We were not happy with our food. I ordered chicken wings, 1/2 sweet and crunchy and 1/2 spicy: first, we couldn't tell the difference between the 2, and NEITHER. had much flavor. They were well cooked, but really needed salt, spice and flavor! The fries were tasty, needed salt (but cold) so we warmed them in the oven. The Takoyaki? were really.... awful. The texture was goopy, the taste was not in any way harmonious and the octopus was tough. We found it actually disgusting. We spit it out. It was really bad. I'm sorry to say that I would not recommend this food. read more

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I tried this place for the first time yesterday. I pass by it often and their has always been a lot of foot traffic. Yesterday I decided to try it because I figured it must be pretty good as it survived the pandemic. Boy was I pleasantly surprised. I ordered the garlic soy and spicy chicken wings both with seasoned fries and one order of the ribeye Korean tacos. The spicy wing where a pit too spicy for me but my fiancé loved them. The Tacos where really different in a good way. We loved them. Our favorite are the seasoned fries and the soy Garlic chicken. That fried chicken is so crispy crunchy and goooood! I call it crunchy crack. I went back today and ordered 30 pieces today with two order of seasoned fries! I also ordered shrimp dumplings and pot stickers. They where OK, but that Soy garlic friend chicken and season fries are sooo good. You gotta try them. read more

Greatest Spicy wings I have ever tasted. For a Korean spot the staff is very respectful and nice.

If you like Korean fried chicken you'll enjoy this place. Been going to Bonchon locations state-wide and I enjoy it very much.

First time trying this place and you won't be disappointed. Food was delicious and service was excellent. Nice setting music was perfect volume and nice and clean read more

Been waiting for Bon Chon to open in the East Bay since I am a big fan of their wings in NY. This location is in a strip mall in San Leandro. The sign says they are still in a soft opening. Apparently they are working on staffing. I made a takeout order on a Friday night and was informed it would be 20-25 minutes. Yikes. But it wasn't so bad. The restaurant was busy and everyone looked happy to be there. I took my 10 piece soy garlic wings home. And loved them. I was very pleased as I have not been a fan of some of the other Bay Area locations. But San Leandro hasn't gotten it right. Crunchy and generous sized pieces. And the sauce flavor was perfect. Can't wait to go back and now I don't ha e to have wait until I go to NY to have my wings! Menu looks pretty good too. Came back again for my soy garlic wings and japchae and food was still good. But turn up the heat! It was freezing in the restaurant. read more

Bonchon San Leandro - Finally in the East Bay! - Korean Near Me - San Leandro, California

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We have been waiting for Bonchon to open for the longest! I've heard about Bonchon through friends and have been wanting to go try it out, but never had the time to make the trip for it. Anyways, I heard about the soft opening and knew that we had to go ASAP to see how good this was, from what everybody kept telling us. Upon arriving, there were 2 other couples ahead of us. There were a few seats opened, but we had to wait to be seated. Getting seated went pretty quick. It took a bit for the waiter to get to us to take our order (it seems like they are not fully staffed with waiters/waitresses). He finally came to take our order and it went smoothly. Took about 30 minutes for our food to get to us. We order the combo chicken, Japchae and Takoyaki. The chicken was fire! It has got to be the best Korean fried chicken I have ever tasted. That crispy crunch you get once you bite into the chicken was just amazing! The takoyaki was good and the japchae could've been better (not worth the price in our opinion). But overall we had a great time and really enjoyed the chicken. We will most definitely be back for more! We're so glad there's one right near us! read more

Bonchon San Leandro - Korean Near Me - San Leandro, California

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Location is good. Last time we were here, we ordered our usual- half and half strips, half and half Potstickers and kimchi bacon fried rice. I swear that the franchises have changed suppliers because the strips are tiny now. Service was ok. Food was good but the size of the strips and this location doesn't have wings wings. read more

I recently ordered from them because I wanted to give them another chance (the first time was awful). Unfortunately, not much improvement. Here's my issue: 1) The chicken legs were grossly huge. I joke that they look like turkey legs, not the naturally raised chicken. Obviously, they were not normal but used hormones. 2) The two legs I ate were not fully cooked (see the two pictures). I didn't realize at the time because I was too hungry and didn't pay attention but realized afterward. The blood was still intact. I was so shocked and disgusted that I had to check several times to make sure that it wasn't the color of some kind of sauce. No, it was blood. I was so scared of salmonella that I had to force myself to vomit and threw away the rest. I wasn't interested in going to a hospital at this time of the pandemic, nor do I still want to. read more

Bonchon San Leandro - Not fully cooked - Korean Near Me - San Leandro, California

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I ordered the bulgogi fries and the chicken sliders. The sliders where ok and very tiny. The bulgogi fries where really good but the portion size for both meals don't match the price ($14 each). They were skimpy on the fries and the bulgogi, there were barley any. Giving it a 2 star due to the over pricing of small portions of food. read more

