So its a new year.. and I thought with a new year would come new types of food..wrong! So as you can guess, my first restaurant review will be of a Korean chicken restaurant located on Bloor Street West called Ahjookuh. Just steps from Christie station, and, therefore, within walking distance of my place. This place caters to the yum yum chicken enthusiast in all of us. I think its actually called yang nyum.. but who really cares, because this shit is delicous. Although not as spicy as its made-in-korea counterpart, its still got a little kick. At Ahjookuh you can get two different types of yum yum.. dry, which is then dipped in a salt and pepper mixture, or with sauce on. The sauce is a kind of sweet and tangy mixture with an Asian flare. You have the choice of either one or both. Of course yum yum isnt the only thing that they serve, you can get a variety of other korean dishes.. but who really cares about those.. Again, these pictures were unfortunately taken using my piece of crap iPhone, but you get the idea. the chicken here comes with a small side plate of pickeled radishes.. Its nothing to celebreate about, but provide a nice little inbetween when talking down saucy chicken.. This is also not a first date place.. the decor and atmosphere is nothing to celebrate about.. Its all about the food.. Ok, now to my take on Ahjookuhs yum yum chicken.. For any deep fried chicken lover, it will take your experience to a whole new level. After trying this stuff, you will struggle to go back to the likes of a KFC or Popeyes... Lightly breaded, extremely juicy, although it lacked that extra spice that I came to love while travelling Korea. Being a spice enthusiast, I found it a bit disappointing in that sense, but overall it was a great little bite. And hey only costs 22 bucks to feed 3 people! This did not include beer, which is something like 10-12 bucks extra for a pitcher. Anyways I give this place 4 iron rings out of 5! If it was a little spicier, could have earned more, but I think everyones tastes buds are different, and North American tastes wouldnt have necessarily been able to take it.. but hey I say if you cant take the heat.. get out the kitchen..
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