Old-style whole fried chicken takeout at Suyu Market: Gimssi Chicken

Suyu Market has so much food that it's hard to decide what to get. This time I went to Gimssi Chicken to pick up chicken for dinner with my husband. Trying it myself, the price was way easier on the wallet than delivery chicken these days, and the portion was generous. If you're after Suyu Market dakgangjeong (Korean fried chicken bites), this is a good spot to grab takeout while browsing the market.

Where is Gimssi Chicken inside Suyu Market, and where do you park?

Gimssi Chicken is about a 5-minute walk straight in from Suyu Market's Dongmun 1-ro entrance. The way there is lined with butcher shops, vegetable stalls, and all kinds of food, so even on the day I visited, wandering through the market was half the fun.

You can park at the Suyu Market public parking lot. I visited on a weekday around 6pm, and there were lots of people picking up chicken on their way home from work — apparently some menu items can sell out by around 7pm, so if there's something specific you want, I'd recommend going a bit early.

Gimssi Chicken menu and takeout prices

The prices surprised me first. A whole bone-in fried chicken for takeout is ₩9,900, and the large dakgangjeong is ₩12,000 — compared to the times I've paid over ₩20,000 for delivery chicken, it was noticeably easier on the budget.

Besides dakgangjeong, they also sell old-style whole fried chicken, wings, drumsticks, and half-and-half combos. There are also about 8 smaller portion options, which would be great if you just want chicken for one or a simple drinking snack.

Fried to order and packed for takeout at Suyu Market

Since it's a takeout-only shop, they prepare orders quickly. They always seemed to be busy frying, so the turnover looked good, and I liked that I could take home something freshly fried.

Last time I tried their all-drumstick fried chicken and it was satisfying — plump and tender meat. This time I picked up a large Suyu Market dakgangjeong and an old-style whole fried chicken to eat together at home.

How was the medium-spicy dakgangjeong?

For dakgangjeong you can choose mild, medium-spicy, or spicy — I went with medium-spicy this time. Since they stir-fry the sauce onto the chicken right after frying it fresh to order, even the first bite wasn't soggy — the crispy texture held up.

The medium-spicy level wasn't blazing right away — the heat built up gently the more I ate. There's rice cake mixed in too, but since the amount of chicken itself was so generous, it never felt like it was mostly rice cake — if anything, the chewy texture added variety, so I didn't get tired of it even by the end.

At other places I've had dakgangjeong before, the batter was so thick that a few pieces in, it started to feel heavy. Here, no matter which piece I picked up, there was plenty of chicken packed inside. If you're weighing portion size against price among Suyu Market dakgangjeong options, this is one I'd order again.

Old-style whole fried chicken: crisp skin and a generous portion

The old-style whole fried chicken is a whole bird fried crispy all over. You get drumsticks, wings, and breast meat all together, so there's that particular fun of tearing off a piece from each part, the way old-style whole fried chicken is meant to be eaten.

The skin especially was so crispy it felt like it would go perfectly with beer. On the days I've ordered delivery from a franchise chicken chain before, I'd only get one bird because of the price — here, getting both dakgangjeong and a whole chicken felt relatively easy on the wallet.

My husband and I ate the dakgangjeong and old-style whole fried chicken together, and we still couldn't finish it all — the portions were that generous.

If you're looking for dinner or a drinking snack at the market, try picking up Suyu Market dakgangjeong and old-style whole fried chicken together for a filling meal.