Called for reservation but probably wasn't needed (July 3rd and weather issues in the area) Great…read moreservice. Greeted promptly when we arrived. Restaurant maybe 1/2 full. Couldn't decide so we ordered a few apps (KFC chicken, edamame and scallion pancake) all of which were delicious. Decided to get bao buns and fried rice. Note: ordered chicken and shrimp but should have specified we wanted one dish with both meats - instead we got 2 bowls - which just means more for lunch tomorrow! Staff stayed calm when the lights flickered a few times and just said "hopefully the chefs are almost done with your meals because we don't have a generator"). Had to dodge a few broken trees on 94 on the way home but all in all a great meal! Also it's BYOB but really didn't miss the wine - Yuzu ade was refreshing on this 90+ degree day.

Our son recommended this place, during our recent visit…read more The food was delicious and it was beautifully presented. The service was quick and friendly. Ambiance was calm and decor was simple and clean. We will be back.

Had a great meal in Rockaway , NJ at Hancook K-BBQ & Tofu Soup. We got to enjoy the seafood…read morescallion pancake , japchae (glass noodles), a spicy tuna and a crab kimbap (sushi roll), along with some kimchi and spicy daikon banchan( side dishes) as well as green tea mochi and some watermelon. Yum! I definitely want to go back again !

ABSOLUTELY loved Hancook! We came here for Ramen and we were pleasantly surprised with how they…read moreserved us. They started us off with water and hot tea (no extra charge). Then they gave use pickled chamoyte and kimichi (no extra charge). I have never tried chamoyte and I am now a huge fan! It's so delicious!! We both ordered the spicy pork ramen and the portion size was so big! Broth was so flavorful and the pork was cooked so well. We also ordered pork dumplings and they were flavorful and packed. I cannot wait to come back again!

I am not one to post bad reviews and if it is, it's not to bad mouth the place but pointing out…read morewhat can be improved. I commend the owner's attempt of introducing Korean BBQ to the area. If you check out my posts, we love Korean BBQ. Unfortunately, the meats were all under seasoned. The pork belly was really bland, I tired dipping into the sauces but even that couldn't enhance the taste. My son loves egg soufflé and if you see the picture, this does not compare to the egg soufflés we've been to. Unfortunately, even the kids had a literal bad taste in their mouth. The cooking area was small and the heat not strong enough that after cooking the first 6 half strips of thinly sliced pork belly, we had to wait 7 minutes for the next batch to cook. Yeah, the place does look very deserted but picks up after 7-7:30 pm. Reading other reviews, I'm glad that some people find the place great but for Korean style BBQ and meat flavor, they totally missed the mark. You can definitely improve a lot on this.

A quite and peaceful vibe here, definitely noticed as entered. The service overall was great,…read morealways got checked up on of liked the food and if I needed more. Honestly it was refreshing to get good service that felt real. So the beef Ttukbaegi bulgogi, I thoroughly enjoyed, a lot of beef and well flavored and not an overkill of veggies. But would loved some more mushrooms though. The sauce/stew itself was really good, I keep drink it and pouring over my rice. I found the rice okay, but definitely jasmine over hard boiled rice preferred. I liked side salad and wish I had more, it had a-bit of spiced edge and was better than the typical ginger dressing you get. The bubble tea was perfect, not overly sweet and generous on the size of it, but definitely would do better in another glass since straw could not reach the boba pops well enough. another note, always appreciate a place that gives you large glass to refill your water.

Excellent food and service! Always enjoy going here for a dinner uptown. The entire staff is…read moreexcellent!

When Woodam opened initially, the food was amazing and reasonably priced. It seems to have evolved…read moreto a much more "higher end" destination although the quality of the food IMO opinion has decreased. Example..... ordered the Bulgogi and asked if the meat was fresh, server indicated it was so I asked that it be prepared mid-rare. Server said they cook everything to more of a well done consistency to ensure no one gets sick. This really does not make sense. I order beef either black/blue or mid rare always and have yet to have stomach issues at other establishments if it is truly fresh. Servers are great but do not envision going back anytime soon.

Picked up takeout for dinner on our way home. Loved that there was a good variety of soondubu and…read moreability to specify spice level and pick either rice, kalguksu or ramen noodles to accompany the order. I tried the beef soondubu less spicy which came in a generous quart size - perfect comforting broth with rice to satisfy my cravings. The tofu was so soft and fresh and the beef was great, not too fatty nor chewy, was just surprised it didn't have any other ingredients at all like egg/onions/zucchini that I've had with other soondubu. Same goes for the plain clam soondubu that I ordered for my son, nothing but tofu and clams but the soup was tasty and my son really enjoyed it with the ramen noodles. For a picky eater, he devoured everything and drained the soup from his bowl in one sitting. My husband enjoyed the spicy pork bento. Our son devoured the fried dumplings that came with it. The banchan was basic but tasty - 3 small containers of kimchi, spicy cucumbers and sliced fish cake with carrots. Overall, enjoyable meal and would definitely return again next time we are in the area.

Nice, attentive service and hot tasty food! The restaurant/dining area is casual and welcoming. We…read morestopped in for lunch and were so happy that we did! The soondubu was so good, we ate until we were super full! I would definitely recommend coming here- I'll be back!

