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EXPIRED [BNE] Fried Chicken Buffet for $19.90 at Seoul Bistro (Sunnybank)

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EXPIRED [BNE] Fried Chicken Buffet for $19.90 at Seoul Bistro (Sunnybank)
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quop on 05/04/2015 - 21:57 facebook.com (934 clicks)
Last edited 25/05/2016 - 14:27 by 1 other user

See here for changes to this deal from 15/4.

A great deal for lovers of (Korean) fried chicken in Brisbane.

SUNNYBANK'S FIRST FRIED CHICKEN BUFFET!!!
That's right!!!
Unlimited fried chicken
Unlimited home made lemon ice tea
Unlimited Korean side dishes
Japanese cheese egg omelette to share
Bowl of beer battered chips to share
All for a special introductory price $19.90
(90 min to eat)
Feel free to give us a call and let us know that you are coming so we can prepare enough wings and have them out to you in good time:)

Started on Friday, customers ate 150kgs of chicken wings. Deal is currently available at all trading times lunch and dinner (shop is closed Tuesdays). Depending on popularity they may in the future decide to limit the buffet on weekend dinners. Not sure when the introductory price period will end.

I went for lunch yesterday - some pics and thoughts at http://brisvegustation.blogspot.com/2015/04/fried-chicken-wi…

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  • [Deactivated] on 05/04/2015 - 22:13
    +8

    Whole table got food poisoning last time we went. Reported to QLD environmental and health services.

    • Jimothy Wongingtons on 06/04/2015 - 00:06
      +2

      Last time we got the chicken grill to share between 3 people - we all felt real sick not long after. Eaters beware, especially ingesting such a large amount of chicken…

      • quop on 06/04/2015 - 20:13

        I'd be a bit wary of the grill dishes too since they're a cook it yourself item. Only had it one time, and the kitchen ended up cooking it for us cos it was taking a while on the little gas burners, plus we were tight on space on the table with a few kids near the naked flames/hot metal.

    • [Deactivated] on 06/04/2015 - 15:24
      +1

      But was it worth it? ;)

  • [Deactivated] on 05/04/2015 - 22:19

    Unlimited but limited to 90 minutes.

    • quop on 05/04/2015 - 22:24
      +1

      What, were you expecting unlimited time?

      • [Deactivated] on 05/04/2015 - 22:30
        -1

        I just find the marketing funny. Unlimited? No.

        This is the correct spruik to use

        90 mins of fried chicken
        90 mins of home made lemon ice tea
        90 mins of Korean side dishes

        • chickens on 05/04/2015 - 22:38
          +4

          But you can't eat 90 minutes of fried chicken, you can only eat for 90 minutes.

        • quop on 05/04/2015 - 22:55
          +5

          Not sure what your point is. The 90 minute time limit gives context to the unlimited quantity of food. Are you suggesting that the use of "unlimited" in advertising/marketing must mean unlimited in every sense? E.g. unlimited calls/sms in mobile phone plans are unlimited in the context of a monthly time limit. So by your logic the correct spruik there should be

          one calendar month of calls
          one calendar month of SMSes

          ?

        • [Deactivated] on 05/04/2015 - 23:03

          @Aquaius:

          haha you got me!!

        • [Deactivated] on 05/04/2015 - 23:25
          +5

          @quop:

          I was being facetious, thanks for posting it is actually a reasonable deal and 90 mins of 'unlimited' chicken wings is more than enough for anyone.

          But still not unlimited in my view :)

        • quop on 06/04/2015 - 08:54

          @skimmermilk:

          more than enough for anyone.
          But still not unlimited in my view :)

          So (still) not enough for you then ;)

    • [Deactivated] on 09/04/2015 - 10:31
      +1

      You remember what happened when Homer Simpson went to the "All you can eat buffet"?
      "he's an eating machine…"

  • KangaBanga on 05/04/2015 - 23:01
    -7

    Alternatively, at that price point, one could get 18 pieces of succulent KFC on tuesday and then have a buffet at home any day of the week.(benchtop toaster oven required for reheating to optimum crispiness @ 180°C)

    • quop on 05/04/2015 - 23:07
      +4

      Yeah, because KFC vs KFC is a fair comparison ;)

    • Boomeraang on 05/04/2015 - 23:22
      +3

      Is this really a valid reason for downvoting? They're two completely different foods?

    • revo on 05/04/2015 - 23:24
      +3

      But what if you can eat more than 18 pieces?

    • howard1988 on 05/04/2015 - 23:54
      +1

      I wonder whether you have tried Korean style marinated deep fired chicken? Well….you won't try to compare it with KFC any more after you try that.

      They are impeccable!!

    • juventino on 06/04/2015 - 00:00
      +6

      korean trumps kentucky on all counts

  • AMLagonda on 05/04/2015 - 23:05

    If you go, make sure the chicken is cooked and not rushed.

  • kronicmacstigator on 05/04/2015 - 23:33
    +1

    This restaurant consistently gets some pretty damn high reviews!

    http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/337/1798816/restaurant/Brisbane/…

  • singlefished on 05/04/2015 - 23:47
    +1

    Sunnybank is a fair bit of travelling for me… Will just have to stick to the buffalo wings from woolies deli - they're delish and much better than KFC!!!

  • Osiris on 06/04/2015 - 07:59

    After reading the OP's blog im hungry for some wings

  • kronicmacstigator on 06/04/2015 - 08:42
    +1

    Maybe organise an ozbargain meet? :)

    • quop on 06/04/2015 - 08:58

      Go for it mate, I've had my turn :)

    • ccrap on 06/04/2015 - 11:01

      You mean an ozbargain meat?

