Mikey C.
Yelp
Yeah, I need to update my previous review, because this chicken is Fire, yo!
I'll admit I was a tiny bit apprehensive on my second visit because the first time I came here I was served a couple not-fully-cooked pieces of chicken. But I figured that had to have been a fluke. I decided the pieces of properly chicken I was served were so good I had to give this place another try,
I'm so glad I did, because I love the chicken here!
As I noted in my first review, the wings here are gigantic. I can't even imagine what the chicken they came off of looked like, but damn, that had to have been a big bird. Probably could hold its own in a fight with a fox or whatever varmint is all the time tryn to get in the chicken coop.
What I dig about these wings is the ultra crispy exterior. I love that crunch crunch crunch!
I did some research and I discovered that OK Chicken Wings are as crispy as allowed under current government regulations. Any crispier would actually be dangerous and would require OK Chicken to get a Special Permit from the FDA and a Hazardous Material Waiver from OSHA. If the chicken here was any crispier, diners would be required to wear eye-protection.
And what about beneath the crunch? Oh baby, that's some fresh tasting, flavorful chicken! Ever notice how at a lot of places the wings taste like nothing? Like the meat itself got no flavor? Not here. This chicken taste like chicken. This chicken taste good!
After my first visit, I said I thought the wings at Bonchon are better. But I was wrong. I've been back here and to Bonchon since I wrote that review and in my estimation, this place is definitely better (and that's taking nothing away from Bonchon, they hella good too!).
OK Chicken is located in the very popular Korea Town Plaza Food Court at the Greenland Market. It's way busy at lunch time, which as it turns out is a good thing. I came here for the wings, you know, but you won't hear any complaints from me about the eye candy.
Both times I've eaten here I ordered the Original Recipe, but next time I have wings here I'm definitely trying one of the other varieties (Sweet Chili, Soy Glazed, Spicy Glazed and Furikake Teriyaki). I'll probably go for the Furikake Teriyaki because I like the way it sounds.
The wings enticed me to come here but, I'll tell you, there's way more on the menu here than just wings. I'm definitely coming back to try a few different things on the menu. I definitely want to try that Korean Chicken Soup. They have a bunch of different soups, they all look good.
And they have K-pancakes! Oh, yeah, I definitely gotta get in on that!
Mikey C says: the wings here are Five Stars all damn day!