BHC Chicken Koreatown

What a shame that I'm writing this low review. BHC is so famous in Korea and traveling there few years back i tried BHC in South Korea and from what i remember was so delicious, at that time i had the prinkle chicken & the cheese balls which was amazing with their famous sauce. Always hoped that they would open a shop here in LA. Once i heard they did i decided to try it out immediately. One thing i regret is not ordering the prinkle chicken. I decided to order the (Red King Wings) which i fully regret wasting my money on. The pictures don't do justice on how gooey and gross the skin of the wing tasted. Not sure what kind of batter they used to fry the chicken but made the skin just gooey no crisp at all try picturing a thin skin of jello that's what it felt like when i first picked up the wing i was terrified to even take a bite and when i did the feeling of the wing and taste was as equally disgusting. The skin just felt like gooey fat. The batter tasted like the tangsuyuk batter they use to fry the pork but that batter should only be used if no skin is on the meat. for 8 wings was $20.99 and was NOT WORTH IT. i ended up throwing it away because i started feeling nauseous with the looking of the skin and the texture was gross. I'm honestly scared to try the prinkle because i worry if the batter will be the same. They sure tarnished BHC for me.. a once chicken place i hyped up to no longer recommending. If korea were to find out about how this shop is ruining BHC the most well known popular fried chicken in south korea this would go wide spread crazy in korean news...

We wanted some korean fried chicken and found this spot. They just opened recently so we went to try. For the price point and quality, we were incredibly disappointed. What we ordered: - Gold King Drumsticks: the drums are suspiciously huge, the flavor is mediocre, and the breading isn't crunchy or textured at all (smooth..). the drums had chicken blood inside too, was all gooey and jello-like, disgusting. i've never been so disappointed...1/5 - Rose rice cakes with noodles: the rice cakes was cooked perfectly and so was the noodles. the flavors were incredibly. the sausages and fish cakes were delicious as well! 10/5 Service & Atmosphere: - The service is fine. They weren't super welcoming but were good at checking in on you. Unfortunately they ran out of cheese balls which was a pity. - The atmosphere is great, outdoor patio and indoor seating. It's a cute little spot. It's a little cold inside so we picked outside seating and it was wonderful. Overall, we're disappointed in their korean fried chicken (drums specifically) and their seasoning. The only good thing is their rabokki. I wouldn't go back or recommend until the quality improves for the price we paid! 1/5

Visited BHC Chicken on a Saturday night. While the food was good and the male staff member who assisted us was very polite, our experience was completely ruined by the rude behavior of the female cashier. We were waiting for a takeout order, but she made us stand outside in the freezing cold. Even after we moved to a corner near the door, crouching to avoid blocking others, she kept coming over and asking us to move again and again. Her attitude was shockingly unprofessional and disrespectful. It’s hard to believe this unacceptable service came from a place like BHC

The overall atmosphere wasn’t bad, but the meat still had blood that wasn’t removed, which caused it to clot together. The restroom was a bit inconvenient, as I had to use it with my child, and it wasn’t very clean.

DISAPPOINTED, very DISAPPOINTED. Your quality control needs improvement, like A LOT. I have been to BHC in Korea and the 1st store at Grove/Famers Market, more than 20 times. And this is the worst experience I had ever at BHC. The chicken is so burnt and overcooked. It’s DRY! It’s just DRY!! Can you believe chicken drumsticks can be so dry to chew? The size of the wings, IS THIS A JOKE? Is this chicken wings or chicken bites? Paying 16.99 for 8 price of meat like this should be illegal… The sauce… the store ran out of lemon yogurt sauce for Bburinkle chicken and the staff just said take this or I won’t get anything else. If you don’t have the sauce for your flagship product, maybe should just close your business, what a joke. One last thing, cheeseball should have 5 pieces per box (I ordered this more than 10 times before), and I only got 4 pieces this time.

My friends and I had lunch here around 11:30am on a Wednesday (1/22/25). I'm usually not finicky about customer service esp in casual restaurants but unfortunately the female server was giving us attitude and made us feel like she was annoyed by our presence. When our group came in, the place was empty yet she would not let us pick our table. At first we didn't mind. Then she called my friend out for grabbing a straw from the counter that was literally situated in the common area and sternly told him "this is not a self serve area, call me if you need something". If it wasn't a self serve area why would they place it outside where its accessible to the customers? My other friend asked nicely for some ketchup for her sandwich and she didn't even acknowledge what she said. When we were leaving, a friend threw her plastic water bottle into the trash can then this server picked it up, chased us and told us we're not supposed to throw it in there. If we are not allowed to throw it in the trash can, where were we supposed to throw it? It just seems so petty that she would have to do all that. She was however nice to the other customers that came after us and would go out of her way to explain the menu and check in on them. This whole experience made us feel highly discriminated...

