This place is a hit and miss. Often times the chicken is so dried out that it's almost a beef jerky texture. It seemed it was refried several times. I hate to waste food but the last order I got was a total disappointment.
Heather C.
I picked up my order yesterday to bring them to potluck gathering. The chicken was dried out and hard to chew. The Yangnyum sauce was good but the chicken was really tough to chew. I was embarrassed and disappointed sharing the chicken picked up. The Vons was usually fresh and crispy so I came back but not this time.
BK Yowsers
We grocery shop at Ranch 99 enough to notice Vons and been wanting to try. Glad we did, I like the chicken we had today. We did take-out and with our half order, didn't realized it's just legs and wings. Was thinking half of a chicken. Saw the reviews on customer service, we didn't have any issues with the gentlemen that took our order.Crispy chicken - spicy. Really like the seasoning and had spice you can taste, and chicken wasn't dry. Note with take-out, wasn't as crispy. Will try extra spicy next time. 3.5*Shrimp toast. Deep fried toast with shrimp, not really our liking. Just too oily. I think pan fry with butter would have been better. 2.5*
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Michael A.
Vons Korean fried chicken is off the hook! The chicken is amazing, and the breading they use has a nice crunch and texture! Recommend getting the spicy boneless crispy fried chicken with a side of white rice! Ambiance is a bit hole in the wall look but do not judge this book by its cover! The service is quick and they are nice! Eating in you are served on paper plates with Togo boxes and disposable utensils. This however will not keep me from getting an order of their delicious fried chicken! Don't miss out, give Vons a try. They don't disappoint!
Sara Dim
There’s this girl who is probably the owner daughter taking order. Be aware of her and count your money when you pay cash. I’ve noticed she doesn’t give exact change and I would be missing 1 or 2 dollars, Plus her customer service suck big time. She only give good customer service to white people. I dislike people like her plain rude and scammer. The food is good but bad customer service. The guy are better at customer service than her rude attitude.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 1
Kelvin Le
Owner was really nice and helpful. Food came out quick after ordering. Chicken was well seasoned, crispy and not too greasy. Would come again.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lisa N.
Chicken was subpar at best, nothing to write home about. Disappointing since other Vons locations I've tried have always been amazing. Like others said, I was shocked that the food was served in a paper take-out box with plastic utensils when we had a group dining in. Even though the chicken wasn't stellar, the service was our main gripe. The woman at the counter was rude and took our order with her headphones in and couldn't hear us over her music. Maybe next time consider removing them while taking someone's order? Tables were sticky as well. Overall unappetizing atmosphere, cannot recommend this location to anyone. It was embarrassing taking our friends here after hyping it up, thinking it would be as great as its other locations in California, only to deal with some of the worst service any of us have ever seen.
Eurasia L.
I've been meaning to try this place for the fried chicken and finally, I decided to. I went for the take out and it was quick-at least 15 mins and it was ready. I think it is pretty pricey though for the quality and tbh. However, I did wanted to try. It was garlic-we good and crunchy. The aroma was wonderful, the inside was juicy. I thought the flavors were kind of bland though. The inside was bland. I appreciate the daikon on the side that brought balance to my palate. After a couple of pieces though, I was good. Not too impressed by the raving of others. But it's a good place to have nearby. I might dine in and perhaps it will be a different experience. I'd still recommend as others have different taste buds and expectations with fried chicken. One will differ...
Sally Chae
Based on my regular doordash orders. I always get their crispy original fried chicken and sometimes, the yangnyum one. They always smell so good and is always insanely good! I really miss Korean fried chicken and this is one of the only places that come close to the ones I had in Korea decades ago. Never been inside the store, but based on the reviews, I'll continue to get it delivered or take out.
Food: 5
Swavovsky Ukrataen
The ambiance of this place is quite off-putting and depressed. The restaurant's interior is disorganized and gives the impression that it's no longer operational. The tables are sticky, and there are only four available. Even for dine-in, they serve food on paper plates with plastic cutlery, presented in a takeaway box. Overall, the atmosphere is far from warm or appetizing. We had their baked original chicken and yangnyum fried chicken; both were unremarkable in taste. The sauce was decent, but the chicken itself was overcooked and dry (They pre-fry their meat. which can't be good). Despite advertising whole chicken on the menu, they actually serve a selection of wings and drumsticks, which doesn't justify the cost. It's unlikely we'll visit again.
Friendly service and the chicken was fresh and crispy!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Korean Fried Chicken
Argola Russell
If you're looking for fried chicken. Check out Vons, my first experience was positive. You might want to order a head to beat the
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crispy - Yangnyum Chicken
Ching Chong
Ordered two different chicken but not sure what it was supposed to be. Felt like it boiled instead of fried. No flavor and sad portions for what you paying.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
May C.
I tried A: Crunch fried chicken, and B: Crispy fried chicken when they first opened years ago and it was spectacular! Full of flavor and crunch. Two or three times I have returned and never got the same quality as the first time I tried A, which is supposed to have the 5-grain powder coating on it. What I got was just marinated regular fried chicken. It was still good, but not the same. See my picture below. B always came out good with the garlic soy glaze. The new gal at the front is very friendly - she represents! Next time I want to eat in. I saw a lot of takeout. Didn't have to wait too long for my order, maybe 20 minutes. Located on the left corner of the Ranch 99 Asian mall, this chicken shop is kinda small and not a place to take your date, but I'll sit at almost any chair and table to eat this chicken.
