Chicko Chicken Review (Korean Fried Chicken)

Is Korean Fried Chicken as good as it sounds?

Chicko Chicken is a popular Korean Fried Chicken chain in BC that recently opened its first Calgary location in Harvest Hills (next to T&T Supermarket).

This location definitely has more of a take-out vibe with enough seating for only about 2-3 groups of people. I ordered the half & half (about $25) which is half sizes of two different flavours, and chose the soy garlic and cheese snow flavours (not spicy). You can also choose boneless or bone-in, but not both. I opted for boneless.

Soy garlic on the left and cheese snow on the right

The chicken was perfectly cooked and had a nice crunch to it. Both flavours were slightly sweet (I personally prefer wings less sweet, but it's certainly a style many enjoy and I still liked it). The soy garlic wings were yummy as expected, and the delicious cheese snow flavour was quite interesting. It had a sort of cheese powder on top that gave an interesting artificial cheese taste and powder texture to the palate; I found it quite a special and enjoyable flavour but I can imagine it being divisive.

I was worried that boneless would only include chicken breast, but there were delicious chicken thighs as well. It was a substantial amount of chicken and I would recommend getting a drink with it (a can of pop or water is only a bit over a dollar here). Finally, the fact that there are mainly Korean employees and customers add to the authenticity of the place.

I give these wings a MIAM-MIAM (delicious) rating! I've certainly never had KFC like this before, and I affirm that the answer to my initial question (is it as good as it sounds) is yes :).

Thanks for reading,

Ana