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| - Po Chicken by Edgar Chimaek Poe
Once upon an evening dreary, while I pondered, hungry and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of menus galore,
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a buzzing,
As of some one suddenly texting, texting to my phone on the drawer.
"'Po Chicken?" it said,
"Time for Korean fried chicken and even more!"
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So, we tried to go here a month ago but sadly, did not realize they were not open on Mondays. We truly had a case of the Mondays that day as we realized there would be no crispy crunchy battered fried chicken for us. Hey, first world problems amirite?
Luckily, when we arrived again on a Tuesday evening we had no problem getting a table, although the restaurant filled up pretty quick as more customers came in.
We ordered all three types of chicken (Yang nyeom, crispy fried, ganjang). Each had that lovely crispy crunchy crust that I love about good Korean fried chicken. The yang nyam was my favorite for its blend of garlicy sweet sticky sauce with a slight amount of heat. Each platter of chicken was a hefty size too with a good portion of chicken 2-3 people could easily share per plate.
Banchan was very simple and consisted of some sort of coleslaw and pickled sweet radish.
They were understaffed the evening when we went so service was lacking, but the ladies working here were very friendly and did the best they could to accommodate every table.
I took some of the chicken home and it still tasted great the next day. It held that super crispy crunchy texture to it and was tasty even eaten cold.
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So, this Korean fried chicken beguiled my sad hunger into smiling,
By the delicious aroma and crispy outer coating it wore.
"Though thy meat be first cleaved and raw, thou," I said, "art sure be finger lickin',
Freshly fried and crispy chicken brought from the kitchen's store -
I asked, "Tell me how many items we should request on the night's menu galore!"
Quoth Po Chicken server, "Always more!"
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