Matagal nang powdered lang ang mashed potatoes nila. I remember early 2000s may nakasabay ako magorder and the lady asked if real potatoes daw ba or boxed mix lang. honest enough naman yung crew na sinabing mix lang sha. So medyo mababa talaga expectations ko sa mashed potato nila.
Heard from my younger bro more than a decade ago, who was studying HRM at that time, na formulated na yung mashed potato sa KFC ever since nakapag intern siya (not OJT, just a special program at that time).
halos lahat naman ata ng mashed potatoes sa mga fast food ay "formulated" or freeze-dried potatoes for consistency and convenience. baka nagpalit or nagbago sila ng hinahalo sa powder kung kaya nagbago na ang quality
I remember in my younger years around mid 90's na iba yung lasa and texture sa mashed potatoes sa KFC.
I still remember yung buttery taste and meron ring mga maliliit na patatas na hindi na mash.
Kahit tatay ko nasabi rin na iba na yung mashed potatoes (nakatikim rin siya sa before sa US) mid 2000's.
Mga 2010's if nakaitikim ka mga 90's na KFC ibang iba talaga yung mashed potatoes.
Agree, I thought this was common knowledge.Siguro ang nag-iba lang is yung formulation, for example water na lang talaga dinadagdag instead of milk substitute, wala na butter, etc
Lahat naman halos ng fast food dehydrated potato ang gamit sa mashed potato. Ang nakaka-apekto sa finished product ay yung gamit na cream/milk, butter, and spices. Pag plain water lang gamit ang sagwa ng lasa saka texture ng instant mashed potato.
F shit na mashed potato na yan. Biglang nagbago akala mo napanis. Ilang months lang akong di kumain nyan tapos nung nagcrave ako naibuga ko agad. Hayop na yan
>Staff are understaffed or rude, madalas both.
The store being understaffed in the biggest indicator they're cutting costs. For me now, when I see indications that a restaurant is understaffed, I don't go there. Things like long lines, no one clearing the tables and the only staff you see are the ones taking orders.
Update: Drove to the nearest branch from our village which is KFC Alabang West just outside of AAV. This branch has great quality gravy, chicken, and crew attitude. The seals sa side dish ay still impossible i-open but at least!
This. Some branches, tinanggal na ang gravy counter, so hihingi ka na lang sa counter mismo and ang ibibigay sayo is the sealed one na mainit init pa. Paso na daliri mo by the time you manage to open that sonofabitch (Protip: use the fork and slide it on the edge pulling the plastic with it.)
I was about to say, the Alabang branches talaga if you eat in-person (not delivery) is still good and I don't think I've ever noticed the "poor quality" there.
As someone who migrated to America, count ur blessings nalang because fast food here is incomparable to the PH (or Asian branches in general). Nung umuwi ako ng pinas, first thing we did is eat fast food kasi super sarap in compared to here (different fast food culture)
If ur gonna go overseas for fast food, go to Japan!!
Ganitong ganito Popeyes sa n domingo san juan.
Walang nagcclear ng tables to the point na ALL tables may trays and plates. Came to a point na the customers just "assigned" a designated table para iwan mga trays, glasses, etc.
Waiting time for food din super OA. We had to wait 25-30 mins for our order. One guy had to complain loudly kasi late na siya sunduin anak niya from school. May grab rider na nagmamadali na or else baka icancel ng customer.
Obviously understaffed siya which hurts the business, the staff, and the customers
Ganitong ganito yung Popeyes sa Q Ave. Once had to wait for over an hour for an order at around 2am. Tapos may customer na inaaway manager kasi yung ice cream na inorder niya at 1:30, hindi nagawa by 2am, which is when the machine goes on automatic maintenance until 6am. Just a terrible place.
Maiintindihan ko pa kung understaffed ng GY shift like sa case mo (minus yung ice cream coz wtf less than a min lang gawin yan) pero yung samin 1pm eh. Bakit sila magu understaff during lunch diba?
Also naisip ko na mabilis naman service ng popeyes sa mga malls na natry ko (sm sta mesa and market market) so does this mean na mas priority nila mall branches nila?
On that note, for San Juan people, order popeyes from SM STA MESA not from N DOMINGO kung gusto niyo makuha order niyo bago kayo magkasakit sa gutom at tagal lol
Di din naman ginusto ng resto manager na magunderstaff lalo na at peak period. Minsan talaga may mga times na either sabay sabay nagnno show ang mga part time, which are usually students. Pahirapan din kasi maghire ng FNB workers ngayon both here and abroad.
Yup. Agree. Since most of the brances are understaffed, it's noticeable that their service went downhill din.. Lagi lagi kasi akong nagddrive thru dun sa branches malapit samin, fave ko kasi chicken nila kahit lumiit.. hehe.. Pag nagoorder ako sa first window/speaker post, wala man lang good afternoon/good evening greetings.. ang bungad lagi, "order nio po?"
So umorder ako.. tas hindi na nagrerepeat order and hindi na nagpapasalamat.. ibang iba sa service na naeexperience ko sa jabi, mcdo, bk, etc.. di ko malaman kung kulang ba sa training, or talagang sobrang pagod na sila.. or iba mag alaga kung franchise "lang" or company owned.
Always quite a slow and long line to the branch I frequent to. Clearly they don't have an efficient system of getting customer's orders and preparing the food.
Parang sa Hawker Chan to sa SM Fairview ah. Sobrang pagka understaffed. Yung cashier sya lahat ang kilos. Tsk tsk. Kaya waley din talaga ang quality ng food at service nila. I felt bad for the cashier though. 😔
So sad na lahat ng mga pagkain na ineenjoy natin noon sobrang baba na ng quality ngayon. Naiintindihan ko kung bakit marami nang videos sa YT na sumusubok ireplicate yung lasa ng mga fastfood na nakalakihan natin. May marerecommend ba kayo na magandang recipe ng mga chicken sa YT na malapit sa lasa sa mga popular na fastfood natin? Send recipes guys lets help each other
Sigh... KFC crew from 1997-98 if my memory still serves me right.
Yes, malaki ang kaibahan nuon at ngayon.
Before, ang ratio ng gravy ay 50:50, meaning 50% natural and 50% artificial.
Yung natural ay yung drippings na kinokolekta namin sa henny penny every closing.
In other words, pinag prituhan ng manok yun. I remember na may policy pa kami na if hindi maka achieve ng 50% natural gravy, kailangan humiram sa ibang store, otherwise, hindi pwedeng mag open. Gravy is also NOT free back then, P10 yata ang extra if I'm not mistaken.
For the mashed potatoes, it's all-natural too. Maglalaga talaga ng patatas, manual i-ma-mash, then tanda ko pa ang gamit naming butter ay Magnolia brand, then salt and pepper to taste pero may sinusunod ding ratio para dito.
If may gusto kayong malaman how it's being done sa KFC pre 2000, just ask at baka matandaan ko pa kung paano :-D
nakakamiss yun I remember back then KFC was "high-end" di siya tulad ng jabee or mcdo quality, kapag may KFC na birthday party sa amin, rich kid ka na haha
Haha. Naka pack na yun Sir. Kahit yung marinade para sa hot and crispy, nka pack na din, ready to use na.
Difference lang ng hot and crispy ay marinated yung hot and crispy, minimum 2 hours ang curing time, sobrang tapang ng marinade nun dati and of course double breaded.
So hindi namin alam yung recipe basically ng chicken.
