I was recently in uptown and got bonchon for pickup since I'd never tried it. The order was ready on time and handoff was smooth. The restaurant did have a chemical smell like other reviewers noted. I got an order of wings: half soy garlic and half yangnyeom. The soy garlic is good but heavy on the soy sauce, while the yangnyeom balanced the sweet-tangy-spicy flavors well. I would order the yangnyeom again! read more

The place on the inside is nice and clean. Pretty welcoming. The outside is harder to tell how the inside looks. Hand written not stating about the bathroom usage policy and writing on the windows . Staff was quick to great us and we were for the most part the only one there. I have only been to the Bonchon in Maple Grove so I was hoping for a similar experience . It's definitely not the same. This location feels like an Americanized Korean option. There was just regular pop music playing all monitors were off. Staff had their lunch and items on a table on one side like they were not expecting customers . The maple grove location feels more Asian with Kpop music playing in the background and music videos going . I ordered Bulgogi fries and I would say they were disappointing. Not enough sauce and if you want more you get a tiny cup for $1.99. The fries themselves was really good. The Bulgogi meet was more like thin slices of meat that lacked flavor. I get that cheese on Asian dishes are a thing now but it was not good on these fries . They were like an after thought , barely melted. This is just a different kind of bonchon. read more

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My roommate hyped up Bonchon so I had to try it and it lived up to my expectation. Our server, Ming was friendly, gave good recommendations, and brought the energy. For a chain restaurant, these were the real deal and I recommend the classic crunch and soy garlic. read more

Came in around 3 on a week day. Admittedly a weird in between time to eat but it is what it is. No exaggeration: every table but one had garbage on it from prior diners. They asked if I wanted to eat here or go and I looked around and was like uh... I guess to go. I got boneless 12 piece - half yangnyeom and half soy garlic. What they lacked in cleaning prowess they had in chicken - dang it was great - no notes - perfectly seasoned, cooked, juicy and delicious. read more

A Korean restaurant with no Kim-Chi. Popeyes is better. Don't waste your time. Besides this you need to pay to park!

This was my first time ordering from here. I chose the spicy chicken fried rice, with a fried egg. It could not be any better. I would give it six stars if I could. If you like spicy, this is for you. Tons of flavor, the extra cucumber added just a little more flavor than usual. This was a DoorDash order, so I can't comment on the ambience, but the service was quick, and my food arrived in perfect condition! read more

Bonchon Uptown - Spicy chicken fried rice - Korean Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

The wings are never crispy and there's never sauce on the wings. Very disappointing. Additionally, the restaurant always has a strong chemical smell. I love Bonchon but can't recommend this place. read more

My kids live to this place. They love the chicken there. The food is always hot. I love the spicy rice spicy fried rice service is always great. There's always a lot of people but service is fast and clean. read more

We came here on a Saturday. They were open a bit later than a number of other spots. It was quiet and a few other people were around. They had K-pop on the tv and the staff was very nice. I got the Korean bbq chicken strips and coslaw. I also shared fries. The way this was ordered was confusing but I was able to eat a good bit of this and have left overs. The chicken was amazing and a little spicy (i have it on good word spicy here is actually quite spicy for us sensitive to spice folk as indicated by the non spice having a little kick for me). The coslaw was alright and the fries were delicious! The food reheated well and the chicken was even delicious cold. I'd highly recommend visiting here. The chicken is twice fried which adds to the deliciousness. read more

As usual excellent chicken with soy garlic. It is just super good. Service also very very excellent. read more

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Lunch special is worthwhile. The chicken has good flavor, their service is quick & the location was quiet.

takeout: spicy chicken sliders these really disappointed with the little nugget of chicken pieces in mine. my friend got the same and their pieces looked more full. the flavors were balancing together. I'm not the biggest coleslaw fan, but have been trying to be more optimistic about it lol this one was on the sweeter side which balanced the chicken but i was missing something sour * 4/10 read more

Bonchon Uptown - Sliders - Korean Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

Stopped in after a walk. They were some of the few places that were open due to pandemic and violent times within the uptown areas. They were open for indoor seating with distance and masks. Staff was fast and friendly. Place was nice and clean. We ordered the chicken wings (mixed sweet and spicy) with some coleslaw and some takoyaki. Chicken wings were nice and crispy. All delicious. Would like to come back and try other items on menu. read more

