at banquets in childhood inserted into glass cups. However, we were seated in a wall area on the second floor, and the red neon sign on the wall became the dominant color of the environment, resulting in all the photos taken having a red background (the color correction couldn't save them).

There is a minimum spend of one drink per person, so in reality, this place is a creative bar disguised as a fried chicken shop. The cocktails start at 300 NT dollars, plus a 10% service charge, and the meal prices are also relatively high. Perhaps it can only be considered a Taiwanese-style cocktail and fried food hot pot restaurant worth trying, and one would naturally find out if it suits their taste.

I ordered the weekend bomb chicken (6-piece honey), and to be honest, it is indeed unique. The fried chicken pieces are quite large, and the skin is not hard and crispy, but rather has a soft and tender texture that is easy to bite into. Coupled with almond slices and drizzled with honey, the taste is quite good, but surprisingly, it can get very greasy, likely because the soft texture holds too much grease, which can be a bit nauseating. Even squeezing some roasted lemon juice on it doesn’t help; it turns out that each person’s tasting limit for this dish is only one piece.

The Taiwanese sweet potato fries performed quite well, with a thick and crispy coating that paired nicely with cucumber to balance the heaviness.

Ordered a cocktail, the weekend iced tea is the cocktail version of traditional black tea, with a great tea flavor and not too strong of an alcohol taste, making for a surprising combination. The performance of the Long Island Iced Tea, however, is average, and it doesn’t resemble the heavy alcohol flavor that is common in bars, making it easy to get drunk on regular Long Island Iced Tea.