Ugh! Never will I ever go here again. Service was okay. Food was terrible and very small portions for the price. Meat was over cooked and too salty. You're basically paying for the location. They use one pickle sauce for all the sides. Everyone that gave them a good reviews don't know good Korean food. This restaurant need to change chef.
Joyce L.
I was excited that a korean fusion was coming to Ruston, however, wasn't that impressed maybe cause I'm biased cause I am korean and expected more out of it. Some of the dishes were saltier than it should've been. And I didn't get an authentic vibe out of it. Been there a couple times now before I wanted to write a review but each time I just got less and less impressed.
Katie E.
I am not sure about the other reviews here because we had an overall great experience. I have lived in S. Korea so I was excited and nostalgic to have some great food. I ordered the bibimbap and my husband ordered a few small plates. They were all delish and full of flavor. My daughters ordered the bacon burger and jap chae which they loved. My only neg feedback was that the food took a long time to come out especially since we were the only table there. However, it came out hot and delish. The atmosphere is nice. I would have hoped to see more people on a Wednesday, but Ruston in the fall does tend to die down. I really hope this place makes it through the winter lull.
Bryan R.
I ordered the Galbi beef rib ssam to-go so I could enjoy my food near the ocean. Service was pretty good and the staff was very nice during the ordering process. I picked up my food and went to a nearby picnic table. Boy, was I in for a surprise. The serving size was so tiny (see picture) I was in disbelief considering I paid $22 for the meal. I basically got one strip of galbi, which isn't even enough food to fill my 2 year old up. Go to any halfway decent Korean restaurants around here and they'll give you 4 or 5 strips for the same price. I couldn't believe I paid $22 for one strip of galbi, which didn't even come with rice. That being said, the worst part about my food wasn't the portion size. It was actually the taste of the galbi. The meat tasted bland as if it was marinated for only an hour. I couldn't believe it. The only reason I'm not giving this place a one star review was because of the friendly staff and the restaurant looked very clean. I won't ever be returning to this restaurant and until they update their food, I would avoid it at all cost.
Thomas Devereux
Great Korean take on pub restaurant food. Kobrew is a gastropub that uses some of the best ingredients and Korean flavors to enhance traditional pub food while also offering classic Korean dishes with a western twist. The bar tender was on it very friendly. Great staff was seated right away.
Nancy G.
We were excited for this new restaurant at Pt. Ruston, but unfortunately this place falls far short. We sat in the bar because there was a birthday party going on in the main restaurant area and they were letting little kids ride their scooters in the building. The benches were too high and too narrow resulting in very uncomfortable seating which ends up cutting off the circulation in your legs. The meal started off promising enough with a very tasty appetizer of Korean style popcorn cauliflower which was delicious. That was the last good bite. I ordered the Kobrew Chopped Salad with Shrimp. The ingredients were not properly prepared for a chop salad and the shrimp tasted like it had been warmed up in the microwave. My husband and son's were no better, the Jap-Che and Korean Street Tacos respectively. If you want to stop in stick with a beer and appetizer.
Sunny N
Had fried chicken. It was good, beer battered, but never had bear battered chicken in Korea before. Doesn't seem like Korean fried chicken. Sauce isn't for Korean fried chicken either. Radish was bad and old so didn't eat that at all. Corn was random but it was just normal. Just expected more since they charge 3 times more than average. Wouldn't come here again. Plenty of good fried chicken out there that is not overpriced.
Janai C.
Let me first start by saying the owner should really take some time to determine what kind of tribute he wants to give to honor his Korean wife because at this rate it is bland at best. We came for dinner after being enticed by their signature Korean Fried Chicken and Bibimbap. For the Bibimbap For extra protein you have to pay more and even more of an up charge for kimchi. The bulgogi was so salty it was difficult to even eat, even the manager agreed. However, minus the salty bulgogi this dish is rated 1 star. The Korean Friend Chicken- their supposedly signature dish was absolutely bland, greasy and touted as their best dish they may need to go back to the kitchen for better recipes. The only thing that was decent was the French fries and their fry sauces. So very underwhelmed and I assume this business will not last Their menus and tables are absolutely filthy. The only positive is they have some great soul music playing which allowed me to be at ease with this negative dining experience.
Natasha Leps
Loved the crispy tofu sliders!! A great vegetarian substitute for the traditional meat-filled slider, but not to worry, there's meat options too 😉 Tasty alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks with refreshing flavors, and very nice service just slightly slow, but the food is worth the wait! Give it a try! Very fun decor and vibe inside and out!
