I ATE THE MATTY MATHESON KFC COLLAB! (not clickbait)
you might be saying, carls matty and kfc collaborated? yes, they did, as told by the many advertisements that were catered to me by my love of matty matheson. i also had three friends send it to me which is hilarious because they understand my love for this man.
i would also like to say that i have eaten kfc one other time in my life and did not enjoy it…but for matty i had to go again and see what this poutine-inspired bowl was about!
as a true louisiana girl, popeyes is the choice if someone mentions fried chicken (unless it is homemade.) so not only did i go out of my way to the only kfc in my area, i went out on a limb to betray my cajun roots.
ON TO THE REVIEW!
i paid $7.19 plus tax (not accounting the extra spent for my son’s kids' meal) for matty’s cheesy nuggy gravy bowl combo. i wanted to pair it with a nice diet pepsi, but my kfc was out, so starry it was!
the service was great. i did wait additional time in the drive-thru line despite being the only person there, but i’m assuming it was because they were making something fresh. no complaints there, friends. again, the worker at the window was very nice and the worker who later walked my order to my car was also kind.
part of this experience is somewhat my fault. i grabbed food after work and then couldn't eat my bowl until i got home which meant a 45 minute drive plus an extra 30 minutes after i bathed my son and got him settled. so was it soggy…yeahhhhhh. yeah, it was soggy, but that was my fault, truthfully.
but what wasn't my fault? the bowl i received was matty’s cheesy nuggy gravy bowl adjacent. they added a few extra ingredients not listed in the picture or description of the item. also, i did not include a picture of my own bowl because i felt like it wasn't fair after i unfortunately had to let it sit.
the bowl i ate was fries on the bottom, corn under the cheese curds, nuggets, gravy poured over, and then shredded cheese. so not as described by kfc’s website. after a bit of digging, i think they basically gave me a famous bowl sub mashed potatoes for the fries?
was it good? i mean honestly, yeah. the cheese curds were so bomb. they did not skimp on them either. they were probably my favorite part of this entire meal. the nuggets were still so tasty and somehow slightly crispy even after having to wait to eat my dinner. they had a wonderful flavor and were battered nicely were you could have extra crispy bites! the fries were the soggiest part, but weirdly turned into mashed potato logs since the gravy softened them so much so that at that point they didn't seem like fries. not to mention the gravy seasoned the fries so nicely and it wasn't overlt salty like i was thinking it would be. the shredded cheese, although it wasn't supposed to be there, added a nice touch. the corn, which was also not supposed to be there, added a weird sweetness that was not to my liking. i ended up picking most of it out because it wasn't the bite i was expecting. hopefully you have better luck at your local kfc!
to wrap this up quickly: if you think you'd like something sorta like poutine i’d go for ordering it. it was a hefty portion that left me full after a few bites for what i would say is a fair price. it was $5 plus tax without the drink! i certainly think if i ate it fresh it would've been even tastier and despite my kfc’s hiccup with extra ingredients the bowl was still fulfilling for my dinner after a very long day.
