Had a pretty average-to-miserable experience here. They did not have AC on a very very hot day and I was unable to enjoy my meal to its fullest. The service was also awkward and I felt rushed. Take-out only for me! It was so hot that I think eating the spicy wings (my favorite) would have made me even more uncomfortable, so I ended up ordering soy garlic...not a big fan of the radish in such a hot temperature, either. Yikes. I'm talking "my knees are completely sticking to the chair and I begged to keep my menu so I can fan myself with it" hot. read more

I was here once before a year and a half ago and enjoyed it. Service and food were both good. I came here a few days ago and, while the food was good, the service was not so great. The server was still extremely nice, but we were sitting at our table for a good 15+ minutes between being given our menus and the server actually taking our order. The food came out in a timely manner, but then we were on our own. After awhile we just needed a water top off and I actually thought about going up to the front to ask someone for water because it was like we had been completely forgotten (and I never do that- I used to wait tables and was always super annoyed when impatient customers would get up and find me in the kitchen/at the register). Eventually we had to ask someone else for our check. For the majority of our meal the place was mostly empty and the entire staff was at the front of the restaurant joking around, so its not like anyone was super busy. Anyways, I got the bibimbap, which was good but the bowl wasn't as hot as I might've liked- I love scraping the crispy rice off the bottom- but this bowl could barely cook the egg. Otherwise very good, I liked the bulgogi and veggies, etc and the paste was good as far as I'm concerned. I would give it another chance at some point, but I wasn't mad impressed with this most recent visit. read more

Pro: One of apparently very few places that will deliver bibimbap. Pretty tasty. Con: Arrived cold. Portions way too large. Quality good but not great. Overall, I don't regret ordering from them, but I don't plan to order again. (Myung Don 1st Ave has much better bibimbap I think.) read more

Bonchon Cambridge - John F Kennedy St - Bibimbap as delivered. It came cold, but tasted pretty good after some microwaving. - Korean Near Me - Cambridge, Massachusetts

I ordered a Galbi salad and codfish, shrimp tofu soup while my friends had 2 XL chicken bbq combo. For my part, the soup is a little bland, but definitely healthy. The galbi salad is delicious and has lots of meat. I was stuffed after eating those two. My friends ate the chicken half and half and said the spicy avor was a lot spicier than the one in Allston. Their faces all went red after eating the spicy wings. Also, I have to give this restaurant 5-star for service. We (11 people) asked the restaurant to split to bill into 11 but somehow in the end, the transaction was failed and they could only split the bill into 5. This caused us a problem since paying back would be very difficult. When I recalculated the amount and called the restaurant, the employee kindly explained the situation to me and said they didnt charge us tip since it's the restaurant's mistake. I'd comeback to Bonchon during my next visit in Boston read more

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Came here a few weeks ago. Heard so much good things about their chicken. The new location in Harvard Square is super convenient. The menu isn't as large as the Allston one but the chicken is great. We had the scallion pancake, bulgogi, and a medium order the famous chicken in soy & garlic and hot. The chicken is sooooo crunchy and good. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the soy & garlic one. The hot chicken wings...was..hot...I couldnt take it after eating one. But it was soooo good it was worth the pain. Delicious scallion, seafood pancake. This place is downstairs passing Wagamama, hair cut place, and Staples. I gave this place a 5 because...I can't stop thinking about those damn soy and garlic chicken wings... read more

I was looking forward to having a taste from home while I was working in Boston. The area is beautiful and the restaurant was easy to find in the basement. Their menu doesn't have sushi, but has Korean BBQ. I ordered the medium wings half spicy and half soy garlic. It was the normal wait time and the hostess was sweet and brought me water while I waited. The wings were a little dry and much smaller compared to the ones in NYC and VA. The coleslaw was mixed evenly and delicious. The radishes flavoring is consistent at each location, only there was a weird combination of sizes. There were some that were teeny tiny and some that took three bites to finish. I'm still a lover of BonChon and if there's one in the city I'm visiting, I'm eating there! read more

The chicken is SUPERB. I'd order it over and over. It's addictive, and if that's the only thing I had ordered, I'd be rating this place five stars. The ttoek bokki is the worst I have ever had. Ever. And I've eaten it from a Korean convenience store. I also have a good recipe of my own--come to think of it, these guys could probably use it. The buldak was, indeed, stir-fried, spicy, and peppery--and it was also smothered in CHEESE. I mean, really? Cheese? If I want spicy food with cheese, I go for Italian. It was awful. Please put that in the damned description. Yuck. read more

