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| - I mean, I know not a ton of people want to go for lunch at 11, but today I just happened to want to eat at 11:20, and it was a slight bummer that they didn't open till 11:30 - but I digress, the fresh air was probably good for me.
I didn't even know this place existed until I walked by it today (I was actually planning to go to Quickly for lunch, which didn't open till 12PM unfortunately...). It had been a while since I had fried chicken, especially "Korean style" fried chicken, so my friend and I figured why not.
Wow chicken is really almost a nicer fast food joint - order at the counter and they'll bring you the food. The menu is pretty good - for a $10 lunch, 4 pieces with sides, its not a bad deal. They have a lot of different flavours of fried chicken - I tried the Scallion Fried Chicken (Half a chicken, $16), with bulgogi fries. I also had a piece of my friends soy garlic fried chicken.
The chicken itself is done very well - the batter is crispy without being too greasy, and the chicken is tender - even the breast wasn't dry. However, I don't think this "scallion mustard sauce" that I had on the side was inspiring at all - not only was it difficult to eat the long strands of green onion together with the chicken, there wasn't really a flavourful sauce to speak of - in fact there wasn't any additional flavor at all, so I think this scallion combo was definitely a miss. However, trying the soy garlic flavor was delicious - a great combo of sweet, soy, and not too sticky. I would definitely get that next time.
The fries were actually really good - the bulgogi fries turned out to be just a flavouring powder for the fries, and was pretty yummy. Generally fries can be hit and miss, but these fries were done very well.
Overall, for $23, it's a bit pricey for 5 pcs of chicken and a small fries, but I'd definitely come again for the lunch special.
And the Décor? Well, of course theres Kpop on in the background, but the sitting area is very nice - doesn't feel cheap at all.
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