Maru Korean Bistro

2150 N Prospect Ave, Milwaukee
(414) 210-4139

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Spicy Chicken Teriyaki
Kimchi Beef Fried Rice
Kimchi Stew w Dumpling
Peanut Chicken Plate
Spicy Beef Bulgogi
Crispy Chicken
Seoul Beef Soup
Soft Tofu Stew
Seafood Ramen
Fried Dumpling

Menu

Starters
Rice Cake
Chewy rice cakes, fish cakes, cabbage, carrots, and scallion in sweet and spicy sauce.
Dumpling (6 pcs)
Fried. Vegetable or pork.
Sweet & Spicy Dumplings
Vegetable or pork dumpling deep-fried then tossed in sweet and spicy sauce.
Fried Kimchi Teriyaki Dumpling (8 pcs)
Deep fried kimchi dumpling tossed in teriyaki sauce
Beef King Dumpling (4 pcs)
Deep-fried special bibigo dumpling (choice of beef, chicken, or spicy pork).
Edamame
Steamed young soybeans with salt.
Fire Pork Dumpling (4 pcs)
Deep-fried spicy tasty pork dumpling.
Spicy Edamame
Steamed young soybean pods sautéed in sweet-spicy chili sauce.

Classics
Bibimbap
White rice topped with vegetable medley with your choice of beef or tofu. Vegetarian available and served with rice. Extra rice for an additional charge.
Kimchi Beef Fried Rice
Stir-fried white rice with kimchi, onions, and marinated chopped beef bulgogi. Vegetarian available and served with rice. Add egg and extra rice for an additional charge.
Budae Jigae
Stew loaded with kimchi, tofu, spam, sausages, ramen noodles, rice cakes, mushrooms, scallions, and zucchini in a spicy broth. Vegetarian available and served with rice. Extra rice for an additional charge.
Soft Tofu Stew
Spicy stew made with silken tofu, rice cake, zucchini, onions, and your choice of seafood, beef, or kimchi. Vegetarian available and served with rice. Extra rice for an additional charge.
Seoul Beef Soup
Korean traditional beef bone broth with thin flour noodles, slices of beef shank, scallions, and black pepper. Vegetarian available and served with rice. Extra rice for an additional charge.
Kimchi Dumpling Stew
Traditional staple Korean stew simmered with kimchi, kimchi dumpling, pork bellies, tofu, scallions, and glass noodles. Vegetarian available and served with rice. Extra rice for an additional charge.

Specials
Beef Bulgogi
Thinly sliced beef marinated in sweet soy sauce, onion, carrots, and scallions. Vegetarian available and served with rice. Extra rice and egg for an additional charge.
Spicy Beef Bulgogi
Thinly sliced beef marinated in sweet soy sauce, onion, spicy sauce, serrano peppers, carrots, and scallions. Vegetarian available and served with rice. Extra rice and egg for an additional charge.
Kimchi (16 oz)
Kimchi to go in a 16 oz container.
Crispy Chicken
Lightly battered fried chicken thigh in a sticky, sweet, spicy soy-ginger sauce with carrots, green beans, and crushed peanuts. Vegetarian available and served with rice. Extra rice for an additional charge.
Spicy Squid Pork Belly
Squid and pork bellies stir-fried with assorted vegetables in sweet and spicy sauce. Vegetarian available and served with rice. Extra rice and egg for an additional charge.
Pork Bulgogi
Korean sweet and spicy sauce marinated pork, onions, carrots, and scallions. Vegetarian available and served with rice. Extra rice and egg for an additional charge.
Spicy Chicken Galbi
Chicken thighs flavored with special savory sauce, cabbage, sweet potatoes, rice cakes, carrot, and scallions. Vegetarian available and served with rice. Extra rice for an additional charge.
Wrap Lettuce Set
Serrano, garlic, sesame oil, and bean paste. Vegetarian available and served with rice. Extra rice for an additional charge.
Hand-Cut Pork Wrap
Thinly sliced pork shoulder grilled with serrano pepper, garlic, lettuce, sesame oil, and wrap sauce. Served with rice.
Spicy Chicken Teriyaki
Lightly battered fried chicken thigh tossed in sweet and spicy teriyaki sauce with vegetable medley. Vegetarian available and served with rice. Extra rice for an additional charge.
Spicy Stir-Fried Squid
Squid in sweet and spicy sauce with vegetable medley. Vegetarian available and served with rice. Extra rice for an additional charge.
Wrap Lettuce Only
Wrap Sauce only

Noodles
Jap Chae
Glass noodles made of sweet potato starch stir-fried with beef (or tofu), carrots, spinach, bell peppers, mushrooms, and onions, lightly seasoned with soy sauce. Vegetarian available.
Stir-fried Noodle
Thick flour noodles with assorted seafood and your choice of beef, seafood, or tofu, vegetables, oyster sauce, your choice of spicy or mild. Vegetarian available.
Black Bean Ramen
Ramen stir-fried in black bean sauce with your choice of beef/seafood (shrimp, mussel, squid), onions, zucchini, cucumber, fried egg

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Recent Reviews

Very good and tasty food, although I wish they would pay closer attention to trimming more of the fat off the beef bulgogi. The sweet and sour dumplings were great. They have a big four-way split tv screen. This place would be perfect for a KPop Demon Hunters watch party. 😈
November 2025
A big disappointment following high hopes. Izumi, the Japanese restaurant occupying this classic beautiful building previously was one of our favorites, and had the best sushi (in addition to many other dishes) in the region. Went in around dinner time and there was only one other table of customers though a few more got seated while there. Our dishes were alright, nothing memorable, but my wife’s tofu entree was a bit hot without much other flavor. We asked if there would be...
October 2025
I highly recommend Maru Korean Bistro for their food, especially if you are looking for an authentic taste. The food has always been excellent each time I have come here no matter what I order, including the side dish, or during times I order takeout (though it seems the side dish is not included in those orders).

The parking is also extremely convenient for the area, as most places only have street parking but Maru has its own lot which is often mostly empty....
June 2025

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Maru Korean Bistro

2150 N Prospect Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202
(414) 210-4139