Pelicana Chicken - Victoria

This is a new restaurant in the plaza that serves Korean chicken. We thought we would give it a try since it was new to us. The place is super clean and the older couple who run it were so sweet. We asked what she recommended and we were not disappointed at all. We ordered the Soy flavour ( so good) and the pelicana spicy ( just enough spice ). The chicken is fresh not frozen and it is made as soon as you order it ( so give yourself a little time). Honestly some of the best fried chicken we have had in a very long time. A medium order is 1/2 chicken, so make sure your hungry or be prepared for leftovers

=== 1. VERDICT/VALUE
It's not better or worse - just different than Popeye's down the road - the flavour profile is different. Popeye's offers two flavours (spicy and not), the option of breast meat, and meat that is marinated/saltier. Pelicana offers nine flavours, bone-in or not, only dark meat, and thinner batter - chicken lovers win with all of the choices between the two restaurants!

=== 2. FOOD
You're coming here for the chicken:
- Boneless is better value, as each piece is smaller, but fills up the box better (so you get more meat per box).
- Bone-in offers mainly drumsticks, with some thighs (cut in half maybe?)... the bone-in box we got only had three drumsticks and a mixture of broken/cut thighs and boneless pieces.

Korean soy sauce, and the sweet signature sauces are nice; you can order the chicken with the sauce on the side (for dipping) which makes it much more palatable for those sensitive to salt. In fact, we prefer to order it this way anyway, because the fried chicken by itself without the sauce is pretty good too :)

The boxes of chicken start at "medium" - which is supposed to be 8 pieces but consistently more than that, bring it to be a much better value than Popeyes. The drumsticks here beat Popeyes, but Popeyes has larger thigh pieces.

=== 3. SERVICE
They claim that unlike Popeyes, they only make the chicken when you order it, so I recommend calling ahead of time, or be available to wait about 10-15 minutes. The staff have been professional every time, and seem to speak English and Korean.

=== 4. ENVIRONMENT
It's small and a little drab, so we've only done takeout. Actually, I can't recall any time in which I saw a dine-in customer; they would be limited regardless, as there are really only a few tables, catering only to groups of 2 or 4. Wheelchairs and baby strollers can fit with ease. The only challenge may be parking - it ebbs and flows in the shopping complex lot, but it's often busy at lunch time and when the college and university and schools let out!

Exquisite texture, very generous portions, and no-frills but friendly service, exactly as it should be. Location is great amidst the strip malls full of great food. Prices way more reasonable than expected for 2023.