We came here and put our name down before they were open for lunch, so that was a plus. This place filled up QUICKLY even for a Monday. Half of us like drumsticks and the other half likes wings, so it was perfect to do the half half...we also did half spicy and half soy. We got the radishes that came with and they were surprisingly good! I loved the spiciness of the spicy wings, it def packs some heat! The soy has good flavor as well. We also ordered the seafood fried rice, which was pretty good. The fries were delicious, we couldn't stop eating them. The takoyaki were OK. If you order Soda, it comes in a can vs fountain soda. Parking in this center can be a pain though..but at least there's street parking around. read more

Most of my Asian friends are big fans of Bonchon. Personally I am just ok with it because every-time i feel the food are a little oily (include few visits when I was in San Francisco area). This ends up I really like their radish side dish. read more

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Came to CALI for a business trip. Had some girlfriends come up and visit. We took a trip down to San Diego and Bonchon Convoy was recommended to us. My friends and I are used to Korean food in Texas. I will say it was quite different but very good. I had the soy garlic fried chicken and the bulgogi tacos ( was shocked by this menu item). The bulgogi tacos were great! As someone who doesn't like coleslaw, I was fairly impressed. The chicken was delicately crispy and was sweet. As far as covid goes, the tables are all spread out and they do temp check. You do have to wait outside so that they can prepare on walking you. Hand sanitizer was accessible when you walk in as well. Our waiter joon was very welcoming and nice. He was able to answer our questions on the menu. Highly recommend. Also had great lunch specials. read more

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Where to start? They had a sign up sheet outside and we were second on the list with 2 people. First group had 3 people. This couple walked up behind us and the host came out and said to them "just the two of you today. Come on in." So apparantly they don't really go by the list. We were called and went inside and as you can see from the picture that the place was half empty so apparantly they keep some tables open so they can seat their friends right away and make other less important guests wait. We got the salmon avocado ball and it sort of lacked flavor and the texture was a bit off putting. It was mushy. For an "avocado" roll one would think it would have more avocado. Had like 2 small chunks. Also got the shrimp shumai. This wasn't bad. The dressing was flavorful and I'd maybe get it again if I ever found myself back here. (I doubt it though) The service. Took a few minutes for the server to come over considering most all the tables that were seated had their food and it was half empty. Once we ordered the food never seen her again till the food was ready and brought and then didn't see her again till they dropped off the check and then to pick up the card. Overall less than average compared to other restaurants I've been to. read more

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Friend was craving chicken wings so it was between Bonchon or Cross Street - none of us had ever been to Bonchon in SD so we decided to give it a try. We got to the plaza at around 6pm, and per usual the lot was pretty packed. We got lucky and found a spot fairly quickly, and once we arrived at the restaurant, we were surprised to not see a line. We got seated quickly because of this, and ordered our food. (It got busier at around 7pm!) One of my friends got the 8 Small Strips in Soy Garlic, and my boyfriend and I each got 8 Small Wings in Half Spicy, Half Soy Garlic (**we realized we could've gotten a larger shared order to save money -- don't be dumb like us and make sure if you're getting the same flavors to just split with people!!**) The menu did have a notice saying to expect a wait time as they prepare food to order. It took about 15-20 minutes for us to receive our food. However, the server did mess up our order and thought we all wanted Strips. They apologized and it took about another 10 minutes or so to receive our food. Thankfully, my boyfriend and I shared one of the orders that first came out so it wasn't too bad waiting on the other half of the order. Servers did check up on us quite frequently and filled up our waters, which I'm super thankful for... Usually, I'm okay with eating spicy food, but the spice level here is pretty hot in my opinion! I had to keep drinking water and eating the pickled radish to calm the heat. I still definitely thought it was a yummy spicy, so I kept eating them. The Soy Garlic flavor is suuuper delicious if you want to save your taste buds or if you think you can handle spicy! I don't have a place to compare Bonchon to as I've yet to try Cross Street, but will definitely keep this in mind to compare! read more

