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Fried chicken restaurant in Seoul satisfies Jollibee cravings with its fantastic dishes

Members of Seoul’s Filipino community are lauding FRYb’s chicken dishes for giving them a taste of Jollibee nostaglia. We paid it a visit

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Southern American chicken and gravy at FRYb, a fried chicken restaurant in Seoul, South Korea, that serves American food with a distinct hint of the Philippines. Photo: Instagram/fry.bistro

By Jon Dunbar

FRYb, a small restaurant just south of Quy Nhon-gil in Seoul’s Itaewon district, describes itself as an “American Fried Bistro”.

However, members of the local Filipino community have noticed something else about it.

Perhaps it is the lower case “b” in “FRYb”, which officially stands for “bistro” but somewhat evokes the name of the Filipino fast-food chain Jollibee.

Spicy and crispy chicken at FRYb. Photo: Instagram/fry.bistro
Spicy and crispy chicken at FRYb. Photo: Instagram/fry.bistro

Not many would dispute fried chicken’s American origin, but a few distinct features in FRYb’s menu reveal that this is American food brought to you via the Philippines.

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