Incredible Chicken, Eastwood

Entrance of Restaurant

After realising that our old Korean haunt was renamed 'MIRAC Korean Restaurant' (same or new management/restaurant?), we decided to bite the bullet and try out the relatively new Incredible Chicken next door. I had previously walked past it en route to Aldi from Eastwood station and noticed that the chicken menu somewhat resembled The Sparrow's Mill (... are they related?):
 

Menu Board Outside Restaurant

For a Thursday night, there weren't that many people inside the restaurant and surprisingly the wait-staff were both male (they tend to be mostly female).

As per other Korean restaurants, sides are served with your meal:

Sides (from left, clockwise): Sweet Potato, Peanuts in Sweet Soy Sauce,
Sliced Dried Bean curd, Bean Sprouts, Kimchi

However, the kimchi had a distinct 'off' smell/taste, so it was promptly set to the side. This is probably the first (and only) time I have ever been served with kimchi that had gone bad (perhaps due to the relatively warm weather that we have been having in Sydney lately) - but surely the staff, or other customers, would have noticed?!

The other sides were fine but my only comment is that the peanuts (a take on the sweet and savoury Korean soy beans?) should ideally be cooked for longer in the sweet soy sauce so that the peanuts were entirely soft.

Black Sesame Chicken (H: $17)

Despite the name, there was minimal black sesame (a pinch max.) stuck to the deep-fried boneless chicken.. at least sprinkle some on top! The external batter was rather peppery (reminiscent of actual KFC wicked wings) but the chicken was surprisingly still moist and tender. I think I prefer my chicken to be smothered in some sauce to give it some point of difference from actual KFC.

Bibimbap ($13)

The bibimbap stone pot was super hot when it was served at the table so the rice had already started crisping up, even as we were mixing the rice. In the end, the resulting rice was part-soft-part-crunchy without the typical crispy rice at the bottom.

Verdict - just stick to the chicken. All of the other (Korean) customers were eating it.