I ordered online to make it easier for the staff so they didnt have to take orders over the phone and wait on eat-in customers. When I placed the order Saturday night at 5:30pm; it stated online it would be ready in 15 minutes. I didnt want to rush, give ample time and went to the restaurant at 6pm. I knew something was off when only two tables had eat-in customers and two staff standing behind the counter on their phones watching K-dramas and/ or K-Pop. My order wasnt ready till I left at 6:30pm. My deduction are as follows: 1. Even though I already paid online; they didnt start to cook my food until I got there. 2. No free drink, appetizers or discount while I waited. 3. If they cant handle business with two eat-in customers; how can they handle customer at 50%+ capacity; it will be a tsunami waiting to happen. 4. Was the cook wearing numerous hats: cook, prep staff, dishwasher, janitor and more? 5. Bonchon Korean chicken was nothing to rave about or wait an addition 1/2 hour. 6. Made a mistake and will need to visit other Korean chicken restaurants in the surrounding area like BBQ Chicken and CM Korean Chicken or stand-by KFC, Popeyes and Brown. read more

I feel it's important to share this experience because I don't want this to happen to anyone else. I've been wanting to try this place for a while and I was waiting to try it when I would be able to order the lunch special and see if it's that good, then I'll come back another time with friends for dinner. The company website clearly states that the Schaumberg location has a lunch special Monday thru Friday from 11am-3pm excluding holidays. Ok great, I show up on a Wednesday at 2:20pm and the young man at the front tells me I missed the lunch special. I understand he has no say so I'm the matter so I left and I filled out something in the company website explaining my experience. A few days later I get a call from the manager of the Schaumberg location apologizing and offering me to come back for 40%off anytime and that he would send me a text with his name and information to show the staff for when I decide to try the place out. I thought that was nice but ten minutes later I get a text from him stating 25% off. This is upsetting because it has nothing to do with the percentage off, but it's the fact that as a company,what you say and what you do is contradicting! I feel like I was being treated as someone trying to get free food when all I wanted was the lunch special and to advise the company to update their site if the hours had changed. I've attached the text messages from the owner of that location in this review. read more

Bonchon Schaumburg - Korean Near Me - Schaumburg, Illinois

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My boyfriend is so in loved with their chicken To me it's too greasy but him it's heaven I have tried the salmon ball tool yummmyy it's a cold item tho I've tried bibimbap and it's not the best compare to so gong I wish they had lychee soju like the other bonchon in Cali Decor is hard to sit out little rough but it's cute Bathroom is amazing because it is heated. Nothing worst them sitting on a cold toilet!!!! read more

Not bad , but price could be lower for the quantity of food that you get. We got bulgogi for $16.95 & 10 wings (1/2 soy garlic & 1/2 spicy) for 12.95. The bulgogi could've been bigger for that price like other korean places, some for less than $16. But the food were pretty good. May go again one day or just find other decent priced korean places, which shouldn't be hard to find. read more

Went here for lunch on a Saturday. The place is clean, service was great and food was fabulous. We had the soy ginger chicken, pork belly baos, kimchi fried rice and an order of fries. We will be back. A much better experience overall compared to the Chicago location! read more

