Perfect low-key fried chicken vibe. Soju, Korean lagers, kimchi. Fast and friendly service. Great date spot.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
M Pak
The original owner has changed. Since the owner is no longer Korean, the taste of the food was disappointing. “Old Whole Chicken” had thick batter and a bit of a strong seasoning. The tteokbokki was a little spicy, but maintained the taste of the sauce. However, it was disappointing that the rice cake split and lost its texture. We expected there to be a Korean owner, but we couldn't find one anymore.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: 양념닭 Seasoned Fried Chicken
Dominic B
Ordered a full soy garlic to go. The flavor is great but the chicken does not stay crispy with the sauce. The drum portion was good but the wings were extremely small in size. I would recommend getting the drums if you’re looking for meat in the meal.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Sam K.
High quality food. I don't know if I was just so ravenous or if there was something in the food.. but I couldn't stop eating. I've had the fried chicken here as well and it top notch. Their spot is clean and never too busy when I've gone in. A must try in PG if you want Korean.
Mary
We found respite in this beautiful restaurant on a wet chilly Feb noon. The food warmed our souls and the service was really good.For reference: we had the pork bulgogi with rice and the fried chicken combo
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bul Go GI
Leena ..
i went here with my boyfriend on our little getaway trip and it was HUGE drumsticks and so much food!! it was fresh and so good. we enjoyed it and it was memorable :)
Grigoriy Dubyago
Really crispy delicious chicken wings and Kim chi. Best wings I’ve had in years, absolutely favorite of mine as soon as the wings reached the table. Really happy with the customer service and atmosphere. This is really a hidden gem for authenticity and flavor.Parking: Never have to worry about parking.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Wings
Guardians Chronicles
Really crispy delicious chicken wings and Kim chi. Best wings I’ve had in years, absolutely favorite of mine as soon as the wings reached the table. Really happy with the customer service and atmosphere. This is really a hidden gem for authenticity and flavor.Parking: Never have to worry about parking.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Wings
Paul G.
We visit Monterey and Carmel once a year, and we have been to this spot, possibly 5 times... decent fried chicken! Awesome price and value! But the last few times, it's the atmosphere! The service from the folks here is the best! And that whole chicken dish? Is so unique. I have not seen any of the other spots have this on their menu, and this order comes whole guys, possible request to get it chopped up!... I can be a little bigger bird, but that's the fat boy talking! Lol! See you guys next year!
susan w.
I think 3.5 stars would be a better estimate. The chicken is really yummy & additive, truely a finger licking good experience! We ordered jap chae to go along with it & while tasty, not really the kind of jap chae I'm used to. The noodles were the very skinny vermicell-type noodles used in a Chinese dish, not the thicker yam noodles, and it had stir fried veggies & not so tasty beef in it. It was lacking any sesame oil flavor. So the jap chae was a bit of a let down. Would I go back? yeah, the chicken is worth a return, but maybe just get rice to go with it. And a full order of the chicken is $33, not cheap.
The chicken was delicious, everything else was okDefinitely go with the
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Marissa Fernandez
Love it here! The food is great! Everything i have tried i have absolutely loved i think more people should try this place. The chicken is so juicy and crispy and the rice cake soup is my favorite thing to order. A little spicy but all worth
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Mary L.
Yes, we usually come here for the half order chicken: 3 drums+6 wings. Pick your sauce(s). Comes with a side radish. Rice cake and red hot dogs are off the hook good and delicious here. Best ones I've had in a very long time. Red hot dogs were excellent in taste. This is actually the best location for delicious Korean flavored fried chicken compared to other locations in the San Francisco Bay Area. Casual good vibes inside. It is common to see U.S. military soldiers dine-in or takeout around here since it's not far from military/defense language institution and CSU Monterey. U.S. Navy soldiers were eating inside. Love everything about it. Excellent customer service. This location is very small though. Lots of public parking outside in the lot. It's like an old shed place/old building/old plaza. Overall, this chain has decent chicken selections and appetizers. You can order other smaller bowl items. Not far from visiting Cannery Row or downtown Monterey. I rate this one excellent for flavors, texture, and taste of fried chicken. Highly recommended. Place reminds me of military service days where soldiers just hang out and chill during lunchtime. A small traditional Safeway is located at the next plaza down same street. Definitely finger licking good. No rush and no long lines. Public restroom is spacious and well maintained in back. Try crispy honey flavor or BBQ anything. Love these small businesses. We will be revisiting again. Absolutely the best Korean flavored fried chicken chain if you're looking for droopy marinated sauces that are so good and so delicious. Fresh and soft white colored chicken meat! Can't stop licking my own fingers here, haha.
