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Bird (Chicken) – Camden, London (Eat Out To Help Out). HALAL STATUS: Fully Halal chicken (prepped cooked separately) • Gravy and Nashville Hot sauce not Halal • Pork served • Alcohol served. With separate doors for entry and exit, Bird's Covid protocols appear straightforward and quite practical. As with all procedures, however, their worth can only ever be gauged when put under strain. Our arrival in the relative calm of late evening wouldn't, therefore, be a true test of things. Nevertheless, the place is spacious enough to realistically allow for social distancing to be maintained. Renowned, of course, for their fried chicken, the stand out dish for us was their unique Chicken Waffle burger, which easily stood out from the total of four burgers tried on the day. In general, their fried chicken was well cooked, turning out moist on the inside and crunchy rather than crispy on the out, and being a tad oily too on occasions. What's more, those burgers, whose sauce was relatively mild to begin with, such as the Royale, failed to adequately mask the monotony of flavour delivered by what was otherwise a lightly seasoned batter and no more. Perhaps adding some spice to the batter, or at least offering this as an option, might be an idea for the more subtly flavoured sandwiches. On the whole though, Bird impressed with their ambition and menu. You can understand why they boast half-a-dozen locations across London.