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    Bonchon Sunnyvale

    3.9 (2.7k reviews)
    Open • 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Fried chicken

    I really like this place, but this is the second time I've received food like this. Based on my cooking experience, the black color suggests the food was fried in old oil that had been reused too many times. I didn't feel comfortable eating it because it can be unhealthy. I wasn't planning to leave a review, but I think it's important to mention this for the sake of other customers. I hope the restaurant improves this issue.

    Dry chicken
    Paul L.

    Overnight refried chicken. Extremely dry. Ordered for 3 drums + 6 wings. Came with 3 drums + 6 small drums. 3 drums were barely edible. Small drums are not edible.

    Fried Shrimp Shumai (x8 pieces)
    Linh N.

    Final Thoughts: 4.47/5 We've been to Bon Chon lots of times now. This is my first time coming to this specific location though. Apparently this is their first location, but no one quote me on that. Simple lunch/dinner meal. Overall, good experience from beginning to end. Food: Mixed 6 Wings and 3 Drumsticks: 4.5/5 Personal preference for me is the combination of drumsticks and wings, so you get a little bit of everything. These flavors are also a fave for me. We got half yangnyeom and half soy garlic today. The yangnyeom sauce is one of their newer flavors that I've tried. Similar to soy garlic, but with a Korean sweet and spicy kick. Quite umami; nice balance of sweet, salty, and spicy. For the garlic soy, this is always a solid option for me since it is one of the original flavors. The flavor is like a teriyaki sauce. Sweet sticky soy sauce with the flavor of garlic mixed in. That combined with the crispy chicken is really good. My one note though is that I don't think the chicken itself is seasoned enough before frying. This means that all of the flavor is on the outside skin. Once you get to the actual meat of the chicken, there's not much flavor on it at all. Perhaps this is where some additional dipping sauces will help. It's not too big of a concern because the coating of sauce on the outside does a really nice job with adding flavor, but it was just something that I've consistently observed. The chicken is also very crispy. My friend mentioned that the batter and outside crust seems to be thicker. Small note, but something I do appreciate is that they specifically label which sauce is which with a little toothpick "flag". This is genuinely what I need because I can usually never tell which items are which when given to me all at once or on the same plate. Fried Shrimp Shumai: 4.0/5 Simple appetizer item for us. They give you the option for steamed or fried and we went with the fried option today for that crisp. Quite nice presentation. The dumplings are placed on a bed of shredded cabbage with spicy mayo and soy garlic sauce. The flavors work quite nicely together. Perhaps the shrimp was too finely chopped because there wasn't really a bite or crunch to any big pieces of shrimp. That or the dumplings were too small to have those bigger pieces be filled inside. The sauces were nice. Spicy mayo was very light. Just a slight kick to it. Soy garlic was flavor was also very light and contributes nicely as a sauce. For texture, I like the different components. The cabbage added some crunch and a little freshness to it that we could eat with the dumplings. The shumai was also very crispy and it wasn't hard or dry. Coleslaw: 2.9/5 This is one of their complimentary sides. This or the pickled radish. Personally, I like the radish for that tartness and crunch. We did go with coleslaw today. It wasn't bad. I'm just not too fond of the excess liquid that pools. Flavor gave the meal some freshness. The veggies added another texture component too. --------- Quality: Aight They quality is alright. When the chicken and shumai came out, both items were not piping hot like they just came out of the frier. It felt more as if it came from out of the food warmer. Perhaps I would be more alright with this and can pass this off if the place were packed and very busy, but it wasn't at the time that we went. Usually the chicken would be hot to touch, but it wasn't and that goes the same for the shumai. Not that I would want to burn my tongue, but temperature does affect quality for me. Price: Depends; could lean both ways It'll depend on what you get. Again, this was a simple lunch/dinner meal, so we really didn't eat that much. For the three of us, it was $39 total including tax and tip. If you do decide to get other or more items, it might end up leaning on the more expensive side. Service: Pleasant Our waitress was very sweet and cute. We were able to sit where we liked perhaps because it wasn't super busy at the time. She refilled our waters, got our food items out as they were done, and checked on us. Ambiance: Late night adventure vibes Typical little fried chicken restaurant. This is honestly the scene that I imagine for a late night adventure. Dim interior, quite spacious, and just enough tables to fill the space with optimal room to walk between the tables and seats. I like their choice of music because they were playing BTS. Anything with BTS shall always be my preference. Location/Parking: Spacious It's located inside of a plaza and right at the corner of the top right corner of the side when you're looking from the street inward. There are some other restaurants and shop in this plaza and the plaza across too. Parking was not an issue on a Sunday before Labor Day and at midafternoon time. I'm not sure if the holidays affected this, but there are many spaces left in this parking lot when we got there. We definitely don't go here often enough to judge, but perhaps it'll depend on the time and day though.

