Chimaek Gana earns high praise for crispy, flavorful fried chicken and generous portions, with many diners raving about the Supreme chicken, Yangnyeom and other bold flavors that pair perfectly with a cold beer. The service is repeatedly described as friendly, attentive, and efficient, and the atmosphere is clean and welcoming, making it a solid pick for groups, dates, or casual meals. Reviewers also appreciate the variety of dishes from chicken and udon to conch salad, plus reliable sides like pickled radish and truffle fries, all offered at very reasonable prices for Montreal. A few notes mention menu changes and occasional pacing issues, but the overall experience remains highly recommended for those seeking great chicken, value, and a lively dining vibe.
After Chimaek Gana's renewal, I was super excited to try their new menu. I ordered the truffle fries & my favorite chicken, Honey Butter, but the sauce was way too salty. It tasted like there was too much soy sauce in it. Honey Butter should be sweet, but this one was just extremely salty, & I felt uncomfortable while & even after eating it. It went from being my favorite to my least favorite. I don't think I'll order it again next time. Instead, I'll try the Bulgabi & Babypowder flavors-hopefully, they haven't changed too much 🙂.
A bit of a disappointing experience.
We ordered truffle fries & boneless honey butter chicken. The fries were not homemade, lukewarm, & tasted nothing like truffle, instead it tasted only pamassan. We told the waiter & they gave us another fries plate, this time pretty hot without truffle flavor but it's still appreciated. & the honey butter chicken tasted really good with the sauce, just too much crispy with not enough chicken. It's the second time I visit there, again a bit disappointed. Btw, the dished takes a looooooong time 30 minutes for just fries & 1 hour for the fried chicken & it's noisy.
Sep 28, 2025
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Everytime I go the food is very good. The fried chicken with thicker sauces are always the best (e.g. yangnyeom & Supreme). They come in 8 pieces per plate. The powdered chicken & honey butter are a little dry, so not my favorites. The soft pork intestines were also tasty, but too spicy for me despite the menu saying it wasn't (I'm with spice normally).
The bathrooms are always clean & the vibe is great. Service is a little slow (water, bill, limited on free pickled radishes), but ok if you want to chat longer (they'll still ask you to leave if you stay too long, but that's reasonable in my opinion since it was a busy). No need for appetizers since the 8 chicken will be very filling already.
I tried 4 different flavors of fried chicken (supreme, honey butter, angry bird & angel onion) & my favorite flavour was Supreme, I recommend it. The fries were also very good.
Stunning Korean fried chicken. The seafood jjambbong i had was pretty bland, i didn't know why. I have ordered a several take out of their fried chicken After my first visit, here are a summary:
-baby powder: 5⭐/5⭐, simple, tasty, & not overpowering
-angry bird: 3⭐/5⭐, not a big fan of the sour spicy sauce, became monotone After a short while.
- honey butter: 3⭐/5⭐, too sweet for me
- yangnyeom: 4⭐/5⭐, classic Korean sauce, sweet & with flavors
- truffle fried chicken: 4⭐/5⭐, elevated by the parmesan cheese. Could get a little flavor fatigue in midway.
- supreme : 5⭐/5⭐, creamy & full of flavours.
I wish to try their cajun cream, but it's no longer there (at least for the 3 times that i asked) I'll see if i try more flavors & update the post
It was my first time trying this place which I kept hearing was great for fried chicken so I wanted to see what the hype was about. You have to reserve because it's always crowded so make sure you do.
When we got there, the place was indeed packed. We knew what we wanted to order so we ordered fairly quickly. We got the honey butter chicken with the truffle parmesan fries. The fries arrived first, & with them I asked for a pair of utensils. I tried the fries but they were cold, looked like they just threw a bunch of parmesan on it. No truffle taste whatsoever. I called the waiter & told them, they apologized & said they'll change it for us. & I re-asked for utensils that I still didn't get at that point. A few minutes later, the chicken came. It was a huge plate, so if you are two people, one plate is more than enough, & they looked absolutely delicious. I needed to wait for my utensils still. I asked another waiter who said they'll bring it right away. I never got my utensils until like 15 min later, when I was starting to get upset. The table in front of us was a large birthday table, with super loud people. They were really annoying we could barely hear ourselves talking.
