Not my favorite Korean fried chicken... only wings, tenders and strips. While it's crunchy it's also full of wet greasy bird. Hush puppies are better than the chicken. Garlic butter chicken had neither garlic or butter taste is another passable meh for me. read more

Inside the conceptual hub of Hole in the Wall is the multifaceted dining area. The food hall is designed with street-vibe jeepney signages on the wall, wired steel screens on doors, brick walls, and blank cement floors. The innovative stall of Bad Bird sticked to the modernity of the look and upscale food options. I go for the plate of corn and coleslaw for P390 and with an additional sweet potato waffles for P95. The umami goodness justified the steep price points. The chicken is seasoned thoroughly and the skin is immensly crispy. You can choose any spice level from safe, spicy, and chemical. I take calculated risks and the safe level is enough for me. As a devotee of anything fried chicken, Bad Bird lives up to the hype. Whether you are here for lunch in between work or for a dinner over drinks, each plate serves it purpose for being a flavourful meal. Bad Bird opened a branch in SM Megamall fashion hall with upcoming stalls in Serendra in BGC, UP Town Center, and Robinson's Ermita. There's umami in almost every city in Manila read more

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I saw an episode of Masterchef, wherein the challenge was to create a southern Fried Chicken and Waffles plate -- a more difficult task than it seems, because the fried chicken and the waffles need to be perfect on their own, AND together. I remembered that Bad Bird at Hole in The Wall in Century Mall had chicken and waffles, which is strangely an unusual find in Manila. And I got what I wanted! Of course, the umami chicken was delicious (although it gives me dizzy spells afterwards) but the real star of the dish, in my opinion, are the waffles. They are sweet potato waffles, topped with miso butter, and maple syrup. SO RICH, and so delicious! Just slather it all on there, and have a sweet-salty-umami party! But I've become sleepy now. I'll catch you later. read more

Bad Bird - Fried Chicken and Waffle Platter Umami chicken with sweet potato waffles, miso butter, and maple syrup - Chicken Shop Near Me - Makati City, NCR

When I went to Hole in the Wall at Century Mall, all my friends were raving about Bad Bird. They said it was the best fried chicken EVERRR~~~ Of course, it was the first thing I had to try. It was the only stall with the longest line (it was lunch time) and everyone held a tray of Umami Chicken. So, I decided to get the classic chicken and waffles plate. The sad part was that, after a good 30 minutes in line, they ran out of waffles. I settled for Chemical Chicken with Dirty Rice. After another 10 minutes, I was so ready to sink my teeth into some juicy fried chicken! So, how did it go? Well, the chicken was tasty, the breading had tons of spices and seasonings. But, I had the Chemical Chicken and it wasn't as spicy as I thought it would be. Also, the chicken meat was a bit dry and, in my opinion, bland. :( The Dirty rice was so-so. Nothing spectacular to report about it. Basically, I was not sold on the whole chicken experience. I don't understand why people would line up for it. I'm not saying it tasted bad, it was tasty. But, I have honestly had better fried chicken at a more affordable price. read more

Bad Bird - Dirty Rice Plate - Chicken Shop Near Me - Makati City, NCR

Finally got to head to Hole in the Wall. Went to split Bad Bird's Waffle Plate w/ @chefcancio; since we're doing it food hall style. Felt a bit like APD. Nice atmosphere for sure; although, its expensive for the portion. Good to try different things with friends and fam for sure. Meanwhile, I'm still in the search for the best Chicken Waffles in town. Bad Bird's waffle came short. I think they weren't prepped fresh and was left airing out for the next customer ("makunat"). I felt Pancake House's waffles were better, and crispier. The chicken though was good. We added some spice to it. That was a good call. I think if Pancake House was near, I'd grab their waffles and pair it up with Bad Bird's chicken haha I'm taking out a star for the Waffles. Sad. I know they can do better. * * * Also, got Garde Manger's Okayama (Japanese Peach Lemonade). That was pretty good paired up with the chicken's spicy kick read more