People say the fried chicken at Bon Chon are super delicious. Honestly, I don't have that feeling. To be, it is just a normal Korean restaurant with overpriced food. Maybe I had many good and cheap Korean food in the west coast. So I wouldn't recommend people to go there. read more

Good food, I've been to multiple Korean restaurants in Seoul and these guys have good quality / flavor items in their menu. I did not like that they don't serve the Korean BBQ with Kimchi nor they serve it with lettuce or something similar (like they do in Korea). So you are not really getting the K-BBQ experience. Cold noodles are awesome for a hot summer day! read more

The only reason I wont give 5 stars is because it seemed as though it was the first day of every single waiter there when i went....No one knew anything about the menu but that didn't stop me from eating. I had the famous Bon chon wings which were pretty good. Mind was not blown or anything but I would gladly eat them again. I also had the bibimbob which was ok. Would go again and hopefully get a more helpful wait staff. read more

Can't believe they have bonchon in Cambridge. While the original bonchon only sells chicken this location sells all kinds of korean dishes. We shared soy garlic chicken, dduk boki, and seafood pancake. Although it wasn't the best korean food I had (dduk boki was a bit disappointing) it was overall good. Nice for chicken and beer! read more

Taste is awesome but the service from front desk wasn't nice . I had a chicken combo with half and half ( spicy & soy) to go . I've ordered and paid, then I was looking at the menu while I'm waiting for my order . "Oh there's korean bbq here , we should come here to eat these things !" I said to my husband . But they took the menu right away . I mean , why ???????? read more

Excelent service! And amazing food! Good environment to have a meal with friends. And the galbi is just top notch!!!!! read more

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Tasty chicken wings and crispy fries and good coleslaw. Lunch menu deals on weekdays till 3 p.m. & usually good service. read more

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Worst. Experience. Ever. Ordered delivery last night. It never showed up. We ordered at 8:02 PM. Estimated delivery was 9:20-9:30. We pre-paid on the app. A little before 9 we received a call from GrubHub (not BonChon) saying the driver had been trying to contact us and was waiting outside the door, and would wait for a few minutes. We opened the door and no one was there. We then called BonChon who told us the driver had waited for us for "over an hour" which is a total lie bc we hadn't even ordered a full hour before. I guess an old phone number was listed for the order (yet somehow GrubHub was able to contact us... so I don't get that). Instead of beeping or you know, ringing the door bell like any competent delivery driver would, this person just called GrubHub, did not wait at all, and left with our food. Based on the time we ordered and were contacted by GrubHub and estimating cooking time and travel i would imagine they waited about 2 minutes before leaving. The manager at Bonchon was yelling at my gf so loudly when she called that I could hear it from the next room. They told us we didn't deserve a refund and if we wanted the food so bad they would "leave it at a church" nearby. (But apparently leaving it on the front stoop was not an option when the driver was supposedly there) So we got no food, and it looks like we will be receiving no refund from BonChon. BonChon, you should be ashamed of yourselves. I realize that we had an incorrect number listed but the driver did not make any effort to get us this food when we were clearly home sitting inside. RING THE DOORBELL.The manager or whoever my gf spoke to was extremely rude, and clearly incompetent as a manager if that is how he treats customers. Thanks for robbing us BonChon! Will make sure to tell everyone I know about this. Don't worry, we called Domino's. They were there in 30 minutes and RANG THE DOORBELL. You crooks at BonChon need to learn how to run a business. Maybe don't offer delivery if you don't know how to do it. read more

I decided to try this place out because I was visiting the area and because I wanted to experience Korean chicken wings. I ordered the hot wings believing that they were only going to be hot, but when they arrived, it was smothered in a honey glaze. I don't eat sweet meats, so I asked the waiter if I could get anything else that wasn't sweet and he told me "no, we will not be able to replace it on the bill." So, I was stuck with food I did not want. After I was told that by the waiter, I had to hunt down any staff member to get the check and leave. The service was terrible and there was not a manager on duty either when I asked. I was told by the staff that "the Korean costumers like the food," but I'm not a frequent Korean-food eater nor am I Korean, so it was just plain insulting. I would not recommend going there unless you know everything about Korean food. read more

Outstanding Chicken! I loved the soy garlic wings. This place is reasonably priced and really cooked to perfection. Not over fried, just perfect Korean styled wings. read more

