So...name change? I was so confused when I was trying to order online and I couldn't find InBoston! But anyways, I'm not hating the name change. It'll actually make it easier for me to explain the restaurant to other people now: Friend: "Where did you go to eat?" Me: "InBoston?" Friend: "In boston? Where?" Me: "On Mass Ave, close to Berklee" Friend: "No, I mean what's the name of the restaurant?" Me: "THE PLACE IS CALLED 'INBOSTON'" -- you get it right? Well, whether they changed their owner or just decided to change their name, I'm not complaining. Except it sounds French... So I ordered for pickup, their Soy Garlic combo fried chicken as always, and was kind of...sad. So the chicken was still good, a bit more crispy than before, but all the flavors were there and abundant even for a small size. But before, they used to give me either french fries or coleslaw with chicken, but I didn't get any...I don't know if this was a mistake or part of their new management but I'll ask next time I order. Tip: So I noticed that they don't serve alcohol anymore. To be honest, chicken and beer is best served at HOME in your pajamas and netflix. Just saying. That's why I literally only get takeout read more

Best fried chicken I ever eat. And good manner for the customers. By the way seafood pencake also great for take out. read more

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Korean fried chicken and soups done well is what keeps me coming back to this place. The service is nice as well as the food. The menu is small and has but just a few items that are done well. There are sometimes specials that are posted on the wall but not many. They have korean fried chicken, with tofu stews and some meat dishes. I think I keep coming here for the soondooboo, they serve it with an actual raw egg that you get and need to crack first thing when the soup comes to you so it will cook. The soup portion here is larger than most place which means they put in a lot more content so you do feel like you are paying for what you get. The pancakes here are pretty good as well. They are crisp to perfection and are not too doughy. Inboston is totally a place to come back to for good food late at night. read more

Bibimbap has ground hamburger beef (barely any) instead of bulgogi. No bon chon except fish cakes and a mushed up deviled egg. And ZERO Kim Chi at the restaurant. Eaten at dozens of Korean restaurants across the country and this is the worst. Lastly, look up at the gross dusty light fixtures about your head. Never been cleaned. read more

I went on a Monday night when it was crazy busy and I was extremely impressed with the manager's ability to handle everything so gracefully. I think he was working alone with one other waitstaff and just for customer service alone, this place deserves all the praise. But food... I really liked the regular fried chicken that didn't have any marinade. Their marinaded fried chicken was good too, but I just prefer the flavor of BonChon chicken. read more

I usually do dine-in at InBoston, butt his time we ordered take-out and was surprised by some of the changes. Last I was here was back in the spring. When we called in for our order, we found out that the menu had changed a bit and price too. There are no more sides that comes with the Fried Chicken :( Also when we picked up our order, we realize the price had increased too. New Name for Inboston is "Farandole". I think I would visit Bon Chon instead going forward. Great for the student and locals in the area as it is in town and close to the schools. read more

Went for dinner on a weeknight for some fried chicken and beer. Well it turns out InBoston no longer serves any alcohol (no beer with my fried chicken?? You gotta be kidding me). Overall- I would go back for the Korean style fried chicken bites - no bones- half plain and half mild glaze, both were very crispy (even with the glazed sauce it was still crispy) and delicious. I've had the modern style fried chicken too and the Korean style was better. We also had the tteokboki which was very cheesy and tasty as a whole, but the dumplings in it weren't as great...easy to overlook though because the tteok (rice cakes) were perfectly done. For the sides we got the radish- for those who dont know, this is a perfect accompaniment to your fried chicken- it is sweet and crunchy pickled white radish pieces that help you get over eating a ton of fried chicken. Also got the French fries- but we could have done without...they were sub par. 3 stars because...no beer anymore. read more

As a Korean, this restorant can't make a Korean food well enough. Their tofu soup's taste is light, and not many ingredients in it. Especially, sea food pan cake, that is really bad. They charge for that around 13 dollars. These days, everyone can watch through youtube.com video that lecepy tutorials for every different kind of foods! However, In Boston Restorant can't make just one good pancake. It's really hard to bite. When I eat the pancake, it reminds me my mother's pancak, because it is totally different! Even they charge for ebery side dishes. It's not the Korean thing! That's Japanese culture. Anyway, I'm not going there anymore even when I really hungry. read more

