and they definitely don’t skimp on the sauce per wing. I’m a huge fan of Korean BBQ, especially Korean BBQ short ribs, so these wings were right up my alley…. Less sweet than the honey garlic without the garlic taste, but packed with flavor of its own. The sauce was just the right amount of sweet and savory. This sauce is a light sweet and savory sauce mixed with green onions and garnished with sesame seeds. The next wings we tried were the Galbi sauce. ![]() But she agreed that the Honey Garlic wings were incredible. Unfortunately for my wife, our daughter’s school called right as we were getting ready to eat and said she wasn’t feeling well and someone needed to come pick her up… so my wife had to wait until I got home with the leftovers in order to try them. ![]() These wings were well worth any issues I may experience later due to my faulty stomach, and my brother in-law agreed with me. I’m willing to be that you can smell these wings from at least 4 tables over if you’re in the restaurant.Īt first the garlic smell seemed a little overpowering, but with that first bite I was instantly sold. These super crispy wings are slathered in a soy honey sauce that is infused with noticeable chunks of garlic. I’m sure most Korean fried chicken sauces (and chicken wing sauces in general) have garlic in them, but these honey garlic wings truly live up to their name. But in the case of bb.q and their Honey Garlic wings, I had to make an exception. It’s not because I don’t like garlic, it’s absolutely delicious, but over the years I’ve found that too much garlic causes me to have some IBS flare-ups, so I try to avoid it as much as possible. Under most circumstances I try to avoid garlic. I think we got a good variety of sweet, spicy, and unique sauce options to form a good opinion of the food here. We ended up trying four different sauces, three of which we chose and one that Tommy recommended we try. This makes the chicken a little healthier and gives it a unique flavor… but most of that unique flavor comes from the Korean seasoning and spices that are used on the chicken itself as well as in the sauces.īefore we even walked in the door, I knew that I wanted to try the Galbi (Korean BBQ) flavored wings, but also knew that we had to try a few different sauces in order to get the full experience. And in fact, Tommy informed us that the chicken itself is actually fried in olive oil, as opposed to places that use other oils for frying. Around here you just assume that anything called bbq is somehow related to bar-b-que. So if you’re further west than Niles, be sure to keep an eye out for that new location opening soon!īut enough about the restaurant itself, lets talk about the food! Korean Fried Chicken – bb.q Chickenīb.q actually doesn’t stand for bar-b-que, it actually stands for “Best of the Best Quality” Chicken, which I did not know. Tommy and his team are working on the grand opening for the Schaumburg location which opens up on September 12th. There are currently around 7 locations in the Chicagoland area, with a few more set to open soon. The bb.q chicken brand was brought over to the United States about 10 years ago and began expanding in to the Chicagoland area about 2 years ago. I had no idea that bb.q Chicken is the largest dining company in Korea and has been serving up incredible fried chicken there for almost 30 years. He’s extremely knowledgeable on all of the food items and was quick to answer all of the questions we had. Apparently Koreans love to eat their fried chicken with a beer, so you’ll definitely find some great Korean beers, as well as American beers, here.Īs we walked in the doors we were greeted by the owner/manager Tommy, who was absolutely incredible. The restaurant itself opens up to a good size dining room with tables lining the walls towards the back with a bar located to the right as you walk in the door. Golf Road may have a less than stellar façade, but the interior of the restaurant looks amazing… and the food was just as good. The strip mall it’s located in at 9106 W. ![]() Located in the same strip mall that our friends’ parents used to run a Filipino restaurant in (now called Kawayan), bb.q is the definition of “don’t judge a book by its cover”. Which is great, because I’m usually a pretty picky eater, so having other people out there to throw out their opinions helps a lot. They were even gracious enough to let me bring my wife and brother in-law along to try out the menu. Last Friday I was invited out to bb.q Chicken in Niles to try out some of their famous Korean Fried chicken. bb.q has actually been on my list of foods to try ever since K-Coop moved into the neighborhood and we fell in love with it, so when bb.q reached out and wanted me to come in for a tasting, I jumped at the chance.
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