Dina S.
Really good yummy tasty chicken good service big serve portion. Nice to eat to dinings clean place to be.
This place is a hit and miss. Often times the chicken is so dried out that it's almost a beef jerky texture. It seemed it was refried several times. I hate to waste food but the last order I got was a total disappointment.
I picked up my order yesterday to bring them to potluck gathering. The chicken was dried out and hard to chew. The Yangnyum sauce was good but the chicken was really tough to chew. I was embarrassed and disappointed sharing the chicken picked up. The Vons was usually fresh and crispy so I came back but not this time.
We grocery shop at Ranch 99 enough to notice Vons and been wanting to try. Glad we did, I like the chicken we had today. We did take-out and with our half order, didn't realized it's just legs and wings. Was thinking half of a chicken. Saw the reviews on customer service, we didn't have any issues with the gentlemen that took our order.Crispy chicken - spicy. Really like the seasoning and had spice you can taste, and chicken wasn't dry. Note with take-out, wasn't as crispy. Will try extra spicy next time. 3.5*Shrimp toast. Deep fried toast with shrimp, not really our liking. Just too oily. I think pan fry with butter would have been better. 2.5*
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Vons Korean fried chicken is off the hook! The chicken is amazing, and the breading they use has a nice crunch and texture! Recommend getting the spicy boneless crispy fried chicken with a side of white rice! Ambiance is a bit hole in the wall look but do not judge this book by its cover! The service is quick and they are nice! Eating in you are served on paper plates with Togo boxes and disposable utensils. This however will not keep me from getting an order of their delicious fried chicken! Don't miss out, give Vons a try. They don't disappoint!
There’s this girl who is probably the owner daughter taking order. Be aware of her and count your money when you pay cash. I’ve noticed she doesn’t give exact change and I would be missing 1 or 2 dollars, Plus her customer service suck big time. She only give good customer service to white people. I dislike people like her plain rude and scammer. The food is good but bad customer service. The guy are better at customer service than her rude attitude.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 1
Owner was really nice and helpful. Food came out quick after ordering. Chicken was well seasoned, crispy and not too greasy. Would come again.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chicken was subpar at best, nothing to write home about. Disappointing since other Vons locations I've tried have always been amazing. Like others said, I was shocked that the food was served in a paper take-out box with plastic utensils when we had a group dining in. Even though the chicken wasn't stellar, the service was our main gripe. The woman at the counter was rude and took our order with her headphones in and couldn't hear us over her music. Maybe next time consider removing them while taking someone's order? Tables were sticky as well. Overall unappetizing atmosphere, cannot recommend this location to anyone. It was embarrassing taking our friends here after hyping it up, thinking it would be as great as its other locations in California, only to deal with some of the worst service any of us have ever seen.
I've been meaning to try this place for the fried chicken and finally, I decided to. I went for the take out and it was quick-at least 15 mins and it was ready. I think it is pretty pricey though for the quality and tbh. However, I did wanted to try. It was garlic-we good and crunchy. The aroma was wonderful, the inside was juicy. I thought the flavors were kind of bland though. The inside was bland. I appreciate the daikon on the side that brought balance to my palate. After a couple of pieces though, I was good. Not too impressed by the raving of others. But it's a good place to have nearby. I might dine in and perhaps it will be a different experience. I'd still recommend as others have different taste buds and expectations with fried chicken. One will differ...
Based on my regular doordash orders. I always get their crispy original fried chicken and sometimes, the yangnyum one. They always smell so good and is always insanely good! I really miss Korean fried chicken and this is one of the only places that come close to the ones I had in Korea decades ago. Never been inside the store, but based on the reviews, I'll continue to get it delivered or take out.
Food: 5
The ambiance of this place is quite off-putting and depressed. The restaurant's interior is disorganized and gives the impression that it's no longer operational. The tables are sticky, and there are only four available. Even for dine-in, they serve food on paper plates with plastic cutlery, presented in a takeaway box. Overall, the atmosphere is far from warm or appetizing. We had their baked original chicken and yangnyum fried chicken; both were unremarkable in taste. The sauce was decent, but the chicken itself was overcooked and dry (They pre-fry their meat. which can't be good). Despite advertising whole chicken on the menu, they actually serve a selection of wings and drumsticks, which doesn't justify the cost. It's unlikely we'll visit again.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
Restaurantji Recommends
Friendly service and the chicken was fresh and crispy!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Korean Fried Chicken
If you're looking for fried chicken. Check out Vons, my first experience was positive. You might want to order a head to beat the
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crispy - Yangnyum Chicken
Ordered two different chicken but not sure what it was supposed to be. Felt like it boiled instead of fried. No flavor and sad portions for what you paying.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
I tried A: Crunch fried chicken, and B: Crispy fried chicken when they first opened years ago and it was spectacular! Full of flavor and crunch. Two or three times I have returned and never got the same quality as the first time I tried A, which is supposed to have the 5-grain powder coating on it. What I got was just marinated regular fried chicken. It was still good, but not the same. See my picture below. B always came out good with the garlic soy glaze. The new gal at the front is very friendly - she represents! Next time I want to eat in. I saw a lot of takeout. Didn't have to wait too long for my order, maybe 20 minutes. Located on the left corner of the Ranch 99 Asian mall, this chicken shop is kinda small and not a place to take your date, but I'll sit at almost any chair and table to eat this chicken.
Really good yummy tasty chicken good service big serve portion. Nice to eat to dinings clean place to be.