Hands down one of the best Korean restaurants in Manila! You and a friend can just spend Php500 and…read moreleave with FULL happy tummies. The interiors are dark and a bit dated; the restroom is in a far corner of the complex. But, seriously, if you need Korean food in the Ortigas area, EAT HERE! Before anything else, you may be confused about the name of the restaurant. Since my very first visit, it has been called, "Happy 6 Days." This was its name even before they had a signage. However, the owner of the restaurant keeps changing and, as each owner changes, the name of the place changes too! So, right now, the restaurant is called, "Seoul Korean Restaurant" (so creative, right?). The reason why I will still call this place, "Happy 6 Days" is because, no matter how many owners have come and gone, the food has never changed! Same affordable prices, same delicious dishes! Now, the dishes I highly recommend are the Samgyupsal, Kimchi Jigae and their Korean Fried Chicken! They seriously serve the BEST Korean chicken. After I tried their version, I stopped eating at BonChon. Plus, for the serving size and price, eat the Korean chicken here instead! I suggest you order the Half/Half and then order other dishes. The chicken is made-to-order. So, you will have to wait for about 20 minutes. :) Also, the banchan (side dishes) alone will make your trip worth while. It changes everyday and they serve a variety of banchan that you won't see/taste in other Korean restaurants. Overall, this place is a definite MUST EAT place for your Korean food fans. Also, they close late. So, if your craving Korean food at 12MN, you know where to go! :D

This place scores really highly for one reason: The Korean Fried Chicken…read more If I'm being honest, most of the food at 6 days is good, but not mind-blowing. I've only ever eaten the samgyeopsal, which is pretty good and comes served on a sizzling plate, the kimbap, which comes in generous portions and has a lot of fillings, and kimchi jjigae, which if I'm being honest isn't exactly my favorite Korean dish. However, to me, this place is all about the chicken. It comes in plain, spicy, and half-plain, half-spicy. The chicken is double fried, as all Korean fried chicken should be, and has very crispy skin, almost resembling a cracker more than a piece of skin. The meat is juicy, but it's a bit firm, the way I like it. The plain version is more than OK, but you should really get the Spicy chicken. Coated in a glaze of chili, which is equal parts sweet, salty, and spicy, I will agree that this is the best Korean Fried Chicken in the metro. Bonchon is now inedible to me. I cannot overstate the fact that the chicken is completely worth the price of admission, which, at P400 for a whole chicken, is really reasonable. It's more than enough for 4 hungry people, or to feed you for your dinner, midnight snack, and lunch the next day. Speaking from experience here. Like others say, the decor is a bit dark, but it is clean, and if you're a fan of Korean TV shows and K-pop, Seoul/6 Days/Happy 6 days/Bonchon-eat-your-heart-out shows it wall to wall. To be redundant, everyone owes it to themselves to eat the Fried Chicken at this restaurant, whatever its name happens to be this week.

Went here for lunch with some friends. Not busy at all! We ordered the all you can eat beef and…read morepork for 449P. It came with sides: salad, bean sprouts, kimchi and potato salad. Rice is also unlimited. The meat here is good quality! My issue is the sides. They give one small plate with a very small portion of the side. We had to keep asking for bean sprouts, kimchi and the potato salad. Way too small for 5 people. You would think after asking more than 3 times that they would start giving more than a small plate. The restaurant is clean. They use a portable burner top not the built into the table cooking tops. Also I didn't smell so much of meat after leaving the place. I guess they had good air flow in their. I love the Korean music they play! For 449P you are paying for good quality meat. Too bad the sides weren't like how they are at Sodam. Their other items actually look very delicious. Maybe next time instead of all you can eat I'll just try the items they have. Kimchi fries anyone? :)

Great value Korean comfort food. Unlimited samgyupsal at a good price, definitely must try their…read moreseafood pancake (thick and flavourful), the seafood soup (rich and even had crab), the beef barbeque (can't remember the name but real tender), and do ask for the kimchi fries if you're adventurous. The soy bbq chicken was just alright though. Overall a great experience. Ambience: Good Taste: Good, meat was good, ala carte dishes were rich Presentation: Great Value: Great, good bargain Service: Good, attentive staff and kind manager Overall: Great, would visit again when my Korean cravings kick in

