South Korea’s Favorite Fast Food Restaurant Opened Its First U.S. Outpost in Gardena

Fried chicken joint Mom’s Touch lands in an area known for yummy international offerings—and more locations are in the works
Chris Nichols • Los Angeles Magazine • August 5, 2021
Every week a new fried chicken sandwich seems to fly into our lives. The latest crunchy chicken to land in L.A. has traveled all the way from Seoul. Mom’s Touch, a South Korean fast food franchise with over 1,300 stores in Asia recently opened...
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