2625 Old Denton Rd., Ste 620
Carrollton, TX 75007
(972) 242-5500
Price: $$
This past Sunday, I went with a couple of people to check out the new Chicken House in Carrollton, in the H-Mart Shopping Center (Old Denton and 191). It's located next to the new frozen yogurt place, My Cherry-o.
Initially we thought it was a Korean fried chicken place (which we got sooo excited over cuz it's SOOOO good!) but were told that it was different. Still wanted to check it out though.
Walking in, the decor was pretty cool, and every table had this giant pan/skillet thing in the middle. Not your typical Korean BBQ grills. There's also seating on one side of the restaurant where you sit on a platform...like Japanese style. :) We chose to sit there.
The menu was pretty small and located on the walls. They only offered chicken...hence this name "CHICKEN House". We weren't quite sure how things worked but we looked around and saw all the other tables cooking things in that pan. Looked sooo yummy! We let the waitress advise us on how to order. She was super nice. Initially
we thought it was charged per person (since that's what was stated on the menus), but it's actually "per order". She told us that for 4 people it was enough to get 3 orders of their Chicken Galbi $14.88~ (per order). Then we also added Rice Cakes and Sweet Potatoe $1.88~ (each order).
Usually in Korean restaurants they give you a lot of small plates. Here we only got kimchi and spicy daikon.
Which is fine, since kimchee's my favorite thing anyways. We also got some lettuce leaves and bean sauce.
The waiter (I think also part owner?) showed up with a giant plate of raw ingredients: cabbage, sesame leaves, chili paste, chicken, rice cake, sweet potato, onion, and green onions. 
He dumped the whole thing into the pan. We waited for the pan to heat up and I started mixing all the ingredients with the giant spatulas. Man...it was hard work!! And super hot from the heat of the pan.
He dumped the whole thing into the pan. We waited for the pan to heat up and I started mixing all the ingredients with the giant spatulas. Man...it was hard work!! And super hot from the heat of the pan. A few minutes later, he came back to help stir for us. While doing that, he told us that this was the first one of this kind of restaurant in the US (although I found on Google today that there's one in Hawaii...). Also, he said the pan weighs 17 kilograms. It's pretty massive. Being the professional, he was doing a much better job mixing it all than me. hahaha.
Soon the flavors and colors from the sauce/paste was infused into everything and the smell was just fantastic. After about 15 minutes of mixing, he told us that the veggies and rice cakes were ready. And once the sweet potatoes were done, then the chicken is done too. Usually takes about 20 minutes for the chicken to cook through. It was delicious. I really liked how there were so much veggies in the dish. With the lettuce wrap and bean sauce it was even better. The kimchi was also very good, nice and crisp, good flavor. When everything is almost done, they bring over a big bowl of rice with sliced veggies in it. They dump it into the pan with some more chili paste and mix it up to be fried rice. The rice gets a nice crispy crust on the pan, it was great!! (I was too busy eating to take a picture of the rice...sorries. :P)
We also tried their special cold noodles (Chun Chun noodles?). I normally don't like Korean cold noodles, but this was super light and refreshing. Really balanced the hot chicken bbq very well.
It was a great meal, and fun too! I was sooo full after. Definitely will be going back in the future. I recommend everyone to go check it out. It's something different! :)
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The waffle was DELICIOUS! Nice and crisp on the outside and soft on the inside. I LOVEEEE nutella! And they slathered it on there. The bananas were nice and fresh too. LOVED IT!!!
I really wanted to try this so I got one for myself. It was cute... The tomato was nice and thick and the crust was good. But there was ZERO flavor....you really needed the dip. Meh...
The sliders were ok. I think they looked better than they tasted. The buns were the best part for me. The meat was slightly dry and could've used more spices or something. It was just lacking...
This was pretty good. The presentation was nice as well. The chips were nice and crispy and the sauce was pretty tasty. I would eat this again.
This was probably one of the best dishes of the night. The bread was interesting and was slightly salted and sweet. The honey dip was a little too sweet but the bean dip was awesome!! I put that bean dip on everything! The theme of the restaurant carried through in this dish.
I ordered this mainly because of the word "jalapeno". haha. But it wasn't spicy...sigh~ There was too much "stuff" in the tacos along with too much meat. The brisket was dry and there's a huge chunk of it in each taco. I had to open it up and take some meat out... As far as flavor goes...there's nothing memorable about it. I quite liked the wild rice though. It was cooked nicely and had a really unique spice to it. And of course the beans were nice.
I ordered this for my dad. The ribs were ok...not super tender... Maybe they should make them 9 Hour Ribs...and cook them longer. haha. I did like the BBQ sauce though. And the mash taters were quite good.
