First off, I gave three stars only because we waited very long for our food and we didn't get one of the dishes we ordered and got something else in place of it without being told.
Decided to try this spot out on a Wednesday evening because I've been wanting to try their KFC and have been seeing their posts on IG.
We got their little after 8pm (after work) and the place was pretty empty, except for 2 other parties that left shortly after we got there. Was seated immediately and asked for their menu. There was 1 waitress and a bartender, and from what I could see from where I was sitting, 1 cook.
Ordered the Chicken Combo (25pcs of wings), which I caught my eye on their IG post. It was also pictured on their menu so I pointed to it when I ordered. I asked the waitress if I can pick what sauce I wanted and she said no they "make the flavors". There are 4 flavors to choose from and the menu says 2 choice flavor but I didn't get to choose. She just asked "not too spicy?" and I said yes. Also pictured on the menu was White Kimchee Pork Belly. So I pointed to it and said I wanted that and she said yeah OK and walked away with the menu.
After about 30min or so and our waitress bringing us peanuts apologizing that it was taking so long, the chicken combo finally came out (mind you we were the only ones in the joint). We figured out the choices of chicken were honey and yang nyeom mild. It also came with fried mandoo and French fries. Chicken wings were nice and crispy, not too much batter and good flavor. We liked both flavors. Fries were nice and crispy as well amd mandoo was good.
Shortly after our combo arrived the waitress came with what I thought was going to be the pork belly dish I ordered. She put it down and walked away. When I went to taste it I noticed there was noodles. Then thought, what is this? Took a piece of what I thought was pork belly and knew we didn't get what we ordered. It was chicken on a bed of noodles and rice cake with yang nyeom sauce (another dish on their menu). After eating some of it (we were hungry) I called our waitress over to ask her what the dish was and she said yang nyeom chicken. I told her I ordered the pork belly amd she said "pork belly? Oh we don't have that." We figured they just made us another dish amd thought we would like it. It wasn't bad at all but it had the same sauce as our chicken wings and for me that was just too much yang nyeom.
Overall, we liked the chicken wings. I would come back to try their other flavors and hopefully next time they will have the white kimchee pork belly dish. I also want to come back and have some karaoke fun with a few friends.
I asked about their karaoke room and she said they have 1 room, but it's nit ready yet, with no time frame for when it will be ready.
Their chicken wings can be ordered outside at the window at Soul Chicken. Maybe I'll do that next time I have a craving for some KFC.
Located in Kalihi across HCC, former Cleopatra Bar, same complex as Chicken & Brisket. read more