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    E Tae Won Express

    3.9 (91 reviews)
    ModerateKorean
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    Updated a few days ago

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    E TAE WON EXPRESS ATMOSPHERE

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Yaki mandu. Takeout, after it had been sitting in the car for two hours.
    Daniel B.

    E Tae Won Express gets a solid four stars out of my wife and me. We love Korean food and this place serves really comforting and traditional home-style Korean food. The food here is just as good as, if not better than, most of the Korean restaurants we've tried in the Triangle so far. A Korean-American friend, who grew up in the Triangle, told us his parents would often drive from the Triangle to get Korean food in Fayetteville. This is a very low-key, no-frills, mom-and-pop restaurant. You come here for the food, not the ambiance. This is where local Korean people go to get Korean food. For example, on a recent visit, my wife saw three ajummas (Korean aunties) enjoying naengmyeon (cold noodles) for dinner. E Tae Won is located in a small, L-shaped strip mall on the west side of Fayetteville. It's about halfway between Fort Liberty and the VA. During my wife's work rotations at the VA, she'll often call in orders for takeout. E Tae Won doesn't have a website nor official menu online. My wife uses the pictures of the menus on Yelp when deciding what to order over the phone. She's picked up orders and brought them to our home in Chapel Hill. E Tae Won is always a treat for me and we both always look forward to it. The food is tasty, satisfying, and filling. The quality is fresh and good and the portion sizes are generous. Service is great too. What more can you ask for? My wife says it's always the same nice Korean woman that serves her at the counter. Dishes we've had from here include galbi (marinated short ribs), beef and spicy pork bulgogi (two different kinds of marinated sliced meat), bibimbap (mixed rice), tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes), yaki mandu (fried Korean dumplings), Korean-style sweet and sour chicken (crispy -- different from the softer Chinese version), pajeon (scallion pancakes), and more. The banchan is excellent too. It's always fresh and delicious. We usually get four different kinds of banchan in one box and one of the selections changes. There's always kimchi, cucumber with gochujang (Korean red chili paste), julienned daikon (radish), and sliced fish cake, plus bean sprouts or seaweed. The kimchi always tastes fresh and homemade. My wife likes that it isn't as salty as most other kimchi. I agree. I recommend all of the dishes I mentioned above except for the yaki mandu. I can take it or leave it. My wife likes it more than me and says if you like dumplings, it might be worth a shot. All of the food is still yummy after sitting in containers for about two hours, mostly on the drive home.

    Sarah B.

    Very hidden gem in Fayetteville!! I'm a huge fan. They helped our entire group so well and there were 20+ of us! The food was true to self and very authentic! I'd be curious how the buffet style went!

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    Jessica L.

    I happened to come to town earlier than I thought from Hampton Roads, VA, so I was eager to pop in to try their lunch buffet. It was quite small, but had all the major essentials- a kimchi bar, jap chae (glass noodles), vegetable fried rice, bulgogi, white rice, fried shrimp & fish, yakimandu (fried mandoo/fried dumplings). I was not disappointed. I was so glad to have finally tried this place, as I've been eyeballing it for over 4 years, but never was able to come down during the open hours. The food was good and I would definitely return again! The service was the best- when I walked in, I did wait for about 5 minutes before sitting down, but they were pretty packed and it was already 1:20 when I arrived on a Friday. The main lady working was so funny and sweet. I heard her talking to a crying baby, and it was so cute.

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    Tim S.

    Was good food. I defiantly listed the smaller bits of beef compared to larger. I also liked the egg drop soup. The service good. They take Amex but prefer visa/Mastercard cause the fees. Defiantly would go back.

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    Dee B.

    Food is decent. We wanted to check out the buffet but didn't make it in time. The soup wasn't very tasty and the chicken tenders hardly had any chicken in it. Might go back to try some more dishes.

    Buffet lunch delicious variety

    The food was delicious, and is a good price. Very healthy. I love the sushi and the side dishes also the meat is very tender 10/10

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    I absolutely love my favorite Korean restaurant in Fayetteville! The lunch buffet is always fantastic and never lets me down!

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    Amazing food, one of the best Korean dishes out. Service is absolutely amazing, top-notch

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