Bonchon Uptown - Chicken wings - Korean Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

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We tried bonchon delivery during this lovely pandemic we are having. It came very quickly, which is always a plus! This could have been due to many factors I will not go into detail on though. On to the food: the fried chicken was amazing! I didn't even know there was such a thing as Korean fried chicken (sorry i need to get out more). The fried chicken itself is so perfectly crispy! It's not that greasy crispy like other places. And the sauces on them.... soooo goood. I'm not a spicy fan so I haven't tried that one yet but the garlic soy and sweet crunch hit the spot. Every bite was so savory and delicious. Now the other menu items we tried didn't compare. I feel like they had potential though. The pork buns just didn't have the flavor I was hoping for. The Korean tacos were okay. They had too much sauce over them that overpowered everything else. I was really hoping to get a good taste of the meat on them but it was drowned out by the ranch and spicy mayo. For sure delicious fried chicken that I would recommend to anyone! read more

Bonchon Uptown - Korean Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

Maybe because it was delivered, but this was disappointing. Anytime I go in it's perfect! It was cold soggy. I don't give it 1 star because it's a hit anytime I go in read more

Get the seasoned fries and the wings. The basic fries taste nothing in comparison to the seasoned. Wings are tasty and crunchy! Can't go wrong with that. The Tteobokki wasn't bad but I didn't feel like they put enough rice cakes in it It felt like spicy chicken sauce and that it. read more

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It's been a few years since I've had Bonchon and, full disclosure, I was living in Virginia the last time I had it before now. But I remember it being way different and much better. Which is a super bummer because I was so excited when this location opened up! I ordered delivery and tried all three flavors of the wings. The sweet crunch flavor was definitely my favorite! I don't remember bonchon having drumsticks and wings, but that's what I got. I thought the wings were super greasy and the other flavors didn't really stand out. It was a lackluster experience after having so much hype. I'll be back around to try again in a few months! Hopefully they're just ironing out some kinks since it's so new. read more

Bonchon Uptown - Soy garlic and hot - Korean Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Soooo my husband brought me carry out from Bonchon. It was spicy and wonderful. The sweet wings were good and tasty but the spicy wings were my favorite. They are real spicy not the Minnesota version of spicy. The flavor is satisfying and the spice is awesome. The Bulgogi Fried Rice was also a winning choice. It was flavorful and cooked nicely. The Chop on the red peppers was a little larger than I like but did not take away from the flavor. The coleslaw had a good sweet flavor with just enough acid to balance the flavor nicely. The carry out was good I'm looking forward to the dine in experience. read more

Bonchon Uptown - Carry out bag - Korean Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Big portion sizes for what you pay for and the soy garlic wings were fantastic! One tip - do not get the "very spicy" meals if you can't handle veryyyyy spicy stuff! My boyfriend couldn't finish his meal cuz it was too much! He was warned though so that's on him hahah! The restaurant itself had a fast food feel but did have servers come to the table. Would recommend for a casual dinner option! read more

We went in there assuming the place would be packed but to our surprise most of their orders were take outs and although there were a few other people dining in, the staff was moving around non-stop, handling the orders, serving the food, accepting the payments etc. Props to him Our orders were served warm, tasted delicious and spicy ( as they should be ) and price was reasonable considering the location. Their restrooms were clean as well. The only thing I hope they improve is their selection of beverages. I opted for tap water since they carry only Pepsi products and I'm a Coca Cola person( Sorry ) Overall, it was a great food date with my gf. read more

