I've enjoyed their Bok Geum Soon Dae (Fried Soondae), GamJaTang, and DonKatsu. Their services are very good and did not miss what I've asked the waitresses. They have TVs, but it was not very noisy, so it won't bother your conversations. read more

Hidden within the Seoul Plaza center along with various other businesses and restaurants, we are glad to have stumbled upon this gem. The interior was clean with seating available for small to large groups. The service was friendly and greeted us with a smile upon entry. They had a solid selection of menu items with hefty portions enough to share. The dishes were prepared fresh and was delicious! Will be back again. Enjoy! read more

Seoul Soondae Restaurant - Spicy squid - Korean Near Me - Annandale, Virginia

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Ordered to go Galbi! Meat was delicious and lots of onion! Good portion size ! I enjoyed the sides as well, kimchi wasn't too spicy! I will visit the restaurant another time just based on the food alone read more

Seoul Soondae Restaurant - E14. Galbi - Korean Near Me - Annandale, Virginia

The kimchi and radish is really good. I got the spicy chicken feet 20/10 would recommend and the bossam. It was so good I forgot to take a picture. The spice was amazing and I wish I would have asked for more kimchi because it was so good! The lady that took my order for to go was so sweet and helpful. I will definitely come back again. read more

Rating more like 3.6 We have been to a bunch of Korean places in Annandale and Seoul Soondae has our favorite bossum - it is so delicious! We also get their gomtang (oxtail soup) and it is also really yummy. We've had other dishes like the kalbi and seafood pancake and they are just okay. We will keep coming back for the bossum and that is reason enough for us! The service is quick and the women that work there are always super nice and they tell us how to eat the dishes we order. The restaurant is super casual, a lot of the times there is only one or two other parties there. It has a really casual + home-y feel. read more

Seoul Soondae Restaurant - Korean Near Me - Annandale, Virginia

I will say not terrible, but I will probably try to get different food next time Service was prompt and nice. All of us went there quite late but they were so nice. Nothing special about the ambiance itself. Pretty typical for other Korean restaurant. It's not boozie or anything. read more

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Mostly ok, probably pretty authentic. Table is sticky though, and there are some bugs. read more

Seoul Soondae Restaurant - Korean Near Me - Annandale, Virginia

Great food and price too! Gamja tang tastes just like the ones I had in Korea! Will definitely comeback! read more

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Plenty of seats available since I was the only customer. I ordered to go because I heard their jokbal was good there. Mines didn't turn out so well but I was told to go ahead and ask them if they made it fresh so maybe I can try again some other time. It was really quiet where the staff was literally taking a nap. Maybe it was just bad timing. But they were happy to take my order. No big deal I probably would take a nap myself if business was slow. Not a large space but could fit decent amount of tables. read more

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This place is really awesome. I came here initially expecting to visit Stone Tofu House, only to find that it had permanently closed! So we tried this place instead, and omg I'm glad I did. We ordered the Kalguksu and the Soondubu with the Soondae. This place specializes in its Soondae which we learned is Korean Sausage. The portions are huge! The Kalguksu was so rejuvenating, and the Soondubu had a really deep/complex flavor profile that I hadn't had before and it was really delicious. I highly recommend people try place out! read more

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Seoul Soondae was the perfect place for a big group this past Sunday for lunch. With a party of 11, we were able to order a big platter of soondae and bossam to share while getting our own entrees. The server was quick and brought us banchan (kimchi, seaweed, potatoes, and radish) once she got our orders. I enjoyed the kimchi, seaweed, and potatoes a lot. PICK 2: SOONDAE + BOSSAM - 29.99 I've never had soondae before but wow I really like it! There was a lot of vermicelli noodles in our soondae which went well with the spiced salt and spicy dipping sauce. The bossam was also super tasty and fatty. I definitely prefer the soondae more, but it was good to have a variety. Wrapping them in napa cabbage was a nice touch. This was a great platter to share with a larger group. Individual portions are also available. Next time, I'll probably get my own portion with the soondae soup. BULGOGI TTUKBAEGI - 15.99 My friend made bulgogi ttukbaegi for me a few weeks back using a pretty simple recipe. I was excited to see it on the menu and wanted to see if it would be any different. Funny enough, it tasted like the one my friend made and it was good! However, this also means that I can make it myself at home, so I probably won't get it again next time. However, for those who want a sweeter meat broth with a lot of onions, carrots, and green onions, I'd recommend this. It was hearty and tasty! A lot of my friends got the BUDAE JJIGAE which hit the spot with a lot of people here. I thought it was pretty good - a bit more on the sour side, though, and the broth was a bit too watery. Some people ended up getting a side order of ramen (+2) since the budae jjigae comes with glass noodles, not ramen. Another friend ordered a HAEMUL SOONDUBU JJIGAE and it was surprisingly tasty for a restaurant that isn't known for their soondubu. Besides Lighthouse, I'd say the soondubu is my next favorite in the Annandale area. I will be back soon to eat more soondae. 100% guaranteed. read more

