Pablo's Ratings: Food Taste: 5 Decor/Feel: 5 Service: 4 Value: 4 Recommended dish: Late-Night Soon Tofu Additional Perks: Open until 2AM on weekends Large portions make up for high prices on late-night menu Alcohol served (sake, wine, beer) The downside: expensive drinks ($15 tiny sake bottle) Some staff not knowledgable about menu items This place is a must for anyone in Bloomington who enjoys high-quality Korean food! Compared to the other Korean restaurants, Do raises the bar in ingredient quality, as well as providing a trendy yet comfortable atmosphere for lunch, dinner, and late-night guests. The service and food knowledge varies based on staff, but all are friendly and will give you their time. read more

Do Korean Restaurant - Shrimp shumai - Asian Fusion Near Me - Bloomington, Indiana

I was delighted to find that DO 's Asian Fusion of Korean, Thai and Chinese is truly delicious and carefully made. HOWEVUH. The first time I ordered a meal delivered, it took more than two hours to get to me. Tonight was my third order, and it was one dish, no sides, no drinks, no dessert ... and it took THREE hours to reach me, and was room-temperature, borderline cold. Dear DO, please look at how you are running your kitchen. I know combining sit-down and takeout orders is hectic, but come on. We've had two years of pandemic with probably more coming, takeout is not going to go away. You can do this. Even if it means shutting down takeout orders until the kitchen catches up. read more

One of my favorite restaurants in Bloomington. I always get great service and the food is perfect every time. I love their katsu curry, bulgogi udon, Korean fried chicken, and shrimp tempura just to name a few! read more

Good ramen and friendly service. Professional and helped me right as I walked in. It was a bit of a wait so I'm not sure if my order was forgotten (it was pick up) but still it was the best in the area. It seems a bit crowded but, I don't mind. read more

I love this place!! I usually get the bulgogi or jaeyuk. Food comes out super fast and is so good! The portion sizes are filling too. They offer a selection of soju and are open till 3am which is a huge plus. Don't believe the negative reviews you read here. The female manager is really friendly if you actually pay your bill (lol). And they remember regular customers, so this place gets my thumbs up! read more

Great place!!! Be sure to read the front of the menu about how they incorporated imported Asian treasures. All wood blocks came from a palace's door. The bamboo you see is imported. I brought my parents expecting the Asian fusion to have a big chinese emphasis. My parents are not as adventurous as I am. I was in shock when I noticed it was heavy on the Korean. I love Korean but could my mom find something? Yes!!! She has said this is her favorite Asian spot she found in over 20 years. Both of my parents have told all of their friends and our other family members as they are trying to pull others in. I had some potato pasta...came with soup salad and yogurt dessert. The kimchi here is delicious! My dad had the udon kimchi soup. I loved it. All three of us ate for under $30. Mt biggest complaint? I haven't made it back yet :) read more

Do is one of my favorite 4th Street eateries and it's open late (such a plus). They say they are fusion, but it is really mostly just different Korean street foods - all of which are delicious. My favorite go to items are the jab chae (yam noodle and a tasty meat sauce), tteokbokki (rice cake w/ sweet gochuchang based sauce) and the kimchi fried rice (it's all in the name). Do also has a stellar atmosphere and ample outdoor seating. During the summer, I love having a late dinner on their deck with our dog. They also serve several different libations from domestic wines (Oliver) to sake and soju. I do not recommend the flavoured soju. It's really bad, but the other options are awesome! Do also adds new menu items regularly so don't be afraid to try whatever new item they are serving! read more

For lunch, we headed to Do: Asian Fusion Cuisine & Lounge for some Korean food. Because I get to have Korean food in NYC and LA pretty much every year, it gets me on this Korean BBQ kick. I've been working my way through some of the Korean spots in Bloomington when I get home, but I've yet to find one that nails it the way bigger city places do. I really liked the ambiance of Do. It was clean and kind of wooden-chic. Since it was a weekend, they only served the Dinner menu; I wish they'd serve the lunch menu on weekends too! We were given a salad (not my thing) and some miso soup to start. We both ordered Bulgogi as our main dish. I really liked the Bulgogi. I felt like it was marinated better than a lot of places, and the portion size was adequate. While the price was steeper than I'm used to for the portion (again, you get spoiled in LA/NYC) I would definitely eat here again when I'm downtown or near 4th Street. Dan enjoyed his meal too. The service was good. I noticed grill tables outside in their porch area, so I'm hoping that means they do some Korean BBQ out there in better weather. I think that would be great! read more

Do Korean Restaurant - Asian Fusion Near Me - Bloomington, Indiana

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This is one of my favorite restaurants in Bloomington. I love the variety and atmosphere. My favorite is the toro katsu curry because the fried chicken cutlets, golden curry, sauce, and rice are just sooo good! And I also really like their dtebbokki because it has a good amount of heat and has a nice Korean dumpling in it read more

The food and service was very good. Parking is smooth due to, Lady Corona, so down town patronage is smoother than normal.

