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4.2 (61 reviews)
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Boneless chicken-  Honey Garlic glaze.
Donna J.

Real Korean Fried Chicken! Amazingly delicious! Super light and crispy. Everything on the menu is perfection.

Wings with special sauce, we had already eaten 3 wings before we took this photo.
Jennifer G.

We visited on a whim on a slow afternoon. Service was good, we thought the price was a little high until the wings came out. You definitely get your money's worth. Wings are big, the secret sauce is delicious!

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Simone M.

So I only had this in a takeout setting and experience, however now I can say I love KFC - Korean fried chicken. We ordered online for pick up and based off the reviews we went with the original, honey garlic, and Caribbean Jerk. We had a total of 24 wings (8 of each flavor) and I must say, as a Southern girl, fried chicken is a staple in our meals. This fried chicken is light, airy, but crispy as well. The crunch was giving ASMR vibes! The chicken was flavorful and juicy. It was almost addicting like Lay's - you couldn't just eat one! The wings were also a pretty decent size and for 8 wings I believe it was a little under $14 which can be pricey. My favorite was the honey garlic. It was a soy and sweet base with a slight hint of garlic. We also ordered a side of the secret sauce for dipping with the original chicken. The secret sauce was sweet and tangy and had a hint of spice. I would recommend take out over dine in as my mom said when she went to pick up the food it was super hot inside and since it's summer in Florida that's a no go for me. Also, the food does take some time to prepare I believe it took about 30 mins for our order to be ready, but understandably it's made to order. I really would like to try their ddeok-bokki and other flavors like gangnam style and spicy original on my next visit but overall this is a great fried chicken restaurant.

Golden original

The chicken is really tasty and crispy! !!!! Fries were also goood!!!!!! Want to visit again

Emily S.

I got the rose tteok-bokki with cheese. It tasted mainly of fish cake, which I straight up do not like. The rice cakes were so mushy. They should have been chewy and bouncy. This had a single flame, so I thought that there would be a little bit of heat, but it was completely mild. The sauce to rice/fish cake ratio was way off. We ended up getting a side of rice because there was so much extra sauce. The floors here were so unbelievably sticky. Our server barley provided service. They were on their phone for most of the time we were there. We needed water refills but they just never came by. The restaurant was completely empty except for our party.

honey garlic chicken and cheesling fries

The food was very good! I went with my family to eat chicken and we also ordered tteokbikki and cheesling fries. The workers were very friendly and the service was excellent. I would go again to eat dinner!

Galbi and Honey Garlic Fried Chicken

Everything we ordered was amazing! The honey garlic and galbi chicken were both great, but the galbi really stood out--super flavorful and super crispy. The kimchi fried rice was also a highlight. On top of that, the service was great. Highly recommend.

Soy garlic wings

Perfect Korean chicken wings. I got the soy garlic and original. Totally satisfied my craving. Waiter was very nice and attentive

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Server was extremely helpful and friendly . He even offered water during my take out order

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Great food and very good service! Peaceful ambiance! thank you so much! We will be back!

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Great service and food, must stop every time I'm in downtown. Great Ambiance and atmosphere

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The food was great and service was even better! Will definitely be coming back for more.

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5 months ago

It is a great fried chicken store. The environment was clean and quiet and the waiter was friendly! I will be here again.

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4 months ago

Amazing place to get Korean food!!! Ordered the Bulgogi Rice and it was amazing. They also have awesome oniion rings

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They need to fix the women's restroom. You have to yank and push the door very heavily or else you'll be standing outside for 10 minutes.

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7 months ago

Food good as always. Wish the online menu matched up a bit more. One online menu has a combo platter and the standard does not.

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great food, great service! i picked up my order and they were accurate with their timing.

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