Seoul Soondae Restaurant - Soondae and Bossam Combination Specialty - Korean Near Me - Annandale, Virginia

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No frills spot for traditional Korean food. Food is fresh, made to order, and tasty. Service is always friendly and efficient. Been here a few times and definitely returning! read more

Ordered some bossam to go for dinner. For $40, you receive a box of the saddest thinnest bossam you'll ever see. And the meat is dry. Definitely not recommended here, specific to bossam. read more

Seoul Soondae Restaurant - Korean Near Me - Annandale, Virginia

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My friends and I came in to the restaurant on a Saturday evening. The restaurant is quite empty. We ordered various dishes, the spicy pork feet is my favorite!!! It is so delicious and tender. My friends shared the cold noodle, and they really like the flavor. First time trying sundae and it is very delicious, highly recommend if you want to give a shot. I think their army stew is quite normal ( not bad, but just average, nothing stands out). We don't like their fried dumplings- it's completely plain and no flavor. Overall it's a good experience and the service was good. read more

Seoul Soondae Restaurant - a bowl of food - Korean Near Me - Annandale, Virginia

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I ordered Galbi and the meat was spoiled and marinated in gravy. The odor was so unbearable that it made me sick to my stomach. Perhaps it was due to it being late in the evening when I ordered; however, they should never serve spoiled meat and charge over $40 when it was complete garbage :/ read more

Seoul Soondae Restaurant - Galbi - Korean Near Me - Annandale, Virginia

I was craving tteok boki and kimchi jjigae and Seoul Soondae was the only one on Uber Eats that had both! The rice cakes were chewy and luxurious in gochujang and kimchi jjigae had such depth of flavor. They take their spice level seriously. I loved it! We also tried the seafood pancake which was packed with seafood and scrumptious. Finally, my husband always gets the spicy pork stirfry and loved it! read more

We called ahead and picked up our order. The entire process was smooth and quick. The lady on the phone greeted us with a welcoming and friendly attitude. Both blood sausages and pig feet were very fresh and delicious. Just wish to have more veggies and banchan to go with them. read more

Seoul Soondae Restaurant - Soondae and Intestine Specialty - Korean Near Me - Annandale, Virginia

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Ordered via Ubereats from this restaurants and glad we did because the food was good and it was a lot for 2 people! I think you get your money's worth with the amount and quality of food. We ordered soondae and the gopchang+bulgogi stew. Both were amazing but I wanted to say that the soondae was exceptional. I've had a lot of soondae from other korean restaurants and this one is so much better because it's flavorful and is not filled with too much glass noodles! The gopchang and bulgogi stew was amazing as well. It came piping hot and I didn't need to heat it up. The order came with 2 sides of rice, radish kimchi, regular kimchi, and and a few sauces. I would order here again! read more

This place is known for their pork bone and potato soup and soondae. They're both really good. The combination platter on the appetizer menu is great. A little fatty pork, some trotter and blood sausage. It's really nice for me because I want a little bit of everything. The sides here are good. My girlfriend loves the tteokboki here because it comes with cheese and they were able to accommodate her weak spice palate. The people are super nice and the service was great. I'm looking forward to coming back and trying more things on the menu. read more

My mom decided to take me to her childhood restaurant famous for their soondae, so I was very excited to try it out. Quick note: I am a lover of soondae, so I am aware if it's good. Today we ordered a small portion of soondae and Beef Rib soup. The soondae was dry and there was not much meat in the soup. The broth lacked the taste I look for in those types of Korean soups. When we ordered, the server gave us an attitude about ordering "too small of a portion." This made us uncomfortable because we just stopped by to give it a taste. Quick summary is this place used to be great, but over the years the quality deteriorated and the food is not the best. read more