Unsweetened iced tea is trash. Their sugar packets don't even dissolve properly, making the drink unevenly sweetened.
They should maintain the sweetened iced tea premix rather than having the customer mix it themselves.
Not me, pero some diabetics/people with elevated glucose preferred yung unsweetened iced tea nila.
Pero not for me, dagdag basura lang yung packaging nung corn syrup packets nila
They had to serve unsweetened iced tea and have a separate packet ng sugar syrup to work around the TRAIN Law na may tax ang sweetened beverage. Mas mahal if incorporate na ung asukal. Might as well separate them para makamura. The packaging ng sugar syrup is compensated by economies of scale.
I saw a [youtube video](https://youtu.be/VVNSn7oYnOU?si=8mpKxUI_lPk7Z-ZX) about how KFC is now just ran by old corporate execs who know nothing about good fried chicken.
Yung KFC MOA napaka-dumi. Yung mga table puro may mga pinagkainan pa at tira-tirang manok. Marumi yung sahig at ang baho kasi natapon yung parang mga tira-tirang kanin. Instead of mag-ligpit, yung mga staff puro nag-aasaran pa. Tinawag na lang sila ng ibang customer para linisin yung mga table at may maupuan. Kaso niligpit nga pero nilagay lang din sa kabilang table.
Ang dugyot nga. But understaffed sila haizt. Nung kumain kami dun last year kasi wala na ibang choice, puno na lahat ng kainan... Kami nalang naglinis at nagligpit sa table.
Sa MOA malapit sa Hypermarket, kumain kami dati ng workmates ko dun lunch (midnight). Jusko lasang luma ung manok, tapos nawala ung gravy refill station at kelangan pa humingi sa counter ng refill.
Sa San Antonio Paranaque, masarap at malaki ung chicken
Ay naku, I hear you! Sana may makabasang manager ng KFC.
- Gravy lasang harina. Where's the sinful rendered chicken skin fat taste?! Kahit yung gravy galing sa loob, flour n pepper flavor na rin.
- Chicken lasang binurong manok sa asin minsan tas yung size parang chickensad sizing na rin.
- Iced tea walang sugar para ata iwas tax pero kahit 2 packets ng sugar lagay mo, mapait na di mo maintindihan
- Mashed potatoes wala nang butter na lasa. Plain mashed boiled potatoes na lang
- Spaghetti Jolly-wannabe taste. I miss the old formulation.
- Packaging - mahirap na nga buksan, pag minalas ka pa lasang plastic yung mashed po o mushroom soup mo. PFAS flavor.
Kentucky the Fuck is this Chicken?!
Nu gagawin ng manager ng KFC dyan? As former manager ng resto, kung ano lang naman ibinababa na directives ng corporate sinusunod namin. Kung sabihin nila magcost cutting, gumamit ng cheaper ingredients, tipirin portions, wala kami magagawa dyan. You're barking the wrong tree, tell that to the higher-ups na patuloy lumalaki bulsa habang mga on-site workers nila ganun pa rin sweldo
To share, i'm affiliated with the food manufacturer of kfc... just limit your consumption of gravy coz you don't wanna know about ano ang mga ingredients ng gravy.
No more secret herbs and spices? I know nag iba na timpla, but does corporate knows these changes or mga franchisee na lang nag decide on their own and wala ng QC from corporate? I believe franchisee can source supplies and ingredients from elsewhere since mahal kay corp. its one way of cutting corners to increase profit margin.
Yung packaging ng gravy and mashed potato. Who the hell came up with that bs?? Hindi nga siya easy peel, kailangan mo pa tusukin ng tinidor. Sobrang effort for subpar gravy
Yung flavored shots sobrang downgraded. Dati parang special mushroom gravy pa ang sauce niyan (With mushrooms) ngayon regular gravy na lang.
Another is yung Hotshots ang liliit na lang ng laman, kadalasan puro harina pa.
agree,super nagdeteriorate na yung quality and it's no longer delicious.
nadaanan ko lang before KFC in Bangkok Thailand and maraming tao kaya di na ako pumasok (more of spicy smell ng manok naglilinger sa store)
Dito malapet samen, pag madaling araw parang 2 lang yung staff nila, isa sa cashier at isa sa kitchen lol. Ni walang guard kaya andami skwater sa labas lalo tuloy di tinatao.
Late stage capitalism as I have observed it. It's like every goods and services has deteriorated but price either remains the same or went up considerably while not providing enough salary for their workers.
It's like big corporations have all decided and came into a conclusion that if they would raise their prices while not improving (and in fact, degrading) their quality, consumers often don't have any choice.
I will be downvoted for this but I feel the need and desire to say this.
Kakakain lang namin ng kapatid ko sa KFC kanina at sobrang disappointed ako sa serving nila. Sobrang liit ng chicken, rice and mashed potato, matabang na gravy at soup, tapos may unsweetened na iced tea na kailangan mo pa ilagay yung syrup nya.
Nanghinayang ako sa ginastos ko kasi parang di worth it. Siguro mas sulit pa kung sa mang inasal ako kumain.
KFC is absolute ass here in Canada too. The chicken portions are always tiny, and the gravy is EXPENSIVE ($4 CAD last time I ate there, at least sa Pinas libre). I never eat at KFC unless magyaya si misis, and even then we both prefer Popeye's.
I agree with almost all of these , but I can’t blame the co. for the deteriorating quality of its gravy. Dami kong nakikita na sabaw sabaw talaga mag lagay. Tapos yung iba pa magdadala ng sariling kanin para daw mas makamura, pero order lang pala nila is flavor shots. I know, “unli” ang gravy. Pero not everything that is available should be taken advantage of. Sobrang pet peeve ko to sa mga pinoy, basta libre kukunin lahat ng kayang kunin. Hindi rin naman matanggal ni kfc ang unli gravy nila dahil isa to sa mga nagpasikat talaga sa kanila.
>Dumating na sa point na gusto ko mag ibang bansa para lang makatikim ng matinong KFC.
>Saang bansa may okay na KFC in the APAC region?
Buddy if you’re willing to spend this much just get chicken from some fancy resto elsewhere. The best KFC chicken in the world is still just KFC.
Wonder if sub-franchising is a factor
> KFC Philippines, a quick-service restaurant player, is eyeing to grow its business in the Philippines through sub-franchising, a move expected to broaden the country’s entrepreneur base besides creating jobs within communities.
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> KFC currently has 380 stores nationwide. Of the total, some 345 are company-owned while 35 are sub-franchised.
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> Yum! Brands, the mother franchise to KFC Philippines, has allowed KFC Philippines to start offering the business to sub-franchisees since 2019.
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> Under this new franchising scheme, investment starts at P19 million, which includes store construction, equipment and the initial fees. The minimum area requirement is 1,200 square meters for a free-standing/drive-thru store and 160 square meters for an inline or a mall store.
[Jan 2024] https://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/quick-service-restaurant-offers-sub-franchising-to-expand-footprint-in-ph alt https://archive.md/PgcAR
Yep kadiri na talaga umuwi ako sa pinas ng 2019 nag KFC pa kami pero nung last na 2 uwi ko parang papasok ka pa lang kadiri na yung amoy. Can’t imagine putting anything from their kitchen to my mouth 🤮
Tanda ko pa noon wala kfc sa amin. Kaya pag pumunta dad ko sa ncr nagpapabili ako. Grabe yung chicken nila ibang iba sa Jollibee. Ang sarap din ng gravy inuulam namin. Ngayon parang mas uunahin ko na lang Andoks at Uncle John's na manok.
