Reviews for Pelicana in Annandale, VA

Amazing place to eat a distinctively unique kind of fried chicken. It takes about 20 minutes to get your food as they will only... prepare and cook once you have ordered. I got their original and spicy fried chicken. Top-notch quality and taste. The crunchof their breading is quite unique. The meat is tender and juicy. The spicy chicken was definitely spicy. The flavors were a bitstrong (but good) on this one. You'll probably need something like rice to balance the flavors. The parking lot is huge sinceit’s in a large strip mall next to the Block, a popular Korean food court establishment. Definitely a place to keep comingback. You will just need to be patient because it will take around 20 minutes to get your order. The wait though is well worthit! Read more

I ordered takeout from Pelicans Chicken. I've been to other restaurants in the area, so I figure I'd try this spot out. I... ordered the Spicy Soy Garlic (boneless thighs), Pa-Dak, and Chicken Fried Rice. (See pictures.) The Chicken Fried Rice wasdisappointing. At almost $14, expected more. It lacked seasoning; it was bland. I wish they either used more soy sauce or evenadded salt. I ended up adding salt and drizzling in sesame oil to help things out. Also, the boneless chicken breast in the ricewere very dry. I do believe the texture, temperature, and ingredient ratio were perfect, but not enough to save this dish. ThePa-Dak is typically served with a soy-mustard drizzle and scallions. I found the chicken well seasoned, but overcooked, even thedark meat was dry. The scallions were fresh, however the sauce lacked balance, with little soy flavour and tasting almostentirely of horseradish. The Spicy Soy Garlic wings were incredible. They were perfectly seasoned, extra crispy, and juicy. Youcould taste the ginger and garlic in the chicken. Lastly, the staff was really nice. They were helpful when I had questions andgenerally very warm in our exchanges. I'd come back here, but stick to the boneless thighs. Thankfully there are many rubs andsauces to choose from. Read more

I eat pelicana regularly. The chicken is mostly. There were a phase where it wasn't consistant but recent my orders have been... pretty consistent and good. Rest of the menu can use some improvement. Pancakes, buldak, and taco were disappointmentrepeatedly. Jimdak anc gizzard were pretty good too. Recently I noticed the sauce size ($2) they delivered became half thesize. That's a bummer for whole chicken order. The small one is recent sauce container vs the bigger one is from previous order.Believe it or not, this irritates me enough not to order online anymore for now. Read more

In an area surrounded by what seems like unlimited options for korean fried chicken, Pelicana really stands out! Their chicken... is always well-cooked and crispy with a crunch in every bite, and even their non-chicken items are also fire. We got the spicylevel two wings, soy garlic wings, their double crispy wings, chicken sliders, bulgogi dupbap and rose dukbokki. Everything wassuper good but the spicy wings and the rose dukbokki were definitely our favorites! Thank you and shout out to Pelicana for thegreat food :)) I've been a loyal customer since I moved to the DMV & will definitely be back again for more!! Read more

Great food with a very particular flavor not found in other restaurants. We the different sauces for the chicken and the Bulgogi... is the best in the area, and I am empowered to comment this because I live for a year in South Korea. Jazmine was great and theowner, which I don't know his name, was super attentive and welcome us like true friends. Go there and see for yourself. Read more

First time going to this restaurant. We ordered a 24 pieces wings because we thought the wings will be your standard size, but... when we got the order they were huge! I went with a group of 4 and we had a left over 8 pieces because they were that big andfilling. We got the honey spicy, honey garlic, soy garlic, and sweet spicy. I personally liked the soy garlic since it was moreon the drier side. Our servers are very friendly and gave us good suggestions on what to order. They have some trendy musicplaying in the background and seems like a good spot to hang. Read more

I was pretty disappointed with the food and the overall experience. We ordered takeout for dinner, and firstly, we received no... napkins or utensils of any sort, which is my first flag, especially for a takeout order. Secondly, we ordered fries, and thedescription notes that it’s supposed to be served with parmesan cheese and parsley, and none of those were included. The frieswere, quite frankly, overpriced and not good. $7 for fries that had no seasoning whatsoever and were soggy. Another flag was thepickled radish. I’ve been to many Korean fried chicken restaurants in the area, and this is the first time I have ever gottenDRY pickled radish. They usually serve this side dish submerged in the vinegar to preserve freshness and taste, but that was notto be found here. The only upside was that the chicken tasted pretty good, aside from the fact that a good portion wasundercooked. Overall, we were very disappointed and I would say for the price you pay, you might as well check out your otheroptions in the area. Read more

Cheese corn was pretty good, not as cheesy as some other ones I've had, more corn centric than anything, the portion we got was... pretty small in comparison to a friend who came and ordered the same thing for the same price and got a larger portion so notsure what's up with that. Rice cakes were average, not bad but nothing to remember. Chicken is the real star here! Greatcrispy chicken that's very flavorful and tender. Very juicy on the inside overall one of the better Korean fried chickens I'vehad in the area! Read more