Gamja Tang/Pork bone soup here is awesome! They have 3 sizes to choose (A, B, C) C is the smallest one and doesn't come with a gas stove burner like the others, but instead comes in like a big tofu soup pot. It's enough for 3 if you want to order something else like the seafood pancake (which is also pretty good). I've only come here for the gamja tang -It can get pretty spicy for those of you who aren't into that, so just beware, especially with the soup. It's basically a big pot of spicy soup, pork bones (and meat..duh), potatoes, veggies, and tofu. When they bring it to your table, you let it cook a little bit and mix everything together..then serve! I love that it's piping hot, and STAYS piping hot because of the burner -They have extra add ons too like tofu, potato, ramen, etc. We usually add ramen to it, and end up being over stuffed every single time -Good selection of appetizers/banchan -Sometimes service can be a little slow if they don't have enough people working. Last time I went, there was only 1 server for the whole place, but maybe it's because it was the day after Thanksgiving and people weren't scheduled?? idk read more

Hanmaru - Gamja tang and seafood pancake mmm - Korean Near Me - Allston, Massachusetts

Take-out review: I got the steamed pig's feet (jokbal) for take-out. Price of $20 was too expensive for the portion. Usually, korean restaurants give side-dishes and rice for a $20 dish but there were no sides. The waitress told me that rice was extra so I didn't opt-in since I had rice at home. They do give you a korean mixed bean paste sauce (ssamjang). The taste was just average but the meat was very soft and chewy. read more

Hanmaru - Steamed pigs feet (jokbal) - Korean Near Me - Allston, Massachusetts

Hanmaru is open, and, according to the menu, they are offering 10% off at lunch as a reopening special. Two of us ordered the papaya salad, vegetarian chap che (with fried tofu!), and a seafood tofu chi gae (sorry if any/all of these are misnamed or typed) which was much too much food for us, even though one of us (ahem) stuffed themselves silly. Fortunately for me, they were able to make everything mild. I liked everything, but silly me, my favorite part of the meal was two of the five side dishes - the potato salad and the fish cake. They refill these, you know. The waitress was pleasant. She even twisted the paper on my straw into a rose! read more

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Seafood pancake was ok. It was a bit doughy and not crispy enough for my tastes. Give it a good coat with the sauce to improve flavor. The good part was actually the Hanmaru Ramen with tonkasu. The pork belly was delicious and flavorful. It was juicy and was cooked well. The soup itself was not truly Japanese as I can taste a very strong Korean soup base in it, which is fine since the soup was excellent. It had a spiciness to it which wasn't too overwhelming. The noodle was the kind I like in ramen which was curly with medium thickness and cooked to the right semi al dente style. Also had the Omelette fried rice which was good. The egg enveloping the rice was nice and hot. The ketchup gave the right balance and obviously and very well like Japanese style dish. The fried rice inside was well flavored although I think they could make it a bit drier as fried rice goes. The service was fast and waitress attentive and courteous. Overall, great experience and will definitely go back to try the gamja tang everyone raves about there. read more

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Try Gamja-tang with udon. Straight fire!! I would get the set A for 2 people since it's so much! I love their side dishes. Service was nice and friendly and don't be afraid to ask for extra napkins while eating Yangnyeom Chicken! Highly recommended! read more

This place is the best! Don't know why the reviews are bad? I got the gamjatang, which they're known for, and an entree bulgogi for extra meat . The gamjatang is a hot pot so it keeps boiling as you eat. I would put a couple disclaimers though - 1) because it's hot pot, the gamjatang is much better dine in than takeout, although the leftovers were delicious as well, and 2) the gamjatang come with a looot of meat on bones, so be prepared to eat bones, which I think is part of the fun. The broth is also incredibly delicious from the bones and is not msg-y or oily at all, you can tell that the flavors are natural and the dish is very nourishing. I also got the thai iced tea which was very yummy. Give this place a try and try their gamjatang! read more

