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Bonchon for the “Real” KFC and so Much More…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hawkeye Pierce had a very unique (and very sarcastic) take on the Korean War: “I just don’t know why they’re shooting at us. All we want to do is bring them democracy and white bread. Transplant the American dream. Freedom. Achievement. Hyperacidity. Affluence. Flatulence. Technology. Tension. The inalienable right to an early coronary sitting at your desk while plotting to stab your boss in the back. That’s entertainment<\/em>.” History has shown there was prophecy in his words. After thousands of years of civilization, South Korea now has donuts, quesadillas, pizza, cheeseburgers, fried chicken nuggets and all the fast foods which have wreaked havoc on America\u2019s gut microbiome.\u00a0 Hawkeye might term this cynically as the realization of the American dream.<\/span><\/p>\n

To say there\u2019s a \u201ctrade imbalance\u201d between the number of American restaurants in Korea and the number of Korean restaurants in America is an understatement. Many of the ubiquitous fast food chains found throughout the fruited plain can also be found across the Land of the Morning Calm. Very few Korean chains of any genre, but specifically fast food, can be found under the spacious skies. Almost all Korean restaurants in the United States are independent mom-and-pop eateries, including a couple which have earned highly-coveted Michelin stars. <\/span><\/p>\n

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The interior of Bonchon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One Korean restaurant has been making great strides in changing that balance. Bonchon, a restaurant specializing in Korean fried chicken is poised to give KFC a real run for its money. Launched in South Korea in 2002, Bonchon expanded rapidly and today boasts of 336 restaurants across the globe. In 2017, Bonchon\u2019s revenue grew 35% with another 40 or so new restaurants opening across the fruited plain in 2019. In February, 2019, Bonchon launched its 90th location under spacious skies when it opened on Albuquerque\u2019s far west side. <\/span><\/p>\n

Located at 2101-2 Vista Oeste, N.W., Bonchon is, in fact, the antithesis of the \u201ccentrally located\u201d restaurant we find so convenient. It\u2019s located just east of Unser about a mile north off I-40. That\u2019s going to make it a destination restaurant for many Duke City diners, especially those east of the Big I. There are currently very few restaurants in a two or three mile radius which means Bonchon also has a captive market of sorts. Visitors are comfortably seated in a modernly appointed 4,000 seat venue.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Miso Soup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bonchon is a Korean word which translates to \u201cmy hometown.\u201d It should not be confused with \u201cBanchan\u201d which savvy diners will recognize as the collective name for small side dishes served with Korean meals.\u00a0 Well-traveled diners who’ve experienced Bonchon in other metropolitan areas recognize that this restaurant specializes in Korean fried chicken, what your friendly neighborhood blogger has been calling “the real KFC” for years.\u00a0 Though other restaurants across the Land of Enchantment (Sixty-Six Acres<\/strong><\/a> in Albuquerque and Rowley’s Farmhouse Ales<\/strong><\/a> in Santa Fe)\u00a0 have variations on Korean fried chicken, Bonchon is one of the world’s most accomplished purveyors of this fabulous fowl.<\/span><\/p>\n

“What’s so special about Korean fried chicken,” you ask.\u00a0 For one thing, it’s generally fried twice, rendering the crust crispier than American fried chicken and virtually grease-free (though it’s still just as calorically endowed as any Southern fried chicken).\u00a0 It’s often coated with a sticky, sweet, spicy sauce.\u00a0 Bonchon offers its KFC in the form of wings, drums, boneless wings and a combination of wings and drums served with your choice of a soy garlic or spicy sauce.\u00a0 Best of all, you can order 8, 16 or 24 pieces and mix and match your choice of sauce.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Boneless Chicken Wings with Pickled Radish<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As an\u00a0 indolent eater who<\/span> doesn\u2019t much like having to perform manual labor in order to eat (extricating sweet meals from the carapace of a lobster, crab claws, shrimp shells or even from boned chicken), my preference for chicken is usually of the boneless variety.\u00a0 That’s why Bonchon’s eight-piece boneless chicken wings<\/strong><\/em> made so much sense.\u00a0 So did having half of them with the soy garlic and half with the spicy sauce.\u00a0 Easily thrice the size of chicken McNuggets (which I’ve seen only in pictures), these plump boneless beauties have a delightfully crispy exterior which gives way to tender, juicy white meat on the inside.\u00a0\u00a0 The soy garlic sauce isn’t nearly as assertive as its Italian counterpart might be and it isn’t overly salty as some soy.\u00a0 It has a pleasant personality that takes nothing away from the delicate chicken.\u00a0 The spicy sauce, on the other hand, definitely packs a punch.\u00a0 My friend Captain Tuttle can handle it easily without breaking a sweat, but they made me blink a couple of times.\u00a0 The accompanying pickled radish quells the heat a bit.<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s not just Korean fried chicken at Bonchon whose menu includes a variety of Korean specialties which are becoming increasingly familiar to the American palate.\u00a0 That means such favorites as bulgogi, kimchi and bibimbap.\u00a0 Koreans have mastered the art of \u201cleftovers disguised as a gourmet dish\u201d in the popular dish known as Bibimbap<\/strong><\/em>, which translates from Korean to \u201cmixed rice.\u201d\u00a0 I didn’t quite realize just how much Koreans love white rice until reading national book award finalist Pachinko<\/strong><\/a> by Min Jin Lee.\u00a0 It’s a wonderful read, but I digress.\u00a0 Bonchon’s version of bibimbap has just too much rice for this wehgukin.\u00a0 To me, the best part of bibimbap is mixing all ingredients to enjoy a wider variety of tastes.\u00a0 Alas, the mound of rice seemed to overwhelm everything else.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bibimbap<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bonchon’s Korean fried chicken may just have you forget all about the Colonel, but it’s other items on its expansive menu that’ll have you coming back to experience a Korea wholly unlike that of Hawkeye Pierce’s MASH days.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bonchon<\/strong>
\n2101 Vista Oeste, N.W., Building 2<\/span>
\nAlbuquerque, New Mexico<\/strong>
\nFacebook Page<\/strong><\/a>
\nLATEST VISIT<\/strong>: 28 February 2019
\n# OF VISITS<\/strong>: 1
\nRATING<\/strong>: N\/R
\nCOST<\/strong>: $$
\nBEST BET<\/strong>: Boneless Chicken Wings, Miso Soup, Pickled Radish
\nREVIEW #1100<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hawkeye Pierce had a very unique (and very sarcastic) take on the Korean War: “I just don’t know why they’re shooting at us. All we want to do is bring them democracy and white bread. Transplant the American dream. Freedom. Achievement. Hyperacidity. Affluence. Flatulence. Technology. Tension. The inalienable right to an early coronary sitting at your desk while plotting to stab your boss in the back. That’s entertainment.” History has shown there was prophecy in his words. After thousands of years of civilization, South Korea now has donuts, quesadillas, pizza, cheeseburgers, fried chicken nuggets and all the fast foods which have wreaked havoc on America\u2019s gut microbiome.\u00a0 Hawkeye might term this cynically as the realization of the American dream. 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