Zubair: "There's a scallion and corn pancake with a tandoori maple fried chicken, little pickled red onion, and charred corn on top. And then there's maple in the yogurt sauce that's on the side. It's a sweet maple yogurt."

Judges:

"The chicken is delicious." 

"Delicious. It is caramelized by the maple. And spicy. "

"Zubair's dish is really, really, really flavorful. The spicy and maple work really well together. It's really delicious."

Judges Table

"This evening, the winning chef gave us a dish that was delicious and put the maple forward. And the winner is Zubair. There was just so much balance. There was heat, there was spice. It was bold, it was fiery. I thought it was flavorful, it was crispy. You know, it checked all the boxes. I thought the pancake was really good. Maple came through."

Zubair: "Thank you so much, chef. This chicken has been responsible for us to have three restaurants now. It's the starting point of my journey. It makes me so happy that it's this one that gets me my first win on Top Chef."