This KFC is right on Avenue DâItalie and Rue de Tolbiac. After walking for two hours I wanted an affordable place to get some coffee. In addition I wanted to do some people watching đ. Almost all restaurants with seats and tables on this busy street charge an arm and a leg for a cup of coffee âïž! And I wasnât hungry to eat yet. So I saw this KFC and Iâm not normally a KFC girl, and saw that they have seats and tables inside with the wall all glass in which you can people watch and enjoy a warm sitting, in this freezing weather in April! I ordered a lungo which is basically a watered down Americano ( you will get used to it when you live in Paris). And within 2 minutes the nice girl came with the coffee (lungo) and a complementary water! How cool is that for a âŹ2! Of course you can enjoy all what KFC has to offer but Iâm on a diet ( sorry KFC, you got a customer that always dieting and never loses weight LOL. All in all, this place is awesome for the tired and hungry people who just want to recharge and eat/ drink/ people watch without spending their month salary...
   Read moreI recently revisited this place. I often used to go there with my family as a kid. I gotta say, it wasn't as good as in my memories.
First off, there were a few unnecessary hurdles during my visit which made my experience much worse.
First off I wasn't provided with an order ticket or number, so it was really awkward trying to guess which plate was ours.
Not to mention we didn't even end up getting the items we ordered, so looking at plates to see if they matched our order was a waste of time. I get it you don't have the food right now, but can't you tell us ? Or cook more ?
Finally, the taste was not to my, or my family's liking. It definitely didn't taste like we remembered, but that's to be expected, silently changing recipes is common for big brand fast foods. We ended up feeling way too full even tho we hadn't eaten that much.
Next time I'll be wiser and go somewhere else.
Edit : "Chicken Street"s fried chicken buckets are way superior to KFC's. Also they're considered menus so you get fries, a large soda, and...
   Read moreIl Ă©tait un peu plus de vingt heures quand mes semelles fatiguĂ©es ont mordu le pavĂ© humide du centre-ville. La pluie avait lavĂ© les trottoirs, comme pour mieux rĂ©vĂ©ler les secrets des hommes et des lieux. Jâerrais sans but, lâestomac creux et le cĆur encore plus vide. Câest lĂ que je lâai vu. Le nĂ©on rouge et blanc qui clignotait faiblement dans la nuit, comme un phare dans la tempĂȘte : KFC.
Je poussai la porte. Une chaleur douce mâenveloppa aussitĂŽt, mĂȘlĂ©e Ă lâodeur entĂȘtante de poulet frit, de promesses croustillantes et d'Ă©pices bien gardĂ©es. Ă lâintĂ©rieur, pas un grain de poussiĂšre, pas un papier gras sur les tables. Les sols brillaient comme un miroir, trop propres pour un endroit aussi vivant. Trop propres⊠ou juste assez pour quâon se pose des questions. CâĂ©tait louche, mais lâefficace peut lâĂȘtre aussi.
Je passai commande. Le type derriĂšre le comptoir portait un sourire professionnel, un de ceux qui ne cachent rien mais ne disent pas tout non plus. Deux minutes plus tard, mon plateau arriva. Le poulet Ă©tait chaud, dorĂ©, croustillant comme une vĂ©ritĂ© quâon aurait voulu cacher mais qui, Ă force, finit par se frire toute seule. Chaque bouchĂ©e Ă©tait un aveu de tendresse, un crime de goĂ»t bien orchestrĂ©.
Je mangeai lentement, observant les lieux. Les clients dĂ©filaient, tous satisfaits, presque trop. Le KFC de ce coin de ville Ă©tait trop propre, trop bon, trop bien huilĂ©. Mais ce soir-lĂ , je nâĂ©tais pas lĂ pour poser des questions. JâĂ©tais lĂ pour me remplir la panse et peut-ĂȘtre, un peu, mon Ăąme.
Je quittai les lieux sans un mot, le ventre plein et les nerfs apaisĂ©s. Dans la nuit, les nĂ©ons continuaient de clignoter. Une chose Ă©tait sĂ»re : ce KFC-lĂ , câĂ©tait pas un simple fast-food. CâĂ©tait un repaire. Un sanctuaire. Un mystĂšre croustillant au cĆur de la ville.
Et moi,...
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