Great chicken and great options of flavors. The staff is super friendly. Clean and good vibes.

Review is on the GOLD KING chicken wings: Stopped by because we wanted a quick snack and these have to be my absolute favorite in terms of soy garlic wings. The flavor was absolutely fantastic, literally #1 in my heart. Please open one up at the Source in Buena Park! Service was great. Chicken wings were a great size. Only downside is the price but the flavor was so flipping fantastic that I would pay that price. $16+ for 8 wings. Sounds ridiculous but this ish was so good!

I came here Friday night and I was surprised on how welcoming and friendly the staff were! They were so friendly and the worker even gave us tips on how to save money despite it being a little slow. The interior is very clean and the design is modern and instagram worthy! Everything was served warm and fresh and the vegetables in the sandwich felt very fresh! We were even given free tote bags(i think this is because of the grand opening) and shown great hospitality as the workers gave us plastic gloves to prevent our hands from getting dirty. i love this place and I hope everyone else shares the same experience as me and my family does!

The best chicken in LA. Please try their hot fried and Classic fried tender. It's moist inside and crispy outside. Also hot bburinkle with burring sauce... its amazing combination. And try cheese ball, it's very yummy. I will definitely visit again :)

I got the bhc platter and it was sooo good. Their tteokbokki is amazing, it's very flavorful and has a little kick to it. I also had some fresh fried chicken and it was one of the crispiest fried chicken I've tried. It took about 15-20 minutes to get my food, which is longer than kfc or other fried chicken chain but it was fine with me since this is not really a fast food. The food come hot and fresh which I liked the most.

Amazing food and amazing service! Very pretty ambiance!! Try the platter!! And the Bburing French fries were amazing!!!

Chicken place is inside a corner mini mall. Parking is $10. I parked on the street. But would hate to pay to park. Restaurant is to the right as you enter. It has kind of a K-pop vibe. I like the Korean food options they have. The classic chicken sandwich is a tasty fried chicken sandwich that I would order again. They have two choices for French fries a skinny one and a potato wedge. We had the skinny French fries. I ordered the chicken tenders. Nice and crispy but would have liked a bit more flavor. The habanero was a good choice with the sweet and spicy flavor. The rice cakes dish was spicy and very tasty. They have some party platters to choose from. Our server Josue was a very sweet and nice guy who made sure to bring us everything we needed. Excellent customer service. Thank you!

Let's start with the bad news first to get it out of the way. Con's: 1. Takes forever!!! I wanted to try it so I just ordered the 4 piece. It took almost 30 minutes to get my order. They didn't even have that many customers. A few delivery orders and 2 in store customers besides me ‍ 2. Super expensive. 4 chicken wings (not whole wings. Just wing portions) cost me $10. ($8.99 plus tax it was about $9.98 smh) 3. They only gave me drums and no flats! I hate drum sticks. And these drums were HUGE! I really hate huge chicken wings. I asked for chicken wings not turkey wings. Ugh 4. The meat was tough. I could barely bite into the meat. I don't know if it's because they didn't cook it long enough or what. But for it to have taken almost 30 minutes the chicken should have been cooked better on the inside. I only ate the crispy skin. I couldn't even eat the meat. So $10 down the drain. Pros: 1. The chicken was super crispy!!! 2. The flavor was really good! Whatever they seasoned it with was delicious. If they season the chicken strips with the same thing, I'd like to go back and try the chicken strips. I hope they cut them smaller and don't give you insanely huge chicken strips with giant chunks of meat. So gross. I prefer smaller slices. 3. The restaurant was clean. It's In a cute area 4. The staff was nice But definitely not worth $10. You can't tell from my photo but that chicken drum was huge!

