98K Fried Chicken & Sandwich

I know I know... The Pouch has been jacking, err, slacking off lately and haven't posted anything for awhile. Look, fat people are fat for a reason because we are lazy and gross... But when a new fwied cheekan spot opens up on Buford Hwy, this fat fuck with spring off the couch like it sat on a fork... Ooh, so, that's where that fork went. This joint recently opened in the same small strip mall as Quickly and Dagu Rice Noodle... And I'm kinda loving it already without even stepping foot inside yet. I can smell the juicy chicken fat wafting in the air... Along with the diesel exhaust from the Mexican work trucks idling while they wait for their pupusas at Mi Tierra. There's just something about that new frying oil smell. When I die I want to be butterflied and fried whole like a spatchcock cheekan (perhaps a spatchpouch?) and stuffed inside a giant Popeyes box for burial. Jesus Christ, you are one sick chicken obsessed fat fuck, Pouch. 

So, this joint is pretty small with counter service and a few tables sprinkled around. It's just a simple fast casual cheekan joint. My favorite part is the TVs around the joint playing a video of chicken being fried on repeat. Who needs K-Pop broads when these chicks are more delicious and they don't talk back, either... The menu has a lot of items but this fat fuck is only interested in one thing and one thing only... Cheekan.

Let's get right to the action... All things cheekan... The down and dirty review.

Couple Set, $21.98. 2 Chicken Sandwich+Roasted Wings+Hot Wings+Popcorn Chicken+2 Soda. 

This was quite the spread for $22... Let's take a closer look at each item...

The fried wings doesn't quite look like "hot wings" but I still ate the shit outta 'em. The "roasted wings" had some nice smoked characteristics and they wre pretty good.

The popcorn chicken portion was plentiful and they do have a shaker of chili spices to make them taste more like "Taiwanese" style cheekan nuggets... These were really good, crispy and juicy... If I was only that lucky.

One "spicy, one "regular"- Both looked the same except for the "S" written on the wrapper. The picture doesn't do it justice... The surprise is that they are all thigh dark meat and quite hefty in size. Let's look under the hood...

Sweet baby Jezuz... Look at the size of that thigh and the ultra crispy flaky crust. Damn. This kinda remind me of the giant cheekan sando from Chic-A-Loes down in East Point, but they also kinda look like Java Saga's sando, too. This was the spicy one but I don't see a lot of spices in the crust/batter nor was there some type of sauce. Took a bite and it wasn't spicy at all. Maybe they forgot? Who knows, who cares... I dusted half the can of that "Taiwanese" spices and it tasted pretty damn good. The thigh dark meat made all the difference. I know what y'all wanna know... Was this sando better Popeyes? Ah, fuck... The dark meat definitely trumps any white meat but it's hard to say.... If they made this spicy and put pickles on it, it may edge it out by a fly's ass hair. But Popeyes is still the king of all cheekan sandos.... But but 98K is definitely crave-worthy and will be on my rotation radar for the chicken alone. I don't give a fuck about the burger.

Pump pump... Burp.

5090 Buford Hwy NE

Suite 103

Doraville, GA 30340