Mad For Chicken is So Not a Midtown Lunch… But Damn That is Some Good Chicken
*******THIS RESTAURANT IS NOW CALLED MAD FOR CHICKEN*********
When Bon Chon opened up a few years ago in Koreatown (on 5th Ave. just south of 32nd Street), it probably never intended on being a lunchtime destination. It was meant to be an Izakaya style restaurant, made for after work and late night drinking and snacking- in this case, on their much lauded Korean fried chicken. It looks more like a night club, or fancy restaurant, than a branch of KFC- and the service is not exactly conducive to a one hour lunch break. But, after many years of hearing complaints about the lack of Korean fried chicken in the area during lunchtime hours, Bon Chon clearly decided that it was time to capitalize on their popularity. And a few months ago, they opened for lunch.
It took awhile for this unbelievably exciting news to make its way to Midtown Lunch HQ, but once it did, I rounded up a crew and headed to Koreatown for some kfc action!
Posted by Zach Brooks at 11:45 am, February 26th, 2009 under 32nd btw. B'way+5th, Fried Chicken, Korean, Mad For Chicken.
