10 Best Korean Restaurants in Lakewood

“Delicious food with great service.“

“Excellent. Might be the best korean soup restaurant in Tacoma.

Clean. Clean utensils. Clean restrooms. Clean air. Clean water. This is one of the few Asian restaurants that are clean.
Courteous staff who serviced us very quickly.
Prices are fair.
Menu was an easy to navigate one pager with no grease to paste your fingers.
Tasteful music selection. Noise level isn't an issue for casual intimate convos.

Both kimchis are excellent. Comparable to hmart quality. Spicy beef soup were rich.

The only criticism I have is with the outside design. The pictures on the windows kinda made me hesitate to go in since I couldn't peek inside. However, once you're inside, it's a nice feeling to be insulated from the outside with the tinted windows.

This is a regular spot to keep going to.

Edit: Went another time bringing my family, but noticed less meat than the first time we came. Might have inconsistent portioning.“

“The food was delicious and the staff were incredibly friendly and accommodating. We came in for an early dinner but by the time we left the place was packed! Ppl clearly love this hidden gem!“

“Everything was exceptional! Wonderful restaurant“

“This is probably the best beef intestines I’ve had outside of Korea. The flavor is very authentic and really reminds me of what I had in Korea. The service was great, the ingredients were super fresh, and even the side dishes were very traditional. Definitely worth coming back!“

“Absolutely love this place!!! The chef fulfilled a personal request for an item not listed on the menu with no hesitation and it came out perfectly💓 the staff is wonderfully kind and patient, and everything was so clean!!!“

“The place is nice and clean. I like the fact that you get your rice in a bowl stone so its stays warm for a long time. The down side of the bowl stone is that the rice sticks to the sides and its hard to get off. The beef short ribs and pork bulgogi is really flavorful. The beef bulgogi could use a little more flavor but was not bad at all. Tried a tofu soup and it was delicious. The people are nice and your food comes out pretty quick. You get tea when you get seated at your table which is nice. Diffinetly a place to try. They have a selection of tofu dishes if you like tofu.“

“We arrived at The Grill with a large group of 11 adults and 4 children. They had us seated and the grills started, with our first meat choices within 5 minutes. The food was delicous, fresh cuts of savory meats served with tasty side dishes. Even better than the food was the service! We were treated like family, laughing, joking and hugging when we left. I highly recommend stopping by this fantastic Korean BBQ spot on your next outing! Thank you to The Grill for a wonderful experience! We will be back soon!“

“It’s been 6yrs that I been visiting KKO KKO the family own Restaurant the owners Chung and James! Are the most beautiful people I got to meet!

When they make their unique flavors of Korean food it’s definitely tasty, hot, fresh made with LOVE, you always get same taste overtime we will visit! You might have to wait but I’ll say waiting for hot meal and fresh I’ll take anytime!

Our favorite dishes are Pork , Special Chicken, Honey Garlic Chicken, Fried Chicken, Spicy Chicken, Shrimp Fried Rice, Glass Noodles , Korean Pancake, and also the Seafood Pancake. I mean anything on the menu you can’t go wrong with!

At time this place can be busy at they might not fill your water, it’s that they are Ignoring you or not attending you, they are just making food for other customers but they are truly love to serve you with love, kindness want to give you a hot meal Generally care for their customers!

It’s a small restaurant it’s family owned they there bathroom are clean also their restaurant smell good, every time you walk in the kindly Greet you ready to serve YOU!

I really enjoy come To their home to shared a home cooked meal from Korean at their table!
Thank you both Chung and James for this experience of your Delicious and also hospitality that you have gave to me and my family!“

“I was looking for a quick and affordable food spot nearby as my boyfriend and I were waiting for our groomer to get our dogs ready for a wedding. I definitely shouldn't have thought jajangmyeon as my first option but I was also super hungry and it was the cheapest thing on the menu, while I was also thinking it wouldn't take that long. Plus they were open early which was great as we were in the area around 10am! When we arrived, there was a older gentleman who greeted us then looked like he was prepping for the day. He can speak Korean and English just fine too. Once we were ready, we placed an order of jajangmyeon and egg rolls and he brought us out banchan. I did ask for more daikon but he seemed to have forgotten or maybe left as his daughter was there delivering food, tea and taking orders. She was a lot more attentive, she would check in on customers and was very friendly! Also it turns out that my boyfriend's friend who he has known since high school was that female employee, so for those saying the owners have changed, they have not.

There is plenty of seating at this food court as well as other options from sushi, Korean food and and this spot that serves Korean-Chinese food. The lighting here is a bit dark but it is light enough to take different photos. It's not too cold nor hot either. You can also leave your plates, utensils and trash on the table and someone will come get it.

The jajangmyeon was really good, I was surprised as I feel like there aren't too many places that have good jajangmyeon in Lakewood but I can say it is way better than the other places that serve in the area. I usually don't scoop up the sauce but it was actually really good. They offer kimchi, onion and daikon for their side dishes which I think is perfectly fine. They do offer refills and when I asked for more daikon, the kind female employee even gave me extra vinegar. My boyfriend said the egg roll was pretty good too. We look forward to coming back!“