Date Visited: 16 August 2015
Meal: Lunch
Diners: Me & Wendy
Experience: Bonchon is the highly-anticipated latest addition to the restaurants at the Village at Leesburg. Bonchon has a narrowly focused specialty, which is the perfection of a Korean comfort food favorite: fried chicken. According to their corporate website, Bonchon is the Korean word for “my hometown.” Bonchon has locations worldwide, originally in South Korea (duh!) and south Asia, and in the U.S. mostly on the east coast and in California. The Bonchon tagline is “Addicted Yet?” and you’ll know why once you try it.
We started off with the Potstickers with Soy Garlic appetizer. There was nothing too special about the potstickers themselves, but the Soy Garlic sauce gives you a foretaste of what’s to come (and it’s delicious!)
The main item at Bonchon is of course their fried chicken. They serve it two sizes, wings and drumsticks, and there are several combinations of these offered. We got the Medium Combo (10 wings and 5 drumsticks) with Soy Garlic sauce. They also have a spicier sauce, or you can get half spicy-half Soy Garlic. I must say I’ve never had tastier fried chicken; there’s something about the way they cook it and the sauce that just works great. Your taste may be different, but I’m addicted! For some variety, Wendy ordered the Bibimbap with Bulgogi (“White rice with assorted seasonal vegetables, topped with an egg* and served in a sizzling stone bowl with Korean red pepper paste on the side. Your choice of topping: (bulgogi/spicy chicken/seafood/tofu).”) It was good, but you go there for the fried chicken.
The only downside of Bonchon is that it’s a bit pricey for the amount of food you get. Other than that: Recommended!
Location: 1607 Village Market Blvd., Leesburg, VA 20176, 571-442-8882
Website: http://leesburgva.bonchon.com/
Total bill: $53.38 + $10.00 tip = $63.38
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