Ahjae Gookbap
339 Broad Ave, Palisades Park
(201) 429-2449
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I wanted to eat Korean food, so I searched and visited.
The gomtang soup is really rich and has no unpleasant smell and is the best.
I also highly recommend the additional boiled pork.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: suyuk 수육무침, hangover soup 해장국
I was surprised that soy sauce crab sauce was honestly the most delicious thing I've ever eaten in my life... I ate a whole leg, spit it out, rinsed my mouth with water, and threw it away.
Ttukbaegi bulgogi has a sweet taste, but I was bored.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 3
We came here in March. We had a great experience and the food was delicious. The restaurant space is quite small. You get your own water. My husband really enjoyed the egg side dish. We love this place a lot and can’t wait to come back. The soy sauce marinated crab is a must try.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The best Korean restaurant I've been to. Everything we ordered was to perfection. Not sure
Too salty, not too sweet.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Overall pretty satisfied with my meal here. I thought the marinated crab had excellent flavour, it really had that umami flavour which was great. We really liked the soup as well it tasted very hearty. The service was pretty fast too!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef Soup, Soup
The marinated raw crab and beef soup are really great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef Soup
Super friendly hosts that really care about people. They have plenty of ice water/hot water, refill appetizer dishes, food is very high quality and reasonable price.
Came back second time in one week
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef Soup, Soup, Ahjae Ppyojjim 아재뼈찜 蒸牛骨
The food was too salty and spicy. The service was unremarkable, and they kept asking for a tip, which was 15% during lunchtime. The space was small, and we had to keep moving chairs for people coming in and out. Overall, this restaurant deserves a 2-star rating, but I’m giving it 1 star due to the owner's attitude.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Oyster soup is the best!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
AMAZING SERVICE! The server gave us two dishes on the house, and was very attentive throughout our meal. I had the Dak Do Ri Tang and it was the best chicken I’ve had in a long time. W vibe would definitely go here again. ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Gimbap, Spicy Pork
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I would say it's worth a try. Not really plenty in the side dishes but the kimchi is good, the mandoo is fresh but maybe needs more salt, ganjatang was pretty good with not too much MSG, the ppyojjim was more sweet than I expected and the meat wasn't tender enough. Seating is a little limited but they do the best that they can.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Gamjatang D
The ddukbaegi bulgogi soup was sweet, hearty, and delicious. It had the softest and chewiest rice I’ve ever had! Service was amazing as well. They gave us egg on the house and refilled our banchan without us asking. We were just visiting NJ but super happy we got to try this place!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Soup
We arrived here 30 mins before they closed and they still sat us. The service was one of the best I've ever experienced. They continued to give us extra dishes that were on the house even after they closed.
We ordered the oyster pancake and raw blue crab marinated in chef's special soy sauce. Really all you need to get here. I can eat probably 4 plates of this in one sitting because I would want to keep tasting it.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food. Loved the spicy chicken soup and signature dish. Made quickly and had sides to it. Kimchi was delicious too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The staff were incredibly friendly and welcoming, whereas the ambiance was on the casual side with not that many seatings. The best dish we got was the large raw crabs (ganjang gejang) for 36, which priced out around 9 per crab that was cut in half. The marinade was so incredibly delicious and the crab was filled with fresh meat! I know some diners say it's pricey, but honestly for its high quality and freshness, I think it's relatively reasonable. We also got the braised prime beef (ahjae ppyo jjim), which has an intense and rich flavor, but the amount of bone to meat ratio was overwhelmingly imbalanced, where each piece had about 20% meat versus 80% bone. I definitely liked the dish but hope they can choose more meaty cuts next time! Lastly, we got the buckwheat noodle in cold broth (mool naengmyun), which was refreshing and tasty, just be careful not to add too much vinegar!
Overall we had a really good time and we can't wait to come back, especially for more of the raw crabs! Thank you for reading and best of luck! (:
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ahjae Ppyojjim 아재뼈찜 蒸牛骨
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