Yum Yum Chicken & BBQ Korean Cuisine

I decided to order take out the other day because my aunt who is visiting from out of town wanted to try Calgary's take on Korean fried Chicken. I decided on trying a new place for fried chicken, Yum Yum Chicken.

I was debating on how much to order for five people, because in the past, I've shared a whole chicken with a friend, and ate everything without any remains. As well, I knew some members in my family have a larger than your average appetite. When I called, I asked the young girl how many people three whole chickens could feed, and she replied "It depends on how much the person eats, but there are about 36 pieces for three whole chicken".... That's nearly 7 pieces per person! So I chickened out and decided to go with two whole order, and was I glad I went with the two whole orders! We had leftovers enough to last for another full meal!

Half order of the Shallot Chicken

Anju Restaurant

I've gotten the chance to visit the renewed Anju a few times since its reopening. I returned again this past Saturday with my family in celebration of my mom's birthday. To ensure that we wouldn't be placed on a insanely long wait list, I made a reservation nearly two weeks in advance. We arrived and was promptly seated in the booths found at the back. This was a different experience for me - the previous times I've came, I was always placed at the high top counters facing the street of 17th ave. I love those window seats because it gave my dining companions and myself the entertainment of people watching (whether it be those passing by or the bustling staff found in the kitchen). This time, we were placed in the "den", and while the seats were comfortable, the noise level was a bit too high for my party's liking.

Wow Chicken

Of all the places I've ate at (and not posted) for the past year, Wow Chicken is one of the places that I really wanted to do a returning blog post on. Korean Fried Chicken (KFC 2.0 in my terms) has been on the rise in terms of popularity in Calgary for the past couple of years. New shops are opening left and right, from the first Korean fried chicken shop Olive Chicken to the third franchised Yum Yum BBQ Chicken that is yet to be open.

Bolero Fire Grill

Ok... I lied. That was a longer departure than I had anticipated. My bad! I ended up spending the rest of my summer studying my ass off. That's a good enough of a reason right? To be fair, I spent so much of my time studying that I didn't get a chance to eat out (with the exception of getting fast food or take outs just so I could allocate all my available time to studying), so I'd say that's a pretty reasonable excuse for the lack of blog posts. No eating out = no restaurant to review. But alas! - I finally have time to eat (and blog) again! Now onward to the main point of this post..

Guess who's back!

My apologizes for the two months long hiatus. So much has happened since my last post.

To give a quick update, my last post was during the week of birthday celebrations with family and friends. A few days after my annual celebration, I left to embark on a three week long backpacking trip to Europe with my best friend. I came back in the middle of June and used the following week to fall back into my usual routine. As I was starting to resume back to the daily life that I was used to prior to my vacation, the southern part of my province (and city) was devasted by a horrific flood that affected manys. This had caused a week of chaos and the entire downtown to be evacuated for the following week. As repairs and maintence went underway to fix this natural disaster, the city began to see light again in a short matter of time under the leadership of our beloved Mayor Nenshi. Stampede arrived without a warning and ten days of fried junk food and intoxication transformed my unknown western home into a bustling new-born city that foreigners have come to know and love as "The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth".

Finally, everything seems to have settled down a bit and I am back to studying. Hello books and hello again blog. A few of my friends have asked if I was going to blog about my trip, but I'm still undecided as my intention for this blog was for food-only posts. And also because there seems to be too much I'd want to write about (oh hello laziness). While I'm still deciding, I hope to have a new blog post up shortly though!