Best experience is to order in person! crispy crunchy perfection 😘✅
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Miss Vonnie’s Class
Earlier this week on Sunday, I was craving some Korean fried Chicken, which I never had before. I did a search on Google and came across Bonchon in San Mateo. The first experience I had, I was not happy with my order because it was not accurate. I ordered an 8 piece, but only received a 4 piece and because it’s through a 3rd party nothing could be done. I decided on Monday I would order this time directly from the restaurant. Everything worked out, and I have to tell you even though my order was not right the first time? This did not take away from the quality of the food. I ordered the drumsticks extra crunch? No sauce, and the first time I ordered with fried rice, both were excellent. The seasoning, it was rich with flavor, and I have absolutely no complaints. The second time on Monday I ordered the same chicken a 4 piece, the corn with the mayonnaise, cheese and red pepper flakes, with a side of steamed rice. Everything was just perfect. I’m not kidding you it’s taking everything in me to control myself from ordering more today, and it’s just Tuesday. It’s just that good! Whoever the chefs are, you can taste the love in their cooking, it’s not just thrown together. There is Love in their food, and know this because my Mom’s food is just the same. Every bite is good. I don’t say these things lightly when it comes to restaurants. There’s not too many that impress me like this. All I can say is keep the love in your food, and don’t change the quality even if you have a million customers, don’t change your food. 5/5 for me, it’s a must try if you love fried chicken or Korean food. I don’t have pictures this time, maybe next time if I can upload I will. The chicken is so crunchy that even when it’s cold it’s still good and crunchy and not soggy. That is when you know food is good, when it gets cold and it’s just as good. Thank you so much for listening.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bill White
This wasn't even close to normal Bon Chon Double fried chicken. We go the chicken strips, it didn't have any breading on it, naked chicken with Korean BBQ sauce, really disappointing. I have been to other Bon Chon and they all double fried thier chicken stripe. They didn't even get our order right. We didn't get our French fries. Terrible representation of Bon Chon. I will never eat at this one ever again.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Felix \u0026 Gene
I've been going to this chain for over half a decade now and I've slowly seen them slip away in quality, shrinking portion sizes, and jacking up the prices. I paid 33$ for a 20 piece strips in 2022 and its now 55$. I'm not even joking with you that the first time I ordered the strips years ago it was a massive mound of food. Like more than an entire chickens worth of meat. Each strip was like a dinosaur sized slab of meat and fried really well. Then of course they had to reduce the portion sizes which was understandable but still sad. I still liked the flavor and the quality was still decent so I kept coming back. This time i ordered was different. The chicken was pretty poorly fried and tons of uncoated spots on almost every strip. They also stopped using their own branded boxes which were designed to let out extra steam so that if you travel with them at all they don't get a soggy. Now they use the same horrible brown paper boxes that you see at every other place. There was also a horrible black mutation on the inside of one of the strips. Go back to your roots guys, yall are missing the mark. Put some love and care back into this place. I hope you do because I used to be a huge fan.
Harshith Mohan Kumar
I usually don’t give bad reviews but I was so disappointed by the food here.
I paid $20 for house fried rice and waited 20 min for my food. Which is completely fine. But when I got home to open my meal there was barely any food in the box. It was more than half empty!
I would never go back here again.
Ian Gurll
Great chicken. Happy hour drumsticks were awesome
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kristen Reeder
Food was tasty and affordable. However a particular worker made the entire experience appealing and distasteful. Me and my friends came yesterday and were politely helped by a totally different worker. She let us know that we could take a seat anywhere and we paid after we finished eating. Today, a different worker took a look at my friends and asked us to order and pay first before getting our food even though we’re eating there. That wasn’t even the worse part. When we had finished eating, I went to use the restroom with my little brother bc he needed to wash his hands while I used the toilet. All of a sudden I hear someone knocking on the door vigorously and had forcefully opened the door while I was mid peeing. That made me feel so uncomfortable and livid. This behavior was Completely inappropriate and unprofessional. My friend who had been waiting outside, said she had used a fork to open the door despite it being locked. Glad to say that I will never visit this location again.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Perkz
There are only 2 tables but wait about 23 minutes to get my order
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 2
Adriana V
I tried the pork buns and they were delicious. I placed a pick up order and it was ready on time.
The food was absolutely delicious! It was my first time trying Korean fried chicken, and I would highly recommend it. The location is also very convenient.
Food: 5
Marii Ptn-Smkv
Quick service and consistently good-quality Korean fried chicken. Great spot for fast food that actually tastes fresh and flavourful.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Binh Griffin
Great find! The bao buns were fantastic as was the Korean Tacos. The tacos were small, but delicious. Korean fried chicken was tasty as well! Will definitely return to try other items on the menu.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Soy Sauce and Garlic
World Citizen
Hey guys what's up with the soy garlic Chicken wings?? They are awful recently, the sauce is super mild and not enough flavor, you probably changed the recipe or some cost cutting. I gave it a second try but not any more for the high price.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 4
Kimberly GingerLove
Hands down the best Korean fried barbecued chicken in the Bay Area! Banchan in San Mateo blew me away — perfectly crispy, juicy chicken with a rich glaze that hits all the right notes. The flavors are bold but balanced, and the sides (especially the pickled radish and kimchi) complement the meal beautifully. Service was fast and friendly, and the place was spotless. I’ve been craving it ever since. Highly recommend for anyone who loves Korean BBQ or just amazing fried chicken.