This is a special place for me and Carlo because this is where he brought me on our third date! He…read moretold me he would never bring other girls here before because it's a little sketchy and, well, the smoke. Good thing he did bring me here! From that date onward, we knew we were connected for our addiction for a) Pork and b) Korean food! :D Seoul Galbi is located along General Luna Street near A. Venue. Tip: park your car at A. Venue since parking is limited and just walk to the restaurant (enter the street after Wendy's). It's an authentic cooked-at-the-table Korean charcoal barbecue restaurant. The meat plates and dishes we order are priced at Php220-400. We always order the Samgyeopsal, Wine Samgyeop, Chadolbagi and Galmaegisal for our meat. Additional dishes are the Steamed Egg, Kimchi Jigae, and Mul-Naengmyeon. The banchan is unlimited! The servers will cook all the meat for you but, I prefer to cook it myself. I love to make the pork extra crispy! Hehe! Their meat is always tender, fatty, and seasoned just right. You have to order their Steamed Egg! Don't ask why, just try it. Also, I always drink Makeoli when I'm here. Even if Carlo doesn't drink, I will drink it all by myself! If you want the authentic Korean charcoal grill experience at a very reasonable price, this is the place to go in Makati! Love, Love, Love this place!

If I could give this zero stars I would. Just goes to show…read moreyou that you never want to base going places on two online reviews. Service was horrible, beef was bland with no seasoning, portion sizes tiny. Bottomline..a huge rip off. The steamed egg came out 35 mins after the rest of the meal, and it was mostly liquid. Been to Korean BBQ all over the world and this was the worst I've had. The owners explanation for bland and plain meat was "the kitchen got busy" with no thought of rectifying it. Let the buyer beware

The ambiance is good! the Food is superb since I love noodles. There are lot of food to choose from…read moreand it's not that expensive. You must try it!!!

Tried this place out of curiosity - how was it different to a regular North Park branch?…read more Well it turns out not that different at all! LOL Basically, the only difference is that you can choose what type of noodle you want with your soup dish. Hong Kong style (thin egg noodle); Shanghai style (thick noodle)... i forget the other one's But seriously, why give diners a choice on varying a classic Wanton noodle soup! ? ! ? ! Personally, I'm a fan of North Park - but i don't see the added value of choosing Next Door (which is literally across the road from North Park)... Ill stick with NP.

Talk about sketchy!…read more Top Dish is basically an old Korean couple's converted living room with the sala and garage becoming the kitchen...Sketchy as hell but it works,it works very well. Located on a side street basically right off Makati Avenue in Manila's bustling red light district Top Dish serves Korean home cooking under the unwavering eyes of the Korean couple holding court under the house stairs/office/reservation desk/ take out counter/cashiers booth. The dining room that hasn't been painted since the Marcos era holds 6 tables and can perhaps handle 30 diners in a pinch so you better make friends fast because I understand this joint gets crowded. Specials in both English and Korean are taped to the wall with a sign boasting free WI-FI but I couldn't get on. From a expansive pictured menu we ordered their famous Korean fried chicken,spicy squid salad and the pork belly with whole garlic cloves and onions. A clear,spicy soup with bean sprouts and tiny slivers of pepper was a good palette cleanser before the Ban Chan showed up consisting of a very fresh pogi kimchi,Dikon,sweet sticky boiled peanuts, water spinach,preserved winter melon and scallion pancake. The shiny mahogany hued fried chicken arrived first and this ain't Bon Chon chicken folks. Sticky,spicy and sweet with a nice garlic bite with chewy rice cake pieces just to make it even more interesting this chicken is ....dare I say it?.....finger licking good! The spicy squid over a bed of bean sprouts was excellent. Not in the least chewy mixed in with the bright red pepper marinade a mouth full was a contrast of tastes and textures. The grilled pork belly was subtle allowing the porcine flavors to shine,add to that the sliced onions and whole garlic allowed to just sweat is a great combination.One of the owners strolled over to teach us the best combination for wrapping the pork in the cool,crisp lettuce leaves. Portions are large for Manila,this is the real thing so they don't spare you the heat in the marinades and the beers are beastly cold so what else can you ask for?.... a blazing hot grill in the middle of the table in the Manila heat? I don't think so! Top Dish is indeed a find that was rated in the top 5 Korean restaurants in Manila and I can see why.... It ain't pretty folks and it is sketchy but it's so damn good.

