Definitely my go-to when i need an immune boost and can't eat anything. These rice porridge will nourish your soul. Simple and healthy ingredients, but nice and hearty. Their ingredients are to stimulate specific needs in the body. For example, the abalone - "essential minerals (zinc, selenium, iron), and anti-inflammatory." The samgaejook (samgaetang but jook) - has "medicinal ingredients like ginseng, garlic, and jujube to boost immunity, replenish energy, and fight fatigue." I can't make juk at home as nourishing, hearty, and delicious as they do; And definitely don't feel like making anything when i'm sick, so I'm very glad this place exists! read more

You might think that there are too many carbs in this warm Korean porridge but it is so comforting and worth the carbs! I got the porridge with the seaweed and it is quite unique in my opinion. Lots of good seaweed flavor and comes with some excellent sauces and I think tuna fish or something that tastes amazing in the bonjuk. I think fiber cancels out the carbs, right? read more

Bonjuk FortLee - Seaweed Fulvescens Oyster Porridge - Korean Near Me - Fort Lee, New Jersey

Customer service was excellent!!! The lady who was my server explained me with very detail all I needed about my plate. The restaurant is super clean and ambience was quiet ( Thursday at 4:30pm) I did a spicy Pollack porridge ( they did it mild for me). I heard about this is a comfort food in Korea and I wanted to try. It came with 4 sides and I think, personally, that the porridge and the side dishes complement each other perfectly; resulting in a complete and delicious meal. If you like, you can order more portions of side dishes ( free ) Hot tea was included. The total was $21.28 and the portion is huge (enough for two people). It was raining and a bit chilly today, and this super hot dish was a great choice. Congratulations to the whole team. Blessings and I'll be back soon. read more

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The porridge here is good but avoid the mung bean drink at all cost. I had it once a long time ago. Not sure why they changed it but the mung beans were blended this time and the drink was so gross. The first time the mung beans were whole and somehow blending it gave it a really weird texture. Avoid!! read more

Bonjuk FortLee - Mung Bean Juice (not good) - Korean Near Me - Fort Lee, New Jersey

I've been wanting to try Bonjuk for months and it took me getting sick to finally order some :') I ordered their abalone porridge via UberEats, and it was still warm when delivered. The portion size is very generous. Truly the perfect meal and almost cured my cold ;) read more

Bonjuk FortLee - Abalone Porridge - Korean Near Me - Fort Lee, New Jersey

Usually I would take out congee whenever I am under the weather or during fall/winter. Standards have reminded the same but prices have definitely been creeping upwards. I am partial to the beef and vegetable and the oyster congee. They would also provide small sides of kimchi and shredded soy sauce beef which I typically add onto the congee for more flavor. Even though I can cook my own congee, I still cannot resist ordering from here. read more

Hearty, quality, fresh ingredients. Plentiful choices of hot, nutritious, comfort rice porridge (juk). We ordered several to go. Great flavors and great packaging job. Perfect option for a cold, rainy or snowy day or when you or someone you know is sick. Pricey and priceless. It's in the details. Love how they mince the banchans to make the eating and digesting of them easier for those who are under the weather. read more

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I really like this place. Came on a Saturday around lunch time. Parking was a little difficult, there were big warning signs in the lot and restaurant door "Don't Park in the Mall", which we almost did, yikes! We ended up parking in one of the metered spots on the street around the corner. Place was quiet and low key. Music playing was very relaxing. Service was very friendly and attentive. Portion sizes were huge and beautifully presented with cute animal faces like bears, rabbits and tigers in the bowls accompanied by colorful condiments and side dishes. Honestly, I thought they looked better than the pictures in the menu. It was my first time having Korean style porrige and our server was kind enough to explain how to eat it. We were told to use the large spoon to transfer the porrige from the larger bowl into the smaller empty bowl and then use the radish water to cool down the hot porrige and add condiments for flavor as needed. Good advice as the porrige in the large bowl was quite hot. Our party ordered a number of different porriges and a chicken curry katsu. Everything tasted amazing and was very comforting. read more

