Ah Hung Fried Chicken (Zhengqi)

Review

Ah Hung Fried Chicken's Zhengqi branch sits at No. 163 Zhengqi Road in Taitung City, right on the Zhengqi Road food strip that locals know well, within walking distance of Tiehua Village and the tourist night market. In Taitung, fried chicken is almost a local culture, and Ah Hung is constantly compared with Blue Dragonfly on Datong Road. Supertaste and other media put it on their must-eat lists, and many visitors buy from both shops to compare.

The signature is chicken fried to order, and the drumstick gets the most mentions: the skin is thin and crisp, the meat bursts with juice, and the seasoning carries a clear peppery note. Set meals usually include a drumstick, a wing, nuggets, fries and a drink, which is filling for one person. The shop also sells burgers and other fried sides such as onion rings, so it suits anyone who wants to try several things at once.

Fans praise the juicy meat, the well-balanced spices on the wings and the quick service, and some say it has more flavour than global fast-food chains. Critics find the fried food a bit oily and salty and the fries ordinary, while others feel it is not very different from Blue Dragonfly, so it comes down to personal taste. It gets crowded at peak times, and the dining room is a plain fast-food setting.

Online listings give hours of roughly 10:45 a.m. to 11 p.m., with small differences between sources, and it is closed on Tuesdays; check before you go. Late afternoon and dinner are busiest, and frying to order means a wait of a few minutes. There is seating upstairs, but most people take their food away. Parking around Zhengqi Road means hunting for a roadside space, so walking or riding a scooter from the city centre is easiest.

It suits fried chicken lovers and anyone curious about Taitung's fried chicken culture, and it works well as a late snack after an evening at Tiehua Village. First-timers can order a fried chicken set and try both the drumstick and the wing; if you have time, pick up a box from Blue Dragonfly too and judge the difference yourself.