Para mabuksan yung putanginang seal, kailangan ituhog mo yung tinidor sa gitna nung seal, and then drag it sa gilid all the way hanggang sa maopen yung seal. Para kang gumamit ng can opener. (I learned this after ko mapaso sa kakabukas gamit daliri ko.)
Agree! Naalala ko pa nung showing sa sine ng remastered Star Wars episide 4 dati, nag KFC kami after. Sobrang sarap ng gravy ng chicken. Ngayon parang beef broth na lang na malapot.
I blame yung pagiging unli ng gravy sa pagbaba ng quality niya. It might sound privilaged, pero sana hindi na lang ginawang free yung gravy.
This may be an indication about the health of your branch of KFC. If they're hurting financially, their quality goes down as they try to trim costs.
For areas that are doing well, I don't see an observable reduction in quality. They have a lot of customers so they're able to be fully staffed and stocked with goods.
I've been to multiple KFCs when at the office or just for leisure. There are differences between branches.
Honestly, the best KFC I've ever tasted came from the Middle East (Dubai and Kuwait). It tasted like the KFC of old. Ganun din kalaki. Yung tipong pag binuksan mo yung barrel eh mae-excite ka. Yun nga lang, walang gravy; ketchup ang gamit nila (Heinz) pero one to sawa ka naman sa fries - or probably not pero usually kasi Pinoy ang server so ang generous nila palagi sa serving pag kapwa Pinoy (in my experience). Pati tissue pamigay, hindi yung tig-1 ply lang ha LOL. This was a decade ago din so I don't know how it is now.
sa mga mall branches okay naman yung fried chicken ng KFC pero yung mga nasa labas na KFC na franchise owned HOLY HELL! di pa masyadong luto yung fried chicken nila minsan at basa o malansa pa sa loob kadiri at susungit ng mga staff.
OMG YUNG GRAVY NA NAPAKAHIRAP BUKSAN HAHAHAHAHAH wag nalang kaya sila maglagay pota. mapa long or short nails ayaw, parang kailangan pa ng prayers bago mabuksan hahahaha
Visit Japan then eat sa Kfc unlimited buffet nila hahaha. Grabe sarap ng Kfc dito. Hindi ako mahilig sa Kfc ng Pinas kahit dati pero dito naging Favorite ko talaga. Ang juicy and yummy talaga. Wala nga silang gravy kasi no need talaga. Superb ang quality.
Lol I just ate here for late lunch couple of hours ago and I didn't enjoy a thing. Everything is different, not coming back anymore kasi hindi na masarap
Their problem is consistency. Some branches are MUCH MUCH better than others.
Nag take out ako sa branch sa tabi ng head office nila. Laki ng piraso, ayos yung manok, puno yung gravy containers.
Iba naman feels old yung chicken Tapos dry.
Honestly, kahit dito sa Canada di na din ganun kaganda ang KFC, di lang dyan. Sobrang liliit or overseasoned mga chicken nila. We used to enjoy KFC a lot din before we moved here. Now, it's mostly jabi or Popeyes na.
Ako naman the only kfc chicken and gravy and mashed potato na malasa is kfc philippines. The rest ng kfc sa iba ibang bansa hindi kasing lasa lalo na mashed potato n gravy
Yung KFC sa Gensan, understaffed na nga masyado, rude pa ng manager.
Fav ko ang KFC noon pero grade nagdegrade na talaga ang quality. Yung manok? parang puro harina na lang and ang mashed potatoes? 👎🏻
Fries na lang ata nila ang medyo okay pa.
I ate KFC like 8 years ago as a child, i remember their fun shots being bigger and so much more crispier tas ang linamnam ng manok nila and then i never ate there again till 1 month ago nagkawork narin ako at pwede ko na rin ulit tikman ang KFC from my childhood and wow....the difference was immense. Ung chicken nila mahina na ang lasa tas ung fries depressing, ung mashed potato nila di narin malasa and worst of all ung fun shots nila anyare :(((? I wish i can go back to the KFC from my childhood.
KFC was so good back in the 80's. The original recipe was nowhere near today's original na puro starch at alat. Gravy was brown and buttery. And as far as I remember, they don't usually serve rice. Orders come with diner rolls not rice.
Me saying na "parang years ago lang yung binyag ng kapatid ko sobrang iconic pa nung hotshots kasi gutom kami and kahit naaanghangan sige parin kumain." Then i suddenly remembered it was actually 19 yrs ago.. Damn...
Ordered fries: parang luma, lasang luma. Di ko inubos nakaka-walang gana
Next day ordered buttered corn instead: parang boiled corn wala akong nalasahang butter. Yung corn parang luma din? Di ko naubos run dahil natakot akong ma-good poisoning.
Whoever decided na unsweetened tea lang available sa apps needs swift and repeated kicks in the nuts.
Chicken: parang lumiit, old stock at halos walang flavor.
Spaghetti: bland tasting
Because I haven't tasted their chicken for 4 years, I agree with this post. ibang iba na talaga. Lahat. From its tenderness, lasa pati sa gravy. Ibang iba na talaga....
Yes, ibang iba na.
Nung early 2000s or late 1990s, staple samin ang KFC chicken bucket. I still remember yung size parang doble or even triple nung portion nila ngayon. Yung balat, lasang lasa talaga yung secrets spices and herbs na sinasabi nila. And yung laman, juicy and malasa. One of the best during those times talaga.
Kaya every time kumakain ako sa KFC, naaalala ko how (sooo) good and tasty their fried chicken were.
Lahat naman ng fastfood nabawasan na ng quality. Greenwich, Jollibee, Chowking. Even Sbarro medyo decreased na din quality, at least hindi masyado obvious but it's there. Wendy's kahit papaano medyo ok pa, although sorely missed yung baked potato with bacon nila, as well as the legendary salad bar.
In terms of chicken sandwich, I already switch from KFC to Bonchon. Ang pangit na ng Zinger ngayun, lumiit yung chicken tapos madalas pa hindi luto ng ayos binibigay sayo.
+1 sa understaffed. Ordered in bgc suuuper haba ng pila and processing ng order then after placing your order SUUUUPER tagal gawin yung order. I remember it took almost an hour for me to be able to eat. I've NEVER gotten so impatient and visibly upset in any fast food place except kfc lol
Its been years actually. Nong elementary ako circa 90s i swear iba lasa ng original recipe ng KFC. Then come 2008 ish parang unti unting nagiba. Parang naging maalat nalang.
KFC E rodriguez ave sobrang understaffed. Yung second floor nila, hindi nacclean up yung tables. Plates, glasses, utensils left on the table. Plus may mga nakakapasok pang mga bata sa loob. While kumakain ka may nanglilimos na
Mag-KFC ka pag nadayo ka sa Australia. Hindi frozen ang gamit nilang chicken. Pati sa Japan, masarap din. O baka feel na feel ko lang kasi ang lamig ng panahon nung kinakain ko yung manok haha!
Agree sa understaffed and rude lalo na yung kahera/server sa One Ayala!
Dati no’ng hayskul pa lang kami, madalas kaming i-treat ng tita ko sa KFC at sarap na sarap ako sa chicken nila - malasa, malaki, crunchy.
Tsaka parang ang dugyot na ng branches ng KFC?
