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    Kim Chee Restaurant

    4.2 (279 reviews)
    ModerateKorean
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    2 types of kimchee and soup.
    Rich S.

    Met up with a fishing buddy to try out Kim Chee for breakfast. Was pleasantly surprised. Got there before the restaurant opened and able to park in the front. Food was good and as expected with the price being also reasonable. Service was quick and ambiance was dinnernvibe through and through. From the outside it looked like a total dive but pleasantly surprised at the inside. Nice touch was addition of 2 types of kimchee as well as the soup. You know it's authentic when they don't give you a spoon for the soup. Looking forward to adding Kim Chee to my rotation and looking forward to trying their actual Korean food for lunch or dinner.

    Tofu Soup
    Roxy C.

    The long wait was well worth it. We got a little bit of everything! Feels like we really were able to experience the taste of Kim Chee Restaurant.

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    Nicole T.

    Fast, friendly service delicious food, very clean like spotless So if you're headed to windward side and craving, Korean kimchi one

    Take out containers
    Jackie K.

    2/12/24. I don't know what happened to this place. Our last visits in 2023 for lunch was great. The food back then was tasty and delicious. Today was a different situation. We ordered from the weekday specials. The seaweed soup was so salty that it was inedible. 0 out of 5 stars. We all returned our soup. Nothing was done by the server, other than an acknowledgment and I'll take it away later. Next up was the ban chan. Two items of kim chee cabbage and pickled daikon. 3 out of 5 stars. Spicy enough but not very well marinated. The plates came with two mixed items of the following: Kalbi (thin cut), fish Jun (mahi mahi), beef teriyaki, and mandoo. Rice also came with the plate lunch. The Kalbi was super tough. Similar texture to beef jerky. Tasty flavor but some pieces were burnt and some pieces were undercooked. 2 out of 5 stars. The fish Jun was good. 4 out of 5 stars. We dipped it in the spicy sauce they provided. Mandoo was okay. 3 out of 5 stars. Mandoo did not appear fresh made. Maybe previously frozen? The beef teriyaki was also inedible. 1 out of 5 stars. Super tough to cut even when using a serrated knife! My poor dad had to cut the meat into dice sized pieces. He struggled to eat it. Each plate had a little extra ban chan such as bean sprouts and a mixed vegetable. A plain shoyu type sauce and a spicier sauce was provided. It was a very thin type sauce. The booths were clean and service was spotty. Two servers for the entire place during lunchtime. Although it wasn't crowded at the time. Maybe that was a sign. 3 out of 5 stars. I'm not sure if the cooks and/or owners have changed since last year. But the food was definitely and sadly on another level. We will not be coming back.

    Bbq chicken and meat jun combo
    Brennan H.

    I did takeout and it was fast and easy to pick up. Overall, I think I will dine-in from now on. I feel like it was quite expensive for the amount of food given for take-out. I believe that you get more food and kimchi when you dine in. Overall, food was good. Kimchi was really delicious! Parking: Small lot in front with parking. Can be hard to find stalls when crowded.

    Menu
    S M.

    I ordered shoyu chicken & meat jun plate for $14.99 special and it came with 2 scoops of rice and more vegetatables on plate al also additional side dishes, which the server told me I could have a refill if I want to. When I got to try the food it tasted so good and also with the side dish. This is a very good price for a korean restaurant. The service was also great so it really made it a great visit.

    Shrimps tempura plate
    Maribel R.

    Thank you !! I love my tempura !! When I was leaving a big group like 20 people arrived to enjoy good food too !! Busy place!!

    Chicken katsu and mandoo.
    Mercy N Mose S.

    We didn't know it was seat yourself. And if you are planning on coming here there isn't much parking. But the food was good. Price was awesome.

    Lunch special takeout
    Nicole I.

    Lunch special was mayjah and we were able to call in and get takeout with the deal. I think we got the squash katsu? It was pretty much just squash tempura and they were huge! I might have liked them better than the meat jun. the meat jun paired so well with their spicy sauce. We split this plate between 2 people and still had a little bit of leftovers!

    I ordered meat jun, Barbeque chicken. $13.99. Check out their specials too!!! This was a special on Friday.
    Gina H.

    I was greeted with a big welcome and smile. So friendly. The food was amazing and so delicious!!! Their Barbeque chicken beat Jin Joo restaurant which was my favorite Korean restaurant but now this is my favorite place hands down!!! The service was always attentive and persistent. Met the owner and his grandma started the business 50 years ago!!! Family owned. The ambiance is always fast, clean, cool and friendly. Happy Holidays!!!

    Kim chee
    Chris J.

    Found it on Yelp and said hey let's try it. And damn if that wasn't a good idea. Food was tasty. Service was nice. Vibe was chill. Good lil spot.

    Lunch special. Meat Jun and Kalbi
    Rae S.

    We dined here yesterday for lunch. We had the lunch combination. What a great price for the combo. I had the Kalbi and vegetable tempura and my son had the Kalbi and meat Jun. The Kalbi was soft and tasty. The vegetable tempura were like a big tempura patty filled with various pics. The two waitresses were very attentive. Serving refills and assisting everyone. The atmosphere was old school Korean restaurant dining. The parking was a little difficult. But driving slowly and carefully helped with the process. We will definitely return. Hopefully, they will still have the lunch special. Definitely the cost helped the wallet.

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