Tik Dak - Oakland

O-K let 's talk wings! People think they know wings because they 've been to some joint that frys something that resembles chicken and/or a chicken wing. But lets be honest those ain 't wings, that may not even be chicken. On the other side of the spectrum you have those real wings at places that look like they butchered a starved bird who 's wings had barely developed, the sauce is usually watery and either too salty or too x something you can 't describe. This ain 't either one of those type places...these people take their wings serious. I was skeptical when a friend recommended this place, very. He ain 't got the best taste buds. But he come through here. I started with their soy garlic and literally lived off those wings for almost 2 weeks. I practiced some self-restraint following but always found a way there by way of other people I would introduce to the spot. Then one night I took my visitng cousin from the NYC and she ordered the Crunchy Fried (Plain) wings. I rolled my eyes cause... how boring and you know...plain. There 's nothing plain about these wings and she ended up having to slap my hand away from her plain wings. I was impressed to say the least. I 've been doing a combo of both the soy garlic and crunchy fried ever since. Maybe I need to be more adventurous and try the other flavors but I 'll wait till my next guest introduces me to a new flavor. Why change what works.

I got the bomb cup special from their website togo. It says fried rice with meat on top but I got plain white rice. Not sure if its a mistake or a typo.

I ordered 6 wings, one rice cake dish and radish pickles. Was charged over 70 bucks. Glad i checked my statement. Tried to call the number listed on their website and got some insurance sales line??Would recommend a receipt in case you need to dispute..

I was quite disappointed at this spot after hearing good reviews. I tried the garlic fries and got a large order of wings sweet and spicy, and spicy garlic. The garlic fries were soft, and the garlic was wet and clumpy, like the garlic that comes in the large Costco tubs. That was offputting. Then we needed to go and ask for additional ketchup 3 times to get a small container. They were offering a Yelp check in offer for a free drink, upon checking in, they did not honor it, despite there being a large sign actively posted by the menu and ordering window. I was also disappointed in the flavoring of the wings, as well as the crispyness, didn't seem like that light double fried skin that bonchon offers, and the sauces were not as good either. One of them just tasted like gochujang. This just didn't hit the mark and was way off. I never enjoy writing bad reviews, but I was very disappointed. We ordered a lot if food and didn't receive the quality or adequate fixings.

Overall it was cool. Tasty chicken the only thing I recommend is it not be so salty it's a little too salty for me maybe it's a personal preference, but the chicken smells fresh and of good quality I love that about it and the crunch was perfect. Very good coating. The cheese balls are yummy and different. Thank you