South Korean chicken franchise Genesis BBQ Group announced on March 26 that it has opened a BBQ Momentum Lindora location in San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica.
The store is situated in Momentum, a shopping center with various restaurants and entertainment options. It is a multicultural facility that operates exclusively in densely populated and highly concentrated commercial areas in Costa Rica.
The BBQ Momentum Lindora store spans 257.85 square feet and can accommodate more than 80 people. Situated near a large office facility and city hall, the store experiences significant foot traffic, particularly from the local MZ generation and tourists visiting the shopping center.
In addition to chicken dishes such as golden fried chicken and secret marinated chicken, the store also offers a variety of K-foods, including tteokbokki, kimchi fried rice, 'signature rice balls' tossed with chicken and savory mayo sauce, and 'chicken rice balls' made with kimchi and chicken.
"The local support for BBQ Chicken has led us to open two of the three branches of Momentum, one of Costa Rica's leading shopping facilities," said an official from BBQ. "We will continue to bring the taste and excellence of K-food to all of Latin America through K-Chicken with a Korean flavor."
BBQ currently operates more than 700 restaurants in 57 countries worldwide, including Costa Rica, the United States, Canada, the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Japan.