I dunno what they be putting in their spicy sauce recently, maybe crack or somethin' since it's been HELLA SPICY and I cannot take it, yet I force myself to because it's so mf'in good. read more

Pretty much your typical bonchon. I mainly just came for the korean friend chicken. For those who have never come, there is some decent kick to the spicy wings. Wings are definitely worth trying if you've never had them. Main knock is that you walk into a dingy building and go down some sketch stairs before you're seated in the basement. Service was really great though. Good with refilling water and waiter was very accommodating! Just not enough to make up for the overall meh experience. In summary, not some place I'd come looking to get full, but not a bad hangout place. read more

I was so excited to have Bonchon, as I do not live close by to it. I placed an online order for half and half meaning half soy garlic and half spicy. I arrived back home and opened my box and it was little to NO SAUCE and they were all soy garlic like are you serious? I'm disappointed in this place. Will not come to this location again, they don't follow directions and the area is super sketchy. read more

This location has really gone downhill. It used to be really good. Now I probably wouldn't come back. Negatives within the last 6 months: Price increase on the chicken, which is really the only good thing to get. Chicken pieces seem smaller as others have noted. They used to give you kimchee and peanuts with your order. Those disappeared. There used to be nice touches with the chicken -- a basket to put the bones in, wet naps to wipe your fingers. These also have disappeared. Prepare to lick your fingers clean. I came here with a friend a few days ago and should have turned right around -- the reception area smelled like a massive amount of dishwashers water or sewage had spilled and was being air dried instead of mopped...just a nasty smell. No idea what happened to you Bonchon. At $1 a wing, you should be raking in money, but you're screwing it up. I'll find a different wing place going forward. read more

I would've given a 4.5 star, but the restaurant refused to provide hot water when it was 20F outside and I was down with severe cold. Instead, they wanted to force me to buy hot tea for a few dollars. Their food is on the overpriced side and they still want to maximize the charges. I consider it an issue of business ethics and far from wanting to make customers feel welcome. I have been a somewhat frequent customer, will reconsider. read more

The fried chicken was very good; I can see now why they are known for this! I enjoyed it. I went with 2 other Korean friends. I am fairly experienced with Korean food, but it was still nice to have my Korean friends with me to guide my experience and give me advice. After the fried chicken, we all ordered different dishes. I ordered the Bulgogi bibimbap, another the seafood dinner platter, and another some Kimchi. The Bulgogi bibimbap was a little bland, but perhaps it was because it was juxtaposed next to the seafood platter which was exceptionally spicy and tasty. The seafood was all great, there was shrimp, calamari, octopus, clams, scallops, etc.. The taste was incredible. It was just spicy enough to take pause, and the flavor took it home. We also ordered a round of Takayoki as an appetizer, which is fried octopus inside of a dumpling. I also recommend this! In summation, the food came out quickly, we were well taken care of, and the food was very good. I can't wait to go back now! read more

Wings were crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. We got the half soy garlic and half spicy. Both were great tasting. We also got the Buhl Dahk (fire chicken) which I asked for extra spicy and it did not disappoint. Service was great and everyone was friendly. Will definitely be back for sure! read more

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OMG, worst pick-up experience ever !!!! I made two orders for pick up today. One is kimchi soup & spicy japchae the other is wings & kimchi soup. I walked 20 minutes to take these home and found only 25% of my order was right!!!! The japchae was missing, and there were sth weird in our soup as well - i thought it was tofu in bad condition, but it turned out to be sth disgusting and unknown... Trying to contact with the restaurant for solution. read more

I have utilized this restaurant for both takeout and dine in the services. Dining in is OK. Similar to what other commenters have written the grills do not work, there is a limited drink selection, and the cleanliness of the establishment is questionable. I say this in reference to the bathroom which is dimly lit and the kitchen area which is exposed when walking to the bathroom. Additionally the waiting area outside is also sketchy, The restaurant is located in the basement of the building which has been under construction for years now. However I like Bonchon chicken. I have still patronized this establishment via takeout. Sometimes the wait is 10 minutes others, it is 20. For the most part I haven't enjoyed all of the take-out meals I have received. The only issues are sporadic; sometimes the chicken wings are tiny i.e small flat or drums. Other times the fried rice, I get the chicken fried rice, is Occasionally burned. Over all 75% of the time this is a good bet for take out. read more

