OMY Chicken — Restaurant in Toronto

The Best Fried Chicken in the GTA and Maybe in All of Canada

This small, unassuming restaurant in a little strip mall is the ultimate hidden gem. The main attraction is their Korean style fried chicken, which comes in 6 different versions, ranging from mild, but flavourful, to their fiery Buldak Chicken, which I had. My wife had the Garlic Chicken, and the chicken in both dishes was super crispy, incredibly moist, and an absolute flavour bomb. A few years ago we ate at Willie Mae’s in New Orleans, which has been specializing in fried chicken since 1957, and was selected by the Food Network as having America’s best fried chicken. It definitely was very good, but the chicken at Omy is better. If you love fried chicken, you owe it to your taste buds to eat here. They also have great fish & chips and burgers, and their onion rings are fantastic. I take food very seriously, so please believe me when I tell you you’ll love the food at Omy, especially...

Went to this place on October 21, 2022. The place looks a bit run down. My hope for good fried chicken is somewhat lowered.

I ordered Large half and half. Half Seasoned and Half Garlic.

The Good Nice portion. Chicken is lightly fried and not the super crunchy type. I know some like more crunchy and some don’t. Garlic sauce is very garlic ! It’s almost like honey garlic and I love it. Seasoned is the typical Korean sauce which is tangy. I prefer Garlic more as Seasoned can be too saucy. Chicken tastes fresh and not over cooked! Some pieces are quite soft.

The Bad Too many bones. They cut them into smaller pieces. I am from Taiwan so eating with bone isn’t an issue but my friend is Canadian and he thought there are too many bones.

I hope this mom and pop store can have a Boneless option. They can probably charge a bit more of that takes time to prepare.

I say if you are craving for good saucy chicken, this OMY chicken is...

I just had the boneless korean style chicken, and it is GOOOOOOD. For 20 dollars, I got a portion I definitely feel is worth my money, the spicy sauce (although not too spicy for me as I eat a lot of hot sauce) is perfectly sweet, sour, and tastes like korean food. The portion is enough for 2 people to share, maybe with a little bit of rice, and the side pickled radish is delicious as well.

Can't recommend this place enough, as I've been coming here for their Fish and Chips since I first came to canada nearly 19 years ago.

When they rebranded as a fried chicken place, I wasn't certain I'd like it, but everything I've tried so far has been amazing.

Also the fish and chips is fantastic, and the poutine is LITERALLY THE BEST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK IN THE...