USA Chicken — Restaurant in England

The worst part of living in London is not how people are all miserable, it’s not how expensive everything is, nor is it the lack of picturesque natural scenery; it’s now because I know the greatest chicken shop of all time resides in Camborne, Cornwall.

I’m staying overnight for business reasons and was recommended USA Chicken by an employee of the hotel I’m staying in, and I cannot get over just how good the food was.

I ordered the double chicken burger (peri peri sauce), chips, hot wings, jalapeño poppers, bbq beans & a can of Fanta.

The item I first tried was the wings. If a chicken shop cannot get wings right, then they deserve to close. Immediately. USA Chicken hot wings were without doubt the greatest hot wings I’ve ever had, and I’ve encountered wings from independent shops in London, the obvious KFC, wings in Vegas, and the greatest airport pub/restaurant in Budapest, which do unreal food.

Filled with excitement, I went straight into the jalapeño poppers. With each one dipped in the bbq beans, they didn’t last long, even if the portion size is 8 (EIGHT!) - they were also fantastic.

I now had a very difficult choice; attempt to eat the chips, or head for the money maker - the double chicken burger. Naturally, I just had to try the chips. Needless to say, they were spot on. Considering it was a takeaway (lockdown etc etc), I fully expected the chips to be cold/soggy/uninspiring, but they were neither. I mean, they’re not chip shop chips, but as far as french fries go, they were some of the best I’ve ever had. Two slight criticisms: (1) no seasoning...stick a bit of salt on them, or at least put some mini salt sachets in the bag. (2) I went for a pot of ketchup to use with the chips; after opening the tub, the sauce kind of resembled a red colour, and I had to smell it to try and figure out what it was. It wasn’t until I remembered my order that I knew it must have been the ketchup. I decided to swerve that particular item.

And now for the main event. The double chicken burger. A complete case of eyes bigger than belly here. Only managed a handful of chips (HUGE portion). The burger was fantastic. Think KFC double down, with buns. The meat was hot, which is good considering I ate this last, the chicken was flavoursome, and the peri peri sauce gave it the kick it needed. My only regret is only ordering a single can of Fanta. This meal warranted at least 2.

It’s not often I find myself in Cornwall. In fact, this is only the second time. My partner has family that lives in Redruth, so next time we visit, I know exactly what I’ll be eating then!

USA...

Really annoyed :( .. I put my postcode in on their website and it didn't work so..

I rang to explain to the person on the phone that it didn't work. He told me sometimes their website can do that because they deliver to redruth. I was to place my order for collection and pay by card.

Order was placed at 4 and i rang to confirm it will be delivered abd explained how to get to the house the guy said tge delivery guy will ring anyways.

4.47 rang to check where food was as its for my bf for his bday! Was told it was out with driver.

5.00 came and nothing but a phone call from driver who is lost don't speak english! I told him to go to the next road along explained very clearly and distinctively told him what we had surrounding the house.. You could not miss it!

He rang back and i was getting nowhere as language barrier! The shop then rang me it was then 5.20 i was stood outside the front garden waiting. I asked what we do if its cold and was told a refund on collection of cold food however the guy had the CHEEK to tell me on the phone that they don't deliver this far into redruth!! I checked.. Cold fried food is NOT my problem.

The guy Delivering drove straight past me and the house until i waved whilst all this time the shop guy was on the phone.

Got food in and it was absolutely freezing and it angered me that much i couldn't ring them back to complain because i didn't want to explain all over again where we were and didn't need the stress!! You guys really stressed me out and upset me which then annoyed ny bf. He picked at the cold food.. Dog won't even eat it :/ won't return ever and i hope other people see this...

Used to be great but now it’s really hit and miss. We order from here at least once a week because we love the paninis. However the past 3 times we’ve ordered there have been items missing from paninis. Paid extra £2 for cheese in panini and there’s either no cheese or just one tiny bit of cheese that has fallen out the panini. Normally they put loads of cheese in, lovely and melted. Not sure what the sudden change is? Past 2 times we’ve ordered the paninis also haven’t been toasted for some reason? Basically a chicken sandwich, which isn’t what is advertised. Have had to toast it myself the past 2 times because otherwise it just tastes horrible. Have had to add my own cheese at home past 3 times as well. Didn’t take it back because the point of a takeaway is no hassle. Used to be really good here but we have been disappointed the last 3 times we have ordered so think we will be giving it a miss for a while. It is sad because we love USA but something is clearly happening or something has changed with how they prepare things. Not willing to pay the prices anymore when you aren’t...