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Delicious food, great banchan, generous portions and very warm and attentive service. The lady who served us was so nice and gave us extra banchan to take home with our leftovers! I'd love to come back read more

Bonjuk FortLee - Bibimbap - Korean Near Me - Fort Lee, New Jersey

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I came down with cold and needed some nourishing food and Bonjuk came to my rescue via delivery app. It was our first time ordering from here and HOT. DANG. they are expensive for what it is... porridge! But I have to say, the Beef & Mushroom Porridge nourished my soul. #sighitwasgood. We enjoyed their appetite-tingling little things of pickles and banchan that came with it. Their bulgogi bibimbap we also ordered was decent, but nothing too special. However, it was good to round out the meal quantity because porridge alone... digests real quick cuz it's essentially ... bloated rice. Haha. Would I order delivery here again? Probably not unless I'm sick with a flu. It's just $$$ but it IS good quality, hearty stuff that is excellent when you're sick with low appetite and hugely swollen throat that makes it hard to eat hard food. Just know what you're ordering before you pull the trigger. read more

Bonjuk FortLee - Beef Mushroom Porridge - Korean Near Me - Fort Lee, New Jersey

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Their abalone porridge NEVER misses. This is my go to place whenever I need something warm and homey, especially when im sick! I always get it to go so I cant speak on the staff but my brief interactions have been pleasant enough. I would stick to the porridge options as their bibimbap has a lot of rice and not enough meat, but still yummy of youre willing to add extra meat yourself! read more

I got lucky to find this place because I was unable to digest any food when I visited in Fort Lee. I ended up visiting 2 days in a row! (Especially porridge is the only food I could eat at that time.) My shrimp porridge was great. My husband also ordered chicken porridge and it was very tasty too! The owner was super friendly and supportive throughout our visits. Service went very smooth and the owner promptly took care of everything. She was willing to know about how my visit went in Fort Lee. Thank you so much. I'll love to visit here again most definitely! read more

Bonjuk FortLee - Shrimp Porridge - Korean Near Me - Fort Lee, New Jersey

It's crazy but this is probably one of the very few places you can get Korean porridge. While porridge is relatively easy to make at home, this place gets pretty steady business and the food is solid. It's been a staple in the area for quite some time so clearly they're doing something right. They have many different types of porridge here and they also have bibimbap as well but the prices have gone up dramatically in recent years to the point that I can't stomach paying $18+ for a bowl of porridge. It's not like they give a ton of side dishes to justify the price either and they're pretty skimpy on the ingredients in the porridge as well. But the service is quick and the packaging is neat so if you're desperate, it's not a bad option (and it's probably the only option too). read more

Found hair in take out order and one of my banchans. I know it is not mine bc my hair is dyed. Disappointing. read more

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Whenever I get the stomach bug, this is my go-to place to enter back into the journey of normal eating. They mainly serve various porriage and congee soups but also offer non porriage Korean dishes. It is a comfort food spot that hits different. read more

Terrible experience with this place. The hostess was rude. We went in around 8:25pm, which is thirty minutes from closing. We asked for a table of six. There were empty tables around and not full at all. Hostess says no seating available because party too large. We suggested we can split up into party of four and two. Clearly she didn't want to rearrange the tables. She ignores the suggestion and kept saying can't seat party due to large size and acting like she can't understand what we saying. I understand that she wants to go home after a long day of work but rudeness and pretending not to understand what we were suggesting is utter asshole move. Won't go back. read more

Bonjuk FortLee - Restaurant name - Korean Near Me - Fort Lee, New Jersey

This review is for a takeout. Bibimbop has good amount of bulgogi and 6 different types of cooked and seasoned vegetables. Side dishes are very small in quantity and was surprised the miso soup didn't taste that good. How is that possible? Anyways, i expected an incredible bibimbop because it costs $18. Unfortunately it's like any other bibimbop Nothing special. I also thought it should come with fried eggs which was missing. This restaurant needs to adjust pricing to be more competitive. I won't be returning to this restaurant. read more

