Bonchon Washington DC - Ivy City Food Works

I was looking at the reviews for this location and was a little bit worried after I made the order. But I must say that the DoorDash order was ahead of schedule and the food quality was good as well. I had to leave a review because I feel like this location may get a lot of slack for previous service that may have been inadequate.

Ordered soy garlic wings via DoorDash. There was no soy garlic sauce on them. After looking at the reviews, I see this is a recurring issue. Fries were old & gross. Soda was bussed in the bag : /

I got it delivered from a third-party delivery service, when the food came it was completely not what I expected at all. I usually order from a different place but the power was out for my usual location. Completely unaware of the reviews when I ordered, everything that was said in the reviews was true, the drums I ordered had no sauce pretty much, the breading was so grotesquely soft that I had two of the eight wings I got and threw the rest away, I mean I would just say stay away from this location if at all possible, I’ve had Bonchon all over the dmv and this is the only one that ever disappointed.

This place is not a Bonchon. It is a ghost kitchen. I went over here physically to try some Korean fried chicken went up to the kiosk and neither the name Bonchon nor their menu showed. If I could give a ZERO I would. DO NOT GO HERE. DO NOT ORDER FROM HERE!

This is very different from the real bonchon in navy yard. Ordered on DoorDash and they say 4 drumsticks but give you one big one (per usual) and a tiny one. Wing sizes are incredibly wrong - way smaller from the original as we are used to at the original location. Be careful where you order from and pick the navy yard one not this misleading one.

Stay away from this Bonchon at all costs. The food is 100% indicative of the fact that it’s not a real Bonchon location but some sort of satellite for online delivery services. The wings aren’t even breaded the same way as real locations and all the food comes out soggy. They completely forgot our sides which is sad because the dishes offered are not complex. It’s literally just chicken and one side. If you work there, you’re making the same order every single time. Also the strips were so tough and over cooked they were basically jerky and the breading was still soggy somehow. Avoid!

It was horrible! The chicken was delivered with radish water spilled all over it, making the chicken soggy. On top of that, the radish pieces were tiny—each one was barely a third the size of my pinky and too small to eat properly. The yangnyeom sauce was smeared all over the plain fried chicken, ruining the flavor I actually ordered. I was so disappointed and will never order from here again. We tried to call the restaurant right after receiving the order, but no one answered—even though they were still open! Do not go here. I truly hope no one else has the same experience I did.

Chicken had no seasoning, flavor at all, just the taste of cheap oil, not even a simple brine?! Everything was way too sweet, is the chef diabetic? Funny thing is the only thing that should be somewhat sweet, the pickled radish had no flavor towards the bottom of the ramekin. PS - I can't believe I'm saying this but I would have been more satisfied with Popeyes 😆