It's all about location, folks !
Thirty years ago,we had four outlets within a reasonable distance..........
We had KFC almost every Friday night. It was always consistently great !
Now we have one location, about 6 miles away, so we haven't considered it for Fast Food because of the distance. The Warden was gonna be out that way, so we decided to try it on a hot Saturday.
And although it says KFC, and most of the sides are still identifiable, the actual chicken was like it was cooked two or three days ago. We got a bucket - half regular and half extra crispy. The extra crispy pieces were two wings (meatless - all breading) two of what I think were supposed to be thighs (again, very little meat, and hard !) The one breast in the bucket was a good-sized piece of meat, but so dry and over-cooked, I had to utilize some of the gravy to loosen it up a little.
As for the traditional pieces, they were all very dry, and only the skin had any of the flavor you'd expect from a Sanders Pressure fried piece of chicken.
Same problem with the local Taco Bell ! (Now closed down)
When traveling, Taco Bell is always a good stop for us. But the stuff that came out of the Bristol outlet was hardly recognizable next to the other outlets we would stop at when out of town.
Location, Location.
Okay ! Rant over !