Running some errands and noticed the Bonchon Korean Fried Chicken in Pineville, NC restaurant immediately. I think it’s a sign to visit Seoul! ✌🏽 I wasn’t really sure what to expect when I walked in but the energy was inviting and the food smelled good! Always a plus!
I ordered the Soy Garlic and Korean BBQ 🫶🏽
10/10 for both! will certainly be back.
So we went for lunch, got there right at noon but was able to sit right away. Great start. Ordered pretty quickly, and this is where it wasn't the best. It took a pretty long time before the meal came out. ~30 minutes. Food was tasty. My chicken I got was split between the soy and the spicy. Wow, that IS spicy! 🥵 And I love spicy. Everything else was tasty too. Overall it was good, just took longer than expected.
Excellent. Loved the service and quality of food. The wings were amazing. Spicy and the Soy Garlic split! So tasty! Thank you
(Update: lunch specials have gone up to $10.25)
This location and the one on Park Rd. seem to share staff and management. They both offer fabulous $8.95 lunch specials.
The boneless wings aren't nearly as good as the drums and wings. They're more breading than meat.
We like spicy food, but Bonchon is even too hot for us, so we tend always get soy garlic and this time tried the sweet crunch as well (not bad).
Besides the spicy chicken, the tteokbokki rice cake dish was on fire! Interestingly, the mozzarella they put on top helps to temper the heat on your tongue. (But only a little!)
We enjoyed ourselves here for dinner one evening. We had several dishes. *The chicken strips are offered in Spicy and Soy Garlic. Listen. This spicy is SPICY 🔥🥵. This spicy did not come to play with you, it wants to make sure you never forget the time your taste buds mutinied and wanted to jump right off your tongue into your water glass. All that said, the flavor is delicious.
*The spicy Korean chicken tacos, however, are not spicy at all. Or maybe my taste buds were destroyed from the chicken strips. Tasty, just not spicy.
*The Shrimp Shumai was my husband and son's favorite dish, by far. They finished this in mere minutes.
*The Pork buns were decent for me. Again, my boys loved them.
*Lastly, the Udon Noodle Soup. DELICIOUS.
*Dessert! I almost forgot. Definitely try the Korean Fried Doughnuts. Delightful.
Overall, GREAT FOOD. The only reason it's not 5 stars for me is because the dining room space is a little cramped if you're not lucky enough to get a booth.
The Korean Tacos and Pork Buns were an excellent starter to share. The chicken was great. We tried both sauces. Spicy was hot, but the soy garlic was very mild. They are both great depending on your preference. The fries were excellent. Service was very prompt and friendly.
My first time having Korean food and it was amazing! We ordered the soy wings, garlic fries,spicy tacos and a noodles bowl it was amazing, server was very friendly and did a great job of running the floor by herself!
This is our first time coming here. We we're greeted warmly by Sydney. She's extremely nice and friendly. We were seated promptly and didn't have to wait. We wanted to try a little bit of everything. We ordered the 8 piece chicken wings with half sweet chili and soy garlic with a side of pickled radish, the pot stickers were half sweet chili and soy garlic, bulgogi bimbibop, Bulgogi fried rice, sierra mist and a sweet tea. The food was prepared fresh and was served nice and hot. My absolute favorites are the sweet chili pot stickers and wings. Omg, they are absolutely delicious. 💜💜💜 The pickled white radish is extremely fresh and crisp, you could taste it with every bite. My absolute favorite pickled radish dish so far. The food is absolutely delicious and I would highly recommend coming here. We live 2 1/2 hours away from this location. However, we will be back whenever, we are in the area. Sydney is absolutely the sweetest person. 🙂 Please say hello to her from us. She made our first time here the best. She's amazing. Thank you Sydney for making our first time the best.
The Best Fried Rice Known To Mankind, The Bulgogi Fried Rice! The Wings Are Super Crisp, And Flavorful. GO NOW!!!
Update 4/24/22: Still great and they've added a sweet chili flavor to the menu that's outstanding.
Update 12/9/22: Fried Chicken From Heaven.
Kimberly Griffith Anderson, Author
+5
We first went to BonChon in July 2022 for my daughter’s bday as she work try Korean food. Playing it safe, I ordered the chicken tenders. They were SO SO SO amazingly seasoned, fried to a gentle crisp, and dipped in a sauce I couldn’t recognize, but immediately fell in love with. Everyone wanted to try one, so I shared. As the months passed, I kept thinking about these memorable tenders and finally went back to BonChon for NYE lunch. They did not disappoint! They may have been better than I recalled. 5 Stars on the tenders-all 3 flavors!
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