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Running Chicks - Monterey Park

4.0 (654 reviews)
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Curry bowl with fried egg AUG2026
Franklin M.

My neighbor and I arrived an hour before closing and they ran out of fried chicken, bummer. We ordered the curry bowl with an added fried egg to share. Because they ran out of fried chicken the cashier gave us complimentary French fries - thank you. One bowl with those fries were enough to fill up two adults. The curry was pretty good but I would much prefer thick steak fries instead of the thinner cut.

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Adam L.

Came here for their Wednesday 99 cent bone in wings, which is a great deal. We got the soy garlic and sweet spicy flavor wings along with their garlic parm fries and they were all delicious. Their wings are always crispy and flavorful and their fries are generous with the seasoning. It seems like they only have one cook and one cashier, so wait times can pick up especially if it's busy. Service is always friendly though. The restaurant itself has limited seating, with around 4/5 tables. Overall a great spot for Korean fried wings, especially with their 99 cent deal on Wednesdays.

Sweet Spicy sauced boneless wings
Brian L.

Was looking for dinner adound the area around 8:30pm, but a lot of places start to close around then. Running Chicks was the only place open so my bf and I decided to try it. Running Chicks is located on the front shop facing side of the Mar Center shopping mall right along N Atlantic Blvd. There's street parking (if you're lucky) but a decently sized lot in the back and some more underground parking. Relatively easy to find spots Running Chicks takes up a medium sized space with seating on the left. There is a single use restroom in the back as well. The menu is simple, combos with drumsticks, wings and sides, only wings and some sides. We decided to try the 10 piece boneless wings in sweet spicy and soy garlic sauces and also ordered a curry rice with egg on top. The boneless wings were good, they had a lot of crunch but not an excessive amount of breading. I liked the soy garlic sauce a bit more, though wasn't getting a lot of garlic flavor. The sweet spicy was exactly that, good spice but no ther flavors than sweet...I think it was sorta going for a sweet sour flavor. The curry rice had lots of veggies with pieces of ground beef. It was good as well. The egg went from over easy to overhard as I think the carry over cooking continued to cook on top of the curry rice. Everything also came with a side of pickled raddish. Overall it was good, nothing amazing, which is fine. It's fast casual fried chicken. Would try again if out late and no other options.

Felicia K.

Running Chicks was a great find! Went here while waiting for the mochi next door lol. The food was flavorful, fresh, and satisfying, and everything came out hot and well prepared. The staff were friendly and the atmosphere was casual and welcoming. The chicken wings are a little small, but overall a really solid spot for the price. I'd happily visit again.

Lemon Pepper & Soy Garlic : 50 wings
Kelly L.

Called in to order for pickup because online the food items were a little difficult to understand. But phone call was super easy and quick. I got Lemon Pepper & Soy Garlic : 50 wings. They do orders in increments of 10s (10,20,30,40,50). It comes with a side of coleslaw or radish cubes. I also got 2 side orders of rice. Total came to around $93. I walked in and checked my order, make sure to ask for ranch. They don't automatically give, also I wish they gave me more than just one small container of the radish cubes. The wings were delicious both Lemon Pepper and the Soy Garlic were yummy. Everyone at the party liked it a lot and the size of the chicken wings was great! Would definitely come here to order again! They had a few tables indoor for dine-in. It's a very casual Korean fried chicken spot, if you're looking for a quick and easy meal.

Annie N.

Sooo good as takeout!! They are so friendly over the phone which is good because their menu is a bit confusing for me (the photos on Yelp of the menu don't match the menu on delivery apps). I recommend you just call if you're willing to pickup instead of get delivery. Even as takeout, the chicken is ALWAYS crispy! My friends and I love the soy garlic, although I think their consistency on the sauce is too thin bc it always pools are the bottom of the box and I have to dip the wings. I would recommend retossing them or asking for sauce on the side. I noticed recently that they're giving less pickled radish. Other than that, highly recommend these wings for crispy, delicious, and comforting Korean Fried Chicken. Parking: theres always street parking whenever I pull up on Atlantic Blvd, but the plaza has parking in the back, too! Very convenient.

