Pelicana Chicken

Hands down the best Korean fried chicken place in Bay Area. Crispy Garlic Ban Ban Chicken is the best option you can pick. Order it with some spicy sauce and eat it with original fried chicken. I know it’s definitely pricey but trust me, it’s 100% worth it. Their Ttokbokki is also really delicious and authentic with the perfect combination of flavors. It could be too spicy for some people though. I will come back again whenever I feel craving for Korean Fried Chicken.

Perfectly same taste with Korean Pelicana Chicken!!! I’ve been waited for a long time to eat the truly Korean fried chicken. Normally I make a Korean fried chicken with signature sauce at home because I am not satisfied with any chicken brand. Finally I found my favorite Korean chicken brand in US. Taste and service were so wonderful. I recommend to order a original fried chicken with signature sauce.

Original signature sauced chicken (half) and crispy fried chicken (half) + Peli fried potatoes (cheese powder on top).
Chicken was well fried and juicy. I can tell they use good, fresh ingredients. Taste itself was also good - not too greasy/salty.
Only thing was the original signature sauce - for me it was too much of garlic and i wish the sauce could have deeper taste/flavor. I was looking for Korean yangnyum chicken so bad in US. Well this place is so far the closest i can find near bay area.

Not bad but not super amazing either. I like the garlic sauce the most. Next time I'll probably get drums and flats instead of half chicken since I tend to like those pieces more. Also tried the crispy plain, crispy cheesling, and original soy. They were also not bad. Fries were pretty mid, I wish they were not as cold.

Was in the area and decided to try this place when I saw it was finally open. No line on a weekday afternoon. I got the original fried chicken, bone-in, with garlic sauce. At the counter, there is a sign saying the estimated wait time would be about ~25 minutes because everything is fried fresh to order, but I think I got mine in less than 20 minutes. They provide gloves so you don't have to get your hands dirty.

Chicken was good, slightly crunchy on the outside even with the sauce, juicy inside. But the garlic sauce was too spicy imo. I'm not a fan of spicy food, so the level of spiciness was a bit of an unpleasant surprise. I could only eat 2 pieces before I had to stop because I was sweating like crazy and both my mouth and lips were almost numb. If you're a fan of spicy though, this is good for you 👍

I'll probably come and try the soy sauce next time if I'm in the area again, but I wouldn't drive all the way over here for it.