After 16 months of being cooped up because of COVID restrictions, our family decided to give Manna…read morea try. Our server was pleasant and attentive; despite being masked, she was extremely quick to make eye contact. Any extra utensils, napkins, side dish (ban chan) refills, were brought to our table in less than a minute! The boys and I ordered the seafood pancake (pa jeon), gam ja tang (pork bone soup), and LA kalbi (barbecued beef short ribs). All main dishes come with 7 side dishes (ban chan) -- glass potatoes, tempura zucchini (lightly battered and crispy), sliced sausage and onions, seaweed salad (seasoned perfectly and served at the correct (cooler) temperature), kimchi, omelette strips with red pepper powder, sautéed zucchini and onions. As a continued precaution, the rice is served individually in stainless steel bowls (instead of self-serve). The gam ja tang was served with two large pork bones(with plenty of tender meat still attached), potatoes, and vegetables in a spicy(but not tongue-numbing) broth. The pa jeon was perfectly cooked with a generous amount of seafood in a crispy pancake. The kalbi was seasoned nicely and served with lettuce and miso-garlic sauce. Since this restaurant is relatively small, reservations are recommended. We will definitely be back!

Manna is a store-front Korean restaurant in a nondescript strip mall in greater Calgary…read more What distinguishes Manna is the terrific service. The young woman waiting on our table did a good job answering questions and was quick to refill the banchan plates. There were four of us. We ordered loads of dishes and they were all very good. This is not gourmet K food. It does not put on airs. It was pretty much Korean home cooking scaled up for a restaurant. One recommendation for the owner: some sort of dessert would be a good addition to the menu, even if it's only ice cream. Yakgwa (honey cookies) with vanilla ice cream would be even better.

A Must-Visit Chinese Restaurant in Calgary…read more San Dong Banjeom is one of the few Chinese restaurants in Calgary that I visit repeatedly. I always order Jajangmyeon (black bean noodles), Jjamppong (spicy seafood noodle soup), and Tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork). The menu conveniently indicates the spice level of each dish, making it easy to choose. The Jajangmyeon is absolutely delicious. I always add extra noodles, which allows me to enjoy a generous portion. The Tangsuyuk is amazing--crispy on the outside, juicy on the inside, and served in a generous portion. The flavor and texture are just perfect. Overall, San Dong Banjeom offers great-tasting Chinese food with good portion sizes. If you're looking for authentic Korean-style Chinese cuisine in Calgary, this place is definitely worth a visit!

Wow! That was a good meal!!! Best Korean food we ever had!…read more We've been to a lot of Korean restaurants in Vancouver since we love Korean food as you can probably see in my profile that most of reviews and check ins are Korean restaurants. Since this place is only 3 minutes from our AirBnB, we decided to go here because it's close and I saw on the pictures that they have Kang poong gi. We ordered the half soup and half black bean noodles and Kang poong gi (#34). And it was gooood! The chicken is not too spicy and just had the right taste to it but probably just too much sauce. If you're having the chicken to go and want it still crispy when you get home, try having the sauce on the side or just asked not to put too much sauce on it. The half and half is a pretty good combo and deal. It's nice to get to try both especially if this your 1st time having Korean food. If we're from around here, we'll most likely be here all the time!!!

My favourite place for Kimbap! Fast & good service! It used…read moreto be in the HSBC's basement. Pick up only during Covid19, and they put new plastic wrap on the machine for you to touch while paying with debit/credit card :)

Picked up some bulgogi kimbap and ddukbokki on the way to the airport. Both pretty solid, and…read moresatisfying. No complaints, definitely better than paying excessive amounts for bad airport food!

My family and I have been coming here for years. It's changed ownership once since we've been…read morecoming here. They've consistently had good food, and the service is always friendly. We order pretty much the same dishes everytime we go here. Bulgogi Hot Plate, Large order of Tofu, extra orders of rice and larger Banchan dishes. Banchan are the side dishes you get when ordering a hot plate. You get kimchi, pickled daikon radish and beansprouts. The bulgogi has a good mixture of garlic sugar and soy. The restaurant itself is small and nothing special, but the food is pretty darn good. Give them a shot if your in the area and want some Korean Food. They also have a good lunch special as well.

This is my favorite bulgogi restaurant the food is fabulous and fresh and the staff are amazing and…read moreattentive and also it's quite a healthy menu because not many deep fried dishes!!!!!!!!!thank-you!!!!!!;;;;;!

What a tremendous Korean Restaurant. Visiting Calgary from…read moreFlorida with sufficient knowledge about Korean Cuisine. I invited my family and we have the pleasure to have deep fried chicken, jjukkumi & Blgogi, Jap-Che & Ttubaegi-Bulgogi soup, and the seafood pancake to share. Everything was delicious really delectable, and mouthwatering. Highly recommended.

This is not a place you can easily find when just driving as it's behind a plaza in a parking lot…read morewhich is probably why it's a very quiet restaurant compared to other Korean bbq restaurants that are very loud and busy. This is a good alternative if live NW. We tried this place for our first time and the service is amazing their staff is extremely friendly you can tell she cares about the customers as she comes checks up on you every so often and when she hands you anything she uses two hands with a polite smile on her face, this customer service was what really stood out to me. The food is ok. The side dishes might not be what you were expecting because the potato's are not the garlic potatoes but they are Montreal steak spice potatoes which are still good but not the traditional one. They don't charge extra for side dishes which is great because I do like their bean sprout side dish. They charge $2 for extra rice which is fine and makes sense Overall this isn't the best Korean bbq place I've been to but it's not the worse. It's ok but I gave it higher rating because of the service.

