Ogam Chicken - Calgary

I tried the soy garlic chicken and onion rings and both were good.  The onion rings were acceptable and the chicken was very crispy.  This is not a place that is trying to minimize the amount of batter.  It is a heavy panko batter.  But it was very crispy even with the sauce and still perfectly edible the next day.  Service was good.  It was a little odd as they don 't want to let people order after 830 with a closing time at 9.  But I snuck in prior to the 'last call. '  Others that weren 't so lucky were not happy about it.

Haven’t been to the Kingsland location only the MacLeod trail location but I’m sure the food is consistent across both. I really enjoy the food, I always get the same thing every time I go the beef short ribs and the crispy Ogam chicken. That combination never disappoints. The chicken is so crunchy and always so tasty. I would recommend coming here if you haven’t already! It’s an added bonus that I had good service at the MacLeod location aswell.

We go to Ogam about once a month and we love it! It 's conveniently located across the street from Chinook (in the strip mall with The Brick Mattress Store and there 's always lots of parking. They accept debit and credit, and you go up to the counter at the end of your meal to pay (don 't wait for your server to bring your bill . Not sure if Ogam used to be in a different location but the first picture on this page looks nothing like the current entrance. Also, the map on this page shows Ogam to be right in the intersection of Glenmore and Macleod but it 's actually directly across from Double Zero at Chinook (on the east side of Macleod . The address listed is correct though.<br/ <br/ The food is amazing! Seriously! The fried chicken is so crispy and delicious! The chicken is moist, the breading is flavourful and the pieces are huge. My favourite is crispy, my fiance 's favourite is seasoned. I like the seasoned too but I 'm not a huge fan of having sauces on fried chicken, so I usually opt for crispy. I will say that even with sauce, the chicken is still very crispy. We usually order a combo that comes with 3 pieces of chicken; choice of rice, onion rings or wedge potatoes; a pop or tea and a small salad. You can 't mix and match the chicken flavour in this combo, it 's all crispy or all seasoned etc. but you can add an extra piece of chicken in any flavour (for a small fee depending if it 's a leg, breast or whatever . We also order the sweet and spicy chicken (which is my personal favourite menu item and then just share everything between us. The sweet and spicy chicken is pan fried chicken (not breaded chopped up into pieces and tossed in a sweet and spicy sauce with some grilled vegetables like onions, zucchini, and shredded carrots. I think the chicken is dark meat but it 's hard to tell with the sauce, could just be super moist white meat. The sauce is really quite spicy but so delicious. I love spicy food and even I have a bit of trouble powering through the first few bites. The sweet and spicy chicken also comes with a few little side dishes. There 's a bowl of steamed white rice and some small bowls of a cold bean sprout salad, macaroni salad, and kimchi. This meal doesn 't come with a beverage included like the fried chicken combo though. For the two of us the 3 piece fried chicken combo and the sweet and spicy chicken is plenty of food to share. <br/ <br/ The service at Ogam isn 't terrible, but it 's not great. The servers are always very nice but their English is usually not that great which might throw non-Korean speaking people off a bit. I 've never found it to be a problem though, they know their menu items just fine and most of their menu items are numbered which simplifies things so the ordering process has always gone very smoothly for us. I think a lot of people go to restaurants in Calgary expecting the servers to do the typical 'elevator pitch ' at the beginning where they introduce themselves, tell us a bit about themselves and the restaurant, list off the specials in detail, take drink orders and automatically bring water for everyone at the table and then check on us every few minutes. It 's just not like that at these kind of restaurants. In our experience with Ogam just go in expecting to get good food served to you by nice people who are trying their very best and you won 't be disappointed! Side note, the girl who stays behind the counter co-ordinating everything is super nice! You only really talk to her at the end of your meal when you go up to pay and she is just the sweetest most friendly person ever so I just wanted to mention that :

Yum, Korean Fried Chicken - the modern alternative to KFC. With numerous choices in Calgary, Ogam, situated opposite Chinook Mall, continues to be one of my preferred spots. I enjoy both the classic crispy and the soy garlic flavors, which offer the perfect blend of sweetness and savoriness. Perhaps I'll experiment with a new dish next time, but for now, why change a winning formula?

We order the Family pack thru skip the dishes app. The pack came with 10 pieces of seasoned chicken, chicken bites, salad with ginger dressing and side of onion rings. The pieces of chicken was big, super crunchy and crispy. We liked it but I thought there was a little bit too much coating which made it really filling. Would try different flavour of chicken next time or sit down and try some of the soups.