Best fried chicken hands down. Words can not describe. You just have to come try it. I usually order takeout.

There small wings were very crispy on the out side and juicy on the inside. Ordered the spicy wings and they were very delicious, full of flavor. read more

Based on my experience today, this place desperately needs a quality control top down review from the franchise because if all other Bonchons were run this way I can't imagine it'd be successful. Things that I found to be odd: * there's no clear flow in terms of whether you're supposed to order first, or sit down first, the employees were behind their plexiglass behind the bar and not really greeting people coming in * don't tell me my order is going to take 45 minutes after I've placed an order and I'm already in the process of paying for it * they were refilling the drinking water reservoirs by removing the filter portion of the tank and filling the reservoir straight from the tap. This tap might be filtered but it was weird because they were skipping the filtering portion of the tank * only like 1-2 employees seem to know what's actually going on; our food was on the counter for a good 10+ minutes but only one employee actually checked it and called it out (the other one was just sitting behind the counter waiting around) * the food was BLAND. Like if I'm going to wait 45 minutes for lukewarm food and pay 30% more than my local takeout spot, the food better taste bomb. Panda Express makes a better fried rice. The chicken wings had good texture but it's like they don't use salt at all on the meat or batter, and only the sauce imparted some flavor. If the food was 40% cheaper I could deal with the quality and service at this level, but at these prices get your crap together. I have no desire to ever go back here with abundance of other options in the plaza. read more

The Korean fried chicken is amazing! I recommend this place for the fried chicken legs, wings and the pork belly sandwiches.

place is ok with nice ambience. service is just ok. first time coming here and they are just soft opening. order spicy and soy garlic boneless chicken ~ recommended for the spicy one. it comes with either radish or coleslaw. i guess radish is more preferable when you eating korean chicken. the seasoned fries is recommended. they blend garlic, cheese, and parsley perfectly. overall, this place is recommended but a bit expensive, i think... read more

Bonchon Pleasanton - fried chicken boneless ~ spicy and soy garlic... - Chicken Wings Near Me - Pleasanton, California

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Second time trying their food. Ordered a family meal but the chicken drumsticks were missing. I wasted 30min to come back and get the missing drumsticks! The meal was cold by the time I was home. Drumsticks were not marinaded long enough. The meat has no taste, the sauce on the surface is good though. read more

First time to try Bonchon chicken but it was a disappointment. I am expecting better since this brand has a lot of stores in U.S. I ordered a combo with both sauces. The wings are way overcooked and dry. The drums are okay and the skins are crispy. However, the major problem is the lack of flavors. There are barely soy garlic/spicy flavor on the chickens. I even need to put Tabasco sauce on it when I eat because it's not spicy at all. I'm eating fried chicken from a kr store. I don't know how come the chickens had nearly 0 flavor. read more

Curbside pick up is so easy and convenient! Ordered a Family pack to go and Tteok-bokki.Delicious! Just perfect for our family of four. Left some more for munching too. read more

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Arrive early if you're planning to eat on site; it fills up quickly! I personally love the pork buns, potstickers, and seasoned fries; family as a whole enjoys the fried chicken in every form (strips, wings, etc.). Service was fine, given how busy they were, and everyone was friendly, never rude. read more

Not too bad, but I would like to have a better selection. I hope this location can provide some items.

Friendly staff. Not all Bonchon's are made the same. Some are not ran well. Some make the spicy wings overly spicy that it's no longer enjoyable. This location checks all the boxes. Probably my fav location in the entire Bay Area. read more

We also did a Pepsi chicken challenge here as well, they have ok chicken but truthfully Vons chicken was much better for sure.

