We came here for dinner on a Friday night. The wait was only 20 min, which wasn't bad for us at all as they will text you when your table is ready so you can walk around the area. We found the food to be tasty however the service was pretty terrible which made the food harder to enjoy. There were two people in my party, my wife ordered the bibimap bowl which came out promptly. I ordered the boneless wings with a side of white rice which didn't arrive for a full 20 minutes after my wife's dish was served. My food came without explanation for the strange delay or apology and no side of rice. I asked our serve about my rice and she replied "yep" and turned around to retrieve my rice. She just sat it down on the table and left. The wait staff all seem to prioritize clustering together to cut up rather than providing decent service. My chicken was good but barely had any sauce on it so I would probably ask for that on the side. Overall, I'd be willing to try again and probably make it clear that I would actually like to eat with my party and not after. read more

Bonchon Norfolk - Upstairs - Chicken Wings Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

I'm in love with the soy Garlic bone in wings ughh!!! And those fries.. This place is killing the game

LOVE THEIR CHICKEN!!! always good, fresh, hot, and crispy... Highly recommend! Try the soy garlic

I love love love bonchon wings !!! I love the spicy sauce however it is so hot I can never eat more than 2 so they split it for me so I get 3 spicy & 7 soy garlic . It's very limited seating so you may wait to be seated but it's worth the wait . The waiters & waitresses are awesome . I highly suggest going here read more

Bonchon Norfolk - Chicken Wings Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

Cool layout with great chicken. I've been to the Bonchon in Richmond, but this is my first time to this location. We, as a party of two, were seated quickly and promptly despite it being a Saturday night in Norfolk with tons of events happening. Our waitress took a while to come to the table, but she promptly apologized for the wait. We ordered the shrimp shomai, 10 chicken drumsticks, and edamame. The shrimp shomai was good! Our waitress happily let us do 1/2 spicy chicken and 1/2 soy garlic. The edamame was a lot larger than I anticipated, but I'm not complaining. Great food, but parking can be tough. read more

Some of the best wings around. They are ALWAYS crispy and fried to perfection. Their coleslaw that they include is also extremely delicious. We always get orders to go and they do a great job at having it ready as soon as we get there. They are a little more expensive than some other wing shops but the quality and taste far surpasses that of other places. Highly recommend Bonchon. I wish they would open a location in Virginia Beach! read more

Who doesn't love BonChon? I am absolutely happy they finally brought BonChon to Hampton Roads Area. I use to have little trips to Henrico just for BonChons Famous Soy Garlic Wings. YUP, 2 hours trip there and two hours back, it was worth the drive! I'm so excited that Norfolk finally decided to bring BonChon to our area, thank you thank you! However, I think there are room for improvements, but being a new place with new staff, it is understandable. My first experience was a few weeks after they had opened for their soft opening: Came here with a pretty big group of 8, and our food took an hour (soy garlic wings) to come to us. I understand that frying wings will take around 40 mins, but as my cousin and I waited we noticed everyone at our table got their food before us. We even saw people who arrived after us got their food before us. I think that the staff or waiter should notify the customers the estimated amount of wait time for each order... but hopefully next time they can bring out the wings all at once at one table. The staff might have varying degree of training because I felt disrespected a bit by one waitress that wasn't even our waitress, she took a bottle of water that our waiter put on our table and took it to another table and started to pour the water to their glasses. She then had the nerve to put it back on our table half empty and didn't say a word like excuse me or sorry. (Pure laziness I think, she probably didn't want to go back down and get another bottle for her table) I'll let that pass this time around, since it wasn't our waitress. Overall, we spent about 2 hours at BonChon, with 30 minutes of waiting in line to get in, 1 hour of waiting for food and the rest of the time enjoying the delicious chicken. It did satisfy my craving of BonChon Wings which is a plus! Second time around was a bit better. This time our waiter was Awesome and very Attentive. The Soy Garlic Wings were sooo much better too, Crunchy and Juicy just the way I like it. It tasted like Henrico's BonChon wings, Yay!!! The only disappointment was our steam rice took forever to come out, literally came out when were about done with the wings. But our waiter was awesome and kind enough to give us radish as we waited for the rice... that being said, I'll definitely be coming back for their wings for sure! Love love BonChon Wings! read more

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This was my first time going and I loved the food. The service was nice and quick. The food was delicious and fresh! I enjoyed looking out at Granby St while finishing my plate! read more

Bonchon Norfolk - Soy garlic and Spicy Potstickers with Salmon Avocado Ball. - Chicken Wings Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

Very nice casual and relaxing inside. Tteokbokki was soooo delicious!! Steam rice with pickled daikon were perfectly matched with chicken wings!! read more

The staff was great. The food horrible not Korean food . Way over priced for just rice .

