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    Kim & Bab

    4.5 (127 reviews)
    ModerateKorean, Asian Fusion
    Open • 11:00 am - 2:00 pm, 4:00 PM - 8:30 PM

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Dogs allowed

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    Joe C.

    Kindness and cleanliness. Ramen with Bulgogi over there is FANTASTIC!!! These are the words that come to mind when I think of this restaurant. And the taste of the restaurant is simple but delicious. Red pepper paste sauce (Go Chu Jang) is a unique taste that is different from other restaurants/markets. I wish there is this restaurant in the Louisville area. If you like Korean food, I recommend you visit this place.

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    Brian A.

    As a fan of Asian food I'm always looking to try a new restaurant and as I haven't been to many Korean restaurants I decided, after hearing many great things, to stop in to Kim & Bab in New Albany. Kim & Bab offers a menu of 13 different meals all ranging from various dishes involving beef, pork or chicken some paired with noodles or seaweed. I decided to try on this visit their Dak-Kangjung which is fried marinated boneless chicken with their sweet soy sauce and some white rice on the side. You have a choice of a small, medium or large and since I was rather hungry on this trip I decided to go with the large. The large portion offers around 14 pieces of boneless chicken topped with sweet soy sauce or your choice of spicy hot sauce. The chicken was crispy but delicious and went well with the white rice. I also ordered for a drink their mango boba with strawberry popping bubbles. Everything tasted rather delicious but not as tasty as I hoped for. The chicken was well cooked however the rice tasted a bit cold. The environment here is a very casual one with some k-pop music playing on a TV. Lots of places to sit and you order at the counter. They wouldn't let me try one of the sauces as I was told they would charge me just to try a sample which I've never had a restaurant do before and I found that odd as how is someone supposed to know if they will like it or not. While I do recommend coming here this is not the place I'll be going out of my way to come back at eat at. The offerings and the food was tasty but not as good as I'd hoped and I wasn't pleased at all with the rice being a bit cold nor being told I'd be charged just to try a sample of one of their sauces.

    Marie N.

    My BFF and I decided to try after several high recommendations. I've never had Korean and did not know what to get or ask for. The lady working the counter and what I assume is chef or owner, were so helpful and explained everything to us. I got the Donkagtsu which is fried tenderloin, with rice and salad. She got the ramen and said it was amazing. We also tried Boba tea which was a first for me, and I was amazing that I liked the tapioca balls in it. I got the strawberry which is very much like Strawberry quick and she said the honey melon taste like you think and was delish! We definitely plan on coming back! Seriously friendly service!

    Kim-Mari Crispy seaweed outside and noodles inside
    Kat N.

    Kind of disappointed this time around. Came on a Thursday night 7pm and they ran out of bibimbap. And the owner was kinda rude to the cashier when the cashier was taking my order, when the owner interrupted her to tell her they had run out. I ordered their galbi and rice and Kim-Mari instead since I was already there, standing at the register. They do cook very well and the meat was tender and flavorful. I would have given 4 stars except for the off putting service and lack of their popular entree during dinner time.

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    L S.

    Always delicious! Always trying something new each visit, the owner is kind and knowledgeable with sharing information and recommendations. Clean small area off the main road worthy of a visit. The offer Boboa Tea and soft drinks. Order is taken at the counter. The items are listed on the overhead menu board-some spicey. All is recommended.

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    Deb M.

    We are creatures of habit, I got the lunch special dack-kang-Jung chicken with rice and a drink. Chicken was fried with a light coating and tossed in a sweet soy sauce. I ordered the medium and have half of it to take home. My husband and daughter got the bimbapp with bulgogi. They described it as lightly spiced, refreshing and filling carrots cucumbers onions and more on a bed of rice top with a fresh fried egg. Service is friendly and the restaurant is very clean.

    The food is great and love my Milk tea Bobba
    Leonida S.

    Love all of the food here specially my milk tea Bobba The service are great and will definitely come back

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    Jennifer L.

    Bibimbap was very disappointing with watered down Gochujang that the only thing I could taste was sugar. It was so watery it left a puddle of liquid on the bottom. Too skimpy on ingredients and too little rice. And bean sprouts should be one of the top main ingredients but was missing. Never seen cabbage in bibimbap. And a roll of kimbap with no special ingredients was $7. Way overpriced and quite disappointing. Perhaps other entrees were better at this restaurant but I wasn't impressed with two of the most basic and popular Korean dishes.

    Mild ramyun with egg. Delicious without the egg, too.
    Ms D.

    Consistently good, inexpensive, flavorful food. The ramyun is on point, and so is the bibimbap. Be careful ordering your food as spicy, though--it'll light your mouth up. Try the kimmarie. They're bite-sized fried glass noodles wrapped in nori. Delicious. I highly recommend this restaurant.

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    Love this Korean restaurant. I've never had a bad experience except eating way too much

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    I come to this place very often, and I'm never disappointed. The food is always delicious and the customer service is great.

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    Really tasty Korean food, I absolutely love the bibimbap and the tteokbokki. The staff is kind and the bubble tea is good too.

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    I had Bibimbab with shrimp and one with chicken. It tasted good but the serving size was too small to really enjoy it.

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