The store special of fried chicken was as good as recommended. My friend and I tried the green onion 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. read more

The Fry - Fried chicken with green onions - Korean Near Me - Nepean, Ontario

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I had been wanting to try The Fry ever since they first opened up in Toronto, but hadn't gotten around 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). read more

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Chicken in sauce is great I also like the chicken with green onion is pretty good that's only thing I've tried from there so far. Does take a little long to make but at least it's fresh read more

We tried coming here during the evening one night and it was completely full so we made another attempt the following afternoon and they were completely empty. The server was very nice and the food portions were good for the price. They had YouTube videos playing music while we ate. The only thing is, once they started to cook and turned their hood fans on, the sound from the fans was overpowering and could become a little distracting while trying to converse. read more

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I came here with my husband and wow the chicken was great. We order the special half and half (with spicy sauce and soy sauce) and an order of fries with it. Our server was very friendly and brought us our drinks right away. The meal took some time but we were served a corn appetizer during our wait which was hot and delicious. When the chicken and fries came out it was perfect. The chicken was crispy but saucy, and very juicy. The fries were also very hot and crispy and went well with the chicken. Be warned though, it is WAY too much food for just two people and you will have to take some to-go with you. On the plus side, it all reheats very nicely. read more

The Fry - Spicy chicken (half and half) and the complementary sides that goes with the meal. - Korean Near Me - Nepean, Ontario

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I like the Fry. It's tasty, relatively quick and parking isn't bad. The downside, it's complicated to order. From sauces to garnishes, it's tough. The other thing, they use boneless chicken thighs for the meat. Again, delicious but can get a touch too fatty. I've come here 3 times now and all 3 times have been consistently delicious! read more

Highly recommend ordering their lunch special. I ordered the deep fried soy sauce chicken which came with a heap load of super crispy fries and a pop. It was so delicious and for $10.99 you can't beat the price! However, they are only opened for lunch Friday through Sunday so keep that in mind when going on a weekday. Service was also friendly and attentive. Will definitely be back! read more

I'm a huge fan of Korean fried chicken and The Fry does it complete justice. We ordered the large spicy chicken with a side order of fries. The spicy chicken was cooked well, well-seasoned and full of flavor. They give you large pieces of of meat and don't skimp out. It was on the spicier side so I would take caution if you don't normally eat spicy foods. The fries are crisp with amazing taste - one of my favourite fries ever! Service was great. Waitresses are friendly, fast and attentive. read more

I ordered takeout from this location on Ubereats yesterday. I've been to The Fry in the GTA and it was delicious, so I had high hopes about this place. I ordered the family meal, which includes half & half chicken, garlic butter fries, cheese on corn, and 4 cans of pop. The general consensus by me and my family was that the chicken was D R Y. I expect chicken breast to be a little dry, but even the dark meat was dry. The sweet and sour sauce half of the chicken had a nice spice to it, but the regular fried chicken was so disappointing. Zero salt, no flavour, no spices it seems like (and sitting in my fridge because no one liked it lol). I hate dry chicken. The garlic butter fries were ok - probably the best part about the whole meal. Corn with cheese is literally what it sounds like - canned corn with processed cheese. And the 4 cans of pop? Well, we only received 1 Canada Dry out of the 4 cans we were supposed to get. I didn't realize until I got home, but I wasn't going to drive back out in the middle of a pandemic to fix their mistake, wasting time and gas. Service wasn't great - I arrived to pick up my order after the app said it was ready, I told the woman at the counter "pick up for K", she said my order isn't ready and I have to wait 10 minutes. 5 minutes later, I showed her my order number because something didn't seem right, and my order was sitting on the table in front of us the whole time. The experience at this location wasn't any good. read more

I visited this branch on a Saturday night. Happy to see that they were still open past 8 PM. We ordered green onion chicken and spicy rice cakes on the side. The rice cakes were definitely spicy. The side dishes could use more love though. It tasted like they needed more time to get pickled. read more

Tried this place a couple of times, first time take out, second time dine in. Tried several flavours of chicken, all were good. Kids also loved corn with cheese and garlic butter fries which were actually sweet. Also tried the spicy rice cake with seafood which included shrimps, mussels, and squid. When we took out a whole chicken, they included one can of pop and some pickled turnip. When we dined in, they included more free appetizers like corn and pasta salad. The Barrhaven location was still waiting for the liquor license at the time of this review. read more

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Goood food !!!the spicy seafood rice cake was amazing .. very happy with the food quality ..

No, just no. Fry chicken taste ok, but spicy rice cakes isn't tasty at all, they use the wrong sauce.

The chicken is very juicy and flavourful, and the pieces were nice and big. We had the corn with cheese as a side, it's fine, but we'll probably try something different next time. The service was very friendly and helpful, which we needed because it was our first time there. read more

Going back again, chicken quality was consistent but I had to note that the sides that come with your meal: radishes, pasta salad, cole slaw, and corn; only the radishes are edible ( and worth multiple refills). The salads taste terrible and stale and the corn tasted old and undercooked. The radishes are edible and good riddance because they are vital to eating KFC. There aren't usually many workers in the restaurant but the ones I've come in contact with were all friendly. read more

Horribly FAR from Korean cuisine!! Closer to Kentucky Fried Chicken... Poor service, everyone got served at their table but my guests were first in the restaurant to order. When the order did arrive - close to thirty minutes later - it was the wrong order! Do not expect Kimchi, the only thing Korean about this establishment is the fact that they refrigerate Soju. Who eats french fries in Asian diet when rice is traditional. Not recommended for the Korean cuisine experience. read more

This restaurant closes at 11pm, but they refused to answer the phone when I called to make a take out order at 9:45pm. Then when I got to the restaurant at 10:10pm, I was told that the kitchen was closed and they refused to make any food for me. The cashier said it would take 30 minutes to prepare my order, which I explained would still be before the 11pm closing time, but the cook said no. read more

They wouldn't answer their phone at around 945pm, and they refused to serve us at 10:09pm because they stopped making food. They close at 11pm but apparently their kitchen closes over an hour before the actual restaurant does. I drove 35minutes from Orleans and the cook said "no" when the Cashier asked if they could make something. This is unacceptable. Its not like it was 5 minutes before close. read more

Terrible customer service. Didn't even try to correct the completely wrong order. Had to tell 3 different people how they gave us the wrong order. They said they would call back but never did!! read more