The Sparrow’s Mill

An offshoot of Red Pepper Bisto, this is a busy little restaurant serving Korean fried chicken umpteen ways. I resisted the call of the crispy chicken and opted for seafood pancake. This was a generous tasty dish with ample seafood, including mussels and calamari.

The same offering as Red Pepper in Strathfield this place has the best menu of Korean Fried Chicken which is never dry and the tastiest options. I have had their take away which was understandably a little less crunchy and this time was at the restaurant. Staff are a little negligible but food makes up for it. Only complaint was the Spicy lacked the ground peanuts and same ridiculous kick of the Strathfield counterpart.
Still amazing strong flavours and value for you really gets whole chicken with an epic coating. This place is only topped by Strathfield version.

Do not order seafood pancake. Everything is scattered and the bottom is overcooked. Terrible service.

One of the best places for fried chicken. Despite the sudden increase of fried chicken outlets popping up, Sparrow’s Mill maintains its high popularity. It must be the wide range of flavours they have plus the generous servings at decent prices. Definitely the perfect late night feed, but I wish it was open for later on Saturdays!

There is a lot of breading on the chicken, but overall taste pretty good. A bit on the pricey side

This seems to be the same menu (sister store) as red pepper at Strathfield. I would say it isn’t as good as its sister store at Strathfield though. That may be because I opted for takeaway rather than done in (which means I will have to give them another go to see what they are really like) but for the time being if you can’t get to Strathfield this place is still pretty good. I do recommend trying «snow cheese» as you would never of had anything like it (unless you are already into your Korean fried chicken), the sweet and spicy chicken is what Australians would consider as very hot, what I do love is that the really spicy chicken is in fact really spicy, to the point that I was almost starting to struggle with it, and my spicy tastebuds are used to extremely spicy foods. For me it was a good pleasure vs pain exercise that I thoroughly enjoyed

Very bad service. Waiting our meals 40 minutes just find out the waitress didn’t put our order. Kimchi Side dishes need to pay extra charge not like other korea restaurant is free. Never coming back for sure.

It was time to try a bit of KFC my friend told me. I was like what I don’t do fast food chains. She quickly informed me she meant Korean Fried Chicken and with that I had my bib out and was ready for some of the good stuff. Koreans are good at many things I’m sure but two I know of are chicken and Pop.
The Sparrow’s Mill is close to World Square and many other Asian cuisine restaurants. This place was full of life on a cold Tuesday night in Sydney. It’s got one of those write your name on a sheet and wait outside lists going on so you know it’s good (that’s what those lists mean right).
While you wait you can start to froth in the mouth looking at the menu boards on what this place has to offer. We had barely started to dribble and were escorted to our seats. We opted to order the Spring Onion Fried Chicken and Stew.
The stew was packed with Ham, sausage, pork, Tofu, bean sprouts, vegetables and noodles. It was very tasty dish plenty of meat in their for the protein lovers of this world. The dish was spicy enough to warm you on a cold night but not enough to have you reaching for the tissues.
The chicken is the star of the show and it’s justified the «Incredible Chicken» sign very modestly written on the entrance. The Spring onion Chicken comes on a bed of you guessed it Spring onions and the chicken is so incredibly basted with a hint of wasabi sauce that makes it incredible.
I left really stuffed after those dishes and for $ 30-​$ 40 dollars a head your getting a lot of food. This place is popular with Koreans too so you know it’s good.
Knowing that it’s true Koreans know how to fry a mean chicken I’m considering investing sometime in experiencing the joys of K-​Pop.

Every dish done here is pretty nice such as the ribs and the different types of fried chicken. Unfortunately the staff are your typical rigid hypocritical korean /​Chinese who want to make sure you are in and out as fast as you can and believe English should be spoken as if youre in the army. Case in point — my wife and I order our food at around 915pm. About 5 mins later the waitress comes around and asks us if we want to order anything else as it’s time for last orders (even though the official close time is midnight). We then try to get a refill of kim chi (which is perfectly normal cuz they got tubs of the stuff out back) but they said they were unable to as the shop was closing. In the meantime we continue to see countless NEW customers walking in, sitting down and ordering food. Getting extra kim chi is like one of your few fundamental rights at korean restaurants but having to put up with restaurant staff lying to your face is definitely optional! Won’t come back as they’re not the only ones who do korean fried chicken in sydney.

The ginseng chicken soup was expensive but well worth it! And of course, we tried the fried chicken. Was yum. If you’re willing to wait for a table, you’ll be in for a treat.

