Hero Chicken is the latest venture from BA:M Company owners Rose and Seth Heo. Before the duo had BA:M, they had Karaoke Bar Bacchus Bar, that was serving Korean fried Chicken to beer drinking customers over 10 years ago.
“We are pretty confident to say that we are actually the ones who brought Korean fried chicken to Adelaide,” says Rose, who says the chicken was an instant hit.
“They were all saying oh my god, what is this, it’s so different from the fried chicken locals would normally have. Thanks to K-pop and BTS, Korean fried chicken has become a huge cultural thing all around the world.”
Rose and Seth recognise how much Korean fried chicken is thriving in Adelaide now but wanted to bring something a little bit different, which is how Hero Chicken came about.
Back when they were allowed to, they were making regular trips back to Korea to find out what trends were sweeping the country and what they could bring to an Adelaide audience.
“We wanted to accentuate an on-trend scene that was actually happening Korea,” says Rose.
“We’ve been collecting recipes and practicing so I think we’re ready to bring what is really happening there right now.”
One of the menu items, intended to be a signature dish, is a chilli mayo chicken that Rose says you’re unlikely to find anywhere else in Adelaide.
According to Rose, the chilli mayo dressing is hot but “won’t make you cry,” and will have a green chilli hotness balanced by some sweetness, an important flavour profile of Korean fried chicken.
Rose also talks about corn cheese chicken, a dish in which the chicken is smothered in, unsurprisingly, cheese and corn.
Hero Chicken has also designed packaging so you can take away a box of chicken that will seperate the rice from the chicken so it won’t get soggy.
And as if this couldn’t get any better, on their opening day to celebrate making it to 2021 after the year that was 2020, they are giving away 2021 chicken wings.
How good is that?
Hero Chicken will open on Monday February 15 and is located at 101—103 Prospect Road.
To find out more about Hero Chicken check them out here.
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