Bonchon Convoy - Top: Soy Garlic Strips (8) // Bottom: Half Soy Garlic Wings, Half Spicy Wings with Pickled Radish (8) - Chicken Wings Near Me - San Diego, California

I had my first Korean fried chicken experience further down Convoy St. I loved the crunchy batter and delicious flavors of BB.Q Chicken. I was sad when they closed as there were no other options for years. I was excited Bonchon brought their take on Korean fried chicken to Convoy St. I visited during the soft opening. Korean fried chicken had a thin crunchy batter with a savory soy garlic sauce brushed on. Chicken underneath was tender and a bit juicy. I ordered the combo with wings and drumsticks. Both were delicious but I prefer wings over drumsticks. On another visit I tried the Korean fried chicken with no sauce. Batter was very crunchy and the chicken moist. Nice fried flavor to the chicken. Having tried the wings with sauce and without sauce I think I'd love the wings with just a small amount of the soy garlic sauce. Potstickers had a crunchy shell with the savory soy garlic sauce brushed on. I like the flavor of the pork filling. Bulgogi fried rice featured very tender and flavorful bulgogi. I loved the bulgogi, eggs, and rice but I'd prefer less veggies and more meat. Bulgogi plate had a good amount of bulgogi. Very tender beef full of bulgogi flavor. I also enjoyed the mild flavor from the mushrooms. Staff was very nice and checked often to see if we needed water or anything else. I was surprised by how big a menu Bonchon has. I thought Bonchon was just a Korean fried chicken joint but there is much more to try here. read more

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Go to the SD local restaurant Cross Street Chicken if you want better Korean-styled chicken wangz. End review! Haha, just kidding... Well, in all seriousness, Bonchon was a bit of a let down. Listen to people when they tell you not to order anything other than the chicken... Pork buns were tiny and bun was a tad soggy for my liking. Fries were overpriced at $8 since they were way too simple (but good!). Takoyaki was random AF at a Korean restaurant, but we ordered it anyways... smallest dicing of octopus yet! They take the prize for the biggest offenders of the octopus size, unseating Nishiki! The Japchae was admittedly very tasty with a good offering of meat. For the wings, you can order all boneless, wings, or legs, or go for a combo. I want to say we ordered a large of the combo (6 wings, 6 legs) and added on a few more wings and drumsticks. We opted to order half spicy, and half soy garlic. By the way, those are the ONLY two flavors they have! The soy garlic wings were tasteless and the spicy were so hot they were inedible. I also yearned so badly for *some* crunch. It explained why they came out of the kitchen so quickly. Rushed! Loved how this came with either pickled radish or slaw -- go for the radish; it's the perfect combo with the wangz! Verdict: It's a chain, so what can you expect? From Korea yea, but it's not the same here in the US perhaps. read more

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I was excited to try this spot because the food smelled really good. I got the Japchae because I love those noodles. Well... the noodles were a bit over cooked so they were really sticky and a mushy texture. Not to mention it sadly lacked flavor. It was decent once I added hot sauce but other than that I was very disappointed especially with the fact that it only had about 2 thin slices of meat. The meat was good and had flavor but I think they forgot to add some. The table was also cleaned with a dirty rag so it didn't smell all that great. ‍ read more

Bonchon Convoy - Japchae but where's the meat - Chicken Wings Near Me - San Diego, California

My coworkers & I ordered lunch from here & everything was delicious! Spicy Fried Chicken Wings: We ordered 16 pieces of this & 24 pieces of the Soy. They had labeled several boxes of which flavor was in which but unfortunately, there were a mix in a few of the boxes & there were a few of us that only wanted spicy or soy. Spicy was good & it was definitely on the hotter side. These wings were very crispy & juicy on the inside. Soy Fried Chicken Wings: Savory with a hint of sweetness! This was definitely my favorite flavor. Fried Rice: Delicious! Cole Slaw: Savory & creamy. read more