Our lunch was awesome! When walking up to this restaurant, I had my doubts. The curb appeal is not good at all, however, once you walk through the doors the decor is awesome. The interior is a modern/urban Asian style, and it looks fantastic inside. The food was excellent! Nice flavors all around. My friend ordered the Bento Box, which provided a nice variety of different dishes. I ordered the Bulgogi Beef, and it was phenomenal. This place really gives you a bang for your buck, with big portions and miso soup and salad included with your meal. It was a lot of food, but I cleaned my plate! This place could easily be 5 stars with a little bit of work. The need to do something about the curb appeal to make it look as good on the outside as it does inside. The staff was nice but could be a lot better versed in the cuisine they were serving. I had a feeling they didn't know all the dishes on the menu and were unfamiliar with some culinary components. If I was the owner I would serve smaller dishes and cut the price a little. That all being said I highly recommend this restaurant! Give it a shot, you won't regret it! read more

Do Korean Restaurant - Bento Box - Asian Fusion Near Me - Bloomington, Indiana

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Best Korean restaurant in Bloomington! They are so nice to all customers and the quality of food is so good. They also deliever the food in 20-25 mins :) read more

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I waited over 25 minutes for my food when the rest of my party got served! Awful customer service

I ordered an item for $11.99 plus a glass of water. Nothing extra. Because I was with 6 other people the server charged me $18. I asked why so much and the server said because there were so many people at the table they had to add gratuity. They added 40% to the bill for everyone at the table. This was not a simple mistake or misunderstanding. This was the restaurant taking advantage of a customer. You can't excuse this instance of ripping me off and I'm sure they think they can get away with it because the college students don't want to make a scene. read more

I never commented on Yelp before, but I ate something disgusting from the tofu soup. The lady in the restaurant just told me it's a dish scrub, and then changed her mind says it's from the mussel. She also took it away from me, so I can't take a picture of it. No apology was given. Don't come here to eat or you get special ingredients in your food. read more

Do has decent food, but the service here is absolutely ugly. I have given this place a good 6 or 7 tries and every time they seem disappointed to have customers. Seems like you have to be them for any service. You can actually look at some of their replies here for examples of such behavior. read more

Love this place. The spicy seafood ramen is one of the best ramen dishes I've had. Highly recommend the dumplings as an appetizer! read more

Do Korean Restaurant - Asian Fusion Near Me - Bloomington, Indiana

Middle aged woman was very rude called me a jerk, after she tried to grab my card and receipt out of my hand. After checking the bill my friends checks were overcharged and there was a group tip feee* that was uncalled for. Raised her voice big time. Bad experience read more

VerdicTL;DR: Probably the best Korean restaurant in Indiana. There's nothing "fusion" about it -- unless you're making a reference to North Korea and nuclear weaponry. I was introduced to Do Asian Fusion Cuisine when I first arrived in the state of Indiana. I was initially skeptical; I've never had a good experience with any Asian Fusion restaurant ever. Indeed, when we speak of "Asian Fusion" in this country I think we miss out on the fact that though all countries have borders, there has been so much intermixing and so much swapping of cultures and cuisines throughout Asia (especially East and Southeast Asia) that just about every cuisine is a fusion. And to my delight, Do isn't Asian Fusion at all in the way that we often understand Asian Fusion. Instead it's very competently executed Korean street food. And it's worth celebrating in its own right, as street food -- any street food -- is the ultimate in fusion cusine: highbrow meets lowbrow, culture meets culture, and whether you're a German enjoying Oktoberfest or a Korean enjoying a soju with side dishes in a pojangmacha, there are broad commonalities of experience that tie us together as human beings. Do takes me back to the streets of Seoul, where I grew up. There is so much here that remind me of the classic bunshikjum -- little holes-in-the-wall where snack foods (like ramen and tteokbokki) are served. Do does serve other foods that are more highbrow than that, but I've never had the desire to explore anywhere else on the menu. Korean BBQ places are a dime a dozen even here in Indiana after all -- but bunshikjum type street food remains a rarity. Their tteokbokki -- spicy rice cake -- is my favorite item on the menu, and it compares well to anything I've ever had here in the United States. As good, in fact, as most any tteokbokki I had growing up in Korea. I can almost close my eyes and be taken back in time to a much younger and much more innocent self. That's the wonderful thing about food -- it can take you back to occasions and places that are forever lost to the march of time. Indeed, we human beings are also ephemeral beings, here today and gone tomorrow. But there are things that endure -- and just because time marches on doesn't mean that we are lost. Indeed it may well be that we endure precisely *because* we constantly face erasure, our actions and thoughts made meaningful because someday we will only be memories. Remember who you are. Remember what you are. Remember that though you may feel adrift, you are never lost. Take nourishment, and move forward. You are better -- your fate is greater -- than the erasure that the world says is your due. Together we endure. read more

