Ho Soon Yi Restaurant

8501 S Tacoma Way, Lakewood
(253) 584-4572

Recent Reviews

Colin ONeill

Amazing Korean food with excellent service, try the beef bulgogi!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Beef Bulgogi

Mark Richards

We have been enjoying takeout here for years. We were able to eat in last week and it was so good. The Kimchi pancakewas amazing on the hot pan with the dipping sauce, as was everything else we ordered. It gets really busy, so have patience it is worth the wait.Parking: Parking can be a challenge at times.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Kalbi Dolsot Bibimbap, Kimchi Beef Tofu Soup and Bulgogi Combo, Soup, Spicy Pork Bulgogi, Kalbe and Spicy Pork, Bulgogi, Tofu Soup, Beef Bulgogi

Zach Olson

5 stars!!! Fantastic food, fantastic service, fantastic everything!!! I just enjoyed my first time being there.After a great workout with my buddy, we needed/wanted some grub. Oh that was what happened! We split a combo and it was great. Plenty of great veggies and side dishes, not to mention how much we loved the Bulgogi/spicy Bulgogi meat dish!Most definitely will be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Genevieve Mihalko

This is the best hot (temperature) bibimbop with pork I’ve ever had- served in a hot pot it comes out sizzling and you stir it up to make sure the egg on top gets cooked. The rice on the bottom of the bowl gets that crispy caramelized texture mixed in, so good. I took my time eating… the dish never got cold even though I lingered for a while. The kimchis were fun- an assortment of flavors. Can’t wait to go back and get adventurous with the menu. Atmosphere is clean and comfortable - lowkey and perfect for a weeknight date with yourself.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Cierra

The best Korean food I’ve ever eaten in my life. The prices are great and the service is even better. They were super friendly. Would 100% recommend. We can’t wait to come back and try different things.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Kalbi Dolsot Bibimbap, Banchan

bigfoot woods

We had never been here so we wanted to try it out. Coming in, it was cute and very clean. They had all the classic Korean dishes I’ve come accustomed to seeing on the menu. So we ordered beef bulgogi and a soup. All the food came out and we promptly dug in. Immediately we noticed the beef bulgogi was super dry. The bulgogi had a good flavor, but very dry! Loved the flavor of the soup and the sides were very good as well. Serving size on the bulgogi was very generous, again very dry. I didn’t want to do a review without letting the waitress know how we felt and have an opportunity to make it right! When I said something she stated that this was how bulgogi was, I said to her that I’ve had bulgogi many times over the years and have never had it this dried out. I think she was nervous about me saying something and didn’t seem to know what to do. She then asked me what can she do to correct it and I stated I wanted to let them know we were very disappointed. With that we asked for our bill. Didn’t expect to get anything for free, but thought we may get a discount on the meat. Nothing was offered to make it right and not even a discount. Oh well, our dogs seem to love the bulgogi. So we will give it to them for the next few days since we didn’t eat more than a couple pieces and had a huge pile of bulgogi left over. On to the next adventure! ??

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Soup

KR Stephens

I have been here a few times before and really enjoyed the food, but I was so disappointed yesterday. I ordered dolsot bibimbap, which is supposed to have beef in it. There were two tiny scraps of meat, less than a centimeter long, so I essentially paid $20+ with tax and tip for a bowl of hot rice and bean sprouts. The side dishes were still tasty. I don't think the restaurant is struggling - I was there during off-peak hours, and five other tables were full - so I don't understand the stinginess.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 4

Athena Hightower

The food is nothing like the sister lo action in Seattle. I got lemon chicken, and it tasted like lemon curd instead of lemon chicken. There are too many decent Asian food spots in Tacoma for this place to stay in business very long.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 3

Jason Bendickson

I don't say this often; excellent food, wonderful service. This is now a 'destination' for me.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Soup, Bulgogi, Tofu Soup

name here

The beef bulgogi dish is good.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Bulgogi

Linda Gaddy

Relaxed Korean restaurant in the heart of Tacoma's Korea Town. I've been here for both lunch and dinner and we've left happy every

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Raphael Liwanag

The food is amazing especially the day after a night out. Good options. Can get crowded. Their mild spicy is a 4/5 spicy in other places

Crystal N

Stopped in for a quick lunch. The staff is friendly and they are pretty quick. I ordered the manduguk, which was good, but I kept thinking I should have ordered something else as other patrons dishes looked better, lol. Banchan was okay.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

K M

Best in town. We come here all the time and it’s always absolutely delicious.

Ruadhán R

Great traditional Korean food. They are open fairly late, it's clean, and they have friendly service. I felt welcome and left very happy after an amazing meal. Thank you.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Kalbi Dolsot Bibimbap

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