I love Bonchon, but this particular location is just meh. The flavor and texture of the chicken is consistent between the Lowell and Peabody location, but this one had a strange flavor and was not as crispy. Also, this one doesn't serve alcohol;(. The food in general was not as high quality as the other 2 locations. Also ordered the japchae, again, the flavor was slightly off. The coleslaw however, was delicious read more

5/2/2020 I ordered X-large chicken online through Grubhub for pick up and it wasn't ready until 2hrs later. I got their 40mins after I ordered online and waited 1.5hr for it. The host kept on saying its coming out and just wait a little longer. As I waited it was frustrating seeing people doing in-person order and got their order first than me. No one want to wait it the narrow hallway with the COVID-19 going around. It also they looks like they prioritized delivery orders than customer pick up orders. They really need to fix how they take orders. This will be my last time I prepaid for the meal online for BonChon. It is better to online and pay in person so you can walk out if the order is not ready. read more

This isn't Bonchon. Trekked out from Western MA to Boston the other day to eat at Bonchon Allston, but they were closed for maintenance or something. We were surprised to find out there was a Harvard Square location! Oh wow! Well, the location is in this gross, very cold basement. We were greeted by a stoic woman whose face was like "why are you here." We were seated and waited for 20 minutes for someone to come to our table, even though the place wasn't very busy. As opposed to nice, warm atmosphere of the main location, this one was obviously more for late night college outings. Everything was kind of beat up-looking. No music on in the background. Just kind of a bleak place. My female companion went to the bathroom and it looked like a maintenance closet, with a paper towel dispenser duct taped to the wall. The menu is roughly the exact same thing as the Boston one, but sans sushi, to the disappointment of others with me who were really hellbent on it. So we ordered some half-and-half chicken strips. A medium order of strips at the Boston location is enormous, with each piece of chicken almost hand-sized, and very crispy and absolutely delicious. We were ready. What we got were these dinky little Chicken McNuggets basted with what tasted like some off-the-shelf sauce. For the same price as Boston's giant plate of crispy, delicious dead bird. It was the most disappointing thing. This sucked. It's better than some other late night options in the area, maybe, but never go here when you could go to the main location instead. read more

The place is very dingy. It needs an upgrade compared to the nyc locations. Super cold. The seats were old and torn. The portions were small and expensive. Tea tasted like dish water. We weren't given silverware. When we asked for some she brought us 1 knife. Like really???Just so many issues. Would not recommend read more

Bonchon Cambridge - John F Kennedy St - Small portions. Very pricey but tastes good - Korean Near Me - Cambridge, Massachusetts

Very worn down interior- and I'm a sucker for hole in the walls but this where useless styrofoam cries. We walked into a quiet space with about four customers and was asked -how may I help you- three times by three different people. One asked what we were there for.... to take a dump and leave? Anywho, don't want to give Bonchon a bad name- the Allston location is great! read more

Food is good, but the place is filthy! Why can't you keep your bathrooms and floors clean? I kept trying to peak into the kitchen to get a glimpse of the environment my food was made in. Sanitary situation made me super paranoid, and I'm usually pretty lenient with these things. Makes it hard to feel good about your meal. Add the bad/lazy service to the mix and boom, two stars. read more

The restaurant is very crowded and dark. It's not very comfortable eating there. Taking-out may be a better choice. The service is OK and the taste of the dishes is just fine. But the price is a little bit high considering the low-quality hardware and environment. read more

I placed my online order for deliveryfrom this place via delivery.com. I was hungry, did not have the time for a take out. Yelp said that don't deliver Herr but delivery.com said they did. The order went through. 30 mins later the restaurant calls telling me that although they do deliver to my zipcode, the driver says it's too far and they need to cancel my order. When I contacted they gave me the most ridiculous excuse that not many people order from area. Clearly the agent was clueless because this restaurant has delivered to me in this area multiple times in the last years. I have just moved to other side of the street and now it's suddenly off limits? When I realised that's pointless to explain I gave up. My point is, I am ok with my area being outside of delivery range. What I am NOT OK with is my order being processed and then someone calling and telling me that it's out of range. Fix your delivery options and fix your customer service. Both sucks. read more