My son said Bonchon has good food. Unfortunately I disagree. The chicken was overfried and dried. The value to price is ridiculous - specifically for the bimbimbap (Don't get much for $16). Udon too. Menu looks so enticing but actual product was bleh. Can't see myself spending any money here. read more

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Worst Bibimbap i ever try!!!!!! Not even get the Korean taste at all!!! Not worth the price!!! Not happy !!! read more

This bonchon location has gone down hill. I was charged $5 for a small cup of side when before they had bigger portions. Compared to other bonchons, the portion and taste of the food of this location is the worst by far. The manager seemed very stingy, I believe her name is Jin? She's never there and I'll see only 1-2 servers working by themselves during busy hours. By how this franchise is being operated, I don't see how people would be happy with their experience dining in or working here. read more

missing food when delivered. called up, told me dasher could've taken it and for me to report it to yelp. i did not as i dont think so. also, they dont have record of orders, so they won't know what's missing. that is alright, but to say something to a dasher is not nice. just say that you could've made a mistake... ive checked the receipt delivered and they actually missed some orders. i did not ask for a refund after they apologized. read more

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Have only had takeout from here so far, but you know if the takeout fries are good it's generally a good sign! They were hot and crispy, nicely seasoned. Chicken was delicious, good mix of wings and drums, breading was crunchy without being heavy. I got the spicy chicken which was more of a heat that built up as you ate a few pieces but that may just be my heat tolerance. Kimchi slaw was good as well, found it a little spicier than the chicken actually. That was my first time trying Korean style fried chicken but it certainly will not be the last. read more

Their soy garlic wings are to die for! I would also recommend their style of pork buns. Overall, yummy food!

We tried their traditional chicken wings in soy garlic and spicy flavours and now we are fans of their spicy wings!! The crust is spicy and crunchy with soft chicken inside. Ordering on their app and pickup was smooth. We will surely be ordering again. read more

Their boneless wings are exactly what a real boneless wings would be if you could remove the bone from a real wing! They have two flavors which are both great. The spicy ones are enough where you need a drink handy. read more

If I could give this place 0 stars I would. First of all, they're the only Bonchon location I know that increased their price on chicken wings. I ordered 30 chicken wings over the phone and the worker said they have to charge me for 3 orders of 10 chicken wings which makes the order much more expensive. Normally I pay around $38 at other Bonchon locations for an order of 30 chicken wings but I paid $50. This is ridiculous! Also most importantly, the food was terrible. I didn't know different Bonchon locations serve different quality of food because the ones I've been to have been consistently delicious. I ordered soy garlic and spicy chicken wings, however, 5 of my chicken wings had no flavor and they accidentally gave me no flavor. They completely missed the sauce on them. Lastly, the skin of the wing was was so thick and full of batter and that is not what I'm used to at bonchon. I've been to most Bonchon locations in the Bay Area and by far this was the worst location. I was so disappointed with this location especially because this is one of my favorite restaurants. I had to throw away the chicken because I could not finish it :( read more

Decided to give this restaurant a try since it looks new. Sure enough there's a sign that says 'Soft Opening'. The service is attentive enough so no complaints there. We decided to try the wings, seasoned fries and pork buns. For the wings, we ordered the half soy and garlic and half extra crunch. My husband and I liked the soy garlic better although both had very subtle flavor. The wings had a nice crispness to them. The fries were ok - crispy but not much flavor and pork bun was ok - seems like pork belly could be more meaty. We may be back to try the more traditional Korean dishes. read more

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I went into buy myself a 6 piece meal someone came in and got my order while I still had my receipt. When I get inside the store the manger was a little uneasy about making my order over I then went to sit back in my car and I watched another customer bring my order back in after I follow behind the Manager Thomas wanted to give me the food that the other customer left out with and to bring. It back I told him ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!! I Did not feel that was Health Approved Not A Good First Experience. read more

And the quality continues to go down. Oh well, moving onto another Korean Fried chicken spot read more

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Placed an order online for 20 strips and some onion rings. Total came out to over $40. They called to tell me they were out of strips and were going to substitute for boneless wings. I get home with my order and there are 6 little onion rings (burnt), that I paid over $7 for. The boneless wings were like mini chicken nuggets. DISSAPOINTED AF! read more

Watching the mixed reviews and was constantly on the fence about trying. Finally tried yesterday and I'm no longer on the fence. This is not a place for great KFC; not even decent. The boneless strips were too hard to chew. The drum and wings overall had no great flavor and taste like the oil used was not fresh. The kimchi fried rice with bacon didn't taste good either. I should have been observing better that many patronizing were not Korean. May have to try Odagada again, but last time we were there the wife got sick. Better yet, we should go to Go Goong as I've seen people order KFC before and that place is legit for Korean fare. read more

I wish this place was closer to me. I LOVE their garlic soy wings. They are so delicious and crispy and the perfect amount of glaze. I also tried their fried rice and it is off the hook. I don't think you can go wrong with this place. I have ordered online and in person. Both times staff was friendly and orders were fulfilled quickly. I go every time I am in town. Nom nom get the wings read more

If you've tried Bonchon here before, try it again. The chicken have so much flavor now. If you're looking for some fried chicken thats unique, try this one, its affordable and feels exclusive. This is our go to korean fried chicken and their Soy Garlic can never be compared to any other restaurant. read more

The chicken is a little bit too salty but it's good to go with rice and coleslaw. Service is great and speedy.

