Delicious Korean Food in Chicago – New Village Gastropub 🍗

Took a friend yesterday to what I consider one of Chicago’s tastiest Korean restaurants (outside of KBBQ or soup spots) — New Village Gastropub. I absolutely love their fried chicken! 🍗✨ Unlike other Korean fried chicken that’s overly crispy and hard, theirs has a thin, fragrant coating — crispy but not tough, no heavy sauce, just a little salt & pepper dip… so good 🤤 (Got too excited when it arrived and forgot to take a photo… had to borrow one from Google 😂) We also ordered: 🐙 Sea Snail and Squid Muchim Cold noodles with veggies, perilla leaves, squid, and sea snails in a sweet, mildly spicy sauce — delicious! 🍲 Gopdoritang (Chicken & Offal Stew) A whole chicken, intestines, assorted offal, and sweet potato noodles in a warm, comforting broth. Super satisfying — though I don’t eat intestines, so that part went to waste… 🍶 Soju + Ice Cream Cocktail My friend got a drink with ice cream in it — apparently common in Korean bars? Don’t really get it, but okay 😅 📌 Heads up: Portions here are huge (except appetizers). The fried chicken comes as a whole chicken (my friend was shocked watching the server hand-tear it apart 🐓😂). Definitely bring friends to share! #Chicago #ChicagoKoreanFood #ChicagoEats #KoreanFriedChicken #ComfortFood #FoodShare