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This location is conveniently located across the street from KP, at the corner of street lights. After my Dr visit, I wanted some good fried chicken so I walked here afterwards. This location is small, but there are some bar chairs inside for customers to use. Two female employees were friendly. I ordered a dozen spicy fried chicken shoyu. The chicken came out super crunchy and spicy, good quality of meat- just how I like it! It took about ~20 mins to prep for the order.
Crispy, tasty and always hot and fresh. It's been years since we've gotten take out here and I'm happy to see the quality is still there. Inside it's kind of junky but I think there focus is carry out so who cares. I'm posting some menu photos because it looks like they recently revamped the pricing structure. The full order is smaller than before. I got the Crispy Shoyu Hot, I don't remember anything being this hot there before but the heat took me back to my recent trip to Korea so I welcome the flavor. Still if you can't handle heat stick with their mild options which are plenty. Always friendly service so I'll be sure not to let so much time go by between visits
My husband is in Hawaii for business right now and has been trying all of the local spots. Yesterday he went to this restaurant for lunch. He said the restaurant was clean and well kept, and was very busy. The staff was nice and his server did a good job. My husband loves spicy food and fried chicken, and he said his meal was a great combination of both! It was a lot of food for only $20! He said he would definitely be back before he leaves Hawaii to try some other stuff on their menu. If you like spicy food, large portions, and fried chicken, you definitely want to check this place out.
Found this place on Yelp and had solid reviews. Vons is a Korean fried chicken joint that offers takeout. Seating is extremely limited--maybe two or three stools inside. Street parking only--at least that I'm aware of. Fried chicken here wasn't bad I thought. All packed with flavor. We had spicy, soy garlic, and shoyu. Spicy had good heat. Soy garlic had little minced pieces of garlic which added some nice flavor. And shoyu wasn't bad. I'd probably skip shoyu next time. Also had a side of snow fries and IMO that's a skip for takeout. It got soggy too fast in the bag after maybe 15 min. Overall chicken wasn't bad. Cheers.
We love this location since it's so close to home. I've only been to this location, so I can't say if it holds up to how all Vons operate. But, from all I know....definitely one of my top 3 spots for when I'm craving or just wanted fried chicken (which to be honest is at least 2x month lol). Located on Pensacola street, we grabbed a spot at one of the metered stalls right outside. It's a cozy place where most people just order by phone or grab and go. There is one small table with 3 stools that you can use if you want to eat there. We usually opt to eat there. Little tip: we found out it is BYOB so we'll sometimes grab a beverage from across the street while we wait and then enjoy our complete meal. Service is quick and friendly, usually about a 15 min wait for our food. We ordered a Full Order (20 pieces) and our flavor choice today was the Snow (cheese & onions) and a side of Honey Butter fries. The chicken comes out piping hot and crispy! With the snow powder that blankets the wings and bottom of the box. So far I've tried their honey butter and snow flavors, but will be back again to try their others. They also offer half orders, and plates. Always a solid and reliable choice, and one of our favorite fried chicken spots.
The Von's I usually order from was closed, so I got delivery from this location for the first time. The snow wings were soul-satisfying, as they always have been. It's good to find consistency of quality in different franchise locations. I continue to yearn for just a bit more cheese, though. But then they lost me with the mandoo. There was no option for "no sauce," just "regular," "mild," and " spicy." I didn't want any sauce but selected mild. They took great care to vent the container so the mandoo wouldn't get limp and soggy. Then they completely undermined that effort. Foolish me for assuming the sauce would be on the side. Instead, the mandoo were drenched in this sickly sticky and slightly sweet sauce. My taste buds were not amused. I don't care for them but I won't waste food, either. Should I order mandoo from here again, I will write in a special request for NO SAUCE.
