Crazy Katsu: Who Doesn't Love Katsudon?

Man, I miss good Katsudon. This post I'm writing is about a visit from a few months back, so it's been a while. In the faraway land of Marikina, there's a great, affordable Katsu place called Crazy Katsu. I didn't find the place to be particularly insane, but they did have good food.

Katsudon, P150.00

From Komoro Soba to Yabu, I have always loved the Katsudon dish, because I like the egg melded with the good texture of the meat and breading, and the savory donburi sauce that brings it all together. Crazy Katsu's, I would say, is one of the good ones. Not crazy good, but good. Totally worth it for the price.

Chicken Katsu, P145.00

Now, this is an innovative piece of Katsu. Maybe this place is just a little crazy. Haha. While not tasting anything like the usual stuff, this cabbage bed-laying Katsu was pretty good on a sweet vinegary sauce. The labuyo on it also gave it a proper kick. Didn't like this as much as the classic one, but it was still quite good.

Fun-looking food.

My second visit to this place is long overdue.

Menu:
Menu

Verdict:
Katsu: Very Good!
Chicken Katsu: Good

Drop by when you see a branch and try it for yourself!

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CRAZY KATSU
48 Lilac St. Hacienda Heights, Concepcion II, Marikina City
(02) 570-3128
Operating Hours:
Mon - Thu, Sun 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
Fri & Sat 11:00 am - 11:00 pm
Website: http://www.crazykatsu.com/
Facebook: Crazy Katsu


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Hot-Star Large Fried Chicken: A Taste of Taiwan

With BonChon and friends making more than enough of a mark in the area, everybody and their uncle is now familiar with what fried chicken is like in Korea. Taiwanese-type fried chicken is now picking up with this new addition. I just hope it wasn't so out of the way.

Taiwanese chicken is usually breaded chicken fillet seasoned with powdered flavoring. Let's see what Hot-Star Large Fried Chicken has to offer aside from the strange name. "Large Fried Chicken" isn't exactly the most creative choice. Haha.

Original Large Fried Chicken, P110.00,
+P35.00 for rice and drink

It wasn't as flavorful as I had hoped, and the world's palest gravy didn't help at all, but the texture was quite good. I looove chicken skin more than I should, so I really appreciated eating this. I think a spicy version would really hit the spot. Unfortunately, there wasn't anything spicy on the menu, chicken-wise. It made me kinda miss Saint's Alp's Taiwanese chicken, which wasn't as big or cheap, but its flavor was really good.

BBQ Large Fried Chicken, P125.00
+P35.00 for rice and drink

What I had was the barbecue version, which was slightly more flavorful than the original one. It was still bereft of any spiciness so it left me craving for more of a kick. Still quite good, and worth it, though. With it, I had the blue lemonade. It was very blue and not very lemonadey. Not compared to my favourite from Auntie Anne's, at least.

It was not as in-your-face flavorful as I hoped, but I did appreciate the sheer size of the thing. It's bigger than my big face! Haha.

It's a colorful, fun, tiny self-service place.

Before setting out on the sweltering hot day in which the seatbelt of my car would now be at a sufficient temperature to burn skin, we tried their seemingly interesting Black Gulaman soft-serve ice cream. Honestly, my main reason for getting it was because it looked so black. I've never tried goth ice cream before!

Black Gulaman Soft Serve Cone, P15.00

But it wasn't black, no, it wasn't black at all. Boo. Well, at least the grayish brown ice cream tasted exactly like black gulaman, indeed.

Menu:
Hot-Star Menu

Verdict:
Original Large Fried Chicken: Good
BBQ Large Fried Chicken: Slightly better than Good

I do actually like Taiwanese Fried Chicken, perhaps more than the Korean ones, but I need it spicy! I tried something called Chicken Zilla in Banchetto and it was really good!

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HOT-STAR LARGE FRIED CHICKEN
Blue Bay Walk, Macapagal Avenue cor. EDSA, Pasay City
Operating Hours: 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
Facebook: Hot Star Philippines
Website: http://hotstar.com.ph


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