Bonjuk FortLee - Bulgogi Bibimbab - Korean Near Me - Fort Lee, New Jersey

Juk was very disappointing 2 stars - lack of taste Cheese pork cutlet solid 5 stars Staffs are ok. read more

Bonjuk FortLee - Korean Near Me - Fort Lee, New Jersey

Extremely friendly and warm service Clearly fresh ingredients and food was so flavorful., Cannot wait to come back. read more

I had a hearty bowl of chicken and vegetable porridge and fresh pumpkin juice. Very filling and nutritious! They have other varieties of porridge including with seafood or mushrooms. They also have mung bean juice or red bean juice. In addition, they have bibimbab like beef bulgogi. It is a small eating establishment. The lady taking the orders and serving the food is friendly and helpful. read more

April 2023. Prices just went up. A lot. $15.95 a month ago is now $20.95. Ouch. That's quite the bump for each dish. Food is alright. Went at 6:00pm. I was the only one there. I guess I'm not the only one who saw the "massive" (relatively speaking) price jump. I doubt they'll be in business much longer. Rip. read more

The food is always delicious and the staff is friendly. Great comfort food when you're sick or have sensitive teeth issues.

Relatively new place, decided to stop by with my family. The place was empty besides one other pair of customers, would suggest going to the korean restaurant next to it; very nice place. My mother is a much bigger critique than I am, what we found out was several of their ingredients were from canned goods such as their tuna. The place is moderately priced and tries to vibe itself as a slightly more upscale Korean restaurant and would be a questionable choice to customers if it was common knowledge. I had the shrimp hot bibimbap. The food itself was actually better than I thought it was going to be. The vegetables were pretty clean/fresh, and the meal itself wasn't that bad. The place is a bit expensive for what you're getting. I hear the Palisades Park Branch closed, and Bonjuk is located next to the two busiest casual korean restaurants, the one directly right of it, and BCD, so I wish it the best of luck. read more

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I'm so glad a place like this exists. Their porridges/congees are so hearty and perfect for a lot of reasons: when you are sick, about to get sick, feeling sick from a hangover, feeling cold, when you are craving for something soupy, when in the dead of winter, basically all season long. My friend first introduced me to this restaurant by bringing me takeout from there and that's how I fell in love with it. Both dine-in and takeout, the portion is big. We usually end up with leftovers. The congee is thicker than what I have normally and this means the flavors are abundant. It tastes like the broth is cooked with the soften rice for hours. Here are my top picks: -Bulgogi octopus porridge (#5) -Seaweed fulvescens oyster porridge (#3) -Beef mushroom porridge (#12) - something lighter They have delicious mung bean juice (Contains milk, possibly) with tons of mung beans, just refreshing. read more

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The only place you can get some porridge. Needed whenever I'm not feeling good thankful for this little place. Can't really put a price on feeling better when I don't want to eat anything else. Service is always nice and I never have to wait long. read more

Yumm! Tons on banchan, been here a few times and they're always different. Clean, friendly, my go to when coming from the city

Went for Lunch Food - 5/5. Porridge had a good consistency with tender rice that still had a hint of bite to them. The sesame seeds and crushed gim added a nice salty and umami flavor when you mix it in. The banchans were finely diced and shredded to make it easy for mixing into the porridge. Kkakdugi mixed with the porridge was delicious! Salty and spicy from the kkakdugi with the richness of the chicken broth and shreds of chicken made for wonderful flavors. Dongchimi was refreshing and a nice palate cleanser with its sweetness. Service - 4/5. Friendly and fast. Value - 3/5. The food is delicious but I do feel the price is pretty high for porridge. $13 seems like a lot for a chicken porridge dish and they don't seem to have any promotional prices which I think would help make it feel less expensive. Parking - Parking Garage (Free/Metered) read more

Bonjuk FortLee - Chicken Vegetable Porridge - Korean Near Me - Fort Lee, New Jersey

