I thought I was more excited than anyone about Bonchon opening until I read all these reviews and figured out that everyone else was driving by and stalking the Facebook page for weeks, too!
Now that I've been there, I'm sad to report that it wasn't as amazing as I remember it after visits to Korea and NYC locations, but it was alright. I think a lot of the less-than-stellar aspects can be chalked up to growing pains for sure.
The food was good but not as good as I remember it to be. But honestly, doesn't food always taste better when you're on vacation?
Besides everything coming out a little cold (also - the ceiling fans are super powerful and by the end of our meal, the least remnants of food were full on chilled), everything seemed a little overcooked and undersauced.
The service is still working out some issues - our server was super friendly but maybe a little overwhelmed - he forgot about us and it took an absurdly long time to get the check...even after flagging him down a couple times.
However, they get so much slack for just having opened a couple days earlier and serving a packed house on a Friday night!
I will definitely be back once the full menu is available and things are running a little more smoothly.