Service is great and the wings are excellent. Not sure why it took me so long to drop in a Vons chicken. But I'm glad I finally did. This place is small and only two tables for dining in but we as most do ordered to go. The wait was about 15 minutes which you'd expect for freshly seasoned battered fried chicken. We ordered two half orders (10) wings. The Yangnyeom medium crispy fried chicken was very tasty and not as spicy as we like so would get the hot next time. Nice thin crispy exterior. Very succulent and tasty inside. A solid 5/5 The second order was the shoyu crispy chicken which had the same crispy texture but the seasoning was a light mild flavor. Again a 5/5. Definitely a great chicken wing spot. OBTW they were completely slammed and sold out on Super Bowl Sunday. T
Vons Chicken on Pensacola Street. Order ahead for less wait time, and there's limited street parking. Always hot and fresh and deliciously coated with a good amount of coating.
Vons Chicken - When you crave that crispy, crunchy goodness in your life, this place delivers the standard KFC (Korean Fried Chicken) experience you're after. It's usually a quick 15-minute wait from order to pick up, and the satisfaction is guaranteed. Personally, I'm all about the Snow Wing - it's the flavor champion, in my book.
The crispy chicken is Ono. Very crispy and very flavorful. You can't have just one piece. I understand why they sell them by the bunch. If you're not sure, get their chicken plates (it comes with 4 large pieces with rice, couple of mandoo and Mac salad) rather half box or full box. If you like it, get the box lol. It's Ono. read more
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Very disappointed.. I ordered snow chicken and spicy chicken and both of them were undercooked... the chicken was pink!! And I found a hair in my food.. It's so not safe and not sanitary. read more
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I have been craving chicken wings for a couple weeks now and I finally decided I wasn't going to wait any longer! I drove over to Von's after work to take home wings for the family. This location is across the street from First Hawaiian Bank on Pensacola St. and they do not have private parking. So look for street parking but just be careful you don't park during the non-parking hours! The interior is clean but it doesn't seem really dine-in friendly. They have tables and chairs but I think it gives off the feeling more for people to sit and wait for their food to be prepared to take to-go. They offer "half orders" which come with 10 pieces or whole orders which comes with 20 wings. They also have sides and lunch plates as well. I ordered half orders of the spicy, garlic, and honey butter. The spicy and garlic were very good! Crispy outside and moist inside. These are definitely going to be a repeat. The honey butter, however, was a bit weird... at first I thought they gave me the wrong order. It looked like it was the snow wing chicken that has the Parmesan sprinkled on top but when I took a bite I could taste the butter and it was sweet... so I came to the conclusion that they must have sprinkled sugar on the wings instead of using honey! I was pretty disappointed that the wings were seasoned that way for that particular flavor. If they were out of honey then they should have said something and I would have simply chosen a different flavor. Overall good wings and not too far from home. I may come back for another visit but stay away from the honey butter! read more
Some friends of mine have a game night on Saturdays, so after dinner with my cousin, I thought I'd bring them something to snack on. I wanted something that was easy to pick up and easy for them to eat. Searching on Yelp for places still open, Vons came up. There's only street parking, and since it was 9:30, there were a couple of spaces open when I rolled up. Cute little place, I ordered 10 crispy fried wings and 10 shoyu. It does take about 15 mins to prepare. I think the owner told me to next time call and I wouldn't have to wait as long. Sounds like a plan to me. When I brought them in, the guys just dove in, so I couldn't get a pick of each box, just what was left...LOL! The wings were a winner! They also were eating Thai food too, and the wings just complimented the rest. Definitely worth checking out. I do recommend calling ahead, and depending on the time of day, parking might be a bit of a challenge. Mahalo! read more
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Came to Vons Chicken again for a takeout. Since my little girl is loving the wings. BUT this time I'm at the Pensacola location, since it's otw home from work. The counter lady can be a little MORE FRICKEN CHEERIER. Not coming to this location again for sure. I'd rather go to the Palama Market location on Makaloa St. Hey Lady, here's a tip, go buy yourself a smile. Update: Came home, to see that my order, for myself, of the Spicy fried chicken they skimped on sauce. Seriously? At the Makaloa location, the spicy sauce evenly coated all the wings. Attached picture is this location at Pensacola and a comparison to the Makaloa location. read more
