CM Chicken Knoxville

Great chicken - best gizzards since my Granny made them for me. The pickle sauce is the secret sauce but spicy honey sauce is the goat. Very chill atmosphere - friendly staff! Oh and please keep the okra on the menu! So good!

On business trip and this place was shown to have highest rating for Korean fried chicken. Did not disappoint! Got the soy garlic drumsticks with fries. The drumsticks were huge, very crispy, juicy and flavorful without overly salty. Just right. The fries are the thicker kind, crispy and seasoned perfectly as well. Sorry for horrible picture as I inhaled half my fries and realized I needed a picture to give this place a great review. I’m very happy and highly recommend this place to everyone.

Highly recommend. Best wings/chicken my husband and I have ever had in Knoxville. It is a must-try!

A variety of spices, seasonings and sauces all please the palate while experiencing amazin crispy fried chicken. The fries are amazing as well as the slaw. One of our area favorites

I recently tried CM Chicken in Knoxville and ordered the garlic soy tenders. They were absolutely delicious — perfectly crispy on the outside with great flavor in every bite. The garlic soy sauce had a rich, balanced taste that wasn’t overpowering but still packed a ton of flavor. At first, the price felt a little high, but once I tasted the food and could tell how fresh everything was, it definitely felt worth it. Quality and flavor made up for it. I’ll definitely be back to try more from the menu.

This place is a hidden gem & I just don’t understand why they don’t get the hype that they deserve! People please get out & try new places & new foods! Let me start by saying the male employee that was working there that day that we tried this place out for the first time last week was so friendly, welcoming, & so informative about their food & menu! You rarely find that kind of service & hospitality! Now let’s get to the food. This is the best fried chicken that me & my son has ever had. My son got the cheese monster chicken tenders. It came with eight huge chicken tenders that were so fresh that they would burn your mouth if you tried them right away! The flavor was a sweeter cheese flavor and the crisp on the chicken tenders was out of this world. I got the curry snow onion five piece chicken drumsticks. Those drumsticks were huge. The flavor was amazing. The chicken was so fresh. You had to wait for it to cool down to be able to eat it. The crisp on This chicken this was like I never had before! The curry flavor was delicious and with the snow onion on top made it even better! I highly recommend this one! I love that the chicken from this place is not greasy at all! Everybody needs to try this place out if you like chicken tenders or any type of fried chicken! They also have chicken wings & whole fried chicken pieces! They have several flavors & toppings for the chickens as well! we also got their gyoza dumplings And they were very good but the star of the place is the chicken! I can’t wait to take the rest of my family. I know they will love this place as well. Also, the atmosphere and the decor in this restaurant is like you’re in a Korean bar/restaurant! They also have a big selection of alcoholic drinks if you’re a drinker or like stuff like that!

We went to CM Chicken for the first time today because my brother said they had the best chicken he'd ever had, and he wasn't wrong. It doesn't matter what you order, everything is fresh and delicious. Quickly made to order and brought right to your table. Everyone was super friendly and made sure we had everything we needed. We all give CM Chicken and A+

This is the best fried chicken I have ever had anywhere! Better than chic fil a or kfc. And honestly, the pricing is comparable. Delicious sauces, and crispy chicken. What more could you ask for?

Fantastic. Great taste, excellent flavor, with a little spicy punch. What fried chicken is supposed to taste like. Order was hot, fresh, crispy - so crispy, with a great crunch, not over salty like a lot of places. Hot and Fresh. Great portion size. 5 stars.

I have been craving Korean fried chicken for ages, so I was happy to see CM Chicken. They know their lane and stick with it - chicken and pretty much only chicken, with a few sides and appetizers. I really enjoyed the flavor of the garlic spicy chicken, and the bites I had of the garlic soy and the curry chicken had good flavor as well. I look forward to trying the chicken with spring onion or snow onion on top. There's only about 4 flavors, but if you do them well I'm a happy camper. I don't know what CM stands for, but I'll say "Craving More Chicken"!

A pretty solid spot for Korean fried chicken! The soju flavors are really great and curly fries were good! The staff was really nice and had good apps as well!

WAY, over priced. A true example of price gouging at its finest. Rice is like the cheapest food possible and they charge literally $2.50 for two tablespoons. Their fried dumplings are over $2.00 each dumpling. Mediocre and common chicken.. no different flavor wise..the only is the extravagant prices.

Great food and wonderful service. The chicken was so crispy and flavorful. Soju selection was great, we had strawberry and it was delicious. I had the garlic soy tenders and they were deliciousOnion rings were crispy. Everything was great.

