My partner and I have ordered take away from Nene chicken last night for our dinner! Dish Ordered: Swicy Chicken (boneless, halal) - Medium size (8 pieces) Price: $22.95 Dining Experience: Freshly made and served hot Flavor Profile: Definitely more sweet than spicy, with a mild sour kick Might not satisfy hardcore spice lovers -- low heat level Still flavorful and satisfying for a sweet-savory craving Texture & Comparison: Crispy coating was nice, though I found myself preferring the crunch of their BBQ chicken this time I've ordered from this restaurant often -- their BBQ usually hits the spot for texture Portion & Value: Good portion size for the price Freshness and consistency keep me coming back Have you tried this before? Let me know what is yr fav! read more

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Korean fried chicken is always a good choice. They have some searing inside but it's still counter style ordering. They have a lot of options so take your time. There are some lunch specials for M-Th only. Staff was friendly and brings u the food if u dine in. It's clean but a little small. Parking available on Yonge when it's not rush hour. read more

Location/Service This place is along Yonge, just a bit north of Sheppard. There's street parking available with a few parking lots/green P. Easy to spot cause of its big sign - to be more precise, it's next to the H-Mart! There's not a lot of indoor seating - maybe around 4-5 tables, so mostly a take out situation here. Pretty standard interior and use of bright lightning. Staff were very nice - helped explained the menu and provided any recos. Orders will take some time since it's made fresh - so suggest that you order and do something else and come back for pick up. Food I got boneless range family size box with half and half flavours - Snowing Cheese and Swicy Chicken. Both flavours were recommended by the staff and it was honestly pretty good! One is more saucy with the Swicy - wasn't too spicy...love the sweet kick behind it as well. While the Snowing Cheese was a bit more powdered sense, but heavy on the cheddar cheese flavour - both blend well with the chicken. Chicken itself was not oily, crispy skin and juicy meat. You can also pair or add a few sides - which were pretty standard to me - so can't go wrong here. Overall, I didn't realize this place was pretty popular in terms of its number of locations in Asia - glad to see it expanding in Canada! read more

Nene Chicken - Korean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Yes! Yes! (NeNe) Chicken please! We were here recently for an afternoon snack! It was my first time here and since my husband had rave about their "Yes" chicken burger that he had, I was super excited to finally make it here to try it out. We also pay extra to make it a combo to include fries and drink. Overall, it was a pretty good deal. I was a little disappointed that the burger was stuffed with a few slices of chicken rather than one thick juicy piece which my husband had really enjoyed last time. The chicken was still tasty but it didn't wow me! Maybe it's better to try the main items from their chicken menu? I guess I'll have to come back to try their chicken pieces and update my review. I can never get sick of fried chicken and luckily GoodLife is close by so after my workout, I can enjoy a KFC meal! read more

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I came for the fried chicken challenge happening between Aug 4 and Sep 14, which involves eating 2.5 Kg of drumsticks. So slightly larger than your usual fried chicken meal. Restaurant is clean and simple, 6 tables on the side, washrooms in the basement (no accessibility, and also broken handrail apparently) The chicken is very crispy on the outside and moist and tender on the inside. Very enjoyable to eat, even after 7 pieces. Ended up taking the rest to go in shame, but ate more of it for dinner. read more

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The food we got was amazing. The service was prompt. The restaurant was clean and plays k-pop in the background. read more