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I'd called ahead of time to ask if they have or use MSG in any of their food, and I was informed that they do not -- at all! She also said there's not currently a wait, so we thought we'd check it out. We also looked on here to see what most Yelpers suggested getting and were talking about (so thanks everyone for that!). The menu revealed that they not only serve Korean food, but also "Korean Fusion", meaning they also have some Japanese dishes (soups, etc.). But overall, they seem to be best known for their chicken. Pros: +Placement = in a strip mall-like area, so there's lots of parking. +Easy to get to. It's right across from Michael's, behind Trader Joe's. +Clean +NO MSG!!! +Lots of good looking choices on the menu +Friendly staff +Chicken Bulgogi tacos - You can get them as beef, also, but I got the chicken (which only comes spicy though). However, the spicy isn't like "burning your tongue" spicy, but more like "warm mouth" spicy. So if you don't like or can't handle spicy, you won't have a problem with these (and they're SOOO good!). +Coleslaw: I know this sounds odd, but their coleslaw is really good. They also include it on the tacos, which also helps with the heat. +I also got their udon (thick Japanese noodle) soup. It's not a small bowl, but a large, rock bowl, and boiling when they bring it out to you (so you have lots of time to eat your other food before indulging in the soup). +The menu mentions that it takes 30 minutes to cook the chicken. But it only took about 10 minutes (tops) - we even mentioned our surprise. +My wife got the wings/drumsticks combo, and understands why they're known for their chicken (I'll eat some for lunch today, as we took them home). +It's not like a romantic atmosphere or anything, but you could still take a date here (we were on a date night). +Music = I think it was K-pop. I'm not familiar with it so much, but it wasn't bad. It also wasn't loud enough to where it made talking difficult. +For sticklers on server etiquette, she was right on with everything. Cons: -My wife mentioned that the beef bulgogi dish was a little bland. It may be because she's used to the sweeter style with more flavor though. -I thought the wings/drumsticks were alright, but nothing awesomely spectacular. -The price was a little high (which actually turned us off the first time we stopped by). I mean, sure, the food was really tasty, and was also friendly to me later, but with tip, we spent over $50 for 2 people. -I just learned it's also a chain. Summary: I believe I have a new favorite, local Korean restaurant. read more

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Pretty much echoing other reviews. Restaurant wasn't particularly clean, the trip to the bathroom was even dirtier. Yikes. Food was okay. Service wasn't great. There were three servers and maybe six tables. I wouldn't say they were overextended by any means. Two of the waitstaff were eating at the service bar (a personal pet peeve). I wanted to like this place. Very disappointing, I won't be going back. read more

Don't get me wrong, I love korean style fried chicken and there are several good chicken place in NW suburb. It was Nothing like service problem... it is just not tasty at all 'signature' fried chicken . My wife and I ordered 2order of combo chicken. It was crispy and looks delicious but thats all. Taste greasy and sauce on chicken isn't enough and Can't taste any garlic flavor on 'garlic soy sauce' and spicy sauce isn't spicy enough and no flavor on sauce. And I paid $40 including tip for 2 order of combo and 2 drinks. I would never ever go back. read more

Addictive!!! Fantastic friend chicken! Love the japchae too! Their service was excellent, as usual. My only complaint is not having flavored soju, but then I'd be visiting way too frequently... so maybe it's a good thing I like this location better than Glenview - better working hours and more spacious! So happy they finally opened up one of these so close to home. read more

For chicken, we got the spicy and soy garlic combo. Not that impressed unfortunately.... the spicy one had a little kick to it but the soy garlic had no taste of soy or of garlic that I would really say that its 'soy garlic'. The chicken sizes/pieces are just enough; not too big or smalI. I also tried the pork bun which I liked. read more

We saw this restaurant or should call fast food Korean restaurant, we want to try their food. I am glad that we only ordered one item. The food is not fresh and please don't eat the food next day. It will change to sour. We can't finished the food and have to finished next day. BAD IDEA. The name is Korean but the quality is America Poke. Never go back read more

Still love the chicken, but not the pork buns we tried this most recent visit. That's ok, because there's plenty of other things to try on the menu. The pork buns were prepared well, and were definitely fresh, I just don't think we like the taste of pork in this particular way. So no offense to the chef. read more

Came here with my boyfriend to try it out. Service was great. I would say food is over priced, then again ... it's schaumburg! I ordered the bibimbap with bulgogi and the potstickers ($10.95 for 8? Too much). Pot stickers were delicious but i can find the same taste from other places for a better price. I wasn't a fan of the bibimbap, i asked for their garlic soy sauce as a side to put in my dish because i thought it would taste better and was told they couldn't offer that as a side.. i'm sure this place is more popular for their fried chicken, i regret not trying it out, but also not am not convinced on going back again. read more