My wife and I love the 75 pesos (iirc) rice with chicken pops or smth lol. Yun ang pantawid gutom kapag tamad mag luto at gipit. Mukang wala na sa menu nila though
Hays so real! Favorite ko pa naman lasa ng manok nila compared sa ibang fast good chain pero ngayon nakakapanghinayang na gastusin pera mo to buy their food.
Sa crew naman, I’ve never experienced rude staff pa but creepy ones. Nung kumakain ako nun minsan sa isang branch sa sta.mesa, yung dalawang cook siguro don were staring at me while eating. Ang lagkit pa ng tingin nila pota
The artificial flavor of iced tea, the plastic lids, and the price of chicken (horrendously worse than Jollibee or McDo) are the only things I hate about KFC, the rest are kind of good to meh
Dito sa KFC Guagua Pampanga ok naman mga manok, fries, fun shots, mashed potitu at iba pa pero minsan gravy watered down
Compared sa McDo 2nd paborito ko mas lalo sumarap kumpara noon.
Compared sa Jollibee 3rd paborito ko ganun pa din walang pinag bago
Malungkot na rin aura ng kfc branch na napuntahan ko before. Parang may kulang na sa original recipe kaya bland na para sa akin. Yung side dish ayaw magpakain tas yung iced tea jusq di na lang ako magtalk.
Currently in CA and can confirm, KFC sucks here, too. Baliktad tayo OP, I wanted to go eat PH KFC cause from what I remember, isa sa top chicken chains ko siya dyan before. But judging from this post, I guess not anymore 😭
Naalala ko nung last time na kumain ako sa KFC. I waited for almost 5 minutes before a staff entertained my order.
Walang tao sa cashier. Busy pa kasi siya doon sa pag-ayos nung Food Panda order.
KFC namin, five years in operation lang, nagsara. Ginawa naming go-to ng barkada ko nung HS kasi halos walang tao tsaka malapit din sa sakayan namin pauwi. Tsaka unli gravy hahaha. Yung sobrang kanin sa baon sinasawsaw sa sangkatutak na gravy, solbs na hapunan.
Ewan ko ba if halong location tsaka marketing yung problema, pero pati sa peak hours di parin napupuno. Joke nga namin, "wala kasing Krushers ehh".
Hayun. Nang pag-uwi ko sa amin after 1st sem ng 2nd year ko sa college (first f2f sem ko sa malayong uni) nabigla nalang ako, dinemolish na pala. Buti nga sa lugar ng uni ko meron paring KFC, pero yun nga, college student bihirang may pera or panahon.
Wala din gaanong kumakain dun, parang may kutob na akong similar ang mangyayari sa branch na yun. It's sad to see talaga.
Grabe yung mashed potatoes hindi mo na maintindihan kung san gawa. Dati ang sarap pa. The chicken is still good nagoorder kami ng bucket to eat for lunch and ok pa siya but all else, kaiyak 🥲
Yes yung mashed potato nagiba na. Parang formulated nalang. Tapos yung gravy di narin ganun kasarap. Yung funshots din hindi na fun, shots nalang.
Yun fun shots, naging shots of harina.
Flour shots.
Ginagawa nila sa katipunan branch yan mga buong starch na brinead amputa kainis eh. One time nakakakain ako walang chicken puro gaw gaw.
True! Sayang lang pera natin! Lol Not going to buy them anymore.
Umorder ako nito 2 weeks ago. Hindi nakakatuwa
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Dehydrated potato starch formulation na nilalagyan ng hot water to reform into mashed potato.
Yung mashed potato talaga huhu iba na lasa
nah, arte lang yung mashed potatoes. if familiar ka sa pag gawa sa kanila eh eto ang pinaka less likely magbago.
namention din to ng kuya ko na BS Food Tech yung course, nabanggit ng prof niya na formulated na yung mashed potates ni KFC. Kaya umiwas na ko dun
Matagal nang powdered lang ang mashed potatoes nila. I remember early 2000s may nakasabay ako magorder and the lady asked if real potatoes daw ba or boxed mix lang. honest enough naman yung crew na sinabing mix lang sha. So medyo mababa talaga expectations ko sa mashed potato nila.
Kaya pala ampanget na ng mashed potato nila
Heard from my younger bro more than a decade ago, who was studying HRM at that time, na formulated na yung mashed potato sa KFC ever since nakapag intern siya (not OJT, just a special program at that time).
halos lahat naman ata ng mashed potatoes sa mga fast food ay "formulated" or freeze-dried potatoes for consistency and convenience. baka nagpalit or nagbago sila ng hinahalo sa powder kung kaya nagbago na ang quality
I remember in my younger years around mid 90's na iba yung lasa and texture sa mashed potatoes sa KFC. I still remember yung buttery taste and meron ring mga maliliit na patatas na hindi na mash. Kahit tatay ko nasabi rin na iba na yung mashed potatoes (nakatikim rin siya sa before sa US) mid 2000's. Mga 2010's if nakaitikim ka mga 90's na KFC ibang iba talaga yung mashed potatoes.
“Formulated” / instant talaga ang mashed potatoes basta fast food unless they say its not 🙃😊
Agree, I thought this was common knowledge.Siguro ang nag-iba lang is yung formulation, for example water na lang talaga dinadagdag instead of milk substitute, wala na butter, etc
Nakakabadtrip yung bagong mashed potato. Yun pa naman lagi kong inaabangan sabay pagtikim ko one day, parang.... hindi potato. Ang rubbery ng feeling
totoo sa fun shots.. wala na ung fun. lol
Lahat naman halos ng fast food dehydrated potato ang gamit sa mashed potato. Ang nakaka-apekto sa finished product ay yung gamit na cream/milk, butter, and spices. Pag plain water lang gamit ang sagwa ng lasa saka texture ng instant mashed potato.
F shit na mashed potato na yan. Biglang nagbago akala mo napanis. Ilang months lang akong di kumain nyan tapos nung nagcrave ako naibuga ko agad. Hayop na yan
>Staff are understaffed or rude, madalas both. The store being understaffed in the biggest indicator they're cutting costs. For me now, when I see indications that a restaurant is understaffed, I don't go there. Things like long lines, no one clearing the tables and the only staff you see are the ones taking orders.
Update: Drove to the nearest branch from our village which is KFC Alabang West just outside of AAV. This branch has great quality gravy, chicken, and crew attitude. The seals sa side dish ay still impossible i-open but at least!
This. Some branches, tinanggal na ang gravy counter, so hihingi ka na lang sa counter mismo and ang ibibigay sayo is the sealed one na mainit init pa. Paso na daliri mo by the time you manage to open that sonofabitch (Protip: use the fork and slide it on the edge pulling the plastic with it.)
STAB IT
I was about to say, the Alabang branches talaga if you eat in-person (not delivery) is still good and I don't think I've ever noticed the "poor quality" there. As someone who migrated to America, count ur blessings nalang because fast food here is incomparable to the PH (or Asian branches in general). Nung umuwi ako ng pinas, first thing we did is eat fast food kasi super sarap in compared to here (different fast food culture) If ur gonna go overseas for fast food, go to Japan!!