Bad Bird - Waffle Platte aka. Chicken & Waffles - Chicken Shop Near Me - Makati City, NCR

Bad Bird was Very Good. Party of four ordered the spicy-mid level hot & crispy fried chicken. Sheer bliss & crickets, not a peep from any of us since we went in on this meal. Sides: -corn with flaky cheese = superb -slaw = yummy -fried rice (you're in the Philippines, of course there's rice) = perfect pairing with the chicken The chicken is the star and it won't let you forget it. Be bad and get some Bad Bird when you're in Makati. read more

Bad Bird - Big Bad Bird and the Gang. - Chicken Shop Near Me - Makati City, NCR

Bad bird to me is not just another chicken and waffle place. Hello! Yup, you read that one right. At first, I thought that it was JUST another waffle joint serving same ol' waffles; nothing special. But no - I was hella wrong. I thought it was the same flour and eggs kinda mix but when I was told that the main ingredient was sweet potato, I was (at first) confused and curious on how it'll taste like. I ordered the basic chicken plate (chicken and waffles) - plating wise, it looks like the typical fast food. 2 pieces of waffles, 2 pieces of chicken and a dollop of what I thought was plain butter (but no! It was 'Miso butter'). After the first bite, I was like 'something's different with this. The waffle was hearty and mildly savory with the miso butter (heavenly!), and the umami chicken was crunchy on the outside but soft, juicy and tender on the inside. I don't eat as much so I shared my plate with my boyfriend, and the serving was substantially filing. Belly satisfied, Akemi approves! read more

Bad Bird - Sweet potato waffles and chicken plate (that miso butter was the bombdiggity!!) - Chicken Shop Near Me - Makati City, NCR

Located in Hole In The Wall, Century Mall, this stall serves fried chicken which are perfectly deep-fried and coated in their special umami spices with different spiciness levels (safe, spicy or chemical for the adventurous ones!). The uncanny pairing of spiced western style fried chicken with Asian-inspired side dishes works so well that you'll surely come back for more. My personal favorites are their Kimchi coleslaw, corn with Japanese Kewpie may and bonito flakes and their dirty rice! You have to be hungry when you decide to eat here as their servings are huge! Each order comes with 2 massive spiced chicken with a choice of 2 sides, with the option of ordering additional sides if you want to try everything! I highly recommend this place. The staff were helpful and accommodating as well. Just be prepared to line up especially during lunch hours or dinner as the line can get pretty long. read more

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Bad Bird is about the only stall whose lines always snake around their stall. Always. I don't think I've ever seen Bad Bird without a line, and that's saying something, as I've been to Hole in the Wall quite a number of times, with it just walking distance from my home. It might have something to do with Bad Bird's glory of having one of the best, tastiest chicken, who's absolutely upfront about their usage of MSG. And partly because a lot of Pinoys have FOMO (fear of missing out), and whenever we see a line, we want to know just what the buzz is all about. While Bad Bird's famous umami chicken is indeed very good, I think that there are times where it's just too flavorful-- to the point that I can't take it anymore, because it's too damned salty, or someone was heavy handed in tossing it with the togarashi and other spices they use. I rather like their Japanese fried rice as an accompaniment, a nice counterbalance to the overly umami chicken. Their bonito corn sticks are also good, but most of the time, their corn is too tough to enjoy fully. While people may think that the sweet potato waffles can act as a good pair with the chicken, I sometimes find it too chewy (floppy?) or sometimes too hard to ever like it properly. Though, I do enjoy the maple butter and syrup that they have with the waffles, and slather those on the chicken instead. Is it worth waiting in line? I guess, yeah, if you want to try really crunchy, really savoury chicken. But it's the type of meal that you can't have very often, because the flavour is too strong, and becomes cloying after a while. read more

Bad Bird - These bad boys will burn off your taste buds and you won't even regret it. - Chicken Shop Near Me - Makati City, NCR

I tried one breast with chemical level spice (hottest). Wow it was tremendously good. Dried spice. I'll be back. read more

