Restaurant Review: Kokio Republic (via Grubhub)

Hadn't had a meal delivered in a LONG time, decided on fried chicken. Apparently, nearest KFC does NOT deliver to my area (a few blocks too far?) so I had to pick someone else, and seems Kokio Republic was highly rated. 

Ordered combo 1: 4 pieces Korean Fried Chicken (hot and sweet flavor, mixed bone-in and bone-out), + 3 kimchi balls, which is just under $20. Added a pickled korean radish as side, and a bulgogi beef taco. Add driver fee, Grubhub charge, minus discount, plus tax, plus $3 tip, comes out to be just about $30. 

Delivery was fast, tried the food, felt as if I ordered the wrong thing, due to my changing taste buds. 

Kimchi balls: eh... didn't really taste like kimchi, a bit of grain, probably rice. I just had kimchi yesterday, and this doesn't taste like kimchi. 

Korean Fried Chicken: I did ask for mixed (half bone-in, half-boneless), and I probably should have just asked for all boneless. I did ask for hot and sweet, but it tastes mostly sweet, very little spice. I probably should have specified "fiery" (3 spice level vs 1). The chicken is nice and tender, not dry, but delivery means outside isn't crispy any more. 

Pickled Korean Radish: this is pickled? It just tastes like cubed with a little vinegar. It is crispy, and it does counter the saltiness of the chicken. But I probably should have ordered Persian cucumber instead. 

Bulgogi beef taco: hmmm... street taco (tiny little tortilla) with some better in the middle, tastes pretty good, but $5 for that little thing? A bit overpriced, IMHO. 

I probably should have ordered 6 pieces Korean Fried Chicken, fiery flavor, boneless, and instead of the bulgogi taco, something like kimchi beef risotto or noods, or tteokbokki skeweyer. 

For the price I paid, I just feel I didn't quite get my money's worth. It's not bad, but it's not that good either.     

Kokio Republic, 711 Geary, San Francisco

Wait, there's a section of town that Domino's Pizza does NOT deliver to? Really?

 Always thought Domino's would deliver almost anywhere within reason, then I learned otherwise. 

I want some pizza delivered to a parking lot as my dinner schedule is uneven and it's a little far to walk for some grub. This location is 0.6 miles away from my house (about 6-7 blocks), and I've ordered before from my house. So imagine my surprise that the app won't accept the address, claiming it's OUTSIDE their service area! I then tried an address the street over, or the building across the street... No go. Apparently they've blacklisted this entire zipcode, even though it's just a few blocks over from the zip code they *do* serve. 

And indeed, I've entered the address into the Dominos website, it *does* say "Sorry we don't currently offer delivery to your location..." 

Apprently they wouldn't deliver into areas that are outside their 30 minute guarantee or whatever.