Choon Chun Chicken House

Well, food is good but the waitress seems to lose her parents. NEVER a smile on her face. And it happened every time I been there. Why she is doing this job if she is so unhappy about the guests? We are not gonna run away without paying our meals, please. So my suggestion is TAKE OUT only ! And if there is anyone take a picture of the smile face, please share it and thank you.

We came here with 2 friends of ours visiting from out of town. We thought it would be cool to eat a a place with a big neon roster head as part of its sign that said «Chicken House» on it. We ordered some chicken kalbi and pork belly and were rather underwhelmed with everything we tried. We will not be going back.

I’ve been here at least 7 times already and let me tell you from experience that this place is by far one of the best Korean food I’ve encountered in DFW area. I’ve always ordered the same thing, chicken with mushroom and for $ 13 per serving you get a hearty amount of food that can easily stuff one person.
The service can be a little slow during the busy hours but I can’t blame the ladies there. The past owner (who is never around) only has 2 people working throughout the day and that’s even on weekends. If you been here before, you’ll know how many times they have to come by your table to check on your food since everything is being cooked in front of you. They run around so often that they can’t even catch a break, so before you go on here complaining about their service or why they look grumpy… please reconsider. I’ve had a chance to talk to them and they’re wonderful ladies.
I swung by there a few weekends back for father’s day dinner and was told that they will be undergoing renovation for 2 – 3 weeks under new management. They will add a lot more items onto the menu so I’m very excited to come back and try them all out!

This place is not cheap, but it is delicious and fun! For about 70 dollars, 5 of us gorged on a giant pile of chicken kalbi grilled at the table by the waiter complete with a few beers and some delicious makgoli (korean sake-​like drink which is unfiltered and served from a punch bowl). If you like the spicy red pepper paste of korean cooking, you will be happy you went here. Definitely will be back to try the fried chicken once I get my next paycheck!
They have floor seating in some areas of the restaurant, and it’s not really my thing — can’t ever figure out where to put my legs and be comfortable — but it’s fun to do once in a while. They also have a play area for children off to one side, so I guess you can take your kids and watch them play as you eat.

Yay! I finally got to try Chicken House!
I’ve wanted to try this style of restaurant for a long time now, but just tonight managed to be in the area with a hungry husband, and enough time to spare.
Upon arriving at 6:15PM, we were the only customers. We were invited to sit wherever we wished. My husband asked why so empty, and the waitress (owner?) said they get busy closer to 8:00 or so. And, by the time I left for an appointment at 7:00PM, the place was filling up. The posted hours are until 10:00PM during the week and 11:00PM on the weekends.
So after being seated, and reviewing the menu, we opted for the basic chicken galbi. The price is per person, perhaps $ 13 or so each person, a minimum of two orders per table.
Each table has a very large circular gas-​fired skillet built into the middle. If you order food cooked at the table (there are other options, such as soups available), the waitress will fire that skillet up, add some oil, and bring out a TON of delicious raw chicken and vegetables (including cabbage and sweet potato) and rice cake, and she will proceed to stir fry in a delicious sauce that right in front of you.
She will also bring you a selection of Korean sides, including bean sprouts, squash, etc.
She will also bring a basket of leafy lettuce, for making lettuce wraps with the cooked chicken and vegetables. And, we were given an apron to wear, although it wasn’t a messy meal.
The waitress/​owner was friendly, but not overly talkative. We were up front about not knowing what to expect, and so she explained it all to us as she cooked our meal. As other patrons arrived, she seemed to be the only one cooking at the tables, so she was busy but still attentive.
The food was very tasty, and we both enjoyed it immensely. There was so much food, though. When the chicken and vegetables were brought out, we were stunned by the quantity. And, midway through our meal, rice was brought out and added to the meal. There was no way to eat it all.
As I had to leave for an appointment, I left my husband to settle the check and the waitress/​owner thought we didn’t like the food, since we didn’t eat much. That breaks my heart, because it was a wonderful dinner. I just can’t eat much, due to surgery.
We will be back.

