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    Chicken Bee Korean Style Chicken

    3.9 (236 reviews)
    Closed 11:30 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Marc L.

    A delicious meal was delivered to me by a PODTV co worker...Great Bulgogi and other dishes....Definitely was scrumptious and not too expensive. Will definitely make a return trip either in person or thru a delivery service....

    1/2 Creamy Onion Chicken, Pickled Radish
    Andrea A.

    Cozy Korean fried chicken spot on 9th St. I've been here a couple of times now & their food is consistently good. This time, we got the Creamy Onion half chicken with a side of pickled radish. The portion size was perfect for 2 people. The chicken is crispy & juicy, with the onion providing a refreshing contrast. I did think the sauce was a bit too sweet, but it wasn't egregiously so. I also think it's kind of meh that pickles/kimchi are considered paid sides, rather than free accompaniments as seen at most KFC places, but it's fine. Service is fast, ambiance is good. There is parking available nearby. 7.5/10 would recommend!

    Violet E.

    We got a seafood pancake and 20 wings (half supreme and half soy garlic). Both were delicious and hot. I thought that the seafood pancake could be easily replicated at home with some Korean pancake mix. However, the chicken was special and crunchy! The supreme was a little bit too sweet for my taste, but since we had leftovers, I changed my mind. The day old chicken wings were perfectly crispy and not too sweet. The soy garlic wings were also solid and not too sweet/salty. I'll likely be back to Chicken Bee!

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    J W.

    When I tell you this food is really worth it. I was skeptical at first about it honestly I never tried Korean Fried Chicken before. The service was good and the restaurant was really clean. I got the whole Honey garlic chicken and it was the most juiciest chicken ever. Whatever they flour they use is the best and it's so crispy!!! I also got the tteokbokki which was sweet and spicy. The spice wasn't too bad for me because I like spicy food. I would definitely go again. I also shared with my partner and the food was more than enough. The portions were grand. 5/5.

    Whole Soy Garlic Chicken
    Spookie W.

    A Korean friend recommended and since then went there many times. Best Korean fried chicken I've ever had. The chickens are perfectly fried and seasoned. Unbelievably tasty. The service and the ambiance pass.

    Here it is it's the onion separate.

    This was our first visit to a Chicken Bee in Durham. I'll preface this with the fact that we were the first and only customers at 11 AM. My wife is Korean so I've been eating Korean food for many years. I decided on my favorite Korean dish, Bulgogi. My wife ordered Bibimbap. When our food arrived I noticed the ginormous amount of onion on the plate. Half of the meal was onion. The bulgogi itself tasted good and was hot. I just never had so much onion on a bulgogi plate...ever. I removed most of the excess onion and left an appropriate amount in the bulgogi. We both love bibimbap and have eaten it for many years. The chicken bee version uses uncooked bean sprouts. We've never had bibimbap with raw bean sprouts. The waitress told us that it is the way Koreans eat bibimbap. Funny...she is Chinese and my wife is Korean. She told us the cook is Mexican. So my wife took most of her food and a boatload of onion home so she could "fix the food". We live 2 hours away from Durham so we'll probably not try that again. Plenty of other Korean restaurants in the area. Again, the food tasted good and the service was good. We were the only ones there so how could it have been any different?

    Boneless Wings (Large 20pcs) left side is honey garlic and right is spicy garlic
    Yolanda Y.

    Came here after a hike and the garlic chicken hit the spot!! Tastes like they use real honey for their honey garlic sauce, and the sauce covers the wings really well. Fantastic KFC! Little shop can be really crowded and loud on a weekend night. We ordered at the counter and waited for a pretty long time. The staff were friendly and helpful. Parking can be hard and they don't have water (can only order water bottle), so I will do take out next time! Compared to Bonchon: chicken is not as crispy, maybe because the boneless wings are much bigger here. The two sauces we tried here were better than the soy garlic sauce at bonchon. Spicy sauce is less spicy than bonchon.

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    Anna P.