We order beef intestine kimchi stew and intestine soup. Kimchi stew literally fill with kimchi. Only have Couple bite of intestine. Don't think it worthy the price. The taste was ok I had better. The side dish was good. Service was terrible. We come in no offer high chair. We have to constantly go up ask for order, check, togo container. It wasn't that busy. Don't know why can't get decent service. I dont think I would recommend it cause there are other restaurants that much better here. read more

Seoul Soondae Restaurant - Beef intestine kimchi stew - Korean Near Me - Annandale, Virginia

Food was great and plentiful! Clam noodle soup was really good. Hubby is allergic to msg so we asked to make sure it wasn't included and it tasted really good without, down to the last drop. Soondae and bossam was so much food for the two of us that we took half of it home. It was really clean and was delicious! Definitely coming back here again! Really good waitress and service too! read more

Seoul Soondae Restaurant - Clam noodle soup - Korean Near Me - Annandale, Virginia

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Delicious Korean food and friendly services, a great place to find and not too expensive; overcrowded. I enjoyed a nice dinner with my husband and we felt that the food was beautiful presented and service was excellent. We would definitely recommend to come again. read more

Very traditional Korean food! So tasty! And So nice ,friendly staffs! Like it so much! Recommend and will come back ! read more

Seoul Soondae Restaurant - Korean Near Me - Annandale, Virginia

Eh...Pictures can always be deceiving..and perhaps its just because we are not accustomed to Korean Palates. The BF and I decided to try a new place because it had gotten such rave reviews and the photos looked good. What reviews didn't say were that items were a bit on the pricier side for the portion that you receive. Now if you look at the photos I took it makes the dish look a bit larger then it really was. Mom was surprised by her udon soup in that she was like it looks like a huge bowl but behind all those slices of fish cake were a few noodles and an egg. BF ordered the ox tail bone soup and was highly disappointed it was so small. Lucky for him he decided to get the Donkatsu...Oh but that was about 15.99. Myself I ordered the buddae jjigae which was overly acidic...I mean I like sour stuff...and Kimchi doesnt bother me but I felt like I was consuming hot kombucha. Lets put it this way if your looking for soondae or bossam this is the place. But if your looking for other korean dishes. It is probably best to search the rest of annandale to find a more affordable and better option. Our 4 dishes set us back about $50+ tax. Normally I don't care about a price tag if the quality of the meal is there but this was just mediocre. read more

Seoul Soondae Restaurant - Korean Near Me - Annandale, Virginia

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One of my go-to Korean food spots in Annandale! My all time favorite would have to be the gamjatang (spicy pork bone soup), but I went for something a bit different today- Buddae jjigae (Army based stew). It hit the spot- I was craving some spicy korean soup!! The kimchi was a bit sour for my taste, but it satisfied my Korean food needs!! They have both individual serving and sharing sizes for both of these menu items! Great for either going with with family/friends or by yourself. Their Soondae (blood sausage) is the best in town & I love how it doesn't smell in the restaurant. Overall, if you are looking for a Korean restaurant with a verity of different soups or some Soondae/Jokbal (pig's feet), this is the place to go. I also love how they give purple rice because it makes me feel less bad for eating carbs! read more

Seoul Soondae Restaurant - Look at all that steam!!!!!! - Korean Near Me - Annandale, Virginia

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TL;DR: My favorite jokbal and soondae in NOVA My family and I have been coming to this place since before I can remember. So maybe you could say I'm biased. I will say, there was a period of time where the service was lacking, the food wasn't as good, and the appearance of the dining space was less than ideal. However, a few years ago (?) they had revamped and renovated the place. Regardless, I love the food here. My favorites are: - jokbal - soondae - bossam - (all of which they specialize in) Their soups are great too; some of my faves: - somori gukbap - gamjatang - sagol gomtang Their portion sizes are great for the price, which is always a plus for me. I wish I had some pictures to post, but I am always too eager to eat. I recently did a pick up order due to Covid-19, and the lady was super nice, gloves, mask, the works, and the food only took around 30 minutes (note that I did order A LOT). read more

We were looking to try some Soondae and were pleasantly surprised how yummy the food are. This is definitely a new favorite restaurant for us. read more

One of the best restaurants in Annandale. The soondae, bossam, and jokbal are amazing. You will not be disappointed dining here!

