Bonchon

572 E. El Camino Real
Sunnyvale, CA
(408) 720-8689
http://www.bonchonbayarea.com/

Vitals:
Sunday/Monday: 11:30 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Tuesday - CLOSED
Wednesday/Thursday - 11:30 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Friday/Saturday - 11:30 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Visa/Mastercard accepted
Not really kid-friendly for the very young

This is my favorite fried chicken place.  I fell in love with Korean-style fried chicken wings while I was in New York and discovered this place recently, which definitely satisfies any cravings.  You can have a choice of either a soy-garlic sauce or spicy.  I prefer the soy-garlic sauce, but the spicy sauce is pretty good.  I think they make the wings when you order because it can take a while to get your order.  There is a choice to get just wings, a combination of wings and drumsticks or you can get boneless white meat.

The chicken is great - the skin is really crispy and the meat is flavorful and juicy.   When you order a set, you get a choice of sides.  Sides can be coleslaw, kimchi coleslaw, rice or biscuits.  Most of the sides are good, but the kimchi coleslaw, disappointingly, was not made with kimchi.  It looked like regular coleslaw with a bit of spicy sauce (and not that spicy to boot).  Some preserved diakon came with our order.  I generally don't touch this.  It wasn't very good, but it's an acquired taste.

I've only tried a few other things on the menu and they are good (potstickers and tofu/ginger salad).  Go here for the chicken and maybe balance it out with a few other healthier items, like a salad.

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(808) 953-2279

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