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    Chon Dak

    4.6 (952 reviews)
    ModerateBars, Korean
    Closed 4:30 pm - 2:00 am (Next day)
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    CHON DAK ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Loud
    Happy hour specials
    Good for groups

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    Fried rice
    Cheri S.

    I came here late at night with a group of friends who told me that they LOVE this place. Well... I thought the food was just okay. I wouldn't write home about it. I don't think I would even come here during the day. But at night if you are watching a game or going out with friends I think this could be a good spot. It really gave sports bar. They take a hands off approach to ordering so you use an IPad... but their iPads kept freezing or dying on us. They also add gratitude despite not really using waitresses.

    Tokkbokki with udon, kimchi fried rice, whole fried chicken
    Nancy C.

    One of the few spots in the Southbay open late. Delicious and authentic Korean food with excellent customer service. The owner is so sweet. The whole chicken was super crispy and the dipping sauces made it so scrumptious. Kimchi fried rice had a perfect sunny side up egg on top and was super flavorful. Tokkbokki has an epic cheese pull and a spicy sauce.

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    Maianh N.

    Here with my husband trying more good foods. Trying new foods from chon dak . I'm excited.

    Food
    Luis M.

    Here with my wife. Love to come to this place to eat good foods. This is one of my favorite place to go eat at.

    Suriya P.

    Tried Chondak for the first time and was really impressed with both the food and the service. We ordered the kimchi fried rice, the roasted fried whole chicken with dipping sauces, and the platter that comes with spicy rice cakes, cheesy ramen, fried dumplings, blood sausage, and gimmari. The platter ended up being my favorite, a great variety and everything was cooked well and full of flavor. The chicken was crispy on the outside and juicy inside, and while all the sauces were good, the mustard sauce stood out as my favorite. Service was spectacular from start to finish. The staff was attentive, friendly, and made sure we had everything we needed without being overbearing. Overall a great experience, and I'll definitely be coming back.

    Best Korean street food
    Ashley M.

    Chon Dak is serving massive portions of Korean street food and that whole crispy fried chicken is on EVERY table. Soy garlic wings, banchan for days, and the corn cheese + bulgogi fries combo = unreal House-made sauces, generous plates, and open till 2AM. Late-night cravings? Covered.

    Grilled pork belly
    Samuel C.

    As my reviews are heavily weighted towards food taste, the food is okay, with the pork belly being a disappointment for me. The place has a good dive vibe for guilt-free drinks and Korean comfort food. And the owner is super friendly. The ambience is excellent here. If you are on a late night snack attack in LA South Bay, I recommend this place for that - they are open till 2am. Since my reviews and ratings are all about the food. Food-wise, Chon Dak is average.  Charcoal Grilled Pork Belly - 2/5. This may be subjective. Maybe this isn't the proper cut of pork belly for this dish, but I find it too thick, of poor quality, and too fatty. The dipping sauce is just average, nothing special. I want to acknowledge that the restaurant used the right iron skillet and that, with some assistance from the waiter, the pork belly was browned correctly on the edges, giving it a good texture. Nonetheless, the whole pork belly just didn't come together for me when I ate it. Regretfully, this isn't my favorite item. Roasted Fried Whole Chicken - 4/5. This is a good dish. Overall, the chicken was well marinated. The skin was crispy and had a pleasant rotisserie taste. The inside isn't as juicy as I would like, but it was too shabby in terms of taste and juiciness. It's a good dish to complement the beer if you aren't looking for something too heavy.

    Spicy rice cake, kimchi fried rice, roasted chicken
    Lena T.

    Everything was so good! The fried chicken was crispy, juicy, and packed with flavor! My favorite was the kimchi fried rice. They have a wide selections of menu so you can never go wrong with any item. The portions are also very generous!! The staff were friendly, and the service was quick.

    Seafood udon
    Christopher V.

    First off the portions here are huge!! The prices seemed a bit expensive but once we got the food it made sense. The pork belly is cooked in front of you and it is so delicious and crispy. The bulgogi fries were the highlight of the meal though. The fries were crispy, the bulgogi was nice and sweet and they were so cheesy. The fried rice was also delicious and had a lil kick to it. The service was excellent and the inside was nice and quiet. But we were told it gets busy at night.

    Corn Cheese
    Samuel L.

    An amazing place to go to with large groups. The food and service were all top notch, made fresh to order and excellent in taste! Would highly recommend the corn cheese, fried chicken and the fish cake soup, all excellent for large groups. The space seems a little small and I've heard it can fill up so come early if you can. Otherwise there are no other notes other than visit now!

    Spicy rice cake

    Truly a hidden gem in Gardena! The roasted chicken was definitely my favorite. It was incredibly juicy with crispy skin. You can tell they take their time preparing it. Everything we ordered came out fresh, and the portions were generous. If you're looking for a delicious Korean chicken spot with great service, I highly recommend Chon Dak. The service was also great and everyone was very attentive. I'll definitely be coming back!

