Jung Pak

A month ago, I found out about this place from my daughter. Didn't even know this place existed and I have lived in Howard county for over 20 years. As you can see, I am not much of a bar person. Now I have been to every restaurant around this place but never thought about it. A month ago, my wanted some chicken. So I ordered some food from our usual place and then on the way over there to pick it up, I stopped by and talked to the owner's son and put in an order for their boneless chicken to go. After picking up the usual food, I came back and picked up the boneless chicken from here.

I don't know if it was because it got cold and the shrinkage factor, the boneless chicken was pretty sad. I air fried it to heat it up but it didn't help. I thought about putting in a review of that experience but thought that it would be unfair to base it on just one dish under not ideal conditions. So I didn't. Well, this week, a group of friends wanted to come here for drinks and food and I readily agreed. Wanted to give it a proper chance.

As you can see from the photos, the place is not that large but with the long table in the middle, it can adapt to a lot of people in a group. This time the food was really really goof. Everyone loved all the chicken dishes. I would say the half and half chicken is probably the best dish they have. I could use a much spicier sauce personally but it suited everyone else just fine. The food came out in a timely manner and it was great. The one thing that I would say they can improve upon is that I didn't see any Korean beers on the menu. Just had Sapporo beer. No draft beers either. I know it's a Korean bar but it is still a bar and beer variety is a must. People want what they want when it comes to beer. I would note that the flavored Korean rice wine was definitely a huge hit with all the ladies.

A man had a dream. He wanted to share his beer with his friends. He invited his neighbors over to help him make some beer to share and thus the story of the Pickett Brewing Company started. He partnered with a neighbor and friend and thus their journey began. In spite of all the turns and obstacles in their way, they persevered and finally opened. Covid was not going to stop them from achieving their dream. After years of building up from scratch, they finally opened up this week.
My family went there this Saturday and we tried every beer they offered. The very last beer we tried was called the Totally Drinkable. It was last because of its dubious name. The word is the Owner was not satisfied with the taste but his friends convinced him it was totally drinkable and honestly, it was totally drinkable. Not sure why he wasn't satisfied with it but everyone has different taste.
The setting is not overly pretentious. It is just a good comfortable environment to relax and have fun with friends and family. They do not serve food at this place but you are totally welcomed to bring your own food. We chose some CM Chicken because, you know, Korean chicken and beer is a thing these days. Anyway, we had a wonderful time and will definitely visit again soon. And this is the definition of a local small business.

PS: for full disclosure, I know the co-owner.