Hot Star Large Fried Chicken - Richmond

The hot cheese fried chicken. It was crispy, cheesy, very creamy and juicy!! The meat itself was strongly spiced and salty, so I recommend you to buy/ bring a drink. Luckily, I ordered the rose-blue soda with my chicken. It was quite refreshing and helped to cut the fatness of the meat as it was somewhat oily. The whole rose was up, so I didn't taste much of it until the end. Unfortunately, the cheese was inside on one side of the chicken, so the other half had no. There were also about 15 minutes waiting for my food as it is made to order!

We tried their spicy hot cheese and Korean-style fried chicken and they were delicious. The prices are sky-high and are many times the price of such chicken sold in Taiwan night markets, and wait time after ordering was over 20 minutes. Two pieces of chicken cost us a whopping $27.28, including GST. Photos Sanjib Dutta

I'm always a fan of some good fried chicken. The place is known for the large fried chicken with spicy seasoning. This brings back memories of being out at the night market in Taiwan. The texture is nice and not to crisp. The seasoning gave it a decent flavor. I would like to try the stuffed cheese one next time.

Large and thick cut of juicy breast meat with bone included, helping to keep the flavours in. Seasoning is noticeably lighter than the ones I?ve had in Taiwan?maybe a matter of staff training rather than different formula. Price is more than 3x that of Taiwan (NTD70 CAD3), however, the cost of living, lease, and wages are far greater here in comparison so it?s understandable plus despite measuring about the same length and width, the Taiwan version is noticeably sliced thinner by half so you are getting less overseas in that sense. It?s not far off from trendy fish&chips pricing but more filling. During their soft opening weeks, they offer a free can of pop with each large chicken purchase as advertised up on their menu screen, however, the staff don?t tell you about it until you ask for it yourself. I suspect some customers overlook the offer and end up paying for a separate drink instead.

For $12-13 a piece of fried chicken, it?s a bit pricy for sure. However, it taste way better than Big G. The skin actually stays together. I think it?s a little shorter though but 10? is still impressive. It is chicken breast, so they did a good job to not make it dry. Servers are very helpful and got a free coke on soft pending promo. The food speed is slower than I thought, maybe that?ll make people think it?s fresh. Good stuff!