Korean Fried Chicken! There was a different Korean Fried Chicken place here before that opened up their own shop and that place has really good chicken. It's called Furai chicken and it's much beter than BBQ chicken. I did want to try this place though as there's another spot we really like in here that does pork feet really well. The chicken here is spot on - very good. It's properly fried - nice and crunchy skin without being overly oily. Very tasty. The only thing I will do next time is see if they have no breast meat options. I am not really a fan of breast meat when it comes to fried chicken. So good - great competition for Furai - both are outstanding places. And you should go to either instead of the BBQ chicken chain as the chicken here is definitely better. read more

Review 15/365 Day Challenge Came to Zion to pick up some Korean food for the week 1.24.26 It was around lunch time and saw this Korean Fried Chicken at the food court. Decided to give it a try. Ordered the Half & Half option, Bone in $ 32.99 What flavor we ordered ~ Garlic Soy flavor was really yummy. Tasted similar like the known fried chicken spot that offers the garlic soy flavor. ~ Garlic Spicy Mild tastes like the Garlic Soy but with the Mild spice level. Isn't mild at all. Looks red & spicy but don't let that scare you to order this flavor. It's a new Flavor. Chicken is good, tender, fried to perfection and nice size. It came w a good size pickled daikon given with our chicken. The associate gave us a receipt and mentioned it'll be 15 mins to pick up. So i decided to do some shopping. Associate was really nice friendly & our order was completed as promised. The chicken spot looks clean and welcoming. Along has a delicious aroma of yummy fried chicken. read more

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One of my favorite Korean fried chicken places! The chicken is always so crispy and their flavors are so good. We called to make a to go order and the staff was super nice too. read more

Delicious Korean fried chicken. Cheaper than Furai and tastes better. I love that they give large portions of pickled radish. We usually buy 2 whole chickens, original and soy garlic. Give this place a try!!! read more

Food is amazing !! Great service and great pricing! It's inside the Zion Market place. Highly recommend! Great quality and great food read more

CM Chicken - Favorite little spot inside Zion Market - Chicken Shop Near Me - Irvine, California

Finally made it here! Every time we came to Zion Market we only walked past, but today my son really wanted to try it, so we finally did! We ordered the Red Hot Snow Onion since we love spicy food, and it was the perfect level of heat for us. If you can't handle spicy food, it might be pretty hot for you. The chicken was crispy and delicious, and the sauce was sweet with just the right amount of spice--so good! They have several different flavors, and next time we're planning to try the Padak Chicken. If you're craving Korean-style seasoned fried chicken, I definitely recommend this place! read more

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CM Chicken is located inside the Zion Market. It's just counter service store where you take everything to go, or sit on one of those tables in the food court area. They sell Korean Style Chicken, from wings, half chicken and full chicken. I personally prefer with bone because I think it tastes better than boneless. The Garlic Soy sounded great so I went for a half chicken with bone. It comes with some pickled radish which always goes great with fried chicken. The quality and freshness was perfect as they make every order fresh. Just the crisp of the first bite itself will make you want more. Definitely recommended to try the food here. read more

CM Chicken - Half Chicken- Garlic Soy - Chicken Shop Near Me - Irvine, California

Such a hidden gem! These wings are different from the b.b.q wings around the area! This one isn't as fatty/filled with skin. The wings are crispy and seasoned to perfection. I did a phone order and it was ready in about 15 minutes. The lady was also super nice, we picked up on time and she even offered the free white sauce! We got 10 wings for $20 read more

CM Chicken - Chicken Shop Near Me - Irvine, California

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This is my 4th time trying CM Chicken, and every time I've had it, I've had delicious, crispy chicken that's not greasy at all. I especially love Fired original boneless chicken with the #5 red hot pepper sauce, which is a spicy sauce very similar to Buldak sauce. The dice-shaped radish (they give generous pint size) is delicious because it is not too salty or too sweet like other places. Angelica is so sweet and kind every my visit, I really thought she is the owner. Chef Silvano is also friendly, he waves hand and wear his mask when he frying foods. The staff here are so kind to the guests, and the owner is truly lucky to be working with them. It's located inside Zion Market, so it's easy to pick up chicken after grocery shopping, and if you call in advance, the food will already be ready by the time you arrive. There are only a few tables inside, shared with other restaurants, so it's almost like a take-out place. Tq Angelica! See u soon! read more

