Adam's Chicken & Pocha — Restaurant in New York

Relatively new Korean chicken restaurant featuring well prepared varieties of chicken, pasta, and other dishes.

Food Ratings 2/22/2025:

*Classic Korean Fried Chicken, Rating 10/10, Price $25 The fried chicken is perfect. Super crispy on the outside with a thin layer of fried batter. Moist and soft on the inside. Hint of salt. It reminds me of tempura in Japan. There was no oil in the box, which is amazing for fried chicken. You can change your order to half fried chicken and half sweet n spicy or other flavor for $2. The sweet and spicy is similar to the sweet and spicy red sauce at other places, but it's more on the sweet side than spicy. I would rate the sweet and spicy by itself an 8/10.

Menu description: The classic Korean-style fried chicken served with a side of green sauce, pickled radish.

*Half Nu-roong-ji Chicken Combo, Rating 9/10, Price $18

Perfectly cooked rotisserie chicken. Some char on the outside and super soft, juicy, falling off the bone, inside. High quality and fresh chicken. The green sauce is spicy and packed with flavor. The home made honey butter chips are excellent, not oily, and they come with a sweet honey sauce for dipping. If you had to buy each of these separately, it would cost you double. Also, there is sticky rice hiding under the chicken, it absorbs the flavor from the chicken.

Menu description: Korean style rotisserie chicken over sizzling sticky rice , accompanied by a side of green sauce, pickled radish and comes with home made chips.

*Creamy Myeong-Ran Pasta, Rating 7/10, Price $22 Nothing special here. It's on par with other korean restaurants in the area but it's a small portion for the price in comparison to the other places.

Menu description: Creamy sauce pasta, linguine with spicy cod roe, bacon, scallions, parmigiano reggiano and parsley.

*Double Cheese Truffle Fries, Rating 6/10, Price $14 Skip these fries. There is barely any cheese on it, not sure why it is called double cheese. There is some truffle smell and flavor but these fries are definitely not worth the price. The spicy mayo does not taste like truffle, it's like regular spicy mayo. Just spend your money the chicken!

Menu description: Crispy fries tossed with Parmigiano Reggiano, parmesan cheese, and truffle oil, served with truffle spicy mayo.

This was a delivery order. The boxes are very well packed with holes so your food arrives crispy. If you don't eat it all and don't want soggy food later, you can easily make the honey butter chips crispy again in 5 min at 450 degrees in your oven. The chicken takes a minute or two longer. Try not to reuse their parchment paper though, it was already baked once. The fries can reheat in the oven similar to the chips but they will not return to the original texture like the chips can. If the honey solidifies, heat it for 10 seconds in...

First and foremost, shout out to our server. When my friends and I came, the whole floor was packed. We had to wait 30 minutes, which is totally fine, because it’s a Saturday night. But she was totally cool, calm, and collected despite how busy it was. She was greeting people, taking orders, running food, and bussing. The space is small, but it’s still a lot to do when the whole place is busy. And on top of that, she and the bartender were both extremely nice, which is always appreciated.

Now onto the food.

The budae jjigae was decent, but not the best I’ve had in Flushing. One thing that really stood out though were the goat cheese balls. Those were incredible. Funky cheese tempered by the acidity of the marinara. Just a really good pairing. And one thing I didn’t expect to like as much as I did were the mozzarella sticks. Deceptively small, but really great texture and cheese pull. The truffle fries were standard truffle fries that you’d get in any Korean chicken spot. The nurungji chicken though was really really good. Since we basically got all the food at the same time, it was the last thing we got to. But during that time period, the skillet did its job and kept the food warm. However, the rice retained its crispness without being burnt!! Just a really good sense of kitchen timing. I do like the idea of a spatchcocked chicken versus say the half chicken from Gahm by Mokbar. Both places basically have the same idea, but a whole chicken vs half is a better bang for your buck. And the green sauce that came with it really cut through the richness. I will say though, next time I might just get the chicken without the corn and cheese addition. Corn cheese tastes great, but I think I prefer it as a side vs being part of the main dish itself.

Overall though, I really enjoyed this spot. It’s local to me, I think the food quality reflects the price, I love the little modern twists that they have on the menu to differentiate from other pochas in the area, and the service...

I was on a walk after a friend gathering and found myself going beyond the subway station at Flushing Main Street. This is how I found Adam's Chicken & Pocha on Northern Boulevard.

I was intrigued by the low key design of the outdoor signage and felt like this was the right place to have dinner.

I was greeted at the door and sat in a booth while smooth 90s r&b played over the sound system. This place was a vibe already.

I took some time to review the menu and ultimately had questions. As someone who loves Korean fried chicken, I want to know if I should get the KFC or try the rotisserie chicken.

This place is known for their rotisserie chicken dish, and so I decided to go with that. I do not regret my decision and I look forward to returning to try the fried chicken too.

I especially liked the effect created by mixing the chicken with the sticky rice while taking a gulp of the corn tea. The combination was a savory surprise that just seems like common sense, right? Well I was thoroughly surprised in a good way.

So yeah, take the time to make the trip out here. It's really good and the service is top. The lady who helped me was very helpful in explaining and giving her opinion. She checked on me...