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Im told there is a current craze in the US over this stuff....

Yeah or nay...?

I'll have to ask at the local Korean market. The lady who runs it cooks Friday night and the counter on Saturday is laid out with interesting stuff: some kind of Korean sushi (love it) and kim chi pancakes (scared of it). I'll have to ask for fried chicken and see what appears next Saturday.

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kimchi pancakes... Hmmmmm..

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some of the best Korean fried chicken or fried chicken period is a little Korean rest in San Francisco

Name? I need to confirm.

I haven't tried Korean fried chicken but I'm definitely interested. Momofuku Noodle (NYC) is offering this by reservation.

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Im told the real korean stuff is double deep fried...?

Cheogajip which I believe is a chain, is a Korean chicken & pizza restaurant, there is one located in Niles, IL (8273 W Golf Road, Niles IL 60714).

Seeing as I love Korean food and could get miles for dining there (they used to be iDine but are no longer), I went.

The chicken is fried, I didn't think much of the breading, seemed good but nothing special. What is special is the mixture of a spicy/sweet sauce that they put on the fried chicken. The crispy skin, heat/sweet of the sauce and the earthy chicken flavor I enjoyed. Not great mind you, but seeing as I went back a few times over the past 1.5 years, good enough I guess.

On a side note, the pizza is Korean pizza and is horrible, as bad as pizza gets. The dough is not homemade, too thick, pasty, the toppings are items that apparently some Koreans love but I didn't (items like Korean sweet potatoes, lousy no flavor ham, corn)

I did try a bulgogi beef pizza but the bulgogi was so mild that it was not good at all.

edited to add: I did have my first Korean Chicken at another place in Chicago that korea71 recommended: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/chica...tal-wings.html

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There is a Korean fried chicken place in Korea Town in NY (maybe 33rd or 34th between 5th and 6th I think it was). Absolutely killer fried chicken. You can order a platter of chicken and french fries. They server it family style, all on one big platter and then give you smaller personal plates. They also serve several decent single malts by the bottle. Just what you need for a healthy dinner, a platter of fried chicken, fries and a fifth of The Macallan. The place is like a sports bar on the second floor of the building. I will try to remember the name.

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I found the place. I was off by a block. It is on 32nd between 5th and 6th. The name of the place is Baden Baden.

Korean fried chicken is some good stuff!

The place that you're talking about is Mad For Chicken on 5th Ave btwn 32nd & 31st. Kyochon is opening soon right across the street at 32nd and 5th.

There's a good number of Korean fried chicken places in the metro NY area, mostly in Queens or NJ.

The New York Times did an article on this a while back: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/07/dining/07fried.html

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You are right, it is very good stuff. But I went to Baden Baden. As you say there are several others very close to there.

I've only had Korean fried chicken in Seoul. I know a great place in Hongdae if anyone wants directions.

By "rest" you mean "restaurant"? The best Korean restaurant in SF has got to be Brother's. Near 6th on Geary. It's supposedly well known in Korea.

Pizza does not translate well to all cultures. There was an Indian run pizza place where I lived in Ca. The worst part was the crust - how can a cuisine that produced naan bread make a lousy pizza crust?

I like Brothers a lot but is it "authentic?"

As in, like a restaurant in Korea? Dunno; never been there. But I hear it is, and friends from Korea insist on going there when they're in the Bay Area. Good enough for me! ^