A couple days ago I tried Nene chicken. Supposed to be a pretty solid Korean fast food chain, with multiple outlets island wide. On the rare occasion that I get fried chicken, I typically go for KFC tenders, as they are the easiest to eat and taste like real fresh chicken. I've heard great things about Korean fried chicken, so expected nothing short of KFC standard (which frankly is not high to begin with) or better. Ordered tenders online through Grab, with a honey mustard sauce to go with. Delivery was fast, and pretty unremarkable.
Food was absolutely awful. I'm not sure what tenders are back in Korea, but it certainly wasn't what I was expecting. Instead of the long, juicy strips of tenderloin you would typically get from KFC, their chicken looked more like nuggets. Bit into one, and the meat was tough, dark (I'm guessing thigh or random parts), and absolutely tasteless. Batter was so greasy with no crunch whatsoever. I could've probably squeezed enough oil out to fry an egg. Worst of all, everything was cold, even though I had ordered well within service hours, so it wouldn't have been the last batch of food sold.
The saving grace was the dipping sauce, though it was freezing as if it had been taken right out of the fridge, it was tangy and flavorful. Still wasn't enough to help the poor chicken, I ate a couple more pieces and threw the rest away. Wouldn't even feed it to my dog, I love him too much.
Wondering if anyone else has had similar experiences with Nene, or if not, what's the worst fast food you've had here?
