Korea Restaurant has a pretty predictable but large menu of gimbap, various soups, bulgogi, bibimbap, hotpot, KFC, teriyaki, and more, with some Japanese-style dishes in addition to the Korean. This restaurant, like the others on this street, is in a converted house, and the environment is comfortable and unpretentious. They had K-pop music videos playing on a TV in the dining room. There was an older man and a woman serving together; the woman was very sweet, the man came off as quite serious. I ordered the tofu hot stone bibimbap which also came with an assortment of banchan. None of the food really stood out to me but it was all pretty good. I definitely would've liked more tofu in the bibimbap, but I did appreciate that it seemed to be lightly pan-fried rather than deep-fried. With hot sauce added, the bowl was very flavourful but not too salty. The vegetables were all cooked well and the fried egg also had nice crispy edges. The portion was filling, especially with the banchan. The bibimbap came out literally seconds after the banchan, so I was a little worried it would get cold before I had the chance to eat the banchan, but the stone bowl kept it nice and hot until the last bite. I would say this is an okay place for vegetarians/vegans since they do have a number of entrees that I believe should be vegetarian or vegan (more if you remove the egg), but they don't label which dishes are vegetarian, so you might have to ask questions about hidden meat/seafood ingredients if you're not familiar with Korean food. If you are vegetarian, let them know when you order, because even though the bibimbap I ordered was vegetarian, some of the banchan (fishcakes and likely the kimchi) contained seafood. The overall experience was positive but not outstanding in terms of the food or atmosphere, so while I might return if I'm craving Korean, I want to try other Korean places in the neighbourhood first to see what else is out there.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Andy Helton
The food was absolutely delicious! The spicy ribs were immaculate. Easily worth every penny.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Ellie Pfeiffer
I love this place! I come here about once every other week and it’s always good! It’s in a safer location than some other places along Kirkwood as well so I always feel safe coming here by myself as a student. Service is great and the food is authentic!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Misty Deckard
Rice was hot, greens, carrots and meat were cold. 2nd visit where the food wasn't right..
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
D'Artagnan Engle
Food was great but wait was over and hour before they took our order.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 1
Phillip Stone
All three of their signs said open and it was 2 hours until scheduled to close, but the door was locked. I knocked and there was someone inside but she shooed me away.
Lucy Len Dim
Korea Restaurant is amazing!!!!! I came here once & I LOVE this place!!! The service was superb. I believe it was the owner of the place, but she was super sweet and really understanding. She treats each customer as if they are her children. So sweet 🥹 The food was also DELICIOUS!! 1000/10 recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chaz Teplin
I wasn’t expecting great Korean food in the heart of a Midwest college town but that’s what we got. We came midweek for lunch in the summer and don’t was empty. Food was authentic and delicious. We got the seafood pancake and the spicy pork Galbijjim.
Will admit it was a lot more pricey than a college town sub. But worth it.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Katelyn Wilcox
Very kind and welcoming staff who make you feel right at home! The food was incredible too!
Very great place! I drove out of town for this restaurant. Will do it again soon ❤️.
Cynyrlynne Suganob
Our little family loves this restaurant. Everything's the best! We love the food, the staff, and especially the owner. Very hands on to their customers. This is our no.1 go to place.
Tiona Orellana
I use to love this place never had a problem with the orders or nothing, but the past few times I have called my order in and they have gotten it wrong every time, and this last time they got it wrong everything was so screwed up it was like I got someone else’s order, so I called and complained about it, they said next time I placed a order to give them my name and they would make sure I was not charged for it, so today I called and got the order, got their to pick it up and they made me pay for it after just talking to them on the phone placing my order confirming I did not have to pay, and the order was atleast right this time, but it was cold, so this will be the last time they get my service it is ridiculous the way this place has went downhill.
Matthew Spiers
Awesome cozy spot with a spotless bathroom, incredibly friendly wait-staff, and delicious food!
Wen
The kimchi soup I was served was super salty and did not have a rich kimchi flavor. I could tell that the soup base was not as flavorful because whenever I did not dip my spoon in for a minute, all the spices in the broth separated.
The inside of the restaurant smelled old and musty and was kind of off putting to the whole eating experience.