I really wanted to like this spot, but alas, it did not deliver. I will preface by saying that I have had Korean fried chicken in Korea and in California and so I was excited to find a chicken spot here. I placed a pickup order via the phone, and it was seamless. I ordered the drumstick garlic soy instead of the drumstick garlic spicy that my heart was leaning towards, and I ordered curly fries since a reviewer mentioned that they were good. Well, they were both inedible. I hate too much breading on my chicken because of the texture and mouthful. The huge drumsticks and the excessive breading made it difficult to bite. It was soggy and not crunchy. I felt like I was just eating mouthfuls of breading rather than chicken. SMH. The curly fries were a sad excuse for fries. How can fries be so dry and cold? It felt like I was served a week-old fries. To worsen matters, I had to buy radish, which had an off taste. I know what that kind of white daikon radish should taste like, so I was disappointed by its taste. Overall, it was an expensive, for no good reason, visit that I will not repeat.

I thought I had reviewed them before, but I don't see it. So this was my second visit. I think the taste is great, but the menu is limited in some ways. I wish they had more of a "dinner combo" type of thing. They do have some lunches, but I was there on a Saturday when they weren't available. Eating their alone makes for a pricey lunch unless you just stick to very simple things. I had the snow chicken, red sauce. Very tasty, a bit spicy, and I would have liked to have something on the side for a cool counter effect, other than beer. The prices shown in the pictures as of this date are incorrect, everything is a couple dollars higher than shown. So having just a small plate of chicken tenders covered with onions, and a beer and a tip, you are looking at a near-$30 bill for a tasty lunch for one. Very often, I even take home leftovers from a hearty lunch, but this was not big enough for that.

I was craving spicy wings and I got it! I ordered the Lunch Special that came with 5 wings, rice, and slaw. I had to order the Shrimp Tempura too. Everything was soooo delicious! I could've ate it all, but tried to save some for later. The restaurant is a casual dining experience with fast service. If you order the bigger portions of chicken, then it'll take a little longer (a guy that ordered before me was asking why I received my food first...ooopppss). I ordered the Spicy Garlic Sauce. It was definitely spicy, but I didn't taste much garlic. I love garlic and want to be able to scare vampires away with my breath! Each table has gloves at the table to use while eating the messy chicken. I tried it and enjoyed not having to use 484839 napkins to clean my hands.

Found this spot on a whim and I'm so happy I did! Knoxville doesn't have lots of diversity in terms of quality Asian cuisine. This spot does a great job of bridging the gap- it offers a menu that's familiar for any newcomer and offers foods maybe not as familiar to people. There's fried gizzards (yum) and "snow onion" which piles a mound of thinly shaved onion and a sauce on top of hot crispy wings, different from anything I've seen before! The food itself was great. If you're a mild spicy person--this might be spicy for you. I've got a pretty high spice tolerance and this has a great spice level that leaves your lips tingling. Always order a side of pickled radish to cut the spice and oiliness of fried chicken. Everything was served piping hot and the prices are super reasonable for the portion sizes! Will be back again soon!

Wow, I love that Knoxville now has Korean Fried Chicken -- and not just any Korean Fried Chicken but Choong Man Chicken, aka CM Chicken ... they were smart to pick an easier-to-remember and easier-to-spell name :) From my understanding, they opened a couple months ago - they're in the same shopping center as Kroger. We are huge CM Chicken fans, esp. their Duluth, GA location ... my review: https://www.yelp.com/biz/choong-man-chicken-duluth?hrid=9mse1wKFeaabqvbVgGoDkA&utm_campaign=www_review_share_popup&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=(direct) Korean Fried Chicken is typically made-to-order (so be patient), and the outside skin tastes crispier & crunchier - CM Chicken serves several different flavors. Our family favorite is Curry and Garlic Spicy. They serve wings or tenders - or half or whole chickens. And you do get complimentary pickled white radish which complements the fried chicken well. I love their white radish b/c they're also slightly sweet. CURRY TENDERS - $13.99 The curry is not like Indian curry at all - the curry is actually very subtle. It's more like sweet w/ a kick of spicy. I personally like the tenders b/c it's less messy to eat ... but when it arrives, it deceivingly looks very small esp. when compared to the wings ... just remember you're getting all meat (vs bones). The chicken usu. arrives hot but our tenders were actually lukewarm at best ... fortunately our other chicken dishes arrived hot :) GARLIC SPICY WINGS - $14.99 The wings are $1 more - most people like wings better b/c the meat is tastier. The restaurant does provide disposable gloves so you don't have to mess with having to lick your fingers to enjoy every bite of the delicious sweet & spicy sauce :) Garlic spicy is more like mild spicy here - I do think they could kick it up a notch. Otherwise delicious flavor and the outside was super crunchy. SOY GARLIC TENDERS - $9.99 lunch special The lunch special comes with chicken wings or tenders, fries or rice, and cole slaw. This is a great deal - we tried the soy garlic. Pretty good but still bigger fans of the curry & spicy garlic flavors. Fries & cole slaw are good. Our server Gabby was super nice and attentive. Pretty good lunch crowd. Two TV's playing - one side was playing a cooking show, the other side was a female K-pop group. Other food recommendations - soy garlic gizzards, snow onion chicken. Lunch specials are available Mon-Fri, 11:30-2pm. Dine-in only.

