I have never had Pelicana before but it was amazing. I ordered online and my food was ready the second I came in at their estimated time. I was not expecting the meal to be as large as it was but that made me feel like it was well worth the money. Absolutely delicious meal and I will be returning in the future to try more food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Earl F. Merritt
Quality and quantity of the shrimp was excellent..
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Stacey McIntire
Delicious food! We always enjoy the fried chicken, dumplings and bulgogi.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Anthony Radle
TL;DR: Food seems expensive, but portion sizes, quality, and taste make up for it. Do take-out or sit in your car if you have the option.
Let's start with the most important information, the food was excellent. Food quality and portion size makes the price worth it, in my opinion. I paid $19+ after taxes for 10 wings, but the wings were very large and very crispy.
As for the atmosphere/service, it was fine at best, the minimal seating inside is not very comfortable (metal bar stools and small counter top), and the lunch time sun beating through the front windows made it hot. This wouldn't have been a huge problem except I had to wait a good while for my food (15-20 minutes).
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Karen A.
We stopped by for the first time tonight and had the crispy chicken breast. It was exceptionally crispy and very tasty, as were the side of white honey garlic sauce and the corn slaw. I'm so glad to have Pelicana at our end of town!
I also thoroughly enjoyed checking out the adjacent market while waiting for our meal. We'll definitely be back to both soon!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
J ML
We had spicy fried wings, half plain crispy spicy so very crispy, half with sauce, and grilled wings. We also got 2 spicy dumplings, beef and vegetable, sweet potato fries. Loved the spiciness. Came with small but enough corn salad and pickled radish, both a nice little extra, but not what we were there for. Both kinds of wings good in different ways, but favorite was the spicy fried, and wings were meaty and done nicely. We got several extra sauces to try, we all liked different ones better. It is a carryout place mostly, and was clean, with some chairs for those who want a quick bite there. We really enjoyed our meal, picked it up prior to PSU game, as did some people right after us, but not too busy to be fast. They said 20-25 min, and they were ready and very nice. Parking was no problem for us. We will go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gary McCarthy
Amazing food. I wouldn't have believed it was a chain. Very fast delivery. Extra spicy was exactly what I was hoping for. Phenomenal chicken sandwich.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Victor Thompson
If you’re from somewhere with good Korean fried chicken you’ll be totally disappointed. Chicken is okay but the crispy and crispy spicy are not as crispy as better Korean fried chicken chains/restaurants. And the sauce was just sort of squeezed out of a bottle onto the chicken instead of mixed around in a bowl or something to cover all the chicken. Wasn’t very good sauce either. Not to mention the chicken was totally undercooked. Also, nowhere to really sit except a thin table facing the parking lot. And way overpriced. Maybe they can get away with this in State College but please don’t think this is great Korean fried chicken. Mandu wasn’t bad though. Saved them another star deduction!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Ray Metzger II
Not a bad little place. Both Chicken items were excellent, Mochi Cheese Donut Balls were decent, Corn/Slaw good. The pickled veggies were ehhh. A little pricey & this reviewer highly recommends ordering in advance as everything is prepared fresh. 13 total seats, with a little market attached to it.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Joy S
The food was delicious. We got the garlic soy wings and they were crispy and juicy. The service was good as well!
Best fried chicken in state college and there’s no comparing it, canes is corperate fake chicken, chicfila is over hyped, KFC I don’t even need to say anything. PELICANA CHICKEN IS THE BEST
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Y
I ordered a 10-wing combo meal at your Pelicana Chicken today. Halfway through the meal, I realized that one of the chicken wings was not cooked at all. After biting through the crispy skin, there was red meat underneath. Then I went to the boss and she offered me the option to re-fry five more wings for me. I hope you won't encounter this kind of thing in the future, otherwise the boss will just re-fry five more wings for you without any apology. By the way, the lady at the front desk was very nice. Please don't blame her by mistake.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
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Genuinely nice people making, serving, and delivering some of the best chicken I've ever had!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Salman Alrowais
The best place I’ve eaten from in state college by far
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Douglas Mangette
Pelicana serves up tasty chicken. I ordered the extra crispy chicken with the mild sweet and spicy sauce (level 1). The sauce lived up to its name. Very tasty. The crunch of the coating was great. The meat was tender and moist. The chicken was served with tasty pickled radishes and a milk based corn slaw. The slaw wasn’t overly sweet. It complimented the chicken well. A great food experience overall. I will be going back for more.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Korean Fried Chicken, Pickled Radish
I have never had Pelicana before but it was amazing. I ordered online and my food was ready the second I came in at their estimated time. I was not expecting the meal to be as large as it was but that made me feel like it was well worth the money. Absolutely delicious meal and I will be returning in the future to try more food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Quality and quantity of the shrimp was excellent..
