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Hanging out in downtown, restaurant hoping... we wanted to get some warm soup to beat the cold MI winter... The other place we wanted to go was super packed and had a long waiting list, so we came here. We went with the following: - Bossam - Yukege Jang - Bulgogi Ttukbaeki - Makgeolli The reason for two stars(originally was going to be 3 stars). The edges of the grill rim wasn't cleaned... saw kimchi broth drops here and there... the bowl used for Makgeolli had stuff inside of it, had to ask for new one. Bossam - decent... not sure if they torched the exterior before serving, but exterior was bit hard... the radish that came with it was too salty. Yukege Jang - while the broth was bit bland for me, I appreciated the amount of beef in the soup. It's hard to find places that give you a lot of beef, so kudos for that. Bulgogi Ttukbaeki - was the best of all the dishes... the broth hit the spot, flavor and seasoning was perfect... definitely would recommend this. Service was good, they were quick to accommodate your request, the dirty bowl was replaced quickly.
Oh man where do I start. Incredible portions, wonderfully marinated beef, sublime 반찬, and the service was quick. I also was in awe of how low the prices were too. Each bite was juicy, tender and well cooked. I was surprised to see such great Korean food in Ann Arbor, this place deserves the hype and would be back.
Came here after a football game for dinner and had baby and toddler in tow as well. Very happy AA has some traditional Korean options compared to 5-8 years ago when we lived there, The servers were very friendly but for some reason wanted us to sit at a table that was connected to another party's table due to our stroller. The restaurant was fairly empty at this point so it wasn't because this was the only option... I tried explaining that we'd like to sit somewhere else but they didn't seem to understand so we just sat there hoping our kids wouldn't bother the other party! Aside from that - we were pleasantly surprised by dinner and how good the food was! Great flavor of the bulgogi, sundubu was decent but quite spicy. This was their combo meal and it was a generous amount of meat for a combo! Husband got the dol sot bibimbap and it was sizzling temperature hot! Banchan was very tasty, The servers were very kind to my kiddos and brought out a booster seat, plastic cup with lid for water. The bathrooms are single person and extremely spacious, clean, and the ladies room has a changing table. So other than the weird seating issue, very family friendly! I would go back if we lived in AA :)
I was finishing up a shift in Ann Arbor and wanted something to eat before heading back to Grand Rapids. Nate and I both found The Seoul on Yelp so we headed over. The space includes BBQ grill tables but we just went with entrees. We were seated right away and got our orders in. The menu includes a lot of interesting dishes that I don't see at many Korean places in GR. I had tried a cold buckwheat noodle dish while in Korea recently, and was excited to see a version of it on the menu at The Seoul. Nate got the bibim guksoo, a spicy noodle dish, and we also got an order of gim mari twigim, or deep fried mini seaweed rolls. I loved the banchan! They gave us kimchi, fish cake, broccoli, and potato salad. They were all delicious. The gim mari twigim was okay, but not the best I've had. Our dishes were delicious and huge portions - we definitely could have split one dish. The bibim nengmyun was brothier than I was expecting but still very good. I didn't love the very hard boiled egg, but the noodles were delicious and it wasn't super spicy. Nate's dish was very spicy! I'm glad we checked out The Seoul and would love to come back and try more dishes.
Sunday lunchtime. Dining room was slow but service was fast. Bright and clean dining room with grill tables for BBQ. We ordered spicy rice cake, toonsuyuk pork and Kalbi. She started the grill table and brought the banchan, dipping sauce for BBQ, side salad, and pink pickled radish wraps for the meat. The plate of meat brought out was a healthy portion but Kalbi Sal (boneless) but still the quality and flavor was there. We enjoyed every bite. The fried pork in a sweet and sour sauce was fresh and delicious. The spicy rice cake is hot. Not for the weak. I ate too much and have leftovers for days. The bottom line was about $66. Very reasonable for the feast we enjoyed. Solid spot for good Korean food and service.
We stopped by here to try their kimchi paella, asked for no pork, but it's already all mixed together. The pork is not listed on the menu. They were also out of their crabby mushroom today. Striking out badly today with this place and their menu items. :/ I am not understanding how the pork meat and seafood and rice are already premixed, the paella must not be freshly made then and is sitting in a warmer then? Ended up ordering the popcorn chicken with a spicy sauce and the tteokbokki, spicy. They are out of the crab and mushroom salad and there's no way to get their kimchi seafood paella without pork . $24.38 The popcorn chicken flavor isn't bad, spicy, but lots of breaded pieces with little to no meat. The tteokbokki sauce tastes good, nice and spicy as well. The rice cakes are nice and chewy. Ended up getting their tteokbokki, spicy and their popcorn chicken with spicy chicken. Service was good, just one waitress managing the place, but there's only 3 tables at the moment. The banchans: broccoli, mashed potatoes, pickled radish, fish cakes and kimchi. None of the banchans were my favorite.
This place was very good. Chose to order from a menu ( think bim bop with option of 2$ upgrade for a hot stone bowl- worth it ) or bulgogi etc. We started with the seafood pancake ( excellent ) and veggie dumplings ( a miss - deep fried and not amazing ). My kid loved his bulgogi ( didn't love the choice of sides though- avoid the one made with spam- ew). We had the bim bim bop in the hot stone bowls which was solidly good. Service was friendly and attentive. We would have preferred to cook our own and do the Korean bbq but not every table had the stove to do that and the wait was too long to hang around for one to open up. Oh well - next time- I'll be back if in the area as it seems like that is the way to go here Fair prices.
Amazing food especially for the specials. My partner and I love date night here, as $60 is a great deal for what we get. Going by myself for lunch I always get the $10 bibimbap special and it's delicious every time. Also such big portions, and such nice staff. What's not to love :)
This was amazing. Really good - all of it! Nice choices and excellent sides of a variety of Kimchi. We had the Combo for 2 and there was a large variety of delicious meats and nice fresh cuts- not the this frozen curls you sometimes see- this was very authentic. The place to go if you want real good quality Korean BBQ or other favorites.
The food is fine, nothing outstanding. I recommend coming here for the Friday lunch special; I would skip on getting any of the soups. The lunch specials, particularly the Friday one, is an absolute steal. It's 50% off most appetizers and the portions are HUGE. I've been here a couple of times, the soondobu and boodae jiggae are extremely underwhelming. Both taste bland and one note. The sides are good though. The service is hit or miss. Lunch service is good but you practically get 0 service for dinner and have to track down the servers.
The food was pretty good and you know it's legit when they bring out sides! It was overall a good experience, just the tables were dirty and it was hard to communicate it to the workers since most of them had a difficult time understanding English. Overall, a lot of good options and fresh food
The Seoul has authentic Korean staples like BBQ, Bibimbap, and Jajangmyun at reasonable prices. I've tried the Boodae Jigae, and the Dolsot Bibimbap served in a hot stone bowl. I highly recommend both. I love the sizzling sound of the Dolsot Bibimbap. It is so warm and comforting on a cold day. Same with any of the soups offered. There is another Korean restaurant down the road that is pricier and not nearly as good as The Seoul. It's one of the better Korean restaurants near the University of Michigan campus.
Came in on a Friday, which happened to be half off appetizer. $5 for this popcorn chicken is an absolute steal very addicting, good as any Korean fried chicken in terms of the batter. The ban