Hubee D’s: 7/17/13

Sorry for such a delay in posting. I have been very busy moving, traveling, and now I am actually going to be switching positions at my job, so I have been busy training for that as well. The good news is that I have some a backlog of chicken tender posts that I know you have been patiently waiting to read. Here is the first one.

After work on Wednesday, July 17th I met Madison for dinner at this place near my work called Hubee D’s. I found Hubee D’s through yelp.com when I was looking for new places to try chicken tenders. The place got pretty good ratings, so I decided to invite Madison to try it out.

 

Here's the logo for Hubee D's.

Batter and crispiness: B
-I thoroughly enjoyed the batter of the tenders because it was light yet surprisingly crunchy the tenders are obviously cooked to order. My only complaints in regards to the batter is that it flakes off when you bite into it and the batter was a little spicy, which I do not usually like because I do not like spicy dishes…especially if they are not advertised as such. Other than that, the tenders were very tasty.

Tenderness and juiciness of chicken: A+
-I gave this category a perfect score because the chicken tenders were overly juicy…just like with the ones I got from Flip n’ Chicken months ago, you could see the juiciness! Also, the tenders were very tender as a result of the overt juiciness.

Portion size/presentation: B-
-I liked the presentation of the meal because it was very low key…as you can see in the picture below. I felt like the portion size was good for the price because even though you only got 4 tenders, they were big and very filling. I was even able to save 2 for lunch the next day!

Reheating: F
-I was very disappointed when I reheated these tenders because they were inedible and I had to throw everything (fries included) away. Good thing I always keep snacks at my desk at work!

Side: C-
-When it came to the french fries I was disappointed because I thought they were going to be very tasty from just the look of them. However, the fries turned out to be very bland. The positives of the fries were that they were crispy, shoestring-esque style (I love shoestring fries), and the skin was on them. But overall I was not a fan of the french fries.

Description:  
-No 1: Crispy Tenders – large (4 tenders) with fries $6.79. There is also an option of a basket which includes hand-cut fries, coleslaw, and cornbread, but I do not like coleslaw or cornbread so I passed on those.

Look at how big the tenders are and the fries do not look shoestring-esque, but trust me...they are.

Overall I would give these chicken tenders a B-. The grade would have been higher – probably a B/B+ if they would have been graded independently of this blog – but when comparing these tenders to other ones I felt they deserved a lesser grade because they do not reheat at all. That is the main reason for the difference in the grades. When looking back on the meal it was very satisfying for dinner and I would really have liked to try them for lunch because I enjoyed the batter and tenderness of the tenders.

LB