Bonchon Elk Grove — Restaurant in Elk Grove

We visited here on a Friday night so I assumed the wait would be long because the restaurant is new, popular, and I'd heard there can be a wait. There was a 30 min wait if we wanted a table, but since there were just two of us, we were able to immediately take a seat at the island behind the bar. So if you're willing to either sit at the bar or at the island just behind the bar, you may be able to cut down or eliminate the wait time.

The decor is very modern (like!) and there were quite a few TVs around the restaurant (maybe 6?). Our server greeted us promptly and took our drink orders. We tried the citron flavor soju and we enjoyed its light Sprite-like flavor.

For an appetizer, we ordered the Salmon Avocado Ball. I wanted to try it because it looked so unique and sounded yummy! It had a great flavor with crab, avocado, and cucumber inside and seared salmon on the outside, drizzled with sauces. I liked the mix of flavors-it all went well together.

For dinner, we ordered the Bibimbap with bulgogi and a small combo plate of fried chicken- half soy garlic flavor, half spicy. I really liked the soy garlic fried chicken because I'm a lightweight when it comes to spicy. I got an especially spicy bite of one wing and had to stop eating the spicy because my tongue was on fire :P But that's just me. My husband loved the spicy ones.

I would have liked to try more other foods, but I was too full so it looks like we will have...

Our Delicious Lunch Adventure at Bonchon

We were in Elk Grove visiting family for lunch and decided to try something new. Bonchon came up as a good option.

When we got there, the place was hopping, and there was a line for takeout! I viewed that as a good omen!

Bonchon is located in the Laguna Gateway Center and has a big sign that can't be missed. Inside is a counter with more than half a dozen chairs and plenty of tables from which the customers can choose. The dining area's look and feel are trendy and seem to attract younger clients. The menu offers starters, main dishes, sides, soup, salads, and drinks. However, their fried chicken seems to have a special place and is very popular with clients.

We ordered a few smaller plates to taste as many items as possible! The Shrimp Shumai was good. Pork Potstickers were even better, and their French Fries were just right, but the Korean Tacos were excellent!

The young lady serving our table was very personable and good at her job. We were happy with the service and enjoyed our meals.

If you wonder what we thought of the Korean Fried Chicken, I won't keep you waiting! It was delicious. We tried two different variations with different sauces and enjoyed it all!

As for drinks, we were not in the mood, so we skipped the drinks, but we will certainly try a couple next...

The chicken was on the verge of being overcooked. It barely had any sauce. I don't know if this is normal for Bonchon, but the chicken did not come with dipping sauce. They charge almost a $1 per dipping sauce, so I had to deal with the rock hard "korean style" chicken.

The bulgogi wrap was mostly just wrap. It did not fill me up at all. I would have liked to see more vegetables and sauce inside. I paid $10 for food I can make at home for $3.

The spicy chicken tacos looked and tasted okay, but the tortillas seemed like they weren't cooked. Again, this was food that I could have made at home for $3 instead of $12.

I had given this place 3 stars before, but I saw an ad for Bonchon just now which showed that their chicken is supposed to be smothered in sauce.

1 star. Needs a better...