Gangnam - Korean Chicken Restaurant — Restaurant in Berlin

Went here based on all the glowing reviews. After eating here, I am not sure whether there is supposed to be another universe with another Korean fried chicken place with the same name, in the same spot because 'the best fried chicken in Berlin' this definitely is not. In fact, I am so astonished by the rating, I couldn't sleep and writing a review at 5am. Go figure!

The place was busy when we arrived and we took the last small table by the door (absolutely fine). We ordered two portions of chicken wings (plain and garlic). What can I say? You could smell the frying oil on the chicken, the chef obviously forgot to use salt and pepper in the coating - never had a blander chicken wing. The amount of garlic sauce (also underwhelming) was maybe the size of a tablespoon and placed under the wings rather than coating them and providing the only bit of flavour on the plate. Reasonable fries, but again, no salt. Also no salt or soy sauce on the table, only supersized Heinz ketchup and mayo (I now know why - you need it).

Supersized the portions are not. Wings are very small and my partner even joked that this was probably the starter size and wondering when the mains were coming. After we were finished we sat in front of our dirty plates for about 15 minutes before the guy cleared them - the place wasn't even busy anymore.

We also ordered the Mantu (beef gyoza) which is the only reason I am giving this place two stars. Generally filled with a lovely dipping sauce and yes, finally... bursting with flavour!!!

I am going back to bed and the amazing Korean place down the road tomorrow that actually...

It's a very tasty and cozy restaurant that feels like a trendy Korean chicken restaurant. I'm fascinated by this restaurant and will be a regular customer.

I had a lot of conversations with a friendly restaurant owner, and I'd like to write a few things down for other people who want to use this restaurant.

The reason why the restaurant is small even though there are many customers is that the chef manages the entire cooking process on her own and serves meals to the guests.

The chef accepts customers' tastes in cooking. For example, Korean pancakes such as kimchijeon, gamjajeon, or mandu are fried in oil. If you want to cook with less oil, they consider it. For another example, spicy-sweet chicken is hardly spicy. But if you like spicy food, you can ask for it, too.

It can take a lot of cooking time when there are many customers in the restaurant. This is because they start cooking immediately and serve it in order when a customer orders. This is to provide more tasty food. In this case, delivery orders may be restricted, so it would be better to contact the restaurant or visit them in person.

I hope it will help everyone enjoy this tasty Korean-style chicken. Thank you for...

Even though the place was quite small, it was not crowded when we arrived. The owner told us upfront that it would take 30 to 40 minutes to be served anyways. We decided to stay and order chicken + pancakes. The owner told us they were out of Pancakes, so we went for just the chicken. We waited for the 40 minutes and got the chicken we ordered, and we saw a lot of pancakes being served to other tables, which was a bit weird. The chicken was good, but the portion was quite small for both chicken and fries. All in all, I think it is ok if you are not very hungry and are up for the waiting. Otherwise there are some better options in my opinion for Korean Fried...