Tried one more time but it's not the same. The recipe or chef have changed. The fried rice looks and taste different. It's just not the same :( read more

I've been wanting to try this place for awhile And I'm glad I finally had the opportunity! I ordered the lunch special bulgogi tacos and japchae with bulgogi, and the soy garlic fried chicken sliders. Everything was amazing! I ordered a curbside for ease of driving back to the office and it was ready on time, fried chicken is still crispy, and everything is still hot. I wish I took pictures before diving in but I am glad I have extra food for dinner (and possibly another lunch)!!! read more

Lunch menu prices and options looks fair, but the normal prices seemed high. I get this is fusion food so it's different but does it justify the prices? Well, I think you should try and decide for yourself. I tried the 5 PC's chicken thigh with spicy sauce and radish as the side while my friend tried the chicken Katsu dish. The fried chicken was tasty and the meat juicy. The spicy sauce was not spicy at all, but the spice lingers a little after the meal. The chicken breast was dry for the Katsu dish however the sauce was flavorful. Service was very attentive, so that's nice. The place filled up nicely at noon, even on s Sunday. Check it out for yourself, but non lunch prices were high, imo. Fried chicken prices were higher than I'd like (wings, boneless, thighs) are all the same (5-, 10-, 15-pcs are $13, $24, and $34 respectively). read more

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We have had this place on the "try" list for a while. We ordered dinner tonight. I was able to easily order from the website. I also could put that I wanted curbside pick up which was nice. Our order was 20 wings with soy garlic sauce, salad with ginger dressing and tacos. The tacos were a last minute add and I am so glad my HANGRY self added them! Amazing!!! I loved them! The salad was good too. The dressing was a little sweet to me for ginger dressing but it was good. Now, the chicken was fantastic!! I am not a huge fried chicken person but this was not your every day chicken. The combination of the chicken with sauce was unbelievable and I kept eating after I was full. I will definitely order from this place again! read more

Average and overpriced chicken wings that were not made to order bc they came out in 10-15 mins. Server was very attentive. read more

Bonchon Schaumburg - Korean Near Me - Schaumburg, Illinois

I love Bonchon and am so happy they opened in Schaumburg! Love everything...just wish the lunch specials were a little cheaper and allowed you to add in the seasoned fries. The soy garlic wings are amazing and I will be back often! The pork belly buns are also very good. read more

Bonchon Schaumburg - Soy Garlic Wings - Korean Near Me - Schaumburg, Illinois

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One word: disappointing. Was very excited to see that a Bonchon was opening up outside of Chicago and closer to home for me. Unfortunately, this location did not live up to expectations. First off, I noticed that there was a stain on the napkins they had set out for us. We asked for aditional napkins but was met with much confusion and resistance originally. On top of that, the service was subpar. I was seated against the wall to my left with someone sitting to my right. When the waitress came she asked if I wanted another refill of my water to which I was 1) in the middle of eating and 2) kinda crammed against the wall and another person. She came up to me and I moved my glass closer to her without having to put down my spoon that I had JUST put in my mouth and she stood there awkwardly waiting for me to hand her my cup. If that wasn't bad enough, when she was refilling my aunts cup (who was sitting along the booth at the end of the table) she managed to spill water all of the table and her plate! She dropped a bunch of napkins on our table, shortly apologized, then skirmished away quickly. Seafood bibambap: Flavorless. We needed to order two additional sides of the spicy sauce for the bibambap so that there was some flavor to the dish. Compared to other places, we don't even need to use as much sauce, much less order extra. Additionally, my mom and I tasted something off in our dish. After picking through the dish we discovered that the zucchini used tasted old (if not expired -- gasp!) and the texture of them left much to be desired. We had to pick out the rest of the zucchini just to be able to stomach the rest of the dish. Half and half combo: I have been waiting to eat this dish again for a whole year. Little back story, I had Bonchon for the first time in Houston. There, we had drumsticks the size of our hands that were fried to a crisp and doused in sauce. Here, the drums and wings were the size of my pointer-finger -- and I have S M A L L hands... Additionally, the chicken was lacking in sauce. However disappointing, the sauces were still tasty as I remembered, however bad the chicken was. Side note: my cousin ordered the boneless chicken and I was intrigued that they were flat slabs of chicken, and not the usual tenders/nuggets. Seasoned fries: awful. Something about the fries made them smell like a dirty washrag. I couldn't even stomach them; I thought at first it was my hands for some odd reason, but then quickly linked it to the fries. One fry was enough for me to gag and stop eating. This location was a total let-down after much anticipation of getting to eat at Bonchon again. My mom was nowhere near thrilled about it and mentioned that she would never return again. The food was not worth the price at all and the service was not redeeming at all. Would recommend trying the Chinatown location instead; I've heard that that location is waaaayy better than this location. read more

