Fire Chicken Gang Jung: 5/5

The Fire Chicken Gang Jung was as advertised, fire. While the sauce was a little too sweet at times, I thought the spice had a fantastic kick to it and I really enjoyed the unique seared flavor of the meat. The rice they used for the fire chicken and the BTS Chicken Gang Jung was the same but it was really good, fairly basic rice. 

Pork Mandu: ⅘

I hate to be picky, but as a big fan of gyoza, mandu, dumplings, momos and all other small savory balls of dough, it drives me insane to see small portions. Unfortunately, unlike with the rest of the food the pork mandu comes in exceedingly small portions. Six mandu for an order, that’s preposterous! The taste of the mandu mostly made up for it though. I really enjoyed them and felt the frying was superb.

Korean Corn Dog: 2/5 

Look, I’ve tried my best. I’ve had Korean corn dogs a few times now and truly don’t understand the hype. I can’t stand these things. For one, the meat to breading ratio is far too bready. Additionally, the actual dogs inside of them don’t fit the taste profile of a reasonable corn dog. Finally, the addition of sugar is ludicrous and somehow messes with my senses even more. I assume if you can somehow tolerate the horrors of Korean corn dogs, maybe you’d enjoy this one, but I can’t stand the dish as a whole, no matter where it’s served. 

BTS Chicken Gang Jung B(est)T(aste)S(auce): ⅗

I’m gonna keep this straight, I had no idea it was called this until after I ordered it, and frankly, I’m a little embarrassed. I try to be less fragile when it comes to my masculinity but it does seem I ordered the “BTS meal.” To be honest, the chicken might’ve been even better than the Fire Chicken Gang Jung had it not been slathered with mayonnaise, which, apologies in advance to my deceased grandfather who swore by Hellmans, is a shockingly bad condiment.