Came here upon hearing great reviews on yelp. As a huge fan of fried chicken, I had to give it a try. The place itself is set up very simply. We were seated right away and it didn't take long for them to take our order. The menu itself was very simple and straightforward as well. We ordered the small double fried with garlic and another small Korean style with glazed spicy. Double-fried did not disappoint. I could tell the chicken was fried when they took our order. Garlic sauce was good but I wouldn't go as far as to say it is better than Bonchon. It tasted similar but nowhere near as good as Bonchon. My personal favorite was the Korean style. Chicken wasn't as crispy but the wings tasted super delicious. Price was very reasonable and affordable. I liked that they don't try to overcharge you like Bonchon does. I think I will visit this place again to try their soondubu and their dukbokki. Overall, you should definitely check this place out if you are in the area! read more

I noticed the Inboston sign when it first opened last September, but didn't think much of it. While sitting in the awful 5pm Mass Ave traffic, I finally read the subtext of the "Inboston" sign and saw that it was a Korean Fusion place! I looked up the Yelp reviews and found out that reviewers were comparing their chicken to Bonchon. WHAT? I told my husband about it during dinner that night. 4 hours later, we checked out Inboston and ordered ourselves some fried chicken. We ordered: 1) Modern double fried: - sauce: soy garlic - chose to do combo (mix of wings and drums) 2) Classic korean chicken: - sauce: glazed spicy - wings only Next time, I would stick to ordering just the wings. I wasn't a huge fan of the drums. It definitely had a lot more meat in it, but the ratio of sauce to meat is not so great. When you eat the wings, you taste their delicious sauce with each bite. Not a fan of the soy garlic (Bonchon does it better), but loved the glazed spicy in our classic korean chicken. It was the perfect amount of spiciness. Next time, going to order the Wildfire sauce for the modern double fried. For sides, we got the white rice and pickled radish. We were pleased with the sides. Lots of people were ordering the french fries. If it had not been almost 10pm, I would have ordered fries as well. Next time! read more

Here is Jackpot!!!! for Pocketmon-go. I could get a lot of pocket and potions. also while having dinner, I could get many monsters. read more

I seem to be among the minority who doesn't rave about this place. First of all, the service was pretty decent, and my main complaint is about the food. I ordered the pork/tofu soup, basically with the maximum amount of spiciness. Its spiciness did not impress me, but at most restaurants in the United States, that's to be expected. My taste buds not being completely set on fire wasn't the problem though. The problem was that their bowls (or maybe the food itself?) smelled like dish soap or some other chemical-ish product and subsequently made the food, particularly the rice, taste icky. Might return to try the fried chicken though. To be fair, I ought to give it a chance, as I wasn't in the mood that day to have fried chicken. read more

This place is pretty small so don't go with such a large group! This place is a fusion place, but definitely not Mexican from my personal experience LOOOL. Thought that was kind of funny. Got some wings, 1/2 soy garlic 1/2 spicy. These things were meh. The wings were kinda small in size and the flavor wasn't exactly there. Needs a lot more sauce to make it better than what I got the other day. Spicy wasn't that spicy either, usually I would quit after 1 piece but I ate about 3 of them to finally feel the tears LOL. Ddeokboki or spicy rice cakes were meh as well. This was even spicier than the chicken! The cheese was a little weird, I thought it would already be melted beforehand now drizzled on top from a bag of shredded cheese. A lot of sauce, a couple of fish cakes, but for some reason my favorite part was the hard-boiled egg! A really good addition this plate. Pork belly was kind of sad really. Although it was served on the black hot plate, I feel like it burnt the pork too quickly. Even a few of the top slices were burnt and someone forgot about it for a minute too long and it came out burnt unfortunately. Sure it was good for me because I like a little burnt, but by the time we got to the end it was tough and charred black. French fries reminded me of Burger King's fries and they were pretty good. Thick cut, but unsalted! read more

Haju Kitchen - Pork - Korean Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Had dinner with classmates. The chicken with too much flour and fries are a little bit salty read more

the best Korean restaurant I have eaten at....( this is my first one)... I ordered the combo with set 1 that's $25.95(sufficient for 2)...fried chicken tasted great although the dip was too sweet but the appetizer was lit.... wasn't able to eat the entire thing.. I would suggest having Rice with set 1. read more

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Not sure if we missed something here but the food did not do it for us.. We bought the chicken bits which wasn't very flavorful. The sauce was way too syrupy and overpowered the chicken for sure. read more

It would be four stars for the food and close location but I have to take off two for overcharging my card. I came here with a group of four . The total was ~$50 and we split the check. I paid $29 for two including tip. Later I checked my bank account and they had charged the original $50 on top of the $29. When I called they just said the charge will be there for a week and there's nothing they can do.. $50 is a lot for a college student. I'll probably pay in cash next time (._.) read more

