If there is any other chicken I've known ever since I little other than Max's and Savory, that would have to be the roasted chicken of Country Chicken House.
It has been ages though since I last tried this and I was glad to find that their take-out outlet along Amoranto St. still operates. And I was even more glad to find that the place has expanded and has other products to offer.
But the main star would have to be their roast whole chicken, chinese style, roasted right in this huge oven!
This is a must-try. Juicy.... tender....perfectly oven roasted.
We love taking this to picnics, potlucks, parties.... oh yes, and they deliver now, too!
Looks delicious! How does it compare to Savory and Max's?
ReplyDeletebertn, it is deelish actually. comes with a brown sauce. the taste would be closer to Savory than Max's, since both are roasted chinese style. but i'd say Country Chicken is a lot more juicy and tasty than Savory.
ReplyDeleteSauce pa lang ulam na.
ReplyDeletewow! we always have that when we were residents, hati-hati sa bayad!
ReplyDeletewhat is more yummy is the gravy that goes with it.
cheers!
abner
parang masarap yung chicken ha!
ReplyDelete1 lang branch nila? wala ba sa south? hehe.
photowalker, na try mo na din to bro? sarap diba? chinese style sha eh. yup. the sauce is really very malasa! ulam na nga. ;-) sorry, di ko nakunan ng shot. dive agad kami to eath eh. haha...
ReplyDeletedoc abner! nice to have you here... uy, ok pang duty yan ha! sarap... kanin plus sauce lang, ok na... hati hati para matipid. hehehe..
u8mypinkcookies, naku sis, wala ata here sa atin sa south. thats exactly why i havent had this for years! when my mom retired from teaching sa Chiang Kai Shiek College sometime in the '90s, di na kami halos naka enjoy nito regularly. sa chinatown kasi ang branch na suki namin nito e. sayang no!
I like this a lot. Very flavorful. Too bad, the branch closest to me stopped operations. I'm sure you also remember Holly Chicken.
ReplyDeletebeautiful pictures you have. know what gitz, while i read your comment to Bertn where you mentioned brown sauce, i remember the brown sauce we shared in PGH. hahaha!!!!i dont know but everytime i hear or read or see brown sauce, i just remember the ever present brown sauce there.
ReplyDeleteem dy, hmmmm, i dont quite remember Holly Chicken, but im pretty sure it was good too. my hubby recalls Robina though. same taste as Country Chicken daw.
ReplyDeletehere in the south of manila, we never even had a branch of Country Chicken, ever. so we have to drive all the way to Retiro just to buy.
penumbra, memories ba? hehehe... uy, thanks for the nice words. glad you like the pics...it is my other passion aside from singing diba... taking pictures. no wonder where are in the field of diagnostic imaging. makes sense diba? haha...
ReplyDeleteHey Doktora, favorite ko rin yang Country Chicken. They have a branch here in Masangkay in Binondo. I would agree with you that it's one of the best roasted chicken around. Thanks for sharing your very palatable post!
ReplyDeleteI discovered this one while pregnant yearsssss ago, somewhere in QC. The chicken is flavorful, kahit walang sauce. But with the sauce its 110% mas masarap!
ReplyDeleteToo bad wala dito sa amin sa East yan. :(
My friend owns this chain, he's a staunch supporter of it.
ReplyDeleteThe food's great and pretty accessible but I'm more of a fan of Savory, then this, then Max.
Peace.
Hi Gita! This is one of my favorite chicken restos. Like you, I find it better than Max's and even Savory's.
ReplyDeleteIt has a sort of Chinese herb flavor that I just love.
dennis, actually, sa masangkay kami noon bumibili. my mom used to teach at Chiang kai Shiek college and thats the nearest branch. so she always brings home a box. yumminess no!
ReplyDeletemindy, kami din, walang branch here sa south... so bihira lang talaga kami makavisit sa amoranto st. in manila... but yes, it is very flavorful indeed!
ozy, it is chinese-owned, right? well, thats ok if you prefer savory to country chicken. kanya kanyang taste diba. :-)
ruy, yea, this is the only roasted chicken i enjoy. it does have a chinese timpla to it no! yum! ;-)
Gits! I super love their sauce!!
ReplyDeletecandishhh, you know about this din pala! sarap no! sauce palang, ulam na... hahaha.. im getting hungry na tuloy... ;-)
ReplyDeletelove love love this... though i prefer savory;s sauce
ReplyDeletesakai, it has been a long while since ive had savory's. time to pay it a visit again.
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