Friday night, Chris and I found ourselves in a dilemma. We were hungry with no idea where to go for our usual Friday dinner date. I was fine with just going to our usual haunts. But Chris, being the more adventurous with trying new places, suggested for us to have some Korean fried chicken. And me, being a sucker for fried chicken, couldn’t turn down the suggestion.

The restaurant was a ten minute drive from our apartment. Traffic was not bad, the usual Friday night dinnertime rush really. So, it was no surprise that there was no free parking spot right in front of the restaurant. The place however shared a plaza with other establishments so there was an abundance of parking spots. The place was busy. But looking at the almost empty restaurant right next to it, it being packed was a good thing. Chris and I decided to sit at the bar not wanting to wait for a table to free up, like I said, it was dinnertime on a Friday and the restaurant was busy.

We focused on two dishes – a seasoned whole fried chicken in honey butter garlic sauce and duk bokk ee (spicy ricecakes) with ramen noodles.

Chris and I both love duk bokk ee but never had it with ramen noodles before. And they so match, definitely a game changer for me. Being used to eating this with just the ricecakes and the vegetables, the ramen noodles gave it a different texture. Because the sauce was thick, it saturated each ramen noodle and packed it with flavor. This dish, depending on where you go can really get spicy, but this one in particular was not overly so. It almost had a hint of sweetness to it, letting us savor and enjoy the dish a lot more. I kid you not, I hummed on the first bite.

One thing about me, fried chicken is more than just a comfort food for me. Definitely sacred. So I am definitely hard to please when it comes to fried chicken. But SIS’ fried chicken impressed the hell out of me. Definitely special. The restaurant uses unfrozen chicken for these and you can taste the freshness in every bite. The chicken was fried to perfection, no dryness whatsoever especially with the dryness prone pieces like the chicken breasts. The sauce that we picked complimented the spiciness of the ricecakes. We almost finished the whole fried chicken. I couldn’t stop eating them. I had to tell myself to stop. Because this fried chicken was that awesome.

The restaurant was cozy without the feeling of being crowded. Ambiance was very chill. While stuffing our faces with awesome foods, we enjoyed KPop that was blaring on the speakers. We couldn’t help but smile as we occasionally hear the singing coming from the karaoke rooms. Definitely dug the almost divey feel of the restaurant. The place was definitely family friendly but I liked that they offered a twenty one and up seating area. It really was a hole in the wall gem with a red door, karaoke and a full bar. Can’t go wrong with that combo.

Stars in the Sky
23830 Hwy 99 N
Ste 121
Edmonds, WA 98026
(425) 582-8802
starsintheskywa.com