So delicious, one of the best Asian places in the North County and beyond and great forcarnivores and vegetarians
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
David Kern
Always a favorite place in San Diego. We go frequently and never have anything we don't love.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Fried Rice
Sheryl Saberghoff
Gi and expect nothing clear your mind.Food is very good...Service excellent but small restaurant.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jim Brinson
They add a 5% surcharge to the bill. The menu does NOT show a surcharge but you still get charged. It is on small print on the QR code but I don’t notice it until we paid.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Jon Rode
Interesting and delicious selections of food. We have a very pleasant time for dinner. It's easy to share dishes.
Iyve been blown away twice by CHIKO! Lamb is to die for. Will be back for moreUpdate: try the lunch as well. The bulgogi hoagie will knock you're socks off
Arian Alejandro peralta murillo
What good cuisine and good spot! Thanks ??
Prashant Anilkumar
Inventive fusion. Slightly hipsterized, but totally preserves the originality of flavours. Would recommend, and plan to go back.
Patrick Wheeler
Have eaten Chiko food several times. Really yummy food. But when ordering online, indication of a 5% service charge is buried. This should be better exposed.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Jeff Cooperhouse
Had a yummy lunch at Chinese Korean fusion restaurant CHIKO. We sat on the dog friendly patio where you order through QR codes on the table. We ordered the XO shrimp, spicy kumin lamb stir fry, and pork belly bao. The staff is very friendly and helpful and the food comes out quick. Recommend, not many Asian fusion restaurants in the area.
Surprisingly delicious! We didn’t think about it much and were shocked by the creativity and taste of what we ordered! Def coming
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lydia M.
Flavorful preparations, though not similar to the Korean restaurants I know from NYC. I missed the plentiful apps with various kimchis and other tasty samples. I am gluten free and there were sufficient options. It is a seasonal menu so you may want to check first to make sure they are making the item you want (I had hoped for tofu stew but it was too early in the season).
Jessica S.
Issue 1: This is a self-serve restaurant in the sense that you order through your phone via TOAST. I hate this kind of order process because you are presented with having to tip BEFORE you are even provided service. Now I think you can get around this if you decide to tip cash but I feel like if they see you didn't immediately tip it can skew the service and the food quality (potentially). We ordered $50 worth of food including 2 sodas (1 each) and one Grape Sac-Sac to try. That $50 included a tip. It's a bit of a dive bar atmosphere, outdoor seating is SUPER close to the train tracks, but no reductions for that... The reduction is due to the tip before you actually provide the service part. (minus 1 star)Issue 2: Our food did NOT come out at the same time, my husband's spicy lamb came out first and when my food didn't immediately follow (not even the appetizer, I'll get to that) I encouraged him to eat while his food was hot BUT what we realized is his side of rice didn't come out either. We figured my food, the appetizer, and the rice were on their way... Except they brought out my loaded bulgogi fries and no rice or potstickers were to be seen! Finally, my husband had to get up and remind them of the rice and pot stickers and the young lady said oh it'll be out momentarily but it was clear they forgot or didn't care. (minus 1 star)Issue 3: The food was very skimpy on the parts that mattered most, the lamb stir fry had barely any lamb or noodles. It was misleading because they piled the good stuff on top and hid the fact that they only put a small portion of the best parts of the dish. Same for the loaded bulgogi tots, what appeared to be "lots" of bulgogi turned out to be a small concentration on top and nothing but filler on the bottom. For what you pay this is disappointing and frustrating. The pot stickers were bland, like they didn't bother seasoning the inside of the meat, the sauce was very delicious BUT sauce is meant to ACCENTUATE not be the star. (minus 1 star)Overall I won't be coming back, I was so excited to try this place as me and my husband are huge fans of Korean and Chinese cuisine respectively, so the idea of a fusion of the two seemed so promising. There needs to be a rectifying of their portions/prices/service.
T J Maxx • Tjmax
First off this is not joey this is Chris, second of all I came here looking for orange chicken. They serve me this Fried chicken with sauce on the side, man first bite into it I just got all these beautiful feelings in my stomach they brought out these noodles they recommended since they don't have chow mein man they were amazing, then I had forgot I order some pork fried rice, dude I almost finished everything that is a lot for one man but I'll tell you what it was really hard to stop beating this delicious meal big shout-out to the chico Cooks workers girl with the blue eyes
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ari
Deliciously flavorful food. Everything was bomb. Definitely coming back again. Thank you!
