Reviews for Bonchon Alexandria, Richmond Hwy in Alexandria, VA
So the place looked pretty bare bones, almost as if it were still under construction. (Understandable for venues that are more... oriented to takeout/delivery esp. because of pandemic, but this was egregious). The bathroom door lock was busted, if I recallcorrectly. For those two reasons, I put atmosphere at 2/5 stars. The food was okay, ordered dumpling (nothing special), tacos(i did not try those), fries (decent flavor, tons of seasoning), and wings (the best part and only redeeming quality of themeal). The kimchi side was far too salty; the radishes were fine. If you order takeout from here, you will likely be fine. Ifyou plan to dine in, perhaps you're better off visiting somewhere else. Read more
Is this a fake Bonchon? The quality of food we received was nothing like when I?ve ordered from the Pershing restaurant. The... food was flavorless. The mu even lacked flavor, I don?t know how you can do that! Except for the kimchi coleslaw, if that iswhat it was. It had a tinge of purple to it and smelled something awful. I took a bite and it was disgusting. I would understandif it just happened to me this time but I can see that this type of quality control for their food just isn?t there. Read more
Only three stars because the wait time was crazy. Only a cashier and from what I could tell one cook. Because they are new..I... could overlook that. BUT- I can?t overlook the chicken. It was super dry and seems like it was microwaved from the night beforeand coated with sauce again. Which is sad because the sauce was dried up too! If you can make it to the bonchon in Arlington..gothere..the food is too expensive to be dried like that. ???? Read more
Food was disgusting and burnt rice was disgusting and rancid after placing it in the fridge. This means the ingredients used... were not fresh. Manager doesn?t respond to ANY ISSUES. Definitely not like what I have tried at another location. Don?t wasteyour money!! Read more
So CLEARLY?. I?m not the only one bamboozled by the name ?Bonchon? on the front of this store. I second every negative complaint... out on this feed. My strips were not the advertised ?Korean soy-garlic strips? They were dry, overcooked commercial ordertraditional strip. Aside from the food because pretty much everyone has already throughly described the dissatisfaction with thefood?. My issue is that we couldn?t even get a refund because ?allegedly? there was no manager. The only option we were givenwas a phone to call for Brian. And guess what, he didn?t answer and his voicemail was full!!! What a surprise. What responsibleowner leaves there location in the hands of a guy who does not know how to process a refund, nor does he know basic stuff likeif this restaurant is a franchise or when the manager will be in. Leaving someone like him by himself was a poor managementdecision. This is a bad representation of my favorite Korean restaurant. It would be who of you to take a trip to the Arlingtonbonchon to see how real bonchon soy garlic strips are made. Also the bonchon in Arundel mills is another great example. Whatyour serving is false advertisement as this is not the bonchon Korean fried chicken. This is chicken strips ordered from Syscoor us foods with a drizzle of sauce. Unacceptable and this restaurant will be held accountable Read more
We ordered out. Doordash charges are what they are. Yet receiving undercooked/raw chicken is a major mistake. We've ordered from... the Arlington location before and we have never had this occur. We ordered the Family XL meal. Came from the Alexandrialocation. Although we received a partial refund from doordash, we're faced with the possibility of being sick for being servedgood that should never be given to anyone. Read more
-got takeout and this place was really good, it didn't taste like it was sitting out under a heat lamp or anything. -chicken... was tender and had an extremely good flavor, the skin was crunchy and had a good sauce ratio. -fries were good andcrispy. -rice was extremely good too. - prices not bad for area and for the amount of food you get, had enough to feed me mygirl and still have leftover for the family feast item. -staff seems friendly. -service was quick. -place seemsclean. -overall good first experience and will definitely be going back. Read more
I got the small wing order that was 8 wings. I ordered half spicy and half soy (4 wings each). They were cooked to perfection!... The skin is so crunchy and the meat completely fell off the bone. Very delicious meal including the coleslaw. The kimchiextra but also good. The entrance is beneath the sign and plenty of parking in the garage. Read more