Every working week has one of those evenings. The day runs late, the weather turns, and the idea of standing at a stove loses all appeal. On those nights, there’s a little place in Rosedale I go to.
KS Chicken is a family owned Korean fried chicken restaurant at 33B Triton Drive. It isn’t the kind of place that makes a fuss about itself, which is part of the charm. The chicken is prepared fresh to order, and you can taste the difference. I found it a few months back, and it has quietly become a favourite.
My order never changes: the boneless quarter quarter, split between Korean and soy garlic, with fries. It comes with coleslaw, but I’m not a fan, so the salad in the photo is my own, thrown together at home. I like to pretend I’m being sensible.
The chicken is juicy and firm, wrapped in a crisp, golden batter that holds its crunch all the way home. Then come the sauces. The Korean is sweet with a slow building heat, finished with chopped peanuts for crunch. The soy garlic is its opposite: salty, savoury, deeply moreish. Together they balance each other, and I find myself going back and forth between the two. The whole feast is $39.
I’ve never eaten in. It’s often a bit cool inside, so I take my order to go and sit at my own table at home, which suits a meal like this just fine. Worth knowing before you plan your own night: it’s open Monday to Saturday and closed on Sundays.
It really is a cracking chicken, and it earns the Quiet Corner Table Great Takeaway seal.
Details
KS Chicken
33B Triton Drive, Rosedale, Auckland 0632
Cuisine: Fried chicken
Tried: Boneless quarter quarter, Korean and soy garlic, with fries and salad, $39
Award: Quiet Corner Table Takeaway Award
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