One of my favorite restaurants I've ever been to in Chicago. food is delicious and really like the atmosphere. come here for some good food and have a couple drinks with friends. the sweet pea and spicy pork skin are recommended.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Klarin S
Really good Korean food ! Hidden Gem
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Seafood Pancake, Fire Chicken with Cheese, Spicy Squid
Helen H.
Small but cozy. We got there around 7:30pm. The place was pretty much full the whole time until we left. Very few tables for seating. We ordered the fire chicken with cheese. I highly recommend the fire chicken. The cheese is not necessary but get it if you like it. I was surprised by how delicious the chicken was. It was marinated just right. Spicy but tasty. I would order a bowl of rice or two to eat with it. It was enough for two people. Most of the menu prices felt a little bit pricey. I would definitely come back to get fire chicken though.
Stevan T.
Interesting divy like place but great unique food that is very filling. It's small on the inside with orange walls and playing K Pop. It's a fun different vibe but just know going in it's nothing fancy at all on the inside. Food seems pricey but every dish can feed two and I think is best shared. It's pretty fast service as well. I would go back
Evan Sears
We all love a good Dancen night! Personally I'm obsessed with the fact that they just play nonstop K-Pop music videos on a projector screen. The food is REALLY good, and it's a great place to go and get a little buzzed with friends. I will say the place could be even better if they hired more staff.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Fire Chicken with Cheese, Spicy Pork Skin
D “Juanito” H
This 25 year old hole in the wall really reminded us the street restaurants in Korea. The cafeteria chairs, square block tables when you have nowhere to put your feet, dark and K-Pop videos playing on TV. It doesn't get anymore authentic then this, and so are the food items. There are no BBQ here, you can get the BBQ kababs cooked for you over the grill though. They are just ok for me. The highlight is the rice cake (the big ones, made from rice, not powder), pork skin, the sweet and spicy chicken and the intestines that we had, the perfect balance of flavor for us, not overly spiced. Another thing is, you don't see the typical coat of oil and grease at the bottom of the plate, including the ones with cheese. We will surely return to check on the hot pots and others.It is definitely not a place for a date, but for a quick Korean street food fix, this is it.
Wow, mighty impressed with the cooking, ambience and characters! The fire chicken was amazing! Spicy rice cake with fish cake, Korean beef shish kabob and Kim chi soup with pork belly. Yum yum!It's a little dark, lots of k-pop videos and many drink choices. Yum yum.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Joe Morrical
Amazing food! I live nearby and have never had a bad meal. Try the "Fire Chicken with Cheese", it was in Chicago's Best for a very good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fire Chicken with Cheese
Frank Skrzecz
Cash only garbage establishment. Wasted trip. Reporting their tax evading practices to the IRS. Place looks like a dump. Beware.
Talk about a hidden gem. It feels like you're eating in someone's shed but the food is incredible and prices are very fair for the portions and quality.
Bill Wang
We were thoroughly impressed by the food at Dancen. Every dish we tried, including the fire chicken with cheese, the spicy pork skin, kimchi pancake, sweet marinated pork rib, and spicy squid, was outstanding! The restaurant's atmosphere has an intimate ambiance and it's a great spot to enjoy some traditional Korean dishes with friends. We're definitely looking forward to returning again soon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fire Chicken with Cheese
Bloom phumiphatsakun
The best Korean restaurant in Chicago for me. ?
Melissa Gastelum Lopez
The interior isn’t the best, but man their food is great! This is definitely somewhere you will come back again due to their amazing menu. I recommend the Fire Chicken with cheese, absolutely amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Rui Qiu
Burnt kabobs, no taste except salt. The same army pot I made at home for less than 10bucks tastes exactly same with their 32$ version, mine even has better meat. Only do cash or Zelle, but still charging taxes(everyone knows what’s that about). The tax they are charging is also at an incorrect percentage. Didn’t bother to fight over couple dollars. But they definitely think customers are stupid and illiterate. Never coming back again. Pretty sure they paid for those 5 star comments using evaded tax money.