Great Price, authentic Korean food and friendly service. What else do you need. Menu isn't extensive but this is good sign. It's busy in the evening. Tofu soup is excellent! read more

The restaurant is probably 2.5 stars, but rounded down to 2 because 3 stars would be too generous. We ordered the seafood + beef combo soondubu along with the double-fried wings & drumstick combo. All of it was severely disappointing. Note: side dishes aren't included with the food, unlike other Korean restaurants. You have to order certain sizes of their chicken to get a certain amount of side dishes. We got a small combo of the chicken, so it came with one side dish--we opted for potato salad, which tasted very...bad. Soondubu issues: Tofu tasted straight out of the packaging, didn't have any of the broth's flavoring at all Soup wasn't hot enough to cook the egg Very bland soup, definitely needs more seasoning "Spicy" didn't taste spicy at all Chewy, rubbery beef Chicken issues: Drumsticks smelled bad. After taking just one bite, you can smell a really pungent "old chicken" kind of smell to it. Makes me wonder how they store their poultry. Wasn't crispy, despite it being "double fried" Lukewarm in temperature Only saving grace (barely) here is probably the service. The waitstaff are very polite and very attentive and swooped in every few minutes to refill our waters. In all, if you're craving for fried chicken or soondubu and don't want to make the trek to Allston or Chinatown, then you could probably satisfy that craving here. Otherwise, this place really isn't worth spending any money on. read more

I like this place, friendly service with yummy food. The choice is not too many, but you can get good fried chicken and tofu soup, personally I like crispy chicken wings and beef tofu soup. The soup is hot and you may want to try medium spicy or less. When I want to eat outside, I always come here! Because I live behind the restaurant. In a word, choose crispy fried chicken wing and beef tofu soup. And order a beer if you over 21. read more

This place is kind of interesting. They serve everything in styrofoam, paper plates and everything is fast and easy. The decor isn't nice, but the customer service was great. (They have tacked up posters, unframed and the walls are a boring white, glossy cottage cheese color) We got a wombo combo with fries, a very spicy dish I don't remember the name of, and spicy chicken. The fries came out first and that was great. The fries also came with complimentary fish cakes - yummy! The chicken second, fried with a glaze to dip it in. That was great as well. Next comes the most interesting dish - its a super spicy sauce with rice cakes, vermicelli noodles, fish cakes, onion, and like 4-5 pork dumplings. For the amount of sauce and spiciness - THERE IS NO WAY ENOUGH CARBS to not make your mouth feel fiery hot and liek you're dying. I'm confused why they didn't put noodles in there. Yes, very confused. Anyway, we ate it and I think I gained 5 lbs this meal from the fried foods and starch. lol. What made up for this place is that I took everything I didn't finish home (spicy sauce dish) and paired it with noodles I made by myself at home. WOW, it was AMAZING. LOL. anyways this place is actually great, I saw a few people get the ramen noodle and it smelled amazing. The tofu soup looked kind of diluted but we will be back to try it! After looking at pictures- do you still have the mango rice drink and side dishes? We didn't see it on the menu and really wished there was option to have a combo seafood tofu soup with side dishes and galbi. Thanks! read more

awesome food and cute atmosphere. I love cozy places such as this one! Food is phenomenal and priced well. The one con is that the bathroom is pretty dingey. Otherwise, no complaints. read more

The food is definitely good. It's a kick in the mouth with that spicy sauce in a lot of the plates. So much better than Bon Chon. Bon chon is not even good to begin with. Over dried chicken wings. Price is not expensive here that we ordered way too much food. The interior decor needs help. Wish I could design it to look better. Service is good too. They don't rush you or look at you when you pull your wallet out. read more

after reading all good yelp rewiews about this place i decided to give it a shot. Food was pretty bland,seafood pancake was tasteless,oily, burned. Soondubu didn't had enough broth in it and,but lots of tofu and was just OK . Blueberry sake drink was good. Fries was boring and not salty. I really hope their chicken is good otherwise i don't see a reason coming back here. By the way service is outstanding.They are very nice and friendly,but food needs some improvement. read more

I'll keep this short: Chicken wings- I would only come here for this. They were decent wings, but I won't say as good as bon chon's Tofu soup- skip it. I had a seafood tofu soup and the broth was very bland. It was loaded though! Mix drinks- it's bigger in pictures than in person. More juice than alcohol. Overall: OK experience. I will only come back if I'm too lazy to go to Allston or Harvard for tofu soup. read more