Nene Chicken - Snowing Maxx Boneless Chicken - Korean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Nene Chicken is a popular fried chicken chain from Korea and I've always been meaning to try it out with friends. Great crispy chicken and hits the spot if you're craving fried chicken. FOOD (4/5) For a party of 3, we ordered a family size half-and-half box which comes with ~16 pieces of chicken. The flavours we got were the Swicy (sweet + spicy) and the Cheese Snow. I believe half-and-half flavours are only available for family size boxes. Boneless chicken is also an option. The chicken has a nice crunchy battered skin and the meat was juicy. The meat could use a bit more seasoning as larger chunks felt a bit bland. The batter I may add is thicker than other places, meaning you taste more dredge as opposed to the skin. The Swicy sauce was great, nice rich gochu spice with a hint of a honey sweetness. The Cheese Snow flavour was essentially the standard artificial cheese seasoning you'd find at a street market for potato spirals. Sadly the seasoning was only sprinkled over and not tossed, so the bottoms of some pieces didn't have much of the flavour. A family size box is just enough for 3 people to feel satisfied but not full. I'd recommend splitting with 2 people to feel full after the meal. The chicken is also served with a small side of pickled radishes as a palate cleanser. ACCESSIBILITY (5/5) Nene is located just outside Sheppard-Yonge station on Yonge St by the HMart, making it super easy to transit to. Parking as usual along Yonge is a bit tricky, but available if you look around. AMBIENCE (2.5/5) The restaurant operates by ordering first and then having a seat inside (a la food court). There are about 5 tables of 2 inside and isn't anything special. However, the space and tables were fairly clean. PRICE (4/5) I think prices are pretty comparable to other Korean fried chicken places in the GTA. OVERALL (4/5) Nene is a great option to nip a fried chicken craving and a nice spot to share with a few friends. I do wish they offered a wider range of flavours as I believe there is a total of 6, and 1 of which was sold out when I visited. read more

Nene Chicken - Family size bone-in half-and-half box with Cheese Snow (L) and Swicy (R) flavours - Korean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

This location is small. You order your food from the front, and then they call your name so you can pick it up. We came on a regular weekday, it wasn't crowded. Many things were sold out, which I found odd. The staff were patient and friendly. We ordered a family size creamy onion chicken, the lunch special (boneless chicken with rice) and shack shack fries. Interestingly, they separate the sauce and the onions from the chicken. They give you a container with the sauce and some sliced onions in a bag for you to add yourself. I found it to be disappointing. The chicken was okay, but the Vaughan location is definitely better. The rice was normal as well. The fries were alright, you are given the cheese powder and you add it and shake it yourself. Overall, I think I would recommend the Vaughan location over this one as there is more space and the quality of the food seems to be better. read more

Nene Chicken is a popular fried chicken franchise in Korea and recently opened up a location in Toronto. I was excited to give it a try after seeing so many reviews online about it. I got the snowy cheese drumsticks and the Yes combo (comes with a sandwich, fries and drink). Snowy cheese drumsticks: 5 pieces of chicken were around $17. It was a bit on the expensive side for chicken I'll be honest. They tasted decent but wasn't worth for what you pay for since it was pretty standard tasting fried chicken. Yes combo: Around $13 it was a decent combo that you get additional shake shack fries for $1 extra. The chicken was nice and crispy, however sauce flavour it seemed average of what you can find elsewhere. Overall, I was a bit disappointed given the amount of hype and found it to be overpriced for what you get. read more

Nene Chicken - the inside of the box - Korean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Got the medium boneless classic range with soy garlic sauce to go. I'm usually a bone-in KFC kind of person as I don't really like how the boneless version are usually relatively small and therefore the batter to meat ratio is really high. However, this is not the case for Nene's. The boneless pieces were a decent size and the meat was juicy! If you like your KFC coated evenly with sauce, this might not be the right place for you. There was barely any soy garlic sauce - in fact, when I opened the box back at home, I thought they gave us the wrong order. Not sure if they cut back on the sauce for take out orders in order for the chicken to stay crispy read more

Nene Chicken - Soy garlic medium boneless KFC - Korean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

There has been a lot of hype about Nene Chicken on social media. We went to Nene Chicken just after 12 p.m. and there was already people waiting for their food. The menu was kind of confusing to order, but I settled for the Lunch drumstick combo. It came with fries and some dipping sauce, but no drink. We ordered around 12:10 and we didn't get our food until 12:40!! I don't understand why it took so long to get our food. Other diners in the restaurant had the same problem. The restaurant was kind of small with limited seating. The staff was nice and friendly. The fried chicken were good, but no different from Jolibee, Popeyes, Church chicken etc. read more

Nene Chicken - Lunch drumsticks - Korean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