However, the service was good and the workers here are very kind. I would come here if you’re new to Korean food and are wanting more mild flavors.
Legit Korean food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Korea Restaurant has a pretty predictable but large menu of gimbap, various soups, bulgogi, bibimbap, hotpot, KFC, teriyaki, and more, with some Japanese-style dishes in addition to the Korean. This restaurant, like the others on this street, is in a converted house, and the environment is comfortable and unpretentious. They had K-pop music videos playing on a TV in the dining room. There was an older man and a woman serving together; the woman was very sweet, the man came off as quite serious.
I ordered the tofu hot stone bibimbap which also came with an assortment of banchan. None of the food really stood out to me but it was all pretty good. I definitely would've liked more tofu in the bibimbap, but I did appreciate that it seemed to be lightly pan-fried rather than deep-fried. With hot sauce added, the bowl was very flavourful but not too salty. The vegetables were all cooked well and the fried egg also had nice crispy edges. The portion was filling, especially with the banchan. The bibimbap came out literally seconds after the banchan, so I was a little worried it would get cold before I had the chance to eat the banchan, but the stone bowl kept it nice and hot until the last bite.
I would say this is an okay place for vegetarians/vegans since they do have a number of entrees that I believe should be vegetarian or vegan (more if you remove the egg), but they don't label which dishes are vegetarian, so you might have to ask questions about hidden meat/seafood ingredients if you're not familiar with Korean food. If you are vegetarian, let them know when you order, because even though the bibimbap I ordered was vegetarian, some of the banchan (fishcakes and likely the kimchi) contained seafood.
The overall experience was positive but not outstanding in terms of the food or atmosphere, so while I might return if I'm craving Korean, I want to try other Korean places in the neighbourhood first to see what else is out there.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
The food was absolutely delicious! The spicy ribs were immaculate. Easily worth every penny.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
I love this place! I come here about once every other week and it’s always good! It’s in a safer location than some other places along Kirkwood as well so I always feel safe coming here by myself as a student. Service is great and the food is authentic!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rice was hot, greens, carrots and meat were cold. 2nd visit where the food wasn't right..
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Food was great but wait was over and hour before they took our order.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 1
All three of their signs said open and it was 2 hours until scheduled to close, but the door was locked. I knocked and there was someone inside but she shooed me away.
Korea Restaurant is amazing!!!!! I came here once & I LOVE this place!!! The service was superb. I believe it was the owner of the place, but she was super sweet and really understanding. She treats each customer as if they are her children. So sweet 🥹 The food was also DELICIOUS!! 1000/10 recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I wasn’t expecting great Korean food in the heart of a Midwest college town but that’s what we got. We came midweek for lunch in the summer and don’t was empty. Food was authentic and delicious. We got the seafood pancake and the spicy pork Galbijjim.
Will admit it was a lot more pricey than a college town sub. But worth it.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very kind and welcoming staff who make you feel right at home! The food was incredible too!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Very great place! I drove out of town for this restaurant. Will do it again soon ❤️.
Our little family loves this restaurant. Everything's the best! We love the food, the staff, and especially the owner. Very hands on to their customers. This is our no.1 go to place.
I use to love this place never had a problem with the orders or nothing, but the past few times I have called my order in and they have gotten it wrong every time, and this last time they got it wrong everything was so screwed up it was like I got someone else’s order, so I called and complained about it, they said next time I placed a order to give them my name and they would make sure I was not charged for it, so today I called and got the order, got their to pick it up and they made me pay for it after just talking to them on the phone placing my order confirming I did not have to pay, and the order was atleast right this time, but it was cold, so this will be the last time they get my service it is ridiculous the way this place has went downhill.
Awesome cozy spot with a spotless bathroom, incredibly friendly wait-staff, and delicious food!
The kimchi soup I was served was super salty and did not have a rich kimchi flavor. I could tell that the soup base was not as flavorful because whenever I did not dip my spoon in for a minute, all the spices in the broth separated.
The inside of the restaurant smelled old and musty and was kind of off putting to the whole eating experience.
However, the service was good and the workers here are very kind. I would come here if you’re new to Korean food and are wanting more mild flavors.
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