Sitting at Yonge and Lake Shore Boulevard is a South Core hit by Young Lee, a.k.a.Mama Lee. The Daegu-born cook makes all her childhood staples, including a crispy Korean fried chicken with a secret ingredient in the batter.

Padak boneless chicken with sweet-and-sour mustard sauce or soy garlic wings are popular orders at this chill and reliable spot by Wellesley station, with anothert location just south of Finch station.

Fried chicken only comes in two flavours at this homey restaurant on The Queensway: soy sauce or a sweet sauce that’s slightly spicy. Order up to 15 pieces per order. You can get your chicken pre-mixed or get the sauce on the side for dunking.

Tucked inside the Galleria Supermarket on York Mills is Mom’s Chicken: the food court fave for fried chicken takeout. Containers of wings tossed in Mom’s soy sauce, seasoned spicy, padak or plain go perfectly with a can of coke and pickled radish on the side.

The cheese volcano chicken platter covered in fried chicken and creamy sauce is epic and comes highly recommended, if you feel like indulging in some bird, bread, and cheese. This Koreatown North restaurant is the first location of this Seoul-based brand.

One of the first Toronto chains to ride the Korean fried chicken wave, The Fry’s locations in the Annex and by Yonge and Wellesley serve up platters of crispy chicken in the usual array of flavours like green onion and soy garlic.