The Que Club has always been high on the Melbourne Fried Chicken scene ever since we tried their smoked, then fried Nashville style chicken burger. So we were extremely delighted to get the invitation from them for an in-depth behind the scenes review of how they make their famous fried chicken burger.

We spoke to the head chef on how they make it with care, spices, love and the best ingredients available.

It all starts with the chicken being high quality free range organic from Inglewood Farms. Que Club makes their burger using chicken thighs. They are coated in a mixture of 3 types of flour with spices and dredged in buttermilk before they are fried. The spices used here are Nashville style, so think of cayenne and smoked paprika.

After they are fried they are coated with a thick rapeseed oil and spice mixture to give it an extra kick. The buns used are brioche (which sits really well with Hollywood) and they are accompanied on both sides with a generous amount of housemade aioli. The chicken ends up sitting on some lettuce and pickles and is topped with slightly melted cheese

Although this wasn’t the smoked, then fried, chicken burger it was still truly amazing. The blend of freshly cooked chicken with spices, cheese and sauces was a fabulous fried chicken messy feast that is just to die for.

We chatted a bit to Pam, the owner, and she explained to us how the Que Club started and how their vision transformed into what the place is today. The philosophy is that all the food they serve has touched fire or smoke at some point.

We were still a bit peckish and decided we couldn’t leave without having some of their smoked brisket. We went for the famous brisket burger which was some of the best brisket we’ve had. It was fall apart melt in your mouth and the way this burger is made with a special cooked slaw really makes the meat shine.

We have great admiration for what the Que Club does and cannot recommend giving them a visit enough. Pretty much everything we’ve had here is top notch and carefully thought of and delivered with excellence. Do yourself a favour, go now!

Our Rating: 10/10 Clucks

We were expecting more from the fried chicken burger at Miss Moses. While the burger did look great, it just was a bit lacking in terms or spice levels for the fried chicken itself and perhaps having tobasco isnt enough of a kick

The mac-n-cheese on the hand was really good 😀

Our Review: 6/10 Clucks

Times are challenging but it’s to indulge in some good old Melbourne Fried Chicken and this place has a special offering where they actually smoke the chicken then fry it, so we really had to give it a go.

You simply cannot go wrong with this fried chicken burger and on top of that, everything else was really amazing too. The chicken burger still retained smoky flavours and was still juicy and spicy as well. It is a thigh piece and they do add slaw and amazing sauce as well. The brisket burger was pretty amazing too. We will be back to try more of their smoked meats

Hollywood’s Rating: 9.5/10 Clucks

The Chick’s Rating: 9/10 Clucks

It’s been a while since we clucked some amazing Melbourne Fried Chicken and this place has been on our minds for a while after a few quick stops in the past we decided to give F.A.T. a proper review and boy oh boy it did not disappoint at all.

The Chick went for the fried chicken and waffles with a side of Mac-n-Cheese and Hollywood went for the chicken tenders and poutine

It was very freshly cooked and yummy, the feast was amazing. The chicken was great and rightly spiced

Check out that stretch-a-thon on the Mac-n-Cheese, Ooooohh!!

We are sorry we haven’t been back enough F.A.T. we will be visiting you more in the future (especially since you are close by in our hood) and a word of advice, you should check it out too!

Hollywood’ Rating: 9/10 Clucks
The Chick’s Rating: 8.5/10 Clucks