Christina L.
In a little plaza, the restaurant was small. Seems like this is the only place to get Korean fried chicken in Monterey, I was excited and craving some fried chicken too, but was disappointed in the lack of flavor and freshness in the chicken and bibimbap. Wished there was customization in ordering the half and half chicken. Was seated down quickly and ordered #2 - Yang Nyum Chicken (combo - 5 drum and 10 wings) ($32.99) and #K4 - Dol Sot bibimbap ($18.99) . Waited about 15 minutes food which is reasonable. I think I noticed was that the table across had gloves for their fried chicken, we did not receive any, so there are some inconsistencies. When mixing into the bibimbap: super wet rice, no mushrooms, chewy unseasoned meat which definitely was NOT a ribeye meat which is a standard meat when making bulgogi. At $18.99, I can find a really tasty bibimbap in the Bay Area. The Korean fried chicken was disappointing! Saucy outside, but had no seasoning on the inside. For a full chicken, it realistically looked more like half of chicken, had to count that there were 15 pieces of chicken, since there were a few small pieces. One positive is that the meat was tender, but contained a lot tendons. Needless to say, the food was meh, I would not go again!
Brandy C.
I went to this place with a coworker who also happens to be a chef and had a great time. We both loved the food here. We had two different types of fried chicken and the kimchi. Best food we have had in a long time. Chef is always on the look out for how clean the place is and we could see right into the kitchen from where we were eating. He couldn't find one bad thing to say about the place.We couldn't stop talking about it. We plan on making this a regular place to eat at. If you want great food; you found the place.
Perfect low-key fried chicken vibe. Soju, Korean lagers, kimchi. Fast and friendly service. Great date spot.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The original owner has changed. Since the owner is no longer Korean, the taste of the food was disappointing. “Old Whole Chicken” had thick batter and a bit of a strong seasoning. The tteokbokki was a little spicy, but maintained the taste of the sauce. However, it was disappointing that the rice cake split and lost its texture. We expected there to be a Korean owner, but we couldn't find one anymore.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: 양념닭 Seasoned Fried Chicken
Ordered a full soy garlic to go. The flavor is great but the chicken does not stay crispy with the sauce. The drum portion was good but the wings were extremely small in size. I would recommend getting the drums if you’re looking for meat in the meal.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
High quality food. I don't know if I was just so ravenous or if there was something in the food.. but I couldn't stop eating. I've had the fried chicken here as well and it top notch. Their spot is clean and never too busy when I've gone in. A must try in PG if you want Korean.
We found respite in this beautiful restaurant on a wet chilly Feb noon. The food warmed our souls and the service was really good.For reference: we had the pork bulgogi with rice and the fried chicken combo
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bul Go GI
i went here with my boyfriend on our little getaway trip and it was HUGE drumsticks and so much food!! it was fresh and so good. we enjoyed it and it was memorable :)
Really crispy delicious chicken wings and Kim chi. Best wings I’ve had in years, absolutely favorite of mine as soon as the wings reached the table. Really happy with the customer service and atmosphere. This is really a hidden gem for authenticity and flavor.Parking: Never have to worry about parking.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Wings
Really crispy delicious chicken wings and Kim chi. Best wings I’ve had in years, absolutely favorite of mine as soon as the wings reached the table. Really happy with the customer service and atmosphere. This is really a hidden gem for authenticity and flavor.Parking: Never have to worry about parking.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Wings
We visit Monterey and Carmel once a year, and we have been to this spot, possibly 5 times... decent fried chicken! Awesome price and value! But the last few times, it's the atmosphere! The service from the folks here is the best! And that whole chicken dish? Is so unique. I have not seen any of the other spots have this on their menu, and this order comes whole guys, possible request to get it chopped up!... I can be a little bigger bird, but that's the fat boy talking! Lol! See you guys next year!
