North Brooklyn is now home to several spots serving Korean fried chicken and other specialty snacks. The latest is Sweetie’s (676 Manhattan Ave.), a Korean fried chicken fast casual restaurant that comes complete with a sweet story.
Sweetie’s is owned and operated by Jinny Kim and her mother-in-law, Young Sook Kim, who has served the Greenpoint community for the past two decades through various businesses including The Nail Gallery (670 Manhattan Ave.)
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Great, more fried animal carcasses. That’s what we Really need. Not only is deep fried meat the class 2 carcinogen But it is the direct cause the top two causes of death and the number one contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, Deforestation, ocean acidification, ocean dead zones, species extinction, antibiotic use and more. There are so many other choices why would you choose such a unsustainable unhealthy archaic ingredient?
Because it taste good. Its ok to indulge once and a while and not all of us gluten-free vegans. Each to his own.
Go take your breathless diatribe to the mega corps that are truly harming the earth than attacking the hard working mom and pop store who only benefit the community. How you even type all of that, don’t you guys glue your hands to the floor and paintings?
Ew, to back in your hole.
Cry me a river
Sweetie’s is so delicious!! So happy to have this spot in the neighborhood.
Sweetie’s Korean fried chicken blew my mind, who knew fried chicken could taste this good. Definitely try it!