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Julie M.

First time visiting Running Chicks. Three of us dined in, and because I had never been there before, I called ahead of time to ask about the likelihood of getting a table if we went around 5 pm. The woman who answered the phone was very nice! Because it was a holiday (4th of July), I had no idea what it would be like. She said that it should be fine, and that usually they get busy around 6 pm. We ended up getting there about 5:30 pm. It was not crowded, and we got a table to dine in. We ended up ordering the Group Meal #1, which consisted of 10 pieces of wings (we got bone-in), 4 drumsticks, 2 sides and comp side. We opted for two orders of the fries, and the comp side was the pickled radish. Be sure to check in on Yelp to get 1 free wing when ordering wings! They also have a loyalty program--- I received a stamp card and I think I can get a free drink or something next time. The food was absolutely delicious! We got both the soy garlic and the lemon pepper. The chicken was cooked perfectly and juicy on the inside---so good freshly cooked and hot! I loved the soy garlic wings--it was my favorite. JJ commented that they were pretty messy and he needed wet ones. But I didn't mind. The lemon pepper wings were also delicious as well. Drumsticks are really large. The fries were okay---nothing special. We got the regular fries. I love the pickled radish, which goes so well with the chicken. Next time, I would try the coleslaw. I also think the chicken would be great with rice. The Group Meal #1 was a lot of food for the 3 of us, and I took home leftovers. I heated up the wings at home the next day, and they were so good. Ambience was nice, very pleasant and extremely cool, which was such a relief, given the sweltering heat outside. It even got a bit chilly, which was fine with me. There are at least 4 tables that comfortably seat 4 people, and one small table that seats 2. Most of the people were ordering their food to go. I liked dining in, because it was so good fresh and hot! Overall, a great experience. Highly recommended, and I will return. Service was very good and our order was prepared fairly quickly. There is parking in the rear, behind the restaurant.

Medium combo with bone-in wings, fries and soda
lisa j.

I was picking up some Thai food a few doors down and saw Running Chick's pop up on my GPS. Curious to see what it was I walked down and saw a cute Korean chicken shop. I decided to try it since the smells coming out the doorway were divine. I ordered a medium combo (10 bone-in wings with half soy garlic and lemon parmesan. Combo came with fries, small container of pickled radish and soda) for about $20. Food was fresh fried, hot and tasty. Good crunch and lemon parmesan was kind of addictive since it was so tangy compared to the soy garlic. Overall nice combo. Plenty of parking behind the strip mall.

Soy garlic on the left, lemon pepper at the top, and spicy chili at the bottom, right.
Eliza O.

Best lemon pepper wings ever! The soy garlic are also yummy. The spicy chili are good, but I prefer the other two. My mom liked those best, though, so it's a matter of preference. I was so sad when the one in Walnut closed, but glad there's still this one in MPK. Some may consider it a bit on the pricy side, but the flavor, texture, etc. is really good - much better than Wingstop, in my opinion. The place is fine and there's adequate seating if you're eating there, which we did. It's also great that they still have the stamp cards. I would give it 5 stars because I really love the wings and fries. Only two things put a slight damper on things for this location. 1) You're not able to redeem the item on the stamp card unless it's already been stamped from before. If you earn stamps to reach a free item on one visit, you have to redeem it on your next visit/purchase. At the Walnut location we were able to use it on the same visit. But I understand. 2) The girl at the counter was polite enough and brought the items to our table, which was appreciated. She wasn't very communicative, though, and a little direction on some things would've been helpful. It wasn't bad service, but it could've been better. Perhaps she had an off day? Although it's further for us to get wings, etc., if I'm in Monterey Park, I'm glad I can get the lemon pepper and soy garlic.

Sandy C.

So glad this place was opened on Christmas Day! We had were looking for food. We got the large combo for 2 , $29. 95 bone in. It came with 15 pcs, fries and 2 drinks plus pickles. We got all three flavors: garlic soy, lemon pepper and sweet spicy. The flavours were all great! Love the sweet spicy. I really enjoyed my fried wings and drumsticks.

