This chicken chain is OFF THE CHAIN

[@jamesmartin6731]

Red Rooster was considered DEAD for like a decade but has been coming back last few years. Stepping up their game. Even the old one in my shitty hometown just got a renovation.

[@Azzury.]

I feel like they don’t know what they want to be. At least they’re trying though. Back in the day pretty much anything outside of the roast chicken, chips and veggies were inedible and hideous. Now they’re turning into some sort of knock off kfc but it tastes like the “southern style fried chicken” you buy in frozen bags at the supermarket. Around 10 years ago they had these potato bite things that were unreal.

[@KryCaNe]

Yeah back in the day they were everywhere. But I’m surprised how expensive it is if you order online.

[@Mashamazzi]

Maybe they’ll finally come down to Tas it was the shit when I went to visit Melbourne about 10 plus years ago

[@firecrakka]

Got sold in 2019 (along with Oporto) to a company in Hong Kong... they were on death's door for years before the sale, picked up a little with the new owners.

[@chilliinsanity6898]

People in Aus don't see it on social media as much as American brands. So it got bagged on hard. People try to be cool so they repeat what others say. Very few people in Aus form their own opinions because they don't want to be outcasts. Red Rooter has always been a good alternative to other fast food. Now they have to change because people want greasy unhealthy options.

[@katsuro497]

red rooster be dead asf but bussin from time to time

[@CalmnessHeartsease]

My mind read “red lobster” at first lol migraine side effects

[@JohnHausser]

Red Lobster > Red Rooster

[@zackmcloughlan2488]

When they changed the sub chicken from processed to actually tenders, it ruined it.

[@nighthawk0077]

Sounds like grade 9 education

[@redpanpan7979]

fried chicken from red rooster is so fkin good it beats kfc fried chicken easily

[@luuluu590]

I used to work at red rooster. Our chickens come fresh whole every day in the morning. The rooster roll is leftover chicken from the whole chickens the day before. RR used to be just mainly oven roasted chickens but only recently entered the fried market

[@JohnHausser]

“Fresh”

[@turtlesareasians]

@@JohnHausser the chicken comes in raw every morning. unless you want it to be slaughtered on site or something lol.

[@MilkySubstance]

@@JohnHausser What do you want them to bring in live chickens or something?

[@994gian]

@@JohnHaussercan you prove that it’s not? XD

[@samkatana]

these chicken pops... I'm just POPPIN THEM. JUST POPPIN them 😂

[@syc008]

I gotta agree. Red Rooster have only been doing fried chicken relatively recently, and it's pretty damn good. I grew up eating their roast chicken, 1/4 chicken and chips or their tropical pack with the fried pineapple, which were both great.

[@ZeliardFTW]

Heck yeah quarter chicken and chip packs are great. I remember they would have them half price on I think it was Wednesdays. Not sure if they do it anymore, but mmm. Since a Celiac I could eat them but id have to watch out for the stuffing.

[@KimoKimochii]

the best thing from RR is their gravy that’s it

[@AN-hv1vm]

@@ZeliardFTW half price Wednesdays - Bachelor special!

[@Sebambi]

Red Rooster is so underrated

[@johnmichaud579]

I enjoy the "voice-over" - well done.

[@rs5pdx]

Any Australian people want to see Ben try a Burger with the lot

[@danielmacdonald4499]

Yes I already suggested it. I don't think he could handle it

[@d1pstick32]

inb4 tHiS iS a SaNdWicH with egg.

[@deebazzi]

Beef patty cheese onion tomato lettuce egg beetroot pineapple and rashers with bbq sauce

[@Azzury.]

Cheese is an American innovation. Old chip shops never had cheese, never had mayonnaise, and the onions were always fried/grilled. Bacon was always middle bacon. And I can tell you were “one of those kids” by saying bbq over tomato sauce. I bet you were one of those kids that used to flip up your eyelids.

[@deebazzi]

@@Azzury. Yeh grilled onions is a must. Never mayo haven't tried that one yet. Bbq has taken over tomato sauce now it the stock standard these days Oh yeh and I did used to do the eyelid flip hahahha that's spot on sir

[@adamscott2219]

For those who haven’t tried Red Rooster in a few years because some of them were pretty terrible, I’d suggest giving them another go especially the fried chicken and the new burgers/sandwiches. I’m in Queensland and the outlets near me at least have really lifted their game with the new menu, and the older items are way better on average than they were as well. Solid review in my opinion and consistent with my experience of RR lately.

[@adamscott2219]

@DogEater3211_ Agreed, I’ve got 2 KFCs roughly the same distance from me and one is pretty much about as good as KFC gets (I like the Zinger B&C) and the other one is dodgy AF. Nothing seems to ever be made fresh and they never get the order right, the RR right next door is way better and it’s amazing how much quieter it is than the sub par KFC.

[@Simon-zk7ye]

I went to red rooster recently and they had changed so much, my experience was the same as yours! Absolutely amazed at the chicken!

[@sammoon7897]

So Red Rooster actually only had roast chicken up to a few years ago, the fried chicken is a new addition. But imo, it's the best thing they do. There's a sauce called something like sweet spicy maple BBQ or something that is also super fire 🔥🔥🔥

[@MistyEye555]

Love you Ben...stop being so hard on yourself and your content...💕

[@chichou7]

i’m loving this voiceover🤣

[@Asmongirld]

If you're wondering why it soo juicy because they steam cook their chicken.

[@Madic74]

"This (fried) chicken....it was really suprisingly good.." that's what I like to hear. BETTER THAN KFC you heard it here first AUSSIE PEEPS

[@pageup213]

Best thing Red Rooster used to have, was their gravy torp. Basically like the third sandwich (pulled chicken, not the tenders) but the chicken was thoroughly covered in gravy - no idea why they took it off of the menu. Apparently you can still get it, you either ask for the torp with no sauce (just the chicken) and just buy a plain gravy yourself and apply it, or some places still will construct it for you provided you buy the items separately like this.

[@jonty3000]

The soggy roll is the o.g, i remember eating alot of them in my childhood. Wet, soggy, chickeny... lol

[@GamerDownUnder69]

its what makes the roster roll the roster roll 100%

[@theorthodoxapologeticschan9378]

Noticing the subtle video upgrading and experimentation. Way cool

[@pigeoned]

stuffed chicken is very popular in australia its uncommon to find a chicken that isnt stuffed

[@xXSinForLifeXx]

I would feel like I was ripped off

[@The_Fazz]

red rooster slaps bro, it flies under the radar, getting a whole, man that shit just hits different to any other chicken out there.

[@toddt85]

Hell yessss! Red Rooster is iconic. Was also my first job as a 15yr old lol.

[@sebbrizuela6461]

lmao this video format be funny asf lowkey

[@TheDarkPlace-p6t]

Red Rooster sounds interesting. I’ve heard good things about their chicken.

[@infinitedeath1384]

Sometimes the chicken is dryer than it should be, but yeah their chicken, especially buttermilk chicken is usually on point.

[@KZIRE]

cool video format you did here. nice to change it up from time to time

[@Forkemdvls]

I would grab one of those stuffed full chickens every Sunday if they were available here!

[@gemin1546]

this was funny and well done. ben the don another banger

[@cruzhumphreys8297]

I’ve used to work there for years, the rooster roll was always made fresh everyday and we had to microwave it, the roast chicken was prepped every single day and stuffed cooked for an hour+

[@judileeming1589]

FIRSTLY, hormones are not added to chicken feed or administered to chickens by commercial chicken breeders in Australia. There has been a huge move away from caged chickens and eggs produced by caged chickens. So, flavour is better. And SECONDLY, moistness is a product of the cooking technique. Love RR cheesy nuggets with fries, mash and gravy. The chicken salt on the fries is next level and makes up for them being not as crispy as I like them. Their rotisserie chickens are a bit pricey but always nice. To be honest the rotisserie chickens from the supermarket are “nearly” as good and only $12 -$15 for a whole RSPCA Approved chicken or a free range chicken. Also you can get a discount at RR if you belong to the RACV (car club). I also have to say that back in the days of Wendy’s Hamburger chain, the hit and miss quality of their food was turned around when Hungry Jacks took them over and then the cooking of the beef etc improved, and thankfully, they included the iconic Aussie Burger with its sliced beetroot, bacon and egg, fresh lettuce, onion and tomato, cheese, tomato sauce and NO mayo. If you love mayo, fine order another burger on the menu or ask for mayo, but Wendy’s would asked if you wanted it then quite often put it on anyway after you said NO.

[@kuttabc]

Bro got pissed

[@saltybread7297]

@@kuttabc fr wrote 2 essays

[@WhatIsTheHeat]

@@saltybread72972 essays are one

[@saltybread7297]

@@WhatIsTheHeat I mean paragraphs

[@EdvardFOX]

I used to work at Red Rooster, with the chicken we do brine it for a minimum of 1 day, so its mostly just stuff it, season it and chuck in the freezer. I'm not sure if you can, like you say "inject it" with some sus stuff before it arrives at the store but personally I haven't seen that much of disgusting off putting stuff when gutting out the fat so maybe its so juicy because of the custom steam ovens, not sure. Cheers

[@AussieAngeS]

I love Red Rooster it's always so tasty, especially the rooster rolls. the chicken tastes awesome

[@kaioshinn_]

Their sauce covered fried chicken is AMAZINGgg - especially the hot honey

[@markandmona]

Ben you made me laugh so hard! I loved you keeping it real for us! A great BEN video!

[@BigPepethedog]

A lot of Australian fast food chain restaurants mess up your order. They do it often and it’s super annoying

[@Icywaterfall]

I kind of liked the voiceover format! 😂

[@xXSinForLifeXx]

Bro geeking out over red rooster 😂😂

[@sugabaibe]

Damn, I haven't had Red Rooster in akmost 20 years but this looked amazing I'll have to try it again.

[@nelliesmith5699]

The rooster roll gets pre made with left over chicken and then re-heated upon order. Roast chickens are cooked fresh everyday. They’re salted and stuffed then kept in the cool room until cooked. As for the fried it’s kept raw in the cool room and only brought out when needed to be cooked. It gets coated and battered just before cooking.

[@hirolla74]

Is the cavity of the stuffed chicken cooked to temp? Is the stuffing already cooked prior to being stuffed in chicken. that way nobody gets sick eating undercooked chicken from the cavity.

[@namiko740]

i loveee red rooster, i never used to go there before because it was just roast chicken but there hot honey fried chicken is legit the best

[@alyxeyevn]

Voice over kinda go hard 🔥

[@KelleneGlyde]

It used to be called Big Rooster when I was a kid. I love it!

[@McFatteh]

Red Rooster used to be that really random choice we'd get. I always enjoyed it though. I mean I always enjoy a roast chicken though. The peas are also weirdly enjoyable to me too. I dunno what they're putting in them but I'll gladly keep ordering it. Recently my mum told me we've got to try their fried chicken and ngl I feel like people are sleeping on red rooster fried chicken. Like a lot of people here, I thought Red Rooster had died off a lot, pretty shocked to see one still standing, so I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@WilliamOwyong]

Red Rooster is awesome. With the Rooster roll you missed a trick - add the mash and gravy to it if it feels a bit dry. If it's missing crunch, add fries too.

[@jamied1579]

They closed down most of the Red Roosters in my city, so there's none close enough to visit, but occasionally I'll pass one and they're still a good as I remember. Love the Flava wraps

[@mya6520]

haven’t seen your videos for a long while glad you posted made me smile

[@Ghost_moto_WPN]

The rooster roll is chewy because it’s microwaved, The chicken comes from leftover whole roast chickens that weren’t sold the day before, and the made rolls are stored cold until you order them and then microwaved. Now normally microwaving bread is shit, but thats kinda why i like it (only this roll) it’s the slight chewiness and ultra soft bread that I think makes it a crowd favourite.

[@YehNahYehAyy]

I honestly thought red rooster was a front for drug money for so long but got it through ubereats a while back and that shit was so good.

[@davidsamson9596]

Red Rooster is so slept on - everyone thinks its a front for a money laundering scheme but they're putting out top notch food. It's super consistent from my experience.

[@dadrunk5213]

The burgers from red rooster have the best buns, they so sweet and soft

[@ZombieBrainism]

i found it funny that the negatives he says about the rooster roll is the reason why so many love it, the secret is to get it out of the bag asap, so the bun does not steam in the bag, it is literally a microwaved chicken roll. Wish you got to try the old rippa sub and tenders, these new ones are prob better but i liked the old ones.

[@XxnatrocksxX]

100% there was a red rooster at southern cross station in melbourne, used to be able to get $5 rolls. I'd always pick up 3 on my way to uni.

[@kookiesfriend]

how you got red rooster in the cbd is what I want to know. I never have it because in Sydney almost all their locations are pretty far out in the further suburbs

[@immune.]

somebody finally agrees that red rooster is ON TOP right now. their fried chicken is peak fast food

[@xfloyded4555]

Please try Oporto next. And make sure you get all their sauces.

[@hastat5797]

Ben you definately need to try El Jannah its a Sydney based chicken chain thats super delicious. They known for their Charcoal Chicken & Garlic sauce/ Fried chicken & gravy, highly reccomended !!

[@walletinmypocket]

BEN would love for you to try Betty's Burgers, El Jannah Chicken, Pie Face. And maybe try Aussie coffee

[@re1rara43]

ur totally right on that rooster roll, I worked at red rooster and the rooster roll is just a premade then microwaved bread roll with mayo chicken XD

[@overtonesnteatime198]

the raw footage is dope.

[@ntalex29]

you should go to our largest grocery retailers called Woolworths and get their $10 rotisserie chicken. Make sure you check the time stamp on it, it tells you when the chicken came out of the oven.

[@kluminarysolar9522]

And also stuffed chicken is so normal in Australia, if you buy a rotisserie chicken you'd have a harder time finding one without stuffing

[@enricopucci7105]

you need to get sponsors bro, get that bag

[@p3t4l]

Voiceover Ben is my favorite

[@MilkySubstance]

The ripper roll was definitely one of their OG rolls, but the real money is on the bacon and cheese ripper. That thing shits on the basic ripper day and night, its so fucking good.

[@arconeagain]

Red Rooter can be be a bit hit or miss. I used to get the quarter chicken and chips for like $5, and you're right, it would sometimes come with plenty of stuffing, and it wasn't dry. It's close to a traditional roast chook, and I always say, you can't beat stuffing, and it's not that hard to do to take your chicken to the next level. I like my stuffing with thyme and orange zest, juice of orange of course, baste the chook with it too. I would sometimes use Panco for the crumbs, wack it in fairly dry and let the juices from the chicken do their work and flavour it. Bacon and finely diced onion or shallot too, you can't go wrong.

[@Blu_LGC]

the buttermilk wings at RR are probably some of the best wings I've ever had... between buttermilk wings and wicked wings

[@paulamccarthy8197]

Never been to Australia, beautiful views, love some fried chicken

[@mrtakeaminute6815]

Gotta try out charcoal chicken and chips youll love it

[@ahanna76]

Looks delicious, can’t go wrong with tasty food

[@Darkandahalf]

I used to work at Red Rooster when I was a kid. Those rooster rolls are infamous and the sogginess is the best part of them imo. To counter that, fill it up with chips to get some crunch. They are made with any roast chickens that are leftover from the day before, 60% white meat, 40% brown meat. The sauce is made from the stuffing inside the chicken, broken up and mixed with mayo. These days the don't put enough sauce in the rolls, which to me is the most important part of the roll. The whole roast chickens are NOT brined overnight or anything like that. They are put on a spit, and coated in chicken salt, the same salt they put on the chips. That's it, then they go into the spit roaster for 3 hours. Hope this sheds some light on it for you.

[@bryannaing6316]

Live in Perth, I go to Red Rooster not for the chicken, but for the chips. It isn't chicken salt (at least the one I go to isn't) but it's oversalted (which is great when a lot of fast food chips here tend to be undersalted). I haven't had actual chicken there for a while. Maybe I'll go check it out.

[@tomsumner2363]

Ben, WTF!??🤣

[@ElBryanBone]

Lmao I love this

[@JustZG]

You got to try El Jannah - it's currently my favourite fast food chain! It's so good. Can't get in the city in melbourne though, but if you take the trains to the suburbs you can try it-- it's way better than red and rooster imo.

[@johnemond4479]

Gotta dip that roll in the gravy broski

[@MTran0708]

Man its a shame Ben couldn't try the classic rippa roll in its glory days....

[@soeurream93]

Red rooster is elite it will never shut down even tho how quiet they get cos people still crave it 😂😅

[@xXSinForLifeXx]

Legit think Red Rooster is just a drug front lol they always empty.

[@RB_2Y]

Your camera experiences are really under all criticism! Made me dizzy from all the moving back and forth. Your voice over was much more pleasant than hearing the loud sound of chewing in the microphone.

[@MariahSamrani]

Ben you definitely need to try Oporto! It's another Aussie Chain.

[@humble_frog]

they dont inject the chickens i worked there as a young lad, they use a pretty large rotisserie oven and theres no real quick way to do it, its just cooked for a long ass time.

[@LC-zd7ds]

Red Rooster is nice, chicken is usually moist but you must try El Jannah or Frangos!

[@SoIanine]

red rooster used to sell fried pawns and they were so good

[@housealan334]

Chicken Rolls are pre made usually days ahead and tossed in the microwave few a couple of min. The best part about making them was eating all the fresh, hot wings that they said could be tossed haha yeah right not on my watch.

[@chrizzle6222]

Red rooster is so slept on

[@davejensen7922]

The stuffing makes barbecue chicken a lot juicier and our health regulators stop any dodgy injections

[@the1truth420]

You are killing it lately throwing all the rules out the window. Keep up the good work

[@mattb7450]

hungry jacks whopper with onion rings in the burger is bomb

[@stevep8485]

They still have quizno's in Korea? Can you do a review when you get back? Many of us here in the states can't get quiznos any more, since they closed almost all the stores. Would be nice to reminisce

[@mrjinkorea]

There are still a couple left. Used to be quite a few... But Koreans aren't really as much into subs/hoagies like Americans are. Although Subway seems to still be doing quite well here. Quiznos subs are good, but really overpriced here!

[@lafemmedevastation]

I love how you can get low-self-esteem about stuff as sincerely as I do✨

[@carpecervisiam9366]

The chook was brined, which is a legit way of prepairing a roast.

[@GOTHICPOSTY]

You gotta try Red Lea Chicken they have marinated wings, fried and heaps more and is so good imo

[@stkuj]

Does Ben know there’s a caterpillar on his upper lip? 🐛🐛🐛

[@perfectsoulmates2023]

7:58 That's AMAZING !!! STUFFED ROTISSERIE CHICKEN !!!

[@123jethro]

As an Aussie, why is this surprising? I've never had one that ISN'T stuffed..Does the rest of the world not do this?

[@perfectsoulmates2023]

@@123jethro Homemade turkeys YES but NOT fast food chains. In the USA all they have is pretty much "Boston Market" rotisserie. Even here in Germany I have not seen this done anywhere they sell rotisserie.

[@xXSinForLifeXx]

​@perfectsoulmates2023 In Australia pretty much 99% of the rotisserie chickens you buy have stuffing. Red Rooster has the best stuffing in my opinion.

[@JennasKidz]

NICE . the chilli garlic aioli is 💣

[@davidnl1579]

Red rooster is my last choice here in Australia. Their new fried chicken is pretty good though.

[@simtauelangi5576]

Best fried chicken hands down

[@garfield2193]

Yep. Word to self - always check the mic & camara right at the start of the footage, haha

[@BigRevKev82]

Ben, you need to try nandos chicken- cooked on the flame ❤

[@jdee45]

Bro you need to try a real charcoal chicken place like El Jannah, Ogalo or awafi. The charcoal chicken, garlic sauce, and chili sauce from El Jannah though is top their that shit is amazing, not sure if you guys have those types of chicken shops in the states, you're probably used to fried chicken. Highly recommend trying if you have not. (Way better than red rooster)

[@thomastrouble]

el jannah just for their garlic sauuuuuce

[@jdee45]

@@thomastrouble facts bro their chili sauce is also top teir this guy gets it

[@robbiebalboa]

If he’s Sydney for sure. Pretty el jannah has one or twin in Melbourne from memory. Yeh he needs to hop on that Lebanese style chicken.

[@AZJZ97]

Red Rooster is bussin. The fried chicken in hot honey or sweet chilli is guuuuuuuuun

[@XxnatrocksxX]

only real ones know how good Red Rooster is.

[@medcorps7206]

Tried RR for the first time in years and holy shit it was good. Maybe that was the alcohol talking though 😭

[@mdevontae]

you need to try the bbq bacon burger box - add chilli aioli to the burger and instead of the normal chicken, choose the hot honey chicken piece, it’s my go to👍🏽