Ordered the boneless chicken wings in soy garlic and spicy. Both were delicious. The boneless chicken wings were thin. The outside was fried, but wasn't fried to the point that the outside was crispy. Had a similar consistently to nuggets. The spicy was a lingering spicy, and quite spicy for people who have average spice tolerance. If you have a high spice tolerance, they probably will just be spicy enough to have a kick. The soy garlic had a good savory flavor, but I ended up dipping them in a sauce to get more flavor. Overall, would come back! read more

This review only applies to the boneless wings that I ordered today. Though I had a similar issue a few weeks ago. I love Bon Chon, but the size of the boneless wings have shrunk beyond belief. See photos. I don't know if they changed suppliers or what, but they suck. I feel like I'm eating spicy chicken nuggets. This is not the quality of chicken I am used to. read more

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Delicious takeout chicken this time: called ahead and took them 15 minutes on a Sunday afternoon which is norm at most Korean chicken joints. Pickup to the left of the bar. 4 stars: 6 soy garlic wings with rice, crispy and juicy.. an option of greens as a side preferred. read more

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Their slogan is "Are you addicted yet?"... and though I won't coin myself as an addict, whenever I want Bonchon, I want Bonchon and nothing else will suffice. I love their wings, but 9/10 times opt for the strips because I don't feel like touching my food that day. Always getting a half and half of Spicy and Soy Garlic. The spicy is SPCIY but delicious. The soy garlic is spicy and just as delicious. It just depends on what you feel like. To truly enjoy my experience, I always get my chicken with pickled reddish, coleslaw, and rice; however, you only get one complimentary side with your chicken. My only rub with this concept is that even though you get a larger portion of chicken, you still only get one side. DAK! in Shirlington gives you more sides if you order more chicken. It just makes sense. But nonetheless, Bonchon is a must try. You won't be disappointed. read more

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Gone down hill. Waiter makes you order and pay though your phone. Mine phone did not read qr code so brought one menu out for whole table to share. We left and went to another restaurant. read more

Amazing everytime! I get fiend cravings for this stuff some times. I don't know why I get a menu because I get the same thing every time and you should as well! Soy garlic tenders and seasoned fries! There is other stuff in the menu but why try when you have found your true love! lol read more

We always drive all the way up here, we live Bonchon - this is our favorite spot. We have tried different location and so far this is hands down THE BEST!! The flavor, texture and service is exceptional. read more

I finally was able to try Bonchon!! It was as advertised. The chicken was amazzzing! The flavors and "crunch" were so good. I ordered the half and half (soy & spicy) wings. I also ordered the popcorn shrimp! The service was a little spotty. They seem a tad bit understaffed, but the food was amazing. This location also has a bar and made a nice stiff drink (so that's another plus). I give this place a 4.2/5 .... I will definitely be back! :-) read more

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Great happy hour prices. The night we went the waiter forgot to put in the order for our food and after about 35 minutes he came rushing over to apologize for his mistake. He instantly brought us an appetizer, two fresh drinks and comped our meal. Once the wings arrived they were delicious. Perfectly crispy and great flavor. I'll definitely go back even after the waiting mishap read more

OMG. I'm from Texas and we have a lot of Asian places, but nothing like this. This place seriously serves the best fried chicken I've had in my life. Period. It's been about a month since I've discovered this treasure which is just a 10 minute walk since I live in Clarendon and I've been back 3 times already. I even took my older brother here for lunch one day when he was visiting from New York and he loved it too! That first bite and you're seriously addicted. Their soy garlic was great and I love their radish they serve as a palate cleanser. I always get their kimchi coleslaw. Their hot flavor is good, but I'm deducting them a star because it's a little too intense. My brother and I both agree that some wings were fine, but others were volcanos erupting in my mouth. They should serve ranch or bleu cheese to cool it down or something. Their seasoned fries. DELICIOUS! I don't even know why they both with the ketchup. Just place two spicy mayo dipping sauces so I don't feel bad when I ask the server to bring me more. For dinner, it is harder to get seats sometimes when they're packed. A 25 minute wait is pretty extreme, but I guess they're worth it. It's also great for lunch cause the side items are cheaper, but of course, smaller portions. I have friends in Virginia who are ADDICTED. They were going to take me to eat there, but I already discovered the place and went two times before they even had the chance. It's so hard to resist when it's just a 10 minute walk. The servers are also really efficient and nice. Great service! read more