Chicken and Chopsticks... say it can't be! This seems so wrong! But as the title of Luther Ingram's 1972 chart topping song..."If Loving You Is Wrong" (I don't wanna be right)... then I don't wanna be right. And once again Yelp got it right too! I checked the Yelp reviews, as I normally do, before heading over to Von's, because life is just too short to be waste on bad food. The exterior of this establishment is not necessarily flashy or eye catching, but once you walk in, I saw that this place was brilliant and seemed to be very neat, clean and organized. I was greeted almost immediately and was allowed time to peruse the menu. I should have had the fried hot wings here, or some type of fried wing, but I'm trying to be good and settled for a half order of the Spicy Oven Roasted Seasoned Chicken wings. I was told my order would take about 20 minutes and was told that the wings are cooked to order. I was in no hurry and patiently waited, almost kicking myself for not having fried wings at this awesome place. When I received my order, the wings looked absolutely delicious. I was immediately hooked at first bite by this spicy, tangy, slightly sweet sauce that covered these delectable wings. And the wings themselves were juicy and tender. I totally forgot they were oven roasted because they were so delicious. As the saying goes... finger licking good! Needless to say I was very impressed with the oven roasted wings... So now I'll need to be bad and come back for the fried version! read more
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I don't know how I let this place slip through my Yelp radar??? I was heading to my friend's house the other day, when I just so happen to pass this little restaurant called Vons Chicken on Pensacola Street, just across the street from the Kaiser Hospital. I've been to Vons Chicken before, as I tried it at the Palama Supermaket in the Kalihi/Palama neighborhood, but I heard that location had closed, & moved to this current location on Pensacola Street, same owner tho. This location has no parking at all, so you will have to do the metered street parking, or free street parking within the neighborhood (good luck!). Please note; if you don't like waiting for your chicken, I highly recommend you call & pre-order your chicken, before going down to Vons Chicken, that way you can cut down on any wait time. I got this tip from my Yelp buddy - Nat N.! (You da bestest Nat! MAHALO for da 411). So I call the joint up, and the man that picked up on the other end was pretty friendly, I placed my order for the famous - Crispy Fried Shoyu Chicken (1/2 order = 10 wings for $13.60 with tax). Upon driving down to Vons that evening, I was able to find free parking on the street near the Kaiser Hospital area, then I took a short hop, skip, & jump into Vons Chicken. Upon entering, I was greeted right away by Jai Park (the owner of this business), Jai was very friendly, & and got my box of Crispy Fried Shoyu chicken ready lickity split, as soon as I walked into the restaurant. I told him I was gonna eat here, as I like to consume my Crispy Fried Shoyu Chicken hot, because if I took it "to go", I'm sure by the time I got home, the chicken wouldn't be the same as far as texture. What can I say about the Crispy Fried Shoyu Chicken? Maaaaaaaan, dat Crispy Fried Shoyu Chicken is Crayzeeeeeeee good!!! I loved the texture & taste of that chicken!!! The shoyu taste was not over powering, or salty.............the chicken was made just right!!! I am definitely coming back here to eat more chicken real soon! So gooooooooood! I had da GRINDZ that day!!! Nom! Nom! Nom! The restaurant is on the smaller side, with only about 4 or 5 tables, but they also had a bar type table against the window area or the restaurant where it can sit a few more people too. I noticed a lot foot traffic, as a lot of people came here just do take-out. Upon finishing my delicious chicken, Jai was very nice to offer me the use of his sink by the restaurant counter area, so you can wash your hands clean after eating all that chicken. I took him up on the offer to wash my hands, but in actuality, I would have rather licked my hands clean like an ANIMAL! Buwahahahahahaha! You like chicken? Check this place out! They really know how to do chicken right!!! read more
