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Revisiting and my opinion has not changed since I've tried this over a year ago. Literally if not the best chicken tenders I've had. I'm not talking about boneless chicken or chicken wings. In terms of chicken tenders I haven't had better than here overall. The flavor was on point. I got the soy garlic tikku chicken but it was not your ordinary soy garlic, there's some kick to it which adds to the flavor. Maybe they should relabel it spicy soy garlic! If I had any critique I wish it was more crunchy. Needless to say, I will be back.
When I CM I Eat'em. CM Chicken offers a wide selection of items on menu that are not traditionally found on a korean bbq menu. Besides a very tasty menu of chicken toppings and flavors they also offer fries that are straight cut, waffled, curled or wedged. Onion rings, mozzarella sticks, calamari, gizzards & shrimps are also fried up for your order. My favorite is soy garlic but this round we got a family order of plain with cups of dipping flavors. We also ordered the cheesy wings thats are so flavorful they make your mouth water. The chicken wings are meaty, crispy and full of flavor. The Tikku chicken is also a favorite as it is fried and charcoal grilled. My next visit I am definitely trying the Snow Onion chicken wings.
My lady and I love the Ridgefield location. We finally decided to try the Montclair one the other day. We always get the Korean corn dog and usually the soy garlic wings. Was very glad to see the extensive menu at the Montclair location. Plus all the seating is a definite plus. Certainly an improvement on the 2 seater window counter in Ridgefield. Sadly it's where the advantage ends. The corn dog was more of the American fair variety with a stale crust. My girl did not enjoy the gizzards at all. She had one. I don't mind the tough texture as much as she clearly did. I do think the gizzards would benefit from being pressure cooked in order to tenderize them more. But I did enjoy the flavor overall (even though they weren't very spicy.) The wings were less spicy than the Ridgefield CM, but much greasier. I'm glad we tried, but I think we will stick to old reliable from here on out. Go and give them a try and make your own decision. ENJOY!!!
Chicken glorified! I came here with 2 friends and the owner greeted us right away and explained the menu. The perfectly crispy Tikku Garlic Soy (sweet and savory) Chicken Wings which were marinated, fried, then charcoal-grilled boasted classic flavors. Then we also enjoyed the Snow Onion Curry Chicken Wings which arrived with a huge pile of onions and curry sauce. Both of these dishes came with 8 big and filling wings and marinated daikon along with celery and carrot sticks with ranch sauce. Then the Red Hot (spicy but not the kind that kicks your ass) Gizzards were amazing and could be perfect as a snack. Besides these items, their menu's pretty vast with ricey chicken bowls, chicken burgers, and a whole bunch of fun sides. To drink, we tried Milki- a yummy South Korean dairy-based soda which worked really well with the food. Everything's just so clucking good! NOTES/TIPS: **Below Street level down some stairs. **Excellent service throughout. BYOB. **Order via yelp, ChowNow, DoorDash, Grubhub, Seamless, Postmates, and Uber Eats.
I love korean fried chicken and this may be the most juicy and tender chicken I've ever had!! I had the soy garlic tikku wings and they were amazing. Me and my fiance can't wait to come by again and become regulars here! the place is downstairs, but they have a sign that's very easy to spot. there's a small outdoor dining spot that is cute. the indoor space is cute reminds me of like a taco place interior, but it is cute nonetheless! prices were a bit on the higher side, but it's worth it!! there was a 15% discount via Yelp, but we forgot to use it, but that would definitely help with sealing the deal to get these wings if pricing was a concern :)
This place has been getting a lot of buzz lately, which can cut both ways - it may very well be worth the hype, but it just as often means it's overrated to some degree. Thankfully CM Chicken is more of the former. I stopped by here for lunch yesterday (a Friday afternoon). The restaurant was completely deserted save a handful of employees, and the fellow behind the counter seemed mildly surprised that I wanted to eat in (I got the impression from the customers who came in during my visit that this is almost exclusively a takeout establishment during weekday lunchtimes). It's a nice basement space that you access from the street via a flight of stairs - constructive feedback, that was starting to look a little rickety and could use an upgrade. The two TVs on the wall were airing K-Pop music videos, so if you don't like eating with Dance Dance Revolution music playing in the background, this might not be for you. I don't like bones in my meat unless it's ribs, so I opted for the soy garlic chicken tenders ($15 or $16). Very generous portion; I was pretty hungry coming in so I was able to devour it in one sitting, but you could easily make this into two meals. The flavor was amazing, and the meat itself extremely juicy/tender. I'm always slightly leery of Korean BBQ because it's so easy to feel disgusting after eating it (that's a genre that's never going to be mistaken for health food), but I walked out feeling pleasantly full and not uncomfortable. My recommendation would be to avoid getting any type of side with this - I'm sure a few extra bites here would have tipped the scales literally and figuratively for me. The food came out within five or 10 minutes, and the service was exceptional - it definitely helps that nobody else was in there, but the guy behind the counter/waiter was attentive without being overbearing and got the check for me probably within 30 seconds of consuming my last bite. Doesn't get much better than that. I wasn't even halfway done with my meal before I reached out to a friend who lives nearby to alert them to this recommendation. Don't sleep on this place - it's not a hidden gem, but it is a gem nonetheless.
