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    Ssam Kitchen

    3.9 (16 reviews)
    Closed • 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Buttermilk Chicken Sandwich and fries
    Ronit D.

    This place is brand new and has a couple kinks to work out, but is still really good! It's located in a pretty busy plaza, right next to the original Taco Ssam location. The low point of this place is the size. The restaurant is TINY, literally a skinny bar with 6 bar stools located right next to the register. Also, there is absolutely no room to wait (as it's a single hallway that runs straight to the back). It was a little awkward to sit right next to people I don't know while eating at the bar. But once you get over the lack of space, this place is pretty good. The kitchen is located right in front of the bar stools, so you can see them make all of your food right in front of you! I ordered the buttermilk chicken sandwich, which this place is known for. I thought it was super cool that you could get 3 different "flavors" for the sandwich. I decided to get the Korean twist and get the spicy/sweet (gochujang) flavor. The food did take a long time to come out. I was waiting for almost 20 minutes, but I attribute this to being new. The owner saw how long I was waiting and compensated me with a free mini Shepard's Pie, which was nice and flaky. Once I got my food, I was pretty impressed! The buttermilk chicken was perfectly fried! It was crispy and juicy at the same time and paired perfectly with the gochujang. All of the sandwich elements fit perfectly. Paired with the fries, I had tons of food and was full for hours. There was also some cool sauces available that had combined elements of Mexican and Korean culture. Overall, I think that this place was a great fusion of three different cultures into one dish!o

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    Douglas S.

    Food was honestly just "okay". Did not wow me. There's no place to eat really. A very small place with a pop up bar table with about 6 seats.

    Jazz S.

    Saltenas here are bomb. If you love Taco Ssam you'll love this place. There's an eclectic mix of food here, from mandu to fried chicken. Definitely pick up a chicken saltena while you're here. Ssam never does wrong.

    Jhalitza P.

    Really small place. They have a good variety of food choices. I got tamales and my boyfriend got the buttermilk crispy chicken. I thought getting tamales were safe to get (as in nothing could go wrong with it since I've had it before) but the ones I got were very soggy and it made it hard to eat. It was wrapped with 2 huge leafs. Got very messy. I was disappointed because I was excited, since I haven't had it in while. My boyfriends meal looked good he said he didn't like it much though. The fries were very good !! I also got the corn tamal which was my favorite out of everything we ordered. The cashier was very nice and polite.

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