Came here with friends, food tasted great, good service and it had a cool arcade machine
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Miguel Angel Hernandez Cruz
I was waiting for more than half an hour and for them to forget my order, I won't be back and if you want the food fast it's too slow.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
Hope Yu
Small cozy restaurant with limited seating. Friendly staff, good food. The beef and spicy pork were both on the sweeter side, but the soft tofu soup was spicy and flavorful. With such slim pickings for Korean food on the West side, I would definitely come back here.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Soft Tofu Soup Meat Combo
Daniel Lim
I'm sorry, sir, but all the food was really tasteless. The reviews were so good that we deliberately drove to visit even though it wasn't close to where we were, but the kimchi pancake, soft tofu, and pork were all below the standard they would sell in a restaurant. (I thought maybe the boss had changed.)
The kimchi pancake was served with the dough not fully cooked, and I asked to do it again. However, when they gave it to me again and I tasted it, it was just tasteless kimchi pancake. The kimchi wasn't cooked properly, the batter wasn't seasoned properly, and it was too thick and dry.
We also ordered seafood soft tofu, but they gave us soft tofu with spam and pork. But it seemed like they were too busy in the kitchen, so I told the server I would just eat it.
It was a surprise, but the beef I ordered didn't come out for a long time, and the server, who was a foreigner, couldn't communicate well, so the owner came out and didn't apologize for the wrong order.
But the pork that came out after a while was also very tasteless. It wasn't seasoned properly, and the spices, whether ginger or garlic, were so strong that it didn't taste like meat at all.
Of the two bowls of rice, one was barely touched. I could barely eat anything. (In addition, the group that ate more food even vomited all night long.)
The reason I'm leaving a review like this is because I was very disappointed with the meal that cost almost $60, and I hope to reduce the disappointment of other Koreans who will travel a long way after seeing the review on Google Maps, and I don't want foreigners to misunderstand that this is Korean food. This is what I heard.
Fortunately, my server friend kept apologizing, so I just left without any complaints to the boss.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Robin
It's much more hearty and delicious than what you eat in Korea. As its name suggests, this is a restaurant that will make you smile. I wish the boss, grandmother, and daughter all the best.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dru Chan (Kitoshi)
I love finding mom and pop restaurants especially when travelling. This one is for sure one of those! I really loved this place as it is literally full Korean style cuisine, and on top of that the bonus is seeing that the son is taking the orders and the mom is in the kitchen making the food.
Me and my friends wanted something close within the area he lives and I wasn't expecting such a fun little authentic korean place to be in the middle of no where Seattle where it is all residences only. The good thing is that everything is perfectly spicy and I was extremely satisfied. It wasn't that sweet spicy or that white people just colour spicy, it was that HOT HOT.
My friend ordered that Tofu Sundubu, and it was BOILING hot! I can see it came right off the stove still boiling and the delicious tofu and the spice still mingling and cooking in that little black pot. I love that they cooked it extremely fresh and it was right there off the stove. It truly gives me that homey vibe. That is a win for me. That night I got a bibimbap, and I was just craving for some Korean Fried Chicken as well. Their BBP was delicious and had 3 basic ban chan with it. The Potatoes, Kimchi and Daikon, it was perfect for me to just mix in the BBP and on top of that they brought out a whole squirt bottle of gochujang and I was so happy. I could mix it to my taste and I can make it extremely custom to myself.
The great thing was that I could put the KFC on top of my BBP and just eat it all together! I really like their breading mix on the KFC. It was so special, it was like a mix of some type of deep fried chips and then mixed with the bredding and with the gochujang. It was delicious and it wasn't that expensive either for the rest of the night.
