Prince Hof - Hwang Tae Ja

I went here because the ambiance seemed nice. I grew up all over southern california where every block is a korean bar or restaurant so this was definitely missed. But this was sad. What they were serving was laughable for an area with tons of korean/asian markets. I'm writing this at 1:30 AM because argh.

Spicy Soup + Ramen: $18
Contained: 1/2 sliced sausage, 1/2 sliced hot dog, 4 tiny slivers of spam (1/4 can), kimchi, INSTANT noodles, instax ramen mix / gochujjang?
$18?

Chicken Wings:
12 total, soy glaze or spicy. Only thing semi-worth the hefty price since it came with a side salad and pickled radishes. (Bon Chon chicken in Manhattan and Fort Lee are 10x better priced).

Cosmopolitan (Martini) $11
Grenadine and Vodka. barf. I know grenadine since I yaked from drinking that nasty shit when I was like, 16, thinking it was a fancy mixer (lol)

White Russian: meh $8

Our total bill came out to ~ $59.
We gave a 10% tip. Service was meh, Food was UGH...SAD.
THIS SHOULD BE MORE THAN ENOUGH.
ESPECIALLY FOR ELMHURST.

Nope, waitress literally stopped us while getting our coats on. She even reached over my boyfriend (who was crouching under the table trying to grab a dropped card) to snatch the signed bill at the far end of the table. My guess was to stop low tipping customers. She chastised us about how in NYC it is a MANDATORY LAW to tip between 15 - 20%. I get it for gratuity for large parties. But I will NOT tip at a restaurant serving POOR QUALITY, OVERPRICED food. Our total bill with tip was $66 and if we see a higher amount posted onto the bank card, we will dispute charges to have it REMOVED. FYI, your restaurant is in elmhurst. This is not K-town, manhattan.

A mandatory experience for chicken wing lovers.  

Long before KFC (Korean fried chicken) existed, there was Prince Hof.  Locals who grew up here say this place was the hot crazy spot, bumping with people thirsty for Korean drinks and hungry for Korean pub food, with of course, the major attraction being the fried chicken.

All this talk made me curious so I stopped by here with these locals who happen to be my friends and well, I must say that I'm a convert.  My photo doesn't do any justice but traditional KFC in Korea is served with the refreshing white radish kimchi, 'mool kimchi' and a bed of semi-greens (coleslaw or romaine lettuce) topped with 'thousand island dressing'. Pair the chicken with beer and yogurt soju and you're in for a nice meal without at all breaking the bank.  Watch some Korean videos while you're at it. Maybe you'll see other videos of the you tube mega star, Psy while you're there.

Only reason why I don't give it a five is because I was disappointed with their Korean rice beer (mak-gul-li).  I plan to come back here again when Korean comfort food calls out to me.

I would say the fried chicken is the best thing on the menu, but I haven't ordered anything else... That said, Colonel Sanders eat your heart out. Also a pint of beer is $4.