50 Best Korean Restaurants near Arlington Heights

“Always amazing food and super nice owners“

“The view at this place is great! After a graduation celebration with family, we went here to have another round of drinks and party even more. We got some juicy fried chicken and a huge egg omelette. It paired well with our beers and it was just great night“

“First, the food is DELICIOUS! They have a lot more flavors of chicken available than some other K.F.C. restaurants. The tteokbokki offers more flavors & add in’s as well. You can tell the company really cares about their food quality and customer satisfaction-eg they have steam vents built into the containers and the keep your to-go order propped slightly open until you pick up your order all so that your chicken remains crispy, rather than getting soggy waiting in a closed container! The staff are always very polite & conscientious. LOVE THIS PLACE!“

“Everything tasted amazing food and drinks were very fresh ,my favorite drink is boba tea“

“Enjoyed a simple but incredibly tasty lunch with the BlueFin tuna and crunchy rolls that were soooo good. Yum!!!!😊👍“

“Food is amazing. Great place to get a lot of protein.“

“Food is amazing. Great place to get a lot of protein.“

“Delicious your food 🍱 very friendly !!!!“

“Fanflippintastic this place is. Love Korean food so I was looking at places that'll serve solo customers. After reading reviews, I chose this spot. I was a little nervous going in because plenty of korean places only allow a party of 2 minimum and some that allow singles, treat those single customers much differently than parties. But not this place. They greeted me warmly and made sure to keep checking in on me from time to time. They gave me free food to try right when they brought my meat order to be grilled. Had a lovely conversation with one of the staff and gave a great tip. I paid in cash so they gave me a delicious ice cream. Ive got to say that is was also super fantastic along with everything I ordered. I even ordered Tteokbokki to go.“

“Amazing experience at Mother’s Apron Korean BBQ! Fantastic food quality, generous portion sizes, experienced and kind service, and an upscale atmosphere. We got the Mother’s Queen Set and there was plenty left over with 3 people. The meat was high quality and the banchan was also delicious. Worth the price. Our waiter Patrick was awesome! Can’t wait to come back again.“

“Everything was perfect!“

“Randomly found this restaurant on google maps driving from the city to burbs in search for a place that makes jjajangmyun, my mom’s favorite. Ordered a bunch of items and picked up. Sat inside to wait for them to finish my order and I loved the small mom and pop random design, comfortable feel. Food - Everything was delicious. Price - very reasonable for what you get. I’d have to argue the best jjajangmyun in Chicago - I mixed the kan-jjajang and jjajangmyun together. This will be the go to spot to pick up for me whenever I head to the suburbs. 🚀🙏“

“Love the vibes and food! Come here with your friends!!“

“This place never disappoints. Great service, amazing chicken and overall great atmosphere. Highly recommend!“

“Their expansion from Golf Mill to their own establish is such a wonderful improvement. The staffs are just as wonderful and the food is excellent.
They deserve the praise and the expansion to their own place in a good plaza.

I will come back again“

“The Food Overall is on point & The service is Perfect 👌 Always We Love ❤️ eating the Variety of Choices Thank you for always serving Fresh Food 🥘 🙏😉😷 5 Star in our Book 😉“

“This is my second time coming to CM Chicken, and it never fails to disappoint! I’ve been to other locations, but this is the definitely the best. The staff members are very nice and accommodating, and the food tastes great! My personal favorites are the Soy Garlic Green Onion Chicken and Curry Tikku Chicken. The space is large and good for groups of any size. Came here for a New Years Party, and everyone had a great experience!“

“Yummm! Was looking for a good place to eat nearby and came here based on the reviews--it did not disappoint! We got the corn cheese, budae jigae, and modeum suyuk. Everything was very tasty! There are a lot more things on the menu I'd like to try, but we stuffed ourselves full and still had leftovers.

