Just wanted to share some pictures from our recent visit. Delicious as always and fast attentive service. Rice cakes were perfectly tender. The beef in the japchae was melt in your mouth and very flavorful. We have never had their KFC somehow but it's insanely good. Come check them out. read more

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Loved the food we ordered. It was delicious. I met my wife during work break to grab dinner and the service was fast! Food is delicious and will go back again. read more

Came here on a cold day for some nice warm tofu stew. The food gets the job done - it was a solid dish though not spectacular. Everything - the broth, the toppings, spices, etc. - was good but the dish simply lacked the extra "oompf" to make it into a super memorable/incredible dish. They already put the egg into the stew, meaning that the yolk is a medium/hard (rather than the soft that happens when you can crack your own raw egg into the stew). You get a solid portion for the price you pay and the service is excellent. Unfortunately, the bathroom was out of order when we were there, making it slightly inconvenient. The banchan we got served was delicious - though the portion was smaller than at other Korean places I've been too. Overall, I would recommend this place if you are looking for somewhere nearby to get Korean food - but I wouldn't go out of my way to come here. read more

MinGa - Korean Near Me - Chapel Hill, North Carolina

A clean spartan interior. Friendly and fast service, greeted and shown to a table right away. I was brought my water and the Banchan (selection of complimentary Korean appetizers). These are very helpful and I can graze on them while I let my stew cool down a bit. The Budae Jige (Korean Army base stew) comes out piping hot with the rice. It's a stew that combines American army influences along with Korean touches. It contains spam, sausage like a sliced up hotdog, beans, kimchi, vegetables, tofu and cheese cooked in a spicy broth. It was delicious and creamy and not too spicy to start. The sausage was nicely smoky. The vegetables were mainly squash, zucchini and cabbage. The cheese or was it sliced rice cakes were a good textural contrast. After eating all the solids along with broth and the rice, stew got a lot spicer with just the broth and pepper flakes. I will definitely be back to try some of the other menu items. read more

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When I think back to our time at MinGa, I instantly think of a beautiful sunny yet breezy summer day (in February), sitting outside and sipping on hot soup and being blown away by the most amazingly sweet server. Yes, we went here during lunch hour and had the pleasure of sitting outside. I ordered the Seafood Suntofu and stone bibimbap and loved everything we received. To start off with the suntofu, it was essentially a soup with egg, tofu and different kinds of seafoods in it. I initially thought it to be a bit mild for my taste so I requested for some chilli paste/oil and that made it perfectly spicy for me. The stone bibimbap was amazing! I secretly wish I had ordered that but thats the plus of going out with others, you get to try many things at once. This was nicly spicy, and HOT I loved the saices they brought out with it. The crunchy rice from the bootm and the hot chicken made the dish irresistible for me! I know already what i will order next time. Strangely we only got 1 servng of the Banchan, but it was good enough as we were full by the end of this meal anyways. read more

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My parents and I really appreciated that there was outdoor tables so we could come eat here with our dog. Pricing felt slightly high but when we got our food, the entree portions are so large that you could honestly share them. We went on Sunday soon after they opened and it got fairly busy within the hour. There was only one server spread really thin so service was spotty/delayed but we understood. Our food was solid. Not spectacular, but a solid job. The mul Naengmyun was icy and refreshing as we'd hoped and the black bean noodles were what we were looking for. I had little expectations from the Yelp rating but we honestly couldn't complain. Food came quickly, they offered banchan, small portions and only four but still. read more

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Okay, let me start with the disclaimer here that I really like Korean food. And this place did not make me dislike it at all. We had just drove down to Chapel Hill, and this place the first one on our list. It was a pretty day so we decided to sit outside. Thankful that they had that option, even though a little limited. Our server was sweet and prompt to get our orders of Chicken Bibimbap and Seafood Suntofu. Loved both the dishes, especially how the rice and chicken at the bottom of my stone bowl got crispier as the time went on. In all, we had a hearty tasty meal here after driving for over an hour. Would definitely recommend. read more