A great addition to the Montclair community. On my visit, I had the traditional wings with the soy garlic cause on the side. I will say that the soy garlic is spicier than any other soy garlic that I've had in the past. So if you don't like spice at all get it on the side. I am happy that I got the sauce on the side because it really allowed me to taste how flavorful, well seasoned and well friend the chicken itself was. Perfect amount of batter and seasoning. I can't wait to go back and try other options! Only request is for a sauce that is not spicy. It is also not handicap accessible. (Not their fault, just a result of the location)
This place has the right idea of where they wanted to open. There's good amount of pop culture designs and style on your way to the restaurant and inside too. It's a good korean chicken spot for the area. We left so full and we brought leftovers home. And there's a soda yogurt drink that I tried for the first time and I so enjoyed it. Our server was attentive and welcoming. I'm glad he explained he dishes to us. FYI, You'd have to look for street parking.
There were no patrons when I stoped by for lunch. I asked what was on the basic CM sandwich. I was told mayo, slaw and tomato. I also asked if the chicken was cooked to order, I was told yes. I ordered and when my meal was ready, it was brought out to my table. The fries were fresh & hot but not too much flavor, they needed salt, none on table. The sandwich was served on a huge bun, you could not see the chicken. I took a bite and almost barfed. It was chewy and rubbery, tasted precooked and microwaved. I took bun off to find this tiny old chicken that was probably cooked the day before and reheated. There was also cheese! I wasn't told there would be cheese, I hate cheese on a chicken sandwich! What a disappointment! I can't believe these good reviews. Beware not fresh, precooked chicken! No crunch, soggy! See photo! This was not take away! I reached out to establishment with photos and they never bothered to respond, that says a lot! Worst lunch ever!
Ordered: 1lb Seasoned Wings (~$15): Spicy Garlic flavor 1lb Tikku Wings (~$16): Soy Garlic flavor 1lb Snow Wings (~$16): Curry Snow Onion flavor Curly Fries (~$5) Diet Pepsi bottle (~$3) Aya's take: The chokehold that Korean fried chicken has me in is unexplainable. Super excited to try this place and stopped by with a couple of friends around 7:30pm on a Saturday. The weather wasn't great but I was surprised to see this place empty. They must get more take-out orders. Despite it not being busy, it took about 40 minutes to get our orders. That's longer than I've ever had to wait at any Korean fried chicken place. All 3 Wing orders were delicious in flavor. I really enjoyed the Tikku - Soy Garlic but the Curry Snow Onion flavor was impressive! The onions are cut extremely thin and are super cold, topped with the curry sauce. It complimented the hot and crispy fried chicken so well. The Curly Fries were pretty average and unfortunately, they brought them out long before our Wing orders came out. Aside from the service, you will not be disappointed with the fried chicken here! Hit the spot!
I had Sucha great experience from the moment I walked in to the moment I left with my leftovers. The ambiance was low key but spacious. Great place for groups or sharing food with friends. I came a little early for lunch so I was seated immediately. Drink options add standard bottle beverages. No alcohol here. The menu was a bit overwhelming because there's a lot of options and it can be tough to navigate. The server was there to save the say and weigh in on his recommendations. Appetizers I did the gizzards, calamari, and fries. Everything was so good, I'm a huge fan of fried gizzards and they cooked em perfectly. Next - chicken and chicken burger. The chicken wings were so crispy and delicious. Big fan of Korean fried chicken, there's was so tasty. I did the regular soy garlic . For the sandwich I did spicy, it was so good!!! I love spicy chicken, cooked spot on. 5 stars all around! Would come back and definitely bringing a big group.