Do is a hidden gem on 4th street. I usually avoid restaurants labeled Asian Fusion as it seems they try a lot of cuisines but don't do anything well. Do isn't Fusion- it's Korean- and good. The menu is large and well marked with items that can be ordered as vegetarian. We started with complementary miso soup and salad and some delicious pork streamed dumplings. Our entrees included kimchi beef ribs, bibimbap, and jap chae with tofu. Servings were huge- none of us were able to finish. The jap chae was the winner of the night! Bibimbap was good, but would have been better with some tofu. The waitstaff was young but attentive. read more

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Dolsot and the kimchi/seafood pancake you will crave after you have it once. Food is fantastic! This is our all time favorite late late night place to eat. read more

As you can see I'm not a mass reviewer, only when I'm really compelled to. I didn't read all the previous reviews but I'm surprised by anyone who didn't like the taste. I'm here for business and never thought I'd find such an awesome korean food selection. The menu is very expansive, especially for the size of the restaurant as it's not that big. I came for lunch with a colleague and we had the tangsooyuk and dolsot jaeyuk and both were amazing and flavorful and the portion was very generous. I've experienced plenty of homemade meals and restaurants and I was absolutely impressed with the taste here. Price wise, it was under $30 and noticed there are also plenty of lunch specials for under $10. I would definitely come back again if I'm ever in town and my colleague who's from Indy said he would as well! read more

Every place was closing after lunch except Do . I'm glad I came across it . Service was very good . Food was fresh and delicious and I'll go again . read more

Do Korean Restaurant - Fried dumpling (veg) - Asian Fusion Near Me - Bloomington, Indiana

Great place for food, I come here every time for carry out and the cashiers are always nice and fast with transactions. The food is also really good and I love their squid legs, I get it with every order. My favorite foods would be their chicken as the dipping sauce is crazy good and the green onions they put on top add a very nice flavor change. 5/5 stars!! read more

Do is a great new Asian Fusion restaurant with tasty food, late night hours, and friendly service. The atmosphere is super cool with imported wood walls and a bamboo ceiling. The 'fusion' here is mostly Korean and Japanese. I have so far only had lunch here but the bang for your buck was amazing. Our friends had and enjoyed: Bulgogi, 2 different Korean bento boxes, and the Tori Katsu Curry. The boxes were a huge hit and I love my Tori Katsu but the curry was different than what I was familiar with (Indian or Thai curry) as a flour or starch was added as a thickener making it less curry-y and more gravy-y. But still all very good. I will for sure be going back! Other Details: 1) Parking - street or a nearby pay lot. 2) Handicap Accessible - many steps, if just a few steps are manageable then the outdoor seating would be an option, but this is in an old house and the main restaurant/restrooms have 2 sets of steps. 3) Credit Cards - Accepted. 4) Noise Level - low to average 5) Booze - beer and wine only. Room for Improvement: 1) Processed Foods - if you want to get more of the population of Bloomington to be fans, then loose the heavily processed foods. The best examples of this are the can corn in the salad and the side dish that is called 'sausages' but is cut up hot dogs. These are unappetizing and make the restaurant look cheap. This is a shame because the other food is tasty and looks lovingly prepared. 2) Restroom Water Temp - this is a newly added restroom and I am happy it is there but when you flush the toilet it causes the sink water to become the temperature of the sun! I was burned and it was so hot that steam was coming off of it (which I unfortunately did not notice until post-burn). Not only is that dangerous but if it is that hot then you know people aren't washing their hands. 3) Porch Color - it is a shame that the beautiful limestone porch was painted (limestone should never be painted), but as the deed had already happened before Do moved in, maybe at least paint it a color that isn't an uappitizing 'sick skin tone.' What they Do So Right: 1) Atmosphere - warm environment with imported wooden walls but still bright enough that you can still see your food. Lots of nice upgrades from the previous restaurant. 2) Outdoor Seating - they have taken a fair amount of outdoor seating and improved it with a covered section that contains Korean BBQ grill-in tables. 3) Hours - open from lunch to late night. 4) Clean - They put in a new restroom so you no longer have to walk into the kitchen area. Everything was clean and nice. 5) Menu Variety - lots of options including lunch specials and a special late night menu. 6) Vegetarian Friendly - thanks for marking which dishes can be made vegetarian for our veg friends. read more

