Vons Chicken
| Industry | Fast food restaurants |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2007; 18 years ago (2007) in South Korea |
Area served | South Korea, United States, Guam, China, Vietnam, Guatemala, Australia, Cambodia |
| Website | vonschickenfnb vonschicken |
Vons Chicken (Korean: 본스치킨) is a South Korean multinational Korean fried chicken chain restaurant. The restaurant was founded in 2007 in South Korea, and by 2024 had locations in the United States, Vietnam, China, Guam, Guatemala, Australia, and Cambodia.[1] [2] [3] In the United States, by 2024 its locations were concentrated in Hawaii and the West Coast.[1] As of 2024[update] , its website reports to having 91 locations in South Korea.[4]
The restaurant serves various Korean fried chicken styles, including yangnyeom chicken, honey butter chicken, and cheddar chicken. It has both fried and baked chicken. Other Korean snack foods, such as mandu (dumplings), kimchi fried rice, tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes) are also sold.[5] [6]
The first Vons in California opened in Sunnyvale in 2014.[7] [8] By 2020 it had more than a dozen locations in the Bay Area.[8] It first entered San Diego in 2020.[9] It first entered Boise, Idaho in 2020.[10] The restaurant had a location in Aurora, Colorado beginning in 2019, but that location closed by 2023.[11]
The restaurant has received praise from food reviewers.[12] [10] [5]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b Chandra, Fiona (2024年04月30日). "12 Popular Korean Fried Chicken Chains, Ranked Worst To Best". Chowhound. Retrieved 2024年08月31日.
- ^ "본스치킨 매장안내 – 해외진출현황". vonschicken.co.kr. Retrieved 2024年08月31日.
- ^ Surewicz, Anita (2024年08月24日). "The Best Restaurants For Korean Fried Chicken". Mashed. Retrieved 2024年08月31日.
- ^ "본스치킨 매장안내 – 국내매장찾기". vonschicken.co.kr. Retrieved 2024年08月31日.
- ^ a b Chan, Tracy (2021年05月03日). "Ranking Our Favorite Flavors at Vons Chicken". Honolulu Magazine. Retrieved 2024年08月31日.
- ^ "650 Restaurant Roundup: RWC lands Zareen's tikka masala and Vons' Korean fried chicken". Palo Alto Online. 2020年10月09日. Retrieved 2024年08月31日.
- ^ Woo, Candice (2019年09月30日). "Korean Fried Chicken Specialist Plants First Flag in the South Bay". Eater San Diego. Retrieved 2024年08月31日.
- ^ a b Kadvany, Elena (2020年09月26日). "Vons drops Korean fried chicken on downtown Redwood City". Palo Alto Online. Retrieved 2024年08月31日.
- ^ Woo, Candice (2020年09月03日). "Korean Fried Chicken Specialist Debuts in National City". Eater San Diego. Retrieved 2024年08月31日.
- ^ a b Deeds, Michael (2019年06月04日). "From Korea to California to Boise: New 'KFC' chain opens here. It's not what you think". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved 2024年08月30日.
- ^ Martin, Molly. "Openings and Closings: Goodbye Grabowski's, Carbon, Habit Doughnuts and Vons Chicken". Westword. Retrieved 2024年08月31日.
- ^ "Vons Chicken Nails a Korean Speciality: Double-Fried Chicken". SanJose.com. Retrieved 2024年08月31日.
External links
[edit ]- U.S. homepage (in English)
- South Korean homepage (in Korean)