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Reviews are generally positive. People praise the crispy, flavorful chicken, especially soy garlic and lemon pepper, along with generous portions and friendly staff.

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Food is always delicious and fresh to order which I appreciate. Love the flavors and my son loves the pickle radish.

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Do you still sell the coleslaw? It's not on any of the delivery menus?

Are these wings breaded?

Lemon pepper are excellent and not breaded

How come the Uber eats menu is different than their regular one?

Hahaha yup I noticed that as well. I am sorry, but I don't have the answer. I think Patty from Running Chicks answered your question. Just know that the service is great and food even better. I am a fan of this place now. It's become one of my… 

Are the stamp cards still redeemable?

Yes they are!

Do they have veggie options on their menu?

Since they are a chicken wing restaurant, they have a few items that are not chicken. They have french fries, kim chi, bibimbap (I guess you can ask for this without meat). If you are a serious vegetarian though, you may want to check if they use… 

Do they have boneless wings?

yes they do

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4.3(431 reviews)
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After having this place's fried chicken wings, I have not been able to have chicken wings anywhere…read moreelse. What's even crazier is that I've been a diehard bone-in/traditional wings believer, but bb.q Chicken's boneless wings converted me to the dark side. In fact, I will shamelessly admit that I only ever order their boneless wings here after having tried them. Unlike other places' boneless wings, which use dry white meat (an absolute abomination IMHO), bb.q Chicken uses actual dark meat and are actual "boneless wings." The Cheesling flavor is to die for. Get the limited time Buldak Cheesling flavor for a special spicy kick. If you want an alcoholic drink with your chicken, I suggest sticking with beer or bottled soju. Their soju cocktails are pretty weak and have a strange pre-mixed flavor to them.

As a local customer who has frequented Bb.q many times (almost weekly in the early days) with great…read moresatisfaction, today I am very disappointed. 1st one of the draws is the late night eats option, I mean even the popularity increased for Bb.q because it was featured in a kdrama as being a late night chicken spot. So to have your employee give me a whole speech at 8:45 about when you close the kitchen and how long I have to eat, is unacceptable, lack of customer service. And then denying service to 4 people at 9:08pm, also doesn't make for good ambiance or service. I paid $60 for 2 people to share a rice bowl and small batch of wings; what would those 4 people have ordered $$$? *change your hours if your trying to close early 2nd the wings have really reduced in quality and flavor, did you degrade or change in quality of chicken; or is that your not following the same recipe? And lastly, and this change I can sympathize with, but I very much enjoyed the yellow danmuji radishes in the bulgogi bowl, so eff those people who asked you to take them out; causing you to decide to no longer include them

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4.2(317 reviews)
2.1 mi
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The chicken sandwich is always so crispy when it comes out! Everything we order definitely hits the…read morespot. We didn't order any of the wings but a friend did and it was also pretty good. The chicken just falls off the bone.

tl;dr the fried chicken sandwiches are solid in all features except perhaps the most important:…read moreflavor The fried chicken sandwich craze truly began in 2019, when crowds queued for hours to try Popeye's then-newly released sando. In Alhambra, Chicken Bun Bun took advantage of the hype, offering chicken fried in a traditional Taiwanese spice blend. CBB is located smack-dab in central Main St, Alhambra. The flat, narrow storefront and tinted windows belie a surprisingly spacious interior. Marbled tables and mid-century modern upholstered chairs are pressed to half-booth around the perimeter. Framed CBB T-shirts and oversized canvases depicting ingredients deck the white plaster walls. The kitchen is obscured by mustard-yellow subway tile and a pyramid of takeout boxes. Public pop radio and the aroma of fried chicken fill the room. I visited for weekend lunch, and takeout/delivery customers outnumbered dine-in. I opted for a Crispy Chicken On Bun, and my order was prepared in 10 minutes. The chicken patty was reasonably hearty and appropriately crispy, overflowing out of the buttery bun. Yet, the savory-forward sando left me wanting. Specifically, it was missing a tangy oomph; the sliced pickles didn't cut it. Frankly, even just a packet of In-N-Out sauce would balance out this sandwich. The a la carte chicken sandwich was $12 for a filling lunch. CBB's sandwiches fall somewhere on the spectrum between Popeye's and Howlin' Ray's (and, of course, without the outrageous queue). The foundation is solid, but the overall flavor is dull. I could envision returning for a quick lunch, but only if I have some type of sauce to spice up my sando.