3.5 Having had Nene's chicken outside of Canada, I was so excited for their arrival in Ontario! We ordered a family size half half flavour of swicy and snow cheese bone in. Added a medium size of original boneless and a side of fries. I am definitely a fan of saucier ones and the swicy hits the spot! It is not spicy so I think if you have a low tolerance you should try it. The chicken is crispy and juicy on the side and sauce is seasoned well. The snow cheese was good too but some pieces were more covered in cheese than others, just a thing to note. Bone in over boneless all the way. The boneless felt like all the leftover bits from the chopping board. Half the portion were small crumbly bits that I felt were more batter than chicken. THE FRIES. For a side that is $4... I expected more... the portion was very tiny and the amount of fries I got is less than a mcd happy meal size. The fries themselves were decent and were thicker than mcd but for $4 for that portion, sorry no thanks. Overall, get the swicy! Will try the creamon one next time. And forget about the fries. read more

Nene Chicken - Side of fries - Korean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Since their arrival to Canada, NeNe Chicken has been bringing their years of experience in Fried Chicken to broaden our options for KFC in Toronto. The selection is limited but it shows their commitment to ensuring the best bone in or boneless fried chicken depending on the sauces you select! The Original Fried Chicken is crispy and with enough seasoning to coat all the meat in the portion! The Swicy Chicken is a nice balance of sweet and spicy and the amount of garlic doesn't overpower the delicate sweetness of the batter. The Chicken Burger is a nice portion for its price and is a good balance of cheese, sauce and a fried chicken breast. They offer great side dishes in Shack Shack Fries and Onion Rings which are a nice complement to the fried chicken. Overall, I can't wait for my next visit! read more

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We've ordered take out a few times now and because of the box design, the wings never go soggy. We're always met with nice crispy chicken. I like getting the bone-in family size half half order - so we can get 2 flavours to share. It's enough for 3-4 people I'd say. The soy garlic and the snow cheese ones are my favourite flavour. I'm not usually a big fan of powdered cheese but something about this one just seems to get me. I'm just happy to see more Korean chicken places popping up. They do it so well and every place has different flavours to try. The reason I can't give the full stars is because I got a few pieces each time where the fat didn't render down so it was very raw looking. I couldn't eat it. And there's parts where the batter is super thick. I also think it's a little pricey and definitely pricey considering the cost of extra sauce. $2-4 per extra sauce is a little crazy I think. Still, I'd come for the chicken once in a while. Not something I crave often. read more

Their food were served hot and the chicken were juicy and crispy. The service was good and the place is very accessible. The ambiance is good. read more

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Great Korean fried chicken that is filling and fairly priced. I tried their bone-in lunch chicken box with swicy sauce, the added sauce was especially delicious. read more

Nene Chicken - Lunch Chicken Boxes - Korean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Yet another Korean Fried Chicken joint in this neighborhood, but I love it! So many options around here, and this place is another great option for kfc. Order by phone for a quick pick up. There are a few parking spots at the back of the building. Restaurant seems pretty small with lots of ppl waiting around for their chicken. Tried the soya garlic, snow cheese and swicy. All are good, really depends on your preference, but soya garlic is always a go to for me. read more

Nene Chicken - Snow cheese and the Swicy - Korean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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NeNe Chicken, located along Yonge St. near Greenfield Ave., is a Korean fried chicken chain. They have been serving authentic fried chicken since 1999 and have expanded all over the world. Their first Toronto location is in the heart of Willowdale, a vibrant community with a large Korean population. The store has been busy since it first opened where you see people always ordering or delivery drivers picking up orders. I believe they do have a small sit in area to enjoy your food, however, I ordered delivery. I was able to score a BOGO deal off Ubereats. For our order, we ordered the boneless range chicken (medium size), fries, and the hot-bling burger. Had the BOGO deal for the chicken and fries. For the chicken, we opted for the popular Snowing Cheese flavour. Our order came in a big pizza like box and included all our items except the burger. Inside the box there were also wet napkins, radish, and a few finger gloves as well (what a great idea to keep your hands from getting dirty!). Even though we ordered delivery, the chicken was still crispy. Upon first bite of the chicken, the snowing cheese powder definitely reminds you of popcorn powder seasoning. However, the more you eat the chicken, the more the taste grows on you. The fries were great as well. The hot-bling burger was good, the bun they used never got soggy and held all the ingredients together. The chicken was moist and cooked well. It is quite a saucy burger so you definitely will get your hands dirty! The lettuce and tomato cut through the overall richness of the chicken/sauce. Tip...if you ever find yourself with Nene Chicken leftovers, air fry the chicken! We air fried our chicken and fries and the chicken still tasted great and the fries were even crispier. Overall, definitely glad to have taken advantage of the BOGO deal. Definitely agree that this is some tasty Korean fried chicken! read more

