BLUF: While the chicken was tasty, it wasn't as crunchy, crispy as it was previously, and it was swimming in sauce which made it even softer. 8pcs of bite-sized chicken for $15 isn't a good value. Tap water tasted funny. Service wasn't so stellar as it was before. Not very helpful and one person had long hair flying everywhere. Not even tied up in a ponytail...and she was bringing food to the table! Will I go back to this location? Probably not. It's a bit out of the way. If I'm cruising through the neighborhood and have a taste for chicken, maybe. The place isn't horrible. Seemed pretty clean & the food tastes good, but the texture isn't what you may expect. It's definitely not a spot where you wouldn't want to hang out if you're anything other than a local group of teenagers or people stopping for a quick lunch. read more

Well darn it I don't live in Gainesville but I love this bbq chicken spot! The chicken (boneless) is extra crispy and delicious. I'll have to come back check out the rest of the menu, the dumplings were 10/10 as well. Only ding is I spent $40 for med boneless order with dumplings and a drink, expensive but you definitely get what you pay for. The chicken is very meaty and I probably should've gotten a small but, omg it was so worth it! Like any self respecting Korean chicken spot they have the Kpop running on the TV's. And the nice staff actually brought the food to the table which was a nice touch The have some sauces for dipping over by the napkins, I got some honey mustard just to try it, I bet if you get the original golden (no sauce) it goes well with that Only real complaint is the price, but it's not really a complaint so call it 4.5 stars, highly recommend read more

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This place!! I am addicted. They make your order fresh instead of giving you food that is sitting under heat lamps. The downside is that you have wait a bit for it if you walk in, but ordering online or calling ahead is a good option. The wings are always fresh, crispy, and flavorful. Get these wings in your belly!!! Thank me later. read more

The Gainesville bbq chicken seems to be the "newer" type of franchised bbq chicken (as opposed to the OG Centreville location). The upside and the downside is that the menu is heavily chicken based, as opposed to other sides of Korean food. It's not the worst thing, I guess. But the menu is an overload of various sauces and variations that you almost get lost in it. Regardless, the chicken itself is delicious! Juicy and tasty, it's everything that Korean Fried Chicken is supposed to be. A solid 5. read more

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Classic KFC. The chicken is so saucy, they definitely don't skimp. The KFC is so crunchy compared to some other KFC types. We got take out so not sure about the space itself but the service was quick and we've been here so many times. read more

Ordered a few different types of chicken - to go - total, plus an order of Sweet Potato Fries... The order was ready for quite a bit earlier than the web site predicted - fortunately I decided to head over a bit earlier than their predicted time range - so less than 5 minutes elapsed from the time I received the text update - until I arrived to pick up the order. All 3 chicken options were hot, crispy, and delicious! However, what was an epic fail - were the Sweet Potato fries. They were overcooked - and not worth eating. I threw the Sweet Potato fries out - I won't be ordered Sweet Potato fries from them again. #bbqChicken read more

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Very good and flavorful chicken, good service, fast pickup times. Overall a good business with a lot to love

Food was delicious and service was delivered with a smile. We had the secret sauce and Gangnam boneless wings And both were crispy and flavorful. We will go back! read more

Service was great and food was amazing. Best Korean fried chicken ever - 10 out of 10 yum!!

It's time to post a review to the best Korean chicken place in Gainesville!!! Food is always freshly cooked and delicious!!! Better than Bonchon by miles!!! read more

Food - chicken was great, perfectly crispy skin with delicious juicy meat in the inside. Came with pickled radish, which was good but small in portions. They charge for extra which is generally not a thing at Korean restaurants (charging for banchan). Also ordered the tteok-bokki, and while the dish itself was great, I highly recommend you exclude the cheese. It adds a very artificial flavor to the whole dish. Service - slow, but friendly and accommodating. Overall, I'd definitely come here again, at least for the chicken. I believe this is a chain and I've seen some locations with horrible reviews but this one is solid! Check it out! read more

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I ordered the Ddeok-Bokki for lunch and it came out sizzlin' hot! You can definitely burn your tongue with that one. The rice cakes were soft and chewy, and flavor was hot and spicy- just how I like it! It was garnished with some spring onions, sesame seeds, and half an egg. The size of the bowl is deceiving. It looks like you get a lot, but you actually don't. The restaurant was kind of empty. It seemed like most of the orders coming in were take out. read more

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The cashier has an excellent customer service. Kudos to her being so accommodating. Truly an Asian store!

The best Korean fried chicken! And Ive tried many places! They also give out free ranch which is a deal breaker for me if they charge me like other bbq Korean places lol my fav spot read more

Excellent Korean fried chicken. Deliciously crispy outside. Tender and juicy inside. Just a flavor explosion in your mouth.

Great food!! Definitely recommend. delivered was early than expected. I will definitely order again from this place.