Clara Dubow
We got there at like, 8:45, and their kitchen closed at 9. They were super accommodating and friendly- wish we had gotten the bartenders name, but he was great! Super sociable and nice even though it was closing time. We got one of each taco and we're b.l.o.w.n away by the pork taco. Close second was beef. Oh boy. Can't wait to come back and try the wings, and frankly all of the menu! Jalapeno cream cheese dumplings?! Yes please. Didn't get to try any of the drinks but I've got my eye on the Lychee Lover. So happy this place is here and I'm still buzzin' from those tasty tacos!
I hate to do this but I gotta be straight up. This place is not that good at all. I've been here 3 times already and each time I'm here the food is not up the par at all. First time coming in my friend and I got the kimchi fries and jalapeno dumplings. Well the kimchi fries was a complete fail, it smelled and tasted like a tostito salsa jar and kimchi, where? I tasted very minimal. The jalapeno dumplings were mainly breading and not alot of flavor. Second time coming around I had ordered the popcorn cauliflower bites. Those were decent. The third time coming in here wasn't my choice, my friend had wanted to come here because she was curious about it even with all the red flags I had pointed out. We ordered the mini sliders and popcorn chicken. The popcorn chicken was ridiculous. I felt like I might as well just eat sweet chili sauce out the jar and the sliders were not good at all. Bland and the meat had absolutely not flavor at all. The customer service was really good though they attended to all of our needs. It's pretty sad because this place open up not too long ago and I hate to see it fail especially when we don't have alot of go to Korean bars let alone a Korean gastropub around. My advice is to change it up, the food definitely the food. Hire a new chef, anything because the business will fail I promise you that.
Alison Hegarty
We enjoyed it. Decently priced good quality great location. Can't ask for much more than that. It does really taste as good as it looks
Shannon Wared
Very attentive server, Craig was great. The food was tasty and fresh. Nice spot for a date.
Yvette S.
There is so much potential here with this great location but, they really need to work harder. Came here around 4PM during a weekday for an early dinner with my family. It was not busy at all and we were immediately seated outdoors on that sunny day. This is a trendy, new Asian restaurant at Point Ruston. I was impressed by the inside architecture and Asian decor. With such a clean establishment, I was surprised to receive dirty, sauce-stained menus. That was just the beginning. The service was slow and our waitress Holly was not the best. She lacked professionalism, when asked what types of drinks they have for children, she asked, "Well, what do you want?". This place should invest in better wait staff if they want to be viewed as a quality restaurant. For drinks, we ordered a beer and the Lychee Lover. They were both delicious and the cocktail was strong. For food we ordered the chicken strips kids meal, the fried cauliflower, chicken wings, Korean French fries, crab tostadas, and a side of the kimchi trio. The gochujang chicken wings, cauliflower, and kimchi trio were tasty. They only had a small amount of fries compared to the kimchi toppings in the kimchi fries...I would estimate 25% fries to 75% toppings. Also, the fries were super soggy, even though they scattered them along the outside of the plate instead of centrally underneath the mound of toppings where I could understand why they were so soggy. Bordering the perimeter of the plate with the fries were probably done to give the illusion of bountiful fries but, who cares about soggy fries?!?! Our first order of crab tostada was delicious, so we ordered another one...and since we were still hungry, we ordered a side of tots. The second order took forever, we had to remind the waitress of our tostadas. It came out and had someone's hair mixed into our dish. We immediately notified the waitress of the 'hair' tostada and asked for the check. Our tots never arrived because the waitress forgot. We tried to order other items off the menu but, were disappointed that they were out of Pa Jeon (seafood pancake) and the other pancake. Also, my daughter asked for the chocolate Ganache with vanilla ice cream which is included in the kids meal. The waitress brought out a mochi with vanilla ice cream and explained they didn't have chocolate ganache because the chef didn't feel like making it that day. What the heck?!? Because of the hair in our tostada, they took it off our order and gave us the kids meal for free. I may give this place another chance once I get over that gross hair in my food the first time. So maybe, they should start wearing hairnets and provide better customer service. The cocktails were good and a few items on the menu were decent, like the gochujung wings and cauliflower. Tapas style is the way to go here (sharing of an assortment of appetizers/small plates). I'm kind of skeptical on how well they execute 'real' Korean food on their menu, like the Kalbi, Bi Bim Bop, or Japchae, not sure I'm willing to try the full dishes here. During our dinner, we witnessed two parties abruptly get up and leave their half eaten food on their tables, we are left to guess whether it was the service or the food that got to them.
Larry John Sablan
Besides the restuarant not having any sort of identity or flow to it. The food was ok at best. Service was not that great( they weren't rude or nothing) they messed up our order. No Asian beers on tap and the place is call Kobrew, but if they figure out all those things maybe it could be cool...
