So our #1 mission in South Korea is to find out if the fried chicken here is actually better than Gami Chicken and Beer in Melbourne (a proclamation made by native friends). #2 mission is to watch Starcraft 2 (check).
Restaurant #1 -Noona Hol Dak in Myeongdong.
We ordered the half original and half spicy sauce combo. I should mention that the chicken here is roasted, not battered and deep fried like Gami. Our choice of beer was Hoegaarden and Kirin (price difference between those and the local brews were about ₩1000 so we went with the better choice). It seems to be a standard in fried chicken restaurants to get a complimentary plate of pickled radish and an empty bucket for bones. Noona also provided a bowl of popcorn and additional sauces.
Our plate came out with thinly cut fries which is included in all chicken orders. We tried the spicy first. After eating at Yoogane, we didn't expect it to be very spicy. Well.........after one bite Melvin had sculled his beer and ordered another one. The taste? Awesome. Compared to Gami, the chicken has no batter and also less sauce. For fun we also ordered the corn cheese.Normally at Gami we make fun of corn cheese but have never ordered it. lt pretty much taste like what it is, corn and cheese with random bits of capsicum.
Besides the whole 20minute recovery required after one spicy chicken piece, Noona Hol Dak is a definite contender against Gami chicken.
Restaurant #2- Two Two (들들) in Myeongdong
The internet tells me that this is the KFC franchise to try being the favourite chicken and beer amongst expat bloggers living in Seoul. Apparently it was the first chicken and beer franchise to open in Seoul. Now with all that hype, we had to try it out for ourselves. Lucky there was a joint near our hotel which makes it a lot easier to roll home. We ordered the half original and half sweet chilli here didn't seem to be a spicy option which probably worked out better considering the fiery hell I put my digestive system the night before. 1Our choice of beverages was a Cass beer and a Korean non-alcoholic cider which tasted exactly like lemonade,
What did we think?Well the quality of chicken was really good, I think the chickens are smaller and therefore have less meat compared to the fat and oversized ones back at home in Australia. The smaller the animal , the tastier they are. Well that's my logic. Other than that, we were not very impressed. I know I just crapped on about small chickens being more tasty but the pieces of chicken at this place pretty much had a meat to bone ratio of 1:1. The taste was quite nice but it wasn't as good as Noona. With a price of around ₩16000 (~$17) a plate, I'm recommending Nona Hot Dak to those visiting Seoul.
hi, where exactly in myeondong is this noona hol dak? thanks!
ReplyDeleteHi! It is on Myeongdong 7ga-gil in between Namdaemun-ro and Myeongdong 4-gil. Closest train station is Euljiro 1-ga Exit 6. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
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