Forkelo ranking · Updated September 2026
11 korean fried chicken across San Jose, ranked on what people say about the dish itself — never the restaurant's overall rating.
Vons Saratoga · San Jose
15 dish-specific mentions · 73% positive · 4 source types · menu verified September 2026
Soy-garlic crispy chicken with a clean crunch, and the lunch special is the value order. Orders come out wrong often enough to be worth checking.
Hankki House · San Jose
5 dish-specific mentions · 80% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
Plain double-fried chicken with salad and pickled radish, and a sweet-spicy yangnyeom version beside it. Tender and properly seasoned on a short record.
MoDak Korean Chicken · San Jose
18 dish-specific mentions · 61% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
Wings in four heat levels of yangnyeom plus cream-onion and cheese sauces, out piping hot and crunchy. It can take a while, and sauce sometimes softens the crust.
bb.q Chicken North Park Plaza · San Jose
16 dish-specific mentions · 62% positive · 4 source types · menu verified September 2026
Soy garlic wings under a crisp, well-lacquered crust, with a long flavour list to work through. Orders sometimes arrive as the wrong cut and waits run long.
10 dish-specific mentions · 70% positive · 2 source types · menu verified September 2026
The half-and-half splits plain Golden Original and a sauced flavour in one order, and it arrives hot. Crispness is not always even across the box.
Bonchon San Jose - Blossom Hill Rd · San Jose
26 dish-specific mentions · 62% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
Soy garlic wings with a crackly crust and pickled radish alongside, a reliable order. Pieces run small for the price and the wait can stretch.
Bonchon Silver Creek · San Jose
22 dish-specific mentions · 59% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
Wings and drums that come out crisp with the meat still juicy, pickled radish on the side. Pieces run small and orders occasionally arrive incomplete.
14 dish-specific mentions · 57% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
Fried wings in a sweet soy glaze over shredded cabbage, with a spicy yangnyeom version alongside. Comes out hot, though a few find the glaze thin.
Omogari · San Jose
9 dish-specific mentions · 56% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
Deep-fried wings in a soy-garlic glaze with chopped garlic over the top, cheap by the six piece. Pieces run big and the sauce can tip sweet or salty.
Master Shin · San Jose
12 dish-specific mentions · 58% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
Boneless bites in a sweet, lightly spicy glaze with sesame, the counter's best seller. Juicy inside, though the coating can soften and read sweet.
1 dish-specific mention · 0% positive · 1 source type · menu verified September 2026
Dakgangjeong: boneless bites in a sticky sweet-and-spicy glaze with peanuts and scallion. Sold as a takeout box from the katsu counter.
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