I was excited to try Bonchon for lunch. My daughter and I ordered 10 piece chicken wing dish along with beef bulgogee bibimbap. We also ordered a side of rice for almost $3 and kimchi for almost $4. The chicken wings were on the dry side and small. The bibimbap did not have the standard seasoned vegetables and was lacking in flavor. The cost for a very small bowl of rice was outrageous and the kimchi was chopped into the smallest pieces that I have ever seen served. It looked like a collection of leftover kimchi from all the prior customers. It was not appetizing and stopped eating it after a couple of bites. Overall, paying almost $50 for the lunch was too much for barely mediocre food with no ambiance and basic service. I won't be going back. read more

Pick up only. The staff is courteous, and the order was ready upon arrival--no complaints about the food.

Food was awesome! However, every time I go there there's always one server that's great and so kind, and one that gives a dirty look at the costumers. It might be a race thing I don't know, but it's absolutely disgusting and unacceptable and this business is bound to have a law suit if their customer service training doesn't get reevaluated and improved. read more

Food was ok. Portion was reasonable. But for a fast food place the price is quite stiff. There were 10 of us and because we were just having a reunion I requested that they give us separate checks per couple. We are all husband and wife group with two singles. It's nice they accommodated but put an 18% tip included on each bill. Spending $47 for my husband and myself for lunch is really too much considering the atmosphere and food quality. Service was ok but not enough to have us pay that kind of gratuity. read more

I have been ordering a lot since the pandemic and the food has always been delicious. The wings are perfectly crispy, amazing tacos and the rice is great as well. Thank you Bonchon for offering takeout and staying open during this difficult time! read more

In my dictionary, 5 star means a restaurant that's worth a 30 min + drive/wait to just eat the food there. I have done that at Bonchon and i know plenty of friends who did that too, here in bay area and in New York. My action speaks for itself. 4 star: best in category locally 3 star: I won't say no if you wanna go 2 star: no 1 star: hell no read more

I've never had better chicken in my life! If they move to Africa I'll follow. Yes, it's really this good!

I wish I could rate negative numbers. Worst experience ever. Right when the food was being served, my son spotted a live cockroach crawling on the table. When I pointed that to the server serving at the table, she quickly squished it with the paper napkin, I guess that was our cue to walk out but we didn't and I super regret!! And next I spot bug flying out of our special garlic fries. . We couldn't handle it anymore. We went to the front desk to pay and get out. I did not feel like tipping given the service and the server who killed the cockroach on our table has the audacity to ask for a tip!! I gently denied reminding the cockroach and mentioning the bug coming out of fries. Just disgusting. Never ever going back. Wish I could have captured those bugs!! It was just too gross read more

Great fried chicken. So crispy and spicy. The glass noodles were pretty good too. Went back the next day for more :) read more

Long time Bonchon fan from going to their Santa Clara location years ago! Was super excited when Bonchon came to Pleasanton. With Covid, it's been real easy to order online and pick up, even though it does longer time than I care for. However, I have to reduce 2 stars in rating due to the wildly inconsistency in the size of the wings!!! It's awesome when they are normal sized, but half of the time, they come so little, that you end up with literally 50% less food! I like the taste of the wings, the way it stays crispy, even a day later after overnight stay in the fridge. But the difference in wing size is too hard to excuse, and especially being a chain, I 100% expect greater quality control to assure customers consistency in experience! I now am afraid to order from you, as I never know if I'd end up with the super sad and tiny wings! read more

Food not good. Fried chicken tastes cheap. Ordered 3 dishes and they're small in size for one of two people only. Very oily. Three small dishes cost us almost $60.00! Not worth it. read more