Papa Chang Express is located in Pacific Mall on the second floor where all the food places are. Don't be intimated by the hustle and bustle of the area as it's meant to replicate the traditional Asian markets. We ordered a popcorn chicken bento and a braised pork with preserved veggie bento. Both of these boxes came with rice and a generous portion of meat as you can see from my photos below. The chicken was tender, boneless, flavourful and the batter was cooked to a nice crisp. The braised pork was soft, juicy and had the right amount of flavour! Especially the fatty parts. Our only complaint about the food was that the rice was a bit too hard.
Seating can be problematic as the area can be very busy due to proximity to other eateries. We had to walk around the upper level to find seating to eat. We eventually walked back to Papa Changs where they have about four seats hidden on the side. Overall a good place to try authentic Taiwanese cuisine at a good price. Will definitely return to try the other dishes!
The popcorn chicken was deep fried and lightly battered with salt and pepper. Mmm, this was the best! I really appreciated the decent-sized portion too. For $6.20 after tax, this was a very reasonable serving of fried chicken bites. Since it was so hot and fresh from the fryer, it was so enjoyable to eat. The pieces of chicken were substantial too and there were a good number of large and small pieces.
Located on the second floor of Pacific mall in the food court, Papa Chang's is a must.
I came here with my friend to share the chicken skewers. It was quite a deal: three skewers for $5.
The service was a little standoff-ish but I was expecting that.
They asked if we wanted wasabi on top of our skewers and I gave them the go ahead.
When we got our chicken a few minutes later (it was freshly prepared), the portion was also a decent size. I was expecting a skinny chicken skewer but this had a good hunk of chicken on it.
The chicken was covered in panko, deep fried, then covered with plum sauce, mayo, wasabi and seaweed. It was delicious!
The wasabi sauce was quite hot and was attacking my sinuses but our snack was quite enjoyable.
Only problems were the skewers themselves were piping hot and spicy. This made them quite cumbersome to eat. The workers were quite stingy with the napkins and huffed and puffed when I inquired for more.
Besides that, the food was pretty good.
An error has occurred! Please try again in a few minutes