We first tried this restaurant over a year ago. The food was ok, but the service was bad. We decided to give it a second try. Bad decision.Service has gotten from bad to worse. It was non-existence. Food took a very long time, and no, there were only two other families besides us.They practically dumped our food on the table and ignored us for the entire evening. We asked for a refill of hot tea. The waitress walked by our table three times, but no tea refills. We asked for water. The waitress pretended she didn't understand even thou we waived an empty cup in front of her. We repeated slowly, almost had to spell it out--W A T E R. She refilled one cup and ignored the other three cups. ?Oh, our six plates of banchans were totally emptied. Dare she asked if we'd like refills? Not!!! Their motto must be NO REFILL of anything.NEVER again. There are plenty of other Korean restaurants in this area that serve great foods and customer service. Last, they were rather pricey for a run-down nondescriptive place. Definitely not worth your time or money.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Jany J
The bulgogi is delicious and the seafood stew seems to be a popular side dish.
Paul L.
This Korean restaurant off the 91 Freeway is like a hole-in-the-wall where you can immediately miss it due to the freeway proximity. Adjacent to this stand alone restaurant, was a Nepalese restaurant that's distressed, so the attraction to this restaurant does not look appealing. However, we should judge a book by its cover, this place is worth the visit. This restaurant has a standing CRT old-school television hanging on the corner. Although it wasn't functional, seeing that electronic was a blast from the past! What we ordered:HWANGSIL BOSSAM (House special steamed pork wrapped in kimchi) - The description can be challenging for some folks who have never tried "bossam", but the true beauty of its taste is the pungent flavor of garlic, the spiciness of kimchi, and the savory and sweet taste of boiled pork. Overall verdict, GREAT if you don't want to travel to LA for the next best thing. Service was amazing as we received a complementary drink for being chummy with the owner. I have also heard great things about their signature dish, Hae-mul-tang (Seafood Soup), which I can't wait to try.
Hanna R.
The best Bossam (thinly sliced boiled pork with veggies) I have ever had! I've always been neutral about this particular dish, but I am now a fan. The meat is so tender and juicy. The side dishes are also fresh.
Eunhae H.
This place is my go-to Korean restaurant place when I'm craving Bulgogi boiled in a delicious sweet/soy broth (Special Traditional B.B.Q Beef). The beef is so tender, and the broth is so delicious I always end up eating two bowls of rice to soak up the broth with my rice. Chil Po is known for their Seafood Soup (haemultang), which is a spicy stew filled with generous amounts of seafood (crab legs, squid, mussels) and topped with Korean parsley. The broth is very deep and rich in flavor and simultaneously refreshing (an oxymoron and interesting combo but very delicious). One note is that you have to order at least 2-servings for the Seafood Soup.I've also ordered their Hwangsil Bossam (thin slices of pork belly broiled in herb) which was served with their famous kimchi. There was nothing special about the pork belly but the kimchi was indeed delicious and was the star of this dish. The seafood pancake was also good but nothing too special. I did really like the Spicy Buckwheat Noodles, which was sweet and not spicy - just the way I like it!Because this restaurant only has Korean-speaking aunties, the service may not be as on par, but this doesn't really hamper the experience. Overall, this is a nostalgic and solid Korean seafood restaurant!
Hannah Y.
Really good home cooked style meals with really good service!!! My go to stop for kfood when I'm in the area
Christen B.
Tasty bossam, and even tastier kimchi! It even came with some seaweed soup, which was super umami tasting. Classic taste, you honestly can't go wrong.
Mark Tsai
Authentic korean dishes for decent price patronized by mostly koreans. The restaurant has been there for a while so inside is dated
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Joyce A.
Place was bookmarked by my son in law to try.Not a busy Tuesday night but we also got here about 1& 1/2 hour before closing.I got the squid on rice served in a hot earthenware pot, I let the rice sit to get that crispy texture on the bottom, added just a small amount of the spicy paste or gochujang. Squid was cooked well and just the right texture of tender and chewy. Son got the siondubu which had shrimp, squid and mussel plus soft tofu.Daughter got the spicy naengmyun or buckwheat noodles which she really enjoyed.Son in law got the pork kimchi stew or kimchi jjigae .Side dishes or banchan was quite delicious: spicy cucumbers, fermented Napa cabbage two ways : spicy and a more sour type ( it looked more translucent almost white) potato salad ,stewed vegetable with soy and garlic - Gosari Namul (Fiddlehead Ferns) .We wanted to try the bossam but they had sold out. Will try again another time.
