ABOUT
Delighting communities with our signature Korean flavors and more
KING OF CHICKEN
FRESH AND DELICIOUS
Since 1982
For over 40 years, Pelicana has lived up to its reputation for quality, taste, and freshness. Pelicana Chicken’s success is attributed to its variety of delicious sauces, chicken selections, and fresh ingredients.
Preparation of our food is done daily in FRESH, NEW oil and with the same level of attention and care provided to our own families; therefore, our customers can consume with confidence and ease.
Pelicana Chicken was a small fried chicken shop in Daejeon, South Korea that opened in 1979.
By combining 20 different fresh ingredients, Pelicana was able to create the famous Korean yangnyeom sauce. Today, it is one of the largest food franchises in Korea, with locations in China, Australia, Mongolia, Cambodia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Canada, and the United States.
WHY "PELICANA"?
People believed pelicans carried food in their pouches to bring back to their children. To many Koreans, that idea overlapped with the memories of parents bringing home a fried chicken on pay day. That’s why the pelican was chosen, symbolizing the joy of sharing delicious meals with loved ones.
As the Korean economy grew in the 1980s, so did cultural exchange. With this change, foreign words entered into Korean vocabulary and one of the trendy words at that time was 'Americana'. To embrace this trend and capture the energy of growth and cultural exchange, we chose to incorporate 'Americana' into our name.
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