Crisp
Chicken wings restaurant · Lakeview East
2940 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60657
Highlights
Korean fried chicken, huge wings, Seoul Sassy sauce, bowls
Korean fried chicken, huge wings, Seoul Sassy sauce, bowls
"Crisps serves excellent Korean fried chicken, and it tends to be crowded no matter when you come. But it’s a casual place with fast turnover, so you won’t need to wait very long for a table. And it’s so good you might be tempted to sell your Alinea tickets to come here instead." - josh barnett, adrian kane
"You can get Crisp’s chicken wings for delivery or curbside pickup." - adrian kane
"Crisp is an unassuming counter-service restaurant, possibly with an identity crisis. It's a Korean menu at it's core – but they also serve sandwiches, burritos, french fries and wings. The common thread is of course the chicken; fried, acclaimed and covered in your choice of sauce. When I lived nearby, I walked by this no frills orange storefront a dozen times before my interest was piqued by the always packed interior. And after one visit, it's easy to see why. You cannot go wrong with this menu, plus it's BYOB. The bowls are great, the sandwiches and wings are even better. Opt for the house "sassy" sauce (seriously) and wait for a seat to open up at one of the communal tables." - Studio Malt
"For the ultimate sauced chicken wings, Crisp is king. Three sauces — barbecue, a housemade marinade called Seoul Sassy, and Buffalo — are available, or diners can opt to keep them plain. The Seoul Sassy is the crowd favorite, made with soy, garlic, and ginger and tossed with crunchy scallions. The jumbo-sized wings boast a shatteringly crispy exterior, and diners would do well to make it a double order. Online orders can be placed here." - Ashok Selvam
"With a name like Crisp, their KFC (“Korean fried chicken,” not to be confused with the poultry from a certain colonel) better be, well, crispy. But not only does this casual BYOB spot in Lakeview know how to fry up a bird—twice-fried for added crunch—they also know how to properly sauce one, thoroughly coating each jumbo wing in their housemade BBQ, buffalo, or Seoul Sassy. The latter is our favorite, a sticky, sweet soy sauce-based glaze that’s gingery, garlicky, and worth the mountain of paper towels you’ll need after. And when we say these wings are jumbo, we mean it—an order of five, if not three, counts as a whole meal." - john ringor, adrian kane