A new KFC spot that's popular in Korea has finally opened its first location in the GTA - North York. Nene Chicken means Yes/Yes in Korean, which also means the willingness to be friendly. We came around dinner time on Mon, and was quite surprised how busy it was! The restaurant isn't too spacious, so seats are limited on a first come basis. However, the staff does their job of ensuring no one is hogging a table Our cashier was pretty friendly, and offered his advice when we had questions. We opted to try their family pack (there's small, med and family pack size), and you have the option of splitting the flavours. The chicken can also be chosen as boneless or with bone (depending on the stock for the day). Their chicken is made fresh to order, so a little bit of wait time is to be expected. The original was very crispy and juicy, and for the Soy Garlic, I was quite surprised how well the chicken retained its crunchiness after being covered in sauce. We got many pieces, and had to end up taking the rest home. I would definitely recommend coming to this spot, their KFC does not disappoint! IG: Ayenomz read more

Nene Chicken - Family pack - original/soy garlic boneless / IG: Ayenomz - Korean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

My friends wanted to come here and try it since it's popular in Korea and man, for that creamion chicken? I will keep coming back! The soy garlic is so good but the creamion is definitely my top tier! It's a pack of original chicken that comes with this cream sauce dip and pickled(?) onions and this combo is just heavenlyyy! The sides were a little expensive but the chicken alone was enough to have us full. Definitely better to order and take it home with you because eating inside is a little tough since the space is very small with limited seating and can get full fast. The service was quick and they even took our number to call us when the order was ready, since we couldn't stand inside the store to wait because it was so small. read more

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I tried this place out yesterday and was surprised to see that 2 of their special flavours were already "sold out" by 6pm on a Wednesday night. The "CreamyOn Chicken" and "Green Onion original" were gone so I went with the last special option which was "Green Onion Garlic". I tried the family size boneless option and also got a side order of Shake Shake fries (coated with cheese powder). The chicken was pretty good in crunch and tenderness but there wasn't much flavour to the original batter. The garlic sauce came on the side and was very watery - I thought it would've tasted better if it were thicker and sweeter to balance out the strong flavour of garlic. The chicken pieces were also on the smaller end but they tasted like thigh meat so I thought maybe that was why. The fries were tasty and the coating was similar in taste to honey butter but less sweet and less heavy (which is great)! Overall, I felt that the family size portion was a fair amount to feed ~3 people to a comfortable level. I'd be open to coming back to try a different flavour another time. read more

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Tried the chicken wings: snowing chili cheese -- they were crispy and tasty (4 stars). My favorite are the soy garlic wings -- they had savory & sweet, with real slices of garlic, and were succulent, and crispy (5 stars). read more

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NeNe is one of the most popular fried chicken chains in South Korea, and now they have locations all over the world. ‍ I think they focus on take-out service, but they do have a few tables available for dining in as well. The environment is clean. I ordered the family-sized boneless chicken with snowing cheese and soy garlic, onion rings, and shack shack fries . After ordering, I was thinking, "Oh no! I shouldn't have ordered the boneless chicken which can be dry." However, they weren't dry at all. The chicken was crispy and tender. Personally, I like the soy garlic sauce because it's very flavorful. We also ordered a side of spicy sauce just in case someone wanted something with a bit more heat. The shack shack fries come with snowing cheese powder, which we couldn't finish, so we used it to make popcorn. (We don't like to waste food. lol) read more

Nene Chicken - Soy garlic & snowing cheese - Korean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Super lucky to be around this neighbourhood. Another option for Korean fried chicken. Soft opening tonight and we ordered the #5 snowing chili chicken and #6 soya garlic. Both were tasty and flavourful. They give you a two finger plastic gloves. The chicken was crunchy and the sauce was nice. Will be back! read more

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Love the fried chicken here. the best deal is half half family size. last time they ran out of pickles but this is key for Korean fried chicken and cannot be replaced buy offering soft drinks. hope you make more. read more

