Welcome to Tanjong Pagar. Looking for Korean Fried Chicken places?

Came by on the eve of Labour Day and there was a long waitlist at about 7.30pm. Left out contact details and took a walk, and surprisingly we got the call to return about 25min later, quicker than expected. Ordered the Half Yang Nyeom Chicken Mixture ($23) which came in a huge portion and drenched in a sweet-spicy sauce. Spicier than expected for Mild, but thought the chicken could be crispier. For carbs, we just went with the simple Ramen ($10) which was actually decent and the noodles were perfectly firm. Washed it all down with a pint of Stella ($12 for full pint during HH), great with the complimentary crackers.

Yum! The pork was lean and meaty but still tender and juicy, with generous servings of cucumber, kimchi radish, lettuce, and seaweed. I really liked the kimchi radish, it was sour and crunchy, not too raw or soft. I prefer a fried egg over a raw egg. Only thing was that my rice didn’t get crisp and crunchy at the bottom even though I gave it time to have surface contact with the dolsot, I’m not sure why haha

Their side dishes were great too - ikan bilis was puffy and crisp, not superrr salty and served with crunchy roasted peanuts. Kimchi was great too!! Very refreshing and crunchy, with good flavour, slightly spicy. Broccoli was normal, potato I’ve had nicer (maybe because I didn’t have it cold). I didn’t have the beancurd skin.

They also serve roasted tea here instead of normal plain water. I’ll say 50% of the Korean restaurants I’ve been to serve roasted tea so I can’t take it as the default, hence it is a plus point

Back at Oven & Fried Chicken and once again fell in love with their dishes!

The Yangnyeom Fried Chicken ($23 for 7 pieces) was definitely the crowd favourite. Still crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside, each piece was covered in a sweet savoury sauce that is addictive.

Jjampoong Tang ($35) was worthy dish to get! The spicy seafood soup had a rich seafood stock and wasn't too spicy. Packed full of ingredients, it was very comforting.

Pajeon ($25) was surprisingly crispy while being fluffy on the inside. With the soy sauce and some sliced chilli, this really gets addictive too.

Baked Crunch Chicken ($20 for 7 pieces) - definitely tasted healthy, but although the meat is tender and juicy within, I still prefer the original fried chicken due to its light and extremely crispy batter.

Definitely coming back!

i usually don't enjoy fried chicken but this one was worth and great for sharing! even the plain fried chicken was yumz like it's not just that oil smell like those of budget chicken coughKFCcough it actually be fragrant and juicy 🫡

super good stuff right here! maximum crispiness even with sauce doused all over! only complaint: rice costs $2🤡 but jokes on me because i can't live without rice so don't read the previous sentence 🤡

Really crisp and light! 👏👏👏 well done!

So crisp and crunchy 👍👍👍 love it!

On top of the combo chicken set, we also ordered their seafood pancake, which came in a large plate and sliced into 4 pieces. The amount of seafood was pretty generous; one can find small prawns, squid pieces and crab stick. There were also some spring onion and chili slices but the pancake was not spicy. Overall, it was fragrant and flavorful but a crispier version would have been desired. The pancake served here was rather soft (like omelette) as compared to those served at other restaurants where the exterior would offer a delightful crunch.

Located a short walk away from Maxwell Hawker Centre, Kko Kko Na Ra is a popular Korean fried chicken place that also serves a variety of alcohols, army stews and other Korean dishes.

As we wanted to try different flavors or their fried chicken, we order a combo set to share. A variety of chicken parts were given such as wings and also chunks with smaller bones (not very sure which part it was) but there was quite a lot of meat in each piece. The chicken pieces were fried to perfection that gave a delightful crunch to every bite. As the dining partner did not have a high tolerance for spice, she found the yangnyum flavored ones to be too spicy for her liking. That said, as the sauce is also slightly sweet, its spice level was actually pretty mild in my opinion. I would personally still prefer the original or soy flavored ones that aren’t that sweet though but it’s nice that the wet sauce did not cause the chicken pieces to be soggy. The insides of the chicken pieces also remained juicy but were not overly greasy. We liked that the restaurant offered free flow water and also a box of tissue for you to wipe your hands after you’re done enjoying your chicken.

3.5⭐ Walked past Oven and Fried Chicken at Bukit Timah ytd and checked that they have an outlet at Telok Ayer too. Came here for 2nd round of dinner. Ordered the half fried mixture which has 7 pieces. Chicken is quite crispy and not very oily. But the service here can be improve.
#OvenAndFriedChicken #FriedMixture

Got craving after watching Korean drama, and this place satisfied it! Juicy friend chicken with soy garlic sauce. And really good rabokki not too spicy or sweet!

But I prefer their chicken to their stews here, the stews don’t quite hit the mark for me here!

Bulgogi fries @ $18++
Kimchi pancake @ $14++
YY wings @ $12++

Food was good though not exceptional. Portion was good and satisfying for two of us. We got the wings that come in 4pcs (and quite big sized) rather than the fried chicken option that has both drumlets and wings. And they also have the boneless popcorn option though we think that's not really worth the price.

Will be back with a bigger group to enjoy the bigger portions of food (like the stew).