Coquodoq, a new fried chicken concept, is currently one of the hottest reservation. The Flatiron restaurant is from Korean-American restaurateur Simon Kim, owner of the Michelin-starred Cote Korean Steakhouse. That’s where we were celebrating a big birthday.

When entering the restaurant’s front door, the first stop is at the hand-washing sink, replete with high-end soaps, as much of the food is finger food. We were then seated at a leather-upholstered booth beneath one of the lit arches in the 190-seat room.

We sipped an NV Grongnet Blanc de Blanc ($85) Brut from their champagne menu to accompany our meal, the chef’s signature fried chicken meal ($38) that began with pasture-raised chicken consommé.

We indulged in their golden chicken nugget topped with Golden Daurenki caviar ($28 per piece) and two salads before the main event. The sliced fennel in a golden caper vinaigrette ($18) and Romaine hearts with crown daisy “croutons” ($19).

Next was the main event, with our first bucket of fried chicken with pickled seasonal vegetables, scallion salad with signature sauces (honey mustard,  jun verde, pepper parm and
gochujang BBQ) in small squirt bottles.

Our second bucket contained both the soy-glazed and the gochujang-glazed chicken. With that, we were served chipped capellini with perilla seed noodles. The evening’s only disappointment was the double-fried fries, as they were neither piping hot nor very crispy ($10)

Dessert is simply frozen yogurt with a fruit sauce.

I recommend a visit being aware that the noise level is quite high.

COQODAQ
Flatiron-Gramercy
12 east 22nd Street
New York, NY 10010
(646) 490-5099
coqodaq.com