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KFC- and I'm not referring to the the-colonel sanders chicken About the chicken: Korean Fried chicken - wingettes of the chicken wing deep fried to golden brown. They are fried to order so be prepared to wait or, order by phone Each wingette is plump, neatly and evenly battered then deep fried. Then, each piece is drained from the oil FIRST before plating, packaging or boxing. There are several flavors- shoyu, spicy, plain are sine of the flavors. There are 2 sizes- full order (20 pcs) $20.99 or half order $10.99 or $11.99, depending on you flavor selection And ONE plate lunch which consists of 3 pcs of chicken, 2 scoops of rice, 1 generous scoop of macaroni salad and 2 tiny mandoo for $7,99 Other things you should know about this place: They also sell canned soft drinks - refrigerator chilled and NO ice or cup. You will have to drink the soda right out of the can. Parking is a definite NO-NO. Unless you have the timing karma on your side as you will have to deal with street metered parking only. Eat in dining tables available and I'm recollecting about 20 seats. So, even if it see a pricy (because it is) and parking is an arduous task, I'd give them a go around as the wingettes are worth it's weight in yummy-ness. Yup, I'll more than likely return read more
There used to be a vegetarian restaurant on the corner of Pensacola and Young. As we were driving down Pensacola today, I noticed that Vons Chicken was there instead. I literally told my husband to pull the car over. I had to try this place. They have another location at the Palama Supermarket in Kalihi that I heard so much about. This place is small with about four tables in there. I walk in and there's a Korean man behind the counter. He was friendly and told me he was the owner. He also owns the one at the Palama location. You can order the fried chicken wings in a plate form from this place which Palama doesn't have. The plate comes with four pieces of wings, mac salad, two pieces of mandoo, and two scoops of rice. I passed on the plate. I wasn't really hungry and only wanted to try their fried chicken wings. As of today, they have six different types of chicken wings. Three are fried (crispy fried, crispy fried seasoned, and crispy fried shoyu). Three are oven roasted (roast oven garlic, roast oven, and roast oven Vons special). Someday soon, they'll have fried chicken in garlic sauce. I decided to go with a half order of crispy fried shoyu wings. Half order (10 pieces) for $12.99 and full order (20 pieces) for $21.99. I placed my order and the wings came out 10 minutes later. I've heard that at Palama, the wings are drenched in the sauce. Over here, it's more like the sauce is drizzled on. The sauce was salty with a little hint of sweetness to it, definitely not sweet enough to be teriyaki. The wings were plump, juicy, and tender. The outside was battered and fried to a full on crunch. As I was waiting for my wings, I was conversing with the owner. I asked him about Vons and if it was a major chain in Korea. It actually isn't. He told me that there are over 70,000 fried chicken places Korea, and that Vons only makes up about 1,000 of them. Korea has KFC's but no Popeyes. I was getting a tutorial about fried chicken from this man. Here I thought that Americans liked fried chicken. I didn't know that Koreans consumed so much of it. The wings are really good but the price is steep. Their prices are on par with the major wing chains on the island that are full on restaurants. read more
I heard about Vons opening in Hawaii last year (Palama Supermarket), but I'm rarely in that area so it slipped off my radar. But then I saw references to Vons Chicken on Pensacola Street and my heart skipped a beat. They're open on Pensacola Street now? I've got to check it out! I called in my order on the way over, so that I wouldn't have to wait for it when I got there. Scored a parking spot right in front of Auntie Pasto's, put a quarter in my meter, and walked a few doors down to Vons. My order was all packed and ready to go. I was in and out in less than 5 minutes. Love it. Ordered two chicken plates - crispy fried and crispy fried shoyu (since Yelpers have been raving about the crispy fried shoyu). Each plate came with rice (choice of brown or white), one scoop of mac salad and two small pieces of deep fried mandoo. The rice was very mushy, the mandoo was equally unpleasing, but the chicken ... OMG. OMG! As I took a bite, I kept telling myself "I should have ordered the full order, I should have ordered the full order!". Take-aways: 1) check out the menu and call in your order ahead of time 2) skip the chicken plate and get the HALF OR FULL ORDER OF CHICKEN 3) the CRISPY FRIED SHOYU CHICKEN IS WINNAS! 4) Full orders of chicken (20 pieces) can be split 10/10 (10 of one flavor, 10 of another). read more
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Nice little hole in the wall, pleasant workers. I don't have much to say about chicken wings, but the honey Butter wings were a bit unusual for my taste. No bad though, just different. I wish the Korean chicken could come in a medium heat. They have just mild and spicy and the mild one made it taste more like BBQ rather than Korean inspired. read more
