"Bad Mouth" Fried Chicken Wings - Bonchon 4 Fingers

After BBQ Chicken graced Singapore F&B, 4 Fingers Bonchon Crispy Chicken finally hit Orchard ION B4 to contest with the wealth of diverse F&B outlets with the only contender in Orchard ION for the fried chicken wings is Old Chang Kee unless you want to consider Dong Dae Mun which retail fired chicken cutlet etc. By chance, my makan kaki & me found the Bonchon is not vacant during one late sunday night while we wandering aimlessly in ION prompt us to give this Korean fried chicken a go for our money.

Our first look into the Bonchon menu give us a shock of our life. For 3 mid wings & 3 wingstick (3 Chicken Wings) are priced at $7.95 and for a set meal with drink $9.90. There are 2 flavour of choice :- Spicy Chili or Garlic Shoyu. We ordered $7.95 chicken only set with mixed spicy chili & garlic shoyu in order to try all the Bonchon fried chicken flavours.

After paying up $7.95, we move on to "spacious" unique reclining seating area while we wait for the fried chicken to served to us. While we waiting for the chicken served to us, we notice the video adverstisement screening in Bonchon video wall actually is a collection of video comment film from a group of fried chicken lovers "bad mouthing" other fried chicken franchise. Exact details of the comment I won't delve, I leave it those who are interested to dine in Bonchon to take a look. (Note: The video advert was screening during the time of my dinning, as for whether the advert is still screen in Bonchon, I'm unable to verify). After 5 to 8 minutes wait, the fried chicken wings were served to us.

My first glance of Bonchon Fried Chicken Wings, it is very puny like winglet & wingstick if you compared with Old Chang Kee Fried Chicken Wing. I guess maybe the redeeming factor is in its special flavoring sauce that is coated on the fried chicken. I proceed to take a bite on the Spicy Chili flavour. Bonchon is the most crispy fried chicken in Singapore but with a catch. Bonchon is also the driest fried chicken as you can forget about finding any meat juice.

Bonchon crispy crust is due to their special rice flour batter that contribute to its ability to retain its crispiness after being fried for a long time. The spicy chili sauce have a sweet fusion of Gochuzhang (Korean Chili Paste) & Tasbaco sauce which is pretty unique and I quite like it. As for the Garlic Shoyu, it is sweet shoyu with hint of garlic. For a hefty price of $7.95 for 3 dry crispy winglets & wingsticks, it is unlikely I would revisit Bonchon as I prefer crispy juicy chicken.