Sam Kim, owner of Hoodadak, remembered his Korean fried chicken restaurant’s opening day of Dec. 21, 2015, as a mixed bag.
“It was the day that my dream came true, and we had too [many] customers,” he said. “We couldn’t handle it.”
Kim said despite no formal advertising and only a Facebook page to announce the eatery’s opening at 1645 Winding Hollow Drive, Ste. 205, Katy, word-of-mouth brought out crowds too large for his staff to move around the dining room. He said the limited number of Korean fried chicken restaurants in the Katy area—three including Hoodadak—may have been a reason for the demand.
After working in Japanese restaurants for a decade, Kim opened his own establishment. But he wanted to cook something else, so Kim said he spent six months crafting recipes without MSG and after four months of construction opened Hoodadak.
