Kokodak Chicken Devonport is part of a growing New Zealand Korean fried chicken chain, founded in Ormiston in March 2021 after a year of preparation, aiming to bring authentic Korean fried chicken to New Zealand in response to the growing popularity of K-food. The brand describes its chicken as hand-battered and double-fried, finished with house-made sauces.
Kokodak sources all of its ingredients from local New Zealand suppliers rather than importing them, with sauces and powders made fresh daily at the company's distribution centre and delivered to each branch, including Devonport. The chicken is available bone-in or boneless, whole or half, in a range of flavours including Original, Seasoned, Soy Garlic, Hot Spicy, White Onion and Supreme.
The menu extends beyond fried chicken on its own to chicken bowls served with steamed rice and coleslaw, burgers, Korean sides like tteokbokki, and the brand's well-known Cheese Dog. Kokodak Devonport is open every day of the week.
Kokodak Chicken brings authentic Korean fried chicken to Devonport, part of a growing New Zealand chain that started with a single store in Ormiston in March 2021. The brand's name comes from a Korean onomatopoeia for the sound of a crying chicken, and its mission from day one has been introducing genuine Korean fried chicken flavours to New Zealand as K-food has grown in popularity.
Kokodak's chicken is hand-battered and double-fried, finished with house-made sauces rather than anything mass-produced. According to the company's director, John Song, Kokodak doesn't use imported ingredients — everything is freshly supplied by local New Zealand suppliers, with the brand's powders and sauces made fresh every day at its distribution centre before being delivered out to each branch, including Devonport. That local sourcing sits alongside a set of stated brand values: authenticity, quality ingredients, innovation, community and customer satisfaction.
Kokodak's fried chicken comes bone-in or boneless, as a whole or half chicken, and in a genuine range of house flavours — Original, Seasoned, Soy Garlic, Hot Spicy, White Onion and Supreme. Reviewers across the chain's branches consistently call out the range as a strength, with families often working their way through different flavours over repeat visits. At Devonport specifically, one customer described ordering Original and Honey Soy Chicken Bowls — boneless fried chicken pieces served over steamed white rice with coleslaw — calling the meal "so divine" that they went back to buy two more to take home.
The Kokodak menu extends well past fried chicken on its own. Chicken bowls pair boneless chicken with rice and coleslaw, and the burger menu includes a Chicken Burger alongside beef options. On the Korean food side, tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes) and a Chicken Cup — available in a hot spicy flavour that one reviewer described as "reallllly delicious" — bring more distinctly Korean flavours to the menu. Sides include seasoned chips, consistently praised by reviewers for arriving hot and well-seasoned, and the brand's well-known Cheese Dog, promoted as one of Kokodak's signature items. Combo options are also available, bundling chicken, burgers, tteokbokki or a chicken cup together.
Across its branches, Kokodak has built a genuinely loyal following. Reviewers consistently mention fast, friendly service, generous portion sizes, and chicken that's tender with real depth of flavour. Families in particular seem to appreciate the range of flavour options, letting different members of the group find something they like without compromising.
Kokodak Chicken Devonport is open every day of the week, from 11am to 8pm. Orders can be placed online, including through Uber Eats, in addition to ordering in-store. With its focus on fresh, locally sourced ingredients and a genuinely wide range of Korean fried chicken flavours, Kokodak Devonport offers a solid local option for anyone chasing authentic Korean fried chicken on the North Shore.