Forgive the super delayed post, you were warned though! Slowly catching up with my back posts, and it's always better late than never as I always say (but that's prob because I'm always late hehe). This "late better than never" theory also applies to trying out new and raved about food joints like the famous larger-than-life fried chicken at Hot Star.
A Friday evening after work and dinner, we decided to drop by Hot Star before heading home. It was probably 8-9pm at this point and there was an already huge queue outside either waiting to order or waiting for their orders.
Opened earlier this year in March, Hot Star follows from its first franchise store in Melbourne. This Taiwanese sensation has taken over Sydney by storm, after all we love the latest and greatest. Each chicken breast fillet weight about 250 grams - that's a lot of protein! The chicken is firstly marinated for 24 hours in an aromatic mix, before coated in tapioca flour and then fried in cottonseed oil.
The menu is simple and easy with a range of Hot Star's famous deep fried chicken, to chicken bites, sweet potato fries, and more. Order, get your number and wait patiently. There are five different seasoning types including the popular spicy (you can also choose your level of spice!), seaweed, salt & pepper, curry and plum (which sounds very interesting for next time!).
Generous sprinkling of spicy seasoning
Mushrooms $4.90
Be careful eating them because they are HOT. Tongues WILL be burned. Quite large and plump pieces of Shitake (?) mushroom pieces, they are juicy but were too oily for me and lacked seasoning (or just tasted more bland after eating the chicken).
Sweet Potato Fries $3.90
Already being an avid lover of sweet potato anything, this was my top choice. The fries were had a tangy seasoning which emphasised the sweetness. They were crispy, golden, and delicious in every bite.
Original Fried Chicken - Spicy $7.90
We chose the third level of spiciness (from memory) and while it was not enough heat for me, my companions thought it was too much. The large chicken is quite flat so made it easier to bite through, and not as oily as I imagined. The coating of flour is thin, and it is crunchy, moist and full of flavour (at least the bits with the spicy seasoning). It is also super hot straight from the fryer, so be careful!
A great thing about Hot Star is that it also opens till quite late - 12 am to be exact! Great for a feed after Friday work drinks, or mid week drinks, whatever you fancy. It is simple street style order-to-go food, so there's no seating, and it can get a bit sickening after a while with nothing refreshing to compliment it. But it is well priced, and I can see the reason for its rising popularity.
Can confirm chicken is larger than my face :|
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