Congratulations Vons Chicken on your Grand Opening! Vons Chicken is a Korean franchise, this Pensacola St location is their third in Honolulu. They make 3 different kinds of fried chicken wings--plain, seasoned and shoyu--and 3 different kinds of roasted chicken wings--plain, garlic and the Vons Special. To accompany your chicken, right now they have white rice, a mac salad that was dry (dressed too far in advance), mandoo (that doesn't taste homemade), and rice cakes (I was expecting soft and saucy toppoki, but their duk were firm and served dry). Here's what you need to know: the chicken is hot and lightly tossed in a sauce if you order a flavor (though mine was slightly pink inside because they were cranking them out to keep up with the lunch rush); seating is tight, so I would plan to take out during peak hours; and plan to walk, it's only street parking. If you want to check them out, I would wait a bit to let the staff and menu settle in, then bring some beer and go eat some wings. read more
I absolutely love all of Vons Chicken selections from crispy fried, crispy fried seasoned, crispy fried shoyu, roast oven garlic, roast oven, roast oven Vons special, and my ultimate favorite...crispy fried real garlic chicken! I can taste the crispiness on the outside, tender and moist on the inside of every chicken drumstick, drumette and wing. Flavors definitely hold up to their name. Some cost saving tips are to place a full order which includes 20 pieces of chicken or half order that comes with 10 pieces of chicken, then share with others. I also highly recommend spicy rice cakes which compliments Vons chicken. Crispy on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside. Special hot sauce made with kochujang/gochujang, sesame seeds and subtle hint of honey taste hits the spot! I had extra hot sauce after consuming rice cakes and rolled my crispy fried real garlic chicken in it. Wow! Amazingly delicious! I was on cloud nine. If there are left overs, roll Vons chicken of choice in the hot sauce, then chicken will be a spicy version. read more
WOW!! WOW!! Korean Fried chicken is the Best! I love Crispy Fried Shoyu chicken!! Super crispy and the Shoyu sauce is so yummy!! They make it to order so it took about 20 minutes wait but WORTH the wait!! This location is way better than Palama one. I don't think Palama location has Crispy Shoyu sauce. read more
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My coworkers introduced me to Vons, aka fried chicken heaven. I heard it was the best fried chicken on island...and I would definitely agree. Note that for any type of the chicken, they give a mix of wings and drumsticks. Shoyu fried chicken - so tasty. Love the crispy skin. The meat is juicy. They call it shoyu chicken but the seasoning has got to be more than just plain ole soy sauce as the flavor of the chicken has so much more depth than just shoyu. Garlic oven-roasted chicken - while I love the garlicky yet subtle sweetness with this type of chicken (not to mention it is 'healthier' for you since it's not fried), I prefer the crispy skin of the fried chicken. To finish off any meal, you must have a dessert. For Vons, they have rice cakes. Rice cakes are like mochi topped with a red, spicy sauce. It seems like an odd combination, but don't knock it until you try it. Trust me, I was a nonbeliever until I tried one piece...which turned into two...which turned into eating like 99% of the order (my friends tried a piece each; I know how to share...kinda). There is something addictive about the spicy sauce with a hint of sweetness that flavors the oh-so-chewy mochi. Just a warning though - it is on the spicy side. On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being that as soon as it touches your tongue, it makes your tongue feel like it caught on fire and you desperately wish for a glass of milk, I'd give it a 7. The garlic oven-roasted chicken is definitely one that newbies to Vons should try, but I will always go back to ole faithful - fried chicken. You just cannot beat the crispy skin and the nuanced flavor of the shoyu seasoning they use - it's a winning combination. As you can tell, I would also highly recommend the rice cakes (just be warned of the spice). read more
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Winner, winner, chicken dinner. I love fried foods and my wife knows it. I had to sneak away to try this place out and their chicken wings are the bomb! Each order is made fresh, so you need to be patient when waiting. A lot of people call in their orders and run in and pick it up, that seems like the best thing to do. I ate the Shoyu Chicken Wings and it was moist, slightly sweet, and cooked to perfection. Just the right amount of crispy crunch as I am still salivating just thinking about it! read more
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