Kentucky Grilled Chicken

This review is only on the newest addition to KFC's menu:  The Kentucky Grilled Chicken.

Ok, I've seen all the advertisements regarding this new menu item, and I kept telling myself "I gotta try this!".  The chicken looks so good on the commercials and advertisements.  Finally, on May 24, 2009, I broke down and went to KFC.  Of course, I've been to KFC many times in the past, usually with mixed results.

As I walk up to the store, I noticed the sign in the window for a 10-piece dark meat bucket of chicken for $8.99.  Sounds like a pretty good deal to me.  So I asked the associate behind the counter if that deal also included the new "grilled chicken".  I was happy to hear that it most certainly did.  So of course, that's what I ordered, along with 4 biscuits, for a total of $12.28 w/tax. 

I brought home the bucket of chicken and was immediately disappointed when I opened it.  For one thing, it didn't seem like I received 10 pieces of chicken, since there was so much room in the bucket.  So, I counted them, and sure enough I did have 10 pieces.  It's just that the pieces were so small.  Much smaller than the usual KFC chicken.

Anyway, I bit into the first piece, and it did have a very good flavor to it.  It was a bit greasy, but that's ok, since I'm not much of a health freak.  However, I was a bit disappointed that it didn't have the smoky taste of a grill.  But still, it was pretty tasty.  Again though, the pieces were so small that it took me no time to get through the entire 10-piece bucket.  Usually when I order a bucket of chicken from KFC, I'll eat about half (sometimes a little more), then save the rest for leftovers the next day.  No such chance here - there simply was nothing left, and although I was no longer hungry, I certainly wasn't stuffed either.  Indeed, the pieces were so small that it only took about 3 bites on a leg piece to pretty much finish it.  I felt like I was eating pigeon, or a similarly sized bird.

I have no idea why the chicken pieces are so much smaller with the Grilled Chicken.  If I had to estimate, I would say they are roughly half the size of KFC's normal chicken.  I realize that the breading on the fried chicken will increase the apparent size of it.  But trust me, this chicken is much smaller.

Again, the taste is very good.  But I couldn't help but feel a bit ripped off after eating a whole bucket (plus 4 biscuits) for $12.28.  Those who don't have huge appetites might be satisfied with the new Grilled Chicken, although health-conscious people might want to take the skin off, due to the amount of grease.