came by here with some friends because we were craving korean food! the food will probably satisfy your cravings, but i personally just wasn't impressed. i can't see myself coming back anytime soon, but i didn't necessarily regret trying this place out. - notes - both cash and card are accepted! - atmosphere - the inside of the restaurant is a little bit small, but there are a fair amount of tables. it's a relatively casual spot where friends would go for a dinner, but nothing too upscale. - overall experience - my friends and i arrived at around 7:15 pm on a thursday evening and it was surprisingly quite busy. we were lucky enough to get the last open table, so we didn't have to wait long. the service here is pretty quick and we were able to get our food around 10 minutes after being served some side dishes. the service here is pretty good, but we did have trouble getting their attention every once in a while. 6/2/22 -soft tofu chigae with seafood: i was craving this dish, but it just wasn't that good compared to some of the other places in allston. i personally thought that kaju tofu house does their tofu stew a lot better. but, i appreciated how pork, beef, seafood, and veggie choices for the stew were all equally priced; your stew also comes with an egg unless you request not to include it. i decided to get my spice level as mild and the seafood as my protein. i was surprised to see that there was actually quite a bit of seafood in the stew, with mostly shrimp and clam. the side also comes with a bowl of rice, but the portion of rice didn't compare to the amount that other places would usually give you. the stew itself was quite bland and seemed watered down, but maybe it's because their mild spice level is just more mild than what i was used to. they added a fair amount of tofu in this too, but i still don't know if this was worth the ~$15. (3/5) read more

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We stopped by to get gamjatang hot pot here and it did not disappoint! Service was fast and the food was really good. We also liked the banchan/side dishes too. We definitely will come back in the winter! read more

Read this more as a 3.5 star review. They seemed to have scaled down their menu based on my previous trips here (no more tteokbokki sadly). Hanmaru ramen with beef bone broth is always a decent option here and their kimchi tofu entree is also fairly satisfying as well. Their unique dish is definitely gamjatang/jungol that is served hotpot style between 2 - 4 people. The broth is ok but doesn't seem to really absorb the flavor of the bone marrow too well; at the very least, it is spicy. Decent Korean/fusion restaurant if you are in the area but not mind blowing. read more

Hanmaru - Tonkatsu ramen in beef bone broth - Korean Near Me - Allston, Massachusetts

The food was pretty good but those little doorbell things don't work or we just had a staff member who ignored us. It was a tight space and dim inside but there was a line out the door. I got the squid dish and it was pretty good, but I think I would order something else. read more

**Review for Takeout Only** I've been to Hanmaru for multiple times since the old days of college, and surely their GamjaTang (Korean Beef & Potato Stew) has been and always will be their signature this. Our recent visit however was to order something really quick and easy for a Sunday dinner, and we opted for more JapChae and Chicken Katsu. Both were delicious and flavor profile-wise on the bolder side. The Japchae was a tad oily to my liking, though, but tasted fantastic with piping hot rice! Chicken katsu was OK, but nothing too much to rave about. Portions were generous and our order was ready in 10 minutes, so that's a great bonus! read more

Hanmaru - Crispy Chicken Katsu - Korean Near Me - Allston, Massachusetts

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I only order their specialty pork soup every time and they always do a good job on their specialty. If you are a fan of pork bone marrow you'll love this place. Big portion too read more

Hanmaru - Korean Near Me - Allston, Massachusetts

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Came here for dinner on a Friday and we were seated right away. The service was super attentive and friendly and they continuously filled our side dishes without us having to hound them down (very important). We ordered the Gamja Stew (B) and it was plenty of food for the 2 of us. It comes in this huge pot with a heating apparatus underneath to keep the stew warm. I've never dipped meat into wasabi/soy sauce before and the pork dipped in this is absolutely delicious, I may have to start dipping all my meats in wasabi. The meat was fall off the bone tender and there was a good amount of pork on the bones. The stew was pretty spicy with lots of flavor as well. Overall, I would definitely want to come back to try the other dishes/stews that they have to offer. read more

