Forkelo ranking · Updated September 2026
23 korean fried chicken across the South Bay, ranked on what people say about the dish itself — never the restaurant's overall rating.
Vons Chicken | Sunnyvale · Sunnyvale
43 dish-specific mentions · 74% positive · 4 source types · menu verified September 2026
A crisp, flaky shell over steaming juicy meat, with unusual glazes - honey butter, real garlic, yangnyeom - that regulars order across. Portions are generous.
bb.q Chicken Milpitas · Milpitas
13 dish-specific mentions · 85% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
Crisp skin and juicy meat across the soy garlic, honey butter and spicy glazes, and it arrives hot. Expect to wait when the counter is busy.
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.
bb.q Chicken Apple Park · Cupertino
15 dish-specific mentions · 67% positive · 4 source types · menu verified September 2026
Crisp skin and generous portions, with the boneless and the spicy original the ones people come back for. Comes out hot and holds up on the drive home.
Pocha K · Santa Clara
14 dish-specific mentions · 71% positive · 4 source types · menu verified September 2026
Boneless pieces under a glossy soy-garlic glaze with sesame, pickled radish and shredded cabbage alongside. Crisp and generous, though it can run salty.
10 dish-specific mentions · 70% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
Soy-garlic fried chicken that holds its crunch, arriving with a full spread of banchan. Good value, and a half order feeds two.
Rice Junky - Santa Clara · Santa Clara
11 dish-specific mentions · 73% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
Fried chicken bites in a sweet-and-spicy Korean glaze, the house best seller and cheap for a full plate. The batter can run heavy and the meat dry.
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 Sunnyvale · Sunnyvale
20 dish-specific mentions · 65% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
Golden Original wings come out crisp with the meat juicy, and the half-and-half lets you try two glazes at once. Consistent, if pricey for the portion.
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.
99 Chicken · Santa Clara
41 dish-specific mentions · 63% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
Plain and soy-garlic birds that come out genuinely crisp, close to what diners remember eating in Korea. There is a minimum order, and the salt can run light.
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.
2 dish-specific mentions · 50% positive · 2 source types · menu verified September 2026
Glazed, sesame-scattered wings in soy garlic or sweet and spicy, from a food court counter. One of the cheaper Korean wing plates in the South Bay.
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.
Dae Bak Korean Fusion Eatery & Lounge · Santa Clara
8 dish-specific mentions · 50% positive · 4 source types · menu verified September 2026
Bone-in plain fried chicken in a basket with fries, pickled radish and a sweet dip. Crisp at its best, but some batches land bland.
Bonchon Sunnyvale · Sunnyvale
46 dish-specific mentions · 46% positive · 4 source types · menu verified September 2026
Thin, chip-crunchy crust when it lands right, still juicy underneath. Just as many diners hit bland, under-sauced batches, and the boneless draws nugget comparisons.
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.
Jang Mo Jip · Santa Clara
13 dish-specific mentions · 31% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
Plain fried chicken with a salt-pepper dip, yangnyeom sauce on the side and kimchi included. More diners find it bland and steeply priced than not.
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