The Coop

Tried the wings and the truffle parmesan fries and it was amazing. The wings can get pretty spicy the more you eat and they have some really cool deals for holidays lunar new years and valentine’s day so that was also pretty awesome.
The guy at the door was pretty cool too so I had a nice conversation with him while waiting for my friend. Shout out to that guy.

It is a spacious and relaxing restaurant. It’s dimmed lighting all over with candles on the tables. The service wasn’t too bad but they could’ve been more attentive. The servers were just chit chatting. I came during happy hour. It wasn’t even a full house yet service was lacking.
The food was alright. I got the raw oyster, chicken wings, seafood pancake, truffle fries, and japchae.
Raw oyster was pretty good. It was fresh, nice and cold on a bed of ice with me on and sauces on the side. The size of the oysters were good.
Chicken wings were fried, crispy, and crunchy which was good. It smelled very appetizing. I got the soy and garlic flavor, but I tasted only a hint of that flavor.
The seafood pancake was good. It actually had decent pieces of seafood in it. It had a crispy outside and the inside was as expect, soft and fluffy.
The truffle fries was probably double fried. Although very crispy, it was really oily.
The japchae wasn’t as good. It was heavily oily and very bland. There wasn’t enough seasoning in this dish.
The drink I had was the mango mojito (without alcohol). This drink was pretty good. It was fizzy and refreshing. I liked this drink a lot.

Crave for some Korean fast food and fried chicken, this is the spot.
Full bar with some basic selection of cocktails and craft beer. Drink menu is simple and nothing complicated.
Prices for appetizers are $ 10 – 20, mains are $ 15 – 30.
Prices were a bit high for fried chicken, $ 12 for a dozen or $ 23 for two dozen. which comes out to $ 1 per wing. Not gonna break your wallet, but the chicken wing and drums were tiny! Although small… they were flavorful. Choose garlic or hot and spicy.
Korean hotpots at the table are pretty much shin ramen packets with spam and mushrooms thrown together. Rice cakes were soft and chewy, none of that al dente crap they have at other Korean joints, good for sharing at the table.
Service was really attentive and caring. Great location under the Hyatt place hotel and block away from the 7 train and major queens buses.

So this is really 3.5 stars but no option for that.
I’m updating my review to complain about the bowl of soup that this restaurant use. Its a shallow bowl.
When I first came here they use the same bowl & thought it might improve since they just open. Last time I did complain to the server about it. I just try this restaurant for the second time. Good for 4 people we ordered the following:
Half dozen raw oyster cost $ 9: not a bad deal at all!
Bulgogi: It taste like its not really that marinated. It taste okay.
Large soy garlic chikcken wings: taste good! Crispy & exact sweetness.
Spicy seafood soup: I inform the server we don’t want that spicy & they really made it mild. It taste good but lack a little bit of salt. I ordered the same soup as before but I didn’t ask for salt that time since it taste perfect before.
I love the promotion on Unilocal that when you check in you get free drinks.
Service is good!
All in all food taste good! But hopefully they will gonna change the type of soup bowl they’re using. Its just doesn’t make sence because you can’t get the amount of soup you want.

Okay, I love the Coop. I can always depend on this place for amazing drinks and just a great time.
To start off, the food falls into the category of «drunk good” — which means that okay, maybe that chicken is not the BEST chicken you’ve ever had or maybe the truffle fries don’t really taste that truffley– BUT if you keep drinking whatever you feel is lacking will compensate itself.
I like the vibe, décor, and especially the service here. The servers here are very cool and know how to talk to customers sensibly and suavely (an easy but yet difficult task for many).
Regarding the food– here’s a list of things to order:
1. Wings (if you’re in the mood for crispy Korean style wings to go along with that beer)
2. Truffle Fries (if you desire to eat crispy fries with the hint of truffle and don’t want the overly strong Truffle taste [but why])
3. Kimchi Pasta (ORDER if you’re a sucker for Asian/​Italian fusion like me. I like this dish.)
4. Pork Rib Fondue (ORDER. Very good.)
Spare yourself from ordering traditional dishes like galbi or ddukbokki here, because you know it’s not a traditional place. Unless you’re really craving it.
Drinks to order:
1. Lychee Soju (If you have $ to spend and too lazy to make it– they present it nicely in a mound of ice and make it very strong.)
2. Cheesecake shots (not sure if they’re on the menu– yummy)
3. Lychee Martini
Don’t come here and not drink. You may not have a good time.

