Freaking yum!! We've been going to this Bonchon location for several years now and they never disappoint. Their prices have gone up and the portions are a little smaller, but the one thing that didn't change was the consistency and the taste. This is hands down some of the best soy garlic chicken I've ever had. It's my all time go to and the first thing I'd recommend. They offer seating and it's on the smaller side but still cozy. Staff is polite and welcoming, they can be a little distracted sometimes. Overall though the staff is great. There's ample parking around the back and in a parking garage within walking distance. read more

We placed a pickup order on Tuesday evening (8/11), and unfortunately, this visit was a huge disappointment. The drumsticks were nowhere near as fresh and delicious as they normally are--they were very tough, dry, and just not enjoyable. What upset me the most, though, was the customer service. When I walked in to pick up my order, the server was closing out at the cashier. Instead of greeting me, she simply looked at me without saying anything. I was the one who had to say "hi," and even then, there was just an awkward stare with no response. I eventually had to say, "I'm here for pickup." That was such an uncomfortable and unwelcoming experience. I actually have interacted with this same server before. During a previous dine-in visit, there was a male employee and her working the floor. The male employee appeared to be doing pretty much everything, while she seemed more interested in being on her phone. Seeing the same lack of attentiveness again this time was very disappointing. I worked as a server myself for over 7 years while I was in school, so I understand that restaurants can get busy and that everyone has off days. But greeting customers and acknowledging them when they walk in is basic customer service. A simple "Hi, how can I help you?" would have made a huge difference. Between the poor food quality this time and the disappointing service, we probably won't be coming back. It's unfortunate because we've enjoyed the food here before, but the experience matters just as much as the food. read more

Came for the Monday/Tuesday $1 wing special! There's a 15-wing limit per person, which was the perfect excuse for the two of us to try all five flavors. My rankings: Soy Garlic (The clear winner) Yangnyeom Classic Crunch (This was surprisingly good!) Spicy Korean BBQ The interior was clean and service was fine. The shop is connected to Mad for Cheesecake so it's super convenient to grab a dessert on your way out. read more

Bonchon Village Way - $1 Wings - Chicken Wings Near Me - San Diego, California

Crunch classic and soy garlic are my favorites. Great options when you're craving KFC (Korean fried chicken!) the parking isn't great. Since Bonchon is on the corner you're gonna have to find a spot in the parking interior and walk over. They used to have curbside--that was much better. I like the mu but I'd pass on the other items on their menu. read more

Doordash Order Date of Visit: 2.2.2026 Location: N/A Cuisine Type: Korean Street Food/ Chicken Vibe: N/A Cost: ~$35 Service: N/A Food/Rating: Sotteok - 4/5 - Chewy rice cake and sausage, coated in sweet, spicy Yangnyeom sauce. I don't really like the sausage since it was too salty in my opinion, but this tteok is actually kinda insane since it is just crispy enough on the outside and qq on the inside. The caramelized spicy/sweet sauce pairs quite well with the rice cake. This was maybe $5. Wings and Drums - 5/5 - I got the Yangnyeom and Spicy wings. I like how their wing/s drum's quality is consistent and they have this crispy skin and spicy sweet sauce with different level of spice (I think koreans like to add sweetness to most of their foods). I think Boncho is probably my top 3 fav kfc (korean fried chicken) spot. Overall Thoughts: Best Thing I ate: Everything here is pretty solid but the big drums is textually my favorite. Something to Improve: Make the sausage less salty there is plenty of flavor from the sauce alone but keep up the quality! read more

Bonchon Village Way - Wings and Drums - Yangnyeom and Spicy - Chicken Wings Near Me - San Diego, California

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We went on a Monday night for the wings special but ended up ordering full dinner. The wings were juicy and plump. I did not expect the Korean dishes to be good at a fast casual restaurant. What a pleasant surprise! The Japchae was light and flavorful. The Bimbimbop was served in the traditional hot earthenware bowl so the rice had a nice crispy crust. Portions were good sized, we had leftovers to take home to enjoy for later. The service was friendly and the ambience relaxed and spacious. Nice family place! read more

