Bonchon Union

Asian fusion restaurant · Union County

Bonchon Union

Asian fusion restaurant · Union County

1045C Stuyvesant Ave., Union, NJ 07083

Highlights

This cozy spot serves made-to-order Korean fried chicken and other traditional dishes, and while space is tight, it’s a go-to for a casual bite.

1045C Stuyvesant Ave., Union, NJ 07083 Get directions

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$10–20 · Menu

@infatuation

"You should come to Bonchon first and foremost for the fried chicken. It’s very flavorful, very meaty, and lightly fried. They serve a lot of other things, too, including some sushi and poke, but you can skip those. If you want something other than chicken, go with the salmon avocado ball topped with roe and stick to the small plates part of the menu in general. It gets crowded here on the weekends, but, unlike the Harvard Square location, this one isn’t in a windowless basement, making it a much more comfortable place to enjoy some soju." - Dan Secatore

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@infatuation

"If you’re going to eat in a crowded, windowless basement that kind of looks like an apartment complex cafeteria in a dystopian world where no one can go outside because sunlight melts human hair, then the food better be pretty good. That’s the case at Bonchon, which serves some great fried chicken in an almost claustrophobic space in the basement of the retail complex. The rest of the Korean menu is solid (particularly the kimchi pancakes) but it’s the lightly fried chicken pieces that will keep you coming back." - Dan Secatore

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"Maybe you had a day at work that made you want to sell all your possessions and become a drifter, or maybe you just had to chaperone a few tourists to the top of the Empire State Building. A beer and some wings will make you feel better, and you should get them at Bonchon. This is a Korean chain with locations around the country, and, while they have some things like pork buns and bibimbap, the reason you come here is for the double-fried wings and drumsticks. Get them spicy, and hang out for a few minutes." - Bryan Kim

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BRi TT

Google

Have visited this Bonchon a few times and food and the service is always pretty good. The space is pretty small so there isn't much room to dine-in but, has always been clean. Would recommend this location for Korean BBQ chicken in general but, their boneless is even better.

Eiliyah Ahmed

Google

The Korean fried chicken was super overcooked to the point of burnt to a crisp but still stale tasting like they microwaved it? There was very less actual meat on the chicken all stale crisp batter. The radishes tasted meh. This was our first and last visit even though the chicken buldak was not bad tasting but still did not taste fresh. Came mainly to try Korean fried chicken. Staff service was good.

Tiffinie Robles

Google

Sauce flavor for the wings were good!! Wings were stale, fries were stale, rice was super undercooked!! What's going on with this place? I've ordered before and did not have these issues. Not sure if I'll order again.

Ahmed Sileem

Google

This was by far the worst experience I ever had at this location, it used to be my favorite. I ordered a 20 pc with cole slaw and radishes. The chicken was massive and the type that looked the chicken was injected with steroids, probably cheaper, the chicken was way overcooked and not crunchy as they should be, we only had about 4 pcs before throwing it all out. The coleslaw looked and tasted as if it was outside for the day. The radishes also tasted like they were a day old. I will no longer buy from here ever again.

The Renaissarian

Google

I Wanted Something Different So Came Here For a Korean Experience... The Kimchi Coleslaw Good... Shrimp Shumai Was a Bit Mushy Maybe Cuz the Shrimp Was Chopped... I Should of Asked But It Was Alright... Soy Garlic Chicken Fried Rice Was Made Well and Had Good Amount of Chicken Pieces... Chicken Could Be Flavored More BUT Way Better Than Your Typical Chinese Take Out Rice... The Menu Is Simple n Small Mostly Offering Beef Which Limits Me But Id Come Back to Try More... Im Happy I Experimented and Didnt Even Try Thier Signature Fried Chicken...

Ariana Rivera

Google

Stopped in for some Bibimbap with my sister. NEVER AGAIN. There is no way that this place is Korean owned and after watching what looked like a bunch of teenagers in the kitchen fooling around while I waited 40 minutes for undercooked food thrown together with no regard for the customer I’m positive that there was nothing Korean about the way it was prepared also. Korean people take such pride in everything that they do and are such perfectionist that they would be ashamed to have what I was served labeled “Korean Food” . I should have just taken $80 and thrown it in the trash. The Bibimbap consisted of Burnt scrambled eggs, white rice, a few shreds of Carrot and lettuce. There is no Lettuce in Bibimbap it’s Cabbage and the egg is also not scrambled . The bulgogi was dry and over all the meal was not enjoyable so I did not finish it. The Pot stickers were still cold in the middle due to not being cooked long enough. The Korean street corn consisted mostly of oil and over all the food was just not enjoyable. What’s sad about this review is that almost every review or complaint before mine is true and nothing has been done to fix the problem. Every reply from the “Owner” is an apology but appears that nothing is being done. 40 min wait and we were the only ones there with just one take out being picked up during that time. Gross food , poor customer service and no regard whatsoever for the complaints in these reviews seeing as I was just there today and literally experienced the same complaints in person . Now I see why it was empty at 1pm on a Saturday afternoon in the summer. I’ve been to Korea several times and this was just so embarrassing.

Nawaz Ali

Google

We ordered wings and fries here and it was horrible, no one was able to eat the food. Wings was Inedible. The chicken was massive and the type that looked the chicken was injected with steroids, probably cheaper, the chicken was way overcooked and not crunchy as they should be, we only had about 2 pcs before throwing it all out. I called and complained about the food and they said thats how the food is advertised. I asked if anyone is checking the quality of the food before the restaurant sends it out and i was told thats how we cook. The New Jersey Department of Health and Food Protection need to get involved in this location and inspect the quality of food.

R P

Google

The soy garlic chicken has a good taste to it. But the prices are getting ridiculous for what it is. The restaurant keeps increasing their prices like every month. Not literally but it sure looks like. But overall is good food.