Ugh! Never will I ever go here again. Service was okay. Food was terrible and very small portions for the price. Meat was over cooked and too salty. You're basically paying for the location. They use one pickle sauce for all the sides. Everyone that gave them a good reviews don't know good Korean food. This restaurant need to change chef.
I was excited that a korean fusion was coming to Ruston, however, wasn't that impressed maybe cause I'm biased cause I am korean and expected more out of it. Some of the dishes were saltier than it should've been. And I didn't get an authentic vibe out of it. Been there a couple times now before I wanted to write a review but each time I just got less and less impressed.
I am not sure about the other reviews here because we had an overall great experience. I have lived in S. Korea so I was excited and nostalgic to have some great food. I ordered the bibimbap and my husband ordered a few small plates. They were all delish and full of flavor. My daughters ordered the bacon burger and jap chae which they loved. My only neg feedback was that the food took a long time to come out especially since we were the only table there. However, it came out hot and delish. The atmosphere is nice. I would have hoped to see more people on a Wednesday, but Ruston in the fall does tend to die down. I really hope this place makes it through the winter lull.
I ordered the Galbi beef rib ssam to-go so I could enjoy my food near the ocean. Service was pretty good and the staff was very nice during the ordering process. I picked up my food and went to a nearby picnic table. Boy, was I in for a surprise. The serving size was so tiny (see picture) I was in disbelief considering I paid $22 for the meal. I basically got one strip of galbi, which isn't even enough food to fill my 2 year old up. Go to any halfway decent Korean restaurants around here and they'll give you 4 or 5 strips for the same price. I couldn't believe I paid $22 for one strip of galbi, which didn't even come with rice. That being said, the worst part about my food wasn't the portion size. It was actually the taste of the galbi. The meat tasted bland as if it was marinated for only an hour. I couldn't believe it. The only reason I'm not giving this place a one star review was because of the friendly staff and the restaurant looked very clean. I won't ever be returning to this restaurant and until they update their food, I would avoid it at all cost.
Great Korean take on pub restaurant food. Kobrew is a gastropub that uses some of the best ingredients and Korean flavors to enhance traditional pub food while also offering classic Korean dishes with a western twist. The bar tender was on it very friendly. Great staff was seated right away.
We were excited for this new restaurant at Pt. Ruston, but unfortunately this place falls far short. We sat in the bar because there was a birthday party going on in the main restaurant area and they were letting little kids ride their scooters in the building. The benches were too high and too narrow resulting in very uncomfortable seating which ends up cutting off the circulation in your legs. The meal started off promising enough with a very tasty appetizer of Korean style popcorn cauliflower which was delicious. That was the last good bite. I ordered the Kobrew Chopped Salad with Shrimp. The ingredients were not properly prepared for a chop salad and the shrimp tasted like it had been warmed up in the microwave. My husband and son's were no better, the Jap-Che and Korean Street Tacos respectively. If you want to stop in stick with a beer and appetizer.
Had fried chicken. It was good, beer battered, but never had bear battered chicken in Korea before. Doesn't seem like Korean fried chicken. Sauce isn't for Korean fried chicken either. Radish was bad and old so didn't eat that at all. Corn was random but it was just normal. Just expected more since they charge 3 times more than average. Wouldn't come here again. Plenty of good fried chicken out there that is not overpriced.
Let me first start by saying the owner should really take some time to determine what kind of tribute he wants to give to honor his Korean wife because at this rate it is bland at best. We came for dinner after being enticed by their signature Korean Fried Chicken and Bibimbap. For the Bibimbap For extra protein you have to pay more and even more of an up charge for kimchi. The bulgogi was so salty it was difficult to even eat, even the manager agreed. However, minus the salty bulgogi this dish is rated 1 star. The Korean Friend Chicken- their supposedly signature dish was absolutely bland, greasy and touted as their best dish they may need to go back to the kitchen for better recipes. The only thing that was decent was the French fries and their fry sauces. So very underwhelmed and I assume this business will not last Their menus and tables are absolutely filthy. The only positive is they have some great soul music playing which allowed me to be at ease with this negative dining experience.
Loved the crispy tofu sliders!! A great vegetarian substitute for the traditional meat-filled slider, but not to worry, there's meat options too 😉 Tasty alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks with refreshing flavors, and very nice service just slightly slow, but the food is worth the wait! Give it a try! Very fun decor and vibe inside and out!