The overall experience of dining here was good. The staff are friendly and willing to answer any questions you may have. The food came out pretty quickly and it was hot, which is a plus! The sides were my favorite out of everything we tried. I highly recommend the fried calamari and fried shrimp; the fried dumplings and cheese sticks were good too! The chicken was decent in that the wings were cooked well and not dry at all. However, the taste and texture aren't very authentic compared to other Korean fried chicken (KFC) I've had. The batter was thick, making the chicken feel heavy/greasy, which shouldn't be the case with KFC especially when it's double fried properly. The experience was more like eating American fried chicken with Asian inspired sauces rather than KFC itself. We were also served carrots and celery with ranch instead of pickled radish, which are a must for KFC! The flavors we tried were soy green onion, garlic spicy, soy garlic tikku (this was the best one bc of the char flavor), and cheese monster. The seasoned, raw green onions definitely helped cut the grease!
Solid Korean fried chicken spot in the area. I'm a big fan of Korean fried chicken. We came based on the raving reviews. What was disappointing was the service. I'm not sure what happened but we came with a party of 10 and felt like during the whole time we were there, they did not check up on us. No refill on the water, no taking out the dirty plates, no checking on us to see if we like the food. Nothing. We had to go up to them to ask for everything. Two people from our party also arrived an hour late, it would have made sense if they checked on us to see if we needed to place more food order or if we needed anything else, but nope. We had to go up to them tell them we needed to order more food. We ordered a bunch of items here including waffle fries, onion rings, regular fries, fried shrimp, whole fried chicken with sauce on the side for dipping, green onion chicken and the tikku chicken. Everything was pretty decent besides that the tikku chicken was too sweet IMO and not garlicky enough compare to other KFC places not too far away in fort lee. Overall, it seems like other people here had awesome service so I'm not sure if they just ignored us since we were such a large group or what. I would probably only do take out again if I'm ever in the area but would much rather go to fort lee for my KFC
5 years ago
Such a nice little gem nested into Montclair. The crew was so nice and patient while a barrage of questions and made the vibe of the restaurant more enjoyable overall. The indoor seating is super cozy and they had good music playing overhead. The chicken was A tier and I regretted not ordering little samplings of all so I could try all the flavours they had to offer. I highly recommend checking CM chicken out and I'll definitely visit again! read more
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Looks like I found my new place at least what I can get parking lol definitely believe the hype believe the reviews of this place as much business as possible because this is hands-down one of the better places I've been to. The chicken is real it's not an imitation stuff and it's honestly affordable. read more
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5 years ago
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Thank you for a great review!!!!
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This chicken is amazingly good! It's tender, juicy and slightly spicy! I've tried many Korean chicken places but this is the best chicken ever in Town!! read more
5 years ago
Best fried chicken in town!! Finally we have proper Korean style chicken here. Food is perfect and staff service is on point and very attentive. This joint has become my one of regulars! BYOB as well read more
5 years ago
I got soy garlic tikku whole chicken. So good!!! The outside is perfectly crunchy, not too much breading, and inside is juicy. Fries were also delicious. It came with daikon as well. I'm so glad a Korean fried chicken place opened up in the area. Place is downstairs, so look for signs for CM Chicken. read more
5 years ago
Did not have a great experience unfortunately. * I've been to Montclair plenty of times, but it's been awhile since I've been in town. This place used to be a Mexican restaurant and it still 100% feels like a Mexican restaurant. I'm pretty sure the tables and chairs are from the old restaurant. They definitely need to update/renovate to create their own theme. Our waiter was very nice, but seemed overwhelmed. We placed our order and waited 40 minutes - which was frustrating. I had to remind our waiter about our order. He said the kitchen was backed up. When our food came, it was partially incorrect. My husband ordered spicy garlic tenders, but he got wings. I ordered soy garlic wings and we shared sides of rice and cheese sticks. The only thing I REALLY enjoyed were the cheese sticks. EXCELLENT cheese pull with a good coating. The sauce came in a container and it was super cold. Not very enjoyable to dip a hot mozz stick into cold sauce... And then the rice! The rice was disappointing. This is a Korean restaurant- I was expecting delicious sticky rice. Instead it was (I may be wrong) basmati? Or Jasmine? Tasted like rice you would get with Indian food/curry. I was very thrown off by that. And finally, the chicken. Texture of the chicken coating was excellent. VERY crispy and I loved that. The flavor....eh. It was lacking. This was my first time trying Korean fried chicken and I'm going to need to try it again because this was underwhelming sadly. read more
5 years ago