Chicken was delicious as always, our go to is the soy garlic, and we try another flavor every time we order, the Gangjoung sauce was very good as well. read more

This place was very odd on Sunday 4pm. We saw someone lying on the table in the corner and sleeping which gave very odd vibe in the store. The two ladies who worked in the front desk did not have a common sense. We ordered two small wings and 30 seconds after paying, we decided to change the sauce. They were trying to figure out on the cashier register and were told that we could not change the sauce on the wings. They could have easily notified the cooks and have them change the sauce and the price was the same. Again, this was right after the order was placed. This Is typical scene when owner does not run the place or have minimum wage workers run the store. read more

Food was delicious! It tasted so fresh and tasty. I would order from them again! Highly recommend!

BBQ Chicken has an interesting selection of unique flavors in addition to the more tried and true ones such as "hot and spicy" or "soy garlic." A couple of the funkier flavors are "maple crunch" and "cheesling." Some people may find themselves more into these flavors than I am; to me maple crunch was just not something I wanted to eat a whole serving of. However I cannot deny that the chicken was well made and flavorful, which is their repuation. Prices are pretty high at Bbq Chicken, and last I was here the place was really set up more for take out than dine in. I'm pretty open to upgrading this star rating after trying some more of their chicken. read more

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I liked the onion rings and fries. However I was not a fan of these wings! I had high hopes but it seemed like the oil was not good quality and the flavors were not what I was expecting. I also thought that the wings would be served with pickled radish but it wasn't. The 2 girls were really nice and helped me pick a flavor so I appreciate that! read more

bb.q Chicken Gainesville - Spicy Galbi Wings and Honey Garlic Wings and Onion Rings and French Fries - Chicken Shop Near Me - Gainesville, Virginia

The food here is okay... the customer service however, is not acceptable and horrible! Please take your dinero at a better serving establishment that will respectfully fulfill your expectations. They will NOT fix order's that they make mistakes on! If you tell them you will complain, they will BLOCK your number. How saddening & immature. The manager Mr.Kim, like's to cover up for his employees instead of making the situation correct. read more

Glad I finally got a chance to check this place out. The portions were large, and all of the sauces we got to try were wonderful (Gangnam was my favorite). While waiting for my online order, we were also given a sample of the Original Style Chicken to try, which was very kind of the them, and tasted amazing. The Tteokbokki order was a huge portion, two people could get full on it. My little ones love the order of dumplings, and the French fries were still crispy when we got home. Can't wait to come back again and try some more of the sauce styles. The cheesling is on my list! read more

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I meant to say delicious, not devoid. The food is delicious, silly autocorrect. Anyway, try this place if you haven't already.

This place is amazing, The only issue is you can't mix flavors you have to get the same flavor on all 8 wings. But the flavors are amazing regardless. read more

I love bb.q the golden chicken is so crispy and light but has a little bit of a spice on it. Seasoning is great. The onion rings are huge and very flavorful and crispy as well. It's my favorite fried chicken in the area. Service has always been quick and super friendly read more

What is there to say? This place has the absolute best Korean fried chicken in all of northern Virginia. The service is fast, the staff is friendly and you know that they know what they're doing when you can go in on almost any night of the week and the place is packed. read more

Korean chicken always win, but BBQ Chicken - Gainesville was beyond the best. We've ordered 4 flavors; (from top to bottom) Gangnam Style Wings (my fave), the famous Golden Original Boneless, Spicy Galbi Wings and Honey Garlic Wings. They were perfectly crunchy outside and moist inside. Rose Ddeok-Bokki (creamy version or spicy rice cake) was really good. Don't forget to add sweet potato fries to your order! To-go containers were safely sealed and the presentation was still great when we brought these home. I hope you try this place and add to your go-to-place list ;) read more

bb.q Chicken Gainesville - Golden Original Boneless, Honey Garlic Wings, Spicy Galbi Wings, Gangnam Style Wings, Ddeok-Bokki, Rose Ddeok-Bokki, Kimchi Fried Rice - Chicken Shop Near Me - Gainesville, Virginia