CM Chicken is a Korean-style fried chicken establishment. It's a simple menu consisting of fried chicken (drumsticks, tenders, or even a whole chicken) in different styles. I had the hot, curry, and original flavors. All of them were very good -- delicious in fact. But, my favorite was the curry because it has a slightly sweet, spicy flavor. The batter used for the fried chicken seems different than "normal" ones you'd see. Perhaps the Korean style uses rice flour or something. In any event, it's quite good. When I ventured in here, I was expecting more of a quick service/take out type of restaurant. It wasn't that. Indeed, most people seemed to be dining in and it was set up like a traditional restaurant with a server taking the orders. Nonetheless, I ordered my take out orders at the cash register and was told it would be ready in 20 minutes. I used the wait time to run over to Kroger and get a few things. Overall: Very good for fried chicken and it's different than your normal run of the mill chicken place. But, menu is fairly limited and I didn't see many side choices. So, consider CM Chicken is purely a chicken place.

I like stopping here whenever I am in the area when I need a quick fried chicken fix. I always get seated promptly and their dining area is always clean. They even have disposable gloves at the table so you won't dirty your hands. Their sauces are tasty, and their lunch portions are just the perfect amount of food. I love the way they fry it all - light and crispy. I just wish they had more veggie-type options included with their dishes.

Ordered this for two families so we could try it out. It is very expensive for what you get. The tenders ranged drastically in size, some were average but most were tiny. They were also too spicy for our kids so we had to make them something else. All portions were extremely small. Normally we can order calamari and share, not this time. The fried chicken was good, but again spicy so the kids did not enjoy it.

Food was okay. Prices were a little high for what you get. Wouldn't go out of my way to come back but would give it a second try if friends asked me to come.

CM Chicken has the best Korean menu with so many amazing items on the menu to choose from. Great food and outstanding friendly service, with free Wi-Fi. The entire restaurant and the ladies powder room was beyond clean.

this place is so delicious you won't find better chicken anywhere. It's super peaceful and staff is very attentive and kind i love it here

Lots of soju! Tried the plain, garlic- soy, curry and hot pepper. The hot has definitely a kick. Curry is delicious! Definitely will be back !

Great Korean fried chicken! Super crunchy and flavorful, based on which sauce you choose. My wife had the garlic soy and I had the garlic spicy. The spicy was spicy, but not too much spice. We also order fries, slaw, and rice as sides. The sides are big enough for two so you can easily share them. I would highly recommend getting the rice so that as you eat and gather crunchy bits on your plate along with some of the sauce you can soak all that goodness up with some rice to finish your meal. Service was great and the place was nice and clean. If you end up with a mouth full of fire stop two doors down at Wits frozen custard for a cool down!

They spicy garlic wings are sweet with a nice heat very good, they were crispy and sticky.

Wow! I'm so glad I decided to come eat here. I am a huge fan of Korean style food. I've never had Korean Fried Chicken before and now I'm not sure I want it any other way. I had the Garlic Soy Gizzards and a side of fries and I left very full. The owner (David) was the one who greeted me and served me. Great guy that seems to really care about the quality of his food and cleanliness of his restaurant. Do yourself a favor and eat here as soon as you can! It will not disappoint.

This is a nice addition to the Farragut food scene. The restaurant is located in the late China Pearl's location. My wife and I recently dined here on a slow Tuesday night. The food was outstanding. We started with the Shrimp Tempura which had a light tempura batter. A soy like sauce went with the dish. The starter was light and delicious. We split the Garlic Spicy Chicken tenders. As explained by the server this is the second hottest dish at the restaurant. The Red Hot Pepper Chicken is the hottest dish they have. The Garlic Spicy Chicken was hot enough for me. The dish was spicy and sweet it was perfectly fried. For the two of us there was more than enough food. The service was excellent. Ambiance could be better, I would like to see more Korean culture, the Korean music was cool so more of that. I would strongly recommend the food, it's different than anything else around and that's a good thing.