Bonchon Uptown - Chicken Fried Rice / Coleslaw - Korean Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Chicken was soooooo good! I mostly only eat chicken, so when I heard there was new "chicken place" opening I was so excited. I figured it would be super busy after it first opened because, well hype and seeing all the Instragram pictures and post. It looked really good in the photos btw. By time we went, I guess the hype has died down, wasn't busy or packed at all. My sister and I decided to give it a try. We ordered a 10 piece mix (half spicy, half regular), Thai fried rice (without the red pepper) and fries. The chicken was really good and crunchy. The spicy was really spicy (I mean it really had a kick, and I love spicy food) and the regular wings (still had sauce) were really good as well. The chicken wings were pretty big, with the sides we ended up only eating 3 wings each and bringing 4 home. Even the left overs stayed crunchy. The Thai fried rice was pretty basic rice. I liked it but my sister did not. She didn't think it had enough flavor. The Fries were just fries. Nothing Special. It's a cute small restaurant. I feel like it had enough seating but it's all kind of too close together. I think next time I'd be more comfortable taking out. There's metered parking out front, even if you are only running in to grab your take order I would just pay for parking. I seen a few cars get tickets for parking at meters for not paying and parking in areas where it says no parking between certain times. The chicken is probably worth the parking ticket though, to be honest, lol. I just don't want any on my record. read more

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**Pre-COVID Review** Bonchon is such a great franchise but not all franchises are alike. I had my fill of Bonchon at Chicago and they are a pretty solid service. The Minneapolis one is newer and still finding their groove. The Uptown location looks really nice decoration wise but it is Uptown and I am personally not a fan of the Uptown location. Mainly because of parking and getting to Uptown can be stressful especially the winter. When we had the Chicken, it was amazing. I personally love the soy glazed chicken. If you love spicy. Get the spicy. Wait is kinda of bad and service was slow ish. Also there is ethical issues with the establishment, taking tips from their employees. That make it hard when coming back and support. If you are REALLY craving Korean Fried Chicken, sure. Otherwise meh. read more

Food was very good and service was not bad considering how busy they were. It's a small place so expect long wait for a table. They wouldn't let us order for take out so we had to be added on the list to order, which is fine because they were able to get us a table eventually. I really liked the jap chae. The pickled radish goes really good with the wings, it was like a refresher. We definitely liked the spicy wings more than the non spicy ones. There are only 2 flavors but you get to choose between wings, drummies, or combo. The udon noodles were very good too! read more

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Bonchon is very convenient right now during Covid. You can order online, you get text messages letting you know when your order is ready, and that's that. While the estimated time for my order was 30 minutes, it was more like 10 minutes (a nice surprise). We just got wings since our experience with non-wing food at other Bonchon locales has been disappointing. The chicken was just as we expected: excellent. read more

Went with a friend today we ordered the soy garlic wings excellent. The fries have a coating on them that is tasty. We had Korean bulgogi tacos. Very tasty but they should have cut more of the fat off the meat it made the tacos chewy. The bimimbap was not very tasty. I don't care for really spicy food so that could have been the problem I did not put hot sauce on so it was pretty bland. read more

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First time having Korean fried chicken and it was delicious. I also recommend the takoyaki and salmon dome so good. definitely my go-to when I'm craving fried chicken or Korean food. read more

If the YouTube reaction videos have showed me anything, it's that a lot of non-Korean people haven't had Korean fried chicken and for that I pity your sorry deprived soul. For many years I delighted in secretly enjoying the true "KFC" and all its variety of flavors. In Korea fried chicken and beer often called "Chi-Mek" is synonymous with sporting events and weekend nights out. Korean fried chicken has become the rage in the last few years and with that have come some chains to the US. BonChon is one of those and while it's not a very well known chain in Korea, it has carved out a spot in terms of the foreign market making inroads in many places from Indonesia to Minnesota. While BonChon offers more non-chicken dishes (bit unnormal actually) I highly recommend a full pass on all of those except in cases to indulge curiosity. The chicken flavors are simple: spicy sweet, soy garlic, or original. If it's your first time I recommend trying them all. Personally soy garlic is my favorite. Don't forget the "Mu", cubed pickled radish that serve as a palette cleanser and does wonders to balance the fried chicken. Warning: this crispy, flakey, juicy fried chicken is highly addictive! read more

The each classics with rice and chicken with a little sauce, hard to get wrong. Comes out quick and easy. Also a very convenient place across from the gym and eat cheap. read more

This location on a Friday night surprisingly was not packed to the brim like I would imagine. I came here and was seated quickly and our server was very nice. We ordered potstickers and tteokbokki to start. Both of which were pretty decent! I really like that their potstickers get tossed in the same sauces as their wings instead of the of soy sauce-based dip. Their rice cakes were spicy and creamy, but nothing too special. Their wings were also okay. I enjoy their spicy sauce more than their soy garlic. I think their soy garlic can be a bit too sweet. Their spicy sauce is indeed spicy but it's definitely my favored option for the two. Their fry was okay, I definitely think it wasn't as crispy as I've had at other bonchon locations and just seemed like standard wings tossed in sauce. I used to be a fan of the bonchon chain, but seems that their locations in MN doesn't compare to other states. read more

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The fried chicken always had a nice crunch. Too bad it's a franchise and very over priced. Almost $20 for Japchae with no protein and not the biggest portions. read more

Solid korean chicken every time I have ordered takeout. Doesn't disappoint.