Ever since this place opened up, I’ve been wanting to come here and try because I’ve literally run out of restaurants in Flushing to try/​eat in and everything was getting repetitive. I’ve had friends come here so I wanted to see if this place is good. My first thought that came into my head was that it was similar to Debasaki, since they offer wings.
I’ve been here twice. The first time I came here with my boyfriend. We came during happy hour so the wings were cheap. We got the spicy wings, spicy seafood soup and the bulgogi cheese gratin. The wings were indeed spicy and good. The soup was mediocre. It lacked a strong flavor and the spice wasn’t as spicy as I would have preferred. The bulgogi cheese gratin was smaller than I thought (the soup was also smaller than I thought). Basically, there was rice on the bottom, bulgogi on top and a thick layer of cheese on top of that. It was mediocre. I love cheese, but the layer of cheese was too thick. It wasn’t as good as I hoped for it to be.
I still prefer Debasaki’s flavor for their wings + their stuffed wings galore.
The second time I came here, I came with two friends. We ordered the truffle fries, half+half wings (soy garlic and spicy) and the budae jjigae. I personally love budae jjigae but when it came, I was disappointed. For the price, compared to Debasaki, Debasaki’s portions were waaaaay bigger than The Coop’s. The flavor at DBSK is better too. Towards the middle of the meal, the soup had nearly cooked off and at the end of the meal, there wasn’t even any soup left. They need to give more soup and lower the heat. We were disappointed.
The soy garlic wings were okay, as well as the truffle fries.
Overall, my experience here at The Coop was mediocre and disappointing. If you’re going to spend the money, go to Debasaki instead (even though they open later). The flavor there is better and portions are bigger. The prices are about the same at DBSK, so there really isn’t any competition there.

Came here for the first time since my friends from Florida had flown in. We got there around 11pm so parking in the small muni parking lot was very convenient, especially since you don’t have to pay after 10 pm.
Venue was nice and dimly lit. There’s a surplus of tables to fit different size parties and a bar in the back. We were the only group there actually eating with a few guys sitting at the bar conversing over their drinks. Service was very good. Was greeted and welcomes to the place. The waiter asked if we wanted hot water instead of your normal iced water since it was like 15 degrees outside. So that was surprising, but very much appreciated.
Since it was my first time there as well we ordered what my other friends had recommended us. Bulgogi Quesadilla is a must. Was very delicious and a great starting appetizer.
We also ordered the truffle fries and a large order of their soy garlic chicken. Truffle fries were good and crispy, but to me it wasn’t out of this world. But good nonetheless. Their chicken was crisp and good as well. Not amazing, but still good and my Floridian friends enjoyed it very much.
Overall it’s a very nice restaurant, with great service from what we’ve experienced and a kickass Bulgogi Quesadilla.

After a quick Unilocal search while in Flushing, I happened upon the Coop. I thought it was an odd name for a Korean restaurant. However, their menu includes many bar food items along with Korean staples.
We were very happy to see that the Coop is located in a fairly modern building. It’s a long restaurant. We entered through 39^th Avenue and the restaurant seems to extend an entire block with a separate exit near the bar area. We were delighted that the room was very modern, consisting of a full length bar, bar dining area, lots of two seaters and even community type rectangular tables that could seat large parties.
We order chicken wings, a seafood pancake and spicy pork belly. I felt that chicken wings were just okay, nothing great. It’s equivalent to UFC or Bonchon. The skin wasn’t thin and flaky, but seemed a bit thick. The spicy wing sauce was only mildly spicy.
As for the seafood pancake, it wasn’t the best, but came in a decent portion. There was also a nice sauce that came along with the pancake. It didn’t have the chewiness that I like and didn’t have too much seafood, but as for volume it was okay in getting me full. As for the spicy pork belly, it was served on a sizzling platter. This dish was excellent was nicely done stir fried with a spicy bean paste.
The service was a bit off because I thought there were too few servers. It was nearly toward the end of the meal that we got our water glasses refilled. When we did interact with the waitresses, they were nice and pleasant.
All in all, I feel that this is a good hangout place for the younger set. There is a television, communal tables, bar areas that would be perfect for a night out. The music was pretty good as well. Pricing-​wise, I think they’re in line with other places, my reference point being K-​town in Manhattan. It’s not ultra-​cheap, but if you’re interested in better surroundings, this is the place to go.