Bonchons is the best KFC that I have eaten in San Diego! I just went to another KFC on Convoy and I am kicking myself for trying another place - it was so disappointing!! Bonchons spicy chicken is So flavorful and crunchy! Great hot sauces! I love their Japchae! Next time I crave KFC, I will get Bonchons! read more

9/24/21 Once again a terrific experience and Josh deserves a special mention. He waited on us hand and foot, today. We love Bonchon! read more

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My friend came back from Japan and wanted to give me some treats from there, so we met up here for lunch over the weekend. Parking was really hard to find, so we all parked on the street. We ordered the medium wings, which comes with 16 pieces. I like that we could split the flavors, so we got half spicy and half soy garlic. The wings were pretty big and also came with complimentary coleslaw or pickled radish, so we chose the latter. We also ordered a side of kimchi, but I didn't have any since I'm not a fan of it. The wings were pretty tasty, but I felt that the spicy ones were similar in flavor as the soy garlic, with just with a hint of peppers. I really enjoyed the pickled radish though- it definitely complemented the wings! Service was pretty quick and the restaurant has simple, clean decor. As a chain, I'm pretty sure they will do well in this plaza- I might try something else the next time I'm in the area though. read more

Bonchon Convoy - Side of kimchi - Chicken Wings Near Me - San Diego, California

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Ordered my food on grub hub. I received it 20 minutes earlier than expected but the flavors were amazing. Spicy sauce tasted like topokki sauce. Worth the wait read more

Bonchon Convoy - Spicy and sweet chili - Chicken Wings Near Me - San Diego, California

I think it's a little overpriced at about $17 for ten pieces. I wasn't full after nine wings (my 9 friends and I got three 30 piece wings). Service takes a while. But for some reason the music is I love some rnb. Soy is not spicy, and the korean bbq sauce is also not spicy to me. I have a low spice tolerance, but if you have a super low tolerance, like my friend, then it's a little spicy. Def very crispy chicken tho. Def a cool place to go to with your friends. read more

We've been on a chicken wing spree to try a new place each week and stumbled upon Bonchon. Restaurants in this corner lot is very difficult to stay in business due to competition and lack of parking. But I must say, Bonchon could be here to stay. There seems to be a mix of young and older crowd. The large tv screens on both sides were playing K-pop.The menu items are also offered at other Korean restaurants but for some reason, the way it's marinated here is addicting! We ordered: Japchae ($13.95) - I love the noodle texture. To me, this is the best japchae I've had compared to others. Full of flavors. Half spicy and half soy garlic wings (8pcs $12.95) - Thumbs up. The wings will take about 20 minutes longer compared to the rest of the dishes to come out. Bulgogi tacos (3 for $11.95) - I found them tasty with the lightly toasted crispy flour shell. If you're into creamy then you won't like the sauce and cole slaw topping. This will be a place to re-visit when I have friends in town. read more

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Food:2 Value:3 Venue:3 Service:2 Seems very inefficient There is wait outside for 4 parties and when we looked inside there were a lot of open tables that were clean and had menus. As you can see in the pictures. We waited about 10 minutes. The steamed shrimp shumai is something that you can get at the frozen section of the grocery store. Salmon avocado bowl - thin sliced salmon on top was good but the mixture underneath it was mushy. It has some avocado, imitation crab, lots of cucumber. Needed more crunchy bits to balance the mushy ness. read more

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I am a fan! Delicious wings! I tried their spicy wings & their garlic soy wings. The spicy is actually legit spicy. Probably a medium or spicier than medium. My brothers & my kids who like a little spice thought it was too much. But I thought it was delicious. Great flavor. The garlic soy flavor was yummy too, savory & sweet. It was obviously the favorite with the fam. The best part to me is how the wings stay crispy. I ordered to go, drove the hour back home...and it was still super crispy. But not dry, instead moist meat. Can't wait to have it again, wish they would open one nearby. read more