Came here with a friend to catch up and the food here was great!…read more The Marinated short ribs were delicious and so was the army strew. The army stew was not only flavorful but also had a bunch of toppings inside. The servers were super attentive and even asked us if we wanted our hot pot to be reheated once it sat for a while as we chatted. That being said, I do want to point out that I believe this place is more suited for a bigger group of people. My friend and I enjoyed everything about the meal however, the hot pot was huge and we finished only like 1/4 of it and ordering the meats was a little weird. I am use to going to KBBQ where they tell me that the minimum meat orders is 2 but here, you must at least have two orders of any meat you choose. We both wanted the marinated short ribs with pork belly but ended up with two orders of the marinated short ribs because we were more in the mood for something marinated. Now, this is just a preference of ours but in case you want more of a variety of foods, I would recommend coming here with a bigger group of friends and grabbing a few drinks as well!

Ate here today by myself on MLK Jr. day for lunch. I definitely got and ate the spicy squid and…read morepork that it tasted really good and delicious. The service there was also attentive, pleasant and friendly and many thanks to my server named Jeong to get my meal. I couldn't agree more about it. Finally, I would definitely eat and come back again next time! :)

Americanized Korean place that mixes somewhat Westernized Korean food with slushies and ice cream…read more There's a good amount of seating (20-30 people), but it was completely empty during the length of our visit (early afternoon for lunch). The single hostess wasn't necessarily unpleasant but looked rather listless on her phone while we made our orders with her. I got the Jeyook Bokkeum (spicy pork) with purple rice. Can't really complain; it wasn't incredible, but it wasn't bad either. Banchan (side dishes) were decidedly average, however. We ordered the black sesame ice cream but halfway while eating it, we realized it wasn't actually black sesame (or at least didn't taste like it). Disappointing, but not enough to fully ruin the experience. Prices weren't great considering the quality of the food or location, but not prohibitive either. Considering the paucity of Asian food in Middletown, I'll give Seoul Sizzle a pass, but against greater competition, it probably wouldn't have lasted long in NYC.

Finally made it back to Seoul Sizzle. The place was busy with online and takeout orders. So the…read moreservice was a bit slow. We had our usual favorites, bulgogi, bibimbap, and japchae. And our meal came with soup, miyeok guk (traditional Korean seaweed soup). I love this soup; it's usually served on birthdays to celebrate life, so you don't usually find this in other Korean restaurants. It's light and savory. The owner is really sweet, but I'm glad the restaurant is thriving from the last time I was here.

Service was good here but the portion size was a bit lacking. We both ordered the stone pot…read morebibimbap which overall was flavorful but we both got the smallest portion of beef, it was barely any so that was a little disappointing. The dukbokki app with cheese was pretty good. I would come back here again and try other entrees.

Koja offers a wide selection of Korean dishes including fried chicken. I liked my kimchi stew, but…read morethe bibimbap lacked flavor despite being visually appealing. Service was quick and friendly. The banchan was pretty good and a nice accompaniment to the meal. They also offer sushi and boba drinks. The restaurant is spacious and was not at all busy for lunch on a Saturday.

This is a fusion place that blends the cuisines of Korean and Japanese. Further, wait staff were…read morediverse which makes this a more interesting location. The waitstaff were very knowledgeable about the dishes and gave GREAT recommendations. So there is this whole blend of cuisines and diversity going on! Locals and tourists started to come in by 6pm on a weeknight! The food is solid in terms of rolls etc. (But it is not going to be exceptional.) For a town that should include more variety, this place works!! Just enjoy it! Support your local businesses!! The seafood pancake were decent.

I'm spoiled by great sushi in the NJ/NYC area, so this is the context in which this review will be…read morewritten..It was just ok. We got the Sushi for 3 and two of us were still hungry afterwards. Not like it's their fault we're big backs..just an observation lol. The sushi was fresh-ish, nothing offensive, but just not up to par with what we're used to at home. The tempura udon was unlike any udon we've ever had. The soup base was not the familiar cozy almost sweet flavor that I was craving, but very peppery and salty.

I don't want to oversell this place but I'm from LA and this place has the best kbbq I've ever had…read more Everything was great form start to finish. I found out much later that the owner was the one actually serving and cooking for us. We were able to walk in with a party of ten on labor day. Super accommodating staff, owner knows what he's doing. Never caught his name unfortunately We ordered 4 different combos and dude was able to cook for all of us at the same time. Everyone left stuffed and I even had leftovers for the next day. I didn't get to eat everything but here's what I tried. The duck combo, pork combo, nayengmen (cold noodle I butchered the spelling I know sorry) and corn cheese. They don't do the brisket sauce like they do in la. Instead I think it was a mixture of miso and vinegar? With onions soaking in it. Paired perfectly with the pork. I've never had anything like it before. The thin cut pork belly was probably my favorite out of all the pork. The marinated duck combo was pretty interesting. It kinda felt like a ttkekbokki dish? But a little light on the rice cakes. The duck itself tasted like some really good charcuterie. It was a little too spicy for me but super good. We ended up opting to throw everything into the fried rice at the end and it made for some perfect late night leftovers that I'm enjoying as I write this review. Lovely place, hope they do well. V fast paced environment and loud, they get your food out, and you can tell that a lot of hard work and love goes into the food. Thank y'all

The food here is delicious! I think the beef and soups are better than KBBQ in Manhattan and the…read morehandful of places I've been to in LA. The only reason it's not 5 stars is my group of 6 and a toddler waited 1 hour to get seated despite having called to make a reservation a week in advance. The host was also dismissive and kept telling us they were clearing the table which they clearly weren't. Once we were finally seated though, the food came out fast and our server/cook was very friendly and joined in on our convos. We loved everything we ordered, especially trying the clam gui and marinated duck for the first time. They make the kimchi fried rice at the end in the duck leftovers and it was so tasty! I would love to come back because the food was so tasty but maybe put ourselves on the waitlist next time since the space isn't large and you just have to get lucky with when you show up.