Very delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best experience is to order in person! crispy crunchy perfection 😘✅
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Earlier this week on Sunday, I was craving some Korean fried Chicken, which I never had before. I did a search on Google and came across Bonchon in San Mateo. The first experience I had, I was not happy with my order because it was not accurate. I ordered an 8 piece, but only received a 4 piece and because it’s through a 3rd party nothing could be done. I decided on Monday I would order this time directly from the restaurant. Everything worked out, and I have to tell you even though my order was not right the first time? This did not take away from the quality of the food. I ordered the drumsticks extra crunch? No sauce, and the first time I ordered with fried rice, both were excellent. The seasoning, it was rich with flavor, and I have absolutely no complaints. The second time on Monday I ordered the same chicken a 4 piece, the corn with the mayonnaise, cheese and red pepper flakes, with a side of steamed rice. Everything was just perfect. I’m not kidding you it’s taking everything in me to control myself from ordering more today, and it’s just Tuesday. It’s just that good! Whoever the chefs are, you can taste the love in their cooking, it’s not just thrown together. There is Love in their food, and know this because my Mom’s food is just the same. Every bite is good. I don’t say these things lightly when it comes to restaurants. There’s not too many that impress me like this. All I can say is keep the love in your food, and don’t change the quality even if you have a million customers, don’t change your food. 5/5 for me, it’s a must try if you love fried chicken or Korean food. I don’t have pictures this time, maybe next time if I can upload I will. The chicken is so crunchy that even when it’s cold it’s still good and crunchy and not soggy. That is when you know food is good, when it gets cold and it’s just as good. Thank you so much for listening.
Food: 5
Service: 5
This wasn't even close to normal Bon Chon Double fried chicken. We go the chicken strips, it didn't have any breading on it, naked chicken with Korean BBQ sauce, really disappointing. I have been to other Bon Chon and they all double fried thier chicken stripe. They didn't even get our order right. We didn't get our French fries. Terrible representation of Bon Chon. I will never eat at this one ever again.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
I've been going to this chain for over half a decade now and I've slowly seen them slip away in quality, shrinking portion sizes, and jacking up the prices. I paid 33$ for a 20 piece strips in 2022 and its now 55$. I'm not even joking with you that the first time I ordered the strips years ago it was a massive mound of food. Like more than an entire chickens worth of meat. Each strip was like a dinosaur sized slab of meat and fried really well. Then of course they had to reduce the portion sizes which was understandable but still sad. I still liked the flavor and the quality was still decent so I kept coming back. This time i ordered was different. The chicken was pretty poorly fried and tons of uncoated spots on almost every strip. They also stopped using their own branded boxes which were designed to let out extra steam so that if you travel with them at all they don't get a soggy. Now they use the same horrible brown paper boxes that you see at every other place. There was also a horrible black mutation on the inside of one of the strips. Go back to your roots guys, yall are missing the mark. Put some love and care back into this place. I hope you do because I used to be a huge fan.
I usually don’t give bad reviews but I was so disappointed by the food here.
I paid $20 for house fried rice and waited 20 min for my food. Which is completely fine. But when I got home to open my meal there was barely any food in the box. It was more than half empty!
I would never go back here again.
Great chicken. Happy hour drumsticks were awesome
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was tasty and affordable. However a particular worker made the entire experience appealing and distasteful. Me and my friends came yesterday and were politely helped by a totally different worker. She let us know that we could take a seat anywhere and we paid after we finished eating. Today, a different worker took a look at my friends and asked us to order and pay first before getting our food even though we’re eating there. That wasn’t even the worse part. When we had finished eating, I went to use the restroom with my little brother bc he needed to wash his hands while I used the toilet. All of a sudden I hear someone knocking on the door vigorously and had forcefully opened the door while I was mid peeing. That made me feel so uncomfortable and livid. This behavior was Completely inappropriate and unprofessional. My friend who had been waiting outside, said she had used a fork to open the door despite it being locked. Glad to say that I will never visit this location again.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
There are only 2 tables but wait about 23 minutes to get my order
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 2
I tried the pork buns and they were delicious. I placed a pick up order and it was ready on time.
Restaurantji Recommends
The food was absolutely delicious! It was my first time trying Korean fried chicken, and I would highly recommend it. The location is also very convenient.
Food: 5
Quick service and consistently good-quality Korean fried chicken. Great spot for fast food that actually tastes fresh and flavourful.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Great find! The bao buns were fantastic as was the Korean Tacos. The tacos were small, but delicious. Korean fried chicken was tasty as well! Will definitely return to try other items on the menu.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Soy Sauce and Garlic
Hey guys what's up with the soy garlic Chicken wings?? They are awful recently, the sauce is super mild and not enough flavor, you probably changed the recipe or some cost cutting. I gave it a second try but not any more for the high price.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 4
Hands down the best Korean fried barbecued chicken in the Bay Area! Banchan in San Mateo blew me away — perfectly crispy, juicy chicken with a rich glaze that hits all the right notes. The flavors are bold but balanced, and the sides (especially the pickled radish and kimchi) complement the meal beautifully. Service was fast and friendly, and the place was spotless. I’ve been craving it ever since. Highly recommend for anyone who loves Korean BBQ or just amazing fried chicken.
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