[CLOSED] Jackson’s Fried Chicken

While the COVID-19 pandemic has brought up quite a fair bit of inconveniences to our everyday lives, something that it had also brought along is the advent of cloud kitchen concepts — something that probably wouldn’t have taken off quite as quickly during the pre-pandemic times.

Jackson’s Fried Chicken is a concept that is exclusively available on foodpanda for both delivery and self-pickup — the brand has no physical presence to do walk-in orders, and the pick-up points are typically at an existing food outlet at multiple locations around Singapore; the Rochor “branch” being located at Castro’s Western Grill in the Broadway Coffeeshop in the basement of Sim Lim Square.

Going for the Fried Chicken Combo (2pcs), it comes with a choice of spicy or original chicken (yes, a little KFC-esque here), fries and a choice of either Coke or Coke without sugar (which I brought home, and did a takeaway Cold Brew (White) from Shake Coffee since I don’t fancy soft drinks) — patrons can also opt for multiple sauces that they have, which includes a Garlic Aioli which we have went for at an additional cost. Having heard quite a fair bit about their fried chicken that seemingly draws mixed reviews, I am more inclined to think that the standards here are pretty much dependant on the outlet and the journey time taken — felt that the food was pretty fair but not particularly outstanding. The fried chicken batter is on the crunchy side here — perhaps a factor that hits the taste buds for those who liked it, but the chicken flesh is pretty standard of frozen chicken and could be leaning towards being a little on the dry side. They were, however, not shy on the spiciness level for this one considering how it seems to tickle the taste buds for those who are tolerable to moderate levels of spiciness. Fries were pretty decent — still remained crisp despite being left there for quite a while. In general, it does seem that Jackson’s Fried Chicken did tune their recipes to counter the effects of food delivery, considering how the chicken and fries did remain crisp even when the food turns cool — though I did feel that it was a little overdone at the same time.

While Jackson’s Fried Chicken is not really quite my cup of tea, I do feel that I understand why some people do like it, and why some just don’t feel much about them. That being said, given how they seem to operate from different establishments, standards might differ as a result. It is still great to have more dining options these days in this manner though — a convenience that technology has brought us.