Fast service and good chicken. I got the 8 wings lunch meal & got half spicy & half soy garlic. I've been sick for a while so my sense of taste hasn't been normal lately but the chicken wings were good. The spicy were surprisingly spicy and the soy garlic wings were good too, could have been a little sweeter I think. Overall four stars, the service was quick & the food was really good. I'll definitely have to try it again when I'm feeling better. read more

Ordered Bonchon to be delivered this week. Was very disappointed. The fried chicken was tasty but Bonchon cheats its customers. They cut the chicken wing so that they have the small part of the wing and the "drummie." then they count the "drummie" as a "drumstick." Seriously overpriced for what you get. I wouldn't order from there again because of this dishonest practice of passing off "drummies" as "drumsticks." They are not. So it wasn't 15 wings and 8 drumsticks. It wasn't even 15 whole wings for $42. The food would have been great but for that practice. read more

UPDATE: After posting this review about my experience I received a call back from Bonchon and a refund was facilitated. I have changed this review from one star to three stars. * * * About a week ago I placed an online order that I picked up shortly before they closed. I realized when I got home that the woman at the counter had given me the wrong order. I tried to contact Bonchon numerous times via email and did not receive any response. I then called the store, and the gentleman I spoke with refused to give me a refund, was quite rude, hung up on me twice. I tend to be quite patient, but it was that second hang up that brought me here. As much as I'd love to tell you all to support this place my experiences there just haven't been very good, and while this particular experience was beyond acceptable it really isn't that much of an outlier. read more

I have only had Bonchon as delivery before. I was very pleased with the inside of the restaurant. Very clean with sit down tables and a waitress to take your order. I was surprised because I expected a fast food feel. In the past I have gotten fried chicken (which has always been fantastic) but decided to try the Korean tacos with spicy chicken. I asked the waitress how spicy was spicy and she said it was a medium. Definitely NOT medium, if your sensitive to spicy things I would not recommend this. I LOVED it though, there is a great balance between the chicken and the cabbage. The tteobokki was also excellent (very spicy too). If you have never had it before it is a unique texture but it's very good! read more

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Tradition Korean it's not, but a great place to find Korean fried chicken in Minneapolis none-the-less. Be ready for some spice if you order Spicy wings. It comes with a kick, followed by some sweetness. I lean towards less spicy alternatives and loved the soy garlic. You can order with two flavors and try both! My favorites were probably the seasoned fries and edamame. We also ordered bull dak (super spicy chicken skillet with cheese), and kimchi bacon fried rice. Wish there were more kimchi flavor and bacon bits in the rice. read more

