Review: Fried chicken is now big business in NI – but this chain is challenging the pecking order
Chain could rule the roost if it cut back on the sauces and ditched pickles on chicken burgers
Chicken is big business in Northern Ireland of late. You only have to trip over yourself and the likelihood of falling down outside a poultry-themed eatery is high.
Rather than falling fowl (yes, this review will have chicken puns) of queuing for Popeyes, myself and Mummy Toner waited until a wet Saturday before shelling out (I'm so sorry) on lunch.
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