Evidently this is a very well established and popular franchise, I'd never heard of it but others have said that its quite popular. It's still their soft opening and as with any new place with a name and following, there is a long wait to get in. I think we waited 90 minutes, but to be fair we were told thats how long the wait was going to be. Once we were sat we decided on the medium order (16) chicken wings ($23.95) half spicy and soy garlic. They had a very light and crispy batter and the flavor was really good, i think i preferred the spicy a little more than the soy garlic. You can also order drumsticks, strips, or boneless wings, but I think wings have the best crunchy skin/batter/meat ratio. They also come with pickled radish which was a nice palate cleanser between bites. We also ordered potstickers with the soy garlic sauce ($10.95). They came deep fried, i thought they were very overpriced and a bit odd that it was coated with the sauce instead of a side of dipping sauce. For just a few bucks more i would have preferred the fried rice or something else. Also ordered the bulgogi tacos ($11.95) I thought they were okay but i wish there was more bulgogi flavor. It was kinda drowned out by the white sauce. The food was good but i think the money is in just the chicken, the other stuff i think you can find better elsewhere. Probably the best korean chicken wings in SD. I'd give the fried rice a try next time as a side. Despite the long wait to get in (because its soft opening) service was quick and on point once we got seated and got their attention. Remember its an Asain Restaurant so if you want to order or get your check dont be afraid to wave someone down. Because its in the same strip mall as China Max the parking can be tough at peak times, so take the first one you can find even if its on the street or be prepared to walk a few blocks. read more

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We had excellent experience with a large take-out. that we placed in the restaurant. It was ready in Our order included wings, drum sticks, and strips -- some spicy, some soy garlic. Even after a 25 minute ride home, the Korean chicken was crispy! The Chicken Katsu was delicious, as were the seasoned fries with spicy mayo. read more

Bonchon Convoy - Lunch Specials - Chicken Wings Near Me - San Diego, California

Met my hubby here for a lunch date and the food was great. We ordered Korean tacos, pork bun tacos , shrimp shumai (the honey mustard that accompanied it was different. Good different though). We ordered too much food but enjoyed it all. Definitely worth trying. read more

"Addicted Yet?" YES! So happy BonChon opened a shop right here in SD! Like most convoy restaurants, you're going to want to pick your dinner time because of parking. We got the large combo of Honey Crunch and Soy Garlic along with an order of Japchae. They were so good! So soo good! The only downside I can really say about their chicken is it doesn't carry to the next day so well. So eat em all in one sitting, forget the left overs. The large combo itself is probably a plentiful serving for 2 ppl, I mean very very plentiful. So go get addicted to some fried chicken! read more

Bonchon Convoy - Honey Crunch and Soy Garlic along with some Japchae! - Chicken Wings Near Me - San Diego, California

I've been here a few times, I love the food! It's delicious and the place is great for small and large parties. However, the service isn't amazing, while the people are nice, it feels disorganized. A couple times coming here we waited a long time near the host stand before getting acknowledged. And it was a little annoying as the most current time I was there I noticed that we got sat first compared to the table next to us, but they got their food before we even received menus or water. I definitely know I'm coming back for the food but hope the next time the service is improved! read more

Tried their soy garlic flavored as to-go. It was ok... They gave me cole slaw instead of pickled raddish. read more

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One of my favorite restaurants in San Diego to get crispy Korean fried chicken! It's so delicious and flavorful. Not to mention, a great spot for those that are gluten-free. Not many get to enjoy GF fried chicken but here you can! read more