It was worth for that KFC and that Tofu Sundubu. I want to come back here during the winter times just to get a good tofu soup and that KFC~! Very cute restaurant and I do recommend this place to visit if you are in the area.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Patrick Harrington
Small place, very friendly great service, food was awesome.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bibimbob
jihye nam
They are so friendly and the food tastes great!!!!! We ate two bowls of rice each. It was so delicious that we immediately went home happy. Ha....be sure to go❤️❤️ It tastes better than Korea lol. I really don’t understand the bad reviews!! This place is absolutely my style!!! Be sure to visit❤️❤️❤️❤️
Delicious little spot with what looked like a mother daughter operation (might be wrong) but a note to adjust your expectations on the timing since there is no large cooking stuff to go super fast during lunch/dinner hours, only one person cooking and the other taking orders and helping. If you are cool with that, you ll get some of the best Korean food in Seattle. All in all though we came in and ordered in person (didnt call ahead) and maybe waited for 20ish minutes (which is fast considering three main dishes and call orders were coming in, in between) I routinely wait for much longer at other places. Just saw a comment right below my review complaining about timing and figured I'd share my experience.
Delicious food, kind people and exactly perfect for this location. Dont miss this!
The food here is very good, unfortunately their service is not great. Every time I’ve ordered to go it’s been an estimated 15-30 mins to pick up but when I arrive I’m always told at least 2x if not 3x the time originally stated.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 1
Crystallography Billing
So awesome! Tried the bibimbap, dubpp, and japchae. Will definitely be back for more, and for sure coming back for stone pot bibimbap (dolsot bibimbap). Hella excited to have good Korean food in the neighborhood!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dop Bob Rice Bowl
Mary Spurgin
They are authentic and wonderful. I appreciate Stephanie's joyful presence and the food takes me back to my student days in Seoul, Korea.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mika S
I have been going here for about a year, lately I have been going less because the quality and the taste of my favorite tofu soup (vegi, spicy) has decreased and started to taste plain. However the other dishes are still very tasty and good. I would not recommend the tofu soup because I tried the mild and the spicy and honestly they both suck, super unfavorable. The spicy was just hot spicy water the mild was just water. Since the servers change so much it's hard to get comfortable at the restaurant because the experience changes every time. As an example at times I get metal chopsticks while other time I get wooden. Sometimes I get water sometimes I don't. So, overall I really like this place but I sadly have to let this go because it ain't hitting the same spot anymore. ?
Vegetarian options: Only few dishes are served with vegetables
Came here with friends, food tasted great, good service and it had a cool arcade machine
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
I was waiting for more than half an hour and for them to forget my order, I won't be back and if you want the food fast it's too slow.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
Small cozy restaurant with limited seating. Friendly staff, good food. The beef and spicy pork were both on the sweeter side, but the soft tofu soup was spicy and flavorful. With such slim pickings for Korean food on the West side, I would definitely come back here.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Soft Tofu Soup Meat Combo
I'm sorry, sir, but all the food was really tasteless. The reviews were so good that we deliberately drove to visit even though it wasn't close to where we were, but the kimchi pancake, soft tofu, and pork were all below the standard they would sell in a restaurant. (I thought maybe the boss had changed.)
The kimchi pancake was served with the dough not fully cooked, and I asked to do it again. However, when they gave it to me again and I tasted it, it was just tasteless kimchi pancake. The kimchi wasn't cooked properly, the batter wasn't seasoned properly, and it was too thick and dry.
We also ordered seafood soft tofu, but they gave us soft tofu with spam and pork. But it seemed like they were too busy in the kitchen, so I told the server I would just eat it.
It was a surprise, but the beef I ordered didn't come out for a long time, and the server, who was a foreigner, couldn't communicate well, so the owner came out and didn't apologize for the wrong order.
But the pork that came out after a while was also very tasteless. It wasn't seasoned properly, and the spices, whether ginger or garlic, were so strong that it didn't taste like meat at all.
Of the two bowls of rice, one was barely touched. I could barely eat anything. (In addition, the group that ate more food even vomited all night long.)
The reason I'm leaving a review like this is because I was very disappointed with the meal that cost almost $60, and I hope to reduce the disappointment of other Koreans who will travel a long way after seeing the review on Google Maps, and I don't want foreigners to misunderstand that this is Korean food. This is what I heard.
Fortunately, my server friend kept apologizing, so I just left without any complaints to the boss.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
It's much more hearty and delicious than what you eat in Korea.
As its name suggests, this is a restaurant that will make you smile.
