Kuljem Chicken & Beer — Restaurant in San Diego

Avid Korean fried chicken fans, my Hubby and I decided to check this place out.

We came at opening time Saturday, and for our entire dining period there were only 4 tables of people eating—so no need to worry about wait times. Prices are very reasonable. Decor is modern and clean.

We got a 12 piece chicken wings half Saigon Style and half HoneyJam. The wings came with sides of pickled radish and cabbage slaw. The cabbage slaw had so much dressing for our liking. Next time we’ll ask for no dressing or on the side.

HoneyJam wings - very crispy and good honey flavor. Personally not my favorite honey wings because they are tad too sweet forward. I prefer more balance with salty and garlic flavor.

Saigon style wings - our favorite flavor of the 2. It has a nice balance of tangy, salty, with a small spicy kick. I would definitely get these again.

Kimchi pasta - this was bomb!!! And so glad we shared this because it is too rich for 1 person— super cheesy, creamy, smoky bacon, and delicious flavor. I highly recommend this. It was the best kimchi pasta I’ve had in SoCal.

The 2 servers were soooo kind! I watched them go above and beyond for another customer who asked that they put on a specific sports game on one of their many large TVs. They tried for 10-15 minutes to find the channel for her, in between taking care of all the other customers...

My wife and I went here today around 5 PM. Right now, they seem to close between 2-5 PM. I say “right now” because they are in soft-opening mode. We ordered the Kimchi pasta and my wife loved it. We also ordered their honey jam wings and sweet and spicy wings. Their wings are really flavorful and we could have definitely ate more. I wanted to try their Saigon wings but “happy wife, happy life” kicked into overdrive so I just settled for the honey jam and sweet and spicy. They only have like five wing flavors but I think that’s a good thing. I don’t want to get lost in options. They had bulgogi fries that I want to try next time we go. Yes, we will be back for more sometime soon. The great thing about this place too is that they are right next to the Westfield UTC mall as well. Our server was really nice and sweet too. Only slightly negative thing about the experience was that it took a while for the food to come out, but they seemed understaffed and again, it’s a soft opening. Highly recommend this place if you like wings/Korean style wings. And yes,...

We stopped by here because we were craving Korean chicken but maybe a bit too lazy to go all the way to Convoy. We decided to try Kuljem since it was nearby, and we were in for a treat!

We got the Honeyjam sauces boneless chicken (I know…,but we’re lazy remember) and the kimchi pasta. Both were surprisingly good. The Honeyjam chicken is like a sweet soy butter sauce with a hint of spice and a mega crispy crust. Comes with a side of slaw which is nice, but remember to ask for the pickled radish on the side! Helps cut through the richness. The kimchi pasta was incredibly good, it’s almost like a kimchi carbonara — aged tangy kimchi with bacon in a creamy sauce. We enjoyed our food a lot!

Service was also really great, we had a very attentive server who assuaged our fears about the Honeyjam chicken being too sweet (it’s not).

Finally the atmosphere was the best!!! We are huge kpop fans and eating to aespa was a Next...