Restaurant review: Two Hands Korean corn dog stand

Deep fried anything reminds me of my home in Georgia. While strolling through the local flea market, deep fried twinkies, oreos, ice cream and okra was always a stop my family made when shopping.

While never the biggest fan of deep fried twinkies, I would always get a corndog at the end of the day.

So while walking through the Dimond Mall over the Fourth of July weekend, with my fiance and friend, I was struck by a longing for home and a deep fried anything, preferably a corndog.

I remembered someone telling me of a new Korean corn dog restaurant a few weeks earlier. The three of us practically sprinted to the food court.

At the restaurant, called Two Hands, we came across an abundance of people waiting for their orders of corn dogs, elote, horchata and kimchi seasoned fries. I had no idea what to order.

Presented with a variety of choices, I never expected a crispy rice corn dog to be an option, but I had to try it.

There were seven different types of corn dogs, which all sounded enticing, so I went with the five piece box containing the Two Hands, Spicy, Potato, Classic and Crispy Rice Dog for $23.99. I happily secured my entire day’s food in one meal.

Each corn dog has a filling option which includes a mix of cheddar and sausage, mozzarella and cheddar, or any of the four options individually.

I chose mozzarella and sausage for each. The potato dog is a giant corn dog with protruding cube shaped crispy potatoes. Trying to take a bite from it left malleable cheese stretching a foot from your face.

The end contained only sausage. This change in delectability influences you to believe you’re eating something new entirely. That change in flavor is what reminded me of home, extra seasoning and deep fried food.

After taking a couple bites of the geometric sausage and cheese filled potato dog, I decided to try the most interesting flavor in the box.

My next bite was one of curiosity. While I had seen the explosion of Korean corn dogs as a trend these last few months, I had never seen or heard of a crispy rice dog. 

The crispy rice dog looked as though it was covered in perfectly white beads, encasing a sweet and savory sugar coated corn dog.

The crunch of the beads were satisfying and so was the flavor, exceeding what I had expected from Two Hands.

While I thoroughly enjoyed each of the corn dogs in the five piece box, I would order only the sausage filling next time. The mozzarella was good, but I was slightly disappointed when there was more cheese than sausage. 

With all five of the corn dogs that I eventually ate, none but the potato and the crispy rice dog were appealing to me. Surprisingly, the spicy dog tasted of decent sushi, which was neither expected nor wanted.

Overall, Two Hands was a fun experience for the Fourth of July weekend and I will one day return for another giant potato dog.