Willsum Food began as a barbecue stall at a market, and it now serves Korean fried chicken and Korean meals from 83 Vogel Street in Woodville, Tararua. The chicken comes crispy with cheese, onion and garlic, or with a sweet chilli coating, in three sizes. A half-and-half option is offered in the medium and family sizes. Other dishes include bibimbap, spicy simmered rice cakes at $15 as at 2026, black rice and pearl barley riceballs at $3 as at 2026, kimchi and hotteok, a sweet Korean seed pancake. The fried chicken is also served with salad and rice at $17 as at 2026.
Diners praise the fried chicken, the kimchi and the bibimbap, which one called the right size for lunch with just the right amount of chilli. The Dak-gang-jeong family pack is a favourite, and one diner added hot chips with it. Portions are described as generous. One bibimbap was missing its egg, and one diner said pickup timing was good. Orders are placed by text or phone, as the website directs.