First Strike.
Karaage is not food. It is poison. Vile, disgusting, reprehensible, unforgivable filth.
The correct response would be to immediately incinerate it, lock the staff in the kitchen and burn the so-called restaurant to the ground. Calling it "good" and saying you'll make your own version later is NOT the right response. It is the WRONG response on all accounts.
So far this series had been mostly towing the line and only using chicken stuff sparingly (which is still too much)... but it has now crossed a line that can't be uncrossed.
Can't say as I'm fond of "fluffy" american-style "pancakes" either, but I wouldn't kill anyone over that.