    Wings
    Erick L.

    Had a large order of the Soy Garlic Wings to snack on with the family before my son's baseball game. I enjoy the light, crispy batter on their wings with that sweet, savory glaze. I forgot someone had recommended I get them double glazed, which definitely would have taken these wings to another level as the flavor was lacking a little. Next time I want to try those Bulgogi Fries which looked delicious, with of course some wings double glazed. Service was friendly. Our order was out within 15 minutes, which was a plus as we needed to get to the game.

    An old, poor tasting "chicken strip".
    Kent H.

    I've been eating here for all my 13 years in Silicon Valley. Tonight's dinner will be my last time eating here. From the last time, maybe 2 months ago, the sizes of everything has gotten smaller, which I wouldn't mind as much if the food tasted the same; tonight's food was awful. I only eat white meat chicken and what I got tonight, tasted like a cheap knock off. The last strip that I had fell apart in the first bite, it wasn't fresh at all and tasted simply, like old chicken.

    Chicken strips with the soy and garlic sauce
    Peter N.

    The chicken strips with the soy and garlic sauce, with the Korean coleslaw was incredibly delicious. It had that slightly sweet, really savory, crispy flavor and texture. I'm so confused how anyone could eat that and have anything to complain about. This was literally the best chicken I've had in over a year, and I go to restaurants at least 2 times per week. It was fantastic!

    Liang G.

    Ordered a few times via Doordash. Price is reasonable. Some flavor is a little too sweet. Soy Garlic is my go-to option.

    Cynthia W.

    Delicious Korean chicken place! Have been here a few times and it never disappoints. Staffs are super friendly and they told us we can choose how many pieces we want for one sauce and then for the other sauce. Ambiance: few tables inside. They get quite busy even for a weekday night. Lots of people getting to-go too. Huge parking lot outside so easy to find a spot.

    Jenny T.

    Bonchon standing on business as per usual at this location - the chicken and onion rings were both delightfully crispy. The rice was not dry. The spicy mayo was kicking! Radish was delicious too. Service was great! Ambience is casual and chill. Still my favorite Bonchon!

    Medium half half (garlic soy & spicy) with radish, coldslaw and bowl of steamed rice
    Annie K.

    Mm delicious fried chicken for din din! There wasnt anyone really there when we arrived around 7pm wed evening but it started filling up a bit later on. I really enjoyed the service here, our server greeted us and helped us with the menu and was patient with our order and checked up on us after the food was delivered. We got the medium half and half with pickled radish and cold slaw included sides and added steamed rice. It came out pretty quickly and was crispy and piping hot. The spicy i think was my fav but wow it can get spicy with the hot temperature as well! I love the combo with the pickled radish and rice. The soy garlic is a good non- spicy option but just not as fun for me since it's not spicy. I noticed they have yang yum flavoring as well which i would like to try next time!! Food good, service great, would def b back!!

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    Not my favorite chicken place. Soy garlic chicken is too salty and crusts are dry. Won't come back again:((

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    Ask the Community - Bonchon Sunnyvale

    What kind of oil do they use for deep frying?

    Hi Eugene! We use soybean oil. We hope to see you soon!

    Is it halal chicken?

    No it's Korean double fried chicken

    Is there outdoor dining?

    No, there isn't any outdoor dining.

    Is Bonchon Sunnyvale open for dine in?

    YES! Bonchon Sunnyvale is now open for dine in!

