Korean menu is average or below for me. But everyone must try chicken menu. All my friends loved chicken wings. I recommend this place if you are chicken wing maniac. read more

I was quite impressed with this Bonchon location not going to lie...it's probably better than the locations we have in MD. The restaurant was spacious, cute decors, and the bar area looked pretty cool. We ordered for take out and the hostess that helped us was pleasantly friendly! She offered us drinks while we waited for our food and interacted with us. Well-deserved 5 stars for the customer service. We ordered half and half chicken wings (soy garlic and spicy), garlic parmesan fries, and fried rice. Everything tasted delicious and fresh! The chicken skin was crispy and the fries were flavored perfectly, the garlic taste wasn't overpowering. This wasn't my first rodeo with Bonchon but there was something about the chicken in the South that shined above the rest (not trying to be funny it was finger licking good). I know my family in Charlotte's in heaven for having to open up this location. They no longer have to wait to visit home to eat Korean fried chicken! read more

So I go by this place everyday because I live within a couple blocks. After reading many excellent reviews I have to agree that the food here is just so good! I loved the pork buns. The bun is a soft spongy round, sorta sweet bun, with a strip of perfectly seasoned and lightly fried pork belly Accompanied by something like coleslaw and a pickle? I think that was?! I will order those again. The beef Korean tacos were delicious, but a little messy, so make sure you're not wearing your favorite dry clean only shirt. Edamame was perfectly steamed... But I think it could use a little more salt. The pork potstickers will definitely make you want to order them again. If you get the spicy... Be advised is the type of Spicey hot that makes your tongue feel like it's on fire... Even my lips were burning, but its a good burn.. And you'll probably crave more of them as you eat. read more

Korean restaurants seem to be popping up in a lot of places, so I wanted to give it a whirl. My friend, Randy, and I saw this restaurant when we ate at a nearby restaurant a few weeks ago. We agreed to meet there for our monthly lunch gathering. First impression was great. The atmosphere is alluring, with an impressive array of visual stimuli. Loved the red color scheme. It was quiet enough to enjoy a good conversation. Unfortunately, the food was just not my favorite. The fried chicken strips were so chewy that I couldn't finish it. The kimichi cold slaw was good for the first few bites, but I couldn't finish it either. The iced tea tasted like instant tea, not freshly brewed. Finally, we noticed the Sanitation Score was a 90.5. This is clearly below the standard that is acceptable to me. I am glad that I experienced this restaurant, but I will not return, unless Randy insists, and I don't think he will. read more

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Not the greatest Korean food in Charlotte, but not bad - wait staff was good and helped to define food choices added bonus she had a great southern personality. read more

Food is good after living in DC for a while I was happy to find one here as well. I will say the spicy chicken is not as spicy as it was in DC where I started to sweat eating it but overall still delicious. read more

1st time here today, our waiter was very attentive and the food came out, cooked to order, very hot. We wished that the fried rice had flavor, had to get a side of spicy mayo to add flavor and it was the best spicy mayo, I have ever had. Will definitely go back again. read more

My go to place for crispy chicken wings!! The Soy & Harlic are heavenly. Everything we've eaten here has been consistently delicious.

So my husband and I were out and about one evening last week and we were driving around trying to find somewhere new to eat. We tried a few places in the shopping center and they were all closed. We spotted this place all the way from across the center. We LOVED this place. There were only a few couples eating there when we arrived. The staff was super friendly and gave us plenty of time to look over there menu. They don't have a big menu but it's a lot to take in at first. We LOVED everything we ordered. Now, my husband doesn't do too well with spicy food... so he was a little boring with his order lol. I on the other hand will take all the SPICY food I can get. We started off with an appetizer. We ordered the "Potstickers". 1/2 and 1/2 style. Half were regular and half were SPICY! My husband tried the spicy one and quickly told me he just wants the regular ones. Lol. For his meal he ordered the "Bonchon wrap with Bulgogi". I ordered the "Bibimbap with SPICY chicken". LOVED LOVED LOVED IT. So glad we found this place. We will definitely be coming back! read more

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We love this place! The wait staff is so nice. The place is always filled with people, but we always find our favorite seat. We get the wings japchon and Korean tacos. We eat here at least twice a month. Great family place, great for groups, read more

The Takoyaki was great. My second time having it. The Bibimap (I probably butchered that sorry) with spicy chicken was SO GOOD. I love spice. I didn't even need the sauce on the side to add to the heat. It was perfect. read more

Me and my husband saw the open sign and pull up today around 3, we saw three men leaving the establishment then when we open up the door the staff said they are closed. We were craving for some korean wings, thought they prolly just closed and went back and ask if they do a quick Togo's. A rude staff yelled " lock the door"!!! Never going back to this place with such rude staff. Management needs to improve on how to run it and the hire the right people. They can ruin your business!! read more