The chicken sandwich wars are officially over - CM wins by far. Amazingly crispy yet tender and not greasy - perfectly complimented with slaw served plain or a choice of flavors. I went signature with the lemon wasabi sauce and it was perfect. A soft but sturdy brioche bun holds it all together very well, the fries are nothing to write home about but they are just a bit player to the masterpiece of a chicken sandwich. Don't be confused by the "burger" designation - this is all white meat tender friend chicken. read more
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5 years ago
Location is blink and you might miss it. lol It's quite at the corner but must make a trip down a flight of stairs and into a small door underneath. Food was cooked and brought to us really, really fast (of course, we were the only ones inside). Chicken was good, really good with the snow onion toppings. Who knew? The fries were seasoned just right and really fresh cut tasting, the calamari on the other hand, we can do away without. It's not quite like a regular squid, bigger and a bit more chewy/tough. Needs more seasoning to make it more palatable. The wait staff was very friendly and helpful in explaining how their menu works...that was a plus. Good food for the money. read more
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Thank you Reza!! We will try harder to earn that extra star
5 years ago
If you want crispy fried chicken this is the place to go!! The best thing about the joint beside the chicken is that its BYOB!! Will be back for sure!! read more
5 years ago
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Justin, we appreciate your business and thank you for a great review
5 years ago
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Thank you Lucy!!!
5 years ago
Great new addition to Montclair. Service was A+. The Cheese Monster wings were really crispy. The Cheese sauce on the side had a chipotle flavor that was a great compliment to the cheese on the wings. All the sides were great too, ONION RINGS WERE THE BOMB!!! So crispy great flavor in the batter. Can't wait to come back and try more read more
Came here for a Yelp Elite event and I am so glad I found this place. They have an outdoor seating area which I'm sure would be lovely in the summer, but otherwise their indoor seating is kind of 1 level lower. My friend and I were seated promptly and we tried the onion rings and fried dumplings. The fried dumplings have pork, glass noodles, and vegetables inside and were delicious. The onion rings were also hot and flavorful. I was pretty disappointed, however, that they didn't have tenders. I don't love wings because I don't like bones, so that was definitely a low point for me. We ordered the spicy garlic wings and the snow onion wings. The spicy garlic were a little sweet and not too garlicky flavored so I'm not sure if maybe we got some other wings. The snow onion wings were covered with a Mayo based sauce with raw white onions. It was really messy to eat but definitely the better of the 2 and something I would get again as tenders. The chicken was also tender and not dry which is a definite plus point. The quantity of food was also more than enough for 2 people. With there being 8 wings in each serving, we were only able to eat about 2 each before being full. Overall this place has good quality food and I would come again. I would just call beforehand to make sure they have tenders next time. read more
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5 years ago
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We are glad that you have enjoyed our chicken!!!! Thank you for the…
5 years ago
I love Korean chicken wings. This is a great place to hang out with friends or family. This place is pretty large and a good size for get togethers. I went on a Saturday afternoon. Place was clean. Staff was friendly and accommodating. Lots of folks ordering takeout. I ate inside with my niece. Service was great. Food came out quickly. A guy greeted us and explained the menu. Everything looked delicious. I had the spicy wings and my niece had soy garlic chicken fingers. We'll be back. read more
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Bryce H.
Thank you so much !!!!
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I heard that a Korean fried chicken joint opened near me and I couldn't wait to try it. I saw pictures online of the chicken and did not hold the expectation that it would truly look the same. Low and behold the chicken came out as a huge feast for the eyes and mouth; wonderful crispy juicy chicken. My two friends and I took on the mound but with the calamari and curly fries combined we ended up with a lot of leftovers. Took it home and had another whole meal the next day. Can't wait to go back and try the snow chicken!! read more
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We appreciate your business and Thank you for a great review!!!!
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3 years ago
The gall! Charged $17 for a small portion of gizzards. Order them from Chinese restaurants and add your own chillies. Don't order from this restaurant. Disappointed. read more
5 years ago
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Amazing fried chicken! The Tikku Soy Garlic chicken had great flavor, the perfect amount of kick and a nice crunch. The onion rings, waffle fries and complimentary pickled daikon were also very delicious! read more
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Bryce H.
Thank you so much for your visit and awesome review!!
4 years ago
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537 Bloomfield Ave
Montclair, NJ 07042
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