This is pretty much homage to the Korean community in Annandale. Food is authentic and still how I remember it 20 years ago. Don't let the Centreville location (inside Lotte which I think closed down now) keep you from visiting the Annandale location. Can't go wrong with Soondae (or Soondae Guk - the soup). read more

Hole in the wall spot serving authentic korean dishes. I really like their gamjatang here and bossam is pretty good too. The jungshik comes with korean blood sausage and intestines which is an acquired taste but I like it but the haemul pajeon is just ok here. Service was good and overall, not a bad place to try different types of korean food. read more

Spicy pork feet is great. Pork bone soup with vermicelli is too plain. Not recommended.

come here one three times!the food is very good! Very topic Korea food! I like the service too! read more

We used to come here a lot precovid and just started going back. Their jokbal and soondae are always excellent and consistent in quality. Jokbal is cooked and seasoned very well, not too overcooked and mushy like some other places we tried. Same with soondae. Both dishes have very good flavor and texture. Will definitely come back regularly! read more

Seoul Soondae Restaurant - C11. Gopchang Kimchi Jjigae - Korean Near Me - Annandale, Virginia

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We ordered a few different dishes to try. The omelette and spicy squid was really good. The server was really nice and attentive. read more

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Like this transitional Korea restaurant, the service was so sweet and the food is just like my hometown food! Every time when come always feel warm ! read more

Seoul Soondae Restaurant - Korean Near Me - Annandale, Virginia

This place has decent Korean food. If you are craving soondae this is a convenient place to go to. We ordered the regular soondae which was good. I do wish it was more fresh, but all in all it's good food. We also ordered the fried soondae. This was really good and I loved it. Even though I have had better. It is still pretty good. It is soondae fried in a spicy sauce with various vegetables and noodles. Lastly, we ordered the pork wraps. The pork was pretty tender and soft, but again I have had better. I liked how they give you a lot of side dished. All in all, not a bad place to go for decent Korean food. read more

Two words: budae jeongol. What is this delicious dish, you may ask? Kimchi broth with tofu, spam, sausage, and ramen noodles. You read that right - ramen, tofu, spam, sausage, and kimchi in a kimchi broth! It's as good as it sounds. Meant to be shareable for the table, it's $29.99 and worth every single penny. We also shared a soondae bokeum ($16.99), or stir-fried soondae (Korean blood sausage) with veggies. The taste of soondae is quite mild and if you haven't had soondae before, I think trying it here is a good idea. Also if you never had jokbal or pig feet before, this restaurant does that too. Would definitely come back for more soondae and certainly more budae jeongol. A lot of reviews mention that the cleanliness and service is somewhat less than desirable but I had no trouble with service and while I would not lick off the floor, I didn't find any significant health hazards while I was here. read more

Seoul Soondae Restaurant - Soondae bokeum - Korean Near Me - Annandale, Virginia

This is a hidden gem in northern Virginia. My buddy and I actually came across this place by accident after finding many other Korean barbecue places too full. We navigated to this plaza because of a pho place. But we were craving Korean barbecue instead, so here we came. The place was not too crowded, so we were seated right away. We were delighted to find that this place carries my favorite Korean wine (check pics). We ordered some beef ribs and spicy chicken. It took about five minutes to get the meat, but we munched on the side dishes in the meantime. The wine was as smooth as ever, and added the perfect complement to the meal. The meal hit the spot, but did not leave me feeling too comatose. The customer service was great, and I would return to eat here again. read more

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I tried this place only because the restaurant I really wanted to try wasn't open til 5PM. Note to self: Check hours (via Yelp, naturally). Ugh. Anyway, I tried the "standard" stuff - spicy pork and bulgogi. The spicy pork just didn't seem like the flavor was correct and it didn't seem marinated - just that the sauce was poured on. The bulgogi was kinda, saucy. I'm not used to it being like that - and the flavor wasn't on point either. Will I be back? I'd say no. The best thing about this place was the friendly service. read more

Seoul Soondae Restaurant - Bulgogi - Korean Near Me - Annandale, Virginia

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