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Another East Asian restaurant in Allston, I decided to come here with a friend to try out some dishes that I do not eat often. My friend ordered the Rice Cake Mandu Stew, which is a beef stew with rice cake and dumplings. I got Kimchi Chigae, which is a really spiced up broth with slices of pork and cabbage inside. I really liked the Kimchi Chigae even though it had a good amount of spice in the flavor. It's definitely a good choice when the windchill is really low, and the temperature outside is -2 degrees Celsius. After mixing it with a good amount of rice, it was a tasty dish. If they can put in some more pork in the dish, it can be a really good dish. Cabbage was also fairly good with the rice and the spiced broth. My friend seemed to have enjoyed the dumpling soup and was able to finish it. I also came here for the lunch specials. I got a tonkatsu and pork belly ramen noodle soup. I really liked the somewhat spiced flavor of the broth, the tonkatsu was tastily crispy, but I though the pork belly meat slices were thin slices. Although the slices were thin, the pork was tasty, though I would rather just get the pork tonkatsu, if I had to choose between tonkatsu pork or pork belly. The noodles were pretty good, they were definitely a little thicker than the ramen noodles that you would get from a supermarket. Banchan (side dishes) was probably the most average banchan I have eaten at a Korean-style restaurant. The macaroni salad was decent, as well as the mashed potatoes. The Kimchi was okay, the cabbage was a little soft, and the bean sprouts were satisfactory. Service was okay, the waitresses need to be a little more nicer, but the food came in fairly quickly. Prices are very reasonable, dishes tend to be under $10 before tip. The lunch specials may be the same dishes but the price difference is only about $1 or $2. I kind of like the small and somewhat quiet atmosphere, and it made me feel I was more inside a cafe or a bistro than a restaurant. Overall, this is a good choice for some Korean style stew or Japanese style noodle dishes especially when the weather is at an awful 13 degrees Celsius or below. I am not sure if I will be coming to this place often, but I think they can do a good job serving some tasty Asian dishes. read more

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Mmmmmm, I now have a new spot to go to for my ramen fix. So you can take that vacation you've been pining for, Sapporo Ramen. I release you--for now. The Hamaru Ramen is $8.95 of chewy noodles in a spicy, slightly ginger-y broth accompanied by succulent pork slices that will make you smile and cry on a cold winter's day. Smile because you are now warming up in the greatest way God intended, and cry because you just found proof God (or someone else up there) exists and wants you to be happy. Will.Be.Back. read more

The Gamjatang is a MUST try if you like spicy stews. Went with my boyfriend (who generally eats a lot) around 4pm on Saturday. The place was almost filled with only 2 empty tables. We ordered the Gamjtang for two ($29) with an extra egg. We asked for a little less spicy than usual. The broth was sooooo flavorful and the pork bones had lots of very tender meat on them. I also really liked the potato and the soft tofu in soup. The portion is very generous that we couldn't even finish it. We asked to box the remaining soup and meat and think that it would be a perfect spicy ramen broth to use at home! The complimentary side dishes are really good too. I especially liked the mashed potato salad. It was so creamy and melts in your mouth. We finished it so quickly and asked for one more! Parking is free and easy across the street (make sure you park at the public parking lot, not the lot for the liquor store -- you could be towed). We will be back soon!! read more

Hanmaru - The pork bones stew and complimentary side dishes - Korean Near Me - Allston, Massachusetts