BAD EXPERIENCE, ordered their small Chilpo Hamul Tang and paid $54.99. It wasn't WORTH IT AT ALLL!! Totally Waisted money. They put 3 over cooked half blue crabs, 3 medium size shrimps, 3 pieces of monk fish (looks like they used frozen fish because it taste too fishy. If you use fresh fish you do not taste that and there are literally NO squids nor Small Octopus (Usually this one of the ingredients. Just LOTS of BEAN SPROUTS AND NO WATER PARSLEY, hardly NO vegetables. Also want it to mentioned that I also ordered Sea Food Pancake (haemul pajeon $19.99) that were suppose to be made with majority of Green onion (pajeon meaning Green Onion pancakes) but they tried to save money by minimizing Green Onion and instead they put so much yellow onion and they even tried to save money by using cheaper ingredients by using small squid Instead of large Squids. Again they tried to save money on ingredients. I know everything these days are higher price but if your going to charge customer higher price on their food we atleast deserves to have the right ingredients. This place used to be the Best Sea Food Soup place but NOT anymore. I will not go back again. Please make a change and start making honest FOOD instead. We as consumer trust restaurants like this one to their good practice when we go and spends our hard earn money at their restaurants. Thank you.
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BAD EXPERIENCE, ordered their small Chilpo Hamul Tang and paid $54.99. It wasn't WORTH IT AT ALLL!! Totally Waisted money. They put 3 over cooked half blue crabs, 3 medium size shrimps, 3 pieces of monk fish (looks like they used frozen fish because it taste too fishy. If you use fresh fish you do not taste that and there are literally NO squids nor Small Octopus (Usually this one of the ingredients. Just LOTS of BEAN SPROUTS AND NO WATER PARSLEY, hardly NO vegetables. Also want it to mentioned that I also ordered Sea Food Pancake (haemul pajeon $19.99) that were suppose to be made with majority of Green onion (pajeon meaning Green Onion pancakes) but they tried to save money by minimizing Green Onion and instead they put so much yellow onion and they even tried to save money by using cheaper ingredients by using small squid Instead of large Squids. Again they tried to save money on ingredients. I know everything these days are higher price but if your going to charge customer higher price on their food we atleast deserves to have the right ingredients. This place used to be the Best Sea Food Soup place but NOT anymore. I will not go back again. Please make a change and start making honest FOOD instead. We as consumer trust restaurants like this one to their good practice when we go and spends our hard earn money at their restaurants. Thank you.
Moonsoo J.
Authentic Korean food. I had the old style bulgogi which is full of original flavor, different from the one at BCD. They cook it on a golden grill meant just for that. I also had the royal bossam which is steamed pork. It came with fire kimchi. This spot has the best one in all of Southern California, better than Jongro in Garden Grove or YeDang in Irvine.
Hyunjin B.
restaurant is clean and servers are kind. taste is also great. menus are very fit with soju.
S C (쎄미 Jin)
Total bill came out to $143 for 6 people (including 20% tip). We ordered a large seafood stew and a medium order of bossam boiled porkParking: Tiny parking lot
It was better than I thought.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
We first tried this restaurant over a year ago. The food was ok, but the service was bad. We decided to give it a second try. Bad decision.Service has gotten from bad to worse. It was non-existence. Food took a very long time, and no, there were only two other families besides us.They practically dumped our food on the table and ignored us for the entire evening. We asked for a refill of hot tea. The waitress walked by our table three times, but no tea refills. We asked for water. The waitress pretended she didn't understand even thou we waived an empty cup in front of her. We repeated slowly, almost had to spell it out--W A T E R. She refilled one cup and ignored the other three cups. ?Oh, our six plates of banchans were totally emptied. Dare she asked if we'd like refills? Not!!! Their motto must be NO REFILL of anything.NEVER again. There are plenty of other Korean restaurants in this area that serve great foods and customer service. Last, they were rather pricey for a run-down nondescriptive place. Definitely not worth your time or money.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
The bulgogi is delicious and the seafood stew seems to be a popular side dish.
This Korean restaurant off the 91 Freeway is like a hole-in-the-wall where you can immediately miss it due to the freeway proximity. Adjacent to this stand alone restaurant, was a Nepalese restaurant that's distressed, so the attraction to this restaurant does not look appealing. However, we should judge a book by its cover, this place is worth the visit. This restaurant has a standing CRT old-school television hanging on the corner. Although it wasn't functional, seeing that electronic was a blast from the past! What we ordered:HWANGSIL BOSSAM (House special steamed pork wrapped in kimchi) - The description can be challenging for some folks who have never tried "bossam", but the true beauty of its taste is the pungent flavor of garlic, the spiciness of kimchi, and the savory and sweet taste of boiled pork. Overall verdict, GREAT if you don't want to travel to LA for the next best thing. Service was amazing as we received a complementary drink for being chummy with the owner. I have also heard great things about their signature dish, Hae-mul-tang (Seafood Soup), which I can't wait to try.
The best Bossam (thinly sliced boiled pork with veggies) I have ever had! I've always been neutral about this particular dish, but I am now a fan. The meat is so tender and juicy. The side dishes are also fresh.
