chi koko

forgot to take the picture of the chicken, but managed to get one for the dumpling. ordered chikokofried chicken and sweet soy chicken. personally i prefer the chikokofried chicken one, however it’s not that special compare to other places. the chicken was not too tasty, just basic fried chicken and the batter is thick. the sweet one is also just flat-sweet which is not something “wow”, maybe the soy one is better. i think even the dumpling is better than the chicken, i like how they put the bonito flakes on top of them. overall experience 3/5 but 2.5/5 for the chicken.

i've been here with my girl friend for lunch. we only ordered half of mad redkokobut the portion was huge enough for 2 of us. i don't eat a lot of spicy food but this was not as spicy as the menu indicate. the chicken is crispy and juicy and the flavour is very authentic. highly recommend it to others.

i've been here last week with friends and the food was really great! i had pork belly ramen, chikokoorginal fried chicken and soy chicken. it was very crispy and juicy. we should try this store!! best chicken in syndey

i'm a major fan for fired  chicken, what  chikokohas to offer is just average at best. we ordered  the boneless  chicken  with chess , half chikoko fired chicken and chicken  with rice cake and sweet  chilli source .

all 3 chicken dish is a little  dry, batters are crispy  but thick and flavorless, there is no seasoning, my local  kfc can produce better  wicked wings. 

left this place  feeling  unsatisfied and thinking they are overpriced

a new korean fried chicken restaurant in hurstville. the shop is not very big. limited seatings are available. take away is also a popular choice.

the flavor for either bone or boneless chicken is almost the same.

[chikokofried chicken] $18
their signature fried chicken. i believe that the original taste is the best and no more sauce needed for this. thick skin, tender chicken, very great😀

[soy koko] $18
soykokoadds a bit soy sauce to it and is slightly different from the original one. it’s a bit more salty but still great.

[ramen with pork belly] $9
it’s more than a side dish than main. the ramen comes in a small copper bowl. it looks pretty spicy but indeed it isn’t. the pork belly is rather the same as the one i’ve seen in the hot pot shops.

everyone is so friendly, service is a little slow and the ambience of the restaurant is really nice. the mad redkokowas quite nice, nice portion and delicious. it didn't really strike a large impression on me though. i came in for the ramen because i like how they present it. would come back again. it was delicious.

had the soykokochicken takeaway and it was delicious and juicy. there was a 20 min wait for takeaway though so make sure to order beforehand

just 3 weeks old, this restaurant is becoming a must place to visit in hurstville.  just along the forest road, its not difficult to locate, although it could use a little lighting outside so you could see the name of the restaurant.

we arrived around 6:45 pm, but the place is not yet packed.  once inside we were welcomed by the staff and asked if we will be dining in or take away.  since there were still a lot of vacant tables i suggested near the window but suggested the ones by the wall.  the reason being the floor has a slope not good for the bub.  isn't that nice?  i rarely see staff being attentive to their customers.  anyway, ambiance and staff was already winning me.

for the food, we ordered half chikokoboneless fried chicken, half boneless red koko, pork belly ramen and steam rice.  our ramen arrived first, then the rice followed by the chicken.  the ramen smelled funky according to the husband when it was served but.....yes...but it was good and he slurped it all the way to dry land.  the chicken was an absolute hit.  it was crunchy and tasty on the outside and the meat inside was juicy.  the bub enjoyed it very much.  the redkokowas sweet with a hint of chili.  the ramen on the other hand was spicier.  but the overwhelmingly so.  it was the perfect burn.  the bub even had three refills.  and the size was good enough for two to share.

i have nothing but good praise for this shop.  oh, i hope the serving size could go a bit bigger.  the one with korean fried chicken in strathfield serves almost the same menu and rate but more serving.  other than that it was a good meal.  total wallet damage for the meal was $62.  must must visit again.

actual rating 3.5/5

located in a moderately spaced store, chikokowas packed on our saturday night feed. there was extreme understaffing, as we were left waiting by the door with other patrons as empty tables remained unattended.
food wise, there is a decent selection of boned and boneless fried chicken, as well as other popular korean dishes such as ramen, mandoo, and tteokbokki.
we ordered the cheezling koko(only came in a whole size), mad redkokoand ramen tteokbokki.
the cheezlingkokowas delicious- highly recommend! the mad redkokowas nice and not as spicy as one would expect from the name. the ramen tteokbokki however, was cooked too soft for my liking.
there was only one side dish given, a small portion of picked radish which was difficult to refill due to the understaffing issue.
overall, i would recommend checking it out if you’re in the area, but maybe try to avoid peak times or hope that chikokohires more staff.

hurstville’s brand new and only* - korean fried chicken restaurant. reviewing fresh off its grand opening it delivers exactly what korean fried chicken is ; fresh, juicy, succulent and crispy without feeling weighed down by frying oil. the chicken is the best korean fried chicken i’ve had to date, better than arisun which is a big claim. the chicken is really the star and the care taken that each morsel of chicken an experience for the senses is clearly evident.

food;
redkoko- fab fried chicken with slightly spicy red sauce. not enough sauce for my liking but can always ask for more sauce
sweet soy koko- same as ^ highly recommend
boneless cheezlingkoko- unlike other places that usually make this type of chicken dish dry and really unpleasant to eat, chikokoadds a clear and distinct parmesan taste that comes through delightfully
noodle tteokbokki- a stable korean dish done properly
dumplings - a juicy and meaty experience with crush bonito flakes adding almost a takoyaki like experience
rice balls- a bit on the dry side, but can easily be rectified with some extra kewpie mayo. otherwise another standard korean dish done alright
steamed eggs - perfect. better than others due to a stronger depth of flavour coming from some pieces of beef and garlic

service
being a family owned restaurant the staff is relatively small, being that the staff consists of the mum cooking the chicken in the back and daughters and nieces serving. that being said the service is slow due to the amount of staff, but servers and service made the experience overall was very nice

ambience
a nice and cosy restaurant, relatively small but was told they would increase capacity.

highly recommend/10