First time visiting and overall a good experience…read more Prices were reasonable and portions fair. Service was friendly and I liked that most tables had some privacy with dividers. We ordered the Army Pot which was spicier than expected, but still enjoyable. Side dishes were okay, and the kimchi pancake was a bit salty for my taste. A nice touch was being served both water and tea pitchers right away. Descent spot for Korean food in Ottawa.

Haven't been back to Alirang in a while and it seems to have gone downhill. We got the seafood…read morepancake, tangsuyuk, galbitang, pork kimchi jjigae, bulgogi and ojingeo bokum/spicy squid. - galbitang was very beefy with a good amount of tender beef ribs. - ojingeo bokum had a good amount of heat and the squid was cooked perfectly. - Seafood pancake was greasy but not crispy and the flour wasn't mixed evenly with pockets of doughy flour. - Bulgogi was standard. - Tangsuyuk was freshly fried but the crisp didn't hold up to the end of the meal and the sauce was a ginger forward and leaned more Chinese than Korean - Pork kimchi jjigae - lacked a depth of flavour, maybe the anchovy stock base?, and had tomato flavour in it which wasn't terrible but definitely not expected. Also, I didn't realize the restaurant is run by Chinese folks now. Not sure if it always has been but that to me explains why some of the dishes seemed to have some familiar chinese flavours. Service was quite slow and we had to actually make an effort in flagging down our server. Washrooms are quite dirty and the odour made its way into the dining room area.

I noticed this place open a few days ago and dropped in at lunch a few days later…read more The place looks like it's still being renovated but looks decent so far. I looked around and I thought you could only get a large order of fried chicken and was about to walk out the door but after asking about it the person working mentioned a lunch special. It's 5 pieces of boneless fried chicken, fries and 1 can of pop for $12.99. They really need a better lunch special but I decided to go with this. 10 minutes later and I had my lunch special and was out the door. I wasn't asked how I wanted the chicken and I did see 3 sauces on the counter. They did toss some seasoning on it before packing but I didn't get a good look at it. I decided to try it as is. I got home and was excited to try this. Chicken pieces weren't small but weren't large either. They seemed a bit bland but the fries were well seasoned and really crispy. The chicken was pretty crispy as well. Overall it was OK, probably one of the better fried chickens in the area. If you have a craving, give this place a try but there's a few places in town I do enjoy more. They did just recently open so they might still be working out the kinks. I'll probably head back another time in the future. If you have a fried chicken craving and are in the area, give this place a try! If you get it sauced let me know how it is!

Not bad fried chicken, though without the toppings, I think it would be a little bland, it's not…read moreflavourful chicken. It's my first foray into Korean fried chicken and I wasn't exactly disappointed but I wasn't exactly "wowed" either. I got the Golden Cheese chicken pieces, a small order. The cheese is a combination of real grated cheese (unsure of the kind, sorry) and Kraft Dinner (?) powder. I think it is a generous amount of chicken for a small order, I think I was served 10 various pieces for $21.99 + tip. I know that it is considered 'pricey' but these aren't small Buffalo chicken wings. They're decent sized drumsticks, actual wings, etc.. I could not finish it and will be bringing the leftovers home for my boyfriend to try. I would go back to try the "Golden Mustard" flavour/sauce, so I am not writing "Golden One Fried Chicken" off just yet.

I love rice and I love corn dogs...so a rice dog sounded right up my alley. And it is!…read more I love my Sweet Potatoes rice dog. It was tasty and perfectly made. The basic dog is very much like a corn dog but made with rice flour. If you go to their website, they explain it. It's not quite fast food as it takes about 10 minutes to get your order. When your order is ready, you can pick which sauces you want. I got them to pick, and they picked perfectly. Chung Chun shares a space with Gong Cha, so you can get smoothies and bubble tea if you wish at that counter Decor is simple, a few black tables with black chairs and lots of standing room for those waiting on orders.

Yassss! K-dogs!! Korean Corndogs!! Or is it Korean Ricedogs?? They're also called Korean Hotdogs…read more And fellow Canadians call them Korean Pogos, also Kogos. Whatever they're called, these ones at Chungchun are delicious! So the first K-dog I ever had was at Drip House and it was a whopping $11.99 and quite frankly was not worth it in my opinion. I am happy to say that the K-dog I had at Chungchun Rice Dog was only $5.25 and tasted so much better!! I got the half mozzarella hotdog and got ketchup and chipotle sauces (and I asked them to go easy on the chipotle). It was so delicious!! I shared it with my husband and after the first bite immediately regretted not getting us one each, lol. The breading was crispy on the outside with panko crumbs and soft and chewy on the inside. The top half was gooey mozzarella cheese and the bottom half was hotdog. I was afraid that the chipotle would be too spicy, but it wasn't all that spicy, so I'll get the regular amount of chipotle next time. I'll also try some seasonings next time like maybe garlic butter or cheddar cheese, or both, lol. I also want to try the Tteok (Korean rice cake) one next time. Oh and maybe one with the little pieces of chopped up french fries coating it, lol. Um, actually, I want to try all of them, except the one with cheddar cheese filling because that looks like Cheez Whiz, of which I am not a fan. I think this place is going to get a lot of my money, lol. Service was courteous. The wait was satisfactory considering it was fairly busy. It is co-located with a Gong Cha (bubble tea shop). There are some tables along the wall to eat in, but it's food on a stick so super convenient to eat on the go or enjoy in your car, lol. Lots of free parking in the College Square shopping plaza where the store is. It's near the Thai Express, Edo Japan and Bank of Montreal.