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I now understand the long lines round the clock at BB. It's not just because fried chicken could pass as the second national dish of the Philippines... But it's amazingly tasty from the unique spice blend versus all the crisp cuts available. I handle spicy food really, really well and find their fried chicken in Chemical manageable but comes to a point my ears zing from the heat. Nicely paired with their equally good dirty rice. It's so loaded and bonito flakes give that Asian punch. Overall the elements make for a great plate in flavor and photos! read more

Bad Bird - Chicken Shop Near Me - Makati City, NCR

During the busy lunch hour, if you would notice, Bad Bird has the longest line among all establishments in the Hole in the Wall. For a newbie like me, this means something. I learned about this restaurant through Instagram with mouth-watering pics. Because I also ordered some dishes from the other establishments, I only ordered the two famous dishes here: the fried chicken and the corn on the cob. I was able to try other dishes from my friends though. I'm glad they have ala carte. The chicken is tender and flavorful from the skin to the meat. i ordered a rib part which I fear would be tough but it was tender. The corn, however, was a disappointment. I love corn, and it became more attractive with the addition of kewpie, cheese, bonito flakes, and togayashi. Unfortunately, the corn was not sweet and it was dry. Plus, the dish lacked the salt flavor making it bland. So it was dry and bland. Sigh! read more

Always still surprised how this place has managed to stay alive when almost every few months, stalls get changed (probably doesn't get enough customers) I've tried the chicken several times and I'm always left questioning myself why I even ordered to begin with. The food on the menu is over priced. The hype of it being one of the best chickens in town doesn't live up to the expectations. If I were being honest, it's a bit on the salty side. It is crunchy, I'd give it that. And the sides are wonderful. I had both the waffles and the dirty rice. Waffles go better with the chicken since it almost cancels out the saltiness of chicken while the rice even emphasizes it. The serve time is a bit slow. Even on days where there's no lines. It is quite pricey, you can get delicious (2pc) chicken joy with rice for about a 150 while their cheapest 1 chicken and rice is 300. I'd say if curious, worth giving a try at least once. read more

Bad Bird is umami goodness in every bite. I got their Corn and Coleslaw Plate. This comes with two generous pieces of umami fried chicken, corn on a stick with kewpie, cheese, bonito flakes, and some coleslaw on the side. You can add a few pesos for some hush puppies and you can choose how spicy you want your chicken. They have three levels of spicy which are safe, spicy, and toxic if I'm not mistaken. Each level of spicy has a different taste because I think they use different spices depending on the level of spicy you choose. I was quite skeptical at first on what people were saying about this place, but damn, I need more. Skip all the other brands of fried chicken for a while and try out Bad Bird. It's pretty damn good - everything from the corn, to the hush puppies, and the umami fried chicken. You know when you take a bite and then your eyes become big and pop out and then you kind of shake your head slowly in disbelief in a good way and then release a deep sigh of satisfaction? You'll kind of do that when you eat some of this Bad Bird. read more

Bad Bird - This bad bird is pretty damn good. - Chicken Shop Near Me - Makati City, NCR

Southern meets Asian, that's what you get when you order the Umami Chicken from Bad Bird. This restaurant takes a modern twist on Chicken and Waffles. Don't expect to get the butter and creamy batter you get from Southern Chicken. Umami Chicken is totally something else - it's very good, but in a different way. It's very addicting if you're into salty goodness. There are three kinds of flavors you can choose from - I personally like the original one because I find the Spicy (mild spicy one) already too spicy. Others like ordering the dirty plate (the dish with rice) but for me what better way to eat fried chicken than with waffles, corn on the cub, and potato balls! I often drool when I see Bad Bird photos, I think it's because I like anything salty and sweet at the same time. read more

