Belles – Chicken Sandwich

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The Chicken Scene has always been focused on chicken pieces for its Melbourne Fried Chicken reviews, however for this review we take on Belle’s Fried Chicken Sandwich (Burger)

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This thing is pure heaven, its a big piece of chicken with amazing sauces boasting spicy-mayo with lettuce and melting cheese. the chicken piece is a big thigh piece, not usually what Hollywood craves, but it is just right. Crispy, crunchy, steamy on the inside amazing fried chicken.

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The folks at Belle’s have perfected the chicken sandwich. We highly recommend you get one (or a bunch) right now!

Hollwyood’s Rating: 9/10 Clucks

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Marys (Newtown)

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Hollywood and the work gang were in Sydney for a work visit and decided to drop by the original Mary’s in Newtown for some good old fried chicken

This place is grungy as can be. It boasts some awesome burgers and some fried chicken along with other sides

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We ordered a big bunch of burgers with fries and a whole bird to share along some cool Sam Adams

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The fried chicken was truely crispy however was a bit more on the greasy side. It was freshly cooked and steamy however lacked a bit in the flavour…

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…However that is where the hot sauce came in to save the day

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Overall, the chicken was good however needed the hot sauce to deliver that extra kick. The real heroes at Mary’s are the burgers. Go for those and you will definitely be a winner

Hollywood’s Rating: 7.5/10 Clucks

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Hello Sam

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Hello Sam has a new reinvented menu and now it contains Melbourne Fried Chicken tenders on it, woohoo its time for a review

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Hollywood went for an order of the spicy sam burger and the southern fried chicken tenders

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The chicken here is a side dish that has 3 pieces of tenders with coleslaw and chipotle mayo

The spicy sam on the hand, was a great mess of a burger with the right level spiciness!

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The chicken was really good. Crispy and crunchy, freshly cooked, breast pieces. It wasn’t over spiced but thats what the chipotle mayo was there for, a good sidekick!

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Overall, Hello Sam has stepped up its game with the new menu and the fried chicken tenders are really good and their buddy the chipotle mac-n-cheese is a good partner in crime to have as well (not captured in this review, but tried and tasty)

Hollywood’s Rating: 8.5/10 Clucks

Hello Sam Burger Cafe Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato

Sonny’s

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Hollywood and his mate The Guns finally visited Sonny’s for some Melbourne Fried Chicken.

Ok, so be warned, the pieces of chicken at Sonny’s are freakin huuuge! and yes we definitely over ordered

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So as you can see, the chicken pieces at Sonny’s are massive. All the pieces come with bones, usually one big bone which makes it a bit easier to handle. It was all fresh and tasty. It resembled a bit of a KFC taste, nothing wrong with that. However one thing that didn’t sit well was the coating separated easily from the chicken and underneath that was the fatty skin just sitting there. Not the best of things to see but we still ate it all anyway.

Hollywood’s Rating: 7.5/10 Clucks

Sonny's @ The Curtin Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato

Truck Stop Deluxe

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Hollywood and the Chick were hanging out near Werribee bouts and remember that there was a Melbourne Fried Chicken establishment making the rounds of the best fried chicken blogs

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We were more in a sampling mood so we ordered the a few pieces of chicken, the popcorn chicken and some crispy onion rings

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While this was a funky joint the chicken was not that impressive. The chicken was fresh however wasn’t spiced enough and it was a bit greasy/oily and salty. Perhaps the burgers are the star of Truck Stop?

The Chicken Scene’s Rating: 5.5/10 Clucks

Truck Stop Deluxe Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato

Leonard’s House of Love

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It was a long day after a long hike. And it was time for some good old Melbourne Fried Chicken, and Leonard’s was there for rescue

We ordered bucket loads of chicken, the normal and spicy crunch, along with fries and mac n cheese

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The chicken at Leonard’s is superb, fresh, steamy and crunchy with all the right spices. You can’t go wrong at Leonard’s. Check out more of these lovelies:

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Hollwyood’s Rating: 9/10 Clucks

The Chick’s Rating: 9/10 Clucks

Leonard's House of Love Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato

Parlour Diner

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It was at the end of a day of a long hike and all of us had Melbourne Fried Chicken on our minds. So we went to good ol faithful Parlour Diner

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The chicken scene is no stranger to Parlour Diner. We ordered loads of fried chicken and dug straight into it

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Our only beef with Parlour’s fried chicken this time was although it was freshly cooked and well spiced it felt a bit dry and a little bit too oily

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That didnt stop us ofcourse from smashing the whole load. However it seems Parlour wasn’t on their A game, what a shame!

Hollywood’s Rating: 8.5/10 Clucks

The Chick’s Rating: 8/10 Clucks

Parlour Diner Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato

Smokestak

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Close to work and always displaying those Melbourne Fried Chicken wings. An invitation to sink Hollywood’s teeth into some crunchy fried chicken

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Although the look of the chicken was appealing and the accompanying chipotle mayo alongside with the fries was superb, the chicken was a bit old and oily. Also lacking of the right spices. This chicken just didnt have the right feel.

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Hollywood’s Rating: 4/10 Clucks

Smokestak Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato

Movida – Sydney Airport

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Another stop for Hollywood in Sydney and with a hunger to conquer it was time to see if Movida Sydney Airport stacked against Melbourne Fried Chicken

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This chicken really looked the look. It was so crispy and inviting and was cooked fresh. It was piping hot and very crunchy. For a second I thought this was heaven

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Unfortunately Movida’s fried chicken wasnt spiced enough and was a bit oily.

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imageMovida at Sydney Airport didnt deliver anything special. It was average and could do with much better spices. We would give this a miss

Hollywood’s Rating: 5/10 Clucks

 

MoVida @ The Airport Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato

Arbory

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The Friday funks crew were out for some good lunch at the Arbory where Hollywood decided it was finally time to try their fried chicken burger to see how it stacks against other Melbourne Fried Chicken

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Although this fried chicken burger looks the looks it didn’t really satisfy the taste. It chicken itself was a bit smaller than the bun and wasn’t spiced enough

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It was a bit mayo-saucy but it didnt really deliver much flavours. A bit more spices for the chicken and chipotle mayo would’ve done the trick

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Arbory is a good flashy joint, however next time Hollywood will just stick to the good old double cheese burger

Hollywood’s Rating: 5/10 Clucks

 

Arbory Bar and Eatery Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato