Bantam King Is Pairing Sichuan Fried Chicken With Vanilla Soft Serve

Daikaya Group sees fans of Wendy’s dunking their fries in Frostys and politely asks them to hold its beer. Bantam King, the group’s fast food-esque location for chicken ramen and fried chicken plates, is taking the idea of mixing salty and sweet a step further with the introduction of two poultry-spiked cups of vanilla soft serve.

The restaurant, which resides in a former Burger King, opens its seasonal walk-up window tomorrow with a short menu that includes a fried chicken drumette — seasoned with butter, chicken fat, and Sichuan peppers — that’s presented on top of the ice cream with a drizzle of Japanese chile honey made with ichimi togarashi ($5.50). The other option is vanilla soft serve topped with peanuts and a chicken reduction caramel ($4), which chef-partner Katsuya Fukushima says is a nod to McDonald’s.

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The window will also sell mochi (two for $5) and a Japanese caramel custard pudding called purin ($2.50).

Bantam King introduced the walk-up window last year with a Moroccan chicken skin and ice cream sandwich.

“It was such a hit that many fans have already asked for us to bring it back this season but we’ll have to see,” Fukushima says in a statement provided to Eater.

Fukushima adds that the group is developing a fried chicken sandwich with fried egg and will introduce other specials for the window in the coming weeks. The window is open during regular Bantam King hours: 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Sunday through Thursday with an 11 p.m. close on Friday and Saturday.

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