We were in the plaza and decided to come due to the large balloons celebrating their grand opening. Checking IG, we saw they had opened just 3 days ago (May 31st 2024) when we came. We approached and the guy told us to wait a bit longer as they were just opening at 11am. No worries. We stood around and decided to finally walk in at around 11:08am. The guy asked us if we were dining in or doing takeout. We picked takeout since we were still a bit full. We picked out the Golden King flavor ("flavorful Korean soy sauce, sweet honey and garlic") with the 16 pc chicken wings for $31.99 & added the Kimchi Fried rice for $13.99. Wings) Smaller than I thought in terms of meat, interesting to note that the tips of the wings are attacked to the drum/flat portions. The fried look of the chicken seemed more on the soft breading style rather than hard and crispy. For flavor-wise, it was alright (I can't remember the exact taste) but it did smell really good while we were in the car. Kinchi rice) Also unexpectedly smaller than we thought. The size of the rice container was shorter and smaller than the size of my hand. It's enough for 2 at least. Needless to say, we were partially full from our meals but it did read a satisfactory point. We probably won't come back here again due to the other options in the area for a bit better bang for our buck. We appreciate the server for being kind to us and communicating well. He offered us glasses of water while we waited which was very sweet, hoever the room temperature of the water in the wet glasses (seemed like they were barely washed/rinsed) kinda had us only wanting to sip once and drink from our much colder hydro flasks later. Interior) LED screens showcasing kpop. Little part of me do wished they turned up the music that they were showing to keep the vibes going. All you hear are sounds of clashing in the kitchen while you're waiting. Modern furniture and decor, bathrooms are clean. Hope that there is more organization between everything, high hopes for the place and its future!

*4.5 stars but I loved the Bburinkle chicken so much I'm rounding to 5* Ordered the BHC Party Platter which for $100 you get a preselected choice of four types of chicken flavors, potato wedges, cheese balls, coleslaw, radish, and breadsticks. Perfect for sharing with a group of friends if you want to try different things on the menu! Overall, the chicken meat was very tender and juicy and though we came as a large group right when this place opened the servers were accommodating. Standouts: I am obsessed with the Bburinkle chicken here! The breading is crispy and the cheese powder is so addicting. I wish the platter came with more of the bburinkle in place of the original chicken. Definitely coming back to eat this again. We also ordered the Bburing lemon yogurt sauce for $1 to complement it. I also loved the breadsticks! The bread is nice and soft and inside is filled with a delicious yellow custard. I could probably eat so many of these but also a must order! I enjoyed the cheese balls as well. The cheese was not completely melted inside but I thought the outside texture was perfect and also tasted really good with the Bburing sauce. Could pass on: I thought the original was good, but the breading gets soggy easily and it becomes less enjoyable. I also have an affinity for very flavorful foods so I wouldn't have ordered original if it wasn't part of the platter. I also wasn't into the coleslaw because I'm not the biggest fan of celery but if you like celery then this is for you.

So so SAD it was so so BAD!! Took over 45 minutes from order server even had to come out twice to apologize for long delay!! Unfortunately wait was not rewarded and the chicken was no bueno. Soggy batter and flavors were just ok at best. So so SAD....Heard so much hype and good things proclaiming best or most popular fried chicken in Korea but super disappointed!!

I had previously been disappointed with BHC Chicken at Groove Mall, but decided to visit their new location in Koreatown after hearing they had improved their menu. Despite being a party of two, we ordered the $99 Party Platter meant for four people, planning to take the leftovers to go. When I asked how many people the platter could serve, they said it was for four people and asked if they should place the order for us. We specifically ordered, pointing to the menu and saying, "We want this," but what we received was different from the picture. When we complained that it looked different, they then claimed they had explained that the current Party Platter includes four flavors with one of the flavors repeated instead of five different ones. This was only told to us after we received the food. Had we known this, we wouldn't have ordered the Party Platter. Although we were upset, we decided to eat anyway. However, it became impossible when we found a white hair in the fried chicken. It was disgusting. We left the restaurant after paying $10 for parking. They claimed it was a chicken feather, but a 10cm feather would indicate a genetic mutation, right? It was clearly a curly human hair. They explained that the issues were due to being newly opened and unprepared, but shouldn't they have been properly prepared before opening? The staff were friendly, but the manager hid behind them without providing any explanation. Our Sunday was ruined because of BHC. I do not recommend this place.

Very good services and flavor. We came in a big group. Good for big party happy for the food

Used DoorDash to order for those kimchi rice 13$ for a small portion Chick is whatever

Best chicken i had in la in a while i come about 3 times a week its so good!! Service is great and the chicken is on a whole another level

Chicken smells bad... The flavor isnt great either... We ordered wings but got some deformed chicken.... Def not wings... Asked for sauces ... got charged... wasnt in the bag... Just so gross Asides the fact they forgot the sauce the employee was polite. Hopefully its cause they just opened... but damn such a miss...

Ordered spicy cheese chicken and they barely coated our chicken. See the picture, it was nothing like the amount of coating that we had in Korea. They also forgot our yogurt sauce, so make sure to double check for that as well.

Grand opening of the BHC in Chapman Plaza, Koreatown. The interior looks super nice! Food was great!