MinGa - L7. BIBIMBAP - Korean Near Me - Chapel Hill, North Carolina

I ordered some food this weekend from them and first they are delicious but the reason for only 3 stars is due to the price and amount of food I received, on the website it looks like a lot of food like for 2 people specially for $30 price tag but I was surprised and saw that the main meal was barely filling the container it was sent in. If they update the pictures then it would help hugely but for what I got and the price I was dissatisfied and disappointed but when it comes to the taste is was near perfect. I will soon be trying then in the restaurant to compare it to my delivery experience. read more

Came here while visiting Chapel Hill, and it was pretty much your average authentic Korean food. Their menu is extensive with Japanese/Chinese/other Asian fusion elements in there, so you really have a bunch of options. The service was good: everyone that helped us was so gentle and kind. We started off with the Korean roll or kimbap (I don't get why they just didn't put the word "kimbap" on the menu) for an appetizer and it came out looking gigantic. Like TOO big for a roll. It was average, but I've definitely had much better. Too much rice and not enough beef at all. The banchan was ok, but the kimchi was so water downed. We then got the udon noodles, seafood suntofu, cold noodles, and the hot stone bibimbap. The udon noodles had a lot of squid, beef, and a large portion of noodles. The broth was not bad either! The seafood suntofu was flavorful and also had a lot of seafood inside. The cold noodles and bibimbap were sadly a miss for me. Both dishes had absolutely zero flavor, unless you load them with huge amounts of gochujang. But even then, it lacked some sort of seasoning. Overall, it's a cute little spot if you're craving Korean food, but I probably wouldn't check it out again. read more

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Food Quality: 3.5/5 (recommend seafood pancake, highlight of the entire order) Good quantity: 2.5/5 (My food in the photo was like $17, and it was more like a lunch portion imo) Price: 5/5 (taken into account all korean places are expensive here, this is still more expensive than most) So... do I think it was worth it?! You have the answer. Maybe this only happened bc of takeout. Will probably give Minga one more try when I dine in before losing faith completely! read more

MinGa - Japchae, kimchi rice at the back - Korean Near Me - Chapel Hill, North Carolina

We were craving the classic Korean-Chinese dishes, so we ordered for pickup while driving and our food was ready by the time we arrived. We ordered the Jjajangmyeon, Jjamppong, and Tangsuyuk. The Jjamppong was the highlight of our meal. It had a healthy amount of seafood but could've been spicier. The Jjajangmyeon was mild but came with a large portion of sauce. The Tangsuyuk sauce was unfortunately quite bland and didn't have much of a sweet or sour flavor. We weren't fully impressed with our meal from MinGa and felt that the dishes we ordered could've used some more flavor and spice. read more

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incredible service and really amazing food! emma and simin were wonderful. i wanna come back every day of my life. owner was so kind and gave us a free roll! read more

MinGa - sweet and A16. SWEET & SPICY KFC (Korean Fried Chicken) - Korean Near Me - Chapel Hill, North Carolina

