Crispy Chicken Cutlets in Flushing on Main Street, Queens
Fried-to-order fillets get a spicy pepper or sweet plum dusting at a bright red counter at 40-33 Main Street.
🍗 Pepper and Plum Cutlets, Main Street
Flushing, the snack crawl just found its crispy anchor. Zhengxin Chicken Steak works a bright red counter at 40-33 Main Street, and the move here is simple. Order a chicken cutlet fried to order, then pick the dusting.
Spicy pepper powder brings the heat, and regulars say the seasoning has a genuine kick. Sweet plum powder takes things in a tangier direction, and the spicy fillet finished with plum powder is the combo fans keep recommending, a sweet and fiery mix built for a brisk walk down Main Street.
The kitchen also turns out skewers, wings and burgers, and the spread includes crackly fried chicken pieces and glossy squid on sticks, all made for eating on the move. Reviewers give it 4.7 stars across 276 ratings, with plenty of love for how juicy and freshly made the cutlets arrive.
The counter opens daily at 10 AM and stays open until half past ten at night, which leaves room for a late snack after dinner in Flushing.