Bonus points for the private booth seating and will definitely come here again for karaoke (and dessert) at some point.“

“I've been wanting to try this spot. The meat was fresh and seasoned well. The ladies serving us were so kind. We got the Chungkiwa special, which included all the meats, sliced ribeye, spare ribs, chicken thighs, pork, shrimp and squid. The sliced ribeye and pork were the best! It was enough for 3 people for sure! The side dishes were excellent. Also the dumpling soup was light, flavorful and soothing!“

“It taste the best 🍱🍚🦐😋 recommended even if I have to drive 25 minutes 😁“

“One of the best Korean restaurants in the suburbs. Everything was delicious, the meats were very tender and marinated well and also, they serve this salad that is one of the best salads I’ve ever had. I don’t know what kind of dressing they put but it’s delicious!“

“Went in and love that its pet friendly. Had a good variety of hot dogs that I havent seen in other places, sandwiches and burgers, and bowls. I had the lemongrass grilled chicken bowl over rice. So good and unique flavors. The fries were crispy and delicious. Definitely returning with the pup.“

“Great food- meats , sides dishes could’nt ask for more. Service excellent . We loved the decore.“

“Food is fantastic. For sure one of our favorite restaurants“

“Easy access to the main road with ample parking. The food was very home-made and delicious. The hostess was very pleasant and she came by to ensure we had everything we needed. The ox bone broth was very good. We greatly enjoyed our dinner!!“

“All the food we ordered was alll delicious!!“

“𝐆𝐨 𝐆𝐨𝐨 𝐌𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐈 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐠𝐨𝐨 𝐠𝐨𝐨 𝐠𝐚𝐡.

𝙉𝙤𝙩𝙚: 𝙈𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘 𝙥𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚.

(𝟭) 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲 (𝟮.𝟱/𝟮.𝟱):
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘂 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝘄, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝘄. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝘂 𝗯𝘂, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝘂 𝗯𝘂. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹. 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗹.

(𝟮) 𝗔𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 (𝟭/𝟮.𝟱):
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁—𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁. 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀, 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀. 𝗔 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵: 𝗮 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗸.

(𝟯) 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 (𝟮/𝟮.𝟱):
𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝘂𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘆. 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱, 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹.

(𝟰) 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 (𝟮/𝟮.𝟱):
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀—𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗹-𝗽𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗹-𝗸𝗼-𝗸𝗶 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁.“

“I’m so happy for that they’re bringing back their original taste, quality and also upgraded menu. New recipes are so yum. Really good. Our whole family loves this place. Also the owner lady’s service is lovely ☺️
If you craving something like sweet and spicy, I highly recommend this one. I love their Tteokbokki, original wings, my kids love their bibimbap, original chicken burger, fries and of course their boba drinks. I can promise their whole menu is so yum 😋.“

“I genuinely have nothing bad to say about this place. Both times I’ve gone, I’ve had amazing experiences. I highly recommend the yangji seolleongtang! :) I prefer it to the galbi tang. It’s a much milder broth and is still very filling.“

“Wow, Kow is a great place to get some Korean bbq. I've been to many Korean bbq to include in Korea. I like Kow. Very modern cool feel to the place. Now I've only been here during slow early hours but the food is the same I'm sure. They have a small ramen bar to get you started if you want, but maybe hold some space for the rest. We had the dinner meal and it had everything we could want and more. Did I say all you can eat? We ate too much, but left happy. If you don't know Korean bbq, you Grill your own food so it is just the way you like it. The servers are happy to help if you need it. Other than the overfull stomach we left with, have nothing but good things to say. Even liked the giant video screens around the restaurant. Check it out. 5 Stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟“

“This place is so good not only did i leave a Google review, but now a Facebook one as well. Hands down the best KBBQ place around. The food is so good. All the meats are amazing even the vegetable sides are delicious. The owners are so nice and sweet it makes you feel like you're eating this world class meal in a family members home. Cant wait to go back!“

“Our go to restaurant.. the. best kimchi ever 😊“

“Fabulous and authentic! The staff were kind and helpful with recommendations and explaining the menu. I settled on a noodle dish. It was a large portion, very fresh and delicious. I also enjoyed the fresh packaged to-go items and took some snacks for later. Friendly and casual atmosphere. Easy parking.“

“We had Korean Café cater a dinner for over 150 adoptees (transracial/transnational), the menu was amazing! The food was fantastic and everyone loved every item. Mrs. Oh was so helpful determining the portions. It was an excellent experience working with them.