MinGa serves authentic and traditional Korean food in Chapel Hill. I was impressed with both the restaurant's menu (nice variety of dishes) and the quality of the food (overall, good). I haven't been to a lot of Korean restaurants in the Triangle yet, so I don't have much to compare MinGa to locally. Regardless, my wife and I enjoyed the food from this restaurant. Service was great too. MinGa has been around since 2011, so about a decade now. It's in a freestanding building near longtime Chapel Hill drive-thru Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen (other side of the creek). The restaurant is clean and spacious with plenty of free parking. They have outdoor patio seating too (uncovered). Inside, three of the tables have grills in case you want to do some Korean barbecue at your table. However, note this isn't a full-fledged Korean barbecue restaurant. It's a classic, family-style Korean restaurant. Here's what we had: Appetizer A3. Korean Roll ($7.95) - beef, variety of vegetables, egg, and seasoned rice rolled with seaweed Marinated BBQ B3. LA Kalbi ($24.95) - charcoal-grilled marinated beef short ribs with MinGa's "special sauce" Noodles G8. Bibim Nengmyun ($15.95) - buckwheat noodles, beef, and radish topped with cold spicy sauce (served cold) Mixed Rice H2. Stone Pot Bibimbap ($14.95) - assortment of lightly-sauteed vegetables, fried egg, and choice of beef, spicy chicken, spicy pork, or tofu (we chose spicy pork) in a sizzling hot stone bowl (rice gets crunchy); spicy pepper paste on the side * Small container of kimchi ($5.00) In general, everything hit the spot. The only disappointment we had was in the LA Kalbi. While cooked and flavored well, for many pieces, the meat was way too chewy. So, the meat quality was lacking here. It could've just been the batch we got and I'd be willing to order and try MinGa's galbi again. I thought the Korean rolls (gimbap) were A-OK. If you like gimbap, I think MinGa's gimbap is worth ordering. If you've never had gimbap before, you should try it. Gimbap looks like "Korean sushi" rolls. Our roll was cut into 10 pieces. Each piece contained beef, danmuji (yellow pickled daikon radish), lettuce, carrot, imitation crab, white rice, and seaweed. While not great nor as yummy as the gimbap from some of my favorite places in Atlanta, these served to scratch the itch. To be picky, I thought the roll we received was a little dry and could've been more flavorful, particularly the beef. The Bibim Nengmyun (naengmyeon) had all the right ingredients and flavors. This is a cold noodle dish. The noodles were cold, delectably chewy, and appetizingly spicy. Ingredients not mentioned in the menu description above included julienned cucumber, half a boiled egg, and sesame seeds. The spicy red sauce is what gives this dish its intense flavor while vegetables like the refreshing cucumber and crisp white radish help to cool things off. This was probably my favorite dish of the things we ate. The Stone Pot Bibimbap (dolsot bibimbap) was solid. This was a to-go order. Some Korean restaurants serve stone bowl bibimbap to-go, while others do not. MinGa is an example of a restaurant that does. So did Golden Pig in Cary (now Seoul Garden). The way they do it is they let the rice cook inside a stone bowl, allowing parts of the rice that touch the stone bowl to get burnt, hard, and crispy, then they transfer that rice into a takeout container. That way, you still get the wonderful crispy rice texture from the stone bowl. MinGa's version had plenty of bites of crispy, charred rice. There's a $2 premium for the stone bowl (or "stone pot") version. Whether you think the crispiness is worth the upcharge is up to you. If you've never had bibimbap like this, you should try it. Our banchan (Korean side dishes included with entrees) consisted of seven items: spicy pickled chopped daikon, kimchi, potato and carrot (sweet), fishcake slivers, spicy pickled sliced cucumber, soy bean sprouts, and black beans. All of the banchan was fresh and tasty. I love kimchi so I decided to buy extra. It's not listed on the paper menu I got from the restaurant, but online, I could order a small container of kimchi for $5 and a large container for $10. That saved us a trip to H Mart. MinGa's kimchi was delicious. Fresh, crunchy, spicy, and packed with flavor. Not too fermented, which is how I like it. My wife and some of our friends prefer more fermented kimchi with more of a bite; I do not. I ordered online through MinGa's website which uses Wix Restaurants for their online menu and ordering platform. There was no option to pay online. I prefer to pay online so all I have to do in-person is pick up. You have to pay in person (cash or card). My server, Kankanis ("Nis"), was very friendly and my order was ready on-time. Fast. MinGa offers lunch specials on weekdays, 11:30am-2:30pm (holidays excluded). They have 20 lunch specials that run the gamut from Champong (jjamppong, spicy seafood soup) to Tonkatsu (fried pork cutlet). read more

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great korean fare Food must be rated within the local context - let's be real, the triangle area doesn't have a lot of options in terms of Korean fare. Was delighted to hear about this place. We hit up the osam bokum and the jajangmyeon. Jajangmyeon was solid - tasty (albeit light, really depends on your personal preference) sauce over a heaping pile of noodles. Osam bokum was straight fire. Sizzling squid and pork belly in a spicy sauce. So good. Among the options in the area, this place is pretty good. Waitress was also extremely nice and attentive. Come here! read more

MinGa - jajangmyeon osam bokum - Korean Near Me - Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Best service ever!! the owner was so kind and gave us a complimentary sushi role, and Emma was so kind to help me when I had hiccups!!

