Bonchon Chicken - Philadelphia

Chicken was super crispy, tender, and moist. Soy garlic sauce was good. Chicken is just flat out badass at Bonchon. Pork buns were also very good, and by some black magic The fries remained crispy even when cold.Food: 5/5

After wandering around Philadelphia's China town for a while, I stumbled upon this spot. I saw that they served wings, which I can't resist. They were some of the best wings I have ever had. Super crispy on the outside, juicy and tender on the inside. They were perfectly cooked, and the sauces were delectable. I got the half and half. A small order comes with five spicy wings and five soy garlic wings. I got a side of picked radishes and two soju cocktails. There were some nice-looking Korean menu items, which I will have to come back and try sometime.

I ordered their signature chicken small combo, which has 6 pieces of wings and 3 drumsticks.For the portion, those pieces are huge! Finishing all of them by myself is a little challenging, and I did not even order beer.With the huge size of their chicken in mind, their wings and drumsticks definitely have a lot of meat. But what really impresses me is the layer of flavors. I tried half soy garlic and half spicy. Each single piece is full of flavor, not only on the crunch skin, but also in the succulent meat.Soy garlic is absolutely the flavor I love more. It is a little sweet and mainly savory, quite delicious!Spicy flavor has a strong kick. My tongue senses a red alert on the first bite, my throat feels jet fuel after finishing one piece, and my whole mouth becomes a nuclear waste after finishing all four spicy pieces (sorry about those metaphors, I mean, their spicy flavor is really spicy; not for a weak soul)The background music is all Kpop, which I love. Seems that there are people dancing on the second floor, I wish I can join them next time.

I loved the double fried chicken (4 wing and two drumsticks) and kimchi I ordered with the lunch special. This location has an upstairs seating and large TV's playing K pop.Update (3/5/2020) Not sure if they changed staff in the kitchen but I ordered boneless chicken that came out half an hour after it was ordered. I actually had to ask the bartender to go to the kitchen and check on my order. It also seemed like I got the crispy dressing instead of the soy garlic and the chicken was overcooked to the point that it was really hard. A patron that came in 10 min after me got their order of chicken with in 10 min. Not sure is cooking boneless chicken takes longer. ?Update (Feb 23) the new boneless chicken strips are definitely a major improvement.

First experience was good even though i got takeout. Had to wait almost an hour but was well worth it. Will be back for true dine-in experience!*Edit: Came back for dine-in at the bar, the food was great hot and fresh. Service could of been a little better but overall good experience. Will be returning!