  • raj76 on 06/04/2015 - 14:35
    +1

    Anything like this in Sydney

    • quop on 06/04/2015 - 21:18
      -1

      I would've thought there'd be plenty of KFC joints in Sydney… perhaps you could pitch the concept and get them on board with what's happening in Brisbane ;)

      • raj76 on 07/04/2015 - 01:00
        +1

        I was talking in regards to the fact 19.90 buffet of chicken… Do we any buffets like this in Sydney

        • quop on 07/04/2015 - 10:04
          -1

          As was I. So let me try this again:

          I would've thought there'd be plenty of KFC joints in Sydney… so since you don't know of any around that do a buffet like this deal perhaps you could pitch the concept to the existing KFC stores and get them on board with what's happening in Brisbane ;)

  • [Deactivated] on 06/04/2015 - 15:20

    A typical all you can eat offers mixed cuisine (including fried chicken) for around $20. Not saying anything about the quality of the restaurant which I'm sure is very good but what is the usual price for this? Is it a deal because there are savings off the regular price or is it a deal because it is outstanding value in some way?

    • quop on 06/04/2015 - 21:17
      +2

      Do you know of comparable all you can eat offers for ~$20 in the area? If so please enlighten me as I'd been keen to check them out. Most of the ones I know of are in the $25-30 range (or higher for the fancier places). No AYCE place I've been to has fried chicken that IMO compares to Korean fried chicken. Based on the stores I've been to in the southside of Brisbane, the typical usual price of Korean fried chicken is close to $2/piece for smaller quantities and gets closer to $1.50/piece for larger quantities. The cheapest KFC I know of is from 88 Topokki which does a special of 10 pieces (crispy/non-marinated) for $9.80. But that (and a few other stores) is pieces of chicken (many stores sell by half/whole chicken) so the sizes can vary considerably, vs Seoul Bistro's offering which is for chicken wings and more consistent size.

      As for your specific questions all I know is that there is no usual price for this (yet?) as it's a new (and unique) offering and they've said the $19.90 is an introductory price. I guess it's a deal if ozbargainers at large vote it up as a deal. As for any AYCE type offer, the value varies depending on how much one can eat. FWIW my breakdown of what you get with the deal is:

      • beer battered chips with tomato sauce - $2.50, based on menu price of $5/bowl, shared between 2
      • Japanese cheese egg omelette - not on menu but I'd estimate at around $5-6 based on the price of similar items (pancakes/okonomiyaki) on the current and previous menus being in the range of $10.90-12.90, shared between 2
      • home made ice lemon tea - at least $3.50, based on menu price of $3.50 per cup/serve, so depends on how many serves you drink

      So that's $11-12 worth of food at the usual prices, leaving $7.90-8.90 worth of food to be made up from the side dishes and chicken wings:

      • side dishes - let's say $0 as I don't know how to price these since they're not a separate menu item, though I believe they come free if you order Korean main dishes from the menu. I've only gotten them once when ordering the shared grill dish, and never when I've just ordered the wings (plus other non-Korean menu items).
      • fried chicken wings - the usual menu price for a small serve of the fried chicken wings is $9.90 for the crispy or $11.90 for the yangnyum / honey soy flavours. I don't know for sure how many wings you get in a small but guesstimate it at 5-6.

      Total value so far on my reckoning: $20.90-23.90. So yes for me there's a definite saving and I (plus presumably others who have given this a positive vote) can see value in the deal, not to mention those customers (some new) who have gone and taken up the offer and voted with their wallet.

      • [Deactivated] on 06/04/2015 - 21:44

        Thank you, exactly the kind of analysis I was trying to see

        • quop on 06/04/2015 - 21:53

          Cool. FWIW I managed 10 chicken wings which I believe to be about equivalent to the medium size chicken wing menu item, the usual price of which is $15.90 crispy / $17.90 yangnyum/honey soy. Would've been able to eat a few more if not for the pork ribs dish we had which wasn't part of the buffet, so I pretty much would've gotten my money's worth based on the wings alone.

  • Knightelf on 06/04/2015 - 15:30
    +1

    Not saying this doesn't cater to some people, but for the average person $10 worth of fried chicken at any Sunnybank joint (eg Bungle Bungle) is plenty… plus side dishes are always free at Korean restaurants.

    • CarpalTunnel on 06/04/2015 - 18:38
      +1

      Except Bungle Bungle right? haha I love that place, but you don't get any kimchi or any other korean side dishes with any fried chicken :(

  • Dr Techno on 06/04/2015 - 21:03

    OMG I wished I lived in Brisbane now!!!!!!@!!!#!

  • skywards on 07/04/2015 - 09:53

    Does the deal state it to be fried chicken or just fried chicken wings?

    • quop on 07/04/2015 - 10:08

      The deal states "fried chicken" earlier on and specifies wings later on:

      Feel free to give us a call and let us know that you are coming so we can prepare enough wings and have them out to you in good time:)

  • quop on 15/04/2015 - 12:58

    Deal has been modified from 15/4. The parts that have changed are:

    OLD:

    Japanese cheese egg omelette to share
    Bowl of beer battered chips to share
    All for a special introductory price $19.90

    NEW:

    Chefs choice of two entrees to share between two people
    Chefs choice of dessert
    All for a special introductory price $21.90 per person

    The "Chefs choice" part makes it a bit harder to calculate a breakdown for comparison purposes, though you could say it's roughly pay $2/head more to add dessert.

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