I really wanted to love this place as I heard so much about it from my friends. Given its location and not having to go all the way to Northern Blvd for Mad for Chicken is a plus, but honestly I would make the trip out to Mad for Chicken instead.
First off, the service isn’t that great. We had a reservation for 9 people, but the hostess wasn’t aware of this; that wasn’t a big issue as the restaurant was pretty empty when we arrived at 7 pm on a Saturday. After being seated, the menu for The Coop looks promising; we ordered a large plate of the combo soy garlic and spicy wings, a large plate of the soy garlic wings, parmesan truffle fries, sweet potato fries, seafood pancake, and the bulgogi quesadilla. For drinks, we all checked in for a free drink and we also ordered their popular lychee soju. We wanted to keep a menu in case we wanted to order more later on, but the waiter kept asking for it back; that was a bit odd.
Given that the seafood pancake and the bulgogi quesadilla were $ 15 each, I expected a lot more flavor. However, the pancake was bland and had so much batter. It didn’t come with the typical sauce that seafood pancakes come with! The bulgogi quesadilla was bland and barely had any bulgogi in it as well; it was basically eating a tortilla with cheese. The wings compared to Mad for Chicken lacked in flavor as well. For drinks, I only tried the lychee soju and wasn’t a fan.
If you’re in the Flushing area, go to Mad for Chicken instead.

Let’s start off 2016 with a BANG! ‘Last Love’ a.k.a. Yuzu Makgeolli is what’s up here! GET IT!
After hearing the buzzes that the Coop has been making since their opening, it took me long enough to check this place out! My party decided to come here last minute after our evening event. We did not make reservations and was quoted a 30 minutes wait. Reservations are do-​able through the Unilocal app.
My party of 7 sat in the bench area near the bar inside the restaurant. We placed our orders right away for drinks and food. Thanks to Unilocal Check-​in, we can enjoy one free drink from the following options: Mojitos (Original, Mango, Strawberry), Martini (Lychee), and Coop ‘Bombs’. Although it was free, they did not skimp on the alcohol or flavor. In addition, we ordered the ‘Last Love’ which is the name of their yuzu makgeolli to share. Last Love was absolutely sweet, citrusy, and very refreshing! It was incredibly delicious and this is a must try!
We shared a large amount of food including the Soy Garlic and Spicy (it is sure, SPICY!) Chicken Wings, Budae Jigae, Spicy Rice Cakes, Kimchi Egg Roll, Kimchi Fried Rice, Beef Bulgogi Quesadilla, Seafood Pancake, and J Jusam (stir fry pork belly and squid). Coming with a party was just the perfect idea. Every dish was big enough to be shared amongst a party and goes great with drinks. Food left us very satisfied at the end!
To sum it up, the chicken wings and Yuzu Makgeolli left a deep impression with me and I will surely be back just for them! Truffle fries, I’m coming for you too!
Happy New Year, Everyone!!! Here’s my first review of 2016!

One of the first korean fried chicken places where their spicy wings actually tasted better than the garlic and soy sauce wings. It wasn’t too spicy like other places and had a nice flavor. Their Bulgogi quesadillas were also very tasty and definitely worth and try. The seafood pancake was okay. The difference with this pancake is that it seems very abundant of seafood but very little batter. The kimchi egg rolls were nothing special. The budae jiggae wasn’t any different either. I think the best thing was the Last Love yuzu makgeolli. It was mixed very well.

