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Finally! A place in Markham with Korean fried chicken and izakaya vibe, with a bar stocked with soju and sake.
I've actually visited this place twice. The first time I tried to come here, I had tried to call them the day of us wanting to go because seeing as it is newly opened, I wanted to see if it was worth going or if my friend and I should make plans to go somewhere else. I called for an hour without an answer, so my friend and I chose to see if by chance we can get in there, but they weren't able to accommodate us that night because they had a 40-person party that evening.
I finally got to have dinner here the other night with a reservation after calling a few times.
When we arrived, most of the tables were full but the restaurant looked kind of empty. We obviously had to order the Korean fried chicken (KFC), but we also got an order of kimchi fries and takowasa (raw octopus with wasabi served with nori).
The televisions on the walls played K-pop videos that was amplified through the sound system (though they did change one TV to basketball for a bit).
The takowasa was good and the KFC was as expected, crispy on the outside, moist and juicy on the inside. Now don't get me wrong, fried chicken is my favourite, but the kimchi fries was amazing, it looked awesome when it was served and it tasted like it looked, a bunch of awesomeness happening in my mouth.
The owner, Monty, was there and check on us, he apologised for the state of the restaurant as it's not fully completed (the empty space), that there's still a few things left to do before the grand opening in early December.
I can see this be quite a happening place and I look forward to coming back again to see the fully finished restaurant and try more items on their menu.
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