A really cold and windy night just perfect to have hot porridges and Korean Freid Chicken (KFC). There has been an explosion of Korean restaurants lately in the valley from all-you-can-eat to various California Korean franchises. PO Chicken stands out due to the variety of porridge selections and freshly made fried chickens. There aren't many Korean places yet specialize in porridges and KFC in the valley so far. I'm sure they will be coming soon. The difference between Korean porridge and Chinese porridges are the style of rice, ingredients, but will still warm your heart just as if your Asian parent cook it when you're sick, or anytime.
As for the resturant, they have two sections. We walked inside through the main door and saw it was completely full. They do have more tables right next door jointed to the main area. I don't think the owner was prepared for the crowd. For being on Yelp's Hot and New list, the overall service was attentive. If you order KFC, there will be at least a 20 mins wait depending on if they are busy or not.
Our group ordered:
Seaweeds and oyster and beef vegetable porridges - The seaweeds and oyster looks interesting comes out green but one of my favorites. It really warmed my soul. After having the seaweeds porridge, I skipped the beef & veg. It was still good but the seaweed porridge flavor just overpowers the rest.
Steamed egg - It's not the typical Korean steamed egg. It was fluffy and so savory. The staff came out telling us they had to make another one since it wasn't hot enough. I think it was still pretty hot. They thrive on quality here!
Jjimdak (Soy Sauce Based braised Chicken) - It looks very similar to the Chinese-style chicken dish with a much more spicy kick in the dish. Beware it is spicy if you can't handle the kick even already at a mile level of spice!
Type B KFC: Half & Half - Crispy + Ganjang (sweet & spicy) KFC - I would go with the sweet & spicy if you order alone. The original crispy chicken didn't have much flavor. The sweet & spicy sauce does make a difference.
Mekomnakjitukbegibap - misspelled (Hot pot rice with spicy octopus) - A decent portion of octopus, definitely satisfying, and celestial!
See you soon, Po Chicken!