Chicken sandwich:
Presentation - It could've been improved the first time I ordered it months ago. They fixed the presentation since then although the chicken breading is pale & soggy. There is a generous amount of chicken as well. Both buns are toasted and possibly buttered or at least brushed with oil. It still looks boring compared to other chicken sandwiches at restaurants that I've been to before. 3/5
Taste -
The chicken itself is surprisingly tame. It's almost as if they use a completely different chicken recipe than the norm since there's seemingly no 11 herbs and spices here. Greasy & soggy. Just the right amount of mayo, but it does take over the entire sandwich as that's all you taste other than the hint of pickles. 3/5
Nashville hot tenders:
Appearance:
The size of KFC's "tenders" honestly scares me. I don't know what they're putting in these chickens to grow them this big. It's a meme at this point. One word can really describe this dish... messy. They literally come in a pool of oil. I had to pour it in the sink because it was so disgusting. I ended up pouring out 3/4 of a cup of oil. The tenders themselves are extra crispy and you can see the spice all over them. Once the oil is gone, they look great although they are extremely greasy so don't eat these if you're worried about getting your clothes dirty. For something to be advertised as spicy there isn't really a smell to them which is odd. 2/5
Taste - Can taste some spice, but not really hot. Sweet undertones. Slow mild burn in mouth. The slow burn moves down to your chest and can last for over 20 minutes. They are pretty decent in terms of taste and the chicken is will prepared, but the Nashville hot tenders just don't meet expectations. 3/5
Nashville hot chicken bowl:
Presentation -
I have to give credit when I restaurant manages to perfectly melt cheese and they did it here. The contrasting appearance of everything really makes it look fantastic. 5/5
Taste:
I'm not a fan of Nashville hot... at least the way KFC makes it. In this particular item the Nashville hot is actually hot so it takes over the entire dish like a monsoon of spice. I usually like the bowls, but this one misses the mark. 3/5
Overall, this is an ok KFC. The food can be hit or miss & sometimes they mess up your order. When it hits, it REALLY hits, but most of the time it's just a middle of the road experience. The way they prepared the Nashville tenders was just plain unacceptable so hopefully they learn to not do that again as handing out cups of oil with every order is going to have the complaints racking up. I luckily haven't dealt with any attitudes or the horrendous customer service incidents other reviewers have described.
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