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Great place, amazing crunchy chicken, made fresh to every order. The only downside is that it is lost between a restaurant and a fast food place. However the chicken makes up for everything. read more

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F O O D So good. I loved all the flavors of the chicken we got. Perfectly crispy and not dry at all. I'd say the spicy might have been too spicy for me. (It was around a medium level?) If you can handle that, you'll be fine. S E R V I C E The staff is amazing here. The hosts/hostesses, the servers, the bartenders all make sure you're taken care of. While you're waiting for your table you can get drinks at the bar and then the waiters come to check in with you when your table is ready. For my boyfriend's birthday, I asked our server if they had any candles to put on the chicken to make a funny birthday surprise. He looked through the kitchen as well as asked other servers if they knew where they might be. They didn't have any, but at the end of it all, he offered to make a special birthday shot for my boyfriend. SO NICE. I appreciated that server so much. His name escapes me but he was tall and brunette. Overall, our waiters were awesome. D E C O R I'm a sucker for lifted tables...they were higher off the ground. That just adds a sprinkle of fun to the experience :) I liked the modern ambiance. Not super bright, but also not dim. Good for a friend gathering or a casual date night. read more

We been to Bonchon multiple Bonchon now and had an alright experience in all of them. We been to the locations up in Baltimore, Arlington, and Falls Church area. This location was probably the best experience I had when I first had Bonchon for the very first time so I wanted to take my girlfriend here. However, the experience from the second time was kind of mediocre. We ordered the lunch special with 6 pieces of chicken (2 drums and 4 wings) along with a side of kimchi coleslaw. I was surprised that the chicken pieces were smaller than usual. We been to other Korean fried chicken places and they are usually pretty big, including the ones from Bonchon. We were a bit disappointment as a result. I was thinking it might be due to their supply of quality chicken due to COVID-19, but we were giving them the benefit of the doubt. The kimchi coleslaw doesn't really have kimchi in it. Its more like regular coleslaw dipped in kimchi juice or sriracha mayo. The worst part about it is that we weren't even full. I think it would be a much better option to just got for a large order of chicken for two people than to get 2 lunch specials. Overall, we were not impressed with our second experience here at the Arlington Bonchon. I am sure they have "off" days and this might just be one of them. We still like Bonchon, so we will still give them more chances, but we will most likely not go for the lunch specials anymore. read more

Bonchon Arlington - Lunch Special: 2 drums, 4 wings, comes with a side (kimchi coleslaw on image) - Chicken Wings Near Me - Arlington, Virginia

The chicken wings are quite good; the spicy ones are deceiving, as the spiciness only hits you after a good ten seconds. The pork baos are ok, although we've all had better versions elsewhere. Good, but not to indulge too frequently, as the food is kind of heavy and not super healthy. read more

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I was craving tteokbokki and pitched Bonchon to my hubs for dinner. Before I get into the drama around my dish, my husband's dishes were: *Chicken strips: 1/2 soy garlic 1/2 sweet crunch. The waitress warned us about the sweet crunch but hubs loves sweet so we tried it anyway. She was right, its was slightly sweet but very bland *Fried rice bulgogi: For as flavorful as bulgogi is, this dish was extremely bland. There was a ton of food though, so there is that *Our server was awesome. Not only did she warn us about the sweet sauce, but she really tried to resolve my dish drama (detailed below). We tipped her well :) My dish drama: As mentioned, I really wanted tteokbokki, which are these delightful tubular korean rice cakes. Last time I was at a Bonchon I ordered the Bull Dak, which is a chicken dish that has the rice cakes as an ingredient. At the restaurant, I asked if I could get the bull dak but no rice on the side, no cheese and double rice cakes. I was denied. I offered to cut half the chicken to get more rice cakes, to pay an upcharge, to order a side of rice cakes - literally willing to do anything to make this happen and was flat out told no by the manger. I stopped on the way out to express my frustration with the manager and he was nice enough but said his hands were completely tied. I don't work in the restaurant industry, so I can't say for certain if his hands were 100% tied, but given that the rice cakes are already an ingredient in the dish, and I was offering more money/savings on other ingredients this just didn't ring true for me and I left extremely frustrated. Side note: they do have a tteokbokki dish, but the protein is fish cakes, which I'm not into. I asked about subbing the protein there and was also told no, but I feel like the no there is a much more reasonable no so I'm not mad I was denied that. read more