Dropped in about a week ago for dinner at around 6. There weren’t any other customers but I figured we were early for a Friday night. Older waitress (possibly owner) let us sit wherever we wanted. We sat to the left where you can take off your shoes and sit with your legs crossed.
The table had a thick layer of some sticky residue. I initially thought they had recently coated the top for extra gloss or something, but as the waitress realized my reaction to the stickiness she explained that no matter how much they cleaned the tables they could not completely remove the oil. Ew. Really? So what I rested my arms on was a thick layer of dirty oil. I’m sure if they googled there would be some kind of solution to fix this problem. I don’t see Omi or any other grill top restaurant have this particular mess. Anyway, she provided us with extra napkins to lay out.
Time to order. Waitress came up to the table and was rude. I dont know why. We didn’t ask questions, we didn’t hesitate in our order, we did not ask for special requests… she just seemed irritated.
Just a heads up for those who will still try this restaurant: each person is required to order their own serving (a little less than $ 13) so go hungry because you can’t split with anyone. There are items you can add to your order such as sweet potato, noodles, soondae, fish cake, mushrooms, etc…
Food. My boyfriend is from Choon Chun and he said it was waaay off from the original. The seasoning was different — we could taste a lot of curry flavor (possibly cumin?) which isn’t in the norm. Sure, recipes are unique and I’m not expecting the original, but the chicken was not marinated nor was their sauce in any way tasty. It was bland and flavorless — not spicy, not sweet, not salty, not anything.
Only time I saw the waitress flash us a smile was when it was time for the check.
Sadly, I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone.

Our group of 6 came here for a small celebratory dinner. We opted to sit Japanese style, on pillows of course, instead of at the tables. It was just enough space for 6 diners. We ordered 5 portions of the choochun chicken with pork belly and odon noodles. Our waitress then brought out 4 ban chan dishes for each side of the table, a basket of romainne lettuce, and our drinks. They cook the food right in the middle of your table in a circular cast iron skillet. A platter consisting of cabbage, chicken, pork belly, rice cake, sweet potatoes, and spicy flavored sauce was poured into the middle and cooked before our eyes.
Here’s a tip: don’t come eat here when the weather is warm. You will definitely sweat! Even thought its still February, it was warm and no a/​c makes for a sauna experience at this chicken house. (this got a star deducted)
When the food was ready, we all dug in. Yum! Definitely winning flavors. Halfway through our meal, the waitress returned to add rice, lettuce, and more sauce to our skillet. After pushing our previously cooked meal to the side, she stir-​fried the rice on the other half of the skillet. I LOVE eating my food straight from the source, when it’s burn-​your-​tongue hot. Probably the reason I enjoy Korean food so much, it’s always on some sort of skillet or hotpot. I would say it was the perfect amount of food for 6 people. Next stop: Yogurtland!

Being born & raised in Korea and having a husband who is Taiwanese, I jump at any chance for us to experience new Korean cooking so we went with two of my non-​Korean friends. One thing I do know is that Korean places discriminate against non-​Korean and do not provide the full service usually given to their Korean speaking patrons.
Frying rice at the end is an essential to all grill Korean food. I asked the waitress where is the rice, and she scoffed that they do not serve rice so I should order the noodles. I asked a second time after seeing rice porridge being served at other tables, and still the waitress told me no. I did not want to argue and vowed that I would not return.
Those of you who visit Korean restaurants and who are not Korean, look around to the other tables and if you see stuff missing at your table even with similar dishes ordered.
Those of you restaurant owners who want a wide range of clientele, treat everyone fairly if you want your business to last.

Korean grill but with chicken, vegetables and whatever else you add to it. They cook it for you in a little korean bbq grill in the middle of the table. The main attraction is the chicken dish but priced at 15 $ and minimum order of 2, puts it at a pricey range. That said, we had 4 people and ordered two orders, plus some added ‘rubbery noodles’ (that’s the name) and udon noodles, and we were stuffed…
It was very well seasoned and tasted just right and not overwhelmingly spicy. Also for now they have a deal where you txt some number, and you get a free soda just fyi.
Yes I would go again as long as there’s 3+ people to get the minimum order of 2 chicken dishes. I liked it very much overall.

