Yep, it comes in a bowel and, surprising to me anyway, the breading is of the German schnitzel variety rather than something like the extra crispy KFC specialization.
It's only available at participating KFC's on Tuesdays and it's $2.99. It comes with that side of slaw and a biscuit. Also, in the bowl with it is a side of mashed potatoes - at least it stays a consistent CFS and has a white gravy rather than the typical KFC brown gravy. Trying to cut the steak in that bowl is a horrible idea, tho - really, it's just not conducive to eating in the slightest.
As for the flavor, the coating of the CFS has the signature "herbs and spices." The meat itself is, well, what you'd expect from $2.99 fast food - flavorless and bland and you're not really sure what your eating. But, overall, I've actually had less flavorful CFS' in restaurants.
Would I buy this again? I highly doubt it, even in a pinch it's pretty much a waste of time. And yet you could do worse. Weird.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Friday, January 14, 2011
CFS at the Bounty Hunter
Heading out to the Oregon Coast this past weekend to enjoy time w/ friends for the wife's big birthday we finally stopped in at the very recommended Bounty Hunter. A Western/roadhouse theme runs through the place, complete w/ the seats at the corners of the wraparound bar being actual saddles.
Having heard good things about the CFS here I decided to tuck in on one. Portion size here is 2nd only to the Hungry Tiger Too, to be honest. It's an enormous plate of food. I liked that they gave me straight rye bread (none of that marbled stuff), too. The homestyle potatoes were good, too, due to the inclusion of onions and red/green peppers.
But on to the star of the plate, the steak. It's big but not too thick, with a healthy Texas-style coating. Decent gravy that wasn't too thick or too soupy. Kind of a happy meeting place there with a smart steak, good breading, and good-enough gravy.
However, 2 things struck me as "cons" with the Bounty Hunter's CFS:
1 - The middle of the steak was soggy. I'm guessing this is due to the steak sitting on the plate longer than anything else, perhaps? While the rest of the steak wasn't super-crispy it was certainly within the realm of acceptability. But that soggy center - shameful.
2 - Spices were noticeably absent. I rail against this time and again in CFS - it's not supposed to be bland and not supposed to encourage you to immediately reach for the table's salt and pepper shakers. Why is it no one seems to follow through on this?
All in all, though, a good value for a pretty darn decent CFS. I'd definitely travel for this meal again, despite my drawbacks above (as those are easily rectified).
Having heard good things about the CFS here I decided to tuck in on one. Portion size here is 2nd only to the Hungry Tiger Too, to be honest. It's an enormous plate of food. I liked that they gave me straight rye bread (none of that marbled stuff), too. The homestyle potatoes were good, too, due to the inclusion of onions and red/green peppers.
But on to the star of the plate, the steak. It's big but not too thick, with a healthy Texas-style coating. Decent gravy that wasn't too thick or too soupy. Kind of a happy meeting place there with a smart steak, good breading, and good-enough gravy.
However, 2 things struck me as "cons" with the Bounty Hunter's CFS:
1 - The middle of the steak was soggy. I'm guessing this is due to the steak sitting on the plate longer than anything else, perhaps? While the rest of the steak wasn't super-crispy it was certainly within the realm of acceptability. But that soggy center - shameful.
2 - Spices were noticeably absent. I rail against this time and again in CFS - it's not supposed to be bland and not supposed to encourage you to immediately reach for the table's salt and pepper shakers. Why is it no one seems to follow through on this?
All in all, though, a good value for a pretty darn decent CFS. I'd definitely travel for this meal again, despite my drawbacks above (as those are easily rectified).
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