5/5 because The food is really good, One of the best places to get bibimbap and one of the only places I know to get a good bowl of porridge The place is clean Great seating area, good for a crowd The service is efficient and friendly The price is really good for not only the portion of food but the quality and taste (it usually comes with a really good cold tea afterwards!) It's a great spot for a casual lunch or after work dinner without getting too fancy The food is flavorful and cooked pretty well - the selling point being more contemporary? Rather than a hole in the wall feel The meal comes with a few standard Korean sides Would recommend this place if you're in the area and want a really good meal for a good price It's a regular spot for me so I'll be back again read more

Bonjuk FortLee - Bibimbap - Korean Near Me - Fort Lee, New Jersey

Bonjuk in Fort Lee is where you can go to find an assortment of "well being" foods-- rice porridge, soups and bibimbaps. I think "well being" is what Koreans use for anything healthy and unprocessed. When I'm feeling under the weather, I seek out Bonjuk because the ingredients feel fresh and the taste is mild. With that in mind, if is a bit overpriced for what it is, but I like to justify the cost with the fresh ingredients and homemade taste. My favorite thing to order here though is their pumpkin juice. For around $5-6 you get a huge cup of fresh pumpkin juice. It's a bit sweet but makes for a great after meal refreshment. read more

Man was I disappointed.. ordered the regular bibimbap to go (mainly bc it was the cheapest--$13 and change), brought it home, and was looking to devour my lunch. For what you pay, it's a tiny portion and the sauce was not even enough. Nothing special; would have been better if I just threw whatever was leftover in my fridge. All of the menu is way overpriced--ranging from $12-18 before tax. Spend your hard earned money elsewhere!! Skip! read more

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Perfect to go option when you're feeling under the weather. The mushroom soup was still warm by the time we brought it home. I recommend the mushroom with beef soup. The side dishes were also delicious and was a perfect combination with the soup. I also LOVED the pumpkin drink!!! It's not super but was delicious. I highly recommend! read more

Bonjuk FortLee - Beef & Mushroom Porridge and pumpkin juice - Korean Near Me - Fort Lee, New Jersey

The juk is so comforting on a chilly day. Served piping hot, and the thick consistency was great.

It is ok. Taste and service is ok. But the Bonjuk in Korea is so much better surely. I like pumpkin Juk. read more

First time bought Porridge from Bonjukus at Fort Lee. I had tried flushing NY in the past it was way better. The side orders also tiny for takeout orders $18 for these???dont think I will buy again read more

Bonjuk FortLee - Korean Near Me - Fort Lee, New Jersey

The abalone porridge was xcellent. Very nicely packaged for my takeoutorder. Will go back again.

The porridge is so filling and delicious. Perfect food for a cold day. Also love the mung bean juice.

Bonjuk has officially left pal pk and combined with fort lee. Their morning specials time is just the hour between 9-10AM. I'm just glad that a porridge place still exists because there are times when you get sick and don't really feel like standing in front of a stove making yourself a delicious porridge. 1. It seldom comes out well. Either too watery or burnt. 2. The flavor is not the same cuz you don't have the ingredients. 3. Laziness. I think it's a little pricy for porridge unless you get the abalone. Which I think the price is fair. The service here is phenomenal. I hope more and more people patronize this place. They seem to also have bibimbap specials. read more

Bonjuk FortLee - Korean Near Me - Fort Lee, New Jersey

When your hungover or sick. The mushroom and beef Juk is amazing! Love the small side dishes that come along with the juk.

The food was good as always. I ordered my food through Uber Eats today and my order came incorrectly. Once I called the restaurant the lady did not speak English and couldn't even write down my address to re-deliver the order. It was a very frustrating experience. read more

Too expensive now. They raised their price again!!! Food is good but it's just too pricey. Also I ordered kimchi octopus porridge. I thought I ordered just kimchi porridge because I couldn't find any octopus. If they raised price again, then make sure quality is good!!! You can't just raise price and put less stuffs in the porridge read more