Came here for lunch and the kimchi bulgogi fried rice and dolsot bibimbap. Both were delicious (kimchi fried rice especially). We ate at the Korea Tofu House the night before (dolsot bibimbap, suhlung tang, ddukbokki with cheese) and I have to say, the food was clearly better here. It can’t equal LA Korean food but it is still a solid offering. Food came out quick and service was kind. Btw, I am Korean American and ate her with my teen daughter. We both enjoyed it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef Bibimbap
Mariana Zaiets
really enjoyed this place-it's very cozy. The food was exceptionally delicious. I especially liked the beet and ramen. I'll definitely be coming back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jiacheng Yuan
It's like a combination of leftovers and cold dishes. The rice is also cold. After eating it, I feel extremely wronged.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
Andrew Richards
Paid $20 for teokbokki with egg/dumplings. The guy had no fish cakes and told me he added extra rice cakes to substitute. They were literally French fries.
Probably didn't think I would notice because I'm a straight white male.
The food was tasty though and rice cakes were cooked well. I have to admit.
Eve Kelly
I ordered the curry tonkatsu and the curry tasted bad (it was bland yet had a strange after taste, doesn't taste like regular curry) the tonkatsu was mid too. I don't recommend getting it.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
Franklin D
I get it: rent, wages, ingredients. And maybe since I just got back from whistler BC I have rose colored goggles bc prices there (a premier world ski resort town) are cheaper than Seattle (without even accounting for currency differences!).
But if your spicy pork bimbop bowl has barely two tablespoons of meat and not many more veggies for $22 (with tip, egg, and transaction fee for using a self order tablet ha) something is very, very wrong. And yeah the food was just ok. Probably a small step above H-Mart or the like but not much.
No wonder everyone I know is eating in more and hoping something in Seattle shifts (food cart pods, better rent control laws, more small biz breaks?). This just can’t continue.
And I feel sorry the UW kids. I never would have survived college on these prices, not to mention *I’m* walking away hungry. I could have eaten three of these portions as an undergrad.
I feel like the place is getting worse. I delivered this spicy beef soup. They gave a small amount of rice with no side dish. Also the soup barely has no vegetables. It was good few months ago but somehow their quality is getting worse and worse.
Food: 1
miles carter
Service was solid atmosphere was nice, food was ok but overpriced. Solid resturant can’t complain too much
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Alan Cerimovic
The service was great and the atmosphere is nice, I'm about the food is lackluster. The photos look great but in person it was on the best. Seafood pancake was undercooked and very doughy not crispy at all like the photo what have you to believe. And the oxtail soup had no bones or oxtail in there it just seemed like overdone brisket. Overall 3/5
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Julian Sia
This was one of the best places on the Ave for Korean food a few years back -- the yuk gae jang before was a generous portion, lot of meat, pretty authentic (had the traditional bracken root, etc), and had a deep beef flavor.
Went on Saturday night to a changed restaurant -- ordering by kiosk was a bit convenient but the yuk gae jang mainly tasted of Korean MSG (dashida). Not much meat as well. Banchan was limited too to basic winter radish kimchi
The lady running the restaurant was generous and provided a bowl of rice for free due to a mishap on my table's part mixing up dishes, so credit is given where credit is due.
Atmosphere is your typical no frills student restaurant on the Ave. Order at the kiosk, someone brings out the food (minimal service).
Based on the food alone though, I probably won't be back :-(
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Susie Kim
It used to be my goto place but seems like it’s under new management…. No interesting menus any more. Different flavors and smaller portions, and no banchan… I would not go back.
Bi bim bap is awesome. The make the best kimchi
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The mystery is... Why have I not been here before already?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
the spicy pork kimchi fried rice is very good 😩 had to run it back for seconds.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fireeee
Came here for lunch and the kimchi bulgogi fried rice and dolsot bibimbap. Both were delicious (kimchi fried rice especially). We ate at the Korea Tofu House the night before (dolsot bibimbap, suhlung tang, ddukbokki with cheese) and I have to say, the food was clearly better here. It can’t equal LA Korean food but it is still a solid offering. Food came out quick and service was kind. Btw, I am Korean American and ate her with my teen daughter. We both enjoyed it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef Bibimbap
really enjoyed this place-it's very cozy. The food was exceptionally delicious. I especially liked the beet and ramen. I'll definitely be coming back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It's like a combination of leftovers and cold dishes. The rice is also cold. After eating it, I feel extremely wronged.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
Paid $20 for teokbokki with egg/dumplings. The guy had no fish cakes and told me he added extra rice cakes to substitute. They were literally French fries.
Probably didn't think I would notice because I'm a straight white male.
The food was tasty though and rice cakes were cooked well. I have to admit.
I ordered the curry tonkatsu and the curry tasted bad (it was bland yet had a strange after taste, doesn't taste like regular curry) the tonkatsu was mid too. I don't recommend getting it.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
I get it: rent, wages, ingredients. And maybe since I just got back from whistler BC I have rose colored goggles bc prices there (a premier world ski resort town) are cheaper than Seattle (without even accounting for currency differences!).
But if your spicy pork bimbop bowl has barely two tablespoons of meat and not many more veggies for $22 (with tip, egg, and transaction fee for using a self order tablet ha) something is very, very wrong. And yeah the food was just ok. Probably a small step above H-Mart or the like but not much.
No wonder everyone I know is eating in more and hoping something in Seattle shifts (food cart pods, better rent control laws, more small biz breaks?). This just can’t continue.
And I feel sorry the UW kids. I never would have survived college on these prices, not to mention *I’m* walking away hungry. I could have eaten three of these portions as an undergrad.
Restaurantji Recommends
I feel like the place is getting worse. I delivered this spicy beef soup. They gave a small amount of rice with no side dish. Also the soup barely has no vegetables. It was good few months ago but somehow their quality is getting worse and worse.
Food: 1
Service was solid atmosphere was nice, food was ok but overpriced. Solid resturant can’t complain too much
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
The service was great and the atmosphere is nice, I'm about the food is lackluster. The photos look great but in person it was on the best. Seafood pancake was undercooked and very doughy not crispy at all like the photo what have you to believe. And the oxtail soup had no bones or oxtail in there it just seemed like overdone brisket. Overall 3/5
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
This was one of the best places on the Ave for Korean food a few years back -- the yuk gae jang before was a generous portion, lot of meat, pretty authentic (had the traditional bracken root, etc), and had a deep beef flavor.
Went on Saturday night to a changed restaurant -- ordering by kiosk was a bit convenient but the yuk gae jang mainly tasted of Korean MSG (dashida). Not much meat as well. Banchan was limited too to basic winter radish kimchi
The lady running the restaurant was generous and provided a bowl of rice for free due to a mishap on my table's part mixing up dishes, so credit is given where credit is due.
Atmosphere is your typical no frills student restaurant on the Ave. Order at the kiosk, someone brings out the food (minimal service).
Based on the food alone though, I probably won't be back :-(
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
It used to be my goto place but seems like it’s under new management…. No interesting menus any more. Different flavors and smaller portions, and no banchan… I would not go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sogogi Bibimbap Beef Bibimbap, Seafood, Kimchi-Jjigae
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