KO-DAK Chicken — Restaurant in Kelowna

LIAR. SWINDLER. CHEAT.

Every star this guy earns on his quality, he loses on his dishonesty.

For context, before ordering I phoned in to clarify the size of the portions based on the photos visible in Google Maps. I am 6'2" and I work long days outdoors so I'm often concerned portion sizes might be inadequate when ordering out. I explained this on the phone before placing my order.

When I walked in, I would say it is a pretty safe bet to assume the person serving me was either the manager or the owner-manager.

He asked me if the portion sizes were good enough for me. Noting that the chicken box was half empty space, and the box of french fries was 2/3 empty space (much lower than shown in the photos available on Google), I asked if he wouldn't mind placing some more french fries in the box.

His response was that his french fries were the "cheapest fries available at Costco"; frozen Cavendish french fries to be exact. (For the record I enjoy these french fries and buy them myself from time to time. And the quality here was above average. This is not the point).

Acknowledging this new information he had given me, I replied that he surely wouldn't mind adding more french fries provided the discrepancy between what he is advertising and the quantity he was providing.

This where things get hairy.

He told me that HE WEIGHS OUT EACH CUSTOMERS SERVING OF FRENCH FRIES TO BE SURE THEY ARE RECEIVING EXACTLY 350g

Fine.

I have no problem with this either.

He then has the gall to try to upsell me on some other side dishes... listing rice, salad, etc...

He is a shrewd businessman. Fine. I can respect this too.

The thing is I happen to be gifted with a very special type of autism where I can estimate anything that can be quantified using real-world metrics with a very high degree of accuracy.

Knowing that he was lying, I accepted the order specifically so I could take them home and weigh them.

After determining that my scale was correctly calibrated, I weighed out the french fries to find that HE HAD SERVED ME A PORTION OF 228g

I ended up preparing a salad when I got home as I did not receive enough food... which defeated the entire purpose of spending $24 on take-out... as I didn't want to have to spend the time cooking and cleaning when I had to get up early tomorrow for another 12 hours of work under the hot sun for minimum wage.

Needless to say I wouldn't be able to sleep properly until I got this off my chest.

I can deal with most things.

But I will not tolerate being lied to.

I'll be taking my business to Chicko Chicken next...

Holy cow. This place has good fried chicken. Like really really good. Maybe even the best friend chicken I've ever had. The business can be a little bit hard to find because they're so new that they don't have a lighted sign but it's worth the hunt. The atmosphere in the restaurant might be a little bit lacklustre but I think that I was time goes by that will probably improve. The dining room is clean and well-lit, just a little bit sparse.

Cooked fresh, fair prices, good service. My family will definitely be eating here as much as we can.

You have to try their fries as well, both flavours are amazing. And also make sure you get lots of pickled radishes.

More detailed review coming but until then just know that if you have any interest in fried chicken you should be trying this...

I visited this place because of the good reviews.

However, the prices at the store were quite different from what I saw on the menu photo — about 20% higher.

The bigger issue was that the chicken had no juiciness at all. Every piece was very dry and hard to eat without a drink. My kids only ate two pieces and didn’t want any more, so we ended up having instant noodles instead.

I was also disappointed with the amount of green onion. It wouldn’t cost much to add a bit more — probably just a few extra cents — so that part felt disappointing.

In conclusion: The menu needs to be updated, and the quality of the chicken meat definitely needs...