Been on my list since they opened. Surpassed my expectations. The whole dinner was an incredible experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: 24c Golden Nuggets, Fried Chicken, Chicken Wings
Priscilla Fasoro
Came here on a Tuesday by myself without a reservation. The restaurant opens at 5 and your best bet for getting a table without a reservation is to get here about 30 mins before they open or an hour before they close. Otherwise the wait can get to like 4 hours! I got here right at 5 and waited in line for 20 mins and then waited an additional hour to get a table. I recommend hanging out in the waiting area; I made some friends and they helped the time pass by.Let me say, I really, REALLY wanted to like this place. But all in all, I think it was just OK. The chicken is super crispy, and piping hot when it comes out (seriously, be careful. I burned the roof of my mouth!), but the flavor is so subtle you can blink and miss it. That might be ok for most cuisines, but when it comes to fried chicken, the flavor should be obvious. I tried all the sauces but only liked the Gochujang BBQ. I ordered the Bucket Feast, and FYI they adjust it depending on the size of your party. So go ahead and order it even if you’re on your own. I ordered the Gochujang flavor for the second half and it was honestly disappointing. No real kick. At all. I asked if they had straight up hot sauce and all they had was a chilli paste that wasn’t spicy at all. How can you have a fried chicken restaurant with no hot sauce?? These are not serious people. I enjoyed all the veggies that accompanied the feast, but especially loved the scallion salad. The cold noodles come after the chicken, and the sauce was super salty. Consider asking for the sauce on the side so you can dip it. I really liked the frozen yogurt that came at the end; it helped soothe my burned mouth and was overall very tasty. I got a mini bottle of the Gaston Chiquet champagne, but only because it’s my favorite. I otherwise don’t think you have to get a bottle of champagne, despite what the menu says. I also ordered one 18 karat chicken nugget, which honestly isn’t worth it.Also, let me just say, the back of the food menu is so ridiculous. They claim that the flour and spices have “anti-carcinogenic and cholesterol-lowering properties.” I mean, C’MON. It’s fried chicken! This place takes its self way too seriously, which would be fine if they had fried chicken that could back it up. Ultimately, given the hassle in getting a table, and the mediocre flavor of the chicken, I wouldn’t return.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Frozen Yogurt
Nurul Senin
This place was such a vibe! We got Ala carte chicken drumsticks because the bucket list seemed too much and we made sure to try all the different sauces and glaze. The gochujang glaze was amazing! Also highly recommend the cold perilla seed noodles - so light, refreshing & delicious.Service was friendly and attentive and we loved the ambience and decor of the place. So many high end soaps to wash your hands with at the start we were spoilt for choice!Highly recommend to visit at least once in NYC.
I went to COQODAQ for an early dinner and sat at the bar. We got the Bucket List combo meal which was very filling. The fried chicken is delicious. I tried the original (unglazed) and the soy garlic glaze. The parilla seed noodles were delicious. We got the mac and cheese to try but I wouldn’t bother getting it again. The dipping sauces for the chicken were tasty but the chicken was also great on its own. The soft serve fro-yo was a lemon flavor with a blueberry sauce and was a nice palate cleanser and finish. The cocktails and sparkling wine were also great to pair with the fried chicken.
The atmosphere was very good, but the food was a bit underwhelming. The friend chicken was so drenched in sauce that it’s all you could taste. We didn’t finish most dishes because we just didn’t love them; even the frozen yogurt at the end was a bit too tart.
Great food and even better service! Would definitely come back.
Pongsak Pattamasaevi
The 2-course (chicken) Bucket List is their signature.First course is the Classic sauce, which we found delicious - thick, crispy skin + juicy on the inside. Definitely expensive for what it is, but you already know that.For the 2nd course, we ordered the soy garlic glaze and this was confusingly salty - to the point that our party of 4 stopped to pick the glaze off so we could keep eating. Coqodaq's glaze offerings definitely cater to a certain palette that may not be for you.The chicken consommé and the perilla seed noodle that came with the Bucket List were all excellent.We sadly also encountered a waiter who rudely started clearing unfinished food from our table. We told him we were obviously still eating and he just grabbed our half-eaten fries instead without asking =( This left a bitter taste in our already salty mouths.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
Kristjan
To start with the positives:Our somm was phenomenal! She provided us with killer bubbly and was such a pleasure to chat with. The chicken was also fantastic. Really juicy; perfectly cooked!We only had one minor complaint, our food came out all at once. We brought this up to our server and he in turn brought the manager.They both got defensive and essentially said the kitchen moves faster at the end of the night (we had an 11pm seating). This interaction was awkward and really soured the whole experience. Just acknowledge that this was a mistake and apologize; this was terrible customer service. For context the person I dined with had been several times and said things were never paced this fast.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Fried Chicken
A M
100% worth the hype. Delicious fried chicken, crispy and cooked to perfection. We got the Royal Beluga Hybrid Caviar, Tartare Trio, Mac & Cheese, and Double Fried French Fries. And obviously the Bucket and Champagne. It was actually a LOT of food and we enjoyed every bite.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Chicken
seah sean
One of the best fried chicken I've ever had! Chicken and nuggs were perfectly fried and crisp on the outside, and juicy on the inside. Batter was well balanced and paired perfectly with the difference sauces.Variants with the Soy and Korean spicy sauce coatings were good too, albeit too much flavour for my liking (for fried chicken).
