While @original_botak_jones gumbo didn’t move me, their cyclopean Cajun Chicken Set ($8 before GST) proves that Botak Jones knows a thing or two about supremely satisfying sustenance. I regret not setting down my fork & knife next to the chicken chop for scale, because that was a gargantuan chicken fillet. Seriously, where do they find these behemoth birds? Grazing in a field next to a pharmaceutical factory?⠀
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The larger the chicken, the more challenging it is to cook, but Botak Jones has cooked this colossal chicken with absolute aplomb. The internals are enticingly juicy while the externals sport a congenial char. The flavours are also well taken care of, as the cajun marinade has permeated every last fibre of chicken and transformed this piece of poultry into a spicy, savoury & sumptuous piece of protein. The spices used in the cajun seasoning produce a subtle but persistent itch in the back of your throat instead of on your tongue, almost like pepper instead of chili. Quite delightful, and definitely tolerable even by those with minimal spice tolerances.⠀
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The spices are smoothed and snuffed out by the melted cheese carpeting the top of the chicken. The cheese was lovely, adding a creamy richness to the juicy & spicy chicken, adding just that much more fattiness & weight to complete a satisfying mouthfeel. The heap of coleslaw on the side ain’t bad either, with its tanginess cleaning your palate of the dominant cajun spices.⠀
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At just under ten bucks, Botak Jones’ Cajun Chicken set is unrivalled pure protein bulking power at its best.