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Chicken Bun Bun - One bite taken out of this huge spicy chicken sandwich!

One bite taken out of this huge spicy chicken sandwich!

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$9 crispy chicken on a bun. The proportions is a bit off.

ACE Burger - Spicy chicken sandwich JAN2026

ACE Burger

3.8(48 reviews)
1.1 mi

I was interested in this place because I really miss KFC in China. The menu outside looks like it…read morewas copy-pasted from a Chinese McDonald's or KFC, with even the same menu item names in Chinese, like the McSpicy and New Orleans chicken sandwich. I've seen people describe restaurants as "no-frills," but this place takes it to the next level. The tiny "dining room," if you can call it that, has a single table with 4 chairs, and there is a standing table by the window with a single stool. There is a tablet where you can order and parts of the "dining room" are used for storing restaurant supplies like utensils, and there are two industrial refrigerators full of chicken marinating. At least there's air conditioning. This place is primarily a takeout operation, and my friend and I were the first two dine-in customers today. The parking lot is a bit hidden in the back and is quite tiny, but again, we were the only dine-in customers. The old lady (seemingly the owner's mom) was very sweet and had me use the bathroom by going through the kitchen. You can see the whole operation, I guess. Despite the very... utilitarian dining room and somewhat cumbersome layout,, the food was excellent! Among all the different Chinese KFC clones that have been opening up the past few years, this is the closest to a Chinese KFC chicken sandwich. The chicken filet was thick, crispy, and juicy, and the bun was toasted to perfection. The owner even gave us some fries on the house, which were impressively crispy without being hard - almost as if they were fried in tallow. They probably were, but I'm not sure and forgot to ask. The egg tart almost had the taste of the KFC's authentic Macau egg tarts (they bought the OG recipe, so) but lacked sweetness. The texture was on point but even as an Asian, it was not sweet enough. Compared to Macho Burger, at $10.99, you get an additional can of Pepsi and an egg tart for $1 compared to just the chicken sandwich at Macho Burger for $10. Pretty good value. Amusingly, we were provided plastic gloves, the type you would often get at fried chicken places in China, despite ordering sandwiches. As my friend and I were enjoying our lunch, there were several takeout orders and orders picked up by delivery drivers. It seems that this place is fairly popular despite the lack of dine-in customers. I'll probably get my next order to go as well.

Pros: I stopped by to get a burger and as I was about to place my order on the kiosk the employee…read moretold me he would take my order. I wanted to use my card but he said it's not working so I had to pay cash. I only ordered the Spicy Chicken sandwich as he told me that was the most popular item. I received my sandwich and began to eat it at one of the few indoor tables. This sandwich is one of the best I have ever had, it was truly delicious and at 10 bucks not too bad. Cons: The interior needs a revamp as it is not appealing at all and makes you want to turn around and leave.

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ACE Burger - Food taste good as usual but dine in not preferred. Order thru 3rd party app such as uber eats/DoorDash preferred thru restaurant.

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3.6(785 reviews)
1.2 mi
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Love the crawfish even though it was frozen, the pieces were big and it tasted amazing. The only…read moredownside is the sauce needs more garlic. But maybe other prefer an ok amount. I love it with extra pieces. They give you alot of rice. I thought it was just going to be a small bowl. The coconut shrimp was not to my liking. I thought itd be more pankoy but its legit coconut hehe. The name doesnt lie. The fried fish basket was meh but fries were good. Parking lot is very small.

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Boat House - Its an awesome place and very clean

Its an awesome place and very clean

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