CM Chicken - The Original chicken, born-less. #5 Red Hot Paper sauce, very similar with Buldak sauce. - Chicken Shop Near Me - Irvine, California

This is the 4th chicken spot that's been here. Furai chicken, Pink chicken, Two Dak, now CM chicken. CM chicken is a chain with other locations in La Habra and Gardena. They have famous for their snow chicken which is their original fried chicken + onions & special white sauce drizzled on the chicken/onions. The chicken itself has a bit of a kick to it (there's no chicken that doesn't). The white sauce has hints of apple and it does make the spice more bearable if you don't like spice. This is in the food court section and it can get busy. I ordered when there was no other orders and it took about 15m for them to have it ready. Definitely better than some of the previous stores. Would order from here again. read more

I'm gonna say it's better than Furai, I was surprised at how the old didn't smell chemically. Price is good, and she throws in a few more than ordered. read more

Was craving korean fried chicken so I thought I'd tried out this new place. It's so good!!!!Perfectly crispy but juicy inside. I've been disappointed with the closest pelicana and bbq, because it'd either smell weird or be way too dry. I think CM will be my new go-to for korean chicken. I ordered for pick up, and the food was promptly ready when I got there. I got the original fried chicken. The worker was very kind friendly! He gave me extra items, so I got to try the onion sauce and it was really good. Flavorful but not overpowering. Made me want to try out other flavors. Give this place a try!!! Food stalls in zion so frequently go out of business and I really want this place to stay. I only write reviews when I have strong opinions, trust me read more

CM Chicken - Original fried chicken, radish, onion - Chicken Shop Near Me - Irvine, California

This is the third different chicken restaurant at this location that I know of. I ordered a half chicken with hot honey. It tasted pretty good. It wasn't spicy like I was hoping. Each order takes about 20 minutes since it's cooked fresh. The person working was very friendly and gave good service. Wings are cooked in the fryer not on the grill like the picture on the menu. There's a few tables that are shared with the other restaurants. The parking lot can get a bit crazy at times. I would come back. read more

CM Chicken - Wings aren't cooked on a grill like on the picture - Chicken Shop Near Me - Irvine, California

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I had to come back -- this place seriously has the best fried chicken in town. I ordered three half chickens (onion, hot honey, and spicy garlic), and every single one had perfectly crispy batter. I also love that they give you two full packs of pickled radish. read more

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So Lets break it down. Today was the Grand Opening of CM Chicken. Im not sure if they had a soft opening ahead of today but I was at Zion over the weekend and the place was not open yet. Today was the first day of the GO and they are doing a 50% sale until Sunday. For those who shop at Zion, this is now the 3rd chicken place at this location, it was previously Furai, then Two Dak. I came around 4:45 pm and there was sign saying that they were not taking any more orders until 5 pm, because apparently they had already sold out and needed to get more chicken. From where, im not sure. They were still pushing out orders but just not taking any new orders. I was the second person in line so i was thinking that once I ordered it would be pretty quick. One thing i have to say is that they didn't manage the promotion very well as they were allowing people to order as much as they wanted. Well unfortunately the lady ahead of me ordered like a total of $200 worth of chicken (after the 50% discount) which drastically impacted their ability to push out additional orders. So by satisfying one customer, they then had 10 other angry customers which defeats the purpose of the promotion. The idea is to get people to try the food in order to build up your customer base. In total it took over an hr to get my food which was just a single order of the half and half. While i was waiting for my food, the owner told people in line that they had to stop taking orders because the wait time from ordering had grown to over 1.5 hrs. I know its the grand opening but obviously there could have been a better execution plan. So lets get to the food. Like many other chicken places a typical order comes with pickled radish. The place seems to make their own rather than use prepackaged radish that you find at say Pelicana. I prefer the homemade version as the radish seems to typically have a better crisp to it. Overall i found the size given was adequate. They actually gave me an extra tub as a means of compensating for the long wait time as they told me initially my order was only going to take 30 mins. For the chicken i got the garlic soy and the hot honey. The garlic soy seemed to be one of the more popular choices while the hot honey seemed to be new. I found the sauces to be very good, not to overly sweet and the hot honey had a good kick to it but not to overpowering. The chicken came out juicy, fully cooked, and well seasoned. You can tell that the chicken was in a brine solution before as the meat had good flavor. Often times at other chicken locations, places cut corners on the brining and leave it up to the sauces for flavor which tends to leave the chicken bland and dry. I also thought that the overall breading was nice and not too light or too heavy so the chicken was still crispy and could hold the sauce. Overall it was a well cooked piece of chicken. Kudos to the fact that even though they were busy, they didnt cut corners on the cooking process. So now the big question, is CM Chicken better than Pelicana? I think its too early to tell. Right now im thinking its Pelicana but i think my judgement maybe a little swayed due to the overall poor experience during the grand opening. I think once CM works out some of the kinks im gonna have to do another comparison and do a side by side while factoring price into the equation. I will be honest with everyone, when i did a comparison between Pelicana and Two Dak, my wife and i both agreed we liked Two Dak. read more