After hearing good reviews about this place I had to check it out. I really thought it was like Korean Fried Chicken… what a bummer.
This place serves the Korean BBQ version of chicken. The only thing is, they FORCE you to get TWO of the entrees if you want to eat the chicken there. I hate when places make you do that, especially since I can’t eat that much and I usually only go eat with my bf… needless to say, it was a huge amount of food between the two of us.
The verdict, the chicken was ok. It wasn’t wroth the price at all. If you want good Korean BBQ chicken, go to Seoul Garden, theirs is sooooooo good.

I will preface this review by admitting that we didn’t order something that necessitated the use of the grill in the middle of your table, which seems to be something distinctive about Chicken House.
Nevertheless, came here for lunch one day and was shocked at how much chicken they piled onto our sizzling plate for a lunch portion. It was a ton of food. Tastewise, it was spicy, but in a good way.
But serious demerits go to the service. Our waitress was one of the crabbiest middle-​aged woman I’ve had the displeasure of dealing with. She never cracked a smile nor seemed friendly. On the contrary, it was as if she carried a scowl the entire time, and it was overbearing enough to make us feel a bit uncomfortable, in spite of the tasty food. Maybe it was because I don’t speak Korean and maybe it was because she didn’t seem to speak much English, but I really got the vibe that we were somehow «imposing» on her and taking up space in the restaurant.
I may give Chicken House another try sometime, and if my service experience improves I will probably upgrade my rating, but until then here’s my scowl right back at you, crabby old lady :(

We made a reservation for 10, but when we arrived, found out that their tables only seat a max of eight. The tables also are not re-​arrangeable, so we tightly squeezed 10 people and a high chair at the table.
We wanted to order the spicy chicken noodle soup but were told they only had enough ingredients for two bowls. What?! It was noon on Sunday.
After all that, I still have to give it 4 stars because I don’t think I can find similar food anywhere else in the area. The Korean-​style barbecue chicken is spicy and tasty, grilled with a selection of topics, including cabbage, udon, sweet potato and duk (rice cake). You will come out of the restaurant, smelling like food, but it’s worth it.

Different… This Korean restaurant is doing something different.
In Dallas, it seems as if 90% of Korean restaurants all serve and compete basically on hot tofu soup and bbq (along with a generic line-​up of ban chan). At Chicken House, all tables are equipped with a circular iron skillet — something entirely different than the mini-​grills you see at other Korean bbq restaurants.
The idea of the restaurant is to stir-​fry chicken (or pork belly) with a variety of complimentary ingredients (lettuce, rice cake, udon, etc.), all in a red/​spicy/​sweet sauce. It’s definitely as «family-​style» as it gets, as everyone at the table is eating out of the same skillet. It’s all rather tasty, especially right off the hot skillet.
1 star is reserved for the fact that you’re limited to one flavor profile for the entire meal due to the singular sauce used to stir-​fry.

I’m not sure what one person is saying spoiled by eating Korean food in Korea but i think like anything it’s just of personal opinion. I too have had some very good tak-​kal-​bi while living there and was very happy to finally see one open up here in the DFW area. Although it may not be the best I’ve had, it certainly worth visiting this place. The Tak-​Kal-​Bi is good and is bountiful. The wait staff was friendly and helpful. Again, if you’re looking for wait staff to check on you every 5 minutes or less like in many western diners, forget about it. This is not the way it’s done in Korea and certainly not here either. You need to call them if you need anything and don’t be shy about it.

