Vol. 10, Issue 3, March 2022
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Family-Owned K’s Chicken & Grill Offers Delicious Korean Fried Chicken and BBQ to Carrollwood By Deborah Bostock-Kelley Move over, Colonel Sanders, there’s a new KFC in town: Korean Fried Chicken! Located in a busy Carrollwood shopping center, the only Korean restaurant in the North Tampa area for miles, the family-run restaurant boasts chicken in a way you may never have tasted before. Recently opened in May 2021, K’s Chicken & Grill is the creation of mother and son duo Seong Ja Hong, owner, and Sean Woo, manager. A chef in Korea, Seong Ja first brought her passion and talent for cooking for over 30 years in her birthplace to create a small, ten-table, but hugely popular restaurant in Jacksonville. While in operation, Gangnam Korean Restaurant was named “the number one Korean restaurant in Jacksonville.” When the pair decided to open in Tampa Bay, they knew they wanted a large location that could accommodate special occasions like birthday parties, graduations, anniversary celebrations, and other large events. K’s Chicken & Grill can comfortably seat up to 150 guests. Seong Ja and Sean purposely took the nontraditional route when creating the interior concept for K’s Chicken & Grill in Carrollwood. The décor is modern and
See “K’s Chicken” on page 12
INSIDE THIS ISSUE From the Editor: Loyal to Local..........................5 Robotics State Championship............................8 Corned Beef Recipe.........................................10
