Soonheene Chino Hills

This is our 2nd time here and we will NOT return. Our experience was appalling.

We were greeted in by the Korean older waitress to sit at a 2-seater table. Mind you, the place was relatively empty at the time. We asked to move to a bigger table next to us, as we were anticipating to order more food than usual. There were already parties of two at other 4-seater tables. However, the waitress gave us a dirty look and much pushback. We then noticed a sudden attitude shift. At first, we thought nothing of it. However, other guests came in and a party of two was seated at a 4- seater table with no issues.

We gave her the benefit of the doubt.
The whole time we were there she was being super friendly to the other customers, saying “enjoy” and “thank you.” Unfortunately, she ignored us and didn’t provide us water, even after politely asking. Our food was dumped on the table without a word.

I understand there is an organization in seating customers but we felt extremely unfairly singled out. We dine out often at many types of Asian establishments - so I know that service is not a forte. It was clear her attitude toward us was intentional. I read another review reporting discrimination here. As a Korean, I don’t understand why you would discriminate against your own ethnicity. I am all for supporting local businesses but it is a shame that this happened. Please think twice before dining here.

[I will say the food is decent and portioned well. Unfortunately, it felt like the food was sitting for a while before it was brought to the table].

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 1

Good food, generous portion, friendly services, reasonable price. Nice neighborhood restaurant. Highly recommended if you live in the area.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great food with fantastic portions. You can definitely go the family style option with the meals. Very friendly and attentive staff. Such a great place.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Our Boss buys lunch for our monthly goal met. And this month he had the opportunity to try Soonheene. Highly recommend their Rice water is tasty and perfect sweetness. Like a verson of Horchata without the dairy. Thier chicken was super crispy as it should be n very flavored. Will definitely come with Family

Food: 5

Service: 5

great service and good food!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Best Korean street food that I have had in the states. The fried chicken is as good as downtown Seoul. Their Kimbap is light and perfect.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

The kimba is a must try and probably the best in the area. It comes in bite size with a good balance of rice and veggie. Perfect item when you need something refreshing to grab and go. The pork pancake and spicy noodles are around average but the portions are generous. One thing worth mentioning is that the service is top-notch while the staff are so nice and friendly. It's better than lots of high end restaurants. Will come back to try out other dishes for sure.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

I was in Chino Hills for work and craving Korean food when I found this gem. It’s a cozy family run spot that offers great portions at a great price and the food is incredible! Definitely get the fried chicken and try the Rose Tteokbokki. I wish I lived closer so I could eat there more but I’ll definitely be back!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food overall is fine, but the pancakes here are a scam. We ordered a seafood pancake and it had NO SEAFOOD.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Chicken and oden was really good, the rice cake sauce was a bit too sweet for me.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Korean Fried Chicken, Oden Fish Cake Soup

Best Korean street food in south Cali ! Service is good as well, we had great time there !

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I had the rabokki, spicy tteokbokki, chicken wings, mayak gimbap, cheese balls, and pork cutlet — and seriously, everything was so good! You can tell they use fresh oil and quality ingredients because all the food tasted super clean and flavorful. Not a single miss. I’m definitely coming back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This place is run by a family, and serves Korean street food.
Ordered pork belly, Ramen, and seaweed wraps. The wraps are delicious, and so is the pork belly.
Services are great.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Really good korean street food and great service!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

the food here was super authentic and very tasty. The servers were so kind and you can really tell they love working at this restaurant. they played a lot of korean street food videos making the experience feel even more real!