This is our first time Bonchon. We were enticed by the sound of Korean fried chicken to give it a try. We walked in were immediately greeted by a hostess, and asked to choose her own table. The ambience is nice and comfortable. We found a menu to be surprisingly simple with wings, chicken legs, and Bulgogi cheese fries as the main selections. We ordered 10 legs and we were able to choose two different spices. We ordered five crunchy and five spicy wings or spicy legs. The crunchy legs were incredible, salty crunchy perfectly cooked chicken on the inside. My son and I ate eight of the legs, but we're unable to finish the last two the food is filling. The fries were crunchy and salty, coleslaw was really nice and complimented chicken. We also ordered a side of kimchi, which was really tasty. Total bill was $45 with tip for two of us. I highly recommend and we will be back to try the Korean barbecue flavored chicken. read more

Bonchon Village Way - Best Chicken Wings in the USA - Chicken Wings Near Me - San Diego, California

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Normally it's a bit pricey and that's probably the main thing that makes me not go more than I do, it's pricey on the regular. However they have a $1 per wing up to 20 wings on Mondays and Tuesdays which is about 50% off a wing probably and I like coming for those deals because it's less busy and it's still great chicken but at a cheaper price. They make great bulgogi tacos too, but they are also pricey too read more

These guys continue to impress with great food and service. On our recent visit we tried the MoPo corndog with our usual order of popcorn shrimp and mixed wings (half soy garlic and half yangnyeom) - and surprise! surprise! absolutely loved everything. read more

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Service was weird, wings were decent... hard to complain about $1 wings but if they weren't $1 it would be tough for me to choose to come here over some other places. The wings were dry in some places and could've used a little bit more sauce. read more

Bonchon Village Way - Chicken Wings Near Me - San Diego, California

I only go when it's the dollar wing special. Otherwise, it gets pretty pricey! My friend and I both got the soy garlic and spicy and the sauces were good. The wings themselves were pretty dry but for the price we couldn't complain. One of the better takoyaki dishes in San Diego too. The service was good and the restaurant was cleanly as always. read more

Bonchon Village Way - Wings, Takoyaki - Chicken Wings Near Me - San Diego, California

Decided to try Bonchon and if you are here on a Monday or Tuesday you can dine in and get $1 chicken wings! I was not in on those days so decided to try the drumsticks. You get to choose from 5 flavors so opted for the crunch and the soy garlic. The SUPER nice Daisy helped me navigate the menu, made sure that they didn't run out of crunch, and checked to see if there was dairy in the breading. She looked like she was in high school, but took care of me like a seasoned professional who has been working in the food industry for over a decade. You also get to choose a side or rice, coleslaw or I believe radish. I picked rice rice baby. Chicken was excellent! Inside it is very clean. They have a cheesecake store as well which Daisy was also working. Give Daisy a raise! read more

Bonchon Village Way - Soy and crunch drumsticks - Chicken Wings Near Me - San Diego, California

As a big fan of KFC (Korean fried chicken, not the Colonel), I was happy to find this place. On Mondays and Tuesdays they have $1 wings, and I'm pretty much there every week! After trying all the flavors, I can say that soy garlic is my favorite. The Korean BBQ and classic are also good, and the others are okay. The restaurant is nice, and the young staff is usually pretty helpful. I will continue to come here because I love wings, especially the KFC version! read more

Pleasantly surprised by this Bonchon! Normally, I wouldn't default to Bonchon if I was craving Korean fried chicken, but after getting it for takeout one day, we were impressed with the chicken quality, fl avor, and crispness! They also have a $1/wing deal on Mondays and Tuesdays, and I'm happy to report it is so worth it! The wings come out super hot and fresh, and are a good bang for your buck. There are four sauce flavors: soy garlic, KBBQ, Yangnyeom, and Spicy. I love the soy garlic flavor, and the yangnyeom flavor is a good sweet and spicy kick! I felt like the Korean BBQ flavor was too gingery for my liking. Service was quick and friendly too. Overall, I will be back! read more