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yummmm ordered here on DoorDash for dinner tonight. After scrolling through the Yelp page (thanks, previous reviewers!), I found decided on the stir-fried spicy squid and kimchi chigae (with beef and seafood). - $16 - a bit pricy for the volume but wow, this stir-fried spicy squid had the perfect texture and I'm really impressed with the cook on this. It's decently spicy and the dish is also balanced well with some sliced onions. I would DEFINITELY get this again. Was a originally a bit nervous because overcooked squid makes my heart sad. - $12 - kimchi chigae (spicy tofu soup) - with beef and seafood. First off. wow you can get tofu soup with two meats for only $12?? That's usually the price of a veggie version - but here you can get a single or combo meat-based protein without the price increasing to like $15-17, which is what I see from most menus. I'm not sure if they got my order slightly wrong or if seafood to them means fish cakes so I was a little disappointed about that... also thought it was supposed to come with an egg :/ Kindaaaaa disappointed in this - however wow I was not expecting little things of banchan! Makes me a little sad because there's so much plastic waste, but idk what to ask for when it's disposable containers for take out. - both dishes above came with a serving of white rice - cooked very nicely :) Overall super happy about the stir-fried spicy squid! Underwhelmed by the experience with the spicy tofu soup so might try some other dish next time. But very motivated to get the stir-fried spicy squid again... read more

Hanmaru - Korean Near Me - Allston, Massachusetts

Super yummy glass noodles and the waitress was really nice. She was super patient when me and my boyfriend asked a bunch of questions about the menu. Food was DELICIOUS and spicy :) read more

I came here just last night after sadly finding out that Bibim next door was closed for whatever reason (7pm on a Wednesday). I've always wanted to try this place out because a coworker told me he really liked their ramen. But of course, I didn't try the ramen... nor what seems to be their special, the gamjatang. Walking to our table, we saw that just about every single table had a gamjatang. It looked amazing and I really wished we ordered it but the bf wanted his budae jungol. There was definitely no regrets though because the pot was huge and filled with delicious spicy goodness. Oh my god, was it spicy... I LOVE spicy food but this was almost painful to eat (but in a good way). Not exactly sure what kind of spices went into it (although we tasted jalapeno) but it was definitely the spiciest budae jungol/jjigae we've ever tried. We had a lot of leftovers so one pot is more than enough for 3-4 people. We also tteokbokki which I wasn't too big of a fan of. The rice cake itself tasted homemade (not sure if it is) but it had an odd graininess to it. I'd probably pass on that. Overall, this place deserves a pretty solid 3. Service was nice and friendly, but the floors seemed a bit dirty. I will definitely need to come back to try the gamjatang next time though!! read more

Hanmaru - Tteokbokki - Korean Near Me - Allston, Massachusetts

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We only got the jokbal for take out but holy crap, this is some of the best jokbal I've had! Definitely better than the jokbal at Seoul Soulongtang which I had just a few hours earlier. Great balance between skin and meat, cooked perfectly, not try at all, juicy and moist. The doenjang it comes with also has some garlic and stuff mixed in so it's not just plain, but it doesn't quite taste like ssamjang either. Really, cannot recommend the jokbal here enough read more

Hanmaru - Takeout jokbal - sorry the pic isn't pretty but this was really delicious - Korean Near Me - Allston, Massachusetts

The Nabeyaki Udon soup is OUTSTANDING! Five stars just for this, for which I drive an hour and a half from RI. My daughter craves it as much as I do! It's right across the street from Garlic N Lemon, where we also visit everytime we are in the area. I love their Pad Thai and Pajun. My daughter and her friends also like the Chicken Katsu. This place is small and gets packed during peak hours. Can order for take out. I miss the fried pike mackerel they removed from the menu. Haven't tried anything else, yet. read more

Delicious for Asian stomach！One shortcoming is that you put too much garlic in！Little bit spicy but not too much and the dish is so huge for little girls. Hot pot for two is totally enough. read more