Good food but a bit pricey! San Diego does not have many Korean fried chicken places so it is nice that we have another option! My friend and I went to Bonchon on a Saturday for lunch. There was not much of a wait and we were seated within 10 minutes. We were first timers to Bonchon and didn't know what to get so we got a bunch of food. Fried Chicken Flavors: Spicy: The spicy flavor was mild and not too spicy; it had an unique flavor and was very delicious. Soy Garlic: The soy garlic flavor was not too salty and tasted "oriental". I personally didn't taste much garlic so that was slightly disappointing (I really like garlic). Strips (small) -- $12.95: My favorite out of all of the fried chicken we got! Nice and crispy chicken strips that are tender, generously sized fillets of chicken, and the perfect chicken-to-breading ratio. Wings (small) -- $12.95: Came out hot and fresh, with the chicken meat very tender and juicy. The meat was the most moist out of all the fried chicken. They also keep the chicken wing tips attached if you are into that. Boneless Wings (small) -- $12.95: The amount of food for the price was disappointing. For a small, there were only 10 pieces of chicken that were basically bite-sized. The breading was more hard on this dish and was my least favorite of the fried chickens. Bull Dak -- $14.95: Spicy chicken dish on a hot plate that is stir-fried with rice cakes, onions, and mozzarella cheese. Flavor was good but be warned that it gets more and more spicy as you eat it. It is also served with one bowl of white rice so if you are sharing this, order extra rice on the side. Salmon Avocado Ball -- $10.95: Tastes mostly like a deconstructed California roll wrapped with a tiny fillet of seared salmon. The inside had WAYYYY TOO much cucumbers that it felt like I was eating a salad. Personally don't recommend. Spicy Chicken Korean Tacos -- $10.95: Lots of lettuce and coleslaw on top of the tacos. It tasted like a chicken salad taco. Also don't recommend. read more

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This place is a 5 stars. They offer delicious foodies, plenty of tables and the service is great. I think the parking lot is kinda small. But nevertheless if you're craving for some authentic korean chicken, this place is for you. Strongly Recommended. read more

Bonchon Convoy - Bonchon garlic chicken - Chicken Wings Near Me - San Diego, California

Came by on Wednesday for dinner and it was crowded but we were able to get a table quickly. SERVICE - This was very slow. We had three different waiters helping our table and they all seemed very scattered. We also put in an extra order of fries which they completely forgot about so we had to flag someone else down and the fries finally came when we were done with our meal. FOOD Seasoned Fries - These were nicely crisp on the outside and soft on the inside. It looked like it had a lot of flavor with the seasoning but it was actually on the less flavorful side. Soy Garlic Wings - The flavor was tasty. The crispy skin was delicious. So crunchy with juicy chicken underneath. Spicy Wings - The perfect amount of spice. Not too spicy at all but it gave you a nice kick. Solid chicken wings for sure! I cannot say I would wait an hour in line for them though. Crosstreet is just as good but with more flavors. They do need to improve on their service but it is just a soft opening so they have time. read more

Parking - This lot is super tough to find parking in. Even the side streets get crazy full now. Service - AMAZING. There were so many people helping, water was refilled many many times. I haven't had service this good in a long time. Better than even some fancy restaurants. Food: Pork belly bao: this was only ok. These were much smaller than I thought they would be and the pork belly was also small and only so so. Kimchi - good, could have been spicier. Spicy chicken - holy crap this is some spicy chicken. My mouth was flaming. Radishes - good, nice cooking effect. Soy garlic - sweet. I'm glad I got mixed flavors as I feel you would get tired of the flavor. Overall - fried chicken was really nice, very crunchy, fully cooked and had great flavoring. They say it can take up to 30 mins for the chicken but I thought it came out fairly quick. They are a little pricey ($24 for 8 piece, $33 for 12) but it's pretty good quality. Don't forget the yelp free soda check in! read more

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Bonchon is finally in San Diego! I tried Bonchon up in the Bay about 2 years ago and it was amazing so I was excited to try this location when it opened. Sadly, the experience was just alright. Maybe they need more time to work things out since it just opened but everything I had was just alright. Soy Garlic Medium Combo Chicken The main reason why people go to Bonchon is the chicken. If you're not getting chicken here, I'm not really sure why you came in the first place. The coating on the chicken was crispy. The chicken was moist but the flavor was weak. I could barely taste the soy garlic. Eating this got pretty old, pretty fast. Pork Buns Oh man. These were sooo good. I wish I ordered more. Tender pork belly in a soft bun with cucumber, coleslaw, and sauce. I'll be back to try it again. For now it will have to sit at 3 stars. They just opened, so don't expect everything to be perfect. read more