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Came to bonchon on Tuesday they have 1 dollar wings! That was amazing!!! I loved loved the wings. Personally just wished the soy garlic had more of a garlic flavor but still good. The service was though. Not once did they check back if you wanted more drinks or anything else. They didn't even bring us the check I had to ask for it. The food overall is great, it's the service that lacks. read more

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so goodddd! i love bon chon chicken u have to get the soy garlic as a flavor my fav. this chicken was mmm that's it! the fries weren't my favorite but you already know the chicken was good. saved my life. the service was fast, helpful, and nice. and the ambiance was vibing as always. definitely go if ur in the mood for some chicken but they have a ton of options for everyone not just chicken so everyone can eat here and be happyyy! lots of open parking btw read more

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Drum-roll please ... @bonchonsd @bonchonchicken wings are so good, they deserve a standing bao-vation!

Very clean like always, our server was very friendly and helped us pick the best options. Food tasted great. Crispy chicken and fresh. Place has a chill feel to it. Great eats! read more

Bonchon Village Way - Tteokbokki , Bulgogi fries, and the Seoul Sampler - Chicken Wings Near Me - San Diego, California

It had been a while since I'd had Bonchon, though I've tried it in several cities, including San Jose and Tampa. This location, however, was the best I've had so far! (Pro tip: wings are just $1 each on Mondays and Tuesdays.) Big shout-out to my waiter, Nick, for the excellent and attentive service! This restaurant is perfect for a small group gathering. read more

Bonchon Village Way - Different flavors! Three of each. - Chicken Wings Near Me - San Diego, California

Love the food! Never any complaints. Usually the workers are friendly and prompt but today I called and ordered and when I arrived they asked me if I called the right location. (I come twice a week) so I know I called the right one and the cashiers just stood there and had a staring contest with me untill I asked them what's the number, they both didn't know so I grabbed my phone and called and of course the phone started ringing! So I then said well can I place an order and now I have to wait for the same order I called in. Plus the price went up when I walked in, she said it was cheaper over the phone even though I knew the price since I come a lot. The cashier name was Daisy. But like I said. Food is alwaysssss good. Just need more front of house training read more

Korean fried chicken wings in a sports bar atmosphere with several big TVs and a bar. The fried chicken wings at Bonchon are sauced, which takes away some of the crispiness and deteriorates the quality quickly if not eaten fresh. Freshly eaten they are pretty good and there are several different sauce choices to suit your taste. This location is pretty small, but nice inside. The owner also opened a boba drink and dessert place that occupies the adjacent space. Service was efficient and fast and it was not busy when I went. read more

Bonchon Village Way - Sports bar atmosphere - Chicken Wings Near Me - San Diego, California

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Slowest service! I made an online order in advance for the following day to bring to my work potluck. I had a funny feeling so the next morning I called just to double check and make sure the wings would be ready by 5:00pm like I ordered. They confirmed that everything would be ready. I am currently here, I've been waiting for 30 minutes.. it is 5:32pm and they are still not ready.. now I'm going to be late. read more

The good: The flavors are good. The bad: boneless chicken is way below mid. I've been to other Korean chicken places and the boneless chicken pieces resemble tenders or on the bigger size, fresh and juicy. The boneless chicken here though is literally chicken nuggets, size and texture of chicken nuggets. Ours were way over cooked/fried with it being very dry inside almost like cardboard. The only good thing I have to say is the sauces had good flavor. That being said, I will not come back to this place. There are better choices out there in convoy area read more

Great Bulgogi with grilled onions. My favorite dish here. Fast service and good food.