I'm sitting here at another restaurant, enjoying my meal, after initially sitting down at Arlington Bon Chons where we were asked to scan the QR code bar on the table to not just view the menu but order from the menu as well. Has service dropped that low? Why even have a waiter, if I have to use my phone to read a menu, use my phone to order and pay . . . What's next . . come up to the counter to grab my food and tip the restaurant for the work I did? Maybe I should get an application and start working there....outside of that a nice restaurant with really good food, just not managed well enough to treat the customer like a customer instead working us like unpaid help... read more

Went in for lunch for the first time. Our server suggested we try their claim to fame, so we ordered the chicken strips with garlic soy sauce. What came to the table was a couple plates heaping with oversized chicken nuggets and that is exactly what they tasted like. There was no trace of any kind of sauce or flavor for that matter. I do plan to return but will order something else. read more

oh MY God, unbelievable Korean fried chicken, nice and spicy and the soy garlic flavor added a sweetness to temper the heat. the pork buns were delicious and the seasoned fries with spicy mayo were addictive. Went at lunch and the place was PACKED. It takes up to 35 min to cook the chicken, so be prepared (i.e., don't think you are going to be in and out) perfect treats for football season read more

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I ordered delivery and they followed my directions to knock and leave at the door. It was a good first impression. I gave it a four stars because the food wasn't hot anymore. I guess that is why I should just order take out instead. read more

Really disappointed in my order on Friday. This place used to be a five in my book, but the chicken, while still very tasty, has really shrunk over the years. I remember going when they first opened, I thought we were delivered the wrong plate because the drummettes where the size of small drumsticks. These were average to below average size, but still cost $33 for 24 wings, add tax and tip (or delivery fee) and you are at about $1.75 per wing. Simply a terrible value. read more

Sadly, the order wasn't checked and went home only to find out my dinner order was not complete. Tried calling but this place "no longer accepts phone calls"...seriously? Drove back and manger looked at me like I had two heads. Frustrating experience. read more

What happened to Bonchon? Is it going too corporate or what? We went last night after not having visited it for a while and found they had lowered the number of wings you get in a large platter from 30 to 24. Price was not lowered. Just like that. The waiter explained that corporate told them it was because the quantity was too much and people weren't finishing it and that amounted to food waste. I nearly spit out my water laughing. Apart from that blatant profit-making move, the fried chicken was just not as good. And this is from a Bonchon addict. We got a half and half platter and the wings on the bottom of the fiery side were simply not spicy. That's never happened. Hope this was a fluke and quality doesn't suffer. As for the staff and servers at this location, they get an A+ rating - very good employees. read more

I walked from the Metro to BonChon to get some nice Fried Chicken. Unfortunately, when I got there, power was out. I was really disappointed so the manager there called Uber and sent me to DC location. I was so happy with food and his help. I recommend it for everyone. In the picture I got spicy fried chicken with kimchi coleslaw from Navy yard DC location. read more

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Bonchon Rocks! I love the food at this location! Chicken always comes out perfect, hot and ready to go!