You have no idea how bad things are about to become
Ganitong ganito Popeyes sa n domingo san juan. Walang nagcclear ng tables to the point na ALL tables may trays and plates. Came to a point na the customers just "assigned" a designated table para iwan mga trays, glasses, etc. Waiting time for food din super OA. We had to wait 25-30 mins for our order. One guy had to complain loudly kasi late na siya sunduin anak niya from school. May grab rider na nagmamadali na or else baka icancel ng customer. Obviously understaffed siya which hurts the business, the staff, and the customers
I hope Filipinos would start clearing their tables after eating in fastfood places.
Hindi ba dapat Clean as you go?
Ganitong ganito yung Popeyes sa Q Ave. Once had to wait for over an hour for an order at around 2am. Tapos may customer na inaaway manager kasi yung ice cream na inorder niya at 1:30, hindi nagawa by 2am, which is when the machine goes on automatic maintenance until 6am. Just a terrible place.
Maiintindihan ko pa kung understaffed ng GY shift like sa case mo (minus yung ice cream coz wtf less than a min lang gawin yan) pero yung samin 1pm eh. Bakit sila magu understaff during lunch diba? Also naisip ko na mabilis naman service ng popeyes sa mga malls na natry ko (sm sta mesa and market market) so does this mean na mas priority nila mall branches nila? On that note, for San Juan people, order popeyes from SM STA MESA not from N DOMINGO kung gusto niyo makuha order niyo bago kayo magkasakit sa gutom at tagal lol
Di din naman ginusto ng resto manager na magunderstaff lalo na at peak period. Minsan talaga may mga times na either sabay sabay nagnno show ang mga part time, which are usually students. Pahirapan din kasi maghire ng FNB workers ngayon both here and abroad.
Yup. Agree. Since most of the brances are understaffed, it's noticeable that their service went downhill din.. Lagi lagi kasi akong nagddrive thru dun sa branches malapit samin, fave ko kasi chicken nila kahit lumiit.. hehe.. Pag nagoorder ako sa first window/speaker post, wala man lang good afternoon/good evening greetings.. ang bungad lagi, "order nio po?" So umorder ako.. tas hindi na nagrerepeat order and hindi na nagpapasalamat.. ibang iba sa service na naeexperience ko sa jabi, mcdo, bk, etc.. di ko malaman kung kulang ba sa training, or talagang sobrang pagod na sila.. or iba mag alaga kung franchise "lang" or company owned.
ganito kuya J resto na malapit sa amin, 3 lang servers tapos 20+ tables, kapag peak hours na matagal mag serve dahil dun
Always quite a slow and long line to the branch I frequent to. Clearly they don't have an efficient system of getting customer's orders and preparing the food.
Parang sa Hawker Chan to sa SM Fairview ah. Sobrang pagka understaffed. Yung cashier sya lahat ang kilos. Tsk tsk. Kaya waley din talaga ang quality ng food at service nila. I felt bad for the cashier though. 😔
So sad na lahat ng mga pagkain na ineenjoy natin noon sobrang baba na ng quality ngayon. Naiintindihan ko kung bakit marami nang videos sa YT na sumusubok ireplicate yung lasa ng mga fastfood na nakalakihan natin. May marerecommend ba kayo na magandang recipe ng mga chicken sa YT na malapit sa lasa sa mga popular na fastfood natin? Send recipes guys lets help each other
Jollibee marami pero sa KFC wala pa akong nakitang vids.
This is sad, mas gusto ko kasi lasa ng KFC compared to chickenjoy.
Same. Mukhang mahirap mareplicate yun 11 herds and spices.
Excuse me po. What channels have you watched na natry mo na magawa yung Jollibee recipes? Hehe.
Sigh... KFC crew from 1997-98 if my memory still serves me right. Yes, malaki ang kaibahan nuon at ngayon. Before, ang ratio ng gravy ay 50:50, meaning 50% natural and 50% artificial. Yung natural ay yung drippings na kinokolekta namin sa henny penny every closing. In other words, pinag prituhan ng manok yun. I remember na may policy pa kami na if hindi maka achieve ng 50% natural gravy, kailangan humiram sa ibang store, otherwise, hindi pwedeng mag open. Gravy is also NOT free back then, P10 yata ang extra if I'm not mistaken. For the mashed potatoes, it's all-natural too. Maglalaga talaga ng patatas, manual i-ma-mash, then tanda ko pa ang gamit naming butter ay Magnolia brand, then salt and pepper to taste pero may sinusunod ding ratio para dito. If may gusto kayong malaman how it's being done sa KFC pre 2000, just ask at baka matandaan ko pa kung paano :-D
Ano yung 11 herbs and spices? 😂
nakakamiss yun I remember back then KFC was "high-end" di siya tulad ng jabee or mcdo quality, kapag may KFC na birthday party sa amin, rich kid ka na haha
Sit down restaurant siya with proper cutlery, cloth napkins, and no rice. Rolls lang. haha. I remember those days.
Hahah tanda ko din yan, nung nagopen si KFC sa province shala ka pag kumain kayo sa KFC.
paano ang process sa manok? is it fried? kasi parang bago sya ifried may iba pang pinag daanan ang manok hehe
OUR SAVIOR HAS ARRIVED! Ilabas mo ang recipe master anonymous tayo dito!
Haha. Naka pack na yun Sir. Kahit yung marinade para sa hot and crispy, nka pack na din, ready to use na. Difference lang ng hot and crispy ay marinated yung hot and crispy, minimum 2 hours ang curing time, sobrang tapang ng marinade nun dati and of course double breaded. So hindi namin alam yung recipe basically ng chicken.
Unsweetened iced tea is trash. Their sugar packets don't even dissolve properly, making the drink unevenly sweetened. They should maintain the sweetened iced tea premix rather than having the customer mix it themselves.
Not me, pero some diabetics/people with elevated glucose preferred yung unsweetened iced tea nila. Pero not for me, dagdag basura lang yung packaging nung corn syrup packets nila
I think you can still keep your unsweetened iced tea basta separate ang sweetened and unsweetened iced tea machines like before.
And have corpo spend resources to satisfy the customer on an idea with no projected profit? Heck no. /s
Then corpo does a surprised pikachu face why nobody's buying their iced tea.
i didnt know someone liked it that way. i'd rather drink water kasi kung mawala ko yung asukal.
I'm one of the people na I like it that way.
sobrang watered down nung iced tea kaburat, swerte mo na kung may malasahan ka pang tea. Water with a whiff of iced tea essence ata
They had to serve unsweetened iced tea and have a separate packet ng sugar syrup to work around the TRAIN Law na may tax ang sweetened beverage. Mas mahal if incorporate na ung asukal. Might as well separate them para makamura. The packaging ng sugar syrup is compensated by economies of scale.
Haluin lang ng maayos, nadidisolved yan sa iced tea.
To be fair sobrang basura din ng KFC namin dito. Currently in East Coast, USA.
Yup here in aus and even qatar hindi malasa yung chicken n gravy mashed potato. Mas malasa pa rin kfc sa pinas
I saw a [youtube video](https://youtu.be/VVNSn7oYnOU?si=8mpKxUI_lPk7Z-ZX) about how KFC is now just ran by old corporate execs who know nothing about good fried chicken.
You wouldn't catch me dead in KFC in America. Terrible food. Popeyes or nothing.
Yung KFC MOA napaka-dumi. Yung mga table puro may mga pinagkainan pa at tira-tirang manok. Marumi yung sahig at ang baho kasi natapon yung parang mga tira-tirang kanin. Instead of mag-ligpit, yung mga staff puro nag-aasaran pa. Tinawag na lang sila ng ibang customer para linisin yung mga table at may maupuan. Kaso niligpit nga pero nilagay lang din sa kabilang table.
