Had this yesterday medium spicy, maybe the best chicken sandwich I’ve ever had…better than HR
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Agree.
DB >>>HR for several reasons:
- thigh >>> breast
- DB slaw >>> HR SLAW
- DB sandwich-architecture >>> HR sandwich-architecture
- DB spicing is more “interesting”
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Completely agree. Tried to today and it was thoroughly more enjoyable sandwich. Both are great but I’ll choose Daybird 7/10 times. Spice mix is Much more complex, flavorful, fragrant, subtle sweetness to balance the heat and of course the nice numbing sensation.
Love that you enjoy it as a tender before digging into to the bun and acidic slaw.
Walked right up to order around 12:15 today and got it in 15 min.
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That’s a pretty good deal.
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Say what?
Mei Lin is / was on some kind of celebrity chef tour.
chowkiss1999 is ringing the downhill alert bell and bait and switch alarm because sergio wasn’t in the kitchen that day and he had undercooked breading, uneven frying, oily breading, and chunks of unrendered “Chicken Fat” 
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Another data point here…I’ve been there at least 6 or 7 times and it’s been just as good everytime. Never saw Sergio there…
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That’s from May 22. I don’t put much stock in Yelp, but it’s almost impossible to maintain a five-star average there.
I’ve been back 3 times and never had a bad experience whatsoever. A fantastic delectable sandwich that in many ways is even better than Howling Ray’s because of the lack of wait time and speedy service.
The one critique would be the Hong Kong milk tea is a flop, but the lemonade (?) I got was wonderful and fries spectacular. Mei Lin has done it again!
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What’s wrong with it?
I just didn’t find it was a very refreshing compliment to the chicken sandwich. A bit too muted and understated for the meal.
The lemonades she has are a much better balance imo.
That’s a much more nuanced and reasonable opinion rather than calling it a flop without any underlying reason.
But I respectfully disagree and think that their HK milk tea is very much like what you can find at a cha chaan tang in Hong Kong. The mouthfeel is nice and smooth with a good balance between milk and tea flavor.
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In June we ordered 56 sandos for the all our neighbors and not a single complaint—if anything super impressed with the kitchen crew and Sergio wasn’t there.
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I agree with all your comments, but it is not a great counterpoint to the chicken sandwich at all. Totally out of place in a fried chicken sandwich, the lemonade is a much better addition to the meal.
Warrior: Can’t we just agree that milk tea is an abomination? Does it have a boba straw and hello kitty on the outside?
Milk tea is delicious…minus the boba.
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Warrior: personally, I like tea tea. This is one of the things that mainland China gets right. Hopefully milk tea will be part of the latest government crackdown, along with too cute guys.
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I love milk tea!