Hanmaru - Korean Near Me - Allston, Massachusetts

Omg. The gamjatang *faint*. It's good. Like seriously good. They're famous for their spicy pork bone soup here and for good reason!!! Try this place if you're a Korean foodie fanatic and want some amazing stew. The location itself is small and average looking but the servers here are great. They're really nice and even help you pack up your soups to go. Fast service too. I tried the dukbokki and that was ok too. Not the best I've tasted but it's pretty decent. Is probably rate it a solid 7.5/8 out of 10. Their rice cakes are perfectly soft and chewy unlike many other places who undercook their rice cakes. And it's SPICAYYY. Just the way I like it ^^ Banchan was just ok. Five star rating for gamjatang!!!!!!!! read more

Hanmaru - Gamjatang + dukbokki!! - Korean Near Me - Allston, Massachusetts

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First, caveat that this review is not for their pork bone soups. I didn't realize you could mess up budae jigae until I ate here - I mean, it's literally ramen + meat + kimchi, how bad could it be? Bad. It was spicy without much flavor, and all the SPAM was replaced by weird chewy turkey meat. Thankfully we also ordered the seafood pancake, which was very well cooked but skilled in the seafood (the only "seafood" in it was shredded imitation crab meet and a few teeny tiny shrimps scattered throughout). Based on what I ordered, the value was terrible for the price, since price was on the high end while ingredient quality / flavor were on the low end. Service wasn't great either - they forgot our Bonchon for 20 min and we had to ask for it, though other tables got theirs quickly. Would not return. read more

If you find yourself eating here, order the house special - gamjatang (spicy pork bone soup). On a cold night, it's just what the doctor ordered. The pork pieces are generous and portions do quite well to subdue a party of two. Broth is decent, probably leaning on the spicier side. Veggies, hard tofu, and assorted banchan are complimentary. I ordered soft tofu and enoki mushrooms as auxiliary sides. read more

Hanmaru - Gamjatang - 4 piece iteration. - Korean Near Me - Allston, Massachusetts

Hanmaru is a bit of a hole in the wall korean restaurant in Allston on Harvard ave and they have some really good deals I think for groups of different sizes. I went in a party of three around 830 and we all got different items. I got the Gamjatang set c, which was great for one person. The stew was fairly spicy and came with 3 pork ribs with fall off the bone meat, tofu and potatoes and rice. Combined with the bon chon, it made for a very filling meal. My friends got the tonkotsu ramen, extra mild, with extra noodles and the soft tofu chigae. The ramen didn't have much spice and very mild. The serving size was also easily enough for 1-2 people. The chigae was also really good. They also seem to have hotpot. So if you have a hankering for korean food and your other goto spots are packed, you should give Hanmaru a try. read more

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I used to enjoy the food here. If you love your spicy rice cakes like I do, DO NOT ORDER THEM FROM HERE, you'll be disappointed, trust me. We'd get the usual gamja stew and ramen to share during those cold winter nights, unfortunately, the last time i visited was memorable, and not in a good way. While waiting our food, I was reading yelp reviews, and someone mentioned seeing rodents in the restaurant, ok that was an appetite killer. Once we got our food, it tasted different. I don't know if my mind was playing games with me but the aftertaste was strange, I'm definitely not coming back. read more

My favorite Korean place in Allston! Food is consistently great and banchan (kimchi/appetizers) are included with the meals. This feels like mom and pop restaurant and the owner is so friendly. I love the bulgogi and kimchi pancake! read more

The pork bone hot pot is so tasty and you can add extra veggie or ramen. We had set B with 4 pork bones and it's enough for us two people. We'd love to come back read more

Hanmaru - Pork bone hot pot!! Highly recommended! - Korean Near Me - Allston, Massachusetts

Loveee this place!! Their gamjatang is super tasty and the perfect level of spicy. I love the watercress in it and the meat is so tender it just falls off the bone. Came here and got the gamjatang for 2 people for 2 of us and we had so much left over, definitely would've been enough for 3 of us. I've never tried anything else but if you're here, I would definitely recommend the gamjatang. It's the perfect meal if you're craving something hot, spicy, and filling read more