I LOVE Bonchon Chicken! I found this place on Yelp of course. Personally, I couldn't figure out why it was so popular with "Crispy" chicken reviews, when the pictures to me made the chicken look kind of soggy. But I was quickly put in my place! This chicken is super crispy!!! The 1st time I went, I dined in. I ordered the Fried Calamari Shrimp Shumai, Lunch Signature Fried Chicken Soy Garlic Combo with Cole Slaw & Bulgogi.... yes... I ordered all of this... on lunch... by myself!!! Talk about over doing it!! But clearly I got a bit excited and had tons of leftovers for a couple days. I LOVED IT ALL!!! I wasn't sure what to expect with the Shumai. But it was more like some sort of shrimp mix, breaded and fried. Not much shrimp yet still delicious. Calamari is my go to appetizer to try, whenever I see it on a menu, I have to get it. It was pretty decent though I probably wouldn't order it again. The Bulgogi was basically Steak Fried rice... really delicious Steak Fried Rice. I've returned multiple times just to order this. But the Fried Chicken was the star and the price is VERY reasonable. 6 large pieces of chicken and a side for $9 isn't bad at all. I get Soy Garlic sauce because I am not a fan of spicy, so I can't speak on that. But the Soy Garlic is very good. Nice asian flavors and not messy at all. A bit sticky to the fingers but not bad. I have to limit myself to Bonchon because I would eat it every week. So good! read more

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Oh my my my! This makes me want to slap my momma good! We came in on the recommendation of someone. When we came in they offered us a sample to help us determine if we like it! Nice touch. The potstickers were great! The chicken strips are absolutely amazing!!! You gotta try this joint. read more

1st time visitor and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Ordered the Bibimbap w/ spicy chicken and it came out in a piping hot bowl. Everything tasted great. The service was top notch too. read more

This chicken is like crack. It's indescribably delicious. I had a garlic soy drums, and the outside was so crispy. I cannot wait to go back here and eat that chicken again. The atmosphere was fine too. Cute place. That chicken though. read more

Staff is rude. They don't even greet you or say thank you. Food was so-so. Chicken was dried out. The park road location was better. Fries were very good. Co le slaw for a family meal had about 2 tablespoons of slaw. I felt cheated. I won't be back. Too many other good choices in that area to accept such poor service and execution. read more

Meh. It's not Korean and it's not American. It can't really decide what it is. The bulgogi was a tiny portion of little shreds of meat in a mild bulgogi sauce -- not amazing. (If you've had authentic bulgogi, you'll be really disappointed.) The pork buns were good, but small. They have hot wings on the same menu because...? Like I said, "identity crisis". Again, small portion, underwhelming. We would not stop in here again. read more

Ordered take out so this review is in the food but daaaayyyyyuuuuuummmmmmmmmm brrruuuhhhhh I was against eating Korean fried chicken because I'm more of a Popeyes or bojangles person but my girlfriend insisted we eat there because she swears it amazing so to prove her wrong I went along with it but I was wrong. Babe if you're reading this you are correct this place is the shit I'm so happy I tried it. Definitely my new favorite fried chicken place. Garlic soy chicken wing on point. Edit: Second time coming here was not so good to be honest, it wasn't that busy but my food took a while and when I received it the wings I don't want to say it wasn't cooked because chicken inside was good but the outside was soggy and doughy. Consistency is huge for me so I just removed one star till I go a third time see what happens. Everyone has a off day can't blame them read more

Visited last night with a friend. We were greeted by a lady and brought to the high table. My friend visited the restroom and as I sat down a young man showed up at the table immediately asking if he can get my order. I said I'm waiting for my friend and the waiter looked to the restroom and asked "Is that your man?". Number one faux pas. We said we needed some time to look at the menu. He came back after 3 minutes to take our order. We felt rushed. Second, we tried to order one soup to split it and he said they couldn't (or wouldn't) do that due to the franchise law (okay?!). We received our order fairly quickly. The young waiter gave my friend his dish with the words "Here you go, playboy!". He left and we couldn't believe he just uttered those words. It's as if we didn't hear right, but we did! He called my friend a "playboy". Completely unprofessional and appalling. We were there maybe 20 minutes eating and as my friend finished up the soup, the waiter came back to ask if we needed anything, to which we said, no and he just stood there and was rather pushy to ask if we wanted our check. Ummm, we were still eating! (he must've had to be somewhere important to want to close out our tab...). As I looked around, I noticed that the floor was completely filthy, with food particles and drippings everywhere. It looked as if if hadn't been cleaned since they opened. We left and both agreed that we wouldn't return because for the money you pay, the food is below mediocre at best and the service embarrassingly bad. read more

We have ordered the wings and fried rice via Door Dash multiple times because they are so good!! Would recommend.

