Spit and Roast

Just from looking at the menu you would not guess how succulent, juicy, and YUMMY this alternative (wait, I mean superior alternative) to KFC would be!
Yes indeed, I have been graced with their buttermilk-​fried chicken baps with Korean hot sauce. The title does not sound like heaven, but heaven you will get.
They are also very nice people with the lady giving us extra chicken bits to devour. You will not regret ordering one of these chicken baps. They are hot, they are super soft, and they are delicious. My friend ordered two in quick succession.

I do love these guys but sometimes the oily smell from the vendor van can be a bit off putting. Nonetheless I know why I came here and what fried chicken involves so can’t complain. Lovely crisp tender buttermilk chicken in a bap with slaw and Korean sauce (my personal fav sauce).

I didn’t know what spit and roast was before I read Grant’s description yesterday… now I know… and I approve.
Grant has already given a pretty good description, so I don’t have much to add.
— Chicken = succulent and moist on the inside while crispy on the outside
— Hot sauce = didn’t taste Korean to me, but it tasted lovely. I got it all over my fingers, then had to lick it all off. Nom.
— Coleslaw = not too mayonnaise-​y, but crunchy, sesame-​y and gorgeous
*Thanks Grant!
**This sandwich is even worth sitting outside in the rain to eat it while it’s hot.
***This place needs Linzi M to come back to London. I have a feeling she’d looove it.

How badly have I been wanting to try Spit and Roast? VERY!
I love a good chicken sandwich. In fact, I love a crappy chicken sandwich (there are reasons why a Zinger Tower Burger at KFC rocks at midnight after you’ve been drinking all night). So I was really hoping that Spit and Roast could bring all my chicken sandwich expectations into delicious, mouth exploding goodness.
Man, did they live up to my expectations. They were serving a chicken sandwich with Korean hot sauce and a bit of Asian coleslaw (with peanuts). The sandwich looked great. It tasted even better. The hot sauce was hot (but not too hot) and the coleslaw with the peanuts came through like a champ. The chicken was cooked incredibly well with a delicious crispy batter and a soft, juicy inside. This was no dry sandwich, my friend. The only downfall was it was pretty tall and difficult to eat without getting sauce all over myself, but I didn’t care, I just dug right in.
It is so easy to screw up chicken, but these fellas, they do it right. And I hope that I’ll be able to fill my face with their delicious sandwiches again. And again. (And possibly again for good measure.)
Oh, they’re a Kerb trader so look out for them at King’s Cross. Or UCL when Kerb is around there. Or the Gherkin if Kerb manages to convince the City of London that Kerb traders aren’t a blight upon their commercial ways.