For taste, this place gets a 10/10. The fried chicken and wings were light, crispy and ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS. That's where the pros end. Everyhing else SUCKS! The service here was very slow. When my party sat down, we asked for waters and were waiting for 10-15 minutes when the server came back to take our orders....but still didn't bring out our drinks (water). We had to remind our server that we had not received our drinks and waited another 5 minutes before they came. Our orders came relatively quickly. Since we're eating wings and drumsticks, you would think that napkins would be provided. Well, they weren't, we had to request napkins in which case, they gave us 5....we were a party of 10. Jumping to the dining room, the place is clean and there are several TV's so that you could watch a different sport on each TV. Since the Lakers and Padres were playing, you would think that those games would be showing....They weren't. One TV had car racing, another had an NBA game that was taking place on the East Coast, and another TV had baseball (not the Padres). There was a TV that wasn't on and we asked if the Lakers game could be put on one of the TV's. Our server said, "No." After we were done eating, we had to use the restroom to wash our hands. The soap dispenser had no soap but there was a "Soft Soap" dispenser that looked like someone had just added water to it. Even with the added water, you had to unscrew the top to get the soap out because there wasn't enough soap for the pump to work. For a a place that charges an arm and a leg (or a wing and a leg) you would think that they would provide better service. Also, for a place located in Carmel Valley, you would think that their restrooms would have the proper toiletries, not some watered down soap from the grocery store. We were with friends that have been to this location before and have said the service has always been lacking. Though we really liked the food, we will not be coming back. read more

We ordered takeout twice now, and the food is so tasty that it could never fall under the "fast food" category. The first time, a few side orders were left out, so I called the manager to see what could be done. He promised to note my name down so that next time we came, he would compensate us. True to his word, our next order was even better than the first. We ordered their signature soy garlic drumsticks, chicken katsu meal, and the pork belly Bao. Beyond YUM! He gave us an extra side of slaw and the Bao dish was free to make up for last time. So 5 stars to the manager and his friendly team for their excellent service and kindness. This will be a regular meal spot for my family! read more

Bonchon Village Way - Soy Garlic drumstick, pork belly Bao, and chicken Katsu - Chicken Wings Near Me - San Diego, California

Waiter never pay attention to the customer, just playing on his cellular phone. It is very disgrace

Last week, I placed an order ahead of time (4:50) through the Bonchon website so that it would be ready at 6:15 pm. I got there around 6:20-6:25 and they said they still needed 10-15 more minutes. I had another commitment at 6:30 so I had to come back later and by that time most of the food was not hot anymore. When we typically dine in, the service is also usually quite slow. If there's any way to improve the timeliness of service, I think that would be very helpful for the restaurant. Food is good when it's hot. No complaints there. read more

Food poisoned. We DoorDashed the chicken drumstick/wing combo with garlic soy, as well as the boneless chicken garlic soy. The sodium content was over-the-top. There were 5 of us eating. Those that ate the chicken drumsticks got a nice dose of food poisoning. The poor guy that ate the majority of the drumsticks suffered the most. Two of us were down for a day, the guy that ate the most drumsticks was down for three days. Needless to say, we will never order from Bonchon again. read more

This spot is like a self serve and bar like atmosphere that I would say is pretty on par for their franchise. I would skip out on the bao buns as they were smaller but they did have great flavor. Chicken was great as usual and came with plenty of sauce covering each piece. I tried their new flavor that was both spicy and tangy and sweet. Overall, if you were looking for a fried chicken spot in the area, I would say this is worth visiting. Service was good and pretty quick. read more

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Been looking for a good Korean Fried chicken place since my favorite one in Poway shut down. This place was pretty good. Wish the wings were a little bigger though. Lunch combo - Half wings half Drumsticks - with Korean BBQ and Yum Yum sweet n spicy sauce 4/5 Wish the wings were a little bigger. Seasoned fries - As good as you can get. Spicy chicken bibimbap - 5/5 Flavorful spicy chicken, and sizzling hot. Shrimp shumai - 3/5 Was pretty okay. The kid liked it. read more

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The young man who was our waiter was very nice and checked on us often. We came for lunch on a Thursday and we were the only ones in the restaurant. It looks like they do a lot of take outs though. I got the lunch combo which came with two drum sticks, and four wings. I chose half and half: soy garlic and spicy. The spicy had a kick and was definitely spicy. So good! The soy garlic was a little sweet but still tasty. The pickle radish side was just a small condiment cup of cubes. The starved fries was a better choice. read more