only got a 10pm reservation (where do all the normal timing reservations go!) and the chicken was very average. Batter was very thick. But the perilla noodles and soft serve were yummy!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Cold Perillo Seed Noodles
Patrick Wong
TLDR: COQODAQ is the long awaited fried chicken concept from the same crew from COTE. Very much a scene, hard to reserve but I'd still go if I had the opportunity to. Stick with the Bucket List, don't forget the chicken curry.Easily one of the most talked about restaurants of 2024 and like Cote, ridiculous difficult to book. Due to the difficulty to reserve, we went all out here.Golden Nugget. It's enjoyable but not the first time I've had fried chicken and caviar; I wouldn't say it's my favorite either. The nuggets themselves are delicious (they do come with the Bucket List) but I felt the caviar and/or trout roe overpowered the flavor.We tried the doenjang chicken liver. Tasty but a bit too thick and the hallabong I felt was a bit too strong. Kind of had more of a pate texture but more sweet than I'd like. Tuna tartare with the Calabrian soy sauce and chives was great.The Bucket List. While $38pp for fried chicken I wouldn't call a bargain, for this level of cooking, the vibe, etc. - I'm cool with it. The chicken soup was nice to start and prep your palette. Original chicken, this was my favorite part. You got a mixture of the fried chicken, sauces on the side which I thought were all very tasty. This is when I got to try the nuggets, sans caviar and I enjoyed them much more like this. If I could describe the flavor of the original, it reminded me of a McDonald's chicken nugget but much more well-seasoned. I mean that in a good way. The sauces were a mixture of green sauce a la PioPio, barbeque and the peppercorn parm which as my favorite.We also did try the COQODAQ champagne half bottle which was tasty. The second part of the bucket list with the chicken sauced was fine but more along your standard Korean fried chicken. The salad it came with was nice to help break up the richness. Fries were decent but the chicken curry was excellent. The meat was ground chicken and well seasoned with an adequate amount of rice. The noodles was a nice finisher and palette cleanser. Instead of the Cote soft-serve, here's a yogurt with a berry compote. That was wonderful.Tasty but for 3 people, we spent well over $600. If I were to repeat, I'd get my favorite apps/sides and the bucket list.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Eunah Kim
Worth the hype! Never imagined chicken and champagne could pair so well. Their chicken is both crispy and juicy, and the beautiful arch of lighting calls for more drinks!Chef SK and his team have thoughtfully curated the Bucket List, featuring chicken consommé, a bucket of original chicken, and your choice of marinated chicken (soy or gochujang), alongside perilla noodles and sorbet, all for just $38. It was unparalleled quality chicken, using clean oil and rice flour. Not to mention it’s delicious!I love their golden nuggets, though the chicken curry is the secret gem of the menu. Can’t stop thinking about their tender and creamy curry.With welcoming and attentive staff, elegant interior décor, and the perfect harmony of crispy chicken paired with a glass of champagne, I'm already looking forward to my next dining experience here!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Caesar Salad, 24c Golden Nuggets, Fried Chicken, Cold Noodles
Patrick Nollinger
Gorgeous establishment. Phenomenal chicken dishes and the service was excellent. I highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Chicken
Stella Shin
Food is mediocre but fun drinks and ambience. The flavor is just missing that last 20% to be actually good. Chicken is way too breaded and heavy and the banchans and the coleslaw was way better than the chicken which should be the highlight. As a fried chicken lover I honestly think popeyes chicken is better than their fried chicken. If you go for drinks and the vibe and have some bites its a fun place to do that, but if you’re expecting to go to a great fried chicken joint, not it.