The waiter brought us new fries which were better but still didn't taste like truffle.
The chicken was exquisite, very tasty & big pieces too.
I don't know if I would go again because the service wasn't great.
My go-to place for Korean Fried chicken. Great quantity & nice service. Tried many different flavours & loved most of them. Highly recommend the yangnyeom, honey butter, & baby powder. I didn't like the angry bird too much. Definitely recommend everything else though. Mostly bought take out but atmosphere was very nice as well (especially the second floor).
Dec 26, 2024
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Good chicken, I recommend the butter honey chicken. It's a classic, you can't go wrong with it. Don't get the baby powder on your chicken. Thank me later.
This is truly one of my my FAVOURITE restaurants in Montreal. I highly recommend the honey butter fries & the angel onion chicken. It's a yogurt-onion sauce. So saucy & yummy!
Very cool place for Korean fried chicken :) reasonable price & quantity (See images for ref.) Fried chicken platters are around 22-28$ Service is on point. Batter is light & fluffy. The flavour comes mainly from the sauce. They have a good amount of flavour choices & along with the flavour choice you can also choose the "cut"; Boneless/Drumsticks/Wings I have had the "opportunity" (went 3 times this month :D) to try the: Nyeomtta: Very spicy (buldak spicy noodle like sauce) comes garnished with the actual noodle & topped with seaweed flakes. Bul galbi: The marinade probably most comon at most kbbq joints for the beef. (Sweet) comes with some veggies & rice cakes. Honey butter: I found it a tad too sweet but its honey so it is expected. Buttery taste was strong. Perfect if you are sharing with someone that ordered the Nyeomtta. Truffle: Very aromatic & strong truffle taste. This one had no sauce but is submerged in Parmesan. Pleasant surprise Comes with unlimited pickled radish too but last time I went (yesterday) there seemed to be an issue with the daikon prep so the waitress went & got us a bunch of take out radish. Super cool of her 🫰🏻 Dining room decorations were very cool. Nice ambience. Two floor layout with a basement kitchen making the dumb waiter usage a very cool system. All in all recommended if you are looking for great korean fried chicken with very reasonable price. For someone who eats a lot (I think) one order was more than enough. Good enough for two people with less appetite 🙂 Will go back without a doubt.
Aug 16, 2024
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We had the honey chicken & the cajun cream chicken. It was very tasty, & the staff was very courteous. Nothing more satisfying than to crunch into a fried chicken drumstick with a variety of sauces to dip in.
Thank you!
Super cute location, service was nice. As for the fried chicken, we had the Original & the spicy one(angry bird). The chicken was crispy outside & super tender/ juicy inside but the flavor did not give what they were suppose to give. Why is the Original sweet? We were confused... For 2 sec, we were like maybe it's the Honey butter they serve us?... It was way too sweet after 2 pieces you are over it.
The spicy one wasn't spicy at all...Disappointment... it tasted more like BBQ sauce somehow
As side, we had the conch salad it was tasty & Spicyyyyy but I wish there were more conch in there tbh.
The price pretty decent 74ish for 2 people
Oct 18, 2023
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The portions are huge & the vibe is def there, super busy on a Friday night too. So many choices of delicious sounding friend chicken options. The chicken is juicy & cooked to perfection but the flavour was just not there. The honey butter tasted mostly like garlic & some weren’t even coated in flavour so I was just plain fried chicken. The Cajun cheese flavour was good too but I just wish it was coated with more of it. Service was great & the refillable pickled radish side dish was a great pair with the chicken.
Very nice experience, the staff was friendly & proactive. The atmosphere was nice & very cozy, not to load even if the restaurant was pretty full, which was nice to have conversations without shouting. We tried the fried spam which was nice & new to us & the honey butter (if your not feeling spicy it’s the perfect sweet sticky sauce) which was perfect & just a nice touch.
Good communication for the reservations for 8 people (via Instagram). The spicy soup was really good & the chickens (angry bird & honey butter) were delicious!