Returned to the scene of the crime, but it was no improvement from our first visit. Not recommended, as it will turn people off from true Korean food. read more

Our latest take-out experience was not as good as hoped. On the plus side, our order was ready very quickly. The KFC was very good, as was the gimbap. Our entrees were also good, although smaller than in the past. The banchan, however, was very disappointing: in variety (only 4 items), quality (the fermented black beans were hard as a rock), and quantity (perhaps 2 tablespoons of each - if even that). Min Ga has always been our favorite local Korean spot, so I hope this was just an anomaly. read more

A good option for Korean food. They have a big menu and many seemingly authentic dishes. I started with the KFC wings, and the wings were HUGE. I then had the galbi, short ribs, and they were also nice (not incredibly flavors but very nice). I also like the option of getting brown instead of white rice. On a whim, I tried barley tea and it was great, just ordered a box of barley tea bags from Amazon. Also, excellent and friendly service. Overall, a very pleasant experience. read more

Food is very good and the staff is very attentive. I would recommend the clay pot. The rice gets so crispy!

3.5 stars overall. Ordered three dishes for pick up, and received a text about 30 minutes later that they were ready. Location + service: 4/5. Nice sized parking lot. Kinda difficult to turn right into the restaurant if you're coming from that direction (made a U-turn). Had to pay online so I just walked in and grabbed my order from the shelf. Packaging was ok, one of the dishes was extra saucy so there was some leakage in the plastic bag. I like that the seafood pancake came in a pizza box. Food: 3/5. Seafood pancake was a little burnt and gummy (not super crispy). The strands of the japchae were a bit clumpy, but taste was good. The osam bokum was spicy, not too much flavor. The side dishes were just ok. Value: 3.5/5. I think all the food ($66 including tax and tip) could've fed 3-4 people. read more

MinGa - Seafood pancake, japchae, osam bokum, side dishes - Korean Near Me - Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Food and service are excellent. Can't recommend this enough. Definitely will be going back here again. read more

MinGa - Pork Bulgogi Box - Korean Near Me - Chapel Hill, North Carolina

I once had a dream that I woke up in a Carmax bathroom with a mouth full of Matchbox cars. Oh right, the Min Ga review--the restaurant was someone's other small business spread across several tables. The waitstaff was huddled up watching an iPad while we were trying to waive to get their attention. The menu felt like it had been stored on a tray of maple syrup. Yucky. My wife, who loves Korean food, fought hard not to come to this restaurant because she's a Chapel hill native, but compromised after I begged. So when it came time to order she just got a diet Dr. Pepper and hoped I wouldn't get sick. She literally said that out loud. I ordered a box of regret. I've been to dozens of Korean places that have blown my mind. This one blew my colon. I was crapping for 18 hours. I drive by this place twice a day. Have for years. Every time I do, i see the empty parking lot and then I remember sitting on the can, needing to vomit, wishing someone would shoot me. I might go back again when I need to drop a few pounds fast. read more

Excellent Service! Great atmosphere and quick and attentive service. Food is great. Would highly recommend!

Pretty good Korean food with a couple Japanese dishes also. They have all the typical Korean dishes like bibimbap, jajangmein, Kimball, etc. But they also have larger hot pot type dishes like budeajagea. It's clean inside and the staff is friendly. I tried a variety of dishes and everything was great. read more

I have been coming here for the past three years and can honestly say it has been incredible every single time. It's my favorite Sunday morning spot with my dad. He lived in Korea for 9 years and raves that MinGa is the most authentic Korean restaurant he has ever had in NC. The service is always exceptional, to the point I feel almost rude asking for anything because the servers are so good at anticipating any thing I might need or want. The level of spice is perfect for a seasoned spice lover yet not so extreme as to scare a novice away. The Dukboki is my favorite dish but we've tried just about everything on the menu and they're all 10/10s. I do recommend coming in for an early lunch when it's not too busy. read more

MinGa - A1. SEAFOOD PANCAKE A13. DUKBOKI R1. BIBIMBAP - Korean Near Me - Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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Lovely service, inedible, overpriced food. The edamame was not cooked. The Bibimpbob was waaay salty. The beef was tasteless. Also, very expensive for the portions read more

Fast and friendly service. I got the Bibimbap and it was pretty good. A lot of veggies and the sauce they provided added good flavor. read more

