A new fried chicken spot has landed in West Sacramento's Southport Town Center, bringing Korean-style crispy chicken, a house Gogo sauce, and a sweet-savory glaze called yangnyeom to the 2055 Town Center Plaza shopping corridor. Chicken Go-Go specializes in Korean-style fried chicken alongside classic crisp chicken tenders, rounding out a menu built for fans of crunchy, saucy comfort food.
According to The Sacramento Bee, Chicken Go-Go opened its doors in Southport Town Center on Tuesday. The restaurant occupies 1,100 square feet of space at 2055 Town Center Plaza, according to the same report, placing it within a shopping center that Southport Town Center's ownership group, Engstrom Properties, says includes 30 businesses anchored by Nugget Market and Target.
The restaurant's flavor lineup includes garlic parmesan, Korean BBQ, mango habanero, soy garlic teriyaki and yangnyeom, which the Bee describes as a sweet and savory Korean glaze. Beyond the fried chicken itself, the menu features chicken wings, a chicken combo meal, and a signature Gogo hot dog that pairs chicken tenders with sesame Texas toast and a creamy, savory Gogo dipping sauce.
Sides and Sauces Round Out the Menu
Sides at Chicken Go-Go include tater tots, onion rings, cheese sticks, dumplings, spiral fries and crinkle-cut fries, per the Bee's reporting. Hyper Likely Sacramento similarly describes a menu centered on crispy chicken tenders, chicken sandwiches, Korean fried rice and combo meals, built around a house Gogo sauce offered in both original and spicy preparations.
On its DoorDash storefront, the restaurant tells customers to expect freshly made chicken tenders, Korean fried chicken, sandwiches, fries and flavorful sauces, adding that everything is cooked fresh to order, according to DoorDash. That same listing also advertises a daily happy hour running from 2 to 5 p.m.
The restaurant is owned by Jolin Yao, according to the restaurant's own social media accounts as cited by the Bee. Yao also oversees Aloha Poke & Ramen in the same shopping plaza, giving Southport Town Center shoppers two concepts from the same local owner within steps of each other.
From Spring Target to Fall Debut
Chicken Go-Go's path to opening took longer than first expected. Earlier reporting from What Now Sacramento said the restaurant was slated to open in a 1,100-square-foot space at 2055 Town Center Plaza, Suite G120, with an anticipated spring 2026 debut alongside fellow tenant BAD Bakers. That outlet also noted Chicken Go-Go shares an owner with Aloha Poke & Ramen and described Southport Town Center as anchored by Nugget Market.
As of its October update, Yelp classified the business as a chicken shop with 27 reviews and 38 photos on file. Hours listed by the Bee have Chicken Go-Go running Fridays and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., and Sundays through Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Part of a Busy Year for Regional Chicken Spots
Chicken Go-Go's arrival fits into a broader wave of fried and Korean-style chicken concepts landing around the Sacramento region this year. A Korean American-owned chicken franchise recently made its California debut with a restaurant in Roseville, the Bee has reported, while Sacramento Business Journal noted that the owners of Curtis Park restaurant Noodles to Thai For launched a new concept called Chicken Hub at 1023 K St. in downtown Sacramento, featuring Thai-style poached, barbecue and crispy chicken. Korean fried chicken chain Bonchon also operates a location in Sacramento on Ethan Way.
The broader Sacramento restaurant scene has been a mix of openings and closures this year, with the Bee reporting that popular chains opened new locations over the summer even as midtown and downtown saw closures, and a more recent roundup noting that several long-running restaurants shut down as the fall business season began. Chicken Go-Go's opening adds one more new name to that shifting lineup, giving West Sacramento diners another option for Korean-inspired fried chicken close to home.