Note: This is purely a delivery review. Summary: Korean style, chicken wings and drumsticks. The wings were unremarkable. I would not avoid it, but also would not go out of my way to eat the wings again here. Pros: My order arrived on time without being cold or damaged. It tastes just fine. Cons: For what it is, I think the pricing is a tad high. The chicken itself was low quality with some items still coming with chicken feathers. The taste is very basic Korean chicken sauce. read more

I came here with a friend for lunch on a Tuesday. We got to the restaurant a little after normal lunch hours, so it wasn't very busy. I ordered the beef tofu soup and my friend ordered the bibimbap. Overall, the food was pretty decent, but nothing to write home about. One of the main things I was disappointed with was the side dishes. The only side dish they offered was a kind of spicy fish cake. I don't think I would come back here. read more

Chicken wings here taste better than Bon chon's which is awesome! But do not order seafood pancake, it's oily and dry... read more

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This place is great when you eat there. Service is great and food is even better, but do not go too late or take out and if you do, remember to check because they tend to get the orders wrong especially late at night. Overall, still tasty. Probably better to sit and eat than taking it out. read more

Pretty good relative to prior management. The menu is simple, but has all of the essentials. Good place to go if Pho Basil is busy. read more

Haju Kitchen - Korean Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Let's go back in time. I first ate at this location when it was inBoston. It was great--4 stars material and worth the trek to the Berklee area. The fried chicken and the soondubu were on the level of LA Koreatown glory. Then Farandole came around and the dishes were served on paper plates and the soondubu tasted more watered down. The chicken no longer came with their side of delicious fries. Now Haju is here and is an upgrade from Farandole but has yet to match the quality of inBoston. The soondubu still tastes watered down and no shellfish is used, which really decreases the flavor of the broth. The meat slices are thick and chewy. Does it still hit the spot for Korean food? Yes, but I would settle for similar restaurant closer to home. read more

Meh. Meh. Meh. That basically summed it up. We ordered tofu soup and fried chicken, and I have to say both were not authentic and flavorful enough. Kinda bland and just lacking the kick. The fried chicken was not well marinated and meat close to the bone was flavorless. Soup has wayyyy too much tofu and was missing some ingredients I think. I probably won't come back. I can think of better places for both tofu soup and fried chicken in Boston. Also, no free appetizers :( read more

Waitress was nice but the food was not. The bulgogi wasn't very good quality and had lots of vegetables. The rice was soggy and had way too much water in it. The same was for the beef bibimbap; the flavoring was also weak and not very good. read more

While visiting downtown, my toddler got hungry and we decided to stop by Haju Kitchen. We bought the shrimp fried rice. The food was fresh with generous portions. Most importantly it was delicious: my toddler could not get enough of it. Wait time was short and service was excellent. Will definitely be back! read more

Fired chicken comes with no flavor at all. Kimchi fried rice tastes like trash. Anyway, I would give it no star if it is happen to be an option. read more

Great place for soondubu! Its a small little place but good food options! Spicy and delicious! Ive been there a couple of times and tried their soondubu and was gladly surprised at the taste. We even got their dumplings and would say their good as well. Would definitely recommend this place for the food options. read more

My Girlfriend and I were in the area and approaching stage HANGRY as we hadn't eaten since earlier that day..... I'm glad we happened upon this place. We were pleasantly Surprised! The food was Fresh, well seasoned and Delicious. I will definitely be back. read more

Takeout is the only experience I've had with Inboston, they don't do delivery and there are never any available seats since it's a college kid hotspot. My boyfriend and I usually get their soy garlic double fried chicken and it is SO good. Somehow the skin manages to be both crispy and moist, all while being PACKED with flavor. The inside can get a little bland, but it's barely even noticeable with the delicious skin. Our usual order also comes with two sides, so my boyfriend gets fries. While he likes them, I'm not the biggest fan, they don't have much flavor and can be a bit dense. My biggest issue with Inboston is that they occasionally mess up orders. I've ordered potato salad as a side on numerous occasions and wound up with radishes instead, so make sure you double check your takeout order before you leave the establishment. I highly recommend Inboston's chicken wings if you're in the mood for a chill night with friends and food. Add a few beers to the mix and you've got yourself a guaranteed great time. read more

I really liked this place. They had great bibimbap. I thought it had a ton of flavor. I also love the sauce that went with the meal. They gave fishcakes and those were really good. I asked for refills and the server gladly gave me more. The menu is kind of limited but I was able to find something I liked which was good. It is located around a lot of different Asian restaurants. I haven't tried the others. I'd totally return! read more

Their food seems like re-used the left over fried chicken, dont want to visit here never ever again