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Great customer service, but over priced mediocre food; I would choose "Korea Restaurant" over Do. They're right across the street with friendlier prices and much better food. What I love about Do: - Opens till 3AM (perfect for a late night meal after KOK) - Wide variety of cuisine selections. (Do offers all kind of fusion food from mozzarella sticks to Korean fried chicken) - Clean and organized dining area - Great service What I thought was "alright" at Do: -------- Too pricy considering their food content: - We ordered a Budae jjigae which was around $30 - Menu description for this item is: Sausage, Kimchi, Tofu, and Veggies in spicy broth; add $2 for ramen. - Actual pot consisted of 90% spam and hotdogs. Probably around 5 pieces of tofu, 5 chunks of ground pork(this is bonus because it wasn't included in the description), I honestly didn't see any kimchi in my soup, and few slices of onions. ***I know that spam and hotdogs are the main content of Budae jjigae, but please don't charge your customers $29.99 for that. - $2 for a piece of instant ramen noodles, seriously? This isn't my first time eating at Do. I want to emphasize how thankful I am for the late night dining, but would probably only return if I had no other options at 12am. Recommended items: Kansai Odeng Pot Korean Style Fried Chicken Fried Squid Legs Koroke read more

Cool space, food is decent, not outrageously pricey. Service is ... Slow. And I don't mean in the food coming out. How? Glad you asked. 1. When asked how to pronounce something on the menu, the waitress replied, "I'm not Korean." Okay, you should still know how to say the items you are taking orders for. 2. When asked how many dumplings came in an order she said, "Ummmmm, like 7 or 8?". There were 6. Learn to count. 3. When the stove was brought for our hot pot, it was turned on, gas only, and left on the table. Pretty sure that's a huge safety hazard. The whole light-a-match-and-the-place-will-blow-up problem. 4: When we got our bill, it wasn't totaled. When asked to be totaled, it was added wrong as they "added in" an item they forgot. 5. While ordering the overall experience was like pulling teeth. I can't blame that she didn't speak English because she did. She just didn't know the menu, asked confusing questions, and had a hard time getting full sentences out. Staff isn't running on much brain power here. It's unfortunate because the place is cool and food is good. read more

I am very confused about this place. Fusion restaurant should combine the essence of different cuisine and bring it to the next level. This one seems to go for the opposite direction. I ordered a Korean Bulgogi and Soon tofu soup. The chief use a very chewy cut of beef typically found in Chinese dish. But usually the Chinese tenderizes the beef before cook. I hate to waste food, but could not torture myself to finish the dish. Soon tofu soup is very hard to mess up, but they did it with no beef stock and firm tofu. If you are going to do that, please take the word "soon" off your menu. read more

We went to Do around 1 AM after a night of festivities, and it was packed! Great environment and great service considering the time and rowdy people. We had the bulgogi and the bibimbap to go with a few appetizers. Food was brought out in a reasonable time and was excellent! *chefs kiss* Would recommend to anyone that loves Asian cuisine. read more

We had a long wait due a problem with the fryer, but the hostess was so sweet and gave us free apps + a beverage for our time. Amazing food, amazing staff and a great experience in bloomington :) read more

Do is a wonderful addition to the 4th street dining scene. Do offers delicious Korean food with a few Japanese items. The ambience is nice, but my only real complaint is that the place can get loud when it's crowded. There was a night I attended when a party of students + the K-Pop soundtrack were way too overbearing. But don't let this sway you. The food at Do seems more refined and delicate than the other Korean restaurants in town (some of which are delicious, mind you). I have ordered at least five different entrees off of the menu and they were all delicious with fresh ingredients. The Udon soups are wonderful, the Japchae is excellent, and the Karoke (sp? - fried potato) appetizer is awesome. My favorite dish so far is the Crispy Soy Chicken: it was two meals in one, and it was fried and flavored perfectly. Glad to see that someone is going beyond the basics and paying attention to the details. Some of the servers have noticed the frequency of my visits, and they are exceptionally hospitable and friendly. I will continue to go to Do at least once a week, and I think you should, too. read more

