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| Oven & Fried Chicken |
Oven & Fried Chicken ('OFC') is a Korean joint that serve not
only the famous KFC (Korean Fried Chicken) but also Roasted / Oven
Baked Chicken. OFC brought in Okkudak and Ssal Dak from Korea.
Okkudak are famous for its oven baked chicken, while Ssal Dak is
popular for its fried chicken.
While this will be the first time, I try Korean Oven Baked Chicken, I
can't say the same about the Korean Fried Chicken. The most popular
companion for KFC are Beer. So we are not surprise the Hoegarden Beer
Tower was part of the tasting session. Be warned, if you find the
name of the dish are grammatically wrong, it is based on the name on
the menu. This is to tell you it is Authentic Korean :)
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| Beer Tower with Fried Chicken |
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| Sauced Rice Chicken – Original Mild (Half) |
The Fried Rice Chicken – Original ($33 whole, $18 half) really hit
home with me. The batter is light and the chicken fried to perfect
crispiness. There was no excess of flour and the meat for the thigh
are tender and succulent. The owner of OFC told us the reason for
crispiness is the use of rice flour instead of normal wheat flour.
Yum Yum!!
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| The Fried Rice Chicken – Original (Half) |
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| The Drumstick |
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| Check out the sinful goodness of the skin |
If
chicken are not your thing, you can consider Assorted Fish Cake Soup
($30). This is actually LD's favourite dishes in one of the Korean
BBQ place that we normally frequented. It come with different type
and shape. The fishcakes have springy texture and the broth is quite
robust. If you never try this before, it looks like odeon that you
normally find in the convenience store in Taiwan.
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| Assorted Fish Cake Soup |
Meanwhile,
for Oven Baked Chicken we tried Roasted Chicken – Original ($33
whole $18 half) and Welsh Onion Chicken ($38 whole $22 half). The
Roasted Chicken has a caramelised skin and it is well-seasoned.
Although the meat is succulent, the outside part of the meat is a
little dry and chewy due to the baking process.
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| Roasted Chicken – Original (Half) |
The Welsh
Onion Chicken are served boneless. Surprisingly it is more tender and
succulent compare to the original roasted chicken. The spring onion
did well to defuse the oiliness of the chicken.
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| Welsh Onion Chicken (Half) |
For some
carbo option, you can consider Top Shell Salad ($30). A huge portion
and more than enough for two. Lots of vegetables, drown in reddish
sauce. The noodles are place on top of the salad so it does not
become soggy. Only dip it in the sauce when you want to eat the
noodle. Watch out of the heat in the sauce that sneak in after you
slurp the noodle.
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| Top Shell Salad |
For the
finale, the Yoghurt Salad Chicken ($40 whole, $23 half) are just too
tempting not to try. The chicken are boneless, topped with sweet
chilli sauce. The salads are dressed in yoghurt dressing, however a
scoop of vanilla ice cream on top looks awkward. The chicken are
crispy and tender, while the salad with yoghurt dressing are a good
companion. However the ice cream is just not suited for this dish.
My suggestion is to order it this dish without the ice cream.
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| Yoghurt Salad Chicken |
Unlike
other Korean restaurant that serve half of dozen side dishes, OFC
only serve pickled radish. It is refreshing and quite good to balance
the overwhelming (jelakness) taste from the chicken. There are also
some sauces you can choose to go with the chicken such honey mustard,
soy sauce and spicy sauce. I feel no sauce is actually needed, as the
chicken are will seasoned and tasty.
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| The refreshing pickled raddish |
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| Some dipping sauce: Sweet Chilli, Honey Mustard & Soy Sauce |
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| Just to summarise what we ate (not in the picture Yoghurt salad chicken & fishcakes) |
OFC is
quite big with two level for seating. The setting is very casual and
the service staff are friendly. The TVs here are tuned to Korean
Channel, so you get the full feel of Korean atmosphere.
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| Part of Seating in 2nd floor |
Overall,
from all the KFC that I have tried the Original Fried Rice Chicken
here got my seal of approval. It is crispy, light and delicious. The
price of the dishes are on the high side, however I let you be the
judge. So for the next location for you fix of KFC and Beer, give
Oven & Fried Chicken a try. Cheers!!
Thanks to HungryGoWhere and management of Oven & Fried Chicken for the invite.
Food
& Drink: 7/10
Value:
6/10
Service:
7.5/10
Ambiance:
7/10
Budget per Person: $26 - $50
Oven &
Fried Chicken Korean Restaurant
182 Telok Ayer Street
Singapore 068630
T: +65 6222 5959
OH:
Mon – Fri: 12.00 – Midnight
Sat & Sun: 18.00 – Midnight
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