PONKO Chicken

If there's fwied cheekan to be had, the pouch will sniff it out no matter where it is located... And there is a newish cheekan joint that decided to make their coop off an access road on Chamblee Tucker Rd. This area is like a blackhole, no one comes around here. It kinda reminds me of a rest stop off the Jersey Turnpike... But not even low rent hookers will service any Johns in this wretched hive of scum and villainy. But the pouch will cruise for action anywhere when it comes to cheekan. This is the strangest location for a fast casual resto, there is absolutely zero visibility or foot traffic around here. But I will bet that the rent here is prolly cheap as fuck and required minimal start up costs. There's some warehouses and offices around here but it still baffles the mind on their location choice... But that doesn't bother the pouch, I have risked life and limb in shithole areas of Atlanta all in the name of chicken. This location is a cake walk... Pulled into the lot and it was surprisingly busy. Seems like they do a lot of pick up/take out orders during lunch. The inside is modern and clean and looked surprisingly nice for a cheekan joint. Their entire menu is a spin off the Japanese tonkatsu, instead of a breaded fried pork cutlet, it's all chicken... And veggie patty or tofu is also available if you're into that crap. There is no bone-in cheekan options, boooo! But let's take a first look, anyways...

Spicy Ponko Tenders Plate, Ponko fries. It's like 4 decent size chicken tenders with 2 sides for $10. The tenders were crispy on the outside and moist on the inside, the spicy sauce coated the tenders fully. It wasn't that spicy but it will do for most pedestrians. The Ponko fries were just ok... Seasoned lightly with spices and herbs but they were pretty crispy. I liked the tenders, they're pretty good quality. I would prolly get them again if I was cruising for action around here but I would get the sauce on the side next time so they stay extra crispy longer.

Potato Salad. This was the second side with the plate... And it was a real snoozer. It was creamy with some toothy bites but it was pretty much bland and under seasoned. Their other sides are pretty limited and nothing really that interesting.

Ponko Rice Box, pickles, ranch. This is the basic rice box for $7, it's just rice and chicken with a little ranch and pickles. This was the regular Ponko tenders which were just as tasty as the spicy ones. I mean it's just friggin panko breaded tenders deep fried and thrown in a box with rice, it's not rocket science or some new culinary invention.. It's just simple food and it hits the stop for a quick snack but I would get bored real fast if I ate this regularly.

It's a cute little chicken tender spot in the middle of nowhere but it looks like they're just doing fine during the lunch rush. I doubt they're as busy later in the evening but who knows... I won't be reporting on the dinner crowd because I will prolly be too fucked up to drive that far up once the sun goes down along with the brown juice down into the pouch... But my one fan is more than welcomed to check it out, they are open till 10PM daily... Usually, around the same time that I'll be crying myself to sleep in a church basement somewhere.

2896 Chamblee Tucker Rd
Atlanta, GA 30341
www.ponkochicken.com