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This Bonchon, the first in SD, is located in a small strip mall type area and tucked all the way back in the corner. Parking here pretty much sucks. Unless you get there before opening and there's a good amount of open spots. The restaurant is a nice size with a good amount of tables and some bar seats. Staff was very friendly. We could tell that they were still trying to figure things out, so things weren't going smoothly, which was expected. Still, not bad service, just a bit slow. We had gone during their soft opening, so not sure how much has changed since then. But, once you get there, you sign in with your name and number of your party. We happened to get there right before opening and there was already a line that had formed. However, we did not have to wait too long to be seated. Due to the soft opening, not everything on their menu was available at the time. We ended up ordering chicken strips with sides of rice. We ordered a medium size (16 pieces) of the chicken strips with soy garlic glaze. We probably should have just ordered a small (8 pieces) for the 2 of us, but we let our hungry tummies do the ordering. The strips came with a complimentary side of cubed pickled radish which compliments the chicken well. It took a while for our food to come out, but believe the menu informed us that it would take approximately 20-30 mins. We have been to Bonchon up in the bay area, so it's difficult not to compare. The chicken here was just OK. It did not seem as crispy or as glazey as what we have had in the past. We did not get that crunchy, flavorful bite of chicken each time. Sad to say, but we were pretty disappointed. We will probably give it some time before we possibly give them another try. Maybe try their wings next time or some of their non-chicken menu items. read more

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I have been going here since they've opened. Did the size of their wings shrink? They were massive before with tips! I paid $36.58 for size large(24 bone in wings) and when I opened the box.... It appears they gave me baby wings. Look at the picture. There were two boxes but you get the idea. read more

Bonchon Convoy - Chicken wings - Chicken Wings Near Me - San Diego, California

We came here on a Wednesday and it was surprisingly very busy already even though it had just opened. I had a party of 3 and it took around 40 minutes to get a spot. They are still in the soft opening phase so currently there are no to go orders, just sit downs! We opted for half and half large wings with coleslaw. I love their coleslaw. It isn't too creamy but does the trick to get the spicy taste of the chicken cooled down. I am not good with spicy food, but wow the spicy wings are HOT. Be careful if you are also not good with spicy food! I only ate one and had to eat the soy garlic wings instead. I love how sweet and savory the soy garlic wings are. The wings are a little small but are great quality. The large was a perfect size to share between three girls. I also had their honey beer and my friend tried the peanut butter beer. The peanut butter beer was very unique and I'd high recommend it if you like peanut butter. Overall, I would come here again but definitely come earlier! This place is definitely going to be very popular when it is officially opened and is pretty popular already. read more

Bonchon Convoy - Chicken Wings Near Me - San Diego, California

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I honestly love their fried chicken so much. I love how crunchy and flavorful their chicken is. It's unfortunate that they don't have original flavored fried chicken, but honestly, all of their fried chicken is good. I tried every single flavor and none of them is disappointing I really appreciate how quick and painless they are with ordering to-go's, and the food quality is just as good as it was prior to covid!! Definitely must come. read more

Been wanting to try this place for a while! The chicken is so crunchy and flavorful and the tteokbokki was so spicy and chewy! The food came out very fast too! read more

