Rice Chicken

a local gem! rice chicken has delicious and high quality chicken battered with rice flour which is a lighter type of batter. i would recommend the honey garlic flavor! the original was a bit plain, so i wouldn't get that again. however, the chicken itself was super juicy and delicious while crispy on the outside. radish & coleslaw come with the meal, and they are perfect for cleansing the palate. service is quick, attentive, and friendly! the ambiance is nice, the restaurant was pretty quiet when i was there. ample parking. i would definitely come back when i'm craving korean fried chicken, and i love supporting local businesses like this one!

Not sure where the negative reviews are coming from. Local PQ resident and has been visiting from time to time since they opened.Food has been great! I usually get the boneless fried chicken and it's always been juicy and deliciously crunchy. The service is also excellent and they are very polite which you can tell just from when you order.

I'm taking a star off for 2 reasons. First, they did not provide any pickled radish with any of the orders. Pickled radish is a must with Korean Fried Chicken (KFC haha) and especially for new people trying out korean fried chicken, they may not know about pickled radish. I am super happy I ordered pickled radish as a side, but I thought that would be in addition to what would be included with the chicken. I hope they provide pickled radish with the chicken in the future! Second, I was disappointed with the snow chicken, which is the original fried chicken tossed in cheese powder. My order was for to go and we just got the original fried chicken with a small side container of powder cheese. Recommend getting either the original fried chicken or a different fried chicken option.OK, now that I got that out of the way, Rice Chicken is really cool that the Korean Fried Chicken is coated in rice flour which supposedly makes it crispier and healthier. I can definitely say, the chicken all had an excellent crisp to it even when I go my order to-go about 15 minutes away!I ordered the original fried chicken, snow fried chicken, a classic sweet & spicy chicken, and a side of fries and pickled radish. The sweet & spicy chicken marinade was very good and they put enough marinade to dip your other chicken in which was a huge plus. Everyone loved the marinade on this dish! The original fried chicken was also tasty, hand battered in rice flour with a nice crisp to it! The fries came out fresh, hot, and loved the seasoning on it. Wish they would include dipping sauce such as even ketchup, that would be great!My order was for 5 people and we have plenty leftover! I'd try Rice Chicken again, but will avoid the Snow Fried Chicken and will definitely need to order pickled radish since it doesn't come included with any of the chicken!

So this has become one of my favorite Monday and Tuesday specials to go at this location for lunch with co workers. You can get 10 pieces of legs and thighs for $20 which is a really great deal for a special. The chicken comes out spicy but not too spicy, I say like a 4-6 out of 10 depending on how much it's spiced. The service here is pretty good overall, as they try to explain the menu the best they can. The overall location has lots of food options from fried chicken, to Kim chi fried rice to even potstickers. There is plenty of space to have a small group or even a big group to be able to eat together. It's a little different from bon chon which I think is more sauce based fried chicken while, rice chicken can be eaten without the sauce on a mon and Tuesday special and still taste great !

What makes this Korean fried chicken (KFC) spot different than many others is that it incorporates rice flour into its batter. Rice Chicken is located right next door to Everbowl in the Rancho Penasquitos Town Center. The suite can seat roughly sixty customers inside. There were also a few outdoor tables for seating on a small patio. I came on a weeknight evening so there wasn't a wait. I decided to sit at the bar where I could look towards the kitchen window to see the staff prepare the food.The menu had four different choices of preparation with numerous ways of flavoring. A half order was six pieces while a full order was 12 pieces. I decided on a half order of the Snow Cheese Chicken which had a special parmesan powder sprinkled on top. The crust was nice and crispy, but I found the meat to be dry and not as flavorful as I had hoped. The cheese powder didn't stand out either. I also bought a half order of the Honey Garlic Marinated Rice Chicken to take home for another meal. The honey garlic sauce was very tasty, but again I thought the meat was overcooked and dry.It's convenient for North County residents to have another KFC option in the area, but I do think Rice Chicken ranks behind its competitors in the Kearny Mesa neighborhood. There is a statement that it takes 15-20 minutes to make each order fresh so you do have to exercise patience while waiting for your food. Overall, I gave my dining experience between three and 3.5 stars.

Really great neighborhood KFC spot. Their chicken is really well cooked (to order!) and always comes out crispy and hot. They have many options to choose from (fried, sauced, baked, etc) and also some non-chicken items as well. I also happen to love their fries which are lightly battered for extra crispiness too. I love their "snow cheese" topping.The real unsung hero here I think is the chicken sandwich though. It's such a good value. The portion of chicken is HUGE and if you add fries they give you a super generous portion. The chicken on the sandwich is fried just as well as their normal chicken and you get to choose your sauce. It's like if the Popeye's chicken sandwich was made even better. Place is clean and service is always very nice and friendly. I've only even gotten take out but the food travels well and is still super delicious at home. I'll have to eat in sometime when I have more time.Highly recommend!

Expensive wings for quantity. Thighs and wings spicy - gives tummy acheHowever food special deal.

Love my KFC (korean fried chicken!) Service is just right. Not too overbearing and there when you need them. We love the whole fried chicken, snow chicken, fries and fried tofu bowl. We love the volcano sauce! These fried foods are balanced out with coleslaw and pickled radish ban chan. So yum!

Confident to say that this meal exactly, was perfect from start to finish. Did an order pick up, and mentally prepared for compromised fried chicken, considering I'm not having it fresh in the restaurant. Portion wise, it was a great size to keep me full for awhile. Chicken/skin was perfectly crispy and moist and tasted to good to dip in the honey garlic and a piece of kimchi. I'm so happy to live 6 minutes away and the store hours are perfect.

Heard all about so we finally came to check it out. They took over one of our fave hamburger joints but it's a pretty good replacement. Chicken was good. Wasn't to greasy. Had a lot of choices for flavors so that was overwhelming! Fries were super good. My husband who is pretty picky with fries actually liked them!Service was quick for ordering. There wasn't a lot of people in the restaurant so chicken came out fairly quick. We came before 5, so definitely beat any dinner rush.