I decided to order takeout from Bonchon when I had a group of friends over for dinner. There were about 8 of us so I ordered 30 wings, thinking it was enough for our group. I've been to Bonchon in Berkeley and San Mateo many times and the wings are always whole wings and the drumsticks are a really good size as well. I don't know if it's this location specifically or now standard across all Bonchons but the high prices are the same BUT they have downgraded the chicken to party wings... I was definitely taken aback when I brought it home and thought I ordered the wrong thing. To be honest, I wish I read the reviews beforehand so I could make sure I bought enough food for all my friends. I've seen the copy and paste response Bonchon has for the other folks that have reviewed similarly and pointing out this change in quality and will be rolling my eyes if I get that same response. If you're going to give us less chicken, you should re-adjust pricing. read more

So. No takeout during soft opening. However, you can sit down and order. When the food is brought to your table, ask for boxes and you can wrap them up To Go. Works for me. Ordered 20 pc wings and 20 drumsticks. Huge pieces. Flavorful, crispy and moist. At Friday 5pm ish- service was fast, and servers were friendly. Although, as I was leaving, it started to get crowded (6pm). read more

Bonchon San Leandro - Soft opening hours as of Friday Aug 24th - Korean Near Me - San Leandro, California

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The food is really good and simple. I like spicy fried chicken, both drumsticks and wings. I typically get a large, mixed combination and no sides, except for the daikon. The spicy wings aren't quite as spicy when they cool down so if you like spicy, gotta eat them hot. The chicken is pretty addictive. I could eat it every week. read more

Usually Bonchon are a hit or miss for me as I been to 4 locations. This one happened to be a hit as the chicken we ordered was pretty good as it was nice and juicy and the pieces were bigger. Some of the locations sell smaller pieces of chicken or recook the chicken to save money. We ordered other like the soft tacos, pork buns, and sliders as well. lets see here the crisp chicken sliders were not bad as the meat was white and not dry. The bugolgi was pretty good as well. I did not care too much for the tacos. The coleslaw was great as well. The service was pretty good and had some tvs for entertainment. The prices be prepare to spend a lot, we did around $25 dollars a head, but we did get spend a lot. read more

Ordered food on 12/2 food total was $59.20 I later checked my bank account and I was charged $71 for the order. They gave themselves a tip. I will never swipe my card again! Also the fried rice was cold and hard as if it was sitting all day. The fried chicken was amazing as always! read more

Came in with a group of 12, last minute dinner change. The staff was friendly and patient with our large group. 2nd time coming and so far no major complaints. Nice staff. Nice menu options. read more

Bonchon San Leandro - 5 piece drumstick soy and sweet - Korean Near Me - San Leandro, California

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I ordered an online order for $55. I was notified when we were on our way to pick up the order that the payment was declined due to a system error. So when I arrived I showed the manger that I was in fact charged the $55 and he said it was not his problem and I had to pay cash for the food. I told him that was not acceptable, and he said once again that it's not his problem and if I want the food I have to pay cash. I refused again and showed him my bank statement. He then told me that I need to leave because he disliked my tone and that I was no longer welcome back there. He continued to berate me and asked if I was listening to him whenever I tried to refute his claim and show him my statement. I was charged and left with no food! read more

We came in with a group of 5 people on a Saturday night and didn't have to wait long to be seated. Our waiter, Minh, was awesome! He was very friendly and helpful. He was a whole vibe! Only reason I'm writing this review is because of how great the service was because of him! He recommended us some drinks to get and suggest we order the fried rice to share family style instead of ordering single bowls of white rice for each person. He came to our table to check on us and made sure we were good. There was a homeless man that came into the restaurant and was going around to each table asking for change. It was really uncomfortable, but he politely told the man to leave and apologized to us. Go Minh! read more

For 13 dollars a piece, 1st and foremost I would expect my food to meet the description on the menu. The fries I received had so little meat that it could be called a garnish, the sauce was skimpy and lacked any flavor but mayonnaise. I had shown up 10 minutes before the pick up time and both the pork buns and the fries were Luke warm and soggy with moisture. I wouldn't pay 5 dollars for what I was served in the future much less call it restaurant quality. Deeply disappointed. read more

Came here with two of my girlfriends. We decided to get the medium size chicken wings (20 pieces) in half spicy and half soy garlic. We also got tteokbokki. Chicken wings- The spicy was fire! I love spicy food and this one was spicy! It was real good if you like them spice. The soy garlic was okay. It's more of a sweeter side flavor. I was a real fan of the spicy one. The wings were huge. It's a full wing came attached with the little drum. So it's more like 10 pieces of wings. Each piece is like two I guess. Dish came with some pickled radish. Tteokbokki- Definitely not what I was expecting. I thought this was going to be a spicy rice cake dish, but it was not spicy at all and not as flavorful as I was hoping. The sauce was very thin and soupy. I thought it was going to be a spicy thick sauce dish. Definitely do not recommend getting this. There was cheese and some seaweed fried tteokbokki on top too. Overall, I would come back for the spicy wings. Not sure if I want to try anything else since the tteokbokki wasn't that great. read more