Hanmaru - Korean Near Me - Allston, Massachusetts

I came here with my friend after sitting (well, lying around because I got tired) in a tattoo+piercing parlor for several hours and walking through some rather cold streets, so a bowl of steaming hot ramen was definitely a welcoming sight. My stomach stopped hating me almost instantly. :O! I ordered the Hanmaru Ramen with beef (thank you for not having just pork!) for $8.95 and my friend split some of the pad thai with crispy chicken he ordered with me because he's cool (and also because he felt bad for making me sit at Stingray parlor for many moons). Those two dishes coupled with hot tea was perfect to warm me up from the cold that I still haven't really gotten used to. (The free side dishes are pretty awesome too!) read more

I love Korean food. Especially any type of stew and soup. I tried their Tofu Stew (soon dubu jjigae) and Korean Miso Stew (doen jang jjigae) so far. Both were decently spicy, but not unbearable. I can handle a medium amount of spiciness, probably less than most Koreans can handle. Their tofu could be softer, because I personally like really silken tofu. There were only small pieces of beef in the miso stew, but what was there did taste good, slightly sweet, like bolgogi. The side dishes (banchan) were decent, but I have seen better. They have a couple types of kimchi, bean sprouts, macaroni, potato, and some other things. I'm comparing this to places with squid and other expensive banchan though. Service isn't bad, but our food took awhile to come out. But the food was relatively cheap. My friend's omelette rice was only about $9 and my other friend's Teriyaki Chicken w/ rice was only about $8. My miso stew was about $10. The soon dubu jjigae was a few more dollars, I believe. read more

The first time I came here, I was an Allston n00b, and basically thought we were going for generic Americanized Chinese food, so I'm not really going to rate it on that, although it was an ok experience. I went again this week with some friends to celebrate a long awaited end of the semester, and now that I have a little more foodie experience under my belt, I can give a more adequate review. First of all, note to self- Korean Garden is the one with beer and wine on the menu, so we were a little disappointed that our night of drinks and noodles turned into just noodles, but the noodles were good! Everything was decent, but not amazing. Even though they say they don't seat incomplete parties, they did seat us when we were waiting for one person since we had a wheelchair and scooter and there was really no room for us to just "hang out" We ordered the seafood pancake as an appetizer which was perfect for 4 people to share, and the dipping sauce had a lot of flavor (without it was sort of bland) I had the cold ramen, my friends had the hot ramen with beef and the boyfriend had the Nabeyaki Udon. Everything was good and the noodles were the perfect consistency. the only thing that was sort of disappointing, was the banchan (or lack thereof). I don't get what everyone is saying about how it's so good. We had two small plates of kimchi and broccoli with some sauce. Last time I went we got at least four, and there were only three of us. I don't know if it was because it was the end of the night (it was only like 8:30) or we were put on the naughty list because we needed to be seated with an incomplete party. Either way, it was sort of underwhelming. I think we'll be trying some of the other Korean places in Allston before coming back here. read more

Let me preface this by saying I am a tall goofy white guy who has little experience with Korean food. Now let me say that the staff at Hanmaru was so incredibly kind and attentive. They made sure to introduce me to the appropriate way of eating and went out of their way to explain details I may have been unaware of. I really appreciate that kind of courtesy. On top of the cultural diffusion, the food was excellent. Multiple appetizer plates were brought out with seaweed salad, kim chi and multiple other dishes that added to the meal. The food was authentic and had a great spread in any price range. I can't wait to go back and get one of their "special stews" that could easily feed 4 people. I'm in love. read more

Hanmaru - Delicious assortment of appetizers - Korean Near Me - Allston, Massachusetts

