CM Chicken opens near Grandview Heights, marking fourth central Ohio location
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A South Korea-based fried chicken chain recently opened its latest central Ohio location in the Grandview Heights area.
CM Chicken, whose full name is Choong Man Chicken, announced on Oct. 24 that it has begun welcoming customers at 1011 W. Fifth Ave. The location previously housed Greenhouse Canteen and Bar, which closed in November 2023.
“Step inside and you’ll feel that fun, cozy Korean pocha vibe – neon lights, great music, and of course, the crispiest, juiciest Korean fried chicken in town,” the restaurant wrote in an Instagram post.
While the chain has branded the new spot as its Grandview location, the restaurant sits north of the city in the Fifth by Northwest neighborhood.
CM Chicken is known for its fried chicken, which can be coated in a variety of sauces, including spicy garlic, curry and hot honey. The brand also offers "snow onions," which are thinly sliced onions mixed with a sweet, creamy white sauce, for topping fried chicken. Noodle dishes, including ramen and tteokbokki, and sides, such as kimchi, rice, dumplings and shrimp tempura, are available as well.
The new restaurant marks CM Chicken’s fourth central Ohio location. The brand debuted in the market at 1132 W. Henderson Road in northwest Columbus in 2021, before adding a Pickerington eatery at 1510 Cross Creeks Blvd. in 2022 and a Westerville location at 5947 S. Sunbury Road in 2023. CM Chicken has one other Ohio restaurant in Cincinnati.
The chain is also preparing to launch a location at 4009 Broadway in Grove City. An opening date has yet to be announced, but the city’s development department said in a September Instagram post that the eatery is “coming soon.”
CM Chicken was founded in South Korea in 2009, and expanded into the United States with a Virginia location in 2017. The chain has spread to more than 150 locations in South Korea, and about 50 restaurants in the U.S.
The restaurant on Fifth Avenue is open Tuesday through Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday from noon to 10 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 9 p.m. It offers dine-in, takeout and delivery, through DoorDash and UberEats.