I caught wind of a new place opening in NYC, called Kyochon I forwarded the info to my boyfriend and we made a date to go there. Unfortunately, when we went they were having some type of difficulty and were closed. I was super bummed and I guess my boyfriend noticed because the next weekend, he had found BonChon Chicken a Korean Fried Chicken joint in Jersey and took me there.
Once you set eyes on the Korean Fried Chicken wings the difference is clear. Instead of that crispy delicious skin on Southern Fried Chicken, Korean Fried Chicken has a very thin but crispy fried skin. Korean Fried Chicken is quickly fried not once but twice and each wing is 'painted' with a super tasty soy-garlic sauce that sinks into the skin and doesn't make a mess on your fingers. The method of double frying is done to remove the fat and it results in a moist, delicious chicken wing. We ordered a batch of the Soy Garlic wings and a batch of the Spicy wings. The spicy wings are so spicy our noses were running, lips and mouths burning like crazy, it was too hot for us. My boyfriend even said that he had a small burp and thought his throat was on fire! The only downside was that it took super long for the wings to finally make it to our table, but the owners assured us it was because the wings are fried only after they are ordered. That makes you won't get any wings that are just hanging around waiting. So call in your order to avoid the crazy wait time.
Try it for yourself:
BonChon Chicken
346 Broad Ave
Leonia, NJ 07605
201.944.4112