If you’ve got all the time in the world…part 2: The Fry

We had been having a string of bad luck with our choice of restos lately—or at least their inefficient kitchens. We wanted to try yet another KFC (Korean Fried Chicken) so we checked out The Fry in Markham. The appetizers came out soon enough after our order with the server being very friendly. 

Slaw, radish and corn appetizers @The Fry

But then, we had to wait an hour for our chicken to arrive. Hubby was all too ready to leave by the 45^th minute. However, I figured by the time we found another place, ordered and got our meals, that would set us back another 45minutes. Our server was becoming stressed by the minute with the number of tables becoming annoyed with the wait. A big group already left and another table abandoned their order. The take-out folks walked back and forth and everyone was growing hangrier.  The excuse: the kitchen did batch processing of orders. Hmmnn…I half-thought they were still catching, defeathering and butchering chickens per order. Wouldn’t these chickens have been marinated, battered and just ready to fry?

Anyway, after an hour, our orders arrived--along with complimentary fries for our wait. The chicken was piping hot so we really couldn’t dig in right away without burning ourselves!

We got an order of Original and another order of the chicken with Sauce. They were both good. The Original was delicious--the girls and I really liked the batter. Hubby would argue, though, that the cuts of chicken were bad. 

Original Fried Chicken @The Fry

We also prefer the Sauce/Spicy Chicken of MyMy Chicken (with better cuts, too!)

Chicken with Sauce @The Fry

So, yes, the chicken was good but not that great that we would wait an hour for it. Hoping it was a fluke--though I doubt I can get the fam to go back to this place. But hey, if you have all the time in the world, the chicken is great (and surely with beer, too!).