I won't say the food is bad, because it's not, it's fairly decent, at least the hot pot was. Granted it is pretty hard to mess up a hot pot given it's boiling broth and then throwing in a little bit of everything. It's the prices that give it the low star rating. When you charge $30+ for a hot pot that is mainly soup, noodles, maybe a handful of sliced beef...thats ridiculous. I don't care where the wood from the from door came from or if the bamboo is imported, if anything those drive up costs that are then imposed on the customer. Remember I only tried the hotpot, cannot speak for the actual Korean or Ramen dishes they have. read more

Headed to Do for dinner with a group of friends this weekend and they did not disappoint. The staff was extremely personable and set a great tone for our time there. Our table ordered several variations of the Bulgogi and I found them all to be delicious! I will definitely be heading back! read more

Do Korean Restaurant - Delicious Bulgogi - I will be back for more! - Asian Fusion Near Me - Bloomington, Indiana

Rude staffing. Our group sat down and waited over ten minutes to get service before we were rudely told to move because another group had arrived. She claimed that the staff made a mistake and we were wrongly seated, but we had been sitting for at least 10 minutes before the new group walked in. We moved with no problem and had waters served to us at the new location. We were chatting for another 10 minutes before the same waitress came. She rudely told us this wasn't the seat we were supposed to go to and told us to stand and wait until another table left. This wouldn't of been an issue if we hadn't been sitting there for ten minutes with no problem. The staff had even brought us all waters to the table we "were not supposed to sit at" with no complaint. I tried to professionally convey my disappointment to the waitress, to which she told me to "just leave if I had a problem." Which we did! Horrible service and to the waitress with thin-drawn on eyebrows, I hope you find peace in life and find happiness so you can stop being a bitter person to everyone around you! Thank you read more

Went to there twice and order the same thing-noodle soup. The food was so so and cannot compete with other Korean restaurants in town. You will always get a yogurt after you finish your meal, and the service here was good. read more

What Do lacks in taste, it makes up in atmosphere. I stopped by for lunch and got a bento box lunch special with spicy chicken. It came with a decent assortment of side dishes - miso soup, potstickers, kimchi, a little side salad, and some hotdog side (not my favorite). The portions were a good size for a lunch special and the pricing wasn't too bad. My bill came out to about $10 which is very standard for a 4th Street restaurant. Our service was fast and prompt, so no complaints there. As far as taste goes, my bento box was only so-so. The sauce on the chicken was a deep orange and seemed promising, but under delivered in spice and flavor. The vegetables that came with it were a touch undercooked. Otherwise, the meat was nicely stir fried. The food seems to be more of a non-traditional take on Korean food, so don't expect the standard Korean BBQ experience here. The redeeming factor of Do is the atmosphere. It's a well decorated, trendy, and clean. I would make a repeat visit if nothing but that. read more

If it is just for the food and for the service by the part-time waitresses and waiters I would give this place 10 stars out of 5. The reason I gave 1 out of 5 instead even tho I was going there frequently for the past three years is, the owner of this place is extremely rude. When asked to bring us "boxes" she brought a "box" instead and we were nicely asking her for one more box, what she did was throwing that extra box on our table with a mean face, we were so confused. And then she grabbed the payment real quick without asking if all the cards were in it already. So I walked to the reception and apologized that I haven't put my card in it yet and handed her my card. What she did was unbelievable. She threw the calculator on the counter which made a loud noise and she said the f-word in Korean () assuming that I don't know any Korean. I was so in shock that she acted like that. I understand running a restaurant is exhausted because my father owned a popular restaurant for 17 years in my hometown. But all the throwing things around and the f word to your customer in a foreign language? You are shaming your wonderful staff and putting their hard work in vein ma'am. read more

I love their lunch box, looks really pretty and they have late night meal, so if you want to eat something around 11pm, definitely go here, their udon is good ^^ read more

Do Korean Restaurant - Spicy chicken lunch box - Asian Fusion Near Me - Bloomington, Indiana

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Stopped here for a quick bite at night, and was pleasantly surprised. The ambiance is quite cozy, and the presentation is done well(rice was served on a cute pineapple plate!). I ordered the beef fried rice and loved it, it had just the right amount of sweetness. The egg on top tasted great, and I am sure that I'll be coming back. Good prices, and it's open late night! Worth checking out. read more

Quality must depend on the day. Came with four friends, and all of us got subpar food. Had a spicy ramen dish and expected higher quality ramen noodles than instant ramen. They have a large menu, so it is possible some dishes are stronger than others. Choose wisely. read more