I think 3.5 stars would be a better estimate. The chicken is really yummy & additive, truely a finger licking good experience! We ordered jap chae to go along with it & while tasty, not really the kind of jap chae I'm used to. The noodles were the very skinny vermicell-type noodles used in a Chinese dish, not the thicker yam noodles, and it had stir fried veggies & not so tasty beef in it. It was lacking any sesame oil flavor. So the jap chae was a bit of a let down. Would I go back? yeah, the chicken is worth a return, but maybe just get rice to go with it. And a full order of the chicken is $33, not cheap.
Restaurantji Recommends
The chicken was delicious, everything else was okDefinitely go with the
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Love it here! The food is great! Everything i have tried i have absolutely loved i think more people should try this place. The chicken is so juicy and crispy and the rice cake soup is my favorite thing to order. A little spicy but all worth
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Yes, we usually come here for the half order chicken: 3 drums+6 wings. Pick your sauce(s). Comes with a side radish. Rice cake and red hot dogs are off the hook good and delicious here. Best ones I've had in a very long time. Red hot dogs were excellent in taste. This is actually the best location for delicious Korean flavored fried chicken compared to other locations in the San Francisco Bay Area. Casual good vibes inside. It is common to see U.S. military soldiers dine-in or takeout around here since it's not far from military/defense language institution and CSU Monterey. U.S. Navy soldiers were eating inside. Love everything about it. Excellent customer service. This location is very small though. Lots of public parking outside in the lot. It's like an old shed place/old building/old plaza. Overall, this chain has decent chicken selections and appetizers. You can order other smaller bowl items. Not far from visiting Cannery Row or downtown Monterey. I rate this one excellent for flavors, texture, and taste of fried chicken. Highly recommended. Place reminds me of military service days where soldiers just hang out and chill during lunchtime. A small traditional Safeway is located at the next plaza down same street. Definitely finger licking good. No rush and no long lines. Public restroom is spacious and well maintained in back. Try crispy honey flavor or BBQ anything. Love these small businesses. We will be revisiting again. Absolutely the best Korean flavored fried chicken chain if you're looking for droopy marinated sauces that are so good and so delicious. Fresh and soft white colored chicken meat! Can't stop licking my own fingers here, haha.
In a little plaza, the restaurant was small. Seems like this is the only place to get Korean fried chicken in Monterey, I was excited and craving some fried chicken too, but was disappointed in the lack of flavor and freshness in the chicken and bibimbap. Wished there was customization in ordering the half and half chicken. Was seated down quickly and ordered #2 - Yang Nyum Chicken (combo - 5 drum and 10 wings) ($32.99) and #K4 - Dol Sot bibimbap ($18.99) . Waited about 15 minutes food which is reasonable. I think I noticed was that the table across had gloves for their fried chicken, we did not receive any, so there are some inconsistencies. When mixing into the bibimbap: super wet rice, no mushrooms, chewy unseasoned meat which definitely was NOT a ribeye meat which is a standard meat when making bulgogi. At $18.99, I can find a really tasty bibimbap in the Bay Area. The Korean fried chicken was disappointing! Saucy outside, but had no seasoning on the inside. For a full chicken, it realistically looked more like half of chicken, had to count that there were 15 pieces of chicken, since there were a few small pieces. One positive is that the meat was tender, but contained a lot tendons. Needless to say, the food was meh, I would not go again!
I went to this place with a coworker who also happens to be a chef and had a great time. We both loved the food here. We had two different types of fried chicken and the kimchi. Best food we have had in a long time. Chef is always on the look out for how clean the place is and we could see right into the kitchen from where we were eating. He couldn't find one bad thing to say about the place.We couldn't stop talking about it. We plan on making this a regular place to eat at. If you want great food; you found the place.