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious food! We always enjoy the fried chicken, dumplings and bulgogi.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
TL;DR: Food seems expensive, but portion sizes, quality, and taste make up for it. Do take-out or sit in your car if you have the option.
Let's start with the most important information, the food was excellent. Food quality and portion size makes the price worth it, in my opinion. I paid $19+ after taxes for 10 wings, but the wings were very large and very crispy.
As for the atmosphere/service, it was fine at best, the minimal seating inside is not very comfortable (metal bar stools and small counter top), and the lunch time sun beating through the front windows made it hot. This wouldn't have been a huge problem except I had to wait a good while for my food (15-20 minutes).
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
We stopped by for the first time tonight and had the crispy chicken breast. It was exceptionally crispy and very tasty, as were the side of white honey garlic sauce and the corn slaw. I'm so glad to have Pelicana at our end of town!
I also thoroughly enjoyed checking out the adjacent market while waiting for our meal. We'll definitely be back to both soon!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
We had spicy fried wings, half plain crispy spicy so very crispy, half with sauce, and grilled wings. We also got 2 spicy dumplings, beef and vegetable, sweet potato fries. Loved the spiciness. Came with small but enough corn salad and pickled radish, both a nice little extra, but not what we were there for. Both kinds of wings good in different ways, but favorite was the spicy fried, and wings were meaty and done nicely. We got several extra sauces to try, we all liked different ones better. It is a carryout place mostly, and was clean, with some chairs for those who want a quick bite there. We really enjoyed our meal, picked it up prior to PSU game, as did some people right after us, but not too busy to be fast. They said 20-25 min, and they were ready and very nice. Parking was no problem for us. We will go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing food. I wouldn't have believed it was a chain. Very fast delivery. Extra spicy was exactly what I was hoping for. Phenomenal chicken sandwich.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
If you’re from somewhere with good Korean fried chicken you’ll be totally disappointed. Chicken is okay but the crispy and crispy spicy are not as crispy as better Korean fried chicken chains/restaurants. And the sauce was just sort of squeezed out of a bottle onto the chicken instead of mixed around in a bowl or something to cover all the chicken. Wasn’t very good sauce either. Not to mention the chicken was totally undercooked. Also, nowhere to really sit except a thin table facing the parking lot. And way overpriced. Maybe they can get away with this in State College but please don’t think this is great Korean fried chicken. Mandu wasn’t bad though. Saved them another star deduction!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Not a bad little place. Both Chicken items were excellent, Mochi Cheese Donut Balls were decent, Corn/Slaw good. The pickled veggies were ehhh. A little pricey & this reviewer highly recommends ordering in advance as everything is prepared fresh. 13 total seats, with a little market attached to it.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
The food was delicious. We got the garlic soy wings and they were crispy and juicy. The service was good as well!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Best fried chicken in state college and there’s no comparing it, canes is corperate fake chicken, chicfila is over hyped, KFC I don’t even need to say anything. PELICANA CHICKEN IS THE BEST
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I ordered a 10-wing combo meal at your Pelicana Chicken today. Halfway through the meal, I realized that one of the chicken wings was not cooked at all. After biting through the crispy skin, there was red meat underneath. Then I went to the boss and she offered me the option to re-fry five more wings for me. I hope you won't encounter this kind of thing in the future, otherwise the boss will just re-fry five more wings for you without any apology. By the way, the lady at the front desk was very nice. Please don't blame her by mistake.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Genuinely nice people making, serving, and delivering some of the best chicken I've ever had!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The best place I’ve eaten from in state college by far
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Pelicana serves up tasty chicken. I ordered the extra crispy chicken with the mild sweet and spicy sauce (level 1). The sauce lived up to its name. Very tasty. The crunch of the coating was great. The meat was tender and moist. The chicken was served with tasty pickled radishes and a milk based corn slaw. The slaw wasn’t overly sweet. It complimented the chicken well. A great food experience overall. I will be going back for more.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Korean Fried Chicken, Pickled Radish
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