Bad Bird - Chicken Shop Near Me - Makati City, NCR

Went on a date night movie night today with my little fambam. We accidentally ran into this golden nugget. When I say golden nugget, I hit a jackpot of korean flavors and food that is good for my PCOS diet. They have a good menu and it will make you drool on every page. We had their umami chicken. If you know southern food, on which I am still learning by the way, they have this chicken where its coated in spice after spice after spice. This was a little different because of the umami, but the spice was definitely there. There were three levels of heat. We chose the middle one which was spicy. The crunch on that chicken was incredible and super juicy on the inside. It comes with sides that you can choose. I believe there were 6 choices. We chose kimchi and sweet potatoes. Fried in sugar and oil, the sweet potatoes was a perfect match to balance the heat from the fried chicken. We also had the sweet potato mash with ginger, I didn't know it would compliment it so well. Their quick fried cauliflower over mayo and black sesame seeds was amazing. Every bite was a bomb of flavor. Their yakinuku short ribs was to die for. You can choose to upgrade your rice or add ice tea, which by the way?! Your face would like ,"oh mah ghad!" It was amazing, I wanna be like plankton and steal the recipe. This is so worth the money. Their only downfall is they run out of products and their service is a bit slow. I feel like they need to change their expediter. Worth the wait though! Thanks read more

Everyone was raving about this place online! So I went and dragged my friend who had visited me from the US to try the coveted umami fried chicken that cannot be ordered to go. My friend and I ordered 2 pieces of chicken with a spice level of chemical, sweet potato waffles with miso butter, and a couple of hush puppies. Honestly, it sounds like something only hipsters could come up with but it was worth a shot. Chemically spicy was not as spicy as I had expected it to be. I was kinda disappointed cause I was hoping mouth numbing, stomach aching, number 2 hurting pain. Other than not being as spicy, the chicken was perfectly cooked! The right amount of crisp and tender. I thought the real star of the show though were the sweet potato waffles. With a mix of miso butter and syrup, bam, perfect chewy waffle. They should specialize in those waffles. The hush puppies were hush puppies. Yum. On a second visit I had the chance to try the dirty rice and corn but I found both of them quite ordinary so I think I'll stick to the waffles and hush puppies next time. Gravy is also extra so definitely not making use of that as soup. I found the great thing about dining here is the selection of other places around to mix things up. Like go divide and conquer with your friends or something or if you're a food monster like me, just go and eat everything. They also give you an electronic buzzer which allows you to look for a table in the crowded hall while waiting. The lines can get long though and sometimes people just keep adding last minute orders which holds up everyone else. Don't treat the line like it's EDSA and you're in rush hour traffic and you're just chilling. Just no. read more

Tried their Dirty Rice Plate. The rice was rice. Haha. Their Kimchi was a little sweet for my liking. The chicken was not my favorite. Though it tasted good, it was just not something I would rave about. The MSG is strong on this one. I like it but not love it. read more

When Hole In The Wall opened, Bad Bird had a lot of the hype going in. The concept of umami fried chicken seemed to create a lot of excitement from food lovers everywhere, and obviously a lot were curious. There's a steady line for Bad Bird all the time, and that says something. It is quite expensive compared to the usual fried chicken, but that's because of their ingredients. To be honest, the chicken was good and the spiciness gave it a nice kick but I'm not sure if all the hype was worth it. I can't say it's the best fried chicken I had but it was definitely tasty. The Dirty Rice is an interesting rice concoction though! It has liver in it but you couldn't even tell it was liver. I do say that you should at least give Bad Bird one try just because of concept, but it's up to you if you want to patronize it. read more

I have never heard of what Umami chicken was until Black Bird came into town. Chicken is my choice of meat so I wanted to try it. Black Bird was the first thing I ever tried when it was my first time in Hole in the Wall. There was a really long line and I knew that that was good sign. Even if it was a good sign, I still had to wait for about 20 minutes standing in line before I got to place my order. I had to try their friend chicken so I ordered the Corn and Coleslaw Plate. It had two pieces of chicken with it and I chose the level of spiciness to be Spicy - from the choice of Safe, Spicy, or Chemical. I love spicy food so i really enjoyed the meal! It was seriously spicy and I loved it! The skin of the chicken was fried to perfection and the corn and coleslaw were so good. Even if they were only side dishes, both tasted like they could be a dish on there own. It was one of the spicy and chicken dishes that tasted so amazing that I knew I hit the jackpot when I ordered it! read more

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