No wait to be seated upon opening on a Friday night, ordered right away with no expectations. Star of the show: KFC. Wow!! My new favorite Korean fried chicken in the Bay Area, the spicy glaze was incredible and really reminded me of Korea. Definitely coming back more often for those!! Really enjoyed the Ttoekboki as well, very flavorful and lovely spiciness level. Will try the Bulgogi fries next!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Korean Fried Chicken 치킨
Gabriel Diaz
Wish I could have tried. Got here 11:40pm but they were closed. And yes I am that guy that comes last minute and believes that if you’re willing to service until you’re truly closed, you get extra money and extra tip from me.
The nice dude worker remaining told me that the kitchen closes 11:30pm but the restaurant closes at midnight.
Wanted to let anyone reading this know so that you know to come here before 11:30pm!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Karen Zheng
Very disappointed, overpriced. Was originally very excited about this new Korean restaurant in San Mateo. However, after spending $60 per person post tax and fees, I feel like there are better choices in San Mateo with the same price. Tofu soup - it has plenty seafood inside, but tastes very mid. Korean fried chicken - probably my favorite along the 3, but the honey flavor is too sweet / heavy for me. Grilled wagyu: it is very hard to chew at the beginning, then it’s overcooked later. There’s no way for us to tell when is the right time to eat it, and no one came to help / explain. A waste of money. The store itself is pretty cute.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Jason Born
Very loud space but the food is great
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Steam Egg Souffle
Lisa Huang
Cute spot for sharing small Korean plates with your chingu (friends :)). The atmosphere is quite nice and service is good.
We got the bulgolgi stew, spicy pork, and chicken wings to share. I would say the stew was flavorful and the toppings were great but the meat quality was a bit lacking. The spicy pork was okay, pretty standard. The chicken wings were probably their best out of the three!
Overall come for the vibes but don’t expect the absolute best Korean food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Isabel Yanes
This was a great spot to feed a large group of 12 for $25 each including tax and tip! The food itself was delicious and we tried so many menu options by splitting everything family style. The space was filled with really cute decorations and I loved the Soju bottle wall that casted a light green glow. The only issues we ran into were slow service and they messed up our order. However, the food quality is worth the wait and the slight mishap. Still highly recommend eating here!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Ryan Kozierok
Too salty, too greasy, too sweet. The food here is an embrace of excess in all the worst ways.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Maxine
A cute place with solid food and generous portions – plus they're open late! Our party of 5 shared 2 appetizers, bibimbap, and the ssam and we were stuffed. The bibimbap was my favorite and I wish I could've tried one of their stews as well. Would definitely return if I'm back in the area.
Aaronray Antonio
Late night eats!!!!!!! Been here twice now. Good staff and good food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ken Tien
Great spot with great food. Owners are also amazing! Excited to have a place that also opens later in San
Solid food for a late night spot in downtown San Mateo. Menu isn't the most extensive but they have solid options and it's a great spot for some late night food. Came here with friends and vibes were great! They also let you write on finished soju bottles to put up on their soju wall which was a cute idea.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Bulgogi Fries
Amy Xiao
Meh. Came out of thee restaurant so to hair and cloth smelling like oil and fried food. Food is good, standard Korean if not a bit on oily side - but not worth the lingering smell
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 3
Kayla Tai
Fun little place to enjoy some Korean food and soju! Staff is very friendly and the food is delicious. The restaurant is on the smaller side, so right now there can be a long wait depending on how busy it is.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Shavonne Yu (waitingforyu)
Lovely addition to San Mateo; we need more places that are open late! I love that they have my favorite marinated stir fried potato banchan that is hard to find nowadays. Food was delicious and came out quickly, kind service and the vibes were immaculate✨
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Eric Jen
AMAZING NEW SPOT. Incredible food, service, drinks, environment. Got the bulgogi fries and some other clutch treats when I asked for recommendations from the staff. Perfect ambiance for a date, after work bites and drinks, dinner, and/or just drinks with friends. Prices are great for what you get. Perfect for all situations and cannot recommend enough
No wait to be seated upon opening on a Friday night, ordered right away with no expectations. Star of the show: KFC. Wow!!