The store special of fried chicken was as good as recommended. My friend and I tried the green…read moreonion fried chicken with sauce on the side to get a good taste of the fried chicken. It was tasty, slightly juicy and very crispy. The sauces were a bit sweet. As mentioned below, Table 85 made the best fried chicken in their old location. The spicy seafood noodle was good but not great. It is a huge portion and more than enough for one person. Could be shared if you are not huge eaters. I hesitated between 3 and 4 stars. They were only cubed daikon radish as a free side. A far cry from the appies that normally accompany Korean food. They also don't sell rice which I also found unusual for a Korean restaurant. I guess it more of a fried chicken fast food joint.

I had been wanting to try The Fry ever since they first opened up in Toronto, but hadn't gotten…read morearound to it. Then they opened a location on Elgin St and for some reason or other, I still hadn't gone. Then they opened this location in Barrhaven, and I thought "hmm, free and plentiful parking, in a shopping plaza, and close to our friends' house, there is no excuse not to go!" So my husband and I went there last night with our friends who live near the restaurant. The Fry's specialty is Korean fried chicken. My husband and I shared the standard "half & half" ($28.99), which was a whole chicken, half of it plain fried chicken and the other half fried chicken in sauce. Our friends (another couple) got the "special half & half" ($29.99), which is also a whole chicken except you get to choose how you want the halves (choices are plain fried chicken, fried chicken in sauce, fried chicken in spicy sauce and soy garlic chicken). They got plain fried chicken and soy garlic chicken. They also got a basket of sweet potato fries ($7.49). Like all Korean restaurants, they start you off with some banchan (free appetizers). We got a skillet of sizzling corn, and some pickled daikon radish and pasta salad. We got 1 plate of each for the 4 of us. You can look at the pictures I posted, but I felt the daikon radish and pasta salad portion was pretty stingy. There were literally 6 pieces of rotini in the pasta salad for the 4 of us to share (!). I didn't have any corn, but those who did said it was ok. Just corn in some butter and heated up. The pickled daikon radish was good. It wasn't too strong in flavour. The pasta salad was pretty much rotini with some diced red and green bell peppers in a mayo-based sauce. It was good. Now on to the main attraction: the fried chicken! So I specifically told our server that I cannot eat sesame seeds, so please tell the kitchen not to sprinkle sesame seeds on my order of friend chicken with sauce. Well, guess what? It was the last basket to arrive and came covered in sesame seeds. So I reminded the server of my request and she said "oh yeah, sorry" and took it away. So luckily I was able to eat the other half which was just plain fried chicken. My husband and I were almost finished the plain fried chicken before they brought out the re-made sauced one. Now in our situation it was fine because we were going to share anyway, but had I been waiting for the sauced chicken, everyone else would have practically finished their meal before I would have gotten mine. The server did apologize again when she brought the new one out. The plain fried chicken was good. It wasn't too salty and the batter was just right. However, I really liked the sauced one. The sauce was garlicky and slight sweet. The pieces are cut up into small pieces, smaller than you would get at other fried chicken places like Kentucky Fried Chicken, Popeye's or Church's. The chicken also comes piping hot, so be careful you don't burn yourself! Service was good in that they were polite and nice, and they checked up on us occasionally and brought us extra napkins when they saw things were getting a little messy, lol. They also give you a water jug for the table and they refilled it when it was running low without us having to ask. When it came time to pay the bill, I noticed that they did not compensate us for their sesame seed screw up. Now my expectations for such matters are pretty low, like maybe a free dessert, or 10% off the item they made the error on, or even 5% off your next visit, just any small gesture to take responsibility for the mistake. So I was a bit disappointed in the way they handled the situation. At least the server apologized. Decor is pretty casual. There are 3 TVs that play sports and one TV that plays Korean pop music videos. The place is brand spanking new as they just opened up March 4, 2017. It's where the Corny Dog used to be (and before that Spuds). Overall, the chicken was good, but I found the sauce not as flavourful as Bonchon Chicken (in the USA) or Table 85 (the hidden gem here in Ottawa). Oh and they are still waiting for their liquor license as of the writing of this review. Also, if you are trying to eat healthily, you are out of luck at The Fry. I mean with a name like The Fry, what do you expect? The majority of the menu items are deep-fried. There are no salads or vegetable dishes (with the exception of buttered corn, and I guess french fries and sweet potato fries - but these are by no means healthy choices even if they are technically vegetables).