I walk in and expected a typical Asian restaurant. What I didn't expect was how upscale it was. The Korean wings was spectacular and the service was outstanding. The decor was very immaculate and it didn't take us long to receive our meal. I would highly recommend it to others. read more

Bonchon Norfolk - Chicken Wings Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

Ordered delivery and an item was missing. The restaurant is not answering their phone so looks like I've been cheated out of the food I aid for. I do not recommend ordering from here. read more

Great chain that is now in Norfolk. Nice moderne interior. They have a a small bar. Also serve alcohols. Good for take out. It takes a while to make so be sur e to order before hand. read more

A bit out of my way, but when the one in VA Beach has yet to open, and the kids ask for BonChon, it is what it is. Takeout still in effect there. Ordered for lunch with a friend and his son staying with us for the weekend due to soccer tournament. His son loves it too! Ordered before they opened online(10:50), and chose a time right after it opened (11:40 although pick up starts at 11:35) since I still had to drive all the way from the Landstown area. After driving around finding parking and finally reading the to go parking signs saying that I could park.for 30 minutes, went in, said I was a bit early, not knowing how much more time they would be. She checked on it and came out with my bag. Family Meal XL (fries, pickled radish, and white rice) and 20 wings. Soy garlic is my jam, but I guess I didn't check my clicking on the website because the other 20 were spicy. Never tried it, but I like it. Spicy, but not overwhelming. Leaves a slight burn on the tongue. 25 minute drive from there to home and everything was still hot, crispy, and delish before completely devoured by the fam and friends. Pickled radishes? Never knew I loved it in rice until BonChon. I need them to start giving it in larger containers. They have come a long way since they first opened a few years ago and the reviews were a bit dismal, but everytime I have gone,, I'm never disappointed whether take out or dine in. I LOVE me some BonChon! read more

Really good food! I'm from the Northern Va area and was so stoked to see they had a BonChon here!! The restaurant is super cute and the food and drinks were on point. I usually always get the wings (Spicy fo shoo) but my bestie introduced me to the salmon avocado roll and the bulgogi fried rice and they were both AMAZING! I definitely recommend. Also Abby, was my bartender and she was so attentive and great with her recommendations! Ask for her!! read more

Bonchon Norfolk - OMG this drink is so good and so cute! Ask for the "Atom Bomb Baby" Ask Cori, she will hook it up :) - Chicken Wings Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

I first started coming to this place about 5 months ago and the fried chicken was good. Recently I had a bad experience though. I ordered the 5 drums and 1 of the drums was a huge as a turkey leg. Most people would be happy about that but not me. I don't want a abnormally large chicken leg to eat because that means that's it's deformed and shot with steroids or genetically modified. The rest of the legs ranged from very small the normal. I had already waited 30 mins for the chicken (the normal wait time)now I had to wait for them to give me a normal sized piece of chicken. On top of that the lady at the counter forgot to put a side in my bag and I had to ask for a side. Then I found out they where out of pickled radish so I got kimchi instead. This was the smellish worst tasting kimchi I ever had in my life. Kimchi isn't supposed to smell thus bad and I have had kimchi plenty of times from other places. I feel like they should give people 6 drums for $15.00 vs 5 drums. You can go to popeyes, or any other fried chicken place in the area for quicker service and a cheaper price. It used to be worth but not anymore. read more

First of all- I really wanted to love this place after hearing good things from friends. The restaurant is cozy and open, nice street views, very much an urban vibe going. The service was just plain bad- I understand it was a Saturday night but we didnt have chopsticks, napkins or anything for an hour. I had to ask for chopsticks and napkins separately because the waiter ran away so quickly and I had to sit there with sauce all over my hands. This restaurant clearly needs to hire more staff to keep up with demand. The food is good- chicken was very tasty, pork buns were decent (pork belly was tough), and bibimbap was good. They just need to get organized and hire more staff. read more

Service was awesome! The food was smack yo momma good! Pricey but worth it! The wings were the beeeeeest! We took them home and the were still crispy. Not the old chicken taste that some chicken places have. You know what I'm talking about! (gross) This place does NOT have that problem. Definitely will go there again and again and again read more

Some of the best chicken I've had! Sonny, our server, was very nice and honest! Definitely will come back again!