Been on my list since they opened. Surpassed my expectations. The whole dinner was an incredible experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: 24c Golden Nuggets, Fried Chicken, Chicken Wings
Came here on a Tuesday by myself without a reservation. The restaurant opens at 5 and your best bet for getting a table without a reservation is to get here about 30 mins before they open or an hour before they close. Otherwise the wait can get to like 4 hours! I got here right at 5 and waited in line for 20 mins and then waited an additional hour to get a table. I recommend hanging out in the waiting area; I made some friends and they helped the time pass by.Let me say, I really, REALLY wanted to like this place. But all in all, I think it was just OK. The chicken is super crispy, and piping hot when it comes out (seriously, be careful. I burned the roof of my mouth!), but the flavor is so subtle you can blink and miss it. That might be ok for most cuisines, but when it comes to fried chicken, the flavor should be obvious. I tried all the sauces but only liked the Gochujang BBQ. I ordered the Bucket Feast, and FYI they adjust it depending on the size of your party. So go ahead and order it even if you’re on your own. I ordered the Gochujang flavor for the second half and it was honestly disappointing. No real kick. At all. I asked if they had straight up hot sauce and all they had was a chilli paste that wasn’t spicy at all. How can you have a fried chicken restaurant with no hot sauce?? These are not serious people. I enjoyed all the veggies that accompanied the feast, but especially loved the scallion salad. The cold noodles come after the chicken, and the sauce was super salty. Consider asking for the sauce on the side so you can dip it. I really liked the frozen yogurt that came at the end; it helped soothe my burned mouth and was overall very tasty. I got a mini bottle of the Gaston Chiquet champagne, but only because it’s my favorite. I otherwise don’t think you have to get a bottle of champagne, despite what the menu says. I also ordered one 18 karat chicken nugget, which honestly isn’t worth it.Also, let me just say, the back of the food menu is so ridiculous. They claim that the flour and spices have “anti-carcinogenic and cholesterol-lowering properties.” I mean, C’MON. It’s fried chicken! This place takes its self way too seriously, which would be fine if they had fried chicken that could back it up. Ultimately, given the hassle in getting a table, and the mediocre flavor of the chicken, I wouldn’t return.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Frozen Yogurt
This place was such a vibe! We got Ala carte chicken drumsticks because the bucket list seemed too much and we made sure to try all the different sauces and glaze. The gochujang glaze was amazing! Also highly recommend the cold perilla seed noodles - so light, refreshing & delicious.Service was friendly and attentive and we loved the ambience and decor of the place. So many high end soaps to wash your hands with at the start we were spoilt for choice!Highly recommend to visit at least once in NYC.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Chicken, Cold Perillo Seed Noodles
I went to COQODAQ for an early dinner and sat at the bar. We got the Bucket List combo meal which was very filling. The fried chicken is delicious. I tried the original (unglazed) and the soy garlic glaze. The parilla seed noodles were delicious. We got the mac and cheese to try but I wouldn’t bother getting it again. The dipping sauces for the chicken were tasty but the chicken was also great on its own. The soft serve fro-yo was a lemon flavor with a blueberry sauce and was a nice palate cleanser and finish. The cocktails and sparkling wine were also great to pair with the fried chicken.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Chicken, Cold Perillo Seed Noodles
The atmosphere was very good, but the food was a bit underwhelming. The friend chicken was so drenched in sauce that it’s all you could taste. We didn’t finish most dishes because we just didn’t love them; even the frozen yogurt at the end was a bit too tart.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Chicken, Cold Perillo Seed Noodles, Cold Noodles
Great food and even better service! Would definitely come back.