Tried this today with some friends. It was very moist and crispy chicken. We all tried something different and everything was packed full of flavor. I would recommend coming by and checking this place out if you haven't yet!

I've been wanting to try this place for a while, glad I finally made the trip. Went on a super rainy day and fried chicken just really sounded good. I ordered the garlic honey tenders and mozzarella sticks. The mozzarella sticks had substantial cheese pull and the tenders were delicious. Our waitress was attentive and answered all of our questions since it was my first time there. Overall I highly recommend this place, can't wait to go back.

There's no doubt that CM Chicken has great food. But great food alone doesn't make for a great restaurant. I first called the restaurant to order the lunch special to-go (online ordering was turned off for some reason?). Then, I was informed that the lunch special is for dine-in only. That's not really a problem until you visit and realize that CM Chicken is a "sit-down" restaurant. The lunch special is $9.99, but a drink is not included. If you order a drink (like I did), then you add tax and tip to your order, the meal goes from $9.99 to a whopping $16.00. $16.00 for a lunch portion of food is far too much to spend for fried chicken. With that said, the food was admittedly delicious. Everything was hot, well-seasoned, and satisfying. The Garlic Spicy tenders strike a great balance between sweet and spicy, and the chicken was crispy even after it was coated in sauce. The slaw was a great addition to the plate and served to cool my palate nicely. I wanted to love CM Chicken. I wish I could give it more than 3 stars with a clear conscience. But until they make some changes, there's very little incentive to visit. I look forward to ordering to-go and updating my review based on that experience.

Glad I finally found some really yummy Korean fried chicken! If you come here definitely try the garlic soy chicken with rice!

I love this place. My wife doesn't like spicy food, so every time she has a "ladies night" dinner I get CM Chicken. The chicken and coleslaw are great.

Absolutely phenomenal! This chicken is to die for! It is perfectly fried, juicy, and crisp. The sauces the chicken are coated in are off the charts flavorful. I got the cheese monster, garlic soy, and the garlic spicy. The service was exceptional. Very attentive and courteous. Since I moved here from California it's been the best and most flavorful meal I've had in the Knoxville area.

I stopped here on my way through town, and it was worth the stop. The wings were crunch and delicious, and the service was fast and friendly. A good spice level but not enough to blow your head off. Check it out!

If you're a Korean enthusiast like me, who hast to try anything Korean then you must try this restaurant. The chicken did not disappoint! So much flavor and crunch, do not get it confused with KFC, and of course we had to pair it with some SoJu.

The food was good but it's way over priced. $18 for 7 chicken tenders. No other customers were in the restaurant while we were there so we got great service. Probably will not go back unless the price drops.

This place is amazing!!! I haven't seen any other places that sell Korean fried chicken. But so far this is the best Korean fried chicken in the Knoxville area. The food always turns out great for me. I have been here multiple times and not once has my food ever been incorrect or dissatisfying. The fries were hot with the perfect amount of salt. The rice was obviously made perfect, it was hot and fluffy. The chicken tenders were absolutely to die for. They were crispy, hot, and were covered in that sweet and savory garlic soy sauce. Not only was the food really good, but the service was awesome! The servers are very welcoming, and they make sure to check on you and fill up your drinks. The environment is very quiet, they do have videos and Kpop playing; however, they are not loud and allow you to be able to talk with anyone who you come with. Another plus side is they have very nice clean restrooms!!!

Do you remember Sawyers Chicken? Well this is Sawyers meets Korea. It's the best chicken I've ever had. Get the snow chicken tenders with the spicy red sauce. I know, I know. A pile of white onions on top of fried chicken? Huh? Who does that?! These guys do that. And it's amazing. (Until later that evening or the next day...take it easy. Don't eat the whole thing all at once! ) Oh and they're super friendly, too!

Was craving fried chicken and was not disappointed! Server was super helpful in suggestions, and when he says it's a slow heat, he means it. Husband went spicy and I went tame. I'm glad I did. The spice was too much for me, but my husband loved it. It is a bit more expensive than other places, but we got a lot of tenders and I took half of mine home. It was even delicious the next day!

We searched for a good lunch place that had chicken. And this place popped up on yelp. Had fantastic ratings. The food was amazing. The portions were larger than average. We found the prices fair for both quality and quantity. The dining area was very clean and simple. Service was excellent but it was during an off time and it wasn't busy. Our server was polite and kind. I highly recommend!!!

Food was amazing and looks exactly like the pictures which is a plus. Service was great. Very attentive and willing to answer questions. Ambiance was relaxed, bright (a lot of windows), and fun.

