Recently, I had a craving for some K(orean) F(ried) C(hicken) and decided to finally head on over to Calvin’s, which Soo has already posted on. Strangely, they were closed…..I was to find out why soon enough….cause, you know why, right? Anyway, thinking of a “plan B”, I decided to head on over to Bonchon. I consider Bonchon, along with B.BQ Chicken (the original location – which opened in 2008), and Cross Street to be the “OG’s” regarding KFC. I drove on over and easily found parking at 1130 in what can sometimes be a chaotic parking lot.
I was surprised to see only one other table taken when I arrived.
The very nice young lady dropped off the menus…but I already knew what I wanted…..
The lunch special. One thing I quickly noticed, is that the lunch special is now $12.99. It was $13.45 on my last visit back in January of 2025. Hmmm……..
I got the Lunch Special with the 6 piece wings….after trying the different flavors, it had been the Soy Garlic for me in the past, so I went with that.
This is what arrived.
The chicken didn’t quite looks as good as what I’ve had here in the past.
Though I still enjoy the pickled daikon….the portion is now a bit smaller than what I’d had on my last visit.
I like that it’s not too sweet and quite refreshing.
As for too sweet….well, as I started noticing on my last visit the soy garlic seems to be straying to the over sauced and sweeter end of the scale and this was even sweeter than what I’d had on that visit! If I recall they brush each wing by hand after frying…..I’d say this was a bit heavy-handed for my taste.
The batter was also not as crisp as I recall. I’m wondering if they’re even doing a double fry like they used to?
As always, I prefer the flats to drumettes.
The flats were very moist and tender.
It seems that Bonchon has gone the way of jumbo drumettes.
Which throws off the skin/batter to meat ratio for me. The drumettes also had a lot of discolored black flesh.
In spite of the price, which was super reasonable for lunch, it seems that Bonchon has slid down my “wing list” and is not a favorite anymore. Quite sad because I really enjoyed Bonchon when they first opened. Now I’m going to need to get my KFC fix done.
Bonchon Convoy
4690 Convoy St.
San Diego, CA 92111
Current Hours:
Sun – Wed 11am – 10pm
Thurs – Sat 11am – 1am