It was my first time trying Korean chicken and I'm so glad I did! My friend insisted to take me here after learning that I still haven't checked this place out. After that, I found myself in Bon Chon more often that I ever imagined myself to be. I usually get take out and they charge about $3 so that's an added cost. Whatever, I always crave for their stuff anyway. Their double fried chicken is a MUST try - so crispy, tender, tasty and juicy! What more can you ask for? My favorite is the classic soy and garlic chicken. You can never go wrong with it. It really is like no other! I have yet to try their other options because I honestly just always get the chicken. Ha! But from what I've been hearing and seeing, everything is great. Note that Bon Chon is a bit pricey for what they serve but the food is excellent! Again, soy garlic chicken. Burrrp. read more

The chicken wings were crazy good! Do not recommend the hot sauce flavored if you can't handle the heat! The side dishes they provide are delicious however you can not order it more than once. The rice hot stone dish were full of flavor. read more

BON CHON!!!!!!!!!!!! I've been meaning to go to the one in Allston for so long, but it's always either too packed or too far. The Harvard location is perfect, although it's easy to miss because it's not right in the square. Got the fried chicken combo with half spicy and half soy garlic. YUMMY. I don't know how you can argue with Korean fried chicken. Oh, if you can't handle spice too well, make sure you bring a gallon of milk with you - that shit is HOT. I even got asked why I was so sad because I had started to tear up. My response, amidst bountiful and boogerful nose honks into my poor napkin: "I'b so habby because dis chickedn is delicious bud id is so damb sbicy gahhhhh." Prices are decent - a combo with 15 pc (10 wings, 5 drumsticks) is $18.95. They also have a standard Korean menu with BBQ, soups, bibimbap, noodle dishes, and all that jazz. Service was awesome; our waiter was super cool and accommodating. In conclusion, I wish we had Taste-O-Vision because I don't know how to properly convey how scrumptious this experience was. read more

Did I come here for jerky or did I come here for chicken?? Maybe I came on a bad day, but the half soy half spicy wing combo I got was a huge disappointment. The spice was there, but all the wings were overly fried - the chicken meat was incredibly dry and jerky like! With that said, the apps and entrees I sampled from my cousins' plates were good (one was an app containing octopus) and they have sparkling matcha green tea that's quite delicious ($5). Kimchi fried rice isn't bad, a bit greasy but I'm sure would definitely be a good accompaniment for bulgogi. Might be a good idea to order a little at a time in case the chicken's not good that day. BonChon in Allston is better. Service was fantastic - very attentive and nice, smiley staff members. I won't rule this place out but the overly fried chicken was a turn off. read more

By far my favorite wings. Soy garlic! I think they taste much better than the soy garlic tenders (since they tend to be a bit dry.) My only complaint is it's a little over priced. This place is in Harvard Sq, so cross your fingers to find some sort of parking! Also, If you ever get confused as to WHERE the heck this place actually is, it's under Veggie Grill! It's a big building with a few restaurants inside. BonChon is located in the basement. They're doing take-out during the Covid pandemic read more

My friend and I went there to have dinner today, and we had an okay dining experience. But while we were waiting for them to bring us a check, we spotted a roach crawling on the wall. When a waitress passed by, I showed her the roach, and the manager quickly came over to say that she's sorry and asked *whether* we'd like a 50% discount. She explained that they have recently discovered this problem, and while we're not the first ones to spot roaches here, they've been trying to address this issue. I was so shocked that they'd continued to serve food fully knowing that the restaurant had been infested with roaches. I told the manager that I want a full refund. She responded that since we saw the roach after we had eaten everything, we are only eligible for a 50% discount. I complained that it's not the money that's the issue, it's the fact that they are perfectly okay with serving food knowing that the restaurant had been infested, and since money is the only way they can compensate my displeasure, they should do so. The manager explains "you probably don't know how restaurants operate, but all restaurants have roaches, it's just that you were unlucky that you saw one today." I told her that their service is unacceptable because it's unsanitary, and after arguing for a while, she begrudgingly refunded the whole amount. While she was processing the transaction, the other cashier says that it's not their fault that we spotted a roach, as much as it is not their fault that roaches are in their restaurant. When I continued to complain to the manager how disgusted I was by the whole dining experience, she said "I made you happy now by refunding the full amount, what more do you want? If you're still so angry, you can just email my boss and tell him to close down the business until all the roaches are gone." Perhaps Bonchon Harvard Sq should consider closing down forever for the sake of customers' health. A restaurant that is not even willing to admit their problem shouldn't exist, especially when it concerns the food sanitation. I'm never going back to this place again. read more

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