MinGa - R2. STONE POT BIBIMBAP - Korean Near Me - Chapel Hill, North Carolina

The inside was cozy. Comfortable place for a small-medium size party. We were not able to use the tabletop stovetops. My sister and cousins who are self-certified "Korean food connoisseurs" traveled from Dallas and Houston to visit and we took them to the Asian area for them to indulge. Every single plate that came out, they were squealing about how amazing they all tasted. Even the authenticity was there! Definitely recommend and would come back again. My visiting fam said they could come here everyday. LOL. read more

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After what I just put in mouth and had to spit out, I can't go higher than a one star with this place. I love japchae and make it myself, but this tasted rancid. The noodles were congealed and the sesame oil had turned. The tofu was a crumbly mess barely cooked with a smattering of what tasted like frozen vegetables. I seriously feel sick to my stomach. read more

MinGa deserves more attention. We walked in to an empty restaurant during lunch rush and so we expected the food to be mediocre. However, we were pleasantly surprised! We were saddened by the fact that the whole 1 and a half hours of us dining only 1 other customer came in. There is a huge variety of classic Korean dishes. We ended up ordering Bimbimbap ($12.95) and Korean Fried Chicken which were both super delicious. First, the bimbimbap was very good for its price since it was only around $13 and definitely filled us up. It was freshly made and the ingredients and side dishes were also super fresh. The bimbimbap has a lot of flavors textures which I really enjoyed. The korean Fried Chicken was super yummy and wasn't too savory or sweet which was very well balanced. Both me and my date were fighting for the last piece. Lastly, we shared some Korean Shaved Ice for dessert at around $11 which I felt should've been just a little cheaper since the dessert was 40% candy. But it was still refreshing and tasty! It had red bean and was very sweet but not overwhelming. The atmosphere is very friendly and also nicely decorated. I do hope more people come by soon since it seemed like business was slow (at least on the day we went). MinGa is definitely worth going to if you're craving some classic and authentic Korean food. read more

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The food here was good. Out of 10 I'd give it a 8.5. They aren't doing in-restaurant seating so the food got a little cold by the time I got home. The fried rice was awesome. The Bulgogi wasn't bad, I think it could have had a little more flavor. I also had the seafood pancake, IT WAS AWESOME! The Tonkatsu was nice and crunchy, my kids loved it. The Korean Fried Chicken was not great, I've had better and the wings were small. Overall, I'd go back. I want to try their hot pots when they start indoor seating. I'd want to try the bulgogi again to see if it was just this batch and to get the fried rice again. read more

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Very average Korean food. I've tried both take out and dine-in and felt okay about both experiences. Usually Korean food hits the spot, but somehow I just found the dishes a bit lacking. They don't give very many side dishes (about 4). The portion sizes are decent, but the meals are expensive for the taste and quality. I've tried a range of their dishes - cheese & ramen tteokbokki, soybean paste seafood stew, and bibimbap, but none stand out to me/were underwhelming. There's a small parking lot with a good amount of spots. If you dine-in, you seat yourself and order from your phone. Each table has a table-specific QR code. Service was relatively fast and nice. Overall though, would not be my preferred choice for Korean food. read more

I came to MinGa again, this time with family for an early birthday celebration and it was even better than I remember! I was mostly craving some shaved ice ( and MinGa has that available as a dessert. We loved the japchae (sweet potato noodles) which were super flavorful and came with marinated beef, mushrooms, and veggies. My soontofu (seafood tofu soup in clay pot) was good, but not very flavorful, possibly because I asked for the mildest amount of spice and it seemed like they may have just watered down the broth. We almost always try the bibimbap at Korean restaurants and MinGa's did not disappoint. We also ordered the seafood pancake appetizer, which was HUGE and big enough to be an entree. In fact, we saw a couple next to us split the seafood pancake as their main course. We were pleased with the 8-9 banchan (small side dishes that come with the entrees) they brought out with kimchi, marinated potatoes (my favorite), bean sprouts, sliced broccoli, and other pickled veggies. We had enough food leftover for 2 more meals! And finally, the bingsoo (shaved ice)! It came in a huge mound drizzled with condensed milk, plenty of sweet red beans, strawberries and pineapples, and chewy mini mochi bites (similar to the ones you can add to your self-serve frozen yogurt at Pinkberry or RedMango). It definitely satisfied my craving for shaved ice, though the ice was slightly crunchy/chunky in areas. It was big enough for 3 of us to share it. read more