Bonchon San Leandro - Medium half spicy half soy garlic - Korean Near Me - San Leandro, California

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First time trying out grub hub and not a great experience with Bonchon. I ordered and paid for 15 pieces combo, they delivered 7. Try calling the restaurant no one answered and then call grub hub to file a complain, they credited me $12.07. I ended up eating cup of noodle since not enough for family of 3. Not about to wait for another 75 mins for delivery. Finally at about 8:12 pm, I decided to call Bonchon, they answer the phone -maybe they were busy during 49ers playoff. Spoke to Sue manager on duty and they said they will provide me another half of chicken to make it up but I need to go in. Which is fair but the whole point of ordering Togo and deliver because I don't have a car today. Anyway they at least try to correct the issue- thank you Sue! Changing from 1 to 3 stars Went back today to Bonchon, they made up for their mistake and I showed Sue the manager where the errors were on their site. read more

Bonchon San Leandro - Error they created - Korean Near Me - San Leandro, California

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Went here for a quick birthday dinner for my mom and the food was delicious! I can tell that they've been a "takeout" only restaurant for sometime due to all the boxes everywhere. However, it was nice to dine in here! read more

Bonchon San Leandro - Plain House Fried Rice - Korean Near Me - San Leandro, California

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So I come here to pick up my take out order. I decided to just eat here instead. Order a soda and an appetizer. Really wanted to try the pork balls. Unfortunately, even if the restaurant is completely empty, (as it is), you are not allowed to dine in if you've ordered take out! That's crazy! So I suppose I'll eat in my car, skip the appetizer, and call the manager in the morning. I understand if they take reservations, or was packed. But there was literally 1 table with guests! Even the another customer who was waiting on an order complained about this treatment I was given. I may not ever buy here again. This is crazy! read more

Our first! First and last time I've tried Bonchon was back in the Philippines and husband (who's a fried chicken lover aince birth) never had the chance to try them out. I could totally say that service was superb! Very accommodating and waiters are really knowledgeable about their products. We love the Korean Tacos, Chicken Soy Garlic and Sweet Crunchy! Also their chicken house fried rice was awesoms! read more

Bonchon San Leandro - Korean Near Me - San Leandro, California

We arrived at 9:45 pm on Saturday, and the restaurant had one table dining. The rest of the place had all the chairs upside down on the tables. The open sign was still on, but it didn't feel very welcoming as the workers seemed very engaged in just shutting down. We put in a to go order. When we arrived home and opened the box, the chicken merely fit in the box, and the presentation did not look very appealing. The little side of coleslaw they gave with the chicken was really tiny, and the rice side for $2.50 was also so small. On to the chicken, we were so excited. However, the chicken was so so dry. It was so dissapointing - it felt like we were eating jerky and the sauce was a slight drizzle. It was also very skimpy. For over $30 worth of chicken, we were disappointed in what we got. read more

I would these fools negative stars if available because they serve you day old chicken, the sliders were Rick hard and dry ass chicken you know these fools are serving what they did not sell the night before to unsuspecting customers like myself beware my people avoid this poor excuse of a restaurant never again fool me one shame one you!!! read more

I've been here a couple times and didn't have a terrible experiences till this last time. Ironically the manager had told hums that they have eleven rated low before for the size of the chicken. I didn't really notice it till this last time. We ordered a 24 piece boneless wings and they gave us small wings In general. About 2/3s the size of Wingstop's boneless wings. Within the plate there were about 8 pieces of "wings" the size of a nickel. I counted the wings and turns out they were considering these as part of the 24 pieces as there were exactly 24 pieces of chicken. I immediately called the waiter over to complain about these wings. To remedy this they brought us 3 extra wings. Is this what you call a solution?! This establishment is an embarrassment! Please learn how to run a business and learn how to keep your customers. This place has been empty every time I've walked by and it's no wonder. Good luck remaining in business. read more

Bonchon San Leandro - Apparently they call this a boneless wing. - Korean Near Me - San Leandro, California

I love my fried chicken, so I was excited to have a chance to visit on a Sunday afternoon for lunch! It's tucked away in a corner of the shopping center that makes it a little hard to find, so maybe that's the reason we were seated right away and it wasn't too busy. We got the wings, half and half with soy garlic and sweet crunch. The chicken was good, juicy, and pretty good sized wings. Definitely liked the soy garlic better, will stick with that the next time I go! read more