    If you watch a lot of kdramas, you end up craving the foods that they're eating. They tend to show a lot of KFC (Korean fried chicken not Kentucky fried chicken). And I've been craving some KFC anyway since it's been a while so I knew I needed some takeout from Chicken Bee today! Also, it's cold and rainy today so that was also a factor in deciding tonight's dinner. Chicken Bee is my favorite KFC restaurant in Durham! I will say that the chicken isn't as crispy as BonChon's but they are more generous with the sauce. I always order soy garlic wings and sometimes will get the half order of the hot and spicy chicken. I decided to just order both today since I don't have it that often! Leftovers are also a plus for me since I've been too lazy to cook lately. I like to throw them in the toaster oven or air fryer to reheat. The sauces have great flavor and the chicken is juicy and not dry. I also appreciate that the wings are on the bigger side. The hot and spicy is a pretty good spice level for me; it's got good heat and is tolerable. I always get pickled radish as my side. I ordered on doordash for 2 reasons: I didn't feel like driving in the rain and I know parking is very limited there. I do wish they had a better way of packaging the food so it's not as exposed and could be easily tampered with. The middle part of the bag is tied pretty tightly but it's still open because the handles aren't tied together. Also, the box has a small opening that you can see from the top of the bag.

    Spicy garlic
    Luz V.

    I was very excited to have this near by, there was one person taking orders and handling all tables and yet the service was great! I ordered the spicy garlic and the honey garlic with an order of fries. The fries like the chicken were crunchy and fresh. I think the only downfall for me was that the chicken was so heavily breaded that it took a few bites to get to the chicken itself.

    Meg L.

    This place has the crispy frying down. I really liked the seafood pajun. It was perfect sharing size for 2. The dipping sauce was just soy sauce. The wait time for the fried chicken is ~25min. The spicy wings were spicy at first but the flavor quickly dissipated. The medium was a good size, I don't think I could've eaten any more.

    Kimchi Fried Rice
    Rose E.

    On my drive back home, decided to stop in to check out their highly raved Chicken... Set in dark, simple wooden motif, the place is small and casual...more of an eatery than a restaurant. However, I can't say that the pricing is cheap. The menu featured some other popular Korean specialties, but as guessed, heavily Chicken. In many ways, it was like BonChon...just as good at least, though maybe slightly less polished? I learned that this is a local one-off, and not a chain like BonChon. I wouldn't be surprised if they branched into more locations in the future. Despite obvious Covid measures, they attempted to cheer up the place with festive X-Mas music overhead and decor. BTW, there was only one friendly cashier-waitress working the restaurant, and she did fine on her own (given that there was only 2 occupied tables during the time I was there). As my Greed ruled me over, I ordered a ton of Chicken (Half and Half...Soy Garlic and Spicy Garlic), along with Kimchi Fried Rice. WAY too much food, but a good Take-Home for my hubby. Undoubtedly, it's DEE-Lish. I mean, how can it NOT be...it's Double Fried w/ tons of flavor! Also, expectedly, it was quite a messy feast. Advice - Don't bother wearing any lipstick when coming here. If you ARE wearing lipstick, take the damn thing off 'cuz it's going to run all over your face by the time you finish a single chicken piece! Guess I'm just not used to wild, sticky hand-helds. Still, I repeat...DEE-Lish!! Kimchi Fried Rice wasn't bad either. Overall, am glad I decided to check them out. Definitely got my K Chicken fix!

    Sarah Y.

    PROBABLY MY MOST FREQUENTED RESTAURANT IN DURHAM. HITS EVERY TIME AND SOMEHOW CONTINUES TO EXCEED EXPECTATIONS WITH THE TEXTURE AND FLAVOR OF THE CHICKEN. If you're looking for some of the best Korean fried chicken in Durham, you absolutely must try Chicken Bee. This small and unassuming spot may not look like much from the outside, but the food is truly outstanding. The fried chicken is obvs the star of the show here, and for good reason - it's amazing. The chicken is incredibly crispy and perfectly seasoned, with just the right amount of spice. But it's not just the chicken that's great here. The side dishes are a fantastic pairing, with plenty of options to choose from. The atmosphere is simple and casual, small but plenty of seating and friendly service. It's the perfect spot for a quick lunch or a casual dinner with friends. Note that the portions are quite generous - I've never left Chicken Bee feeling hungry and always order plates to share. And the prices are very reasonable, especially considering the high quality of the food. A MUST-TRY FOR ANYONE IN DURHAM.

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    Delicious wings! You can never go wrong with it. Ambiance is good. And service is good as well.

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    Ask the Community - Chicken Bee Korean Style Chicken

    Where's the best place to park to eat at Chicken Bee?

    There is street parking directly in front of Chicken Bee. And if that is full you can park in the garage which is located directly behind the restaurant building.

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