The area is pretty run down looking - but to be fair, most of calgary seemed to look pretty run…read moredown. There's maybe 10-15 parking spaces outside- but when I went most of them were empty. The inside is also rather small, they seat maybe 7 tables each with 2-4 people per table. There's tons of traditional Korean decorations everywhere. The staff is also all Korean and greet you in Korean. There's unlimited high quality purple bean rice. The sides are nothing to write home about other than the macaroni salad. They had an interesting take on it by adding imitation crab - I'm not sure I liked that part. Otherwise it's similar to the chain BCD tofu. The ever popular seafood pajeon (a pancake-like dish) is made extremely thick and therefore isn't crispy at all like pajeon normally is. I don't really recommend this item. Interestingly there's a bulgogi dish with vegetables and noodles (thin, clear). Makes the dish much more hearty. The flavor and quality was pretty good. Seafood tofu soup. They do a great job of making it spicy if you ask. The flavoring has that umami feel. Overall, not overwhelmingly amazing. A bit on the pricey side. They do have a very wide range of menu items and some pretty authentic items that aren't normally regularly provided in Korean restaurants. Service is fine - didn't meet anyone rude or anyone particularly amazing either.

A real hidden gem of a restaurant attached to a building displaying the words "Calgary Korean…read moreCommunity Centre." Han Corea is a very small space seating maybe 25 diners with a staff that gets your order to you quickly and efficiently. If you're coming looking for fancy digs, it's not the place. If you're coming for a fantastic meal that will warm your soul, it sure worked for us. A party of five of us came before the Alberta Shootout and ordered a scallion pancake and Bulgogi Jeongol, hot pot consisting of bulgogi beef marinated in soy (utterly mouth watering, delicious) with sweet potato noodles, tofu, rice cake and vegetables. An order for four easily sated the 5 of us. The appetizers were also delightful with the anchovy with sweet raisins a favorite. Hot pot dining can be as good as the savory broth prepared for it, and ours was first-rate. The meat took on a savory, almost sweetness that with the broth and rice made for serious bit of comfort food impossible to resist. With only one dine under our belt, we all agreed this is a must return destination. Credit cards accepted, small lot parking, small dining area. Might be a good idea to call ahead to make sure space is available for your party but don't believe they take reservations. Definitely worth seeking out.

This was probably one of the greatest surprises during our most recent trip to Calgary. We have…read morebeen to downtown Chinatown for so many years, but never paid attention to this food court. My mom and I wanted a quick, but light dinner and I stumbled upon this restaurant on Yelp. My mom hasn't had the best experience with Korean food in the past (i.e. ate waaay too much at AYCE kbbq and has been traumatized since) but I haven't seen many places that offer Korean hot pot so we decided to give it a try. The hot pot is meant for two people. We got the obulsi hot pot which is bulgogi, calamari, veggies, and glass noodles. It comes with two bowls of rice on the side. There was surprisingly a lot of meat and calamari and a good portion for two. The obulsi has more of a clear broth, so it was light and flavorful. They were quite busy so it was a bit of a wait, but honestly no complaints. There is water and hot barley tea that you can help yourself to. Such a great price for all the food you get and my mom said this was one of her favorite meals from the trip. The food court may not be the most aesthetic, but it has some delicious food!

The food is super good and hot ! The staff brought it to your table and serve you as you waited at…read morethe table .. even brought the empty dishes back to clean .. it like a food court in this little place .. not much people come into this area much . It worth coming to this little place to order as the food is well seasoned and hot . Definitely will come back

Family was craving Korean food after an action packed day. My daughter found Baekban 1988 with…read moregreat reviews and so we decided to try it. It is in the Dragon City Mall at the end corner. There used to be a different Korean place here before that I had gone a few times for lunch awhile back. Now, it's under new ownership. Parking is on the street although they do have a paid parking garage. Also, they don't have their own washroom but they will give you a code to go to go one for the mall. When we came in we were seated right away. They had a good crowd on this Saturday evening. The decor they had old knickknacks on the walls which added to the vibe. What we liked about this place is all the main dishes were on these metal trays with lots of sides around which is where they derive their restaurant name from. My son ordered the White Pork Bone Soup which he enjoyed. Broth was flavourful and he liked the glass noodles. The pork meat was good but hard to get at everything. My daughter and I had the Dak-Galbi (soy garlic). The chicken was so tender and tasty. It also came with a little soup which matched the overall meal. My wife got the Special which was slow-cooked beef short rib soup. She thoroughly enjoyed it. Meat was tender, broth was flavourful. All the meals came with sides which we liked. There was cucumber, salad, garlic potato, kimchi, seaweed salad, bean sprouts, and rice, If the table all gets meal then you get refills on the sides. Note, that it's one refill per side per person. But if a person didn't want a side then you could get their refill. The family really enjoyed their meal. Staff were friendly and explained the dishes when we had questions. We definitely will come back.

Came by for lunch because I was craving soup! Got the beef soup and it was alright. It tasted like…read moresomething I can make at home and pretty simple. The side dishes were just ok, don't think it was homemade. Service was fast and to the point.