The handcrafted dogs at Oh K-Dog are better than okay. Located in the first-level food court of the Penn Square Mall, Oh K-Dog specializes in a unique treat served on a stick, better known as a Korean rice hotdog, which has become quite the popular street food in its native Korea. Instead of the cornmeal found in your traditional American corn dog, Oh K-Dog uses a batter primarily made from rice flour, cornstarch, and yeast. This in turn gives Oh K-Dog's Korean-style corn dogs a more unique, chewy texture. What also makes Oh K-Dog's dogs so unique is that they have upped the ante with their fillings which include mozzarella and cheddar cheese, potatoes, and even squid. Since opening their first location in the metropolitan Oklahoma City area, they have become a top destination at the Penn Square Mall, and when locals insisted that we come with them during a recent shopping excursion, we were sold on trying a quick deep-fried treat. It was busy when we first arrived during the main lunch hour to the food court, but the wait times for our food and finding a table would subside.
The menu at this location mainly consists of eleven options of their signature Oh K-Dogs, as it seems their Egg Sandwiches have taken a bit of a backseat, as had they been on their menu, we would have certainly ordered those as well. Our group of six just wanted to get a sample of what Oh K-Dog had to offer and we decided to order a variety of their signature Mozza dogs, two enveloped in Hot Cheetos and two with just the rice flour coating; and I personally decided to order their Chedda Dog. To complete our lunchtime meal, we also ordered a regular sized Pink Lemonade Slush. It would actually take quite a bit of time for our order number to be called out, so thankfully the table we did find wasn't too far away. Once we were able to receive our order, we looked at our five Oh K-Dog's and dove right in. We would appreciate the crispiness of each Oh K-Dog as the mozzarella cheese and rice flour based coating would make for the one of the most unique flavor profiles that I have enjoyed in quite some time.
Thankfully, Oh K-Dogs also had a condiment bar with ranch, ketchup, garlic, honey mustard and even Sriracha among the featured flavors. This would help in enhancing the umami when enjoying our Oh K-Dogs, as the batter would be a considerably harder shell than we would encounter with your traditional corn dog. There were some pluses and minuses with the overall taste of our meal, but the quality of their hand-dipped dogs cannot be denied. This only made me want to return to Oh K-Dogs to try their non-menu meals of their Egg Sandwiches, which leads me to believe that they could be even heartier meals than their dogs. With a total bill of $41.29 for five dogs, two with an extra layer of Hot Cheetos and one drink, it was a considerable amount for the amount of food we enjoyed for this lunchtime meal. At Oh K-Dogs they are bringing a popular street food to the masses to even central Oklahoma, golden brown dogs that could become a golden goose! read more