Vegetarian options: Many vegetarian and vegan options!“

“Had a great mini reunion with 2 surgical unit NSUH! Everything was good to parking, food, ambience and karaoke!“

“​I was craving authentic Korean food during my travels, and this place provided the most perfect meal I could have asked for. The flavors were so deep and authentic that all my travel fatigue vanished from the very first bite.
​Everything from the main course to each and every side dish was prepared with such care. It felt as though I had discovered a top-tier restaurant back in Korea. The food was clean, perfectly balanced, and incredibly satisfying without being overpowering.
​Beyond the delicious food, the warm and friendly service made this experience truly unforgettable. If I had to give a reason to visit this city again, it would undoubtedly be to eat at this restaurant. This will be the very first place on my list to revisit whenever I return to this town!“

“My husband and I we are KOREAN BBQ lovers and today we enjoyed the most delicious BBQ dinner in Chicago area, very good and delicious menu, nice and friendly service. We definitely recommend BBQ GARDEN to all our family and friends.“

“This restaurant has the best rose tteokbokki I've ever had! The bulgogi and ramen are also delicious! The staff is very patient and will guide you through your menu selections. If you don't like your food too spicy, they will also adjust it to your liking. Very cute spot. Wonderful for date night.“

“This place was great! I ordered the dolsot bibimbap and the tteokguk and both came out exactly how I wanted and tasty.

This place really gives back what you put in, I walked in excited to try it and all the staff reciprocally seemed excited to have me. They were very kind, quick, and attentive. I was also able to ask about the dishes and they were able to explain to me in a helpful way so that I could learn more about Korean food! Can't wait to come back.“

“First time having Korean BBQ. I could not have a gone to a better place! Everything was so good! The severs are very attentive and were very nice! Enjoyed my meal!“

“Authentic Korean food with generous portion and reasonable price. Small intestine pot was really delicious. The pig feet is def more spicy than we thought so just be prepared for that. But once u got a hang of the spicy, immediately fell in love with it. Parking is easy.“

“10/10 will come back next year.“

“I was wanting to try Korean style fried chicken. I was not disappointed. The chicken is crispy, moist and just the right amount of spice. The menu looks so good, I had difficulty deciding what to get. I will definitely come back.“

“One of the best sushi spots in the suburbs 😍“

“Highly recommend. I had the most flavorful Miso soup I have ever had. Its a nice quiet cozy atmosphere and the lady serving us was extremely kind. I will be going back soon. Everything we ate was delicious. I recommend the Spring Train sushi roll.“

“GREAT RESTAURANT

The food is traditional and authentic. There are a lot of delicious menu options. The atmosphere is also great, and the interior design is in a traditional Korean style. This place has been around for a while, and they know what they’re doing.

There’s also a karaoke lounge in the back with varying prices. It’s not the best karaoke spot but they have most recent songs available.“

“I have spent 4 months in South Korea and was luckily able to experience and enjoy authentic KBBQ during that time. Since then, this restaurant has been the only one in the Chicagoland area that has been able to, not only match, but exceed my expectations. The food is authentic and super yummy (a solid 12 on a scale of 1-10). The customer service is beyond expectation and the atmosphere is perfect as well. I would absolutely recommend to anyone. I have been here on multiple occasions and I have had a fantastic experience every single time. I cannot recommend this restaurant enough! If I had the money to eat here every single day, I would. 최고입니다!!“

“Good food. Will recommend the place to our friends.“

“great place to eat, very good service and very large portions. loved it here“

“It’s a mall food court where every table is dirty and rocks so not a great atmosphere. However the guys working at Kong Dog are very friendly and efficient and they were happy to answer questions and make suggestions. I have never had a Kong Dog but I give it 10/10 and the mango lemonade was delicious combo too! I’ll be back for sure.“