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I frequent Bonchon often for delicious chicken lunch meals. The service is good but the staff can seem overwhelmed sometimes during the lunch rush at this location. I like chicken and Koreans know how to cook some damn good friends chicken. read more

Bonchon Village Way - Korean chicken fried rice - Chicken Wings Near Me - San Diego, California

*Note: review for delivery only* Bonchon is one of my top places to get Korean fried chicken. We ordered: K-meal to go for 4-6: this included 12 wings, 6 drumsticks and 2 sides. We got half coated in soy garlic sauce and half coated in yangnyeom sauce (spicy) and for our two sides we got fries and fried rice. The food arrived packaged well and the chicken was still crispy. read more

There were pretty limited choices for wing flavors. We ordered the soy garlic and Korean bbq wings with pickled radishes for the side. Nothing too out of the ordinary for the wings, but the radishes were good. read more

Bonchon Village Way - Korean BBQ and Soy Garlic Wings - Chicken Wings Near Me - San Diego, California

We were excited to see that this location was near the cheesecake place we also wanted to try. The mixed selection was great for both the drumsticks and wings lovers in my family. Since it was our first time ordering, we did half soy garlic and half Korean barbecue sauce. My kids preferred the soy garlic and I thought the Korean BBQ had a nice tangy flavor. My mom and son had the popcorn shrimp which they said was good but definitely needed a dipping sauce, the spicy mayo was a good choice. Service was pretty quick as we were there mid-afternoon and the restaurant wasn't too busy. This marketplace seemed pretty new with not a lot of foot traffic yet. We did takeout and there several tables being served and medium conversational noise level. Will definitely be back. read more

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First time here for lunch . I ordered the BBQ chicken strips with seasoned fries lunch menu. Not too impressed with the taste of the bbq sauce or the crunchiness of the fried chicken. However the size of strips was generous. The seasoned fries were quite tasty and had a nice crunchy texture ..the way I like my fries cooked. The accompanying soy garlic sauce tasted more like ketchup. You order when you enter and pay after you are seated and served your food . It was confusing what ambiance they are trying to create . Music was too loud for the lunch time. And, the genre did not seem to go with the place. There is a sports bar area or "pseudo"sports bar in the middle having 3 TVs on the wall : the end ones on a sports channel and middle one on a food channel. There were no bar stools. Two tables for a party of 4 each are situated next to the counter of the bar. My thought would be to replace those tables with bar stools and keep the seating areas as is. Maybe they do this in the evening to make it more hip for the later crowd... I have been to other Korean BBQ Chicken restaurants in the San Diego area that have been more to my liking. However , I would encourage you to try this place and maybe you may get a different opinion . read more

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4 star overall, driven largely by their friendly and attentive service and the nice environment for a work lunch meeting. This place is in Pacific Highlands Ranch and oddly enough was not that busy during the lunch hour. We ordered right at the stand at the door and took our number to a table of our choice. Sadly, this location did not serve chicken strips even though they used the same menu as the convoy location which includes strips. I ordered Japchae instead. The food came out quickly and they packed it in Togo containers, even for dine in, as if anticipating that you may save a bit to bring home. The Japchae was a bit on the sweet side but the ratio of ingredients to rice noodle was good. The rice noodle was a bit soft and overcooked. Sure enough, I saved half to bring back. Our server was fantastic, he was friendly, efficient, and came by just the perfect amount of times to make sure our water cups were filled. read more

Yes yes yes, I know this is a chicken restaurant. But they also have other options and so they deserve reviews too! I actually really like their japchae and appreciate that they can make it totally vegetarian. But this time I tried their bibimbap, and it was ok but definitely not more than that. It's good that they have tofu as an option, but there was no egg and not much sauce. So it was pretty dry. It's nice that they have quinoa mixed with rice. But it was not even as good as the decent mall food court bibimbap I got in UTC a few months ago. So this wasn't terrible, but I can't really recommend or gush about it. I will order japchae the next time I have a craving for Korean food & don't want to deal with parking on Convoy! read more

We are addicted to the strips and wings from here. 10/10 our favorite is the yang yeum flavor...try it and thank me later!