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    Koreana Restaurant

    3.4 (74 reviews)
    ModerateKorean, Japanese
    Open 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Jennifer P.

    I had dinner here with my Yelp friends Jana D and Norm D. Most people at the restaurant were having the all you can eat Korean BBQ, and I think that that's what the restaurant is known for, but we didn't feel like AYCE so we ordered from their regular menu (note that all people in your party have to get the AYCE or they all have to order from the menu, you can't have some people at your table doing one and some people doing the other). Overall, I thought the food was just ok, but it might be what I ordered because Jana's and Norm's dishes looked tastier than mine, lol. I had the "rice cake and vegetables soup with beef dumplings" ($11.95). I've had this dish before at other restaurants (admittedly in Toronto though, never in Ottawa) and the one here was just ok. First off, when I got my soup they forgot to add the beef dumplings, so I informed the server and she brought it back to the kitchen. Shortly after, she brought it back with the dumplings. Not a huge deal, but I think they rushed to get the dumplings in because the dumpling wrapper was a little undercooked. Although I do understand why the kitchen felt rushed because everyone else at the table had their meals and I'm sure the kitchen felt bad that I was just sitting there. I got about 3-4 dumplings and other than the wrapper being slightly undercooked, they were good. The portion of the soup was very generous. I love Korean rice cakes, but I couldn't finish it because I had so many rice cakes in the soup! I was a bit disappointed that the "vegetables" turned out to be just green onions :( I was hoping for more of a variety of vegetables. The broth was an egg drop broth and while good, a bit on the salty side. There was lot of egg though :) Jana's Bibimbap looked delicious and so did Norm's Chicken Teriyaki. Jana and Norm were also nice enough to let me share some of their Seafood Pancake. It was great. I didn't taste too much seafood in it, but it tasted like a potato latke. I love latkes, so I loved the pancake. It was crispy on the outside, and it wasn't too salty. They got a small (which I believe was $6.95) and it was fairly big. I think the large would be a meal in itself (although I think the large was $11.95). The restaurant also pre-cuts it for you in pieces, which I thought was excellent. We also got some free appetizers (banchan). We got some bean sprouts, kimchi, potatoes, shredded daikon radish, and seaweed. I only tried the potatoes, and the radish, both were good. I'm not a fan of the rest. Service was good. Our server refilled our waters often. Decor was nice. They had some unusual looking antique telephones by the cash register which I thought were cool. If I return I would want to try the Bibimbap, Beef Bulgogi or the all you can eat Korean BBQ.

    Free appetizers!!
    Jana D.

    This was the venue chosen for Ottawa's very first Supper Club dinner. Three of us turned out for this inaugural event. I hope we will have a better turn out for future events, but the 3 of us enjoyed each others' company and the experience. I didn't really know what to expect here, as I've never eaten at an "official" Korean restaurant before. I'm glad I read other peoples' reviews as I was sitting in our booth trying to figure out what to order, and sought advice. Besides, I had no idea what that button on the wall was for! However, we didn't need it while we dined at Koreana; the service was attentive enough, even filling our water glasses without the need to be asked. (ICYMI, that button is the way we are supposed to call the waiter / waitress!) Based on what I had heard before eating here, I was expecting a buffet to be laid out and on display as I have seen in other AYCE buffets before (ie: think Mandarin), but that's not the case here. Koreana's version of "AYCE" means that all the people in your party need to be on board if you are ordering AYCE: everyone seated with you will be charged the AYCE price of $22.95 per person. And then when it is brought to you, you have to cook it yourself. Looks like a lot of food, too! The tables have burners in the centre of them, but I saw beef cooking over a flame (in a stand for this purpose) that was placed at the edge of the table rather than cooked over the burner built into the table. So be ready for all of this before going in! What they did have on display was some beautiful salmon. Presumably that was for the sushi, but I'm not sure. We ended up ordering from the menu, everyone finding something a little different. We started with a fish cake which tasted a bit like a potato latka, and it was very tasty. Then they brought out small sampler plates which surprised me; apparently these are Korean appetizers which come with the meal. There was seaweed, something made of radishes that resembled coleslaw, potatoes, and 3 other dishes. I liked to potatoes, and really liked the radish dish. I ordered the Bibimap, based on a review I saw here in Yelp, and the description of it on the menu; it was tasty. Hubby ordered Chicken Teriyaki (I tasted his too; really good!) Overall, the meal was tasty, and the company is good. See you next time, at Ottawa's very own Supper Club get together! Venue and date to be determined.

    Cold bowl with noodles, sashimi, veggies

    ****3.5 STARS**** The food here was good in capturing the Korean cuisine but I felt some dishes weren't executed well. Otherwise, the food gave a homemade style feeling which is awesome! My partner and I went in for a la carte. I ordered the tofu stew but all the contents in it ended up being a little mushy to distinguish which was a little disappointing. Otherwise, the taste was decent! My partner got the cold bowl which they said tasted like cold noodles with poké bowl ingredients - very fresh! We shared the bulgogi, seafood pancake, and sashimi. The bulgogi was really tough like it was jerky beef than real beef. My partner has gone here since he was a kid and said maybe it's just the dish we got today because typically it's really tender (I hope this was the case!). The seafood pancake was also a lot more batter than ingredients but still tasted pretty good. But omg the sashimi was delicious! I was craving raw fish and this did not disappoint. Overall I had a great time dining there; I'm glad to see their business is still booming despite the pandemic. I would love to try this place out again for the AYCE experience. I was just a little underwhelmed with some dishes, hence the 3.5 stars. Perhaps this may be I eat at a lot of Korean restaurants in Toronto and Waterloo that I can't help but compare it to those restaurants. Nonetheless, support their business! They're family run!

    Korean side dishes, and miso soup, and rice
    Josh R.

    Nov 12, 2021 - My birthday. My parents said they would take me for dinner if I didn't have any other plans. And I didn't. They noted that every year I'm always suggesting Korean food and we haven't done it yet. So I Googled and picked the restaurant that had the best reviews - Koreana. It turned out to be lots of fun. It seems to be a pretty old restaurant, so it's got a cosy feel. And there's a photo of Pierre Trudeau eating there. So I guess it has been there a while. You can order out a card, or all you can eat. So we got the all you can eat. My dad was starting to write down choices but then I said let's just get one of everything and see what we like. It was all delicious. And you get to cook the meats yourself at the table. My dad said he's walked past here many times and he wishes he had come in sooner. My parents were both very pleased to have discovered a fun new place. We've eaten at the Yangtze restaurant across the street dozens of times. But my parents now can't wait to come back here. They said they have a friend coming to town next month and we should take him here. As we walked past Yangtze to the car, I joked that the Yangtze staff was looking out the window, going hey, why aren't they in here?! But don't worry, we have lots of food love to spread around.

    Korean Appetizers
    Arnold L.

    When I heard about this restaurant from my friends, I was pretty excited when they mentioned there was barbecue involved. Unfortunately, I was disappointed with the small amount of selection available from the all you can eat menu. The food is very delicious fortunately to make up for the lack of selections. The beef dumplings very tasteful with the soy sauce. The Korean pancakes were done very well with a lot of flavour in each bite. I would come back in the future to try their other authentic Korean dishes.

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    A warning to people with disabilities or people dining alone: stay away. You will be treated dismissively.

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