They make an awesome spicy stir-fry pork (jeyuk bokkeum) and just for this, I fell in love with Hanmaru. Jeyuk bokkeum is definitely my favorite Korean dish and the one I had at Hanmaru was just great: spicy but not too much, just enough for you to still enjoy the taste of the meat itself. Great banchan as well -- we had kimchi, mashed sweet potato, soybeans, macaroni salad and 2 more whose names I don't know. Service was quick and nice despite the place being quite packed at 9pm on a Friday night. Prices are definitely ok for me, coming from Paris where Korean restaurants can quickly get quite pricey. I can't get wait to go back and try more from their menu (especially their spicy rice cakes, various stews and galbi!!) read more

Hanmaru - Spicy stir-fry pork - Korean Near Me - Allston, Massachusetts

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We got the bone soup for two people and we couldn't finish it because it was so much food. You'll definitely oh be full after eating here and the flavors are fantastic as well. The meat on the bones were super tender and delicious to eat. read more

Hanmaru - Korean Near Me - Allston, Massachusetts

The gamjatang (pork bone soup) is really really good and the size is big if you call either the set A or set B. If you call the set C it's only for one person. The soup is the main attraction to me as it is really good and usually I can't finish the soup so I pack it to go and when I reheat the soup, it stil taste really good. The kanppungki (if my spelling is wrong please excuse me) it is a fried chicken dish which I like, i recommend it if you want to try. read more

in my opinion, extremely underrated restaurant. They are known for their gamjatang. potato beef soup that is to die for. The broth itself is the winner because whenever I eat all the beef, I still save the broth for ramen or chinese noodles. it tastes great with it! I also had the korean papaya salad. I thought it was unique because I didnt know koreans make papaya salad, usually thought its a south east asian dish. Great price as well, people might not look too happy or friendly and just here to run/do their jobs but its not such a bother to me. Only con I can think of was their bizarre policy of having to wait for your whole party to arrive before they seat you. 2 of us and waiting for one person? I dont see much logic to it except that they dont like fashionably late people. So if you're going to eat here, make sure not to invite people who like to be fashionably late. read more

To start off.. I want to say that the food was fantastic. With that said there was two things that really effected the reasoning why I decided to give it 3 stars instead of 5. 1. There is absolutely no parking designated for this particular restaurant. It took some of our party (it was to celebrate my 27th birthday) over 30 minutes to actually find a parking spot and join us. This is something that is a big issue especially in a city like Boston. 2. The price.. is insane. I mean I wouldn't MIND paying a lot for good food if they have good portions but the portions themselves weren't that large at all. The complimentary appetizers were great, their macaroni was great, I filled up on that before my actual dinner came. I ordered their beef scallion dish.. the price was insane but I figured that I'd get what was pictured but the portion was insanely small! Now for the good parts. The food's fantastic and the service was excellent. They accomodated our large party very well and were understanding when we couldn't order until all of our party was here (as stated earlier parking was horrible). Overall it was a good experience but unless you have a fat wallet I don't recommend eating here.. unless you're trying to impress your date of course haha. read more

Did you know that for 30 dollars you and a friend can share a giant bubbling boiling bowl of pig carcasses and potatoes in spicy sauce, smothered in pepper seeds? It's called Gamja stew - a Korean dish for those cold days in December. It was touted to me by a friend as the hottest, spiciest dish in all of Boston and served to many a Korean in Allston every night. I hear they will line up outside to get this. It really looks impressive: the bowl is on a heater and kept boiling as you eat, with the huge chunks of pork bones protruding out and the whole thing layered with spice - pepper seeds, sichuan peppers and kimchee. It actually wasn't ridiculously spicy which was a slight disappointment, but it was enough to clear the sinuses and seriously warm you up from within like a good shot of morphine. The best part of all was the pork meat - it would just fall away from those big bones and melt in your mouth like the best pulled pork in town. We were the only non-Koreans there, and everyone else was having the same Korean stew. The other stuff we tried was unremarkable. But portions are huge. They get bonus respect for playing traditional Christmas carols all night whilst we devoured our porcine corpse. EDIT - I keep drooling about having this again, so up to 5 stars I think. read more