One thing which is great about Winter season is Korean Food. It is warm and made fresh right in front of you that you can barely stop yourself from eating unless the food actually runs out and then you have no choice but to stop eating.
Something new that I learned after moving to Dallas is that Korean restaurants specialize in either Beef dishes or Chicken dishes but very rarely do they offer the two at the same location. In fact, we were told that it is how it’s done back home in Korea. Up until now I did not even know that Dallas had a chicken based Korean restaurant. So when we were invited to Chicken House Korean restaurant by our dear Unilocaler friends Diana and Geoff, my wife and I gladly accepted.
Chicken House has a simple menu to pick from. The Chicken Galbi which is their specialty is highly recommended. My wife ordered it along with the rest of the group and when I tasted a piece of her chicken, it was so well marinated, juicy, and tender that it literally melted in my mouth. Their portions are quite large so that 2 people can easily share one order of Chicken Galbi, but I believe the table minimum order is 2.
I myself ordered their Spicy Chicken Noodle Soup. Beware that the Spicy Chicken Noodle Soup is not just a spicier version of their regular Chicken Noodle Soup. The two look completely different and have diff rent ingredients with common denominator being chicken and soup of course :) I myself did not taste their regular Chicken Noodle Soup, but it did look pretty good and the noodles looked very thick and hearty. My order of Spicy Chicken Noodle Soup had an extremely spicy broth with very little noodles but included a good amount of chicken and mixed veggies of sorts. It took me a few minutes to figure out how to eat it as it was not edible to eat it as a soup. So I had to treat it as if it was a liquid curry and mix it into rice and eat it that way. Believe it or not, it actually tasted pretty good. But only thing I would say is make sure your stomach can handle it till you reach home, smile!
Overall I would highly recommend this place to anyone as their service was good, the place was very clean, and the food tasted really good, and the prices are very reasonable specially if you are sharing.

Some Korean friends from Chicago are considering trading super-​cold winters for super-​hot summers and came down to visit us for a week to check out Dallas. they discovered Chicken House and took us there for lunch. I was expecting Korean fried chicken too, but my friend explained there’s some area in Korea that is known for their chicken cuisine, which Chicken House has brought to Dallas.
I was pleasantly surprised. Both the chicken kalbi and chicken yuk gae jang were very good. I do like yuk gae jang better with noodles though, and I agree the kalbi is kind of monotonous by itself. We went with a group of 6 plus some kids, so we were able to order different things and try a little of each. That is the way to go.
The low tables with cushions on the floor don’t have an open space beneath the table for your legs to dangle. So my legs did start to feel cramped and uncomfortable by the end of the meal. The husband is much bigger, and he decided to recline on his side a few times during the meal to stretch his legs and back. I guess I wasn’t too embarrassed.
There is also a play area for kids. Overall, my friends liked Dallas a lot, especially the Korean food. So nice work, Chicken House.

Maybe I was spoiled by my experience in Korea but this place was not that good. They didn’t even give us noodles with our dak-​gal-​bi because apparently «it gets stuck on the pot.» I thought that was a lame excuse to leave out a key ingredient of dak-​gal-​bi. But anyway this place is not that great and their service was pretty bad as well.

The bf and I were in the H-​mart area looking for some Korean food for dinner before we did some grocery shopping. We see this restaurant and I tell him, «Oh maybe they serve Korean Fried Chicken»
Him: KOREAN FRIED CHICKEN!!!
Me: Well, maybeeeeeeeeeeee
Him: LETS GO!!!
Well, they didn’t have Korean fried chicken but they had something else!
It was literally chicken kal bi. They bring out cabbage, chicken, rice cake, sweet potato with a spicy sauce and cook it in front of you. I suggest eating the sweet potato and rice cake first because later, they’ll make fried rice for you with the remaining ingredients left in your «frying pan». You also get 3 sides — kimchi, daikon, and kimchi in water. They finish everything off with a sweet Korean tea that cleanses your pallet.
You pay $ 14.88 per person. Unfortunately it isn’t all you can eat but the amount of food they give you is just enough to fill you up. You also get to choose your level of spiciness — regular spicy or extra spicy.
The staff was extremely nice and helpful. We’re not Korean and we had no idea what to do or expect but they explained everything to us. The manager had indicated this type of dish and cooking style is popular in Korea as well as in California and that they were the first in Texas! They have only been opened a month but business has been good.
The layout was cool. You could sit in a chair or Japanese style on the ground (they give you a pillow to sit on) with your shoes off. I saw this guy walk around with a stick flipping the shoes around so that they’re easy to slip into once you’re ready to leave. There are also a bunch of tv’s around with Korean pop music videos playing.
So why only 4 stars and not a 5? That’s the harsh critic in me. Everything was tasty but I only got to experience ONE flavor because everything is cooked in the same sauce. I wish they provided a small soup or the boiled egg soup they serve at other restaurants so I could take a break from the taste every so often. We suggested adding scrambled eggs to the fried rice and the manager thought that was a good idea so hopefully they’ll add that as well.