40 Best Korean Restaurants near Palatine

“The quality of the meat here is truly exceptional—fresh, tender, and full of flavor. You can immediately tell they take pride in what they serve. The side dishes are just as impressive: everything is clean, well-balanced, and thoughtfully prepared. They honestly remind me of my mom’s homemade cooking, which says a lot.
One of my absolute favorites here is the mul naengmyeon. The broth is incredibly refreshing and perfectly balanced, and the noodles have that ideal chewy texture. It’s easily the best naengmyeon I’ve had in Chicago—nothing else even comes close. Every visit here feels like a comforting, high-quality dining experience.“

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

“CM Chicken in Vernon Hills is an absolute gem. From the moment you walk in, the atmosphere and music set the perfect vibe, and the lovely gentleman who always serves me makes every visit feel welcoming and personal. I recently discovered this location and I’m already in love—this is my second visit just this week.

You must try the honey garlic chicken (it’s incredible), unless something else on their impressive 10-sauce menu catches your eye—honestly, you can’t go wrong. Everything I’ve had has been fresh, flavorful, and perfectly cooked.

I truly hope to enjoy this spot for a very long time. Do yourself a favor and stop by to support this fantastic Korean restaurant. Highly recommended!“

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

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

“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. 🚀🙏“

“This place is a gem. We stopped there today for lunch and I must say it was wonderful. The sashimi bap I ordered was d se o fresh, delicious, colorful and tasty, and my husband, who ordered a bibimbap said it was the best he’s ever had. And he had a lot. 😀
We live in Crystal Lake, but it’s absolutely worth the drive. See you soon and thank you.“

“This place has amazing food. One thing I’ve noticed in the area is that many restaurants don’t really put much care into Korean side dishes (banchan), which is disappointing because they’re such an important part of the meal. That was not the case here at SGD Dubu So Gong Dong.

My experience was fantastic from start to finish. My waitress was polite, kind, and patient, and she absolutely hooked it up with the banchan. Everything felt intentional and well-prepared.

The food itself was incredible. No matter how much I practice at home, I can never get my beef bulgogi, kalbi, or banchan anywhere close to the quality they serve here. You can really taste the difference.

If I lived closer, I would be here all the time. The price is completely worth it for both the quality of the food and the level of customer service. Highly recommend.“

“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.“

“Such great food! Love the Cup Bap with clear noodles and spicy pork. Yum!!“

“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!“

“It is a different level of service when you visit blue house. It is a welcoming and peaceful atmosphere and all of the food is the best here! authentic and fresh. So grateful to visit this lovely resturaunt. Worth every dollar and then some!“

“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!“

“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“

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

“Always amazing food and super nice owners“

“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 😋.“

“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“

“​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!“

“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!“

“I'll say service is slow but for a good reason. Once younplace your order it's a wait but the food was delicious. The kids got corn dogs and cheese fries they enjoyed. The wife and I got a beef fried rice and garlic honey wings both amazing ... I'd come back definitely.“

“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.“

“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 😍“

“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!“

“I have been wanting to try Kong Dog for a while and I’m glad we did. The customer service was great and the food was better than expected.
You place your own order at the kiosk, but the staff was very helpful with our questions. The cook and cashier were both super kind.
The only downside was the seating area. The tables needed to be wiped down, although the ordering station and food line looked clean. Overall, a good experience and I would go back. We did take our food to go.“

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

“bb.q is my absolute favorite comfort food 😋 Entire order was made to order it was a 20 min wait but didn't really feel like it. Dine in area has 2 - 4 top tables. 8 seats total. If its a treat yourself day you have to come here. I'm a sweet potato fry snob and kbb.q gets it right super crispy but hot soft inside 🤤 I haven't found another sweet potato fry as amazing as these 😂 Cheese balls are delicious super crispy salty sweet (mozzarella) they were out of the cream cheese ones but I'm sure those are good too since they ran out. I usually get steamed rice and its always perfectly piping hot. Kitchen fried rice is a meal on its own add a fried egg and cheese if you have some, drizzle some kewpie on top you can thank me later 🤭“

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

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

“Food is amazing quality, service is always fast and everyone has been super nice every time myself or someone from my work picks up food for our lunch breaks!

Vegetarian options: Vegan/vegetarian options

Dietary restrictions: Options for everyone

Parking: Parking lot

Kid-friendliness: Food options for kids

Wheelchair accessibility: Accessible“

“Under New Management“

“Delicious food. Good drink selection. Fantastic fried chicken.“