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| - I'm not sure you'd ever find this place from driving by on the street. It's hidden in a corner of the 2nd floor of what looks like an office building on 7850 Woodbine, just south of the 407. The only reason why I ended up at this place is because I was at iDarts that evening, and recognized the Chix N Stix logo from a few friends on Instagram (well done on the social media front, guys).
The menu is here is pretty well summed up in the restaurant's name. They sell chix (Korean fried chicken, to be specific), and stix (a variety of skewers). They also have some side dishes as well as a sous vide steak that you have to preorder.
Not being too hungry, my part of 3 ordered the sweet n spicy half Korean fried chicken ($16, $11 special on Sundays!), pork belly wrapped kimchi stix ($6/2) and Korean marinated beef stix ($7/2). We also tried the spicy lamb stix ($1/pc on Wed/Thurs!).
The service was quite fast. We received our food as it was prepared, within 5-7 minutes or so.
The first item to come was the KFC. It was served in approximately 8-10 large spherical pieces. The twice-fried skin was crispy, and the white meat underneath was very juicy and moist. I think the skin could have been crispier, but the flavour was so good I didn't mind.
Next, the stix. The pork belly wrapped kimchi was the most "out-there" item on the menu. In reality, the pork belly wrapped around the kimchi resembled bacon. However, the flavour was distinct. It meshed very well together.
The lamb was my favourite - it was a much thicker and juicier cut than most lamb skewers that can be had at this price. I'd highly recommend their Wednesday/Thursday offer for $1/pc!
Lastly, the Korean marinated beef skewers were on point - a classic. Can't go wrong with that.
The prices here were very reasonable. I'm not from the area so I won't be back often, but I'll definitely make a return visit when I can.
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