    Joy C.

    Definitely a great late night eat spot! Such a different spot from K-Town ... extra bonus is own parking lot! Thanks for the rec for the pork belly combo. My group of four was full and it was just enough food. Love the extra help you get with the cooking. Order through the individual tablets. Friendly service n

    Miguel R.

    Chon Dak is not as electric as K-town bars but it still has delicious and engaging food, and an interactive ordering system, and touches of fun. But, it also has stacked boxes near, the bathroom, which makes it feel like the place has an unfinished inventory task, or they have not understood how to organize their place for complete aesthetics. This is an example of what dilutes the bing-bang-bomp vibe that more IG viral places have, like for example Chi Chi's or Dang Su sa. Still this place is a romp in a Korean alley, maybe just the lights of this place flicker a lot and it is not in Seoul. Ironically, this place was spotlighted by IG and I made a point to visit it because it is closer to me than driving to Ktown and having to endure, its sometimes, loud scene. One of the items that I made a point to get was their whole roasted chicken. Yes, seeing the chicken be cut into pieces in front of me was something new, I have never seen. But also just kind of a quick nudge of a scene, it was not add a powder to the grill and wash now a blue flame rise tall moment. What I did not expect, was that the actual chicken was as good as it was. Like the skin, was fried to a crisp that made the texture almost chip like in its crispness. The sides also came in these never before seen containers. How to describe them? Maybe like, containers where sandwiches come that you open from one end by unclasping both sides that connect to the holes underneath. They had ranch, and mustard. For the price, the dish was a hit--- a dart or ninja star hitting bully's eye, point blank. Especially since the chicken can feed like three or four, depending, generally speaking, I know that there are some folks who would eat the chicken as their first app. it's fun to like order stuff from a screen at your table. In other restaurants, the ones in ktown, you can chat with other people and play games, and send people food so it becomes like a door to others, but here, it is just a menu on an ipad but still that adds engagement cause you have to use your fingers to touch a screen which adds pizzazz cause it makes yours finger dance. The bulgogi fries were also a super strong dish. Like imagine carne asada fries but with Asian flavors, which in my opinion win the fight. The bulgogi fries here had this cheese corn mixture, that added a flavor of richness and a nod to me specificallly cause I love corn. Everything we ate was grand, and the place felt alive! For example, there was a blue neon bottle advertising an alcoholic drink which was like maybe or most likely Korean. And this detail was small but awesome because it help complete the feeling that I was seeing fragments of an authenthic Korean eatery in Gardena. Like, Modelo advertising in Gardena is commong because it is a standard drink in California. But Korean beer is not sold as widely as Modelo. So the Neon sign represented a detail that is shipped from Korean culture which seems fresh to me. JIn Roi is back, is what the sign says. Oh ok, maybe Jin Roi is sake instead of beer, but same difference. This place is definetely worth a visit- it delivers in all fronts.

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    Went here for first time with my daughters and the food is so good and sonfrrsh, and the service is so good. definitely recommend

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    This place is listed today as having outdoor seating. Is it still available? If it is, is it covered or heated? How many people can sit there?…

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    Does Chon dak check for ID?

    Yes, everytime i go.

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    My date and I were craving some long overdue Korean BBQ and we were in the perfect area to grab…read moresome. We gave this place a try because we were excited to see they have Rice Wine here (since most of the mainstream KBBQ places didn't have this), and we were satisfied beyond our expectations. Parking: A very small dim lot next to the restaurant. Right below the small sign that sits above it. Ambience: We came on a Saturday night (7:00pm) expecting busy wait times but we called in and there was no wait! We were immediately seated. It's a very small restaurant, the booths are big enough to fit a family but bigger parties may need to call in to see if space is available. The vibes are especially different from most bigger and popular places but this qualifies as a hidden gem for sure. Service: Quick and nice! Second time coming to a place where they cook it for you at some points and serve you. They check on you often enough and were quick to see you get all that you ordered. Food: Absolutely nothing I've never had before, we knew we wanted brisket and pork belly, we skipped out on the combos + intestine sections bc of this. Luckily our two meat combo qualified us to also receive a soybean paste soup, steamed egg, and corn cheese for free! We additionally added rice paper to our order for a small charge. The menu is vast and I would like to come back here to try their different meats. I have never had a more flavorful brisket in my KBBQ experience before and the pork belly was thick enough and had that chewiness texture that made it so enjoyable. Employee was nice enough to inform us that the soup + steamed egg are carefully cooked with real flavorful ingredients, so expect high-quality. We didn't go into this place expecting AYCE since we believe places that offer à la carte specializes in quality, so please come with the same idea if you choose to go here! Regardless, our small bodies were filled by how much food we received! Overall, I gave this place a chance despite its smaller reviews, smaller atmosphere, and a generally smaller presence this had in comparison to its competitors. I would suggest you do the same too!

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