3.5 Stars. First of all, I'm so excited Bonchon finally decided to come to Southeast Virginia. I fell in love the first time I had it in New Jersey. I've been to the ones in Annandale and Richmond, and both were still good. I believe the restaurant was still in it's "soft opening" stages at the time I went, so there is still plenty to work on. Service is great. I think everyone there is super nice and didn't have a problem. I also came at like 8pm on a Thursday night and had no problem getting a table. The chicken also didn't take as long as I remembered other Bon Chon restaurants, but that may be the problem. I ordered the chicken in both flavors, spicy and soy garlic. The spicy one was extremely spicy, but I thought the chicken was juicy. The soy garlic was better, but I was disappointed that the chicken was pretty dry. I know my friends have had issues with pink chicken so maybe they were ensuring there were no future problems. I was disappointed because the flavor was on point. I was also disappointed in the amount of radish I got with the chicken. I guess everything is getting smaller nowadays. In addition to the chicken, I ordered the bibimbap with the bulgogi, and I thought the flavor was good but it was lacking in meat. Try the special fries as well! So good. I came back a couple weeks ago and the chicken was much better. I also came during lunch time so maybe it wasn't as busy. Also, you are able to order for take out now! read more

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First time going here been wanting to try but I don't usually drive to Norfolk from Virginia Beach unless a friend take me. Went with uncle ordered take out waited for a while ordered soy garlic and spicy fried chicken. Thought half and half would be more but 10 of each. Double frying the chicken. It was very crispy and yummy. I love the soy garlic flavor, my mom loved the spicy one. Will definitely go back again to try other things. We didn't eat inside the restaurant so we are outside on the streets across the store. read more

It met my expection! Highly recommendes by a friend in the Philippines and their Japanese selections were a plus! It was thr best takoyaki I've ever eaten and the sou garlic chicken tastes so good! read more

Bonchon Norfolk - The best soy garlic chicken - Chicken Wings Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

Came here for the soft opening for a party of 6. Said there was an hour wait, so we put our name down and gave our number for then to contact us and to walk around until they contacted us. So we grabbed a drink and came back an hour later. It's been 30 mins of waiting, making our wait over an hour and a half, and I ma seeing 2 parties who were definitely not there when we came initially seated at the larger tables...still waiting. I don't mind the wait. But I don't mind the lying and giving up our tables to people coming after us. And the additional lying of their names being on the wait list before us when we actually STARTED IT. Wait a few months for them to develop manners and actually tell it how it is and not lie straight to my face twice with a fake smile. Or drive the extra 2 hours to the NOVA/DC area for more respectful service at the flagship restaurant. 1 hour and 40 minutes now. read more

I have been obsessed with Bonchon since this summer and have been a frequent guest in many of their locations. As some of you may know, the Centreville (VA) location is the holy grail of VA Bonchons but 3 hours is a bit of a haul... So this location. I have to admit that this is a composite review of a few visits. The menu is slightly different than some of the other locations and they are flexible on doing the 10 strips in half and half so I applaud them for that. And if it was not good, I would not go back. I would say that they always seem to be backed up in the kitchen and they seem to be out of something every time that I have gone. Some nights it is one of the beers on tap. Or tea. Or a food item. Or space. Or a to go order that I made one time and was not put in at all. And I really would like to know how to snag an upstairs seat because they seem to be impossible to get even when they are empty. As far as the food goes, it is great. I like the wings and the strips. The salmon ball was excellent the second time we got it- a bit undercooked the first visit. Potstickers are maybe the only menu item I would pass on. They taste like the ones you can get at the Korean supermarket. Fries are ok- we have had them hot (great) and warmish (not good at all). I love having them local. Service can be a bit haphazard at times so I would hope that they tighten this aspect up and also the cooking times can seem a bit odd. Some things will come out very quickly and then other things that you would expect would come out sooner come out later. Yes it is family style but sometimes when people order something to start, they are assuming it will come out first and not at the very end of the meal. A lot of us have been to Bonchons in other areas and know how great they can be when everything clicks. I am holding out hope that this happens here in Norfolk sooner than later. read more

