Bonchon Chicken in NYC

New York City is one of the few places to have a franchise of “Bonchon Chicken” which is originally from South Korea hence it is also known as Korean Style Fried Chicken. For those of you who are not familiar with “Bonchon Chicken”, it is actually the frying process that differs from the usual American Fried Chicken. “Bonchon Chicken” is fried twice, resulting to the skin being crunchier and the chicken being less greasy.

Boka proudly serving Bonchon Chicken

My friend took me to Boka near St. Mark’s Place in NYC to try the famous South Korean Chicken. There are two flavors which you can choose from: Soy Garlic or Spicy. You can also choose the part you want, either wings or drumsticks or you can opt to have combination of both. We decided to order 15 pcs. chicken combination (10 pcs. wings, 5 pcs. drumsticks) and half and half for the flavor.

Bonchon Menu

The first piece I got was a soy garlic drumstick. It was indeed the crunchiest chicken I have ever eaten. It was so crispy even my parents, who are not really fans of fried chicken loved it and they were also raving about how juicy the chicken was. Yes, you can see the juice coming out as you bite it. The mix of soy garlic flavor gave the chicken strong aroma.

Bonchon Chicken

My mom usually worries that fried chicken cooked in restaurants are half cooked and you can tell if it is when there is blood, but she was happy to eat “Bonchon Chicken” because it was cooked perfectly and that’s another thing that we love about “Bonchon Chicken”. I also didn’t mind eating wings because they were actually quite big.

For spicy food lovers, you will surely be addicted to the Spicy Bonchon because the sauce coated in the chicken is so flavorful.

Eating Bonchon Chicken will make you feel you can easily win in a chicken eating contest. You can get really hooked to it because it’s not your typical fried chicken. Even though the price is quite expensive (about $20 for the combination of 15 pcs. chicken) it is worth a try and I must say it’s worth going back to.

FFFFF- 5F’s for the best fried chicken in the world.

If you are planning to visit NYC, be sure to add Boka St. Mark’s in your list of must try restaurants.

Boka

9 St. Mark’s Place

(between 3rd Ave & Astor Pl)
New York, NY 10003
Neighborhood: East Village