Bonchon Schaumburg - Seafood bibambap and half and half combo - Korean Near Me - Schaumburg, Illinois

Fried chicken without the grease, how is it even possible? Everything here is crazy good and the portions are generous. What took me so long to find this place?! I love it read more

Omg. Chicken wings are no bigger than my pinky. I just paid $14 for this. I have a feeling when they order their chicken wings they specifically asked for chickens that are under two weeks old. I didn't know chicken wings came that small. There were six of these tiny little things in my tiny little buckets for $14. There are so many other places that have incredible chicken wings that are so much bigger. I don't know what else they have here I came here because of the reviews that I saw here but I don't think anyone mention how tiny they were. So let me mention it now. Little tiny itsy bitsy pipsqueak sized chicken wing. Run with it. Maybe those other reviews were left by family and friends to get unsuspecting people to spend their hard-earned money here. I definitely got more coleslaw than I did chicken. I placed my order to go and I went out into the car. I'm kind of eating on the road today. They didn't even give me napkins or a fork. I had to drive back over there to get it. Horrible place I'm sorry. I was really hoping to discover a new place read more

Bonchon Schaumburg - Korean Near Me - Schaumburg, Illinois

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The food is always great!!!! The staff are super nice! The beer selection is awesome!!! Great place to watch a game. Plenty of TVs. Highly recommend read more

This is NOTHING like the bonchons in the SF Bay Area, where I had my first bonchon experience. The meat is almost non existent at this location, it's not nearly as flavorful or saucy as the SF counterparts. For the money, it's very disappointing. I won't be back. read more

I love Korean food and this modern take on traditional dishes was amazing. My co worker ordered the pork steamed buns and I ordered the spicy Tteok-bokki. Everything was delicious. The ambiance was some and chic. It was very comfortable and contributed to a great experience. The wait staff was friendly and quick to correct any issue we had. As mentioned we did have a couple of issues. We asked for lemon for our water and never received it and I found a hair in my Tteok-bokki but it was quickly removed and replaced with a fresh order. They were very friendly and apologetic. A lot of customers ordered the chicken which has me thinking I must try this next time. read more

Food is always good at Bonchon. So they get 1 star for food for me. My biggest pet peeve will always be poor customer service. We were seated immediately, which was great. Took almost 8-10 mins for our order to be taken. Typically, I would be understanding IF the restaurant was busy. There were 1 other table and us. Again, I would be understanding but both servers were by the bar... talking... gossiping. We got our order taken and food came out fast. Great. Then, we just never saw our waiter again lmao. Like we got 1 napkin per person and was not able to ask anyone else because no one was around! Can someone make this make sense? And my favorite part about all this, we got charged an 18% gratuity tip for someone doing NOTHING for us and is having to ask for EVERYTHING. Napkins? Us. Radish? Us. I wouldn't be upset IF we were not charged for their poor service but we were. If you're going to charge your customers automatic gratuity, make sure you're giving the bare minimum service to them. read more