The 2-course (chicken) Bucket List is their signature.First course is the Classic sauce, which we found delicious - thick, crispy skin + juicy on the inside. Definitely expensive for what it is, but you already know that.For the 2nd course, we ordered the soy garlic glaze and this was confusingly salty - to the point that our party of 4 stopped to pick the glaze off so we could keep eating. Coqodaq's glaze offerings definitely cater to a certain palette that may not be for you.The chicken consommé and the perilla seed noodle that came with the Bucket List were all excellent.We sadly also encountered a waiter who rudely started clearing unfinished food from our table. We told him we were obviously still eating and he just grabbed our half-eaten fries instead without asking =( This left a bitter taste in our already salty mouths.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
To start with the positives:Our somm was phenomenal! She provided us with killer bubbly and was such a pleasure to chat with. The chicken was also fantastic. Really juicy; perfectly cooked!We only had one minor complaint, our food came out all at once. We brought this up to our server and he in turn brought the manager.They both got defensive and essentially said the kitchen moves faster at the end of the night (we had an 11pm seating). This interaction was awkward and really soured the whole experience. Just acknowledge that this was a mistake and apologize; this was terrible customer service. For context the person I dined with had been several times and said things were never paced this fast.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Fried Chicken
100% worth the hype. Delicious fried chicken, crispy and cooked to perfection. We got the Royal Beluga Hybrid Caviar, Tartare Trio, Mac & Cheese, and Double Fried French Fries. And obviously the Bucket and Champagne. It was actually a LOT of food and we enjoyed every bite.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Chicken
One of the best fried chicken I've ever had! Chicken and nuggs were perfectly fried and crisp on the outside, and juicy on the inside. Batter was well balanced and paired perfectly with the difference sauces.Variants with the Soy and Korean spicy sauce coatings were good too, albeit too much flavour for my liking (for fried chicken).
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
only got a 10pm reservation (where do all the normal timing reservations go!) and the chicken was very average. Batter was very thick. But the perilla noodles and soft serve were yummy!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Cold Perillo Seed Noodles
TLDR: COQODAQ is the long awaited fried chicken concept from the same crew from COTE. Very much a scene, hard to reserve but I'd still go if I had the opportunity to. Stick with the Bucket List, don't forget the chicken curry.Easily one of the most talked about restaurants of 2024 and like Cote, ridiculous difficult to book. Due to the difficulty to reserve, we went all out here.Golden Nugget. It's enjoyable but not the first time I've had fried chicken and caviar; I wouldn't say it's my favorite either. The nuggets themselves are delicious (they do come with the Bucket List) but I felt the caviar and/or trout roe overpowered the flavor.We tried the doenjang chicken liver. Tasty but a bit too thick and the hallabong I felt was a bit too strong. Kind of had more of a pate texture but more sweet than I'd like. Tuna tartare with the Calabrian soy sauce and chives was great.The Bucket List. While $38pp for fried chicken I wouldn't call a bargain, for this level of cooking, the vibe, etc. - I'm cool with it. The chicken soup was nice to start and prep your palette. Original chicken, this was my favorite part. You got a mixture of the fried chicken, sauces on the side which I thought were all very tasty. This is when I got to try the nuggets, sans caviar and I enjoyed them much more like this. If I could describe the flavor of the original, it reminded me of a McDonald's chicken nugget but much more well-seasoned. I mean that in a good way. The sauces were a mixture of green sauce a la PioPio, barbeque and the peppercorn parm which as my favorite.We also did try the COQODAQ champagne half bottle which was tasty. The second part of the bucket list with the chicken sauced was fine but more along your standard Korean fried chicken. The salad it came with was nice to help break up the richness. Fries were decent but the chicken curry was excellent. The meat was ground chicken and well seasoned with an adequate amount of rice. The noodles was a nice finisher and palette cleanser. Instead of the Cote soft-serve, here's a yogurt with a berry compote. That was wonderful.Tasty but for 3 people, we spent well over $600. If I were to repeat, I'd get my favorite apps/sides and the bucket list.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Worth the hype! Never imagined chicken and champagne could pair so well. Their chicken is both crispy and juicy, and the beautiful arch of lighting calls for more drinks!Chef SK and his team have thoughtfully curated the Bucket List, featuring chicken consommé, a bucket of original chicken, and your choice of marinated chicken (soy or gochujang), alongside perilla noodles and sorbet, all for just $38. It was unparalleled quality chicken, using clean oil and rice flour. Not to mention it’s delicious!I love their golden nuggets, though the chicken curry is the secret gem of the menu. Can’t stop thinking about their tender and creamy curry.With welcoming and attentive staff, elegant interior décor, and the perfect harmony of crispy chicken paired with a glass of champagne, I'm already looking forward to my next dining experience here!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Caesar Salad, 24c Golden Nuggets, Fried Chicken, Cold Noodles
Gorgeous establishment. Phenomenal chicken dishes and the service was excellent. I highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Chicken
Food is mediocre but fun drinks and ambience. The flavor is just missing that last 20% to be actually good. Chicken is way too breaded and heavy and the banchans and the coleslaw was way better than the chicken which should be the highlight. As a fried chicken lover I honestly think popeyes chicken is better than their fried chicken. If you go for drinks and the vibe and have some bites its a fun place to do that, but if you’re expecting to go to a great fried chicken joint, not it.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4