Stixs Korean Fried Chicken

The food is excellent, the decor is fantastic, and it is a charming family-owned restaurant. The prices could be a little better, but the food is delicious and authentic.

Fantastic little place to meet your ramen and Korean fried chicken cravings. Great food, served quickly in simple surroundings. Staff are really friendly, and encourage you to try new things, which I’m glad they did as it was delicious, and I wouldn’t have ordered them without the recommendation.

The food at this restaurant is amazing and reasonably priced. The service is friendly and efficient. The only downside is the extremely loud music that plays in the background.

Stixs used to be at The Stack in town, and early last month it re-opened in St. Andrew 's Street, a mere stone 's throw from the Chinese Arch. We popped in one weekend lunch time and were shown to a table straight away, as it wasn 't busy at all. Once sat down it immediately became apparent that they are using some of the worst seating known to man. It 's as if they do not want you to stay long! The seats were deeply uncomfortable. In fact, a Spanish couple who arrived some time after we did, and were sat near us, also seemed to comment on this, as they both folded their jackets, placed them on the seats, and then sat on them. Anyway, our order was taken quickly, and between us we ordered the Galbi with Kimchi rice bowl, the Tonkotsu broth with belly pork, the chicken baos, and some Korean Hot Glazed chicken wings. The Tonkotsu ramen dish arrived quickly, but, as time went on it dawned on us that the rest of the food was going to take some time. In fact, it was a good 15 minutes before the rest of the food arrived. If we hadn 't have started on the Tonkotsu then it would have gotten cold. Why they couldn 't have cooked the Tonkotsu so that it came out later with the rest of the food I 'll never know, but I suspect that it might have something to do with their deliveries. Every few minutes or so you could hear the food orders beep, and a food delivery dude appearing at the door every 10 minutes or so. I think they prioritise the deliveries over in real life customers. Now, the Tonkotsu was very nice but not as good as somewhere like Nori in Jesmond which I think has the best Tonkotsu in the NE. The pork was soft and had that melt in the mouth texture, the ramen was juuust on the right side of being al dente. When the rest of the food came, they too were found to be very nice. The baos were great and packed full of veg and a slab of fried chicken, with plenty of French Fries. The Galbi was frankly amazing, and the chicken wings hit the spot. The damage? Just under fifty with drinks, so about average for town these days. Oh, and staff were very friendly. Now, I want to go back, but the timing of the food coming out was not great, and the seating is awful. It is also dark in there. When I told a family member that I had dined there, the first thing they said was How did you find the seats? Not How did you find the food?

This is the top spot for Korean and Japanese cuisine in Newcastle, no question. I have ditched other Asian fusion restaurants in Newcastle lately because many of them have raised their prices without improving the quality of their dishes. Stixs, on the other hand, offers fantastic food at great prices. Their Tonkotsu ramen is rich in umami and a great deal. I also suggest trying the Tonkatsu donburi for the same reasons. I've visited twice in the past week alone! I cannot recommend this place enough!