I wish the boss, grandmother, and daughter all the best.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I love finding mom and pop restaurants especially when travelling. This one is for sure one of those! I really loved this place as it is literally full Korean style cuisine, and on top of that the bonus is seeing that the son is taking the orders and the mom is in the kitchen making the food.
Me and my friends wanted something close within the area he lives and I wasn't expecting such a fun little authentic korean place to be in the middle of no where Seattle where it is all residences only. The good thing is that everything is perfectly spicy and I was extremely satisfied. It wasn't that sweet spicy or that white people just colour spicy, it was that HOT HOT.
My friend ordered that Tofu Sundubu, and it was BOILING hot! I can see it came right off the stove still boiling and the delicious tofu and the spice still mingling and cooking in that little black pot. I love that they cooked it extremely fresh and it was right there off the stove. It truly gives me that homey vibe. That is a win for me. That night I got a bibimbap, and I was just craving for some Korean Fried Chicken as well. Their BBP was delicious and had 3 basic ban chan with it. The Potatoes, Kimchi and Daikon, it was perfect for me to just mix in the BBP and on top of that they brought out a whole squirt bottle of gochujang and I was so happy. I could mix it to my taste and I can make it extremely custom to myself.
The great thing was that I could put the KFC on top of my BBP and just eat it all together! I really like their breading mix on the KFC. It was so special, it was like a mix of some type of deep fried chips and then mixed with the bredding and with the gochujang. It was delicious and it wasn't that expensive either for the rest of the night.
It was worth for that KFC and that Tofu Sundubu. I want to come back here during the winter times just to get a good tofu soup and that KFC~! Very cute restaurant and I do recommend this place to visit if you are in the area.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Small place, very friendly great service, food was awesome.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bibimbob
They are so friendly and the food tastes great!!!!! We ate two bowls of rice each. It was so delicious that we immediately went home happy.
Ha....be sure to go❤️❤️
It tastes better than Korea lol. I really don’t understand the bad reviews!! This place is absolutely my style!!! Be sure to visit❤️❤️❤️❤️
This is the updated menu. Love this place!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Japchae, Bibimbob, Chicken Teriyaki, Soft Tofu Soup
Delicious little spot with what looked like a mother daughter operation (might be wrong) but a note to adjust your expectations on the timing since there is no large cooking stuff to go super fast during lunch/dinner hours, only one person cooking and the other taking orders and helping. If you are cool with that, you ll get some of the best Korean food in Seattle. All in all though we came in and ordered in person (didnt call ahead) and maybe waited for 20ish minutes (which is fast considering three main dishes and call orders were coming in, in between) I routinely wait for much longer at other places. Just saw a comment right below my review complaining about timing and figured I'd share my experience.
Delicious food, kind people and exactly perfect for this location. Dont miss this!
Food: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
The food here is very good, unfortunately their service is not great. Every time I’ve ordered to go it’s been an estimated 15-30 mins to pick up but when I arrive I’m always told at least 2x if not 3x the time originally stated.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 1
So awesome! Tried the bibimbap, dubpp, and japchae. Will definitely be back for more, and for sure coming back for stone pot bibimbap (dolsot bibimbap). Hella excited to have good Korean food in the neighborhood!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dop Bob Rice Bowl
They are authentic and wonderful. I appreciate Stephanie's joyful presence and the food takes me back to my student days in Seoul, Korea.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
I have been going here for about a year, lately I have been going less because the quality and the taste of my favorite tofu soup (vegi, spicy) has decreased and started to taste plain. However the other dishes are still very tasty and good. I would not recommend the tofu soup because I tried the mild and the spicy and honestly they both suck, super unfavorable. The spicy was just hot spicy water the mild was just water. Since the servers change so much it's hard to get comfortable at the restaurant because the experience changes every time. As an example at times I get metal chopsticks while other time I get wooden. Sometimes I get water sometimes I don't. So, overall I really like this place but I sadly have to let this go because it ain't hitting the same spot anymore. ?
Vegetarian options: Only few dishes are served with vegetables
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 3
I’m a real Korean and I say this place slaps!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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