BonChon is a popular Korean fried chicken chain with their headquarters based in Texas. The first U.S. BonChon restaurant was in New Jersey. It was founded in 2002 and there are locations found in the U.S. and internationally. The first time I had BonChon was in Massachusetts and I fell in love with it. At this location in New Haven, CT, the restaurant had a high ceiling and a cool bar. The service was good and the food came out fast. BonChon is known for their double fried chicken wings. I had the 10 pc wings meal with pickled radishes. I got half-half of Yangnyeom and spicy flavors. I love the spicy, it definitely has a kick. I also love the Yangnyeom, which had notes of soy sauce from what I tasted. I like to get a side of white rice and Kewpie mayo to complete the meal. My family also got the takoyaki fried octopus balls; it's topped with Kewpie mayo, katsu sauce, and scallions. The balls were super good, crispy on the outside and creamy on the inside. My son's had the plain udon noodles which came out in a hot pot, so it was boiling; it satisfied their picky taste buds. My family and I had a tasty lunch there. I like the location because it's near a bubble tea place and a Korean corn dog spot. It's also walking distance to many other attractions. We parked at a nearby parking garage. Overall, I'm a fan, we had a great lunch, and will be back again soon.

Good vibes Good food Good servers I ate the whole meal including the woman Sadly women didn't eat her whole meal so I split the check 10/10

A great place to have a casual dinner or hang out with friends! The food is great and flavorful, I especially love the soy garlic boneless wings! The servers are great as well. They take apple pay as well for anyone wondering.

Who doesn't love chicken wings, right? These wings are next-level -- crispy, perfectly sized, and downright addictive. And when I say perfectly sized, I mean they're not too big, not too small -- just right. They're double-fried to crispy perfection, hand-brushed with flavor, and typically come in two options: spicy and soy garlic. I always go for half-and-half, but fair warning -- if you're not big on heat (or even if you are), you might want to ask for a 70/30 split because the spicy packs a serious kick! Either way, you can't go wrong. Cheers to great wings!

Upscale Panda Express. I enjoyed the chicken and rice dish. Ordered to go and that was pretty smooth.

We stopped here for a late lunch. We were seated right away, service was friendly, and our dishes arrived quickly. We split an order of boneless soy garlic tenders, fries, and a garden salad, and everything was good and about what we expected from visits to other Bonchon locations. Their dining area inside did seem on the smaller side, but it wasn't too crowded at the time we went.

Interior is nice ... the bar is granite, the back wall is brick, floors are dark grey slate, and seating is high cocktail tables. I ordered Strips - half garlic, half spicy, with coleslaw. Pinot Griogio. Tip: if you get half spicy, don't eat it first because you won't taste your garlic soy. Lol. All delicious. Friendly staff.

After a long day of flights, airport madness, and checking into our hotel up the block. We thought to get a good meal in for the night. This was close to us, so we just walked on over. Wasn't too busy when we came here for dinner, seated right away and menus and drink orders taken. I definitely wanted some crispy KFC and some other side items. Menu looks good.....some clarification. The difference between "Boneless" and "Strips" is the boneless is like nuggets and you get 12, but strips are like chicken strips, but you get 10 pieces. We opted to get the 10 piece strips, half soy garlic, half kbbq. It was definitely crispy and fried hard, not as juicy but it was fine, sauce flavors were good. We also got Bulgogi Fried Rice and an order of Takoyaki as a side. We were darn hungry! Rice was very flavorful and totally hit the spot with the chicken! Takoyaki had that chunk of octopus in the middle, careful.... hot in the middle! Don't forget to get the side of pickled radish, perfect accompaniment! We were happy with our meal; price was actually pretty good for what we got. Service was fine, no issues, after delivering your food they leave you alone unless you need something. Glad we stopped by, would come back again!

We stopped in here while visiting New Haven. It wasn't for a full meal, just for a little snack. It was worth it. Clean with lots of tables and a great staff. There was a TV which was showing a baseball game at the time. There's street parking available with meters, but you have to be lucky to get a spot depending the time you come. There are a few lots in the area. The food was really good. We ordered the soy garlic wings which were very crispy. It was almost like eating fried chicken with garlic sauce on it. The fries are also very crispy and delicious. We also got the shrimp shumai. I really liked the sauce on top, the shumai was just OK. It might've tasted better if it was steamed instead of fried. That's my mistake. Overall a good value with some tasty menu choices.

It was New Year's Day and the spot I planned to eat at was closed. My husband looked up Korean food and found Bonchon New Haven. We were seated right away and brought some ice waters. We decided to skip the appetizers and share beef bulgogi and chicken katsu. Both came out hot and plenty of food. The beef bulgogi was in a cast iron skillet it was accompanied by sautéed green onions, peppers, and mushrooms and a side of rice. The marinated ribeye was so delicious I wish I knew what the marinate actually was. The chicken katsu was so crispy and thinly sliced it had two sauces on top one of them being a spicy mayo. I wish I had known how good it was or I would have asked for extra spicy mayo. Next time I hope to try the fried chicken.