This place is my go-to Korean restaurant place when I'm craving Bulgogi boiled in a delicious sweet/soy broth (Special Traditional B.B.Q Beef). The beef is so tender, and the broth is so delicious I always end up eating two bowls of rice to soak up the broth with my rice. Chil Po is known for their Seafood Soup (haemultang), which is a spicy stew filled with generous amounts of seafood (crab legs, squid, mussels) and topped with Korean parsley. The broth is very deep and rich in flavor and simultaneously refreshing (an oxymoron and interesting combo but very delicious). One note is that you have to order at least 2-servings for the Seafood Soup.I've also ordered their Hwangsil Bossam (thin slices of pork belly broiled in herb) which was served with their famous kimchi. There was nothing special about the pork belly but the kimchi was indeed delicious and was the star of this dish. The seafood pancake was also good but nothing too special. I did really like the Spicy Buckwheat Noodles, which was sweet and not spicy - just the way I like it!Because this restaurant only has Korean-speaking aunties, the service may not be as on par, but this doesn't really hamper the experience. Overall, this is a nostalgic and solid Korean seafood restaurant!
Really good home cooked style meals with really good service!!! My go to stop for kfood when I'm in the area
Tasty bossam, and even tastier kimchi! It even came with some seaweed soup, which was super umami tasting. Classic taste, you honestly can't go wrong.
Authentic korean dishes for decent price patronized by mostly koreans. The restaurant has been there for a while so inside is dated
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Place was bookmarked by my son in law to try.Not a busy Tuesday night but we also got here about 1& 1/2 hour before closing.I got the squid on rice served in a hot earthenware pot, I let the rice sit to get that crispy texture on the bottom, added just a small amount of the spicy paste or gochujang. Squid was cooked well and just the right texture of tender and chewy. Son got the siondubu which had shrimp, squid and mussel plus soft tofu.Daughter got the spicy naengmyun or buckwheat noodles which she really enjoyed.Son in law got the pork kimchi stew or kimchi jjigae .Side dishes or banchan was quite delicious: spicy cucumbers, fermented Napa cabbage two ways : spicy and a more sour type ( it looked more translucent almost white) potato salad ,stewed vegetable with soy and garlic - Gosari Namul (Fiddlehead Ferns) .We wanted to try the bossam but they had sold out. Will try again another time.
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BAD EXPERIENCE, ordered their small Chilpo Hamul Tang and paid $54.99. It wasn't WORTH IT AT ALLL!! Totally Waisted money. They put 3 over cooked half blue crabs, 3 medium size shrimps, 3 pieces of monk fish (looks like they used frozen fish because it taste too fishy. If you use fresh fish you do not taste that and there are literally NO squids nor Small Octopus (Usually this one of the ingredients. Just LOTS of BEAN SPROUTS AND NO WATER PARSLEY, hardly NO vegetables. Also want it to mentioned that I also ordered Sea Food Pancake (haemul pajeon $19.99) that were suppose to be made with majority of Green onion (pajeon meaning Green Onion pancakes) but they tried to save money by minimizing Green Onion and instead they put so much yellow onion and they even tried to save money by using cheaper ingredients by using small squid Instead of large Squids. Again they tried to save money on ingredients. I know everything these days are higher price but if your going to charge customer higher price on their food we atleast deserves to have the right ingredients. This place used to be the Best Sea Food Soup place but NOT anymore. I will not go back again. Please make a change and start making honest FOOD instead. We as consumer trust restaurants like this one to their good practice when we go and spends our hard earn money at their restaurants. Thank you.
BAD EXPERIENCE, ordered their small Chilpo Hamul Tang and paid $54.99. It wasn't WORTH IT AT ALLL!! Totally Waisted money. They put 3 over cooked half blue crabs, 3 medium size shrimps, 3 pieces of monk fish (looks like they used frozen fish because it taste too fishy. If you use fresh fish you do not taste that and there are literally NO squids nor Small Octopus (Usually this one of the ingredients. Just LOTS of BEAN SPROUTS AND NO WATER PARSLEY, hardly NO vegetables. Also want it to mentioned that I also ordered Sea Food Pancake (haemul pajeon $19.99) that were suppose to be made with majority of Green onion (pajeon meaning Green Onion pancakes) but they tried to save money by minimizing Green Onion and instead they put so much yellow onion and they even tried to save money by using cheaper ingredients by using small squid Instead of large Squids. Again they tried to save money on ingredients. I know everything these days are higher price but if your going to charge customer higher price on their food we atleast deserves to have the right ingredients. This place used to be the Best Sea Food Soup place but NOT anymore. I will not go back again. Please make a change and start making honest FOOD instead. We as consumer trust restaurants like this one to their good practice when we go and spends our hard earn money at their restaurants. Thank you.
Authentic Korean food. I had the old style bulgogi which is full of original flavor, different from the one at BCD. They cook it on a golden grill meant just for that. I also had the royal bossam which is steamed pork. It came with fire kimchi. This spot has the best one in all of Southern California, better than Jongro in Garden Grove or YeDang in Irvine.
restaurant is clean and servers are kind. taste is also great. menus are very fit with soju.
Total bill came out to $143 for 6 people (including 20% tip). We ordered a large seafood stew and a medium order of bossam boiled porkParking: Tiny parking lot