Used to be better. This time we were told there were no chicken wings. So we decided on the drumsticks. That would take 30 min since they'd have to defrost them... So we had no choice, the chicken breast. It was a lot of food, but it was dry and not really worth it. sigh. We LOVED their wings. Now we are worried about going back in case it is as bad as the last time we went... read more

This place is delicious and quick! I have been here numerous times and keep going back for more ! Their wings are their speciality, however the main entrees are just as good. They usually have lunch specials which come at a good price. Overall, I would recommend this to anyone, especially those who love spicy wings! read more

I'm so HOT for this place! While on vacation, we turned to Yelp and stumbled across this gem! Came in during a very dead weekday lunch. They have a lunch special menu until 2pm FYI. We happened to catch it just in time. The waitress was nice. Since we've never been she gave us some recommendations for food. We went with the chicken wings and Parmesan fries. We got the wings half and half (they only have two flavors). Now, we like spicy and when we asked her how hot they were she said a 7 or 8 out of 10. Sounded good to me. BOY am I glad I got another flavor. The hot wings were ATOMIC HOT. Like if you touch your skin with the sauce it burns kind of hot. Yes, they still get 5 stars. In the waitresses defense she was Asian and I'm pretty sure their heat levels are not the same as ours lol. The flavors (besides the hot) were amazing!!!! The wings were deep fried but fried in a way I've never had before. The wings were huge and they were SO crispy!!!! The fries were so amazing too!! I was forcing myself to finish everything because it tasted so good!! Definitely check this place out!! Maybe not the hot wings, but the other wings are wonderful! read more

Getting food delivered always seems like a good idea, but nine times out of ten, it sucks. Most food just can't travel and still taste good. After much trial and error (so, so much error), I've found the major exceptions to be pizza (duh) and Bonchon chicken. You cannot go wrong with a medium order of soy garlic strips (that's twenty pieces - always get another for another meal or two). Add pickled radishes (which are complimentary if you ask for them) and kimchi coleslaw for a solid meal. The one time we ate at the restaurant, our waiter recommended the kimchi coleslaw and I haven't looked back. In fact, we often order two of those because the containers are small. The one thing I miss when I order delivery is the lychee martini, another recommendation from the waiter. I wish I knew his name, because his recommendations were flawless. Since it's refreshing and not overly sweet, you should definitely enjoy a lychee martini if you're dining in. read more

The McDonalds if Korean fried chicken. Not bad, but there's better in the area (Dak chicken in Shirlington) and even better in Rockville.

Been here a few times before-- always delicious. Service was great and always is. The ambience is casual, though can get a bit loud with all the hard surfaces. The seasoned fries and onion rings were phenomenal as always, my only complaint was that they took zucchini fries off the menu!!! My favorite!! EDIT: Tom was nice enough to inform me that zucchini fries are still offered as an off-the-menu item! Five stars! So this becomes a tip: get the zucchini fries off-the-menu. You won't regret it. read more

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****0 stars**** I wanted to try the place so I get there almost before closing. When I enter, I'm told to go to the takeout window. As soon as I get there, the person behind the desk told me they had just closed the kitchen. 11 mins before the kitchen closes to provide take out is unbelievable. I've worked in the restaurant industry for years and that would never be acceptable. I walked out confused that no one told me at the front desk. I didn't think I would ever eat them. About a week later, a friend of mine got take out from them. When ordering, they seemed to know nothing about the food. Mandoo is mandu (dumplings) and we were told they didn't have dumplings. The girl taking the order seemed to know nothing about the food. When we got our wings, dukboki, and dumplings, we were not impressed. I like that a Korean restaurant is in the area but it has yet to prove it's worth. read more

