Kono

It baffles me why I have never written a review for this place despite having been here a few times already.
First, I must say this is probably my favorite fried Korean chicken place so based on that alone I encourage you to give this place a shot.
The menu offers a lot of combinations that would certainly be best for larger parties of 4+. Even for a table of 2, the food is substantial for the price.
The chicken drums (legs) here are the largest I’ve seen and there are plenty to go around. I most often order a chicken combination with pork belly. The pork belly is served with lettuce wraps and sauces, jalapenos, garlic and kimchi. As an alternative, the same combination offers pig’s feet as a substitute for pork belly. I’ve had the pig’s feet once when they had run out of pork belly and it tasted pretty good as well. There wasn’t a noticeable difference in quantity of pork belly versus pig’s feet. There was probably just a tad difference in flavor and texture. The pig’s feet had a little more of a marinated flavor versus the pork belly doesn’t.
By the way, the price breakdown for that combo #1 is 50 | 40 | 35. To my understanding those correspond to large chicken + large pork belly | large chicken + medium pork belly | medium chicken + medium pork belly.
A major plus, at least I think so, is that they’re open late. I believe Google says they’re open until 2a. m on most nights but from what I’ve observed, if it isn’t busy they’ll typically stop seating tables before 1a.m. Regardless, that’s still plenty of time at the end of the night to have your fried chicken fix. Just give yourself some extra time to find parking as it can be difficult depending on the time and day. The Murray Hill LIRR station is located just down the block so parking can be a challenge, or the LIRR can be a convenience if you’d rather travel by train.

First off it is apparent that korean style fried chicken isn’t rare within the vicinity, thus standing out means you have something extraordinary!
This place doesn’t. however the food is casual with good seasoning/​sauces. Portions are average but definitely pay for what you get.
service is meh, if you don’t speak korean, there is a noticeable drop in respect and attention.
Not a bad place to try once, but you’ll soon find yourself moving elsewhere soon.

Chicken is extremely delicious, but paying $ 21 for 16 pieces of wings is totally not worth it. I say stick with Mad for Chicken, Bonchon and/​or KyoChon.
If you check their menu online beforehand, the prices are wrong. I called to order for pickup and they told me a different price from what’s shown online.

Worst chicken in flushing… Maybe other menu would be good but not sure. I would not like to try other menu after tasting the fried chicken. Seems like they didn’t changed oil. It was not crispy /​very dry and even hard /​chicken was not fresh (even though I ate right after arrived) also the sauce was not that great compare to other chicken franchises.
I ordered whole chicken but I couldn’t find any wings. Only ribs with little meats.
Very disappointed. I used to enjoyed their combo few years ago, but no more… :(

One of my favorite korean fried chicken places of all time. Their chicken stays crisp even if it sits on the able for a while. Their beer selection isn’t much but it’s enough. Killian is the bomb, esp for the price of the pitcher. There’s free fries along with an order of chicken. Spicy rice cakes are amazing and service is nice.
Their waiters are funny and can make you laugh. Me n a few friends love coming here to grab dinner and catch up. not a place for big groups though

Oh korean fried chicken, why are you so freaking delicious? ! You are my major diet failure.
Came here late on a sunday night, the place was almost empty. We ordered the spicy and the none spicy one. And damn, they were so good. The spicy one was actually very very spicy, so be warned. These fried chicken are different from mad for chicken, in a good way. The skin is crispy, but more breaded and very flavorful, and the chicken very juicy.
Man, I’m sure I will return shortly

By far the best chicken place on my list. The staff are really friendly; at times they bend down to get to the customers level. It doesn’t have the biggest space, but still enough to be comfortable.
The food here is delish.
I would recommend this place to anyone, especially to those who have late-​night chicken cravings.

This is my fav place to get korean fried chicken. My friends and I always order combo no 3 and a large order of chicken wings. Friendly service.

First off, chicken here is not great. They do offer these awesome combos though, chicken with fries and a pitcher of beer for $ 20, and a few others that are posted on the wall. I got the soy garlic chicken here, the chicken itself was cooked perfectly, but I found it to be bland, maybe the spicy version is better?
Also got the fish cake soup, a large one. And yes it was quite large and had an assortment of fish cakes, probably 5 or 6 different ones. Some of them tasted like straight up dough, but there were a few that filled my fish cake craving.
Would I come back here? Definitely, cause their kitchen is open till 1am and they have great deals. Would I come back here if I wanted korean fried chicken? Well if I had a choice I would go to Kyochon or Mad for chicken most likely.

KONO is the twin brother of Kyedong and so the two will be practically identical in many aspects. It is open past midnight and can get pretty packed during the weekends, especially during peak hours.
I’m a Korean-​American and I’ve had my fair share of Korean chicken. The chicken here is comparable to Mad for Chicken — but definitely not Kyochon or Bonchon (if Bonchon is still out there somewhere). Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. The flavors of the chicken are as described (spicy, soy sauce) and the pieces of the chicken are huge and incredibly cooked.
The chicken, bossam, soondae, and sausages here are all so delicious. It’s essentially a chicken place, so please let’s not embarrass ourselves by expecting side dishes, which traditionally come along-​side entrees given in a Korean restaurant.
The service and food here at KONO are ace. I’ve been here more than a few times and definitely will go back.