I was pumped to hear that Bonchon was opening a location near my hometown. The verdict? Everything I hoped it would be!! The chicken lives up to the reputation and is totally worth the wait. I had the opportunity to try it during one of their first soft openings and it was absolutely delicious. My husband and I shared the half and half wings and drums. The soy garlic wings are my FAVE and were super crunchy! We also shared an order of fries and potstickers. Everything came out pretty quickly, and our waitress was very friendly and kept checking up on us. We were pleasantly surprised by her attentiveness, considering it was a full house and one of their first days open. My only regret was not getting the Salmon Avocado Ball! We heard everyone around us raving about how good it was. We can't wait to visit again soon to try it. read more

Lyndsey was awesome! The radish was outstanding! Will definitely come back for more double feed fried Korean barbecue chicken! read more

Bonchon Norfolk - So delicious - Chicken Wings Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

Mother's Day/Birthday Dinner (5/9/21). The food was good ... as usual. It is why I drove from Virginia Beach to Norfolk to pick up dinner. However, they decided to enter a $100 tip on a $75.21 take out order - instead of the $10 tip which was given. Their response? 'Sorry for the inconvenience. We will use this as a teachable moment for our staff. It's good that you monitor your statements. We will refund the $90 overcharge plus the $10 tip you left.' It is now 5/18/21 and the funds still have not been returned. Extremely poor customer service. read more

So... I caught the Bonchon Bug™. This is my fifth time coming here, the last time being a mere two days ago... I've never had any poor service and I've been pleased each time. While I'm one to pick up on any customer service no-nos, I've never found a reason for any with any of my visits. Food is always delicious and perfect, I'm always given prompt updates while waiting for food, and the employees keep me laughing. Speaking of which, I have to give a special shout out to all the wonderful waitstaff and the owners for all their hard work. Their awesome teamwork is evident whenever I come and it really boosts the atmosphere. Love you guys!!! read more

12/21/17. Update on review. We tried Bonchon again on 12/21 for dinner with some friends, and I was so disappointed. The food could barely pass as Korean. Keep in mind that I had been here at least once or twice before and the food was great!! So I really don't know what happened. Their Ddukbokgi looked more like tomato soup with cheese. And their chicken Katsu looked like a burnt log. We asked them to remake both those dishes and they looked exactly the same. My bibimbap was no better. It was bland And had no taste and they want to charge $2 extra to put meat in there. Just a side note that true Korean bibimbap comes with meat and that's what adds to the flavor of the dish. I make it at home all the time! If you don't put beef in it it's just veggies and rice. Anyway the prices are absurd for the quality of food you get. I gave it two Stars instead of one bc the server we had was really nice and accommodating! I don't think this place is worth the 25 min drive for me. I will not be coming back. But if you like over paying for fake Korean food than this is the place for you. As a Korean American hipster, I think Korean food is superior to all other cuisines. Lolol. So when we moved to VA Beach you can imagine my utter disappointment when the two Korean Restaurants I tried could barely pass as true authentic Korean food. I had given up on eating out and just made Korean food at home. Fast forward 2 years and Bam! I found Bonchon. Or I should say, they found me...on Instagram!! Finally went today and I thoroughly enjoyed all 4 dishes that I ordered. And yes it's a bit of Asian fusion but it still tastes pretty darn KoreN and I couldn't be happier!!!! And when they say spicy...It's really spicy! Not that fake spicy that's adjusted to suit the tastebuds of non-Asians. It's worth the 24 min drive for me but I REALLY hope they open one in VA Beach!! read more

Bonchon Norfolk - This is their ddukboki. when it came out it really looked like tomato soup with shredded cheese on top. - Chicken Wings Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

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Great Wings!!! Beware the Spicy ones are Very Hot! I enjoyed the Sweet & Tangy sauce. Wings are fried to order so be prepared to wait 20 plus minutes for your order to come thru. Surprisingly good for breaded bone in wings. I don't care for the pickled radish salad, read more

I always enjoy coming to Bonchon! Always a great atmosphere, music, food and customer service!

I can't believe they ran out of the pickled radish. I had my heart set on fried chicken and a side of radish. I'll be back for the radish. read more

Kaila & Abby were amazing servers! I am so glad that we have a location in Norfolk. For a soft opening, Bon Chon did an amazing job and they can only improve from here. Food came out in a timely manner, and the appetizers kept us satisfied until our chicken arrived. We had the Salmon Avocado Ball, Seasoned Fries, and two orders of Large Drumsticks. All amazing! read more

AWESOMENESS... The service and food was great. However; parking is limited... therefore be prepared to pay for parking that range from $3.00-$5.00 at the nearby parking garages. Don't worry... the food is soooo good that you won't mind paying for the parking or even walking to and from the garage. read more

