Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Here's Why Pollos Prey's Fried Chicken Was an Epic Disappointment

As of 2021, Kentucky Fried Chicken hasn't expanded its empire to Cordoba City or any other Argentine province, except Buenos Aires. But over the last nine years, places have tried and failed to meet the delicious high standards of KFC. However, there have been a few places that have come close to imitating them like American Chicken and Chilling Brothers, which went out of business years ago, and Crocce, which is temporarily closed. But others, like Crocken, were total hits and misses.


Then came Pollos Prey, a fried chicken eatery that started out in Villa Dolores and expanded to Nueva Cordoba in late 2021. So naturally, the hubs and I got really excited about this place. After all, they claimed to offer fried chicken wings, fried chicken breasts and fries. No fried chicken legs? That's okay. I was sure the chicken breasts would be just fine, but I was wrong.


For starters, when we received our delivery, we discovered that the buffalo chicken wing sauce had spilled into the bag and the box. But I place the blame on the Pedidosya delivery person, who definitely did not get a positive review for this. Sadly, this was a bad omen of things to come. 

There was evidence of the sauce lid being taped, so Pollos Prey did take measures to ensure this wouldn't happen. That means that the delivery person mishandled the package and that's why the sauce spilled. Regardless, we had plenty of hot sauce and barbecue sauces in the pantry. So, this in itself wasn't such a big deal. What really ticked us off was the size of their chicken breast.


We ordered 8 chicken breasts and 8 chicken wings. At first, I asked myself where the chicken breasts were and then I spotted them, but wish I hadn't.

Seriously?!?! That's what they call a chicken breast? It looks more like a chicken nugget! What is it with Argentines and their small bite sized fried chicken pieces? I just don't get it. Below are photos of what a chicken breast looks like at KFC. As you can see, the difference is huge... literally! But that's not all.
KFC uses lots of herbs and spice in their batter to ensure that when customers bite into their fried chicken, it actually tastes delicious. That was not our experience with Pollos Prey, whose chicken was bland AF. I actually thought I had Covid because I couldn't taste a thing. Unfortunately, I found that this is a common theme in Argentine foods, which are generally bland. This is likely due to the fact that Argentines tend to stir clear of anything that tastes spicy, so KFC style seasonings will likely never be in the cards for them.

Also, Pollos Prey failed to realize that while the batter should be crunchy, it shouldn't be hard like a rock. I almost chipped a tooth trying to bite into the shell. It would have been easier biting through a lobster shell.

In conclusion, Pollos Prey's fried chicken was an epic disappointment and I couldn't unfollow their Instagram page fast enough. So, if you're an expat living anywhere in Argentina and are craving fried chicken, I suggest you grab a plane, take a train or a bus, and head to the KFC locations in Buenos Aires.

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