My new favorite Korean fried chicken in the Bay Area, the spicy glaze was incredible and really reminded me of Korea. Definitely coming back more often for those!! Really enjoyed the Ttoekboki as well, very flavorful and lovely spiciness level. Will try the Bulgogi fries next!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Korean Fried Chicken 치킨
Wish I could have tried. Got here 11:40pm but they were closed. And yes I am that guy that comes last minute and believes that if you’re willing to service until you’re truly closed, you get extra money and extra tip from me.
The nice dude worker remaining told me that the kitchen closes 11:30pm but the restaurant closes at midnight.
Wanted to let anyone reading this know so that you know to come here before 11:30pm!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Very disappointed, overpriced.
Was originally very excited about this new Korean restaurant in San Mateo. However, after spending $60 per person post tax and fees, I feel like there are better choices in San Mateo with the same price.
Tofu soup - it has plenty seafood inside, but tastes very mid.
Korean fried chicken - probably my favorite along the 3, but the honey flavor is too sweet / heavy for me.
Grilled wagyu: it is very hard to chew at the beginning, then it’s overcooked later. There’s no way for us to tell when is the right time to eat it, and no one came to help / explain. A waste of money.
The store itself is pretty cute.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Very loud space but the food is great
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Steam Egg Souffle
Cute spot for sharing small Korean plates with your chingu (friends :)). The atmosphere is quite nice and service is good.
We got the bulgolgi stew, spicy pork, and chicken wings to share. I would say the stew was flavorful and the toppings were great but the meat quality was a bit lacking. The spicy pork was okay, pretty standard. The chicken wings were probably their best out of the three!
Overall come for the vibes but don’t expect the absolute best Korean food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
This was a great spot to feed a large group of 12 for $25 each including tax and tip! The food itself was delicious and we tried so many menu options by splitting everything family style. The space was filled with really cute decorations and I loved the Soju bottle wall that casted a light green glow. The only issues we ran into were slow service and they messed up our order. However, the food quality is worth the wait and the slight mishap. Still highly recommend eating here!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Too salty, too greasy, too sweet. The food here is an embrace of excess in all the worst ways.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
A cute place with solid food and generous portions – plus they're open late! Our party of 5 shared 2 appetizers, bibimbap, and the ssam and we were stuffed. The bibimbap was my favorite and I wish I could've tried one of their stews as well. Would definitely return if I'm back in the area.
Late night eats!!!!!!! Been here twice now. Good staff and good food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great spot with great food. Owners are also amazing! Excited to have a place that also opens later in San
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Solid food for a late night spot in downtown San Mateo. Menu isn't the most extensive but they have solid options and it's a great spot for some late night food. Came here with friends and vibes were great! They also let you write on finished soju bottles to put up on their soju wall which was a cute idea.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Bulgogi Fries
Meh. Came out of thee restaurant so to hair and cloth smelling like oil and fried food. Food is good, standard Korean if not a bit on oily side - but not worth the lingering smell
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 3
Fun little place to enjoy some Korean food and soju! Staff is very friendly and the food is delicious. The restaurant is on the smaller side, so right now there can be a long wait depending on how busy it is.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lovely addition to San Mateo; we need more places that are open late! I love that they have my favorite marinated stir fried potato banchan that is hard to find nowadays. Food was delicious and came out quickly, kind service and the vibes were immaculate✨
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
AMAZING NEW SPOT. Incredible food, service, drinks, environment. Got the bulgogi fries and some other clutch treats when I asked for recommendations from the staff. Perfect ambiance for a date, after work bites and drinks, dinner, and/or just drinks with friends. Prices are great for what you get. Perfect for all situations and cannot recommend enough
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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