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| - I think a post from blogTO led me here as Home of Hot Taste was purported to be A+ for Korean fried chicken..
Hm, it's one of those things that you salivate prior to the dish being served, you gawk at what's in front of you, devour the food for a couple minutes and realize it's more delicious in theory.
What could go wrong for a fan of spice like myself when you add hot sauce to chicken, and sprinkle some cheese and add a touch of octopus? I came here twice. First time I had a combo with the blazing fire chicken + fried rice. I remember the fried rice being a bit dry and lacking flavour but fortunately saved by the chicken.. which, really, isn't that spicy despite the misleading term of 'blazing fire'. However, the chicken wasn't dry and it was quite a decently satisfying meal in terms of size.
Second time, we shared a variety of chicken among a party of five. I think my favourite was the blazing chicken with cheese.. none of us ordered rice, and our meals in their entirety consisted of.. just chicken. We also tried the hot wings - which had finger-licking sauce that I would like the recipe of. I thought the salt & pepper fried chicken was a bit dry, and could not be eaten without the salt and pepper due to a complete absence of flavour. I ordered the blazing fire cihcken with octopus - the octopus was sparse but enjoyable, and again - would've liked more spice.
None of us really finished our plate of chicken even with sharing... I think everything would've tasted better in hindsight if we had eaten in moderation. The first 10 minutes of eating was amazing, then it became a chore...
I think this place is worth a try if you're around Yorkville and would not like to spend $40+ for dinner and looking for some satisfying homely Korean food
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