Bonchon Convoy - Tteokbokki - Chicken Wings Near Me - San Diego, California

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The food was pretty good. I had the chicken strips and fries which was a great, quick lunch. We had a weird experience with getting a table though. There were five of us and they added a chair to the end of a 4-top (two 2-tops pushed together). The table was pretty small for five so we asked if we could slide another 2-top over to make it six. We asked if we could move the table and they said it was fine but the policy is that configuration counts as six people and they were going to force a gratuity. We were taken aback when presented with this information as we were the only people in the place. We might understand if it was a busy Friday night but it was a weekday at lunch. Anyhow, we contemplated leaving as there are probably 50+ other restaurants in the area but, we were going to tip regardless so we stayed. In the end, they forced an 18% gratuity on the pre-tax total when I would have paid 20% on post-tax so it really only hurt the staff. I think three, maybe four other parties showed up while we were eating. We won't be back so all they had to do was asses if enforcing that policy was best practice at the time and they could have kept a local work crowd coming back for more. read more

What we ordered: large soy garlic wings | large spicy | bulgogi | spicy rice cake | popcorn chicken Taste: food tasted like other Bonchons Service: service wasn't the best but it was their first week so they were still figuring things out Parking: lot read more

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This place really lived up to the hype! I don't think I can eat anywhere else for fried chicken wings now I'm addicted. I ordered both wings and boneless wings to try it out. I didn't like the boneless wings it was way too much fried batter and barely any meat, do not recommend. But the regular bone in wings, my god, it was the perfect amount of crispy texture on the outside and tender yet flavorful meat on the inside. I don't know how they perfect it, but the regular wings weren't over battered, very thin layer of just the right amount of crispy without any sogginess. I had a large order so I saved some for left overs, it wasn't the same once you re-heat it unfortunately so gotta eat it fresh for the best crisp! read more

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Very delicious, just the right amount of crispy without being burnt layer around juicy chicken. The spicy flavoring pairs well with their pickled daikon. I have eaten at the restaurant and ordered via DoorDash from this place several times and would order from them again. They are attentive to requests. When I ordered their fried rice the second time around, I requested they add less soy sauce and put the kimchi on the side. When I got the order, it was just as I requested. read more

We ordered Bonchon through their website and ordered for pick-up. This is a great option if you don't want to try calling to place an order or want quick take out. The website tells you at what time your order should be ready and they even offer to do curb-side pick up. We ordered their garlic soy wings and Korean fried chicken never disappoints. Their fries were also good as well! It is kind of tough to find parking in the lot that Bonchon is in, especially when it is very crowded. read more

Finally! It's nice to have another Korean Fried Chicken place on Convoy other than Cross Street. I've had Bonchon back in the Bay Area and was excited to hear that one was opening up in SD! Like it's sibling branches, the SD branch is just as tasty, and the service was great as well. However, this was solely based on my experience. Because they are still in their soft opening, it's important to note that Bonchon can get very crowded (tried coming here twice before with wait times of over an hour) and service can get really slow. Not to mention parking in the already popular Tasty Pot parking lot is now even worse. I was lucky to come here on a Wednesday night at 7 pm and only waited for 5 minutes. But I digress; lemme get to the food right quick fellas. FOOD: - Soy Garlic Medium Combo (8 wings, 4 drumsticks) -- ($23.95) -- Have a choice of spicy or soy garlic. We got soy garlic. The perfect combination of sweet and savory, combined together with a crisp batter is what I live for. Juicy and sizeable pieces enough to feed at least 2 people. Comes with your choice of coleslaw or pickled radish. - Tteokbokki (Spicy Rice Cake w/ Onions and Fishcake) -- ($11.95) -- Has a one star spicy rating but is about equivalent to a medium spicy at Tasty Pot. Definitely enjoyable and manageable if you can handle sriracha and get a pickled radish to cleanse your pallet. Rice cake is chewy and the portion size is big for what you pay for! Overall, Bonchon is a definite must try if you love fried chicken. Even if you don't like fried chicken, there are plenty of other amazing options such as the bulgogi fried rice and salmon avocado ball that you should try. Will definitely be back sometime in the future! read more

Bonchon Convoy - Spicy Rice Cakes don't look that good but the cheese pull is real and those two brown lookin things on top are maaaad bomb - Chicken Wings Near Me - San Diego, California