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This place has gone downhill since my last visit. Waiting on a table, see the busboy sweep around/under, then use the same broom to sweep off the chairs. What next, sweep the table itself with the same dirty broom? Past 10pm they switch to a late night menu of wings, dumplings, and fries. No other Korean sides, not even banchan (kimchi, etc.). Drink selection is lacking. Two Japanese beers (no Korean), and shots of soju for $4. That aside, the chicken is still pretty bomb, but I'd rather go to NoVA for a better experience. read more

**I DO NOT LIKE SAUCED WINGS.** So why did i give them 5 stars? . So those who know me, know I like my wings plain and fried hard. No sauce, no juice, just give me my flats fried crispy. So i have been scared of this place because I was like I want to support my fried chicken brothers in bird, but I dont like sauce wings, and they do NOT put sauce on the side. So going in , i was already like Im not going to like this, so let me get fries on the side and if the wings are wet, then i at least have some thing else to eat. So let me get you straight, Do not Judge me, and my weird ways while you are reading. The restaurant is dope nice and clean and the staff was super cool. They have a upstairs area that seems to be pretty dope as. Sat down and the bartender took my order, and the staff seems to be super cool together. all smiles, which is something I look at because, pissed off people spit in your food .. So anywho, I order the 10 piece and I asked for the sauce on the side. So, I was politely advised NO( he really didnt say no). So I was cool with that, i just said lightly sauced..lol So the wait wasn't long, and I got my wings and i looked in the box and i saw my chicken ........and it was moist not wet. Which for me is bomb, (you can probably ask for more sauces if you feel so bold._) So let me tell you I ate a piece, and I killed Half the box. I am now a sauced wing eater, I am so proud of my taste buds. So why the 5 star? Because this place single handedly turned me in to a sauce wing eater. the wings are CRISPY and the sauce is light and it adds to the favor of the chicken flavor. I got the soy garlic sauce and it was super bomb You should definitely check this place out. I promise you, on my mama, you would love their food. read more

So I wonder how many more comments you guys delete? Don't post about opening at this time when in reality that's bs. My family and I had come to enjoy dinner at this establishment. We made sure to come early,exactly at 5:45 because we knew there would be a wait. Mind you, its raining and windy and we still came. We get there and the place is packed! Why say ya'll opening at 6 pm? False advertisement. So we get inside and it's an hour wait. That was fine, my family and I was OK waiting. But both of your staff didn't have a clue about what to do with us waiting. We were going to stand close to the wall but they said its a "fire hazard". OK, but there was 2 other people standing there! So, they said "normally people wait outside, but its raining" well duh ! So we try to put our names on a list and still your staff didn't even know what to do. This is unacceptable! There are apps out there, IE: Waitlist, Nowait, HostMe so you can at least send a text to people once their table is ready. Look into it! My family and I ended up eating at Chili's at Macarthur Mall. Going back to the parking lot, we had to pass by this place and lo and behold there was people standing by the wall waiting. My family will just stick to supporting local restaurants like Chick n Fish. There chicken is much crunchier! read more