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Forget KFC and Bdubs, there's a newcomer in town, and IT. IS. GLORIOUS. I love fried chicken. Whatever human being who thought frying a bird would taste so damn delicious, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Southern fried chicken is great, chicken wings are great, but if you're looking to try something different and amazing, look no further. Bonchon is a chain, but the quality and flavor hasn't suffered. I got an small half spicy and half soy garlic order of the combo (6 wings & 3 drumsticks) and we shared an order of seasoned fries and tteokbokki. I also ordered a Hite beer for that chimaek life. The chicken was great - the spicy was good heat but not scald your eyebrows spicy but I prefer the soy garlic for a more enjoyable bite. The skin, crispy and ASMR porn, was so delicate and a delight to eat. The meat was moist and juicy, and I'm salivating just thinking about it now. Keep in mind that drumsticks refer to the thigh part of a chicken, not the drumstick part of the wing, which comes with the wing order. Definitely choose the pickled radish side, as it cuts through the grease of the chicken and is super refreshing and crunchy. I could eat a whole bowl of those without the chicken. The seasoned fries were bomb. The cheese and seasonings they put on there make them taste like a potato breadstick, and I love it. The tteokbokki wasn't that great though, and tasted processed and chalky. The cheese is an interesting addition, but I would have preferred if the sauce was without it. The sauce had nice heat, even if the rice cakes themselves weren't good. It's edible and okay if you're really dying from some tteokbokki, but I've had (and would recommend) much better in the cities. I went during happy hour (2-6 PM M-F) so all beers are $4, and they also have some wines and non boozy drinks. Wouldn't recommend ordering any of the bottled beers outside of happy hour, as they're $7 for different countries' light beers. They also have three canned Surly brews which are also $4 during HH and a little more worth it for $7 outside of HH, but still pricy for Surly canned. Service is okay. Not the most warm servers, but they're quick and efficient, easy to get hold of, and keep your water full. Parking is a pain (lol uptown) but there's some metered parking around past 30 minutes and a ramp. I'm happy Bonchon decided to come to Minneapolis, and I'm excited to have a consistent place to get my korean fried chicken fix! read more

Bonchon Uptown - Small half spicy half soy garlic combo - Korean Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Let me start off by saying I'm a HUGE fan of Korean Fried Chicken and had heard good things about the Bonchon chain. When I went in, the inside was pretty nice for a fast food chain with a surprisingly wide selection of beers for their happy hour (3-6 M-F). I opted for the 12 count Chicken Tenders and did half and half Spicy and Soy Garlic and chose Coleslaw as my side. For starters, I find it crazy the smallest denomination of chicken you can get outside of their lunch special is 12 piece either boneless wings or tenders and they each set you back about $13 which is fair for 12, but wild when it's the smallest size in my opinion. I definitely should have opted for the drumsticks or wings instead of the tenders as the tenders were pretty sad (see the picture). They were small, very flat, and dry/over-cooked. They were redeemed by the sauces they were coated in. The spicy was really flavorful with a strong gochugang taste, but a little too spicy for me to enjoy a lot of (my spice tolerance is probably average to below average). The soy garlic were perfect, sweet and savory and delicious. The coleslaw was also good, but I wish the fries were an option as a side outside of lunch as otherwise they'll set you back another $5. Overall, the food is decent and seems worth it for their lunch special which I have yet to try. However, paying full price at dinner for this quality isn't exactly something I'm excited to do again. read more

Bonchon Uptown - Signature Fried Chicken Tenders and Coleslaw - Korean Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

I am not sure if I would go back to Bonchon again, considering there are so many good Korean places in the Twin Cities. I waited a long time before visiting this new wave that swept the city and came out rather underwhelmed. I am glad I waited. I heard that the line used to go out the door and since they don't take rsvp, it's like an hour wait. I would be pissed if I had to wait long, haha. Turns out, I went on a Friday night and there were lots of available tables now. The chicken was crunchy but so are other chicken wing places I frequent like Buffalo Wild Wings and Green mill. The sauce was okay. Maybe I am just not a super saucy crispy chicken person. If I want to get really good fried chicken I go for the classic with buttermilk crunch and then add my own ketchup! Yup! I love my fried chicken with ketchup (only ketchup from Trader Joe's, not Heinz). They offer other Korean food as well on the menu. They were good but not as good as other Korean restaurants in town. Overall I can say, I gave it a try and I wish this business all the best! read more

So the place is great. Great location. Attentive service, needs a bit friendlier IMHO. But main reason for 3 stars and not 4 is that my food was a bit bland. Maybe my expectations were too high, but I had heard great things about the food. The wings are great...except that of the batter is removed the meat is plain. No flavor whatsoever if in an earlier bite the batter went away. My banh mi sandwiches. Really good, but again some what bland compared to others I have tasted. Bc the bun is really soft as a steam should be, the fillings should somewhat compensate. I recognize some people might call it really subtle a d delicate flavors and I'd agree with that. But in my case of I go for Asian and Vietnamese food, I am looking for rather punchy flavors. Cleanliness is superb. Ambiance is excellent. Prices I guess are ok for family oriented. If solo, then you can only order main dish. Seems no small snack for solo patrons. I did like my experience though and will go back to try different dishes. read more

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