So delicious, one of the best Asian places in the North County and beyond and great forcarnivores and vegetarians
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Always a favorite place in San Diego. We go frequently and never have anything we don't love.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Fried Rice
Gi and expect nothing clear your mind.Food is very good...Service excellent but small restaurant.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
They add a 5% surcharge to the bill. The menu does NOT show a surcharge but you still get charged. It is on small print on the QR code but I don’t notice it until we paid.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Interesting and delicious selections of food. We have a very pleasant time for dinner. It's easy to share dishes.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork & Kimchi Potstickers, Cumin Lamb Dumplings, Wok Charred Wheat Flour Noodles
Iyve been blown away twice by CHIKO! Lamb is to die for. Will be back for moreUpdate: try the lunch as well. The bulgogi hoagie will knock you're socks off
What good cuisine and good spot! Thanks ??
Inventive fusion. Slightly hipsterized, but totally preserves the originality of flavours. Would recommend, and plan to go back.
Have eaten Chiko food several times. Really yummy food. But when ordering online, indication of a 5% service charge is buried. This should be better exposed.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Had a yummy lunch at Chinese Korean fusion restaurant CHIKO. We sat on the dog friendly patio where you order through QR codes on the table. We ordered the XO shrimp, spicy kumin lamb stir fry, and pork belly bao. The staff is very friendly and helpful and the food comes out quick. Recommend, not many Asian fusion restaurants in the area.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Belly Bao, XO Shrimp Juk
Restaurantji Recommends
Surprisingly delicious! We didn’t think about it much and were shocked by the creativity and taste of what we ordered! Def coming
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Flavorful preparations, though not similar to the Korean restaurants I know from NYC. I missed the plentiful apps with various kimchis and other tasty samples. I am gluten free and there were sufficient options. It is a seasonal menu so you may want to check first to make sure they are making the item you want (I had hoped for tofu stew but it was too early in the season).
Issue 1: This is a self-serve restaurant in the sense that you order through your phone via TOAST. I hate this kind of order process because you are presented with having to tip BEFORE you are even provided service. Now I think you can get around this if you decide to tip cash but I feel like if they see you didn't immediately tip it can skew the service and the food quality (potentially). We ordered $50 worth of food including 2 sodas (1 each) and one Grape Sac-Sac to try. That $50 included a tip. It's a bit of a dive bar atmosphere, outdoor seating is SUPER close to the train tracks, but no reductions for that... The reduction is due to the tip before you actually provide the service part. (minus 1 star)Issue 2: Our food did NOT come out at the same time, my husband's spicy lamb came out first and when my food didn't immediately follow (not even the appetizer, I'll get to that) I encouraged him to eat while his food was hot BUT what we realized is his side of rice didn't come out either. We figured my food, the appetizer, and the rice were on their way... Except they brought out my loaded bulgogi fries and no rice or potstickers were to be seen! Finally, my husband had to get up and remind them of the rice and pot stickers and the young lady said oh it'll be out momentarily but it was clear they forgot or didn't care. (minus 1 star)Issue 3: The food was very skimpy on the parts that mattered most, the lamb stir fry had barely any lamb or noodles. It was misleading because they piled the good stuff on top and hid the fact that they only put a small portion of the best parts of the dish. Same for the loaded bulgogi tots, what appeared to be "lots" of bulgogi turned out to be a small concentration on top and nothing but filler on the bottom. For what you pay this is disappointing and frustrating. The pot stickers were bland, like they didn't bother seasoning the inside of the meat, the sauce was very delicious BUT sauce is meant to ACCENTUATE not be the star. (minus 1 star)Overall I won't be coming back, I was so excited to try this place as me and my husband are huge fans of Korean and Chinese cuisine respectively, so the idea of a fusion of the two seemed so promising. There needs to be a rectifying of their portions/prices/service.
First off this is not joey this is Chris, second of all I came here looking for orange chicken. They serve me this Fried chicken with sauce on the side, man first bite into it I just got all these beautiful feelings in my stomach they brought out these noodles they recommended since they don't have chow mein man they were amazing, then I had forgot I order some pork fried rice, dude I almost finished everything that is a lot for one man but I'll tell you what it was really hard to stop beating this delicious meal big shout-out to the chico Cooks workers girl with the blue eyes
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Deliciously flavorful food. Everything was bomb. Definitely coming back again. Thank you!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Fried Rice, Spicy Cumin Lamb Stir Fry, Half