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My boy is a really picky eater and doesn't like the fried chicken. However, he likes their chicken and I finally find the chicken place where I can enjoy with my boy. Their staffs are so nice too. read more

It seems most of the negative reviews were from opening day due to people over ordering and wait times, which I don't think is an accurate reflection of what this is like on a normal day. I've had their chicken a few times now and it is by far my favorite korean fried chicken place in the OC. I've frequented Furai, Chan Chan, BBQ Chicken, love letter, pelicana, but I would say this is the best of the bunch I've had the garlic soy, garlic spicy, curry, and the honey hot and prefer the garlic spicy. It actually does have a bit of a kick to it, and I usually handle spice very well. The reason why I enjoy this place is because the chicken is hot and fresh with a lot of meat. It's crispy on the outside, juicy on the inside. The flavor profile is fantastic, and like I said, packs a punch. The pickled radish is also large chunks and very well done. Lots of other places give either small pieces of chicken where there's barely any meat, too much batter, or tiny bits of pickled radish. Price is comparable to other korean fried chicken restaurants. I've never dealt with a line at lunch time (~11-12pm) and my wait time is usually 10-15 minutes from time of order to getting my food food. Best eaten right away to maintain that crispiness, which is their only downside since it's inside a zion grocery store. read more

100% delicious - just try and you will find out it is not only fresh but so tasty. After BBQChicken and other places - I just sticked to this one - kids and wife approve read more

Came here recently because we wanted some KFC and saw that this was a new spot that took over a previous shop we liked (twodaktwodak). Was only able to try the spicy garlic so not entirely sure on the rest of the flavors however the service we got was really good! Reserving 5 stars for next time once we get to try more flavors however the service on its own I would give it a 5. Now as for KFC some spots really know how to maintain the crisp even when things are sauced up. Not everybody can do it so I understand. I tend to order things in their original crispy and then sauce on the side so I can help maintain its texture. I would recommend that same approach here if you're a texture person also it's easier to reheat the following day. Nonetheless it was pretty crispy even after 20 mins since we got it togo and the flavor was pretty good. I would absolutely come back to try some of their other stuff as I am interested to see how the other flavors are now. The prices and portions are fair for a Korean fried chicken spot (personally I think the value is slighter better than some other spots atm, maybe cause they're new) It's nice that it's inside a Zion market as well so you can do some grocery shopping while waiting for your food read more

Place is located inside Zion. Phone was turned off for their grand opening. Overall, chicken is tasty! Crispy and seasoned well. Ordered the whole original fried chicken and spicy garlic wings. Not sure what chicken is used (Jidori, foster farms, etc.) thought. The amount of meat is slightly smaller than other KFC spots. Friendly customer service given their grand opening. My recommendation to the business owners is to communicate a better wait time upon ordering. My order was placed at 2:30pm but not ready until 4:05pm. Wait time longer than 30 minutes should be told upfront. Growing pains, right?!? read more

This is my new choice for KFC - Korean fried chicken lately, especially for original fried chicken (with no sauce) and chicken with onion or green onion. Pa dak - green onion chicken - has sauce options, and the lemon sauce has a kick of wasabi, which I loved. The store is very generous with toppings, sauce, and the sweet radish especially. They take orders over phone, so you can pick it up when ready, which usually has taken 15-20 minutes for a half or one whole chicken order. It is located inside Zion Market, and, although the market calls it a food court, it only has a few tables and not much space. I would recommend ordering a. to-go and enjoy with beer at home unless you are grabbing a quick meal. read more

Super crispy and delicious authentic Korean chicken The most of impressive thing is that employees are super nice!!! The woman at the register always ask me "want extra sauce or napkins?" Man chef is always hard working and cook my chicken perfect. I go this place once a week Highly recommend!! read more

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Great chicken always taste good, we are regulars and so close to home we always order from here, owners are so nice too!

