Taiwan's Hot-Star Large Fried Chicken ( 豪大大雞排） is now in the Philippines!

Fried chicken legs or ji pai tui （雞排腿）is one of the common food stalls that you can see in most night markets in Taipei. Unlike here in the Philippines, fried chicken always goes with rice and drinks as a meal, but in Taipei, this kind of fried chicken will be cut into smaller pieces and will be put in into small paper bags with sticks wherein you can munch on it while strolling around their night markets. I am really missing Taiwan’s food when I came to know of this newly opened establishment that was said to be from Taiwan.

 

It was last February 25 of this year that the Taiwan's Hot-Star Large Fried Chicken officially opened their first branch here in the Philippines, and it is situated just here in the Metro.  It is located at the Blue Bay Walk along Macapagal Avenue, few blocks away from SM MOA.  I am very excited to try this one, I may not be able to taste their branch in Taiwan but I was able to try on different  friend chicken legs(雞排腿 ) from different night markets, and I would like to compare the taste from what my taste buds remembers back when I was still in Taiwan. And together with a friend, we gave it a visit.

When I saw their menu, I was surprise to know that it is quite affordable.  Hot Star’s signature deep fried chicken breast comes in three different flavors: the Original Large Fried Chicken, the Crispy Large Fried Chicken, and the BBQ Large Fried Chicken -- all ingredients are from Taiwan. The rest of the menu includes Classic Spaghetti, Chicken Popcorn, a Large Fish Sandwich, and a Large Chicken Sandwich. They also have side dishes and desserts.

I ordered for their BBQ Fried Chicken (125 pesos) and my friend ordered for the Crispy Fried Chicken(110 pesos). We didn’t order for rice as we felt that we couldn’t finish everything, but if you want add rice with drinks, additional 35 pesos will be collected. We ordered separately for a drink (45 pesos). And in few more minutes, we will be able to taste their chicken.

And tadaaaaa! It really smells good that I wasn’t able to resist to pinched a little and taste it before taking a picture. The size is really bigger compared to those commercialized establishments selling chickens. They are indeed LARGE CHICKEN!  As for the taste, I liked the BBQ flavored chicken more than the Crispy one, mainly because the chicken skin was glazed with BBQ sauce. But with the chicken meat, they both have the same taste.  The taste is somewhat close to what I’ve tasted in Taipei, though I still like the Taipei version better.

Affordable price? Check! LARGE CHICKEN? Double check! Sumptuous taste? Check!  Go ahead and check their famous Large Chicken!