Choongman Chicken

I start this review by saying I am a wing connoisseur, I've tried them all. With that said, these wings are pretty good. I live down the road so it's an easy pickup compared to making the walk or drive down to MaMa's. How do they compare? Different flavors for sure, wing size here is larger given the price difference between the two chains, breading is similar but slightly different. While you get more bang for the buck at MaMa's, support your local businesses and stop by because of their variety. My go to flavor is the red hot pepper, if you are not a hot ones enjoyer, be aware because it's actually spicy; significantly more than the spicy garlic. The kick reminds me of ghost pepper but I could be wrong. The spicy garlic was good but something about it keeps me from re-ordering it. For those wondering you can also get the sauce on the side if you want!

This is my new favorite Korean fried chicken spot. It’s rich in flavor and texture. The meat is more juicy than my previous go to (Boom Boom and Bon Chon) in the area. The staff is super welcoming and friendly. Very limited parking and seating, so it’s mostly a takeout spot. Highly recommend trying if you want the best Korean Fried chicken. My go to is the OG soy garlic and spicy wings. They also offer Korean corn dogs which seem to be really popular but I’ve yet to try them yet.

We just ordered the soy garlic tikkudak, red hot pepper tikkudak and snow onion flavors. We got a total of 30 pieces for my family of four. They really hit the spot! Since we live in Palisades Park we called and walked over to pick it up. They had our order ready within 25 minutes. You can really taste the charcoal flavor in the tikkudak. The red hot pepper has just the right amount of spice. I think when they first opened it was way too spicy. Now they brought it down a notch and it's perfect, in my opinion. I saw the Grubhub sign on the door so you can order through Grubhub since they don't deliver. I noticed they didn't include gloves or napkins or utensils but I saw various sauces and napkins in the restaurant. We just forgot to grab them. The chicken is a bit pricier than other Korean chicken places but it's worth it! They gave us a 15% discount for paying in cash so make sure you have some on you. We asked for extra radish and they gave us 3 little containers, one for each box containing 10 wings. That was more than enough since we got the snow onion flavor. The snow onion came with the onion and sauce in separate containers. Smart, so the chicken doesn't get soggy. I can't wait till our next chicken and beer night! 😋

The workers here are friendly and the food came out fast (less than 20 mins wait!) Tikkudak style chicken, which is fried first and then baked, is unique to CM/Choongman, so I highly recommend! Especially the the curry flavor, which is spicy, and sweet. I found their wings to be crispier than their tenders.