Kung Fu Chicken at Novo Asian Food Hall (Mon., 4/7/25)

Kung Fu Chicken

When entering a new restaurant, I tend to look at what other people are eating before sitting down to a menu that usually gives me only descriptive ingredients. Our Wednesday’s crowd was sparse so I was pleased to see that Kung Fu Chicken featured their main offerings in a display case to help people like me make a decision. And while the menu features such appealing curiosities as a fishcake corn dog, fried string beans, and fried milk, the featured presentation was a breaded chicken cutlet on a bun. It’s January and I’ve eschewed most all carbs in a vain attempt to “diet,” and, so, ordered the Kung Fu Chicken salad ($14)––that is, no bun, but a fried cutlet atop baby spinach and other assorted greens. Indeed, the breading was light, yet crispy.  More flavorful was the actual chicken which had marinated in something like a five-spice sauce with an appropriate hint of ginger. Although I dabbed my greens in a sesame seed dressing (an additional $1 for the sesame dressing), I could have asked for Italian. Says the Novo site: “Classic Taiwanese style fried chicken takes center stage at Kung Fu chicken no matter whether you order the chicken pops, cutlets, or sandwich. Fried to a juicy, crispy perfection the chicken is accompanied by popular Chinese treats such as plum fries and fried milk.” (BTW, fried milk is a cream reduction thickened with cornstarch and sugar, then breaded and deep fried.) (C.P.O.) 

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