I was fortunate to be able to try Nene Chicken before grand opening and I must say, they definitely exceeded my expectations!! This famous chain from Korea did not disappoint. The chicken was made to order. It was fresh, crispy and the chicken was sooooo juicy!! The green onion chicken is made with dark meat and the original sauce has a nice wasabi kick to it. I'm obsessed with this sauce!! This is probably my favourite KFC in Toronto right now and I can't wait for it to be officially opened!! Excited to eat more Nene Chicken :) Highly recommend this place!! read more

Nene Chicken - Boneless chicken - Korean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Yes Yes Yes!!! Fried chicken wings with Soy Garlic with Beer is a perfect compote match. The fried chicken was crunch munchy and flavorful. The service was excellent. They were very packed but managed to fulfill orders well. I'm not sure what day to go cause some days its completely empty and other days its completely packed. Chicken here is a good choice. The food portion is def for 2 or more. Coming back always for sure A+++ read more

Service was great! I was looking forward to trying the food cause of it. I initially liked the chicken and tteokboki, but the spiciness turned to sweetness for some reason. We finished the cheese corn, but unfortunately I would not recommend the hot bling chicken. I've heard good things about the green onion chicken though. Tteokboki was good but I was full so didn't end up finishing it. The ambiance of the kfc spot was pub like which is amazing for a casual hangout. read more

Nene Chicken - Hot Bling chicken (bone in), tteokboki and cheese corn - Korean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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My favourite Korean fried chicken spot! Pricing is comparable to other spots, and I find the meat is really juicy and tasty. There are a few tables for sit in dining, but it is mostly a take out location. read more

Crispy made fresh to order Korean style fried chicken with unique flavours! They have a lot of sides to pick from as well! Staff are knowledgeable and give good recommendations. Store is small not a lot of seats but depending on the time you go. do take out read more

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Very overrated... Prices are a joke and I think it's the oil they use will leave you in deep regret. read more

Got the boneless regular and boneless cheese with a side of curly fries and regular fries. Service was friendly; food took a while to come but it's made fresh (I think) so that's a totally fair reason. It's a small space but set up to maximize seating capacity. Nice ambiance, clean, staff wiped down tables quickly. Chicken is not as meaty as I would have liked. Some fried pieces were just literally deep fried skin. Fries are average and a little disappointed about that. Would come back, but probably nothing particularly unique about this place. read more

Nene Chicken - Regular fries and curly fries - Korean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Super juicy, crunchy, and flavourful chicken! I saw this on Tiktok and had to stop by - the chicken was cooked perfectly and the best part was the little finger gloves they give you to keep your hands clean! read more

Nene Chicken - Korean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

The hottest new Korean fried chicken establishment in town! The way was around 30-45 minutes but it was worth it! Be sure to order ahead and pick up! There are only a few tables so you might need to eat elsewhere! The original and snow cheese was so good and the skin was super crispy! The restaurant is very small and often has a lot of people! read more

Nene Chicken - Korean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Decided to try this place out and overall I would say it's 3.5/5. Visited twice so far and ordered Soy Garlic and Green Onions. Portions are reasonable for the price. Love their batter, which makes the chicken extremely crispy. I also love their Green Onion sauce, it has the perfect spiciness and the mustard does well with it. Wish they provided more sauce because it is not enough. However, the concept of this restaurant is confusing. You order first, go take a sit (if you are dining in), they said they will call you when the food is ready, but the server was nice enough to bring the food over to us. Regretted paying tip though as there were absolutely no service, water is not offered, ALL drinks have to be purchased. You also have to clean up after yourself, so do not expect to receive a typical restaurant service experience. Second time I visited, I ordered take out. Ordered Green onion chicken again, sauce was not enough. Upon pick up, I also ordered spicy sauce on the side which they charged $2. The sauce comes in a tiny plastic container. Definitely not worth the price to get a different flavoured sauce. read more

The service was honest! The food was good as well! The server was really nice and presented himself well.

The staff was extremely nice and helpful as my friends and I were new to the restaurant. The fried chicken was delicious, tried the soy garlic chicken, a great introduction to Korean fried chicken! read more

Nene Chicken - Half and half (Original and Soy Garlic, Boneless) - Korean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Mediocre and hyped. I got two chicken sandwiches. The bun is too dense. I would expect it to be more fluffy. The coating in the fried chicken is too thick. read more

Very rude employees and service also ambience is not good also the food is unhygenic

Tasted great, amazing service! The chicken and the sides were incredible. We were very happy with the service!