The Coop set the tone at One Fulton Square since day one. It could be argued that it is one of the best/​consistent food places at this new Flushing food hub.
It is rare to find a bar that can accommodate large groups and serve a decent dinner as well. Not going too in depth on the food, I recommend the truffle parmesan fries, bossam, japchae, and any form of their chickens whether wings or whole. Dukboki was slightly bland regardless of the spice level and the seafood pancake a bit burnt.
Service was awesome as we got our water pitchers refilled faster than we can drink. Also they were always around to take a new order. The kitchen staff is not that efficient in handling a lot of orders so we had a long wait for each dish. The staff gave us a grilled chicken on the house for the inconvenience. Free food is the best way to say sorry
I can see why this place is constantly praised. Can’t wait to try the rest of the menu.

I really expected a lot more from this place when i first heard it was opening. The first time I came, my friends and I ordered the fried chicken and I was pretty disappointed. It’s definitely not as flavorful as other places I’ve tried and the spiciness level was too much in my opinion. The restaurant was pretty empty since we came during off-​peak hours, but our waiter still managed to forget our fries so I ended up not even being able to try them because by the time he remembered, we were almost done with our meal.
I came back a second time to see if their other dishes might be better because I really liked the ambiance of the restaurant itself so its a nice place to hang out and chat with your friends too but everything we ordered the second time around still didn’t really meet my expectations. The budae jjigae was mediocre. I’d rather stick with Mad for Chicken from now on, that’s where the real good stuff is at.

Food — ⁴⁄₅
Décor and Dining Environment — ⁵⁄₅
Service — ⁵⁄₅
Location — ⁵⁄₅
Value — ⁴⁄₅
The Coop is a great place to catch up with friends over some drinks, Soy Sauce Garlic wings, Bulgolgi Quesadillas, and Truffle Fries. Pork Belly (served with tofu) was also on my table.
The food received a ⁴⁄₅ because the overall taste of the dishes I had were comparable to those at similar restaurants like Mad for Chicken, but nothing was significantly better.
The Décor and Dining Environment was very comfortable and a hint of rustic feel was present in some of the light fixtures. The tables are reminiscent of ones you would find at ShakeShack and the tiling work on one of the walls spelled out the name of the restaurant, which I found to be both original and beautiful.
Service was prompt and courteous, we were greeted with many smiles throughout our meal.
Location — the restaurant was a 5 minute walk from SkyView Center, where ample 3-​hour parking was available. It is also situated within the newest development in Flushing, which is easily distinguishable through its modern look and upscale feel.
Value — offerings at the Coop are priced steeper than dishes at Chinese, Thai, and Malaysian restaurants nearby, but compared to other Korean wings joints such as Mad for Chicken, Pelicana, and KyoChon, menu items seem to be priced accurately and provide a good value when considering the other four factors.
The Coop is a great fast-​casual dining experience geared towards the millenial crowd and is a place I see myself visiting again with a group of friends.

I like the pina corona. Very juicy like, my best fit pina corona here comparing with other restaurant. Chicken wing comes with half spicy and half regular. It’s good, but no the best I have tried in different Korean restaurant. The waiter and waitress are very nice which is one of the reason I give 4 stars. Oyster is fresh, I love it too. My first time tried quesadillas … Tasty, crispy outside and the sauce is great .
I would go back here since the environment is so nice for relax and enjoy ur food. :)

This place has an awesome bulgogi quesadilla that I highly recommend anyone try. During lunch it is $ 12, but afterwards it is $ 15.
The wings were also great. The ambiance of the restaurant is really nice and upbeat with good music, but at a volume where it is still really easy to talk to other people.
Prices were a little high, but not outrageous. Overall a great place to have dinner and catch up with friends.

I’ve been here a few times. Each time the food was pretty good.
The Coop is a nice change to the downtown flushing area. There is plenty of tables but they are pretty squished together.
Every time i have come here, i got the wings. Which is just like all the other korean style wings (bon chon, kyo chon, mad for chicken) style. The wings are not bad. However the real thing that sets The Coop apart is the variety of the dishes for the location. The bulgogi quesadillas, grilled chicken, truffle fries were all pretty good. The grilled chicken was pretty good too.
The only downside i have to say is the service could be a little better. The times when i say in the middle, service was great because all the help was in the middle. The times I sat at the corners, the service wasn’t that great. It was hard to ask for additional water and if we wanted more food.

