South Korea-Based Chicken Chain Coming to Houston

Barbecue, steak, Tex Mex, and fried chicken: Those four foods are sacred in Houston, and though the Bayou City is full of restaurants offering brisket and rib eye, enchiladas and juicy breasts, it seems there's always room for more.

Enter Vons Chicken, a chain based in South Korea that serves steamed poultry as well as the more traditional fried variety.

The restaurant, the first Vons in Houston, will be located at 10020 Long Point Road, and is owned by Jong Yi, who hold the franchise license for Texas. The first Vons Chicken in the state opened in Killeen.

According to the Houston Business Journal, the Houston Vons Chicken location will seat 100 to 130 people at a time and will serve beer and soju — think Korean vodka — as well as side dishes including kimchi fried rice and pot stickers.

Vons specializes in chicken, of course, and some of its offerings include garlic chicken, crispy Yangnyeom chicken, and wine and green onion chicken.

Yi has plans to open four additional Vons locations in the Houston area.