Super Tasty Rooster
What:
Super Tasty Rooster
Where:
121 Scotchmer St, North Fitzroy
When:
Sun-Fri, 9am-8pm, Sat 8am-8pm
How much:
Opening special, $4.90 quarter chicken and chips, Mon-Wed
Contact:
9486 2262
A little-known fact about ThreeThousand's editor is her pathological hatred of chickens, "alive or dead". I, on the other hand, love the little bastards - especially fried or roasted. When in Sydney, I make a pilgrimage to Clem's Chicken Shop, and if the Aussie dollar would stop crapping its pants, I would definitely dine at alluringly named Hell's Kitchen eatery, Piece Of Chicken.
So I was thrilled to learn there's a new charcoal chicken joint in North Fitzroy. Once a humble poultry shop, it now also sells takeaway roasted organic chooks, chicken rolls and burgers. Plus all the trimmings: roast vegies, salads, chips, potato cakes, nuggets, and pineapple and banana fritters for "Hawaiian packs".
Good news for chip fans, too. While the anaemic gravy's clearly made from powder, the chips are delicious: crunchy, well seasoned and vegetarian ("The chicken salt isn't actually made from chickens," winked the jaunty serving lady). And the servings are monstrous: a "small" is a cardboard box the size of a Bryce Courtenay novel.
But be warned! While harassed bourgies drop in after work for their roast dinners, Super Tasty Rooster isn't a late-night takeaway. If you're not there before 8pm, the chooks will have flown the coop.
Venue: Eatery
Meal: Lunch and dinner
Keywords: North Fitzroy, takeaway
Random Entries:
Subscribe to our e-newsletter for weekly updates and exclusive stuff:
Browse our guide to Melbourne by interest
Melbourne Events Calendar
Select a date to see what's on in Melbourne
Browse our guide to Melbourne by keyword
Browse our guide to Melbourne by weekly issue
Working