I visit this place fairly often to watch knicks/​giants games. The customer service is always great. The workers are very attentive. The food is always excellent. I have always been a fan of mad for chicken but this place is a cheaper alternative. Good Job.

BE AWARE OF DELIVERY. Raw inside of 2pieces of a full chicken.
Ok i know most of the chicken deliveries around here can take from 40mins –1hour around here. You should be expecting fully cooked for a whole chicken that costs over $ 20.
I waited approx. 50 mins. I was already starving. Anyhow, I ordered a whole chicken and fries. I finished a piece of leg which was fine. Then started on a breast and as i chewed something felt mushy, and then there i see the red. So already feeling disgusted, i still try another breast but by ripping with hands but this one the outer layer is uncooked slightly kinda pink and opaque.
So furious called them up and all they can say is we can give u another. I declined due to the fact feeling disgusted, not waiting another hour. Had to fill stomach with fries.
I was really hungry and expected some good chicken. People can make mistakes but this i really hate.
Pictures will be posted. I will update later if I get sick in a bit.

Chicken was awesome. Portions were decent and the beer was cheap. Will go back

First off, let me just say: Korean fried chicken + pitcher of Killian’s + baseball on the flatscreen + good company = awesome afternoon.
The chicken here is great! Mostly as good as the KFC served at their extremely popular sister location, Kyedong (
) — still hot and juicy, with a few differences: at Kono, the crust is thicker, and the spicy is much spicier. Essentially, it’s like BonChon when BonChon doesn’t screw up.
Too bad Kono is wedged a few blocks south of busy Northern Blvd, by the LIRR station, next to also-​extremely-​popular Korean BBQ joint Hahm Ji Bak. Someone came to us after a few minutes of our looking at the menu and asked if we hadn’t gone into the wrong restaurant:
«Huh? No.»
«Oh, okay, because Hahm Ji Bak is next door and a lot of people are looking for that.»
Way to have confidence in your business! To be sure, we were the only ones there… and that’s always a little weird. Kono’s space is prettier than Kyedong’s, but still not flashy. This apparently was formerly Korean BBQ space, as evidenced by the dormant tabletop grills and plastic-​wrapped hoods overhead.
The chicken menu is identical to Kyedong’s, and brief. All chicken includes a plate of fries plus an overdressed slaw salad which they seemed eager to refill. Pickled daikon comes standard. Just like at Kyedong, they’ve given us kimchi upon request, on the house. The pork feet are actually really tasty and not oversalted at all. The «medium» is a huuuuge portion — but it had better be, for $ 23.
When I ordered to-​go once, our fries had been inexplicably replaced with a can of soda. :(
Kono is a great alternative to the dedicated (and crowded) KFC places nearby. When Kyedong is too cool to feed you, Kono happily acts as the Kyedong annex. Besides, the extra few blocks of walking will do your fried-​chicken-​addled body good.
(By the way, Yankees snuck in 3 runs at the top of the 9^th but still lost 3 – 8 to Tampa Bay. Laaaaaame)

i dont know what ever happened to this place, the food used to be great here… their pork feet and boiled (or steamed not sure) Pork used to be amazing ~~~ but … now its so blend, not so tasty. no no. nasty

I went here on a Saturday night (12÷1÷12) after a long day of shopping in the city. My friends and I were gonna go to Ham Ji Bach (next door) but it had about an hour wait (as usual)…since my friends and I were starving, we decided to check out KONO.
The place is clean, had good music and the staff are very fluent in english. The menu was a little small but it had good choices.
My friends and I got the Pork Belly and friend chicken large combo… The pork belly seemed braised and not bbqd which is a change for my usual Korean joint experience (a good change)…the fried chicken (we ordered all wings) were delicious… when the food came out, it could probably serve 5 – 6 people… so for $ 50 i think its well worth it.
Now my friends and I are big fans of korean food and we go to a korean restaurant every week… korean restaurants that we go to are usually packed, loud, not so clean looking, very few staff know english… KONO is the opposite… which I really really like.
I’m a real fan of this place even though I just went here once. I plan on going back. The place is clean, plays good music (not too loud), staff fluent in english, great food and great price.
Reason why i gave it 3 stars and not 5 is because they dont have side dishes :(…I love side dishes and thats what they are missing… and because of their limited menu.

I’ve only ordered take out from this place so I won’t go to either end of the star system, but their prices are good (compared to usually expensive Korean fried chicken), portions are large.
All of their chicken comes with the vinegar-​y radish sides — which some places charge for, and a little side salad.
I think it’s a decent and quiet spot for some chicken and beer. The other murray hill places are now… so over run and exposed. This is a nice little place for a quiet, not so crazy night, I believe. It’s a bit small so groups of larger than 8 or may be a tough squeeze, but maybe!