Hidden among buildings and could easily be past walking by. True definition on hole in the wall…read more Mom and Pop ran restaurant with about 6 tables total. Food was top notch and servings were great. Highly recommend

I love the interior for its outdoor vibe! Dine-in space is limited but wasn't a problem for a…read moremid-afternoon visit. Orders are placed at the cashier first. Utensils and water are self-service though the staff was friendly and got them for me already. Donkatsu Deopbap was simple. Considering that, I found it pricy but it filled me up just right. It comes with a spoonful of kimchi as well. I'll probably come back to check out their dessert and to find a more interesting meal.

Random finds are always the best! Especially when it's a new place to eat. I always get excited…read morewhenever I find a place thats open pretty late. When you find yourself finishing work at 10pm, there's always that question of "Where can I eat? What's open?" Sopoong Food House is open til 12 midnight and it's a nice change of pace if you're tired of always eating at 24 hour fastfood chains. It's a nice little Korean restaurant that serves affordable food, in suprisingly big servings. I ordered the bulgogi set, and they serve the food in these disposable plastic lunch set that at first glance doesn't look like it'll be enough, but it's always nice to be proven wrong in this regard. The fact that every meal comes with a free cup soup helped in filling me up! Lastly, it's always a plus in my book when the servers are attentive of your needs. I turned my shoulder to look at the menu display and they instantly approached me asking if I needed anything.

Found this spot recently and it's a total gem. The dumplings here are incredibly flavorful with…read moreperfectly cooked fillings and thin, delicate wrappers. The staff were very attentive and made sure everything arrived quickly at the table. It's a nice, low-key environment that feels genuinely authentic. Definitely a must-visit if you're in the area--I'm already planning my next trip back to try more from the menu.

Totally off the beaten path (I literally had to navigate over bridge spanning a canal of sewage,…read morethrough a street that is apparently used as a parking lot, past numerous stray dogs, and into an alley that was a little sketchy), be persistent and use your map app and you will be rewarded. Even using my app, I almost walked right by the place because it's sign is small and long since faded and the entrance is a sliding glass door that looks like someone's porch entry into their home. If not for the lady visible in the glass door in a bright green shirt rolling out dumpling wrappers, I was unclear if I was at the right place. The sliding door really threw me off because you feel awkward sliding it open as if you are entering into someone's home. Once in it is a little more awkward because there does not seem to be a system to order or get a seat. (Getting a seat is going to be tough anyway as there are only about 15 seats in the place and several of them are taken up by the staff actually rolling out dough and stuffing dumpling wrappers amidst the patrons sitting next to them eating.) I ordered the pork steamed ones to go (14 to an order and it comes with chopsticks and a small knotted baggie of dipping sauce). These were the best dumplings I've ever had without a doubt. Wrappers are not quite paper thin but they are very thin and the filling is very porky with a lot of Chinese leek involved. Really, they don't get any better than this. This place has a following and is talked about by other foodies on their vlogs and it is no wonder why. Put this on your short list to visit when coming to Manila.

Gotta say I'm not particularly a big fan of Kyochon's food items BUT I do love their cheap-ass beer…read morepints! Hahahaha. For only 80 pesos, I get to chug down a big mug of ice cold (I think below zero, even) beer! You probably wouldn't have guessed that a Korean chicken shop would be able to pull this off but thank heavens, Kyochon exists! Their chicken are alright although I do prefer the Honey-dipped ones as I've always been a fan of anything either sweet or sour. The wings aren't that big though and that's probably one of the reasons why I'm not impressed with their food menu.

I rarely go to Megamall, mostly because, well, I'm really from the south. Plus I guess most of my…read moremeetings take place in Makati or the Fort Bonifacio (Global City) area. It was a photo coverage job that brought me to the area and the need for art supplies that brought me Megamall and I took that opportunity to once again go around the mall. Done with errands, I looked for a place to eat, and upon spotting Kyo Chon, I headed straight inside. Having tried the spicy and original soy flavor of their famous wings and drumsticks, I decided to try the honey flavor this time around. To contrast, the waiter politely yet eagerly suggested that I pair it with their kimchi rice. Several minutes later, I was munching away and was glad I took his advice. The sweet and spicy pairing was a feast for my tastebuds. There was so much flavor going on that I didn't even order drinks anymore. Aside from the food, I also enjoyed the novelty of watching music videos of Korean pop groups and singers being projected on one of the walls.