Hot Chick Buns Review: Halal Chicken Burgers In Assam Pedas And Garlic Aioli Flavours

My go-to restaurant on GrabFood was closed for delivery, and the merchant under it just happened to be this brand-new halal joint. GrabFood Deal Matcher: Get Up To 50% Off From Now Until 22 Dec 2019 As I scrolled down the menu, I was impressed by their hefty chicken burgers which utilised traditional Malay flavours such as ayam masak merah (chicken in dried sambal chilli) and assam pedas (spicy and sour stew).

Food at Hot Chick Buns Let me preface this by explaining that you can only get these burgers if you’re around Tampines or Kallang. It’s a problem specific to just this burger, but holy s****, was the chicken unbearably dry.

It felt like it was left in the fryer for way too long, resulting in uber tough meat. On its own, the aioli had a buttery taste—just what we needed to grease up the meat.

Even so, its pungent factor was raised to Level 100 when we ate it with the fresh onion slices. Like the second track of Justin Bieber’s My World 2.0 , this burger is Sambal-dy to Love ($8.95) . It brilliantly executed the tried-and-tested configuration of semolina buns, fried egg, and a grilled chicken patty, delivering a potent punch of savoury flavours with bursts of juiciness.

In addition to its beautiful sear, the chicken patty was extremely juicy and plump. The Hot Ass-am ($9.45) is a case study of what happens when you don’t leave your patty in the fryer too long.

Coupled with tangy assam pedas paste and melted cheese, this led to an indulgent mouthfeel—shooting this burger up to the top spot on our list. The tamarind pulp and lemongrass worked in tandem to perfume the burger with floral notes and sweet undertones, so as not to let sourness be the dominant flavour of this dish.

Shoutout to the fluffy buns for soaking the juices from the paste and patty well. If you’re feeling extra peckish, top up $4.50 to get a meal, which comes with a choice of fries, dip, and drink.

We highly recommend getting the assam pedas dip as it’s the most flavourful of the three. Huge props to Hot Chick Buns for being generous with the sauce—there was leftover sauce even after we finished the fries.

The Tangy Chicken Bites are currently on promotion at an additional $0.99 with every meal, and we implore you to get them. The verdict In a sea of halal burger joints such as Ashes Burnnit and Ministry of Burgers , Hot Chick Buns stands out with one-of-a-kind flavours such as assam pedas and ayam masak merah.

Ministry of Burgers Review: Ramly Burger Cafe With Biryani Fries At Pasir Ris That being told reporters, the food is wildly inconsistent in quality. All in all, if you’re looking for fuss-free burgers for your next lunch, Hot Chick Buns is a good bet with their flavourful options.