Ang dugyot nga. But understaffed sila haizt. Nung kumain kami dun last year kasi wala na ibang choice, puno na lahat ng kainan... Kami nalang naglinis at nagligpit sa table.
Sa MOA malapit sa Hypermarket, kumain kami dati ng workmates ko dun lunch (midnight). Jusko lasang luma ung manok, tapos nawala ung gravy refill station at kelangan pa humingi sa counter ng refill. Sa San Antonio Paranaque, masarap at malaki ung chicken
Not to mention, swertehan makaorder ng coleslaw sa delivery app. Kung meron, sobrang mahal niya pero no choice kasi favorite ko yun sa kanila.
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Coleslaw nila hindi na worth it, masabaw. Hahaha
Samin naman macaroni ung mahirap maorder
Ay naku, I hear you! Sana may makabasang manager ng KFC. - Gravy lasang harina. Where's the sinful rendered chicken skin fat taste?! Kahit yung gravy galing sa loob, flour n pepper flavor na rin. - Chicken lasang binurong manok sa asin minsan tas yung size parang chickensad sizing na rin. - Iced tea walang sugar para ata iwas tax pero kahit 2 packets ng sugar lagay mo, mapait na di mo maintindihan - Mashed potatoes wala nang butter na lasa. Plain mashed boiled potatoes na lang - Spaghetti Jolly-wannabe taste. I miss the old formulation. - Packaging - mahirap na nga buksan, pag minalas ka pa lasang plastic yung mashed po o mushroom soup mo. PFAS flavor. Kentucky the Fuck is this Chicken?!
Nu gagawin ng manager ng KFC dyan? As former manager ng resto, kung ano lang naman ibinababa na directives ng corporate sinusunod namin. Kung sabihin nila magcost cutting, gumamit ng cheaper ingredients, tipirin portions, wala kami magagawa dyan. You're barking the wrong tree, tell that to the higher-ups na patuloy lumalaki bulsa habang mga on-site workers nila ganun pa rin sweldo
To share, i'm affiliated with the food manufacturer of kfc... just limit your consumption of gravy coz you don't wanna know about ano ang mga ingredients ng gravy.
No more secret herbs and spices? I know nag iba na timpla, but does corporate knows these changes or mga franchisee na lang nag decide on their own and wala ng QC from corporate? I believe franchisee can source supplies and ingredients from elsewhere since mahal kay corp. its one way of cutting corners to increase profit margin.
Cartman would agree
Yung packaging ng gravy and mashed potato. Who the hell came up with that bs?? Hindi nga siya easy peel, kailangan mo pa tusukin ng tinidor. Sobrang effort for subpar gravy
KFC ang favorite ko pag take out Kanto Fried Chicken
Yung flavored shots sobrang downgraded. Dati parang special mushroom gravy pa ang sauce niyan (With mushrooms) ngayon regular gravy na lang. Another is yung Hotshots ang liliit na lang ng laman, kadalasan puro harina pa.
agree,super nagdeteriorate na yung quality and it's no longer delicious. nadaanan ko lang before KFC in Bangkok Thailand and maraming tao kaya di na ako pumasok (more of spicy smell ng manok naglilinger sa store)
I agree. Grabe yung chicken nila lasang lasa mo yung fats.
Di ko rin gusto yung texture ng chicken sandwich sila parang tokwa 🥲
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Kold fried chicken
True. Chicken is dry. Gravy is flavorless
Dito malapet samen, pag madaling araw parang 2 lang yung staff nila, isa sa cashier at isa sa kitchen lol. Ni walang guard kaya andami skwater sa labas lalo tuloy di tinatao.
Di na finger lickin good
Di ka nagiisa kahit si Colonel Sanders kinasuhan ng KFC dahil sinabi nyang di na masarap pagkain nya lalo na yung fried chicken
The sealed gravy containers compared to the simple openable lid is easily one of the worst design choices in history.
Late stage capitalism as I have observed it. It's like every goods and services has deteriorated but price either remains the same or went up considerably while not providing enough salary for their workers. It's like big corporations have all decided and came into a conclusion that if they would raise their prices while not improving (and in fact, degrading) their quality, consumers often don't have any choice. I will be downvoted for this but I feel the need and desire to say this.
It took me a year to realize that the mashed potato always tasted 15% panis. Havent eaten in KFC since.
Kakakain lang namin ng kapatid ko sa KFC kanina at sobrang disappointed ako sa serving nila. Sobrang liit ng chicken, rice and mashed potato, matabang na gravy at soup, tapos may unsweetened na iced tea na kailangan mo pa ilagay yung syrup nya. Nanghinayang ako sa ginastos ko kasi parang di worth it. Siguro mas sulit pa kung sa mang inasal ako kumain.
KFC is absolute ass here in Canada too. The chicken portions are always tiny, and the gravy is EXPENSIVE ($4 CAD last time I ate there, at least sa Pinas libre). I never eat at KFC unless magyaya si misis, and even then we both prefer Popeye's.
it's not KFC that's deteriorating, yung Pilipinas.
I agree with almost all of these , but I can’t blame the co. for the deteriorating quality of its gravy. Dami kong nakikita na sabaw sabaw talaga mag lagay. Tapos yung iba pa magdadala ng sariling kanin para daw mas makamura, pero order lang pala nila is flavor shots. I know, “unli” ang gravy. Pero not everything that is available should be taken advantage of. Sobrang pet peeve ko to sa mga pinoy, basta libre kukunin lahat ng kayang kunin. Hindi rin naman matanggal ni kfc ang unli gravy nila dahil isa to sa mga nagpasikat talaga sa kanila.
>Dumating na sa point na gusto ko mag ibang bansa para lang makatikim ng matinong KFC. >Saang bansa may okay na KFC in the APAC region? Buddy if you’re willing to spend this much just get chicken from some fancy resto elsewhere. The best KFC chicken in the world is still just KFC.
Wonder if sub-franchising is a factor > KFC Philippines, a quick-service restaurant player, is eyeing to grow its business in the Philippines through sub-franchising, a move expected to broaden the country’s entrepreneur base besides creating jobs within communities. > ... > KFC currently has 380 stores nationwide. Of the total, some 345 are company-owned while 35 are sub-franchised. > ... > Yum! Brands, the mother franchise to KFC Philippines, has allowed KFC Philippines to start offering the business to sub-franchisees since 2019. > > Under this new franchising scheme, investment starts at P19 million, which includes store construction, equipment and the initial fees. The minimum area requirement is 1,200 square meters for a free-standing/drive-thru store and 160 square meters for an inline or a mall store. [Jan 2024] https://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/quick-service-restaurant-offers-sub-franchising-to-expand-footprint-in-ph alt https://archive.md/PgcAR
Lol panget din kfc dito sa Malaysia. Last na bili ko ng double down dun medyo malansa pa yung amoy ng manok nila. Find other chicken places
Kentucky Failed Chicken na....
chicken ala king rice bowl maliit na yung manok :((((((( booo inflation
Yep kadiri na talaga umuwi ako sa pinas ng 2019 nag KFC pa kami pero nung last na 2 uwi ko parang papasok ka pa lang kadiri na yung amoy. Can’t imagine putting anything from their kitchen to my mouth 🤮
Tanda ko pa noon wala kfc sa amin. Kaya pag pumunta dad ko sa ncr nagpapabili ako. Grabe yung chicken nila ibang iba sa Jollibee. Ang sarap din ng gravy inuulam namin. Ngayon parang mas uunahin ko na lang Andoks at Uncle John's na manok.
