You may be thinking, "It's a KFC, how could it be different than any other KFC?"
Well that's a fair point, but lets look into the nuances of a Kentucky Fried Chicken experience and not only find the small details, but in the process find ourselves.
So we're staring at the menu and immediately realize side dishes are way downplayed here, there were only a couple (chips, beans, and two kinds of gravy). What's that about? How about some classic mac & cheese? Or any of the million other sides I'm used to from my chicken grandfather, Colonel Sanders.
He's rolling in his grave. Just decided to look up some Colonel Sanders facts and found that he was born in 1890 and died in 1980. He lived during some of the hugest changes in American history! Therefore I reckon he'd be pissed about the lack of side dishes.
Anyways, I got the snack box which is 1.99 and you've got your choice of chicken. I got the popcorn chicken (it comes with chips) and a water.
Little light on the chicken, huh guys? Came with a few pieces of popcorn chicken sprinkled over my fries (chips). The part that pissed me off most about this whole experience was that the ketchup is behind the counter and they only give you a maximum of 5 packets. Literally if you ask for more, they will say no. How cheap are you?? In the end I didn't have nearly enough ketchup for my fries and was ready to stage a coup.
Ok so something good about this KFC is that it borrows the free wifi of the Cex next door. It was a strong signal and worked perfectly without any signing in or anything. The greatest thing about it, though, was that the network was named "Unprotected Cex". I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE.
Homeless guy also came up to my table and asked for money. When I just looked at him, he got really pissed at me. KFC needs to usher these people out, he was bothering several tables. It's not so bad if you're doing that outside, but not while I'm eating.
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