The food is amazing, come on, its Bonchon! But as of now, if you are expecting things here to work the way they do at other Bonchon locations, you are going to be really disappointed. -they do not take table reservations with eat in orders like the late Annandale location, and the current Centreville and Fairfax locations do -if you have a group of people, and a table with only a couple extra chairs than the size of your group is open, you will NOT be seated. If you have everyone in a group except one person who will be joining you an hour later, you will NOT be seated. They'd rather you wait god knows how long for a smaller table to open up because i guess they want to make sure an exact party of 6 will be paying them. But when you end up waiting for a half hour on top of waiting for your food to cook(the chicken takes 30-40 mins to properly cook), you will be waiting a long ass time for food if your party does not match the exact number of chairs at a table. We had 4 people, another person was going to be joining us in an hour, and 2 tables were unused, one with about 6 chairs, and the other with 8. They would not give us the smaller of the two tables despite the fact that there were no reservations for it (remember, they don't take them) and that we will probably have to wait a half hour for a smaller one to open. When the host told me the seating rules, I snapped that it was ridiculous. I'm sorry I was snappy :( I just hadn't eaten yet all day, and I was not expecting to encounter such a shoddy policy! You didn't create such a stupid policy and you did not deserve my tone. But really now, what kind of policy is that? Is this permanent or just during your "soft" opening week? I really dont get it. I could understand if two people wanted to sit at a large table but that wasnt the case here. I ended up calling Fairfax Bonchon while leaving this location, and not only did they give me and my friends a table but they had our food ready as soon as we arrived. You honestly should stick to the Fairfax location. read more

This place should have gotten 5 stars easy. Except this place nickel and dimes you for sides! Extra two dollars for a side raddish. Guac is not even two dollars at chiptole! A bag of radish is inexpensive. So they are trying to make over 100% by ripping people off. I'd understand if these radishes had dreams whispered to them before being chopped up. So lets get my experience straight... I ordered large and medium order and I get two small cups of raddish? The same size that would be given if I ordered a small! All the other bonchons. Sides are free! Other weird part is they said this was a different franchise? If I was bonchn proper I would be speaking to my attorney about now. People giving this place 4 and 5 stars is beyond my understanding when they can get the same and more at different "franchise". Last time going to this one when there are others that don't nickel and dime. Owner spoke to me about not getting free extra radish with my orders and said it would make more sense for me to go places that do give sides for free. I have to agree. It does make sense to get the same food and more for free at other locations. read more

Oh, Bonchon, why can't I quit you. I order ahead and pick you up for social gatherings. I meet up with friends and always over indulge on your delicious offerings. I chug your sweet cocktails to cut the heat and still end up sweating, hogging the daikon, cursing you the next morning. You're not healthy, but I just can't get enough. You are the platonic fried chicken, even good the next day, cold or hot. I may never lose that final 10 pounds, but somehow I think you're worth it. read more

I like Bonchon. Sadly, this location would have faired better if I'd come here once, written my review, and never returned again. Having been here 3 times in just over a week and 2 of those time receiving sub-par chicken, I feel that 2 stars is more than fair for what's been dished up to me. All 3 visits were for take out of soy-garlic wings, the first and third with no call ahead. In all instances I tried the chicken as soon as I got to my car as to be able to assess it as soon as possible. Like I said I should have just quite while I was ahead after the 1st visit. Visit 1 - early evening on a weekend. Staff exceptionally friendly. Result: Chicken ready in 10 minutes despite just walking in and placing an order. Perfect juicy, crispy crack-candy skin, tasty chicken. Visit 2 - Weeknight evening. Dude who answered the phone had quite the attitude when I asked if he knew how long the wait for chicken was, responding that it could be 30-45 minutes and he couldn't tell me until I placed an order. Order placed and that estimate dropped to 10 minutes. Result: It took me 9 minutes and 16 seconds to get to Bonchon. My chicken was already sitting on the takeout order shelf. That should have been my first clue that what I was going to be getting was at best tepid chicken. It was also barely sauced. While I have little evidence to the contrary, I doubt my chicken was cooked to order - at least not MY order. Visit 3 - After the negative experience with the 2nd attempt at chicken from here, I decided no more phone ordering. At least with just showing up, I figured I had the best chance of getting hot chicken. So once again I showed up, placed my order with the very friendly people at the takeout counter. And waited. Result: Chicken ready in about 20 minutes. I did get hot chicken, but while the skin was crispy, once again it was barely sauced and the chicken itself was painfully dry. Sadly, I think I've given this place a fair shot and just don't think its measuring up. read more

