Fusing Food ood Long Island City duo open poke and Korean fried chicken joint By Angela Matua After operating out of a small space in Long Island City’s Bricktown Bagel, the owners of Korean Style Fried Chicken (KSFC) have ventured out on their own to open a poke and Korean fried chicken hybrid restaurant. Katie Kim, 29, and Sam Kim, 30, opened PokeLICious at 5-37 51st Ave. on Dec. 16. The duo, who are not related, has lived in Long Island City for five years and wanted to introduce their take on poke and Korean food to the area. “We like to help grow our neighborhood and we also like to serve our Korean food and food that we can serve to our neighbors,” Sam Kim said, “There are not much restaurants in the area. There are a lot of bars but not many restaurants were you can serve food.” Though they both enjoyed running KSFC, which as primarily a take-out spot, Katie Kim’s love of poke spurred her to open a place where both dishes could be served. In the mornings and for lunch, customers can purchase a variety of poke bowls and for dinner, Korean fried chicken and rice bowls will be served along with beer. The Beer Closet, which operated in the same space, will continue to offer its selection of beers at PokeLICious and the duo hopes to have KSFC up and running at the location by the end of February. Customers can choose between five poke bowls in a small, which costs $10.95 and comes with three scoops of protein, or a large bowl for $12.95, which comes with 5 scoops of protein. Poke is a raw fish salad that originated in Hawaii. It has become popular nationwide, partly because of the recent pivot by Americans to eat healthier food, Katie Kim said. PokeLICious’ menu is strongly inspired by the duo’s love of traveling. Each bowl is named after a city they have visited and includes ingredients 22 January 2017 i LIC COURIER i www.qns.com Photos by Angela Matua
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