    Do they have gluten free menu?

    Is Bonchon chicken free range, organic, and/or air chilled?

    If they don't buy air-chilled birds, they very likely do their own air chilling, just considering how crispy they get their chicken skin.

    Do they put msg in the chicken?

    The Bonchon here in Sunnyvale answered this question on their Twitter by stating "their might be MSG in our chicken." It's a little vague but you assume that's a yes if it's not a straight no

    When will you have the fried calamari again?

    Going to order it too

    Do they have boneless wings? How about fish sticks?

    Yes to boneless wings but no fish sticks, at least as of a few months ago.

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    GIWA - Bread w/ Butter & Jams (came w/ the GIWA Scramble)

    GIWA

    4.3(1.4k reviews)
    1.7 mi
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    This place has a colorful atmosphere. I went here with my family to celebrate for my birthday, and…read morethey nailed the presentation with the food. We also got a couple of desserts on the house. The food looks great and tastes great too. We will definitely come again.

    Fun florally decorated Asian style brunch spot…read more Food: 4 Service: 4 Atmosphere: 4 Cost to worth it rating: 3 ($~20ish per dish) Opentableable: no but via Yelp Return worthiness: yes Highlights: - Omurice: enjoyed the savory rice with the gravy and the omelete on top though didn't have that classic omurice ahhhhh moment with the soft egg when you cut into it. Doesn't come with meat so added pork sausage which came with an interesting swirly cut and was very tasty. 4 stars - Korean hamburger patty benedict: burger was only mildly seasoned, benedict sauce was just the right texture and had a bit of citrus to it. It was on a croissant which we were intrigued by, but that didn't make much of a difference as it's smooshed on the bottom. Potatoes were halved and nicely crisp. 3.75 stars - Pandan latte: fun to see and came with a heart foam on top - Decor: open room with flowers everywhere including a large arch. They even sell their flowers. - Vibe: pleasant with Kpop music playing - Variety: they have savory and sweet items from pancakes to french toast and souffle pancakes to burgers and katsu. - Staff: very nice and helpful to decode the menu and take pics for us Midlights: - Menu and kiosk descriptions didn't fully match for a few items like the Korean benedict so had to ask about that. Guess the menu just changed. Lowlights: - Navigating the kiosk ordering can be clunky.

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    Fugetsu - Sunnyvale - Deluxe Okonomiyaki - @rayz

    Fugetsu - Sunnyvale

    3.9(762 reviews)
    1.0 mi
    •$$

    Have been wanting to come here for a while, I love okonomiyaki and don't see it at too many…read morerestaurants. I had the seafood okonomiyaki which was delicious. Wish there was a tiny bit more seafood but it was fresh and served on the hot plate which kept the food warm throughout the meal. Also tried the chicken karaage and veggie tempura. Flavor of the chicken was great but it was a bit chewy. It said it would take 20-30 min for the okonomiyaki but it felt like the food came out much quicker than that. Nice cozy restaurant interior, plenty of tables when I arrived around 11:45am on a Saturday but the restaurant was full by the time we left.

    It was a hit or miss experience for us. We should have only ordered their signature, which is…read moreokonomiyaki, and nothing else. I got the deluxe okonomiyaki, which was delicious!! However, my boyfriend was not a fan of pork belly and seafood, so he was wary to try any okonomiyaki. He finally chose to try their steak rice bowl, because there is no way you can go wrong with steak and rice, right? Well, to our surprise, his choice turned out to be his worst meal he ever paid for. The rice was not hot enough, or I could say, room temperature. There were a bunch of raw white onions and pickles in it, I guess they were the culprit for the room temperature rice. The onion and pickle smell and taste were just too strong that we could barely had any taste of the rice and the steak themselves. Basically, we felt like we were biting a whole white onion fresh from the grocery bag. We also ordered gyoza and chicken karaage, which I think they were frozen and reheated in microwave. The chicken meat was rubbery and tasteless. We did not finish any of them and didn't even want to pack the leftover to-go. Service was okay. We were seated right away but waited for a while to make an order. We didn't really have a designated server. The one that seated us and took our order was really knowledgable in terms of giving recommendation. But we didn't see him again after that, and some other servers helped us during our dine-in.

