Where To Find Auckland’s Best Fried Chicken Burgers

Tiger Burger specialises in the unique fusion of Korean flavours and decadent, gourmet burgers. The electric combination is tangy, tasty and piquant. We are spoiled for choice when it comes to the menu, but our trusty go-to burger is the gang-jeong. The double-fried, free-range chicken thigh is coated with a chilli-soy glaze and paired with pickled mu, shredded lettuce and gochu mayo. This is one of Tiger Burger’s signature dishes and is one of the spicier burgers on the menu. 

Cool down with a Rosey Tiger cocktail; the creative beverage is smooth and soothing, combining classic soju, Yakult and Fentimans Rose Lemonade.

Americans understand the importance of fried chicken, and at Peach’s Hot Chicken you can taste the generational dedication to the authentic flavour. The spices, technique and style originated in Nashville Tennessee, but Aucklanders can now taste the delectable fried chicken right here at home. 

If you like your fried chicken wrapped in a brioche bun, loaded with cheddar cheese, coleslaw, Nashville comeback sauce and pickles, The Baller burger is your guy. Control the heat; opt for your fried chicken burger to be mild, mild plus, medium, hot and holy cluck. Nashville hot chicken is traditionally spicy, but if you don’t believe us, put your taste buds to the challenge and go straight to holy cluck.

Winner Winner, what’s for dinner? Welcome to comfort food galore, with a special focus on all things chicken. The creators of Winner Winner are literal geniuses in the kitchen; the succulent free-range fried chicken is a work of art; brined for 12 hours then cooked in buttermilk batter, it is perfection. 

Sample the goods with the tasty white BBQ chicken and bacon burger; this beauty is loaded up with hot-dipped fried chicken, bacon, cheese, slaw, tobacco onions and white BBQ sauce. You can’t visit Winner Winner without digging into a slice of sweet pie to top off the experience.

Mount Wellington’s legendary Big J’s is a hit amongst locals and foodies alike. Some would say Big J’s has the best burgers in town, and after one bite of these beasts, we might have to agree. 

The crispy chicken burger pairs a beautifully golden crumbed chicken breast with smashed avocado, shaved red onions, and house relish. It is simple, punchy and incredibly filling. If this burger, somehow, does not conquer your hunger, throw in a side or two. We cannot resist the tempura chicken nuggets, crumbed calamari rings and battered hot dogs on a stick.

We are finishing off this extensive list with the much-loved burger joint, The Flaming Onion. Their menu boasts nearly 30 different burgers and their promise of gourmet cooking means the food is simple, tasty, and skill-fully prepared using the freshest and best ingredients available.

The chefs have over ten years of experience and they make everything from the sauces to the patties from scratch. Take our advice, go hungry and try their whopping “Texan Chicky Burger”, made up of buttermilk fried chicken tenderloins with American smoked cheese and maple-smoked bacon, a hash brown, chipode aioli,  chilli relish, lettuce, and tomato. Yes, you read that right, that is all in just one burger!