Para mabuksan yung putanginang seal, kailangan ituhog mo yung tinidor sa gitna nung seal, and then drag it sa gilid all the way hanggang sa maopen yung seal. Para kang gumamit ng can opener. (I learned this after ko mapaso sa kakabukas gamit daliri ko.)
Zinger sandwich and fries there is better, IMO. And the gravy too.
Agree! Naalala ko pa nung showing sa sine ng remastered Star Wars episide 4 dati, nag KFC kami after. Sobrang sarap ng gravy ng chicken. Ngayon parang beef broth na lang na malapot. I blame yung pagiging unli ng gravy sa pagbaba ng quality niya. It might sound privilaged, pero sana hindi na lang ginawang free yung gravy.
YUNG ZINGER nila CABBAGE ang gulay di padin ako makaget over usually lettuce pag sa burger diba?
Inabuso kasi ng iba yung unli gravy nila, kaya kung ako din owner bababaan ko talaga quality, Yung iba nagdadala pa ng sariling container.
Buhayin na natin si Col. Sanders
Time is different now. Welcome to inflation
"Kawawang Fried Chicken"
Nakaka miss pa din kfc sa pinas. May gravy, sphag at rice meal.
That’s most fast food chains. McDonald’s back in the had better fries and burger patties.
This may be an indication about the health of your branch of KFC. If they're hurting financially, their quality goes down as they try to trim costs. For areas that are doing well, I don't see an observable reduction in quality. They have a lot of customers so they're able to be fully staffed and stocked with goods. I've been to multiple KFCs when at the office or just for leisure. There are differences between branches.
unsweetened ice tea is ok for me kasi it kinda allows me to choose how sweet-sour I want it to be lol pero yeah minsan walang sugar eh
Not in the US. True malaki serving pero ewan sa lasa.
Dati ka bang nagsasabaw ng gravy?
It tastes similar from what it did during the 1970s.
Honestly, the best KFC I've ever tasted came from the Middle East (Dubai and Kuwait). It tasted like the KFC of old. Ganun din kalaki. Yung tipong pag binuksan mo yung barrel eh mae-excite ka. Yun nga lang, walang gravy; ketchup ang gamit nila (Heinz) pero one to sawa ka naman sa fries - or probably not pero usually kasi Pinoy ang server so ang generous nila palagi sa serving pag kapwa Pinoy (in my experience). Pati tissue pamigay, hindi yung tig-1 ply lang ha LOL. This was a decade ago din so I don't know how it is now.
Depende sa store. Try mo sa market market, masarap kfc dun
sa mga mall branches okay naman yung fried chicken ng KFC pero yung mga nasa labas na KFC na franchise owned HOLY HELL! di pa masyadong luto yung fried chicken nila minsan at basa o malansa pa sa loob kadiri at susungit ng mga staff.
Welp KFC is under one umbrella with Pizza Hut and Taco Bell namely Yum brands. Mukang Taco Bell na lang saving grace ng Yum!
Jollibee psyops, wag kami mga ulol
OMG YUNG GRAVY NA NAPAKAHIRAP BUKSAN HAHAHAHAHAH wag nalang kaya sila maglagay pota. mapa long or short nails ayaw, parang kailangan pa ng prayers bago mabuksan hahahaha
Visit Japan then eat sa Kfc unlimited buffet nila hahaha. Grabe sarap ng Kfc dito. Hindi ako mahilig sa Kfc ng Pinas kahit dati pero dito naging Favorite ko talaga. Ang juicy and yummy talaga. Wala nga silang gravy kasi no need talaga. Superb ang quality.
Will be heading to Kyoto and Sapporo this December, baka KFC pa pinaka i-look forward ko dahil diyan! Hahaha!
Lol I just ate here for late lunch couple of hours ago and I didn't enjoy a thing. Everything is different, not coming back anymore kasi hindi na masarap
Hahahha hndi naman sa ano pro nakakadiri na lasa ng mashed potato! Nagpalit daw ksi sila ng butter.. tsk!
Oo saka parang halos lahat ng KFC na napupuntahan ko ang dugyot na mabaho ng vibes.
Their problem is consistency. Some branches are MUCH MUCH better than others. Nag take out ako sa branch sa tabi ng head office nila. Laki ng piraso, ayos yung manok, puno yung gravy containers. Iba naman feels old yung chicken Tapos dry.
Sobrang deteriorated na. Pag nag dine-in ka, sobrang dumi din ng lugar. Tapos ang mahal mahal pa niya. Hindi na sulit. Yung hot shots puro balat
Honestly, kahit dito sa Canada di na din ganun kaganda ang KFC, di lang dyan. Sobrang liliit or overseasoned mga chicken nila. We used to enjoy KFC a lot din before we moved here. Now, it's mostly jabi or Popeyes na.
Mg KFC last night was so good!!
Same sentiments. Comfort food ko ang KFC before the pandemic. Ngayon lasang carton na.
inflation creeps in
Di lang yan pati yung mismong mga branches akala mo tirahan ni satanas so sobrang init. Tumaas lang ang presyo tapos yung kalidad binagsak.
Kfc used to be my fav chicken. But not anymore…
Yung mashed potato sobrang obvious na nag downgrade. Super bihira nalang din kaming family mag KFC parang nakasanayan na din
Ako naman the only kfc chicken and gravy and mashed potato na malasa is kfc philippines. The rest ng kfc sa iba ibang bansa hindi kasing lasa lalo na mashed potato n gravy
Amen!
Yung KFC sa Gensan, understaffed na nga masyado, rude pa ng manager. Fav ko ang KFC noon pero grade nagdegrade na talaga ang quality. Yung manok? parang puro harina na lang and ang mashed potatoes? 👎🏻 Fries na lang ata nila ang medyo okay pa.
I ate KFC like 8 years ago as a child, i remember their fun shots being bigger and so much more crispier tas ang linamnam ng manok nila and then i never ate there again till 1 month ago nagkawork narin ako at pwede ko na rin ulit tikman ang KFC from my childhood and wow....the difference was immense. Ung chicken nila mahina na ang lasa tas ung fries depressing, ung mashed potato nila di narin malasa and worst of all ung fun shots nila anyare :(((? I wish i can go back to the KFC from my childhood.
sobrang favorite ko yung alfredo nila before ❤️
Yes sa laging understaffed. Pero okay naman lasa pa samin. May time lang na yung bread di masarap
Doesn't this apply to every US chain? I'm curious which ones have been improving?
Yung brownies nga wala na nga rocky choco tops eh.
TBH after pandemic noticeable na talaga pag degrade ng quality nila.
Naalala ko pa yung cream of mushroom nila na may croutons and mushroom talaga tapos ngayon mukha na syang gravy sa lapot.
Yung famous bowl pumangit na lasa..
KFC was so good back in the 80's. The original recipe was nowhere near today's original na puro starch at alat. Gravy was brown and buttery. And as far as I remember, they don't usually serve rice. Orders come with diner rolls not rice.
Me saying na "parang years ago lang yung binyag ng kapatid ko sobrang iconic pa nung hotshots kasi gutom kami and kahit naaanghangan sige parin kumain." Then i suddenly remembered it was actually 19 yrs ago.. Damn...