Ok so i almost forgot to review this place .. I finally got the chance to see what the hype was about .. So we walk in and for one I'm thinking the place is bigger by the pictures but it isn't we get here and it's a more intimate table setting but loud atmosphere.. luckily we took the last table left which was by the window so at least there was a view.. The upstairs look like it was just for a larger party like one long table.. The tables hardly have any room and we had to maneuver things as they came plus we're both really tall so I had to make sure our knees didn't bump Ok so the server came at let us know immediately that they ask for at least 30 mins or so for the food because it doesn't come out together it comes out as it's ready & plus they have a lot of take out orders as well which may cause a delay too.. Ok so we started off with drinks and orders appetizers which we got the half and half (soy garlic & spicy) potstickers and I got the shrimp shumai fried which had the Dijon mustard type dressing.. we also ordered house fried rice .. He ordered his rice with chicken and steak since he's allergic to seafood and I ordered shrimp and scallops... We also order 30 wings half and half for the main dish This is where it went wrong .. So we're waiting for it food and the shumai comes out first and it smells amazing & sat on what I believed to be fresh cabbage . It was perfectly fried and sized and the sauce was great but when you bite into it it was mushy yes of course because it was like a dumpling type dish however you couldn't tell the shrimp was actually in it.. Then I found a hair in it as didn't want it anymore.. The waitress was sweet enough to ask if I wanted it fresh but at this point we were already waiting so long I didn't want to wait anymore.So he gets his potstickers no complaints there.. THEN the house fried rice comes out ok but there is only one and it's steak , shrimp & scallops no chicken .. HOL UP we ordered two separate things & I almost let him eat it once I seen the steak until he stirred it up and I seen the seafood .. Oh it would have been a huge situation if he ate that being he's allergic to seafood.. So once again I kindly let the waitress know and she was very apologetic and asked to if we would like to keep what we had even though it wasn't what I wanted and just make him a new one.. So we said ok.. Now the great thing here is this is the BEST fried rice I've ever had because the flavors are so fresh to the scent and you can taste everything it's perfectly made no extra sauce or anything needed. Then our wings came out and of course the small table we had to make room for it and it smelled amazing you can tell the fresh soy garlic Yum .. So I tried a few and they were good I can't front but when you take them home to reheat it was like I was eating a regular wing so I lost my impression but the rice I'll be back for the rice it reheats well and it was soooo yummy. Did I mention it was hectic in there for it to be so small and the line against the wall for takeout was growing by the minute and despite it all the waitress every few sips was making sure our glasses were full and that we didn't needed anything and corrected every mistake & in the end she spoke to the manager and charged us for one fried rice & took off the shumai and we were greatly appreciative and she was so sweet and thanks us for being so patient with her.. Overall the experience was ok but next time I think I'll just order out ( if we go back) read more

I work down the street from BonChon Norfolk, and have been anxiously waiting for this to open! After hearing lukewarm reviews during the soft opening, I thought to wait it out a couple months to let them get the swing of things. Today, however we walked past it around 11:30 noticed there was no line to get in! So I figured, "why not?" We got seated right away, our drinks served and order taken within minutes. The salmon avocado roll is always a must when we visit BonChon, and it was just as good as the other locations in Nova. We also ordered the 5 piece lunch combo, which came out in about 15 minutes. Staff is courteous and attentive, which always makes for a pleasant dining experience! Even the manager came to check on us.No, they haven't mastered the double crunch effect and the rice was kinda dry but I can't wait to go back once they work on these improvements! I'm confident they will! read more

Bonchon Norfolk - 5 piece lunch combo, comes with a drink. $9.95. - Chicken Wings Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

After finally getting our food I am able to give a more accurate review: Food was delicious. Clearly the chicken is done in large batches after multiple orders are placed because every table's food came at once. The serving staff handled everything really well and seemed to keep level heads. The managerial staff eventually looked like they were stepping up their game as well, busing and setting tables. However, maybe there should be a staff meeting discussing table numbers since orders were given to wrong tables a few times, and all of the staff seemed slightly confused bringing out food. I am hopeful that they will get organized quickly. My last suggestion is that if it is an open seating restaurant there should be a sign saying that at the door. Otherwise, have a host/hostess taking names so customers are t standing in the doorway for 10 minutes not knowing what the heck to do. Previous review before the food: It is their soft opening, so some things are likely to change. Hopefully multiple things change though. The main problem is the lack of pitching in by what seems to be managerial staff with server help. When you have piles of people wanting to be seated and eat, it is imperative to have your turnaround times as low as possible. Take orders, have pitchers of water ready to go, food should be in the frier before it's even ordered because let's be honest people are here for the fried chicken so waiting for each individual order may not be the way to go. All employees need to be pitching in, these are your first reviews! If a worker is just standing around when things are this crazy, then a manager failed at leading properly. Have busboys seating customers and brining out water for goodness sake. We waited 2hrs for our table, which wasn't great but understandable for how busy they've been today. It wasn't a happy moment seeing a party of 6 come in and be seated immediately without a wait, but timing was just in their favor. What wasn't great was seeing their drinks coming before ours, and that was just water. When you have split level seating you need a basic drink station on the second floor, quick drinks make people feel attended to and then you get their food order within less than 5 minutes as opposed to the 10 that it has been. Haven't tasted our food yet, again it's not gourmet so why isn't it being turned out within 10-15 minutes? The atmosphere is one I would want to swing by before a movie, but with the wait times this long it's more of an all day affair and may just keep walking if I don't have the time. As far as what I've seen for paying the bill, there is a table of four in front of us that has been finished eating for at least 15 minutes and just now getting their bill. Again just a poor move when you need the tables. I recommended waiting a couple of weeks before coming to Bonchon, unless you're just the most chill person who enjoys a more European style of dining: long dining times that is. read more