Bonchon
260 Castro St, Mountain View
(650) 282-5633
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Great wings as I have expected from Bonchon! One comment, though, is that they didn't shake crispy wings leaving some wings with so much salt while those ones at the bottom had no salt at all. Please train the (kitchen) staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great fried chicken, big portions, fast and attentive service. My kids love it! (Just wish they had a lighter option for the mom and we would be there every weekend.... I guess there are not a lot of salads in Korea ;-)
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place is NOT a 4.2. It deserves a 4.7 AT least.
The fried rice, fried chicken, and seasoned fries are all really good. Spicy chicken fried rice is incredible!
They serve everything super hot, makes the food taste even better. Highly recommend trying it, definitely surprised me with how delicious it was.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
They changed over $9 for this small, cool, soggy fries. Way overpriced for what you get. Chicken was mid.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Love the lunch special. The signature fried chicken is awesome (some ppl might feel it is too sweet). Price is reasonable
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Forgot to take a photo if the food but listen 10/10 will come again. I spent a few weeks in South Korea this past September-October and the Bibimbap and kimchi here is the closest to what I tasted there.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We came excited for Korean fried chicken, and were extremely underwhelmed.
First off, the fried chicken was not very flavorful. It's just salty/saucy on the outside and that's it. The chicken lacked a nice crunchy breading. And the meat inside was very bland. This is their staple of the whole restaurant chain, so I would have thought that they would get this part right.
Second, the bulgolgi fries tasted a lot like cheesesteak. The meat wasn't very authentic bulgolgi. It is still good if you like cheesesteak, but not very bulgolgi-esque.
Third, the service was very odd. We ordered a Seoul sampler and wanted to replace the coleslaw side with kimchi side. The waiter said that we could do that. Then 15 minutes later, comes out with the dish with coleslaw and said the kitchen didn't allow the substitution. First of all, that seems like a weird restriction since they are all listed as side options. But okay, even If the kitchen doesn't allow it, then you have to come and tell us at least and give us the options for what else we can switch it to, or give us the option to change the order entirely. We had made it clear when we ordered that we did not want it with the coleslaw. There was no communication about it at all, so this was handled very poorly.
We used to love Bonchon... it isn't what it used to be, sorry :(
If you want chain Korean fried chicken that is actually decent, go to bb.q Chicken.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
For fried wings, the chicken is a lot drier than I would’ve liked. Also they almost put no sauce on my wings.
The $1 wings are worth tho!
Food: 3
I got the half and half mix of chicken. The chicken was dry. The sauce was sweeter than my liking. The twisted donut although soft and fluffy was very sweet. Too much sugar with the addition of the sauce. The sauce was creamy but thick and not spreadable.
Food: 3
Boneless chicken are edible but probably the worst I have had in my entire life. It literally taste like mc nuggets except being less tender.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
loved the bao, tacos were good
Soy garlic wings 3 outter garlic flavor not strong, no flavor inside
Pickled radish 3 strong flavor
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Korean Fried Chicken, Chicken Wings
I really like this Bonchon location. There’s usually not much of a wait, and the staff is always friendly and welcoming. Ordering is easy, and the space is both kid-friendly and wheelchair accessible, which I appreciate.
A few of my go-to favorites here are the Spicy Chicken (definitely the best in my opinion), Yangnyeom, Soy Garlic, and their Japchae. The chicken is always tender on the inside with that signature crispy exterior. As for the Japchae, it’s packed with ingredients and full of flavor—definitely worth trying.
Looking forward to coming back soon to try their new Buldak addition!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good food will return
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
June 2025:
Stopped by for lunch and ordered the small drumsticks fried chicken 🍗 and the bulgogi bibimpab. Everything was very tasty 😋.
We got half classic crunch and half Korean BBQ sauce. Was very tasty. I liked the Korean BBQ sauce better. The classic crunch was a bit salty for my taste.
Bibimpab was very good. Would order that again.
Service was very friendly and attentive. Would definitely come back again for more delicious Korean food 😋👍.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Korean Fried Chicken, Bulgogi
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