Wow! We have a person in our household sensitive to highly spiced food, but when we saw the list of flavors denoted with spice levels, we knew we wanted to try this new-to-our-neighborhood chain. Today was the day we placed the online carry out order for three sets of wings--honey garlic, galibi, and maple crunch--along with a side for sweet potato fries. We live a short distance away, but as with most chicken restaurants, we expected we'd need to rewarm them in the oven. Our designated pickup person headed down about ten minutes after we placed the order. We expected that the order would take the promised 20 minutes. Unfortunately, it was more like 20 after he arrived at the restaurant, more like 40 total. That normally would have been a half star or so off, but considering the quality of the food, this small hiccup was barely a mention after we were done eating. He said that the interior looks great and clean but there was a little problem getting the attention of the staff. If you're new and run into this experience, just hang on, the chicken is well worth the wait! When the food arrived in vented boxes, it was still hot and incredibly crispy, even the pieces that rested in the "extra sauce" we asked for the maple crunch. We all switched off, tasting the offering and all rated each of the flavors a strong 5 star. I've seen Korean chicken skin being referred to as candy, and I get it now! The audible crunch of the crust, and the way the meat was so hot and steamy inside, the sweet flavors melting over the palate, was nothing short of incredible! The slight hint of warmth from the flavors enhanced rather than dominated the coatings. One of our diners is dealing with a very severe medical issue and was unenthusiastic about the very idea of food, but I think she loved these most of all. The fries were a little soggy when we got them home, despite the foil lined bag they were in, but a quick toast in the 350 degree oven brought the crispness right back. Try these not only in the sauces, but any complimentary marinades, dips, or spice blends that might be to your taste. A quick shake of some vanilla powder and smoked salt over them brought out their depth. We stored a few of the chicken pieces after carefully letting extra sauce run off and I'm dying to try them for breakfast! They were put in the fridge just as crispy as the other pieces were when steaming hot and being devoured. Welcome to the neighborhood from your soon-to-be regulars! read more

Overall the food has a great taste and excellent flavor. We ordered carryout for our family of 5 but the inside of the restaurant is nice and clean. I was disappointed that there are no family meal options or large side options like some other neighboring competitor Korean fried chicken chains have. Just plan to spend a lot of money to get enough food if you're feeding more than two people the sides. The kimchi was only for me and it was delicious but I was disappointed it was such a small portion size. It would have been better if the containers were at least completely filled...I guess bags of chips aren't the only thing being sold half filled with air. If you only care about the chicken then give this place a 5 out of 5. My review encompasses my experience with the entire meal. read more

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Just tried the honey garlic wings and they were fire. So crunchy and tasty. I'm husband brought them home so we ate them 15-20 min after he picked them up and they were perfect! read more

Yay, new chicken place! Love Korean style chicken and have been waiting for this one to open. They have a ton of flavors to choose one from and all of them sound delicious. They also offer a couple of Korean dishes and chicken sandwiches! For our first time, we tried the Galbi and the Soy Garlic. The chicken was nice and crunchy and good. The soy garlic is not as flavorful compared to Choong Man or Bonchon, in my opinion. but it is unique and has a different taste that is good. The Galbi was very flavorful and great! will definitely be back to try the other unique flavors. Inside is very clean and modern decor with seating if you wish to dine in. They make the food to order so there may be some wait time. definitely recommend! read more

They have lots of sauces to choose. Very friendly staff will help you with selection. Very clean inside and reasonably priced. Great option to pick up to go wings kor strips for a game. read more

Chicken is cooked fresh and flavors are bold. Was told my wings would take 15 minutes to prepare, and I was offered a sample of one of the rice bowls while I waited. Even after a ten minute drive home the chicken was still very hot and very crunchy. I got the wings of fire sauce, nice and spicy but not ridiculously hot. Will try a whole bird next time. read more

We had our granddaughter 1st birthday party today and needed our food ready before 11:30am. Even though they don't normally open until 11:30, they agreed to open early and prepare the food for our party. We ordered Honey Garlic wings (crowd favorite), Gangnam Style Wings, original and cheesling boneless chicken, lots of Rose ddukbokki, kimchi, radish and some sauces in the side. Everything g was perfectly cooked and delicious. Excellent food and fantastic service. Thanks for making our party a success! No food pics, sorry! Highly recommend! read more

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Foods super yummy, definitely hits the spot. I will say it's expensive for what it is,...but the customer service is good and if you're not buying for a family of five it's a nice little treat read more

As a fast food chicken joint it can't get much better. Each order is specifically made fresh. The chicken is crispy, big time crispy, and the sauces that I've had have both been really flavorful. I've had the black pepper sauce and the "g" sauce that is finished with cinnamon. I'll certainly be back and throw this place my recommendation to all. Happy eating! read more

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I ordered the wings in 3 flavors. All were equally mediocre! I won't be patronizing them again. They obviously prioritize online orders above walk in orders because the people in the store had to wait 30-45 minutes for this fast food. Whilst online orders were being picked up by delivery drivers every 10 minutes. Bon Chon chicken is better and also better priced. There is no ambiance to speak of unless you like your chicken with a heavy dose of loud K Pop! Deuces! read more

Glad to see another korean wing establishment open in the area! I loved the bb.q in Centreville and glad to see one open closer to home. The wings were crispy and delicious; however I was surprised they didn't come with pickled daikons (which is included at other korean wing spot I've been to in the area). The staff was also super friendly. Looking forward to trying out more flavors. read more

Amazing! I got the Spicy Original Fried wings. Delicious and perfect spicy and crispyness!