4 Fingers Crispy Chicken took Singapore by storm last year. Long queues at its Westgate branch had been a norm. Recently, it opened a new branch at Causeway Point, so I decided to give it a try. How to beat the queue? Get there early! The restaurant opens at 10.30am, so I got there at around 11am while there was no queue at all.
I ordered the 6 pieces combo set. It gives you 3 pieces of chicken wings, 3 pieces of drumlets, served with their own skinny fries and a soft drink. All these for $10.95. Everything is self-serviced. You order your set, they give you a buzz, and an empty cup for soft drinks.
I got my set pretty fast, which came in a mess tin. Their skinny fries is worth mentioning, as it is the best fries that I have ever had. Somehow they made it very crispy yet not oily. It is not like your usual fast food (aham...you know such as uncle M, or the old colonnel...) whose chips are soggy. Obviously they added some kind of seasoning, not very sure whether it is chicken salt, somehow the taste is quite strong.
For the chicken wings and drumlets, I must say they are unique. There are two flavors: Soy Garlic or Hot & Spicy. My choice was Soy Garlic.
According to 4 Fingers' website, they use fermented soy beans to make their sauce, hand paint the sauce onto the chicken wings and drumlets, then cook them to such an extent that the fat will be squeezed out. Ok, that's the professional way of describing it, my layman description is they hand paint the sauce onto the chicken, then cook the chicken until the skin and fat carbonized.
You will have multi-layer sensations when you give the chicken wing a bite. First layer is the carbonized skin. It is super crispy. Just imagine you are biting a layer of caramel.
The second layer is the chicken meat. The caramel layer seals the juice of the chicken meat, so it is still juicy and tender.
Now I understand why so many people queue for their crispy chickens. However, just a word of caution, the chicken wings and skinny chips have very high sodium content. According to 4 Fingers' web site, here is the data:
6 pieces of chicken wings and drumlets: Sodium 536 mg
Skinny seaweed fried small: Sodium 846mg
What is the upper safe limit of sodium intake? 2300mg/day. Note, this is the UPPER LIMIT, not the recommended daily intake. The recommended intake is around 1500mg/day.
That means my 6 pieces combo meal already took up almost my whole day's recommended sodium intake. No wonder I was so thirsty afterwards. As our prime minister just advocated the fight against diabetics, I think it is only prudent for us to consume this 4 Finger delicacy occasionally, for the sake of your health, and our nation.
I ordered the 6 pieces combo set. It gives you 3 pieces of chicken wings, 3 pieces of drumlets, served with their own skinny fries and a soft drink. All these for $10.95. Everything is self-serviced. You order your set, they give you a buzz, and an empty cup for soft drinks.
I got my set pretty fast, which came in a mess tin. Their skinny fries is worth mentioning, as it is the best fries that I have ever had. Somehow they made it very crispy yet not oily. It is not like your usual fast food (aham...you know such as uncle M, or the old colonnel...) whose chips are soggy. Obviously they added some kind of seasoning, not very sure whether it is chicken salt, somehow the taste is quite strong.
For the chicken wings and drumlets, I must say they are unique. There are two flavors: Soy Garlic or Hot & Spicy. My choice was Soy Garlic.
According to 4 Fingers' website, they use fermented soy beans to make their sauce, hand paint the sauce onto the chicken wings and drumlets, then cook them to such an extent that the fat will be squeezed out. Ok, that's the professional way of describing it, my layman description is they hand paint the sauce onto the chicken, then cook the chicken until the skin and fat carbonized.
You will have multi-layer sensations when you give the chicken wing a bite. First layer is the carbonized skin. It is super crispy. Just imagine you are biting a layer of caramel.
The second layer is the chicken meat. The caramel layer seals the juice of the chicken meat, so it is still juicy and tender.
Now I understand why so many people queue for their crispy chickens. However, just a word of caution, the chicken wings and skinny chips have very high sodium content. According to 4 Fingers' web site, here is the data:
6 pieces of chicken wings and drumlets: Sodium 536 mg
Skinny seaweed fried small: Sodium 846mg
What is the upper safe limit of sodium intake? 2300mg/day. Note, this is the UPPER LIMIT, not the recommended daily intake. The recommended intake is around 1500mg/day.
That means my 6 pieces combo meal already took up almost my whole day's recommended sodium intake. No wonder I was so thirsty afterwards. As our prime minister just advocated the fight against diabetics, I think it is only prudent for us to consume this 4 Finger delicacy occasionally, for the sake of your health, and our nation.
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