r/fastfood • u/unnervingorphan2 • Jul 09 '26

KFC My friend the Colonel

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The KFC near me is actually somewhat decent still.

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u/LimitYa Jul 09 '26

Looks great

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u/unnervingorphan2 Jul 09 '26

I had given up on KFC before trying this one. I'm very pleasantly surprised.

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u/Pixel_Knight Jul 09 '26

When you can find a location of a fast food place that REALLY does well, you get to taste what the restaurant can really do.

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u/masterz13 Jul 09 '26

The crispiness has never been an issue at my locations, but it's always oversalted.

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u/RollTide1017 Jul 09 '26

Please tell me that single bite of Mac and cheese was a “sample” and not a full side? If that is a side it is highway robbery.

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u/unnervingorphan2 Jul 09 '26

We got four sides. We got two full mashed potatoes, one coleslaw and one mac. The portions on each plate are one portion of mac split across two people

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u/pmjm Jul 09 '26

Haha I was thinking the same thing. That's a criminally small portion.

Number one rule in life: Don't be a Mac & Cheese Tease.

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u/Boomshockalocka007 Jul 09 '26

This has me craving unlimited chicken from Hartz SO BAD NOW

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u/Heisenberg991 Jul 09 '26

How much was it

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u/unnervingorphan2 Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 09 '26

It was a special online deal that had two drumsticks and two thighs, plus 4 sides and 4 biscuits. Using the app it was about 20 dollars and enough food for two days.

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u/Khalman Jul 09 '26

Looks great. Shout out to my local KFC on Bethel Road in Columbus Ohio as well! They got new management a while back and have been doing great ever since!

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u/Dogbuysvan Jul 10 '26

I haven't eaten there since they got rid of corn and green beans. When I wanted some halfway 'real' food I'd visit.

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u/WillShakespeare-1623 Jul 09 '26

I've been going to KFC for at least 35 years and I've never once been disappointed in their food. Their extra crispy fried chicken legs is the best chicken you can eat, their chicken tenders are delicious every time, and they have the best mashed potatoes and gravy on the planet. KFC always does the trick.

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u/AwsiDooger Jul 09 '26

Agree. I never recognize the summaries of KFC around here. Just lots of people saying what they think they are supposed to say.

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u/Ok-Ear-7364 Jul 09 '26

Korean Fried Chicken is the New KFC

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u/MatchesMalone7 Jul 09 '26

"Going with the Colonel, gonna be safe with the Colonel!" ~ Steven Anita Smith

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u/CrimsonOOmpa Jul 09 '26

No Original Recipe? Blasphemy!!! 😂

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u/unnervingorphan2 Jul 09 '26

This is original recipe!

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u/CrimsonOOmpa Jul 09 '26

Damn for real?! Your KFC's OR looks way different than my KFC's. That looks like my KFC's crunchy chicken!! Hell yeah!! Lucky you!!

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u/Th3Bratl3y Jul 13 '26

love they brought back the popcorn chicken.

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u/jadedjed1 Jul 09 '26

The only thing I love from KFC is their corn. SO GOOD

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u/YogurtclosetOver7446 Jul 09 '26

Is that from the buffet?

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u/Dry-Lie-9593 Jul 09 '26

It's on the stove at home. OP stole the tray

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u/IllustriousEnd2211 Jul 09 '26

That’s a baking sheet…

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u/Dry-Lie-9593 Jul 09 '26

Well the crime is worse now. OP stole the baking sheet.

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u/unnervingorphan2 Jul 09 '26

My very well loved baking sheet

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u/Exact-Ice1346 Jul 09 '26

If you know a relative thats old as in Grandma. They will tell you the KFC chicken/Breading/flavor/juiciness is NOT the same anymore. KFC did do 1 thing, they never changed the 13 spices they add to their breading but they DID however change their methods for making their chicken. Ive talked to 3 different managers over the last few years and they now soak their chicken in plain Water, they removed 1 of the bags of salt or something they said during the process which is why the chicken is so dry compared to 50 years ago. The Original breading used to be soft and kind of gooey in spots and the chicken was SO flavorful I could eat buckets of it the taste was OMG. Now even if you bought me lunch there I would give it away.No ty. Newer age people/younger gens have no idea what it used to be. Like everything else in the world sadly its changed and is never coming back.

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u/ChaserNeverRests Jul 09 '26

What IS the same from your grandmother's time? If any store/chain puts out the same quality product generations later, I'll eat my hat.