Oppadak Baked Chicken of Seoul 오빠닭
Things I know after visiting Oppadak
- Some of the best tasting chicken I have had in a long time.
- Baked Chicken is really Yummy
- Korean Girls like chicken
- Never go outside in late December in Seoul without a Warm Skullcap or Beanie or your ears will freeze!
Chicken in Asia Perhaps it is because I have been in Asia way too long. I don’t know. Or maybe I am used to KFC in China for their fast food industrialized chicken (but sometimes that’s good, too). It’s possible. There are days when Chinese steamed or Sichuan deep fried chicken isn’t enough.
WOW… that’s some Great Chicken! Oppadak – meaning the missing chicken, features different types of chicken from rotisserie and spicy. But most everyone comes to Oppadak for their oven baked ones. Skinless, yet battered, the chicken overfills a basket with legs, thighs, breasts, and wings. I would have thought the skinless part would have less flavor and would let all the juicy goodness ooze out. But the slightly-savory crusty golden batter was more than just a replacement or novelty. With each order you get a couple of dipping sauces. The sauces I remember which stood out included sweet and sour, hot mustard, and barbecue. We paid a little more for the extra dipping sauce. For about 15,900 Won (which is about USD 15) you get a whole baked chicken. For a little more you can get all wings or thighs or drumsticks. I kinda liked the variety.
The Chicks For whatever reason, there was a large amount of girls in the restaurant. I could think, off the top of my head, that girls liked the non-smokey bbq environment, the tasty chicken, and the sweet sauces. When we were in there, I could have thought I saw at least more than a few tables of girls enjoying chicken and beer. Yes! Beer! That’s another thing I learned. Korean girls can out drink guys in Seoul. This amazing culture grows women who are slushes!
And one last things… on another subject … Make sure you bundle up in winter in Seoul. It was fricken’ cold in Korea.
What to Order: Baked Chicken and Beer What not to Order: The pickles don’t really belong, but native Koreans have it everywhere… almost more than kimchi.
Rating 3 Pigs Price Range 1 $/¥/NT
오빠닭 – 오븐에 빠진 닭 Oppadak Chicken 강남2호점 서울 강남구 역삼동 818-3 02-555-5892 oppadak.co.kr
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