10/10, this place is SO good. Honestly still thinking about that salmon teriyaki and the seafood…read moretofu stew we ordered (which didn't make the cut for the photos cause it was literally devoured within 2 minutes). It was our first-time trying it because the original restaurant we wanted to go to on Somerset was closed, but we were definitely not let down. They open at 11:30 on the weekend and we were a bit early but the staff was super friendly and accommodating- letting us sit down, browse the menu and even place our order before they "officially" opened. Out of all the dine-in korean restaurants we've tried so far in Ottawa (which I know is quite limited and most aren't authentic- but that's not to say they aren't good): Alirang, Maht, Daldongnae, etc. This is definitely top tier AND we will be coming back. As a small business, they are generous with their refillable complimentary side dishes (which is so yum), the flavour HITS, and the service is so good and welcoming. They kept checking in with us, turned down the volume to the TV that we were sitting under, and kept refilling our tea. inside the restaurant is also quite spacious and has comfortable seating arrangements. But we were sitting next to the AC which can be quite breezy!

A return visit for the Bulgogi plate - so delicious. And the service is super friendly. Even the…read moremanager came by at the end of my meal to make sure everything was to my liking. It's no wonder this place is so busy. Large portions, everything so fresh tasting and great service makes for 5 stars. A winning combination.

I come here all the time since it's a close and convenient spot from my place. It's a family owned…read morerestaurant where you order and pay first at the counter and then help yourself to water/tea/utensils and sit down at a table. They will call you or bring your food out once ready. I can't say the pork bone soup is as good as the ones in Toronto but it's pretty decent and convenient for me. I've also tried the seafood pancake and spicy rice cakes and both were yummy. I noticed they have jam pong (spicy seafood noodles) and I would love to try that next!! When I go for dinner on week nights, I feel like it has been consistently busy-ish but not so busy that we can't get a table. You can also grab take out here. Attached to the restaurant is a small grocery/convenience store that sells Korean food and snacks.

I absolutely love this place. It is one of the few places in the city that still has a really…read morefamily restaurant vibe, and that everything is made by your parents. The prices for all the food is a bit more higher priced, but they have nice big portions. Would definitely suggest the Dolsot Bibimbop if you like having meat and a nice crisp fried egg! I haven't dined in (because of covid) but they have decent take out and delivery options. If you're going for take out, would definitely recommend dropping by the grocery store right beside it!

25/12/24 We haven't been to this restaurant for a while, so…read morewe decided to have Korean food and come here on Christmas Day. The food was good, with enough quantity to eat and take home as leftovers. We were a party of nine taking the regular (not BBQ), so they put two tables together for us. Our only complaint about that was that the tables were not the same height. The amenities (restrooms) were not very pleasant, as the trash cans looked as if they have not been emptied in a month (they were overflowing), and there was toiled paper on the floor. In addition, the floor did not look very clean. Food: 4 | Service: 3 | Atmosphere: 2 Recommended dishes: Beef Ribs, Miso Soup Kid-friendliness: There aren't any meals for kids, so you would mostly likely get a couple of dishes and get plates to share.

The food was scrumptious when I went here. I particularly had the kimchi jjigae (kimchi stew) and…read morethe fried mandu. The kimchi stew was amazing and had generous portions of pork. The side dishes were also quite good! My mandu were slightly burnt/over fried but the delicious and unique filling paired with the good sauce provided made it fine. My only issue is that when I try and return, craving their hearty kimchi stew on a cold day, their hours don't match what's posted online or on the paper outside their restaurant? For example, there's a paper sign on the door that says they take a break from x-3pm , on a day I was reallly looking forward to the comforting stew and warm vibes. I check at 3pm and their OPEN sign is off, alright maybe they need a minute or 2, so I do some rounds and pass by it a few times with it still being closed, I go back home and come back around 4:30 which is well past their reopening time and it's still closed. I gave up cause I was starving and went elsewhere. If this could be updated or made more clear then this review would be much higher. I love the food and it's genuinely authentic Korean food but it's frustrating having plans to go for lunch or even an early dinner and having them squashed by an inconsistent hours schedule.

Two-time visitors, and equally happy the second time as the first. Enthusiastic, friendly service…read moreand a (albeit small) menu bursting with flavourful, creative combinations. We did not leave hungry either time and the prices are more than fair.

One of my new favorite spots! I can't believe i'm just discovering this place. I came in a party of…read moretwo and was seated right away. I do have to say we were there maybe 15-20mins after opening and we were the second last table available. It's extremely popular so make resos! The chicken was so flavorful and crispy! The spicy rice cakes were great! I can't forget about the cheesy corn, the perfect side. This place is 5/5. Amazing staff and service