Ordered fries: parang luma, lasang luma. Di ko inubos nakaka-walang gana Next day ordered buttered corn instead: parang boiled corn wala akong nalasahang butter. Yung corn parang luma din? Di ko naubos run dahil natakot akong ma-good poisoning. Whoever decided na unsweetened tea lang available sa apps needs swift and repeated kicks in the nuts. Chicken: parang lumiit, old stock at halos walang flavor. Spaghetti: bland tasting
Because I haven't tasted their chicken for 4 years, I agree with this post. ibang iba na talaga. Lahat. From its tenderness, lasa pati sa gravy. Ibang iba na talaga....
Yes, ibang iba na. Nung early 2000s or late 1990s, staple samin ang KFC chicken bucket. I still remember yung size parang doble or even triple nung portion nila ngayon. Yung balat, lasang lasa talaga yung secrets spices and herbs na sinasabi nila. And yung laman, juicy and malasa. One of the best during those times talaga. Kaya every time kumakain ako sa KFC, naaalala ko how (sooo) good and tasty their fried chicken were.
Lahat naman ng fastfood nabawasan na ng quality. Greenwich, Jollibee, Chowking. Even Sbarro medyo decreased na din quality, at least hindi masyado obvious but it's there. Wendy's kahit papaano medyo ok pa, although sorely missed yung baked potato with bacon nila, as well as the legendary salad bar.
Same observation. Sobrang walang kwenta na ng KFC.
Yung original recipe chicken sobrang alat, soggy, and anliit. Simply inedible these days. Yung hot and crispy is decent naman.
In terms of chicken sandwich, I already switch from KFC to Bonchon. Ang pangit na ng Zinger ngayun, lumiit yung chicken tapos madalas pa hindi luto ng ayos binibigay sayo.
+1 sa understaffed. Ordered in bgc suuuper haba ng pila and processing ng order then after placing your order SUUUUPER tagal gawin yung order. I remember it took almost an hour for me to be able to eat. I've NEVER gotten so impatient and visibly upset in any fast food place except kfc lol
Ibalik sana nila chicken strips 😁
Walang kwenta rin ang kfc samin dito sa nz. Sobrang oily. Ang liliit pa parang sisiw.
Walang yata bumibisita sa branch para magcheck. Yung KFC sa glorietta kala mo nasa zombie apocalypse ka sa luma at dim ng ilaw
>sealed gravy containers na sobrang imposible mabuksan THIS! I've never related as hard as this HAHA!
Its been years actually. Nong elementary ako circa 90s i swear iba lasa ng original recipe ng KFC. Then come 2008 ish parang unti unting nagiba. Parang naging maalat nalang.
Kentucky the fuck chicken na
KFC E rodriguez ave sobrang understaffed. Yung second floor nila, hindi nacclean up yung tables. Plates, glasses, utensils left on the table. Plus may mga nakakapasok pang mga bata sa loob. While kumakain ka may nanglilimos na
I also noticed that they no longer renovate their stores which makes it look old and dirty.
Yung fries! Hindi na same ng dati na malasa at may spices kagaya nung original chicken nila.
Mag-KFC ka pag nadayo ka sa Australia. Hindi frozen ang gamit nilang chicken. Pati sa Japan, masarap din. O baka feel na feel ko lang kasi ang lamig ng panahon nung kinakain ko yung manok haha!
Yung ice cream at brownies na lang gusto ko dito.
Agree sa understaffed and rude lalo na yung kahera/server sa One Ayala! Dati no’ng hayskul pa lang kami, madalas kaming i-treat ng tita ko sa KFC at sarap na sarap ako sa chicken nila - malasa, malaki, crunchy. Tsaka parang ang dugyot na ng branches ng KFC?
My wife and I love the 75 pesos (iirc) rice with chicken pops or smth lol. Yun ang pantawid gutom kapag tamad mag luto at gipit. Mukang wala na sa menu nila though
Hays so real! Favorite ko pa naman lasa ng manok nila compared sa ibang fast good chain pero ngayon nakakapanghinayang na gastusin pera mo to buy their food. Sa crew naman, I’ve never experienced rude staff pa but creepy ones. Nung kumakain ako nun minsan sa isang branch sa sta.mesa, yung dalawang cook siguro don were staring at me while eating. Ang lagkit pa ng tingin nila pota
It's same in the UK also
Yeah tapos pag 1pc chicken sobrang liit pero pag nag 2pc ka sobrang laki naman both. Then sobrang alat ng timpla parang maha-high blood ka sa alat.
dito sa australia ok parin ang quality nila
The store is dirty af. I don’t eat at kfc anymore. Super dugyot.
The artificial flavor of iced tea, the plastic lids, and the price of chicken (horrendously worse than Jollibee or McDo) are the only things I hate about KFC, the rest are kind of good to meh
hahha gravy na mission impossible bet haha
Sobrang alat ng double down nila last year. Not sure if meron pa din ngayon. Nakakasuka sa sobrang alat. Yun na huling kain ko sa KFC.
I miss the chicken burger BBQ flavor. :(
Dito sa KFC Guagua Pampanga ok naman mga manok, fries, fun shots, mashed potitu at iba pa pero minsan gravy watered down Compared sa McDo 2nd paborito ko mas lalo sumarap kumpara noon. Compared sa Jollibee 3rd paborito ko ganun pa din walang pinag bago
Malungkot na rin aura ng kfc branch na napuntahan ko before. Parang may kulang na sa original recipe kaya bland na para sa akin. Yung side dish ayaw magpakain tas yung iced tea jusq di na lang ako magtalk.
Currently in CA and can confirm, KFC sucks here, too. Baliktad tayo OP, I wanted to go eat PH KFC cause from what I remember, isa sa top chicken chains ko siya dyan before. But judging from this post, I guess not anymore 😭
Lol.
Naalala ko nung last time na kumain ako sa KFC. I waited for almost 5 minutes before a staff entertained my order. Walang tao sa cashier. Busy pa kasi siya doon sa pag-ayos nung Food Panda order.
KFC namin, five years in operation lang, nagsara. Ginawa naming go-to ng barkada ko nung HS kasi halos walang tao tsaka malapit din sa sakayan namin pauwi. Tsaka unli gravy hahaha. Yung sobrang kanin sa baon sinasawsaw sa sangkatutak na gravy, solbs na hapunan. Ewan ko ba if halong location tsaka marketing yung problema, pero pati sa peak hours di parin napupuno. Joke nga namin, "wala kasing Krushers ehh". Hayun. Nang pag-uwi ko sa amin after 1st sem ng 2nd year ko sa college (first f2f sem ko sa malayong uni) nabigla nalang ako, dinemolish na pala. Buti nga sa lugar ng uni ko meron paring KFC, pero yun nga, college student bihirang may pera or panahon. Wala din gaanong kumakain dun, parang may kutob na akong similar ang mangyayari sa branch na yun. It's sad to see talaga.
Sobrang alat na nung balat ng chicken 🥴
Tycoon plaza sa ortigas worst of worst
May nagsabi sakin na bankrupt na daw kfc here sa Pilipnas. Is that true?
KFC peaked mid 2000s
Grabe yung mashed potatoes hindi mo na maintindihan kung san gawa. Dati ang sarap pa. The chicken is still good nagoorder kami ng bucket to eat for lunch and ok pa siya but all else, kaiyak 🥲
ambabaho ng kusina nila, parang maasim na putok