My friends said these are some of the best wings they've ever had. I do not recommend this place for vegetarians. The udon noodles were pretty bland and boring, but that's how they're supposed to be I guess... they didn't have any spicy sauces to add either (offered my siracha). The only other promising vegetarian option I saw on the menu was Bibimbop. Didn't try it, but I expect it's good! Service was great read more

Bonchon Schaumburg - Udon Noodles - Korean Near Me - Schaumburg, Illinois

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Super good chicken wings! Crunchy and FULL of flavor!! Cool, Korean beers offered! Lots of food - good value! read more

Its my firstime here and i was already expecting flavors and spices when it comes to korean cuisine. The chicken spices is phenomenal i like the ambience of the place and its simple i would say a hidden gem here at Schaumburg so if your feeling like having some good korean food this place gets a thumbs up. read more

Bonchon Schaumburg - Kimchi bacon fried rice - Korean Near Me - Schaumburg, Illinois

Wanted to have Korean food. Chose very careful where to eat during covid. But so disappointed as I thought I could have Korean dish for dinner, but came up nothing like korean. It was just a Chinese restaurant with the korean name. I ordered beef bulgogi and fried chicken. The Bulgogi was nothing like a korean Bulgogi, it was a Chinese style fried beef with onion. The skin of the fried chicken was too hard, probably over fried or fried a couple of times. The meat of the chicken had no taste if you took off the skin. Ended up going to another real korean restaurant and ate something else. read more

Amazing Korean fried chicken. Got the soy garlic wings -- crispy and not greasy. So good!

Soo delicious. Absolutely love the chicken and the wrap was decent too. I felt the wrap could have had a bit more flavor maybe? But still good! Very friendly and quick as well. read more

Great fast food. I had the bulgogi, which is sliced beef sautéed with mushrooms and sesame seeds over rice. Fresh and delicious.

Solid Korean fried chicken, definitely worth a try if you haven't been here. Extra crispy chicken, whether it is the wings or strips. Portion sizes are fairly large too. Tried the bulgogi fried rice which was great too. Chicken is available in two sauces / flavours, but mind you that the spicy one has some real kick. A+ covid precautions / pick up procedure. read more

What a delicious meal! We enjoyed their chicken, fries, fried rice and pickled radish. We were a little late picking up our order, but everything was hot and fresh without that reheated taint. I liked that the chicken came in various sized pieces. The fried rice was perfect... not too dry, and definitely not soggy. The prices were reasonable, too. Definitely recommend, and will definitely return. read more

We went here for the first to try their chicken wings. They told us that they just opened again a few days ago. We ordered Jap Che , bulgogi fried rice as they were out of seafood fried rice and of course the chicken wings. We ordered half mild, half spicy. Spicy can be really hot if you're not used to it but good. Whole meal was a bit pricey but everything was good. read more

Bonchon Schaumburg - Fried rice, japche and chicken wings. - Korean Near Me - Schaumburg, Illinois

Love this place fresh hot and so good. Love the spicy tenders and the sides great portions

I have ordered from them a couple of times when I have a craving for Korean Fried Chicken. The Fried Chicken is very good, I like the chicken wings better than the drumsticks because the seasonings are mostly on the skin, batter and the sauce, but not the meat, you can definitely taste the blend taste of the thick drumstick meat. I have also tried their seasoned fries and zucchini fries, the fries are OK, but I would not recommend the zucchini fires, too much batter and not enough seasoning. Since fried chicken is their specialty, I did not order other Korean dish. read more

It was my first time ordering from this place and I order several things off the menu, I've never tried before and I loved it all! Would recommend and will totally order from them again. FYI the spicy chicken is SPICY! read more

We are a one trick pony in our house but we really love the bugogli (sp?) some of the best Korean take out food we have had. Always arrive hot there's plenty of meat and very delicious taste. Would highly recommend this read more