I want to recommend this place.
The menu provides a nice spin on the typical sports bar bites -- yes there's chicken wings, chicken fingers and various sliders but all have a Korean flair to them. There are also other appetizers to nibble on while watching all the big-screen TVs on the upper halves of the walls as well as more traditional Korean dishes.
But I can't recommend Bonchon after our first stop there. The service was extremely slow -- how can a sports bar make money if the patrons have to flag down a server to get more drinks? I mean isn't getting people to stay and drink the chief business model of a place like this? There was also quite a wait for our main courses and an even longer wait for one of our fellow diners, in particular.
Looking back at our experience early Sunday evening, I can't recall seeing anyone that looked like a manager on the floor (an extra pair of eyes keeping tabs on the diners' progress) so maybe that was an issue. That, and maybe since this place is still pretty new they are still getting into a flow with things.
But we will give Bonchon another try because the food was solid, and quite intriguing. Our fellow diners ordered the Salmon Avocado Ball ($9.95) and the fried calamari ($13.95) and let Jeannene and I taste them. When you got a forkful of the ball, it tasted like sushi and the salmon had an interesting light, flaky texture. The calamari was a large order and I could imagine filling up on those heavily breaded rings while watching a Cavs game. We got the fried shrimp shumai ($6.95) which were small, soft dumplings with a light sauce drizzled over it.
There was more to come but you get the point that this place offers not-your-usual nibbles for a sports bar. Hopefully, after a couple more weeks, they will have gotten their service straightened out.