Howard ! …just …wow !
For ages I walked past this place and it never occurred to me to try it. Laminated plastic tables with a box of tissues on each and a TV with Korean game shows blaring away. All the things that usually attract me?
Problem was I thought it was called «Incredible Chicken». I thought that was a ridiculous name and I ignored it.
For some time now I have been watching Howard tear a culinary swathe through Sydney’s best most tasty places. Somehow he knows when a new place is going kick off and he always seems to be right there at the start. I put him in my will for finding Ramen Ikkyu. He is the oracle, nay the high priest, of Sydneys burger world. His lists are cut out and posted on kids walls instead of rock stars.
He has advance notice of places that become legendary. It does not surprise me that he recently persuaded someone to marry him — my guess is her maiden name is ‘Sanders’ and she grew up in Kentucky. Their kids are going to be well fed thats for sure.
He wrote that this place was great and that is enough for me. Off I went today.
Turns out its actually called The Sparrow’s Mill and ‘Incredible Chicken’ was just a boast. A truthful boast. There is a very weird hand drawn note cautioning women that they may be spied on in the bathroom. Helpful!
The people are so friendly — they patiently explained to me that the cup for the iced water bottle they put before me was actually hidden in a plastic lined metal bin that was placed on my table, lucky because I was about to just suck down a mouthful straight from the bottle. The bin also had a pair of what looked like jagged tongs and a fork.
I now know the bin is for chicken bones that have been gnawed clean and that the tongs are to shred the meat off the bones. There was a little bowl of pickled radish and carrot to cut through the sticky unctuousness of the spicy Chicken Gangjung. The chilli hit was perfect.
Thank you Howard — from the bottom of my heart, which will need a lifetime of cholesterol medication largely due to you.
Can I come to the wedding? I assume there will be burgers, ramen, fried chicken, and the world’s best sushi. I’ll bring my own tongs.

This place is fantastic and so very focused on Korean fried chicken in all its glory! On a Friday night, it took about a 10 min wait for the two of us to get in which was enough time to decide which of the types of fried chicken to get. We over-​ordered (as warned by the waiter) a main of bibimbap, a half serving of spring onion fried chicken, and a half serving of soy sauce fried chicken. The bibimbap was average but the fried chicken was amazing — crispy not greasy and tender not dry. Of the two, the soy sauce one was far tastier. I’ll definitely be back to try the other varieties! Not a bad spot at all if you’re craving fried chicken!

This Korean restaurant centrally located opposite World Square is buzzing and that was on a Tuesday night. Lots of fried chicken, bibimacs and Seoul train shots in this hectic restaurant. Whilst it is positively buzzing, it is not the place for a quiet conversation unless you don’t mind the noise. After 6pm groups of more than 4 might find it difficult to get a table.
SNOW CHEESE CHICKEN HALF $ 18
I wanted to try something different and this dish caught my eye. Firstly, I like the fact half portions are offered, half chicken is just right for two people. The chicken was well cooked no complains there. The flavouring took time to grow on me, tasted like cheese flavouring from cheetos-​style snacks. Overall, the sweetness overpowers the saltiness of the cheese. So if you do not like sweet, try another flavour.
SEAFOOD PANCAKE $ 15
This pancake is probably the best Korean style pancake I have had. That being said, most of the seafood was overcooked, that must be how Koreans like to have it. Other than that it was slightly crispy much better than Seoul Ria’s pancake.
Conclusion
Buzzing and trendy, this Korean restaurant is packed even on a weekday. The fried chicken is above average (still want to try the other flavours). I certainly do not have a great appreciation for Korean food but I somewhat enjoyed this. My next order is the spring onion fried chicken and Bibimbap.
@thesydneynoob

Don’t come here if you want to eat normal Korean food.
Why would you do yourself such a disservice?
Would you go to Hurricane’s and not order ribs?
Would you go to Din Tai Fung and not order soup dumplings?
If you would, may the Lord have mercy on your soul.
Freakin LOVE the Korean Fried Chicken here… my favourite has been Arisun for a while but this takes the crown for me. For what it’s worth I’m not a fan of NaruOne this is completely subjective, but The Sparrow’s Mill has the best KFC in Sydney for me.
The variety is outstanding, the sauces amazing, and portions plenty.
You won’t get any banchan if you order the chicken so don’t expect any, but you won’t mind once you get your hands on this deliciousness. We ordered a full of sweet & spicy, a half of spring onion gangjum, and half of spring onion chicken. We wanted to try the snow cheese, but we weren’t sure. After consulting with others, we should have gotten the snow cheese… in due time, in due time.
Sweet & spicy was the winner, followed closely by the spring onion chicken (the wasabi sauce is on point,) and the spring onion gangjum was no slouch either. Would happily get any of these again.

The chicken here ox amazing– and they serve Cass beer. Dont come here if you want a balance of meat and veg! The half plate is enough for 2. We went hot & spicy and yet it was hot alright, not unbearable –but also a little sweet.
Service was a bit slow, the staff wear shirts like they are in the military. I would go back for another KFC fix– over 9 styles to try!

To be fair, this review is only for their spare ribs and their bulgogi. They appear to be known for their chicken wings, which we did not try.
We stopped in when we saw that the place was packed on a Saturday afternoon (and surrounded by empty restaurants nearby). It took us about 10 min. to get a table, but the place clears out quickly They do have table service, so you don’t need to go to a counter to order.
We ordered the spare ribs and the bulgogi which came with a shared set of Korean sides including seaweed, tofu, kimchee (among other things).
The Bulgogi was fine– my husband liked his, but the spare ribs left a lot to be desired. There were huge bones, lots of unappetizing fat and the meat itself was tough and unappetizing.
As I said though, they seem to be known for their chicken, so if you’re in the mood for that, I recommend going.

Saw a new flashy Korean restaurant in the neighborhood which just opened and decided to take a quick look at it.
Initially it was very busy (which is a good sign of things) and had a long wait, so decided to come back another time to see what the big deal was.
The menu options seems to be focused on the fried chicken dishes, which is only useful if you are sharing OR the other person also wants to have fried chicken. (will have to try this sometime, as it’s a bit more pricier than hot-​star nearby). But there are other stuff too.
My personal favorites so far at this place, are the dolsot bibimbap and the sundubu jigae (tofu+kimchi stew).