I have never been a fan of Kentucky Fried Chicken as I find their chicken not crispy enough, not to mention ungenerous in serving size and choice parts. Succulent thigh pieces are rare, with tough breast meat and skinny wings frequently foisted on the customer. Don't bother asking for your favourite thigh pieces only as the restaurant believes in "equitable distribution" or equal misery. For every 2 or 3 pc order, the customer must put up with stringy breast and skinny wings in order to enjoy ONE piece of choice thigh.
There's also the exorbitant price of chicken-only purchases. Unless you go for the set meals which include coleslaw or other side dishes (but I only want chicken!), just 2 pcs of chicken alone will set you back by S$5!! I can buy a whole BBQ chicken from Carrefour for that price!
For fellow fried chicken lovers, try Marrybrown the next time you're in JB. It's truly our heaven. Only ask and you shall indeed receive... Enjoy for less than RM14(S$6), five huge and scrumptious chicken thigh pieces which are crispy on the outside but tender and juicy on the inside. Eating them on the spot is highly recommended but the chicken will taste just as good the next day, after 5 minutes in the toaster oven.
Marrybrown also serves a more than passable nasi lemak set, which comes with sambal chilli, achar (non spicy kind), crispy papadam, ikan bilis, crunchy peanuts and one piece of fried chicken. They are very generous with the rice which is nice and fluffy but may not be lemak enough for some. The sambal could be a bit sweeter, IMO. Loved the achar.