I stopped here while I was getting my oil changed at speedy. Ordered the prime rib tacos which were great. It's a new place and the chef wanted feedback on his wings, and I'm very glad he did. I'll be getting my football wings from here for certain. Service was great too, got done with my meal just in time to pick up my car. read more

Tried it here today for an afternoon snack. Got the signature fried chicken with picked radishes. I had the combo with drums and wings and chose 1/2 and 1/2 on the sauces. The garlic soy was so amazing. The spicy was really spicy. I like spicy food and for fried chicken it was more spicy than I liked. I figured I would not like the picked radishes but the server recommended then and they were nice. They have beer and wine and the place was much nicer than I expected. Will definitely go back soon. That shopping center is turning into a great place for many casual dining places. read more

Service was a little awkward at first, but coulda just been us. But these chickens...woah. I hadn't had chicken that delicious in ever. We found it by accident but its definitely somewhere we will go again if we can read more

I ordered the pork buns (aka Taiwanese pork belly buns, or Gua Bao). I like their Korean interpretation of it. They use coleslaw and cucumber, with just a tiny bit of heat from the katsu sauce, to go with the sweet and savory pork belly. A well rounded flavor that everyone would love. And don't let the term "pork belly" scare you away. It's not greasy at all. It's just full of flavor when cooked right. I'm really glad that this Taiwanese delicacy is getting more and more popular in the U.S.! I heard that Bonchon's fried rice, japchae, bibimbap, takoyaki, bull dak, and salmon avocado balls are also good. Will come back to try them in the future. read more

Bonchon Pineville - Pork buns. Yum! - Korean Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

Tried for the first time yesterday through Door Dash. The food was good but too spicy! I wasn't super crazy about the bulgogi, which is what I was mostly looking forward to. I think I just got too much "fatty" meat in mine. read more

Awesome service! My food was served quick, hot and delicious. What more can I ask for. The wings are out of this world. I love the soy garlic wings they are so juicy and crispy! The crispiness of the wings is different than anything I have ever had. I just love them! The Salmon Avocado Ball is awesome. You have to try it! read more

First time here and it was okay. I ordered the half&half lunch wing combo special or so I thought. I was given a mix of wings and drummettes. Go figure? The spicy flavor trumped soy& garlic, plus preferred the wing meat. For my side I enjoyed the thick skinned French fries. Lunch was good going down, but felt slightly ill afterwards. Could have been all the spices or related to the strange smell of the place. Glad to see this was observed by another reviewer, plus does not help matters as it is located next to a pet salon.... Toss up if I repeat visit. read more

Not authentic korean food. Seeing that its main focal point is korean cuisine. You would expect that they would use korean white sticky rice, but sadly they used jasmine rice. Also at first glace the name is very confusing. It looks like the korean word for side dish (banchan ). Our waiter was extremely slow. Overall our experience was very disappointing. read more

The Jaechon was delicious! This is a much hipper spot than I expected for the location and they had good Wednesday night beer specials.

The food great!!!! HORRIBLE SERVICE. Hubby went to get wings they gave us legs. We ordered calamari bc we were taking it home they gave us potstickers....I was so upset that I couldn't even go back to complain. This was the second not good experience with this company. read more

Second time eating at the Pineville location. The service was horrible and slow. There was only one waitress, and at least 10 people dining. The food was alright, but the service made the experience not enjoyable. Will not be returning to this location. read more

I have ordered take out from here a few times over the last month and it always arrives quickly and tasty! The barbecue chicken tacos and the sliders are the perfect. The menu sounds so delicious I can't wait to try more! Available on grub hub for the area and they deliver fast. Definitely worth a try! read more

My newest obsession- the chicken wings at Bonchon. I could eat these daily! They are amazingly crispy. The sauces are perfect. And the pickled daikon that they bring with the wings are the perfect accompaniment to the wings. I want to go now!! read more

I've been to the bonchon in K-town NYC. This one is better. It is clean and inviting. Service was quick and friendly. The food is awesome. We shared the combo wings and did the sauces half and half. Both sauces are delicious and the wings are super-crispy. We also got takoyaki and japchae. Both were excellent. The lunch special prices are a steal. Portions are huge! read more

Server was attentive, food came out promptly. Spicy was decently apocy, put a tingle in my mouth. Did strips, fries and pot stickers. Not as crispy as I would have expected for Korean fried chicken but not bad. Would come back. read more

Delicious and fast. I ordered food online, and I was able to pick it up in less than 15 minutes. They seemed to be closing a little bit early, but the kitchen was still open. I highly recommend the Pork Buns! read more

Bonchon is a fantastic addition to South Charlotte. You have to seek it out, as its location is tucked away in a small shopping center. It's by far the most exciting business in that little nook. Now, what we went for - the food. Crispy fried chicken strips with soy garlic glaze, yes please! It's hard to venture out from these savory treats, once you try them. My whole family loves them and it's great how you can order a 10, 20, or 30 piece strip box to go. Cook some rice and a vegetables at home and dinner is served. The interior is nice and clean, with a full bar. The staff is friendly and service was good. We will visit quite often, and hope South Charlotte and Pineville embraces this new establishment! read more

Best wings ever, and I love wings. I mean loooove wings. The crispy crunch is what sets it off. Both flavours are excellent and the sauce is thin, not dripping off of the wings and leaving a puddle on your plate. Korean tacos are also a hit, can't wait to try the pot stickers. Will absolutely be coming back. Service is also A+!! read more

The spicy garlic chicken is by far the best we have ever had. The Koren tacos are also to die for. We love this place and the food. Atmosphere is nice. Customer service was good. #frequent customers read more