One of my favorite restaurants I've ever been to in Chicago. food is delicious and really like the atmosphere. come here for some good food and have a couple drinks with friends. the sweet pea and spicy pork skin are recommended.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Really good Korean food ! Hidden Gem
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Seafood Pancake, Fire Chicken with Cheese, Spicy Squid
Small but cozy. We got there around 7:30pm. The place was pretty much full the whole time until we left. Very few tables for seating. We ordered the fire chicken with cheese. I highly recommend the fire chicken. The cheese is not necessary but get it if you like it. I was surprised by how delicious the chicken was. It was marinated just right. Spicy but tasty. I would order a bowl of rice or two to eat with it. It was enough for two people. Most of the menu prices felt a little bit pricey. I would definitely come back to get fire chicken though.
Interesting divy like place but great unique food that is very filling. It's small on the inside with orange walls and playing K Pop. It's a fun different vibe but just know going in it's nothing fancy at all on the inside. Food seems pricey but every dish can feed two and I think is best shared. It's pretty fast service as well. I would go back
We all love a good Dancen night! Personally I'm obsessed with the fact that they just play nonstop K-Pop music videos on a projector screen. The food is REALLY good, and it's a great place to go and get a little buzzed with friends. I will say the place could be even better if they hired more staff.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Fire Chicken with Cheese, Spicy Pork Skin
This 25 year old hole in the wall really reminded us the street restaurants in Korea. The cafeteria chairs, square block tables when you have nowhere to put your feet, dark and K-Pop videos playing on TV. It doesn't get anymore authentic then this, and so are the food items. There are no BBQ here, you can get the BBQ kababs cooked for you over the grill though. They are just ok for me. The highlight is the rice cake (the big ones, made from rice, not powder), pork skin, the sweet and spicy chicken and the intestines that we had, the perfect balance of flavor for us, not overly spiced. Another thing is, you don't see the typical coat of oil and grease at the bottom of the plate, including the ones with cheese. We will surely return to check on the hot pots and others.It is definitely not a place for a date, but for a quick Korean street food fix, this is it.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spicy Rice Cake, Spicy Pork Skin
Restaurant with friendly staff and delicious
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wow, mighty impressed with the cooking, ambience and characters! The fire chicken was amazing! Spicy rice cake with fish cake, Korean beef shish kabob and Kim chi soup with pork belly. Yum yum!It's a little dark, lots of k-pop videos and many drink choices. Yum yum.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing food! I live nearby and have never had a bad meal. Try the "Fire Chicken with Cheese", it was in Chicago's Best for a very good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fire Chicken with Cheese
Cash only garbage establishment. Wasted trip. Reporting their tax evading practices to the IRS. Place looks like a dump. Beware.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
Talk about a hidden gem. It feels like you're eating in someone's shed but the food is incredible and prices are very fair for the portions and quality.
We were thoroughly impressed by the food at Dancen. Every dish we tried, including the fire chicken with cheese, the spicy pork skin, kimchi pancake, sweet marinated pork rib, and spicy squid, was outstanding! The restaurant's atmosphere has an intimate ambiance and it's a great spot to enjoy some traditional Korean dishes with friends. We're definitely looking forward to returning again soon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fire Chicken with Cheese
The best Korean restaurant in Chicago for me. ?
The interior isn’t the best, but man their food is great! This is definitely somewhere you will come back again due to their amazing menu. I recommend the Fire Chicken with cheese, absolutely amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Burnt kabobs, no taste except salt. The same army pot I made at home for less than 10bucks tastes exactly same with their 32$ version, mine even has better meat. Only do cash or Zelle, but still charging taxes(everyone knows what’s that about). The tax they are charging is also at an incorrect percentage. Didn’t bother to fight over couple dollars. But they definitely think customers are stupid and illiterate. Never coming back again. Pretty sure they paid for those 5 star comments using evaded tax money.