Yikes! You know how... when you go to a place frequently, love the food and service, you just come to expect that all the time? Even at a different location, as long as it's the same "brand?" I am that way. And this was surprisingly not my most favorite BonChon experience. *gasp* I thought every Bonchon experience warrants "favorite" status. Not this one. Location and place - perfect. Beautiful. It's 2.7 miles away from Reagan airport, and when I picked my BF up and "yelped" BonChon, you don't know how excited I was to see that "2.7 miles away" listing! Anyway, we found it easily, it's a newer area and development (it seems), and we were very pleased with the "4 hour FREE retail parking" garage. In Northern VA, whaaaat? YES! The place itself is very pretty. High ceilings, dark wood, very modern - it's curved where the ceiling meets the walls. Fancy. Nice bar, good seating, clean & dimly lit bathroom too. Now the food, normally I RAVE about BonChon. First - their selection for food is tiny compared to others. We were just so surprised at how small the food menu was. I know that these are Franchises and each location is different, but I was really surprised that for this being such a big area, their menu was lacking compared to other locations such as the Richmond one. They had one option for fried rice - "Chicken Fried Rice." The other ones I've been to, offer Beef & Seafood options for fried rice. So there were 3 of us dining, & what we did was ordered our 20 piece wings, soy garlic. Still good, but missing the hard core crunch that we're used to. We also ordered Bulgogi, which we thought would be a big portion enough to share, but it was definitely for one - small amount of beef, side of rice, and a salad. Good thing we had a lot of other food, so we just each had a few bites of this. Good but not mind blowing. There were also several appetizers that we were looking forward to ordering again- the Salmon Ball & the Bonchon style gyoza. They didn't have these here. Service was average - hostess was nice. Our server was ok. Everyone was ok. This whole experience was ok. read more

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It's bon-chon so always pretty good. They specialize in their fried chicken tenders (nuggets or chicken something) and they have a wide variety of tasty and spicy sauces. No side sauces though! Their bowls are also very good. I got the one with quinoa and it was hardy. Service there has always been good. Excellent, kind, attentive staff and they are able to handle large parties. Their take out is solid but I'd eat the wings/ chicken quickly. They are located on Pershing ave, a bit away from Clarendon- Wilson area but it is right off of route 50 and there is plenty of parking. read more

I've been a regular at this bonchon for around 3 years. Recently went back and saw there is a new menu. I was excited to see additions like bulgogi and bim bim bap. But that was until I saw the prices... This place was already expensive but now it's exorbitantly expensive. Wing prices went up (even with a new 30 piece package) and the wings appear smaller and less crunchy. The price of French fries went up, seasoned fries are pushing $8. For French fries! You can't even get free rice with ur chicken anymore...over $2 for a bowl of rice?! Highway robbery. I get the feeling it's under new management. A new manager came out and asked how our meal was. This Bonchon used to be four stars but with the smaller wings, less crunch, and increased prices, I have to drop it down to two. I will check out kochix to compare. read more

Perhaps volume for money but not value. Very bland flavors, unadventurous decor that feels a bit like a cafeteria and beer prices that will certainly help limit consumption. The menu variety is also quite limited with few options outside of the apparent mainstay of chicken wings (which were acceptable, somewhat dry, a bit too salty). It feels for all the world like a hall focused on serving drinks with the food being incidental, definitely not a cost dining experience but rather a place to hang out for a social call rather than a gastronomic one, so long as hard metal framed seats work for you. read more

My husband got me Bonchon takeout and I finally got to try this Korean fried chicken craze. I can't speak to the ambiance or service of this place, but the chicken (skin) is pretty damn good, only because it's so deliciously crunchy. It's like the chicken equivalent of crispy pig skin. The drumstick meat collected way too much grease and got in the way of the crunch factor, so stick to the wings. The acidity of the daikon cut some of the greasiness. Apparently, they won't seat you until your entire party has arrived, so plan accordingly. read more