OVERRATED!
i came by with my siblings on a Friday night, the place was busy and booming with k-​pop music. we sat at bench-​like table near the door. the place had a weird incense or air freshener throughout, made it felt like a home goods store instead of a restaurant. the scent gave me a terrible headache. anyway, we browsed the menu and decided on a few items to share:
–spicy rice cake: lukewarm sauce with few pieces of fish cakes, rice cake, and instant ramen noodle (i highly suspect it’s shin ramyun). mediocre at best.
–small order of wings (12 pieces, mixed with soy garlic and spicy): the chicken was super crispy and crackly, soy garlic was excellent, spicy was spicy (and it LINGERS, not like the good kinda spicy). we liked the wings, but then again, it’d be terribly hard to mess up fried chicken. lol.
–seafood pancake: dry, bland, thick, and filled with long green chili peppers that packed a spicy punch, it definitely took me by surprise, i was a victim!
i came in with high hopes and definitely walked away very disappointed. the food was mediocre but the worst part was the waitress. she was rude and abrupt, with no warmth whatsoever. she didn’t check in on us at all, but she was very quick with clearing the plates (so quick that we didn’t even get to try the korean radishes or corn salad on the wings right after we picked up the last piece of wing.) when she cleared the plates, she didn’t say excuse me and just went over my head, i was SO SCARED that she would drop the heavy, cast-​iron plates on me. hey The Coop, train your staff that it’s NOT okay to clear plates over someone’s head! i won’t be back!

Ambiance: modern, posh, romantic with either candlelight tables
Service: service was quite on point, they were attentive and nice from entering the place to providing the check
Food: the reviews about how the food takes a while to get to you is entirely correct, but once you get it, it’s quite delicious. But then again whole waiting I was getting very hungry so it could have been the hunger talking
My friends and I went ahead and ordered what seemed to be the more popular dishes that were reviewed on Unilocal
— truffle fries
— bulgolgi quesadilla
— half and half wings
— spicy pork belly
These dishes were delicious, but be warned the spicy half of the wings is quite spicy!
As for drinks they have a decent selection for what you would find in flushing.
All on all good place to check out in flushing either to drink or get a good meal.

The Coop has such a funny name and it should immediately help you realize that this place is all about the wings. Surprisingly the wings only came in two flavors but they also serve grilled whole chickens in other flavors but did not get to try since we came here for a very early dinner. The price is average for korean food but 2 – 3 bucks more than the food you would normally pay for in flushing but it is fairly easier to get to than other kfc places on northern and is situated alongside a very hipsterish coffee place and some other new restaurants across from the old flushing mall.
No complaints about the service. Very helpful and nice and even suggested that we order our wings right away so that we wouldn’t wait too long to get them while we were perusing the menu. We ordered the half and half which was half soy garlic half spicy. The wings had a very crispy crunchy shell but they were very small. They tasted good but there was not enough sauce. They have handi wipes if your fingers get a bit dirty from eating the wings but they won’t give them unless you ask. Otherwise you may as well just wash your hands in the single person bathrooms.
We ordered the galbi which only came with a few slices of marinated beef atop some stir fried veggies like straw enoki mushrooms, peppers and onions and on the side was a gruel like substance which I thought at first was cheese but tasted like very thinly set powdered mashed potatoes. The galbi was a little too salty for my liking and I definitely needed to have some other stuff along with it.
We also ordered the kimchi fried rice which came with two luscious runny eggs on top almost covering the whole pan it came in. The rice was good not great but the eggs made up for it.
Some of the entrees are a better bet than the sides since a side of truffle fries is about $ 8 while an entrée like noodles or rice was just a few dollars more. They had some interesting items like a bulgogi quesadilla and a tasty sounding omelet and stews like budae jigae which every other table seemed to be having. They even come with their own table burner.
The setting and furnishings were very modern with an asian feel with their sparse square wooden benches and tables. The bar was nicely decorated and seemed like a good place to throw back a drink especially since flushing has so few bars but the alcoholic drinks seem to be a little bit on the pricey side. They have a happy hour and they have a deal on oysters and you can order half of their half order of wings but it is not necessarily at a discounted price.
I enjoyed watching the kpop videos in the background and it is definitely a nice place to have a relaxed dinner.
I give 3 stars for the wings and some of the food but giving them an extra star for proximity, service and décor.