“It’s business friendly, there’s a very diverse population, and people are willing to try new things here in Columbus,” Moheimani said.Ĭalifornia-based Dave’s Hot Chicken was the latest to announce a move to central Ohio. That’s especially true of central Ohio," she said. “Ohio has always been this bellwether state, especially when it comes to politics, but that translates into the business world as well,” said Homa Moheimani, spokesperson for the Ohio Restaurant Association. Chains like Bojangles and Torchy’s (which offers fried chicken tacos) plan to take up roots in the Columbus area.Ī confluence of factors make this region an ideal place to put a fast food or fast casual restaurant, including a relatively young population that is constantly adding new residents. The coming months will mark the opening of even more fried chicken restaurants in central Ohio. You can order the chicken with two sides for between $11 and $12, or dispense with the sides altogether and spend between $7 and $8 just for the chicken. Pacific Dry Rub, Sriracha Ranch, and Peppercorn Teriyaki are just a few of the options. This story is from the March 2022 issue of Columbus Monthly.This Northeast Side street food haven serves fried chicken with an international flavor. Though its front-of-house experience could use some ironing out, CM Chicken shows considerable promise thanks to expertly executed fried chicken and several truly original dishes. You’ll also find jjamppong, the spicy Korean noodle soup, as well as pa-dak, aka fried chicken topped with shredded green onions. The same process is used for the Red Hot Pepper Tikkudak ($16.99), though the smokiness gets lost in the super-spicy sauce. The popular Korean-Chinese dish jajangmyeonwheat noodles in a thick black bean sauceis here under the name Zazang Myun. The chewy, bite-size organs are fried, tossed in a soy glaze and then charcoal-smoked for an intense flavor. A nest of sharp and spicy green onions, cut lengthwise, creates magic with the soy and garlic sauce poured over the chicken.Ĭonsider an order of the Tikku Soy Sauce Gizzards ($12). The Soy Garlic Spring Onion Chicken dish ($16.99) presents a bright-meets-heavy flavor and texture combination. More: CM Chicken offers Columbus a welcome ‘snow’ (When asked about ingredients, the owner shared that the sauce was shipped from Korea and mixed onsite.) The Snow Onion Wings ($16.99) include a mountain of cool, thinly sliced onions in a thin, mayo-based dressing that creates a tangy glaze on the unadorned wings. The onion dishes, some of which are listed under “Snow” on the menu, are memorable. And the Korean concept of chimaek (hot chicken with cold beer) is taken seriously here, with pre-frosted mugs to hold an array of Korean beers or Platform Beer Co.’s Haze Jude IPA ($8). Both the vinegar-based coleslaw ($4.99) and the off-menu pickled radishes help to cut through the richness of the chicken. The sauce-covered chicken options are a dry cleaner’s dream, but boxes of plastic gloves and napkin dispensers help to mitigate sticky fingers. The menu features shareable fried chicken wings and giant tenders, as well as whole or half birds in a variety of styles and sauces every option showcases crispy and tender chicken dredged in flour for a textured exterior, slightly thicker than Bonchon’s. There’s an art to the staggered seating of diners-so servers and line cooks aren’t forced to serve half the restaurant at the same time-and CM is still figuring that out.Įxplore more of Columbus' food scene: Subscribe to Monthly's weekly dining newsletter, Copy & Taste K-pop videos and Korean-themed cooking shows provide entertainment while you wait. A tiny entryway means that hungry guests lurk less than 2 feet away from seated diners. With no discernible host to direct dine-in clientele and the carryout crowd, seating in the 14-table restaurant can be chaotic. But thanks to its menu, Ohio’s first location of the chain still brings plenty of originality to the table. But in October of last year, CM Chicken (short for Choong Man) opened on Henderson Road, providing a much-needed fix for twice-fried Korean chicken.ĬM Chicken, a less polished chain than Bonchon, has a franchise feel, with large printouts of newspaper accolades, a la Five Guys, and logoed carryout containers evocative of Kentucky Fried Chicken. In 2017, the final Columbus location of the popular Bonchon Chicken chain closed, leaving a void the shape of a Korean-fried drumstick.
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