CM CHICKEN Coquitlam Centre — Restaurant in Coquitlam

I'm on an ongoing quest to find some of the best Korean fried chicken in the lower mainland and CM Chicken is DELICIOUS! Definitely in my top 3 choices. We got the 5 type variety combo and we enjoyed each and every single one.

Of all the options from the variety combo, our favourite flavours were the Snow Onion and Spicy Garlic chicken. The Snow Onion one was so full of flavour and the sauce was wonderful, and it didn't downplay the texture. It isn't the normal pile of snow cheese that you might expect from other Korean fried chicken places, so I prefer CM Chicken's version! The Spicy Garlic closely resembled the yangyum options that you'd find at other fried chicken joints. It had a lovely dynamic flavour and was such a treat to have. Between two people, the variety pack was way more than we needed, and we both took home leftovers.

In terms of texture, it is light, flaky, not too heavy on the batter, and the right amount of crunch. I found myself nibbling on the little crumbs left behind. Even after taking home leftovers it was still pretty darn good.

As an added bonus, it was happy hour and normally they give you free fries, but our combo already had fries - so they offered us the choice of rice cake skewers instead, which we gratefully accepted. They were a bit chewier than I hoped but still delicious nonetheless - plus it was free!

The staff were attentive and friendly. We came in right after a large booking left so it took a few min to get a spot ready, but it was understandable and they worked quickly to get us a spot. The atmosphere is pleasant; not too obnoxious, not too loud. Also as an added bonus - and I've never come across this at another Korean fried chicken restaurant - they gave us our own plates and mini tongs at the start to pick from the big platter of chicken! I have never come across mini tongs so that was cool.

11/10 would come back again to demolish...

The food is tasty and good value for your money…..too bad the service isn’t as good unless you’re Asian as I’ve gone four times and this is how I feel not being Asian! The restaurant was 90% Asian and not that there is a problem with that, yet I didn’t appreciate making to feel as if I was an outsider. When I asked questions to the server, who has served me three times out of the four, about the menu she didn’t know anything and couldn’t make any suggestions and came across as annoyed for me asking! I was ordering takeout and I asked her how long it would take and everything she said was way longer than it actually takes and to be honest, that could turn any customer off from ordering takeout, considering there are many other great restaurants within the same area. In the end, I had to ask her to check with the kitchen, and the chef said the order would take half the time than she said it would! No apologies or anything. And then as she was taking my order, dropped me when a young Asian woman walked up to the counter to pay her bill!! How rude and again no apologies or explanations. It’s too bad and unacceptable as they should serve all their customers equally and with respect and politeness. When I asked the server for her name as they don’t wear nameplates, she refused to say her name and when I asked for the manager’s name, she replied that they don’t have a manager. WOW!! I’m writing this review as my intentions are for the owner to know about a few of the poor staff’s attitudes and how this particular staff young woman doesn’t care about the owner’s customers. The food is good and tasty, yet if you’re not Asian or with someone Asian it’ll be a gamble about the service! I wish them the very...

The food was really fresh and very tasty. Even the pickled radish that I usually leave for the wife was really good. I asked for another serving. We had the half order of cheese monster and half order of spicy garlic, both boneless. We also had the rice cake skewers. We arrived during the happy hour and were given a side of cheese fries for free, they were also very tasty and perfectly fried. The servings were large and we couldn't finish it all in one sitting.

The staff were very polite and accommodating. They even brought us some hot water to warm our babies bottle when ours had gone cold. Thankfully our little one stayed quiet and didn't annoy the other guests.

The location is well spaced and has a modern feel. They also have physical menu which I appreciate. Music wasn’t playing loud and I could talk to my wife...