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| - So I literally just had Bonchon for lunch in Manhattan a week ago. It was amazing. easily 5 stars. Fully coated but not dripping wings, quick service, super hot fries. But unfortunately this is a pretty stark contrast. In NYC its more of a quick carryout lunch place in a super small space, while its more like something you'd see on w25th here, and it has a full bar. The prices on the food are identical to what you'd pay off times square in Manhattan.
I'll start off immediately with the concern - they allow zero accommodations when it comes to sauce. I couldn't get some on the side or extra even after offering to pay for it. I can only hope that they budge on this in the coming months. I checked and Ohio is actually the only Midwest locations where Bonchon exists. We like our sauce out here, sometimes completely drenched. I understand that these particular wings shouldn't be dripping in sauce, but the wings I had were about half covered in sauce, with rather large portions without any coverage. At over a dollar a wing, I'd much rather prefer somewhere like Pounders or half price BW3 nights with more flexibility on amount of sauce or allowing sauce on the side, and being way cheaper.
I also got the seasoned fries, made identical to what I had in nyc, and they are GOOD. Only problem is if you are in a rather large party and they wait for all the food to be ready, the fries will get cold by the time they come out, which is what happened.
My friend who moved here from Korea tried one of the bulgogi sliders. She exclaimed "its like Lotteria..." which isn't a good sign as that is basically the McDonalds of Korea. If you are craving bulgogi, get a full bulgogi burger that comes with a side from Drinks Bar and Grill right up broadview. They blow the sliders out of the water for around the same price.
What works amazing as great lunch carryout food in Manhattan doesn't quite work as a full blown family sit-down restaurant in the Midwest suburbs. Maybe a smaller space with cheaper prices and closer to rockside rd and you would see me in here every week.
All and all I think if you are craving bibimbap or the other traditional korean entrees this may be one of your only options in the area, so that is a plus. My coworker who got the bibimbap said it was good.
For what you're getting at the price you're paying I think there are infinite other options to choose from and I've offered some in this review. Unless you are specifically craving Korean, I think this location isn't anything remarkable. I will definitely be giving it another go in the coming months to see if anything changes, though.
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