This is one of the best Korean Chicken I have ever had. I ordered Snow Onion/Garlic Spicy, and it was delicious. It was amazing how great it tasted. The Snow Onion was very fresh, and it actually bring out more flavor in the chicken. The Garlic Spicy was a great choice because it wasn't too spicy but enough to taste the chicken, and it was a good flavor. Overall, highly recommend it and definitely will be back.

Experience joyously familiar tastes, textures and aromas but reimagined in tantalizing, dynamic and exceptional ways. Like the security one experiences only from being with a cherished old friend but enjoying their company in totally unique atmosphere. The employees earnestly desire to serve you in the manner you see fit and convey this in a kind and gentle manner.

Their fried chicken is wonderful. Great batter, fried perfectly and the sauces are delicious! We like the soy based and curry sauces especially. Their hot sauce is very good but it is hot. We get the coleslaw and the shrimp tempura with our meals and both are really good. Service is very nice and helpful. We recommend this restaurant strongly.

Stopped in for lunch and wasn't disappointed. First impression is that it's an unassuming family run restaurant. Not much invested in the decor, but that's OK! The restaurant was clean and organized. The wait staff was incredibly friendly. After being asked if I had ever been here before (I hadn't) she thoroughly explained the concept, menu options, flavor profiles, and chicken piece choices (including 86'd items that they were waiting to receive from the vendor, no problem). I had originally intended to get a lunch special, but since snow chicken is their specialty, I decided to try that first. I chose the "half whole" because, as explained, it contains all of the options: chunks, wings, and legs. I was presented with a MOUNTAIN of white-sauced, onion-slivered, piping hot, crispy chicken. And when I say crispy, I mean CRISPY! Normally, sauce-covered fried food becomes soggy, but this is Korean fried chicken! The frying method produces a medium breading that is crispy and enrobes juicy and well cooked chicken pieces. The chicken breading itself is bland, however this may be by design as the sauce choices are plentiful. The snow sauce is sweet and combined with the thin, mild white onion slices provided a delectable balance of sweet and savory with a perfect compliment of texture to the crunchy chicken. Every piece was a delight, I couldn't believe I was finishing it! By the way, there are gloves on the table for guilt-free finger food indulgence. Use them!! Overall, this place is a welcome replacement for the China Pearl, which we really missed. Prices are not completely out of line, but you'll not be eating here every night. However, I will bet you'll be back craving that saucy crunch! I know we will. And next time, I'm gonna try the spicier selections.

We were completely new to the whole Korean Chicken, but positive reviews encouraged us to try it. WOW I do NOT know how they do it, but this stuff is great! The servers were so helpful in explaining it to us, and we enjoyed it all. It even makes great leftovers (generous portions). If you like chicken nuggets, you'll like CM Chicken better. If you don't like chicken nuggets, you'll like CM Chicken. If you are looking for something different and delicious, you'll like CM Chicken!

Fantastic wings great service. We need to support David the owner. He's giving a good product to the people of Farragut. Come out and support him. You will not be disappointed.

Great wings. I ordered the wings to go. The food was ready on time and they were still fresh by the time I got home to meet them. Highly recommend.

Fun place - chicken is very good and the people are very nice. Wish there were more side dishes that weren't fried - comes across as more of a happy hour or late night snack kind of place because of this. But we love it!!

If I could give this place 6 start I would. They sell beer towers and that would normally be a good enough reason to visit BUT the chicken is even better. My wife got the regular chicken and it was delicious. I got the hot chicken with onions and it was amazing. Service was fantastic and bathroom were very clean. You have to give it a try.

I just get the fried chicken wings. So tasty and always cooked thoroughly. I could eat here everyday . I try to treat myself once a month to this delicious meal.

Immaculate food and splendid service absolutely 100% recommend!!!! Loved the atmosphere aswell

On-point amazing! I'm a Southerner and I thought I knew chicken. I'm a Nashvillian and I thought I knew hot chicken. But these guys have a whole other spin and it is out of this world spicy, fresh, beautifully cooked, and unbelievably spiced. Now--work your way up, y'all. The garlic fried chicken is in a league with the Best Chicken Ever. You can get hotter but approach with care. Sides are, yes, fried-focused but also delicious. Innovative, creative, with beer on tap, and located across the street from my old school. All things are possible.

It's pretty good, not the best chicken I have ate. A bit pricey, would recommend to try.

We've been here several times and it's so good. For anyone who haven't tried this place, you've got to. We usually order their monster cheese wings, plain wings, and red pepper wings. The red pepper wings are spicy spicy, but that's exactly how I like them. We also ordered their red pepper fried gizzards and that's just extra yummy.