The drumsticks here really hit the spot and the service is quick and efficient. Nice place to unwind after a long day with delicious chicken. read more

Bonchon San Leandro - Drumsticks - Korean Near Me - San Leandro, California

How have I never heard of this? Apparently the BonChon chain is popular in the Philippines. My dad lived there for the past few years and says they have BonChon in the shopping malls there and that the food is good. He swears by the soup. I've been missing out all of my life! This review is only for the wings. I ordered off yelp/grubhub ;) and then picked up at the San Leandro location. It wasn't busy at all when I came in around 4pm on a Sunday. Wings/Drumsticks - Spicy wings are pretty spicy but tasty. I gotta eat em with pickled radish, rice, or ranch to kill off the spice. Still addicting! Soy wings - So freakin bomb! Chicken is most and crunchy outside. Both flavored wings still tasted good after they cooled off after a few hours. read more

Bonchon San Leandro - Whoa, these were big! - Korean Near Me - San Leandro, California

Great service Inconsistent food Room for improvement Keep on trying You'll get there read more

Horrible service! My wife was refused service because she had a service dog. The server first asked to put dog in the car when it was 90 degrees out. After we said no, another guy came out and asked for paperwork (which is illegal). He then said we couldn't be in the restaurant instead of at least offering outdoor seating. Now I see why the restaurant was empty! Give your money to a different location! They don't even have all the flavors and combos that other bonchon locations offer. Not sure why I can't respond to San L but the server in fact DID ASK IF can put our service animal in the car. We were assisted by 2 men! You have 1 dine in area, which we were asked to leave due to my wife's service animal. YOU WERE NOT THERE!! So why are you responding as if you witnessed anything? More proof to the horrible service, I will now go beyond to report to the BBB and contact a lawyer! read more

Dropped by here over the holiday. This was our second time visiting this location. The place wasnt packed but there were a few tables. The service was good. The waiter assisted us attentivey. We had the beef bulgogi and the wings / drums. The chicken was okay but a tad dry. The beef was okay. read more

Bonchon San Leandro - Wings and drums with soy garlic flavor. It was okay. A bit dry. - Korean Near Me - San Leandro, California

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First time I had it was in Vegas. This location is equally as amazing. The chicken wings are my favorite. Spicy flavor is a must. The rice and fries are really good. read more

Double fried chicken is one of life's pleasures! :) Bonchon's KFC is crispy and moist, not heavily breaded and dry as a lot of fried chicken I've tried lately. And if you like spicy, the spicy is truly spicy, not overly so though, so don't be discouraged. I like to have both the spicy and soy garlic combination, so we can get the best of both worlds. We've tried other food here as well, the seasoned fries (get it), the Japchae (meh), and the tacos (just okay). I would stick with the fries and the KFC. The kimchi side is very small for the price so I wouldn't order it again. A Medium portion is good for two people if you want to take some leftovers home. I've also pre-ordered here for a party and they had it ready for pick up at the appointed time. Parking in this lot can get tricky when during peak time but there's plenty of street parking on Hays St. We will definitely be back here. read more

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At first, I was super excited to find a cool place that delivers. Their food is like a fusion of Asian and American influences. However, after ordering the second time, it became apparent that all of the food is pretty similar and all of it is pretty sweet. So, don't come here for variety. The chicken strips were a little dry, the tacos were served with an uncooked flour tortilla... While the saucy meat with the coleslaw is nice, there is really no relief from the sweetness nor variety in their seasoning from dish to dish. I had the Korean tacos, the sliders, and the chicken, and as I said, all of it was sweet. There was nothing to eat to relieve me from all the sweetness. Also, everything tasted pretty much the same, simply with different vessels to hold it. I did like the pork buns, but again, if you order multiple things here, you're going to get a bunch of the same flavors. read more

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The flavors were good. I got 3 flavors. I wish they didn't mess up my regular fries for garlic fries then I feel like they just refried them when I returned them because my "new" fries still had garlic. Price are on the expensive side but food is good. Wish they woulda have cooked me food a little longer. Wil be back. They seem to have decent seating and a bar. Family place. Staff was ok. read more

Despite the negative feedback, I have never had any complaints about the staff nor food. Great costumer service! And always Delicious Krispy chicken all the time! read more

Bonchon San Leandro - Pork Buns - Korean Near Me - San Leandro, California

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Not sure what happened to this place... definitely doesn't taste the same. On my last visit, the japchae came out pretty wet. The wings weren't crispy and flavors were lacking. read more

Bonchon has delicious wings, they are very crispy, the taste is very well balance. The kimchi fried rice has the correct amount of rice and kimchi which makes it easy to eat, not extremely spicy or bland. The service is great, staff are always making sure you have what you need, constant checking up on you. Bonchon is a perfect meal on a rain, sunny or regular day. read more