We got there at like, 8:45, and their kitchen closed at 9. They were super accommodating and friendly- wish we had gotten the bartenders name, but he was great! Super sociable and nice even though it was closing time. We got one of each taco and we're b.l.o.w.n away by the pork taco. Close second was beef. Oh boy. Can't wait to come back and try the wings, and frankly all of the menu! Jalapeno cream cheese dumplings?! Yes please. Didn't get to try any of the drinks but I've got my eye on the Lychee Lover. So happy this place is here and I'm still buzzin' from those tasty tacos!
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I hate to do this but I gotta be straight up. This place is not that good at all. I've been here 3 times already and each time I'm here the food is not up the par at all. First time coming in my friend and I got the kimchi fries and jalapeno dumplings. Well the kimchi fries was a complete fail, it smelled and tasted like a tostito salsa jar and kimchi, where? I tasted very minimal. The jalapeno dumplings were mainly breading and not alot of flavor. Second time coming around I had ordered the popcorn cauliflower bites. Those were decent. The third time coming in here wasn't my choice, my friend had wanted to come here because she was curious about it even with all the red flags I had pointed out. We ordered the mini sliders and popcorn chicken. The popcorn chicken was ridiculous. I felt like I might as well just eat sweet chili sauce out the jar and the sliders were not good at all. Bland and the meat had absolutely not flavor at all. The customer service was really good though they attended to all of our needs. It's pretty sad because this place open up not too long ago and I hate to see it fail especially when we don't have alot of go to Korean bars let alone a Korean gastropub around. My advice is to change it up, the food definitely the food. Hire a new chef, anything because the business will fail I promise you that.
We enjoyed it. Decently priced good quality great location. Can't ask for much more than that. It does really taste as good as it looks
Very attentive server, Craig was great. The food was tasty and fresh. Nice spot for a date.
There is so much potential here with this great location but, they really need to work harder. Came here around 4PM during a weekday for an early dinner with my family. It was not busy at all and we were immediately seated outdoors on that sunny day. This is a trendy, new Asian restaurant at Point Ruston. I was impressed by the inside architecture and Asian decor. With such a clean establishment, I was surprised to receive dirty, sauce-stained menus. That was just the beginning. The service was slow and our waitress Holly was not the best. She lacked professionalism, when asked what types of drinks they have for children, she asked, "Well, what do you want?". This place should invest in better wait staff if they want to be viewed as a quality restaurant. For drinks, we ordered a beer and the Lychee Lover. They were both delicious and the cocktail was strong. For food we ordered the chicken strips kids meal, the fried cauliflower, chicken wings, Korean French fries, crab tostadas, and a side of the kimchi trio. The gochujang chicken wings, cauliflower, and kimchi trio were tasty. They only had a small amount of fries compared to the kimchi toppings in the kimchi fries...I would estimate 25% fries to 75% toppings. Also, the fries were super soggy, even though they scattered them along the outside of the plate instead of centrally underneath the mound of toppings where I could understand why they were so soggy. Bordering the perimeter of the plate with the fries were probably done to give the illusion of bountiful fries but, who cares about soggy fries?!?! Our first order of crab tostada was delicious, so we ordered another one...and since we were still hungry, we ordered a side of tots. The second order took forever, we had to remind the waitress of our tostadas. It came out and had someone's hair mixed into our dish. We immediately notified the waitress of the 'hair' tostada and asked for the check. Our tots never arrived because the waitress forgot. We tried to order other items off the menu but, were disappointed that they were out of Pa Jeon (seafood pancake) and the other pancake. Also, my daughter asked for the chocolate Ganache with vanilla ice cream which is included in the kids meal. The waitress brought out a mochi with vanilla ice cream and explained they didn't have chocolate ganache because the chef didn't feel like making it that day. What the heck?!? Because of the hair in our tostada, they took it off our order and gave us the kids meal for free. I may give this place another chance once I get over that gross hair in my food the first time. So maybe, they should start wearing hairnets and provide better customer service. The cocktails were good and a few items on the menu were decent, like the gochujung wings and cauliflower. Tapas style is the way to go here (sharing of an assortment of appetizers/small plates). I'm kind of skeptical on how well they execute 'real' Korean food on their menu, like the Kalbi, Bi Bim Bop, or Japchae, not sure I'm willing to try the full dishes here. During our dinner, we witnessed two parties abruptly get up and leave their half eaten food on their tables, we are left to guess whether it was the service or the food that got to them.
Besides the restuarant not having any sort of identity or flow to it. The food was ok at best. Service was not that great( they weren't rude or nothing) they messed up our order. No Asian beers on tap and the place is call Kobrew, but if they figure out all those things maybe it could be cool...