One of the best fried chicken in Irvine. There are a few kfc within blocks of each other and CM Chicken is on the top of my list. Chicken is perfectly crispy and the sauce is so good too! read more

We ordered original whole chicken, it was very tasty and juicy! Definitely will come back for more!

For those complaining about unlimited on promo, they restricted it to 2 items per order today. The batter was kinda light for me compared to other kfc places. This caused the chicken to get soggy when sauced. Spicy garlic wasn't very spicy or garlicky. It should be skipped. Soy garlic was actually pretty tasty except it was sweeter than others and the batter got soggy. One big concern is if you look in the back there's basically a hotel pan on the floor with bagged chicken in plastic bags piled up. I'd imagine this should normally be in a fridge for health and safety reasons? Getting docked for an obvious food handling violation. read more

Not a good start. Called 10 times over 2 days. No answer. Went there because I was told the place opens at 10:30am. Waited till 11am, nobody shows up. Long line already. We were then told they won't open till 12pm. read more

Poorly run grand opening, looks like they're not putting a hard cap on how much chicken one person can order during their promotional opening. Came at 4PM and was informed they're out of chicken already. Literally walked past a family who had 2 full bags of orders. Might not come back if this is how they run things read more

Great food. The snow onion chicken is delicious. The service is great. Tiny little store front inside the Zion Market so there's not too much seating or space to eat inside. I would say do not let the poor reviews about the grand opening deter you from trying the food. Of course it would be fucking busy and hectic get your head out of your ass?! I went the first day of their promotion and waited a bit but it was for good food. Obviously there would be a wait considering they sold out hours before their closing time. read more

The chicken was soggy and the bones were shattered, which ended up cracking my tooth when I bit into it. On top of that, it tasted terrible and gave me food poisoning -- probably because it was old. This was by far the worst chicken place I've ever experienced. read more

Came at 4pm, waited 20 minutes before getting to the cash register. They said they Ran Out of chicken. A place which specializes and only serve only chicken " Ran Out of chicken " read more

Been here 3 times. Got wings first time and full chicken second time. Wings 5/5 but full chicken is not as good. Would recommend getting wings only original flavor. Unfortunately I won't be back because I will be away for work for a couple months but I hope this place is still around when I return :) read more

Tried CM chicken a few times as we would buy weekly from the prior tenant, Two Dak. The prior chicken place had amazing chicken & despite having a sauce, the chicken was still crispy. Not here. Unfortunately, the chicken is so small, sauces fell flat, and chicken was very dry & soggy. Prices are also more expensive for less food & lower quality. I went a couple times before their grand opening promotion & also after that debacle. Consistently disappointed each time. read more

Chickens were cooked perfect. Crispy and tangy. Not as greasy as other KFC joints. It felt like the chickens were fried on order. Great service as well. Overall, it was one of the best KFC that I had in Irvine. read more

Our favorite Korean fried chicken chain. Extra crispy and not too greasy. We usually get the snow onion original but other flavors are good too. read more

Didn't get to try Chicken on their 2nd day of grand openkng promotion. At 130 pm, lunch time on a Saturday, they weren't taking orders and screens were off. There were a lot of orders for pick up on the counter but no new orders. A man told us they have no more tickets. read more

Great news, a new CM Chicken has opened! We can never have enough of korean fried chicken, and I can confidently say this is one of the best! Everything here is great, but I personally love the garlic soy and garlic spicy flavors. They both have a good amount of spice and the chicken is always crispy and flavorful. The service here is always great and they're always friendly, especially when it comes to recommendations. I will definitely come back, and if you're thinking about trying this place, I suggest you go; you will not regret it! read more

Delicious food and great service. This is a must have if you're craving any type of fried chicken. Always go for the garlic soy and the spicy garlic flavors read more