Annandale, VA 22003
Tel:(703) 914-1415
The first time we tried BonChon Chicken Wings was at the Northern Virginia Magazine's Chicken Wings NoVa Wars. They were so flavorful, so perfectly baked and the spicy wings were way out of this world terrific, that we just had to follow our taste buds to their Annandale location.
BonChon is a modern Korean fast food joint with several large TVs and a full bar in the heart of Korea Town in Annandale. Its staff is all young Koreans, though our waiter seemed to be so brand spanking new, our service was quite underwhelming. The bright spot in the service area was a server named Israel, who not only served most of our food, but also refilled our water and asked if everything was ok. Kudos to Israel!
Though their website seems to be down for quite a while now, one of the nice things that BonChon offers is a calorie count of all its dishes, including wings. The wings are not cheap; they are about average at $1.30 per wing, regardless whether you get a mix of wings and drumsticks, drumsticks only or boneless strips. We got the ones were remembered as being fantastic - Soy Garlic and Spicy. Definitely worth the visit!
Looking around, most everyone in the restaurant was feasting on piles and piles of wings. Needless to say, come here for the wings. The other stuff was... well, it wasn't nearly as good as the wings.
The banchan served along with our food at BonChon consisted of sweet cole slaw and mild crunchy pickled radish cubes. Eaten alone, they were bland. But when snacked on in-between the fiery or garlicky wings, they gained a lot more appreciation!
The two entrees we ordered, pictured and described below, were good. Korean food doesn't skimp on flavors, so almost anything you get will be good.
But BonChon Chicken is all about the WINGS, and this is definitely a reason to return!
Oh, by the way, an added bonus was that you do not walk out of the restaurant smelling like the kitchen. This is not a Korean BBQ place where you leave wearing the smell of all the food on the menu. It is a bright and airy restaurant with great exhaust, large windows and modern furniture. There is just really no reason not to check it out.
The two entrees we ordered, pictured and described below, were good. Korean food doesn't skimp on flavors, so almost anything you get will be good.
But BonChon Chicken is all about the WINGS, and this is definitely a reason to return!
Oh, by the way, an added bonus was that you do not walk out of the restaurant smelling like the kitchen. This is not a Korean BBQ place where you leave wearing the smell of all the food on the menu. It is a bright and airy restaurant with great exhaust, large windows and modern furniture. There is just really no reason not to check it out.
Complimentary sweet cole slaw and the mildest crunchiest pickled radish we ever tasted
Medium Combo of 10 bonessless chicken strips - 5 Soy Ginger and 5 Spicy $12.95
Bull Dak entree - spicy chicken stirfried with rice cakes in fiery sauce topped wth thinly sliced scallions and melted cheese, served with steamed white rice on the side $12.95
Chicken Katsu entree - breaded chicken cutlet served on a bed of steamed rice, drizzled with "katsu" sauce and spicy mayo $11.95
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