Yong Jin Xin Ji Giant Chicken Cutlet

Review

Yong Jin Xin Ji Giant Chicken Cutlet is on Section 1 of Zhongshan Road in Wuri, directly opposite Mingdao High School, and serves as an afternoon snack stop for students and residents. Supertaste's 2025 top-15 Wuri list ranks it first, UpToGo's Wuri list includes it, and the blog Bunny Ann updated a first-hand account of the queue and latest menu in July 2026.

The giant chicken cutlet is over 30cm long; the blogger describes it as bigger than a face and twice the size of a phone, and suggests two people share one. It is fried to order, crisp outside and not dry inside, and diners widely agree the meat is genuinely thick rather than padded with batter. Supertaste lists four flavours, pepper, sweet plum, honey and spicy, with the editor recommending honey for its sweet-savoury glaze clinging to the crust; the blogger's favourite is a Thai-style sauce with a gentle sour heat, so flavour options may have changed. The giant cutlet now costs NT$85, and other cutlets, popcorn chicken and squid rings run about NT$30–100. UpToGo also mentions an off-menu teriyaki chicken tail, and the blogger recommends the peppered chicken tail as well, neither stale-tasting nor dry.

The main drawback is waiting at peak times: you get a numbered ticket after ordering, the blogger waited about fifteen minutes, rush hours take longer, and the owner is short-handed. Some lovers of strong flavours find the seasoning mild and add pepper or chili. The cutlet loses its appeal once cold, so eat it hot.

Sources disagree on hours: map listings say 2:30pm to 9:30pm, while the blogger's 2026 information says 3pm to 10pm with Saturdays and Sundays off, so check before going. Stopping at the door is hit or miss; park at the PX Mart in the lane behind and walk over.

It suits anyone after a big, cheap fried snack, Mingdao students, or two people sharing a late-night bite. On a first visit, order one giant cutlet in honey or Thai flavour plus a portion of chicken tail.