Foodie Experiences
Chimaek Night at Zabu Chicken
Vancouver's original Korean fried chicken house since 2011: soy-garlic, cold beer, and a kitchen that runs till 1am.
Robson Street, West End
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Vancouver's original Korean fried chicken house since 2011: soy-garlic, cold beer, and a kitchen that runs till 1am.
Robson Street, West End
More infoZabu introduced Vancouver to proper Korean fried chicken back in 2011, and the city hasn't fully recovered. The move is chimaek, chicken plus beer, and the soy-garlic original arrives lacquered, glassy-crisp and dangerously snackable enough to derail any actual conversation. The Robson Street room is loud, casual and gloriously without ceremony, and the kitchen runs till 1am when your other plans fall apart. Walk there.
Go in hungry and order the soy-garlic original chicken to share, it's the dish that put Zabu on the map, lacquered and glass-crisp, and you want it fresh from the fryer. Add a couple of ice-cold beers (that's the chimaek ritual: chicken plus maekju) and maybe the tteokbokki on the side. Don't miss eating it the second it lands; the crackle fades as it sits. The room is cozy and gets loud, so it's a relaxed, messy-fingers kind of date rather than a quiet one. Budget about ninety minutes, and since the kitchen runs to 1am it's a great late save when other plans wrap early.
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