Lucky fried chicken has transformed into Lucky chip at The Grafton. Although having been sent a cease and desist letter from an unhappy (at being outdone) Colonel (KFC), Lucky fried chicken was always planned as a three week pop up. However sad we are to see the beautifully fried chicken go, it has been replaced by a stunningly seductive menu. This change reverts back to what Lucky chip do best in both it's slider bar in soho and its residency at the Seabright arms, Hackney.
Offering up the burgers that we in London seem obsessed by at the moment lucky chip give an excellent range. Not as greasy as Meatliquor or Dirty Burger, but still with enough glisten on the burger to stay well away from a dry tasteless English bun. I had a "Royal wit cheese" supposedly what the McDonalds in Paris call a quarter pounder with cheese. However, this Lucky chip burger has far more class than anything Maccy D's could offer. We also ordered some chilli cheese fries which were a meal in themselves! the chilli was hot with a good consistency not too dry or too runny. The coleslaw unchanged from lucky fried chicken, is fresh and delicious. The cheese and jalapeño fried balls however weren't very hot and a bit too greasy, but I guess they are deep fried cheese balls. My friends had the veggie burger and the "Kevin Bacon"(bacon and cheese burger). Both very good by all reports, all be it those reports came betwen full mouths and were interspersed with "Mmmms" and "ohs!"
The Grafton as usual, supply's the drinks and the service all to a good standard. The only down point being the plastic cutlery. But if you're a Londoner and you're after your fix of high quality American patties with all the usual sides make a trip to Lucky chip, either at the Grafton in Kentish Town or one of the other lucky chip establishments.
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