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    Inside - Rokko/Fugetsu shared same premise

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    Happy Flower Eatery & Boba - Autumn Rolls

    Happy Flower Eatery & Boba

    4.5(223 reviews)
    3.5 mi
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    This place really surprised me with how delicious it was! I was skeptical when my friend chose a…read morevegetarian place for her birthday dinner, but she said she had been before and the food is really good. I am one of those people who thinks that just about every meal needs animal protein or it won't be satisfying. Well, Happy Flower proved me wrong because I came away with a very happy and full stomach and I did not even miss the meat! We ordered 8 different dishes to share family style, and I was especially pleased with the all seasons sampler and vegan fried rolls appetizers, as well as the pad Thai, salted fish fried rice, hainan chicken rice, tomato fish, and happy clay pot entrees. Each dish was quite large such that all 9 of us were able to try generous portions of each dish. And then we got two servings of the mango sticky rice to share and the mango was amazingly sweet! I did not try their boba drinks, but a few of my friends ordered drinks and enjoyed them. Their boba drinks are sized quite large as well. I will say, the meat doesn't necessarily taste like the meat it purports to imitate, but the textures for the fake chicken and fish are pretty spot on! Service was friendly and helpful and they delivered the dishes at a good pace. The inside isn't fancy, but it's clean and well lit and spacious. I wish I had known about this hidden gem sooner, but they had a good clip of takeout orders and families coming in for dinner. Parking is also plentiful and easy in their large attached lot. I will be back!

    I decided to try them out when seeking a vegetarian-friendly restaurant in the area…read more Crispy tofu: I asked for no peanut sauce. Crispy, and there is salt and black pepper in it, but overall it doesn't have much flavor outside of the sauce. Lemongrass fish lunch plate modified to have soy beef (you can switch out the protein): The broccoli itself itself was just steamed with no flavoring, so that was underwhelming. But the lemongrass beef is pretty good, firm and chewy not spicy. One of the others in my party got the eastern duck soup, which has a stronger soup flavor, you can taste the anise. It also has shiitake mushrooms. It came with veggie drumsticks, on an actual stick, but just takes like soy protein, doesn't really taste like duck. I tried a bit of Cali pho too, which was mild but pleasant, it has a ton of vegetables. Overall I'd give it more of a 3.5/5, there were certainly some items that could've used better seasoning/flavoring, but I do appreciate the amount of options that are suitable for vegetarians and actually being able to enjoy noodle soups that would usually have been meat-based. They do have outdoor tables and at the time when I had gone, no one else was sitting outside.

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    La Casa Mia - salmon ikura

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    3.9(772 reviews)
    2.6 mi
    •$$

    Tried this lovely Japanese-Italian fusion spot in the Bay Area for the first time. We tried their…read moremochi pizza-Mentaiko Mayo Mochi Cheese Pizza. I love mochi, so I was really curious how it would work on a pizza. It actually worked surprisingly well. The chewy mochi added a unique layer of texture to the crispy crust and paired nicely with the other toppings. We also had a variety of pastas, both seafood and meat. The portions-especially the seafood and pork cutlet-were generous, and I really enjoyed the subtle sweetness in the meat sauce. The blueberry yogurt drink was beautifully presented. The little heart-shaped container held syrup that you can pour over the ice to turn it into flavored shaved ice, which was a fun touch. The matcha parfait was also tasty and a great way to end the meal.

    Great good and great service. The server offered the children jelly while waiting for the food, I…read morepersonally think that is such a kind act that excited the kids and looking forward for the meals. The servers are very attentive and the wait time for the food is barely 10 minutes. Very efficient. The meals are great, the baguettes came with refilled. The whipped butter is light and creamy. I kept wonder if a drizzle of honey could amplified the taste. Pizza and pasta are obviously very taste and chewy. The restaurant is very nice and cozy as well, a mixtures of Japanese and Italian cuisines. It's a cutesy and vibrant, perfect for date. Overall, I think it's a wonderful experience and meals. Very unique concept!

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