The Korean fried chicken craze is not only sweeping the country, but also Wesley Chapel.
It started slowly locally, almost two years ago, with Sweet Krunch, located in the Shoppes at New Tampa of Wesley Chapel plaza on Bruce B. Downs Blvd. south of S.R. 56.
Then, just a couple of months ago, we first told you about the opening of Bonchon Korean Fried Chicken at The Hub at Lexington.
Of course, both of those are local links in growing regional (Sweet Krunch) or international (Bonchon) chains. But now, the former location of multiple Indian restaurants — and Chicken Boss and TJ’s Hot Dogs before them — at 5888 Grand Oro Ln., in the KRATE at the Grove container park (it most recently was Curry Club), is now K-Crunch Fried Chicken, Bowls & Fries, an independently owned Korean fried chicken place that, based on my first visit, has super-crunchy fried chicken and tasty seasoned fries (above photo).
Of course, it remains to be seen if K-Crunch can succeed where those other places have failed, but you should definitely go check it out for its “Bold Flavors & Good Vibes!”
For more info about K-Crunch, call (813) 550-8243. — GN