Turntable Chicken Jazz

I'll make it short and to the point!
The place is very nice but hard to find, I think they need some sort of signage to help the customers follow the short way
We had fried dumplings and spicy chicken
The food was delicious and crispy just the way we like it
Will definitely go again when I'm in the area

I had been to Turntable Chicken Jazz for a work happy hour pre-pandemic and this was my first time back with friends.

It's hard to not have a good time here. The bar/restaurant is spacious with high ceilings, the decor is vintage / music themed, and as you'd expect they only play jazz here.

For drinks we ordered a Sapporo beer tower. The beer tower is the move for any large group, and they have a good variety of German US and Japanese beers.

We ordered the wings and drums combo with half soy and half spicy, which ended up being a good snack to accompany the beer tower.

Service was solid, and they made sure we had a chilled glass for the beer, which was a nice touch.

Turntable Chicken Jazz is a fun as the name is, and I recommend it for anyone having a night out with friends in the area.

I came here for a drink on a Friday. They have high top tables near the front of the restaurant. The seats were a bit small and shallow, but the tables did have foot rests, which made them a bit more comfortable. It wasn't too loud and the music theme made for interesting decor.

I had the sangria fusion. It was quite sweet. It came with a fresh, plump lychee, which was very tasty.

Very vibey spot, with cool wall decor and an interesting vibe. The food is definitely a bit westernized though, and service was pretty mediocre (we had to flag down our waiters for everything little thing we wanted, which was pretty frustrating).

We got the korean fried chicken, and it had a really good crisp. However, it was definitely lacking some seasoning, and just wasn't as salty as I wanted them to be. The seafood pancake definitely felt like they weren't using the freshest seafood, as it had a pretty strong seafood flavor which masks much of everything else. The bulgogi is a deceivingly small portion size; if I was just ordering for myself, I feel like I would need two to fill myself.

Overall, would come back for the atmosphere with a group of friends, but don't expect anything special from the food!

We had a reservation for a group of 9 people on a Wednesday night. Very small space so you might accidentally bump your chair into another person. The first bathroom with the sliding door isn't the cleanest so be wary. Also make sure you use both hooks to close the door so no one yanks it open.

We ordered a few dishes to share like the truffle fries, kimchi fried rice, hush puppies, and lychee soju (loved how it came with fresh lychees and toothpicks to share) while we all waited for our chicken. The kimchi fried rice was really good, everything else was okay.

The fried chicken was delicious. I loved the shell like crispy exterior of the skin, and the chicken was very flavorful and wasn't drenched in sauce. The daikon radish was disappointing though, it was really plain. The medium combo was plenty enough for my boyfriend and I to share. We ordered all soy garlic but we did try their spicy flavor and it had a good amount of heat.

Overall had an okay experience, I would only return for the chicken.

A bit of a disappointing experience since we thought there'd be actual live Jazz music being performed. The waitress was a bit rude, I asked if a cocktail could be made nonalcoholic and she seemed to hint that that didn't make sense, however there is actually a market for the nonalcoholic beverage space. The kimchi fried rice was mid, the fried chicken seemed typical, I'm sure there are a lot of KFC spots around the neighborhood that have less moody service and more menu variety.

My friend and I ordered the half soy half spicy wings + bulgogi rice cakes paired w/ the soju bomb (each).

Quality/taste: The wings were flavorful, not tooo breaded, and not too overpowering in the sauce. The spicy wasn't overly spicy, which I appreciated. The bulgogi rice cakes were good, but the meat could have been fresher in my opinion. Overall flavors were there.

Service: Got sat right away. Once we were seated, the server came pretty often to check on us. Staff were really attentive, even servers that were not our server came to us and asked if we needed anything.

Environment: Spacious and nicely decorated. I enjoyed the rustic, feel inside. A bit dark/dim though. Bathroom was easy to find also.

Price: Overpriced. It came out to over $70 for the entire meal. I don't even think we got that much food. I don't think it was worth the $70+ for what we got.

Overall, it was a good experience and I'm glad I got to try it. But I don't think I will be coming back anytime soon because it was underwhelming for the overpriced amount of food/drinks we got esp since portions weren't too big and the food wasn't anything unique or different from other Korean fried chicken spots around.

Solid place for Korean fried chicken. I love the vibe here and the restaurant is decorated from top to bottom with vinyls, which is really cool. This place is great for groups, or even for two on date nights. Although, I wouldn't recommend this place for first dates as it can get loud. The soy garlic fried chicken has good flavor. We ordered their fried chicken burger to try, but it was alright I wouldn't order this again and would probably just order more fried chicken. Service was good and I'd definitely come back.

A pretty good korean fried chicken spot that's located in the heart of Ktown in midtown Manhattan that's known for playing jazz vinyls during your meal. The ambience of this restaurant is super cozy and features walls and walls of various vinyls for a cool vintage feel. The chicken was pretty good -- hot and crispy but their menu lacks a lot of sauce options (only hot and soy). Also ordered up a bunch of appetizers such as kimchi fried rice, truffle fries, and hush puppies which were all delicious and tasty. Service is really attentive and friendly but the food takes a bit of time of time for a larger group. Great spot for larger groups as they don't rush you and accommodate last minute reservations.

Yup this place was absolutely worth the hype.
I and a group of friends came on a summer weekend and got several wings (soy garlic and spicy) and apps to split among us + a beer tower. The interior is very cool - lined with several vinyl covers and rustic, wooden accent.

These are some solid wings - crispy, saucy, with good flavoring, and it went really nicely with the beer. Staff was super efficient and kind. I had a good time and can't wait to come back.

When you can't get a reso to Coqodaq any time soon (crying while losing to these bots at 10 AM every day), Turntable is a decent consolation prize. Honestly I love me some Korean fried chicken, I've said before that it's my choice last meal on earth. I need it to be double fried, extra crispy, sauced but not drenched so it ain't soggy, and the meat gotta be tender and juicy. Turntable hits all the spots, no notes.

One unique thing is that they let us choose exactly how many pieces of wings we wanted for which sauce, and since I am still gradually building my spice tolerance, we asked for mostly soy garlic instead of hot n spicy. It wasn't that spicy even for me, I'd imagine it's not even comparable to a level 1 beginner wing on the Hot Ones challenge (although weakling that I am, I did take a sip of water).

The kimchi fried rice with chicken was really eggcellent, love that it's topped with a fried egg with runny yolk. These wings are sizable and heavy though so maybe don't overestimate how many you need. We ordered 12 wings for 2 of us, and my appetite has dramatically increased lately but I was still only able to eat 4 before throwing in the towel.

Vibes are turnt in the evenings but chill during the day. It's a staple of Ktown and sits in between the fast food style KFC and super high end champagne and caviar KFC.