MinGa - Seafood pancake - Korean Near Me - Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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We ordered the (tteokbbokki) and mandu. It tastes like they threw american chili powder and msg together and boiled it in water until the rice cakes got super soggy. It doesn't taste like they put red pepper paste at all. We ordered for 3 people and none of us ate even though we were starving all day. Also ordered 2 eggs but they only put one in here. We're all korean and don't mind unauthentic korean food. But this was just nasty. We called to tell them but there was nothing they could do. :( read more

MinGa - Korean Near Me - Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Probably the best Korean BBQ I have been to in the Durham/Chapel Hill area. Pros: the seasonings that they use to marinate the meat is absolutely delicious! the rolls were good and the chicken wings were also not too shabby. i think we just chose all the delicious food they had on the menu which is why I don't really have any other critique other than the food was delicious! we will come back for the tonkatsu! The desert we had, Potbingsu, was also so good! It's shaved ice with beans, chocolate syrup, mochi, pineapples, etc. If you're Filipino like me, it's similar to a Halo-Halo m, except without all the other colorful jelly stuff in it. The price was a little bit much. It was our first time and we wanted to make the best of it so we expected to pay a lot more but certainly not $120. $93 for two appetizers, the bbq, and one desert. We tipped $30 more because we certainly did appreciate our server! Cons: they seemed understaffed but we totally understood. but they do need more staff because at one point our server said he couldn't help us with something because he was helping someone else. The chairs weren't comfortable at all (that's just my own personal preference). The place wasn't as clean as I would've liked it to be but then again I'm a stickler for cleanliness. read more

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Decent Korean food but nothing that really impressed me very much. Some of the banchan were very good but my main dish which was a shrimp tempura udon was unremarkable. Also is service wasn't the best not horrible but slightly inattentive and I was not asked if I wanted refills on any of the banchan. I will say the menu is pretty diverse has all the tried and true standards of Korean cuisine and perhaps that's part of the problem with the kitchen that if they're trying to do so many things maybe they really haven't mastered all of them I don't know. It's okay I was just expecting a little bit better I suppose. I will say that the atmosphere is nice and fun and I do think they are trying hard to do a good job. read more

MinGa - Shrimp tempura udon. - Korean Near Me - Chapel Hill, North Carolina

We dined on Sunday around 1:15 pm No lunch menu on Sunday Very pricey Our guest had a Korean soup which had little hotdogs similar to the type you'd find in a can She is from Out of states and said the soup was not good My husband and I had a pork dish The onions still had the outer layer of onion skin Way over priced read more

The food was a bit watery and isn't one of the best Korean restaurants I've tried and I probably won't be coming back. The service was nice and great and the owner was very nice but the price for the quality of the food was not a good deal. read more

This place is such a disappointment! It used to be one of my fav restaurants in chapel hill but now: 1) the food is overpriced. We ordered a 40 dollar Korean hot pot but what we got is literally just some ramen with tofu and veggies. 2) LONG wait time. The wait time is crazily long, it took about an hour for us to get the dishes served. 3) The food is not authentic and does not taste good :/ The only thing good is that it is easy to park here and it is close to UNC campus. read more

MinGa - Korean Near Me - Chapel Hill, North Carolina

So some of my friends were craving for Korean food and this place popped up in our search. It's pretty easy to find on the map as it's a stand-alone building on the side of the road. Would have been even better if the sign is more visible. As a group of 4, we had ordered quite a few dishes. The seafood pancake is average, but still better than quite a few korean restaurants I have been to this year. It would have been better if it's not as thick. The Edamame with salt was a surprise, it was more like the Japanese style as it was served warm with salt. Tasted okay. The beef bimbimbap is spot-on, the ingredients are fresh and the slices perfectly, the stonepot came in at the right temperature. The beef hotpot however was rather uninspiring. Overpriced for slightly below average food, very few pieces of sliced beef and mostly very raw vegetables that shrinks once cooked. Last but not the least, the side dishes are somewhat below average as well. The taste was barely on par, but there's too little variety for a group of four. Seriously, at least make the serving size a little bigger would you? The service and interior are both on par for an Asian resturant. 4 stars with some shining spots and areas to improve upon. Price performance might be a growing concern in the near future if it hasn't already been. read more

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