BHC Chicken Koreatown! In the corner of Chapman Mall, with plenty of outdoor and indoor seating. Perfect for lunch as parking is only $4, gets pretty pricey at night. Clean interior and bathroom. We got the hot chicken tenders, hot fried chicken, and a cheese skillet. Cheese skillet was amazing with crispy potatoes, baby tomatoes, great recommendation from staff. Wrap it in their hot and spicy sauce and house white for a fresh taste. Tenders were super juicy and the drumsticks chicken skin are cut in a unique way to bring that extra crisp. Staff were friendly and checked in pretty often. No alcohol yet, but they said it's coming soon. Will def be coming back to check out their other menu items, has more selection vs their Fairfax location. 10/10!

Don't go to this place, don't support this fucking disgrace of a Korean Fried Chicken. Absolute dogshit lol. Bburinkle tasted like shit, the batter was wet and greasy, and it literally made me feel sick to the stomach after eating it. Same goes for Cheeseball as well. Coming from someone who really likes Fried Chicken lol. And you've gotta be joking at the portion of the sauce that they give you, a tiny sauce pack that's like 1/10th the size of the sauce bowl in Korean BHC, let alone taste anything like the one in Korea. This one is very watery and it doesn't add any flavor. Finally, Cheeseball also was greasy and bad. 이딴걸 장사라고.. 장난하냐? 10년된 기름에 튀긴 음식물쓰래기를 쳐 팔고 있네. 장사 접어라.

Ok so I read reviews before going alot of people complain about time but u gotta forget about the time when this chicken is "Busssin" to those who don't kno what that word mean's basically the chicken is great like A+++++++++ I will be back to try the flavors next .. this chicken is good af fried perfect on my soul ima be back and the location in a good part of town

I've come to this location around 5 times since they've opened, and each time, the food and service has been excellent! I do understand the other concerns about the wait time, which I feel they should've locked in prior to opening, but at least the quality of food has been consistently good- especially that signature sandwich!

They all are friendly and the foods are so nice. I love bburingkle the most BTW!! I definitely bisit there again!!

This place is great! I love this chicken! especially bbrinkle. The employers are very professional

Nam sun the manager is awesome! He's friendly and so cool. They have really good chicken probably better than any other chicken places in town. Macho king is my favorite.

horrible place, waited 40 minutes just for a small take out order. The employees has such a bad attitude. NOT RECOMMEND

Genuinely awful, its FRIED chicken so tell me why when I arrived on time the chicken was anything but fried? tasted soggy and bland. The ambiance is very sterile and boring as well. Parking / navigating is a nightmare. Service is nothing special either just a "hi" and "bye" DO NOT GO HERE , go to Pelicana or BB.Q chicken if you want Korean fried chicken from a chain that has an actual good track record. BHC Chicken us LA folk have better options at our disposal than your slop so step up your game.

Fries were soggy and had no seasoning. Never coming to this location again. McDonald fries are better

I had high hopes.... BHC is a popular chicken chain in korea but the ktown location blew my hopes away. 1. Chicken wings - they are smaller than your typical korean wings. Chicken wings were moist but the batter was greasy and not crispy. Ordered hot crispy and golden king. Hot crispy did not had the spiciness and the golden king lacked in flavor 2. Bburing sauce - menu describes it to be yogurt lemon sauce. However, there was no lemon taste at all. Instead it had a powder cheese taste. Gross. 3. Make matters worse, my husband and I had tummy aches afterwards. 4. Price is definitely not worth it. You can find cheaper higher quality korean wings in ktown.

I was shocked when i got my first bburinkle chicken from ktown. The bburinkle cheese powder did not even cover half of the chicken, and I felt like eating regular fried chicken with hint of cheese. As a person who always had bburinkle chicken in South Korea, this does not taste the same, not even close. I don't know why this place is "saving" the powder and degrading the brand value to those who did not experience bhc before. I cannot recommend bhc ktown to any of my friends.

It's BHC chicken! Bburingkle is the signature menu so recommend trying the cheeseballs and chicken in this flavor.

i'm from Korea, tried the Korean BHC. This takes nothing like the one from Korea its not even funny. Two times the prices, half the taste. Please do not come here, just go somewhere elsez

Unbelievable quality, surprised at the attention to detail, the well trained and staffed location. Cheese fritters is a must get as an appetizer, spicy chicken, both bone-in and tenders were cooked to perfection, juicy and crispy, full of flavor. Need to come back when beers are in for a classic chimak night, one to be remembered I am sure given the amazing ambiance and decor. New menu that I did not see in their first location like kimchi fried rice and ddukbokki, which I must come back for.