My mom is pretty picky...and she usually doesn't eat really heavy foods, so we opted for the salad. And I added the buffalo because it's pretty lean. This was in no way healthy... The salad was suffocated by a giant layer of meat and dressing. The whole thing looked like it was just drowning in sauce. The dressing was pretty tasty though, just wayyy too much. And truthfully, I couldn't tell the difference between the brisket and the buffalo...both were equally dry and lacked flavor.
My sister ordered this since we wanted to get a variety of dishes to try. It sounded SOOO good on the menu, and LOOKED delicious in the skillet. First bite was great, I really liked it. But the more you eat, the worse it gets. First of all, the combo with the beans and pico didn't work with the macaroni. Second, the crust was too much...my sister said she felt like she was eating a bowl of croutons... And I tasted NO bacon! That was a big fail!
My bf ordered this and didn't care for it too much. The steak was severely overcooked and the gravy had no jalapeno flavor. It's pretty sad when you pride yourself in 'cowboy fare' and fail on chicken fried anything...
One of my friends got this. I didn't get to try it, but she said it was pretty good. The dish was pretty heavy though, so she wasn't able to finish it.
I love fried okra but not theirs... It was fried really nicely but had no flavor. You really needed to depend on the ranch dip which was also just ok...
This was pretty good since the cookie was nice and warm. But it wasn't nearly as big as I imagined. BJ's Restaurant has a wayyyy better Pizookie dessert.
This was also one of the best dishes of the night. Too bad it was teeny. I could've killed this thing on my own! It was super tasty. The brownie was nice and hot on the skillet and the melted marshmallow with a nice crust was great. The fried ice cream wasn't covered with graham cracker but watever. It was a great dessert. But a little expensive for the size...
The presentation was very pretty and the cous cous was cooked well. I liked the flavors as well. But it was sooo difficult to eat! Hard to get all the cous cous onto a fork...should've put it all into a spoon and then serve. And no one got pecans on their plate. Weird...
The soup was poured at the table. It was delicious! Smooth, creamy, and sweet from the corn. I wish there were corn bits in it, but it was still very tasty.
This was my appetizer. I had decided on this weeks ago when the menu was posted online. Love me some pork belly! It was awesome. Crispy, fatty, juicy, tender...the flavor was great. Definitely the best appetizer of the night. The only complaint was that the peas were undercooked and kind of hard.
This was some sort of pasta. To tell you the truth, I don't really remember what it tasted like...not memorable. But I remember thinking the pasta was cooked pretty well.
I had 1 more coupon so I got the gnocchi. I really liked the tomato sauce. My friend compared it to the sauce in a pizza roll. hahaha. In a good way! It was yummy. The gnocchi was very light but a little too soft for my preference. The basil air was totally cool. Lots of basil flavor.
A friend of mine ordered this as an extra dish. The plating was really pretty and the prawns were huge! I got to sample a bite. The prawns were a little fishy tasting and slightly overcooked, but the tomato and chorizo were really good.
I decided on this instead of the pork tenderloin. It was super tender and paired really well with the asparagus. I wasn't a huge fan of the pomme puree, it kind of made a hard shell on the outside and wasn't anything amazing. The crust on the short rib was a little salty but the puree was able to balance that a little bit. I liked the short rib...but I should've gotten the pork...
This was a nice size piece of fish, cooked well. I'm just not a fan of smoked salmon...it's the smoky flavor or something. But on the whole it was a good dish. The polenta was quite light, didn't feel heavy like it normally does. The peach glaze was super sweet...I think they need to tweak that a bit...tone it down.
This was definitely the best dish of the night. The pork was cooked perfectly...tender and juicy. The mustard sauce was just right, not overpowering the rest of the food. The pickled onions were a great touch, the combination with the pork was amazing! And the potato salad was definitely better than my pomme puree. This was delicious!!
I find risotto to be too heavy for an entree...it should only be allowed to be an appetizer. It's just wayyy too heavy. This had tons of basil flavor which was good. But the rice was undercooked and too much garlic and just wayy too much cheese and cream. It was too much. I think it would've been better as a side dish or something.
It was a little strange to have it AFTER the entree but I guess they wanted us to cleanse our palates before dessert. It was either guava or papaya sorbet with some sort of cracker/biscotti crumbles. Everyone had their own opinions on it, but I liked guava better. The papaya tasted weird to me.
I got the chocolate of course. The dome was pretty cool looking. It was a chocolate mousse dome on top of some sort of cookie and covered with chocolate ganache. The cookie was a bit hard, but the mousse and ganache was fantastic! Thick and creamy and super chocolatey. I liked it a lot. The pairing with the pistachio ice cream was also really nice. The only thing I didn't like was the cherries...that's that dark smear you see on the plate. It was sooo sour...i didn't care for it at all.
The size was pretty big. I liked it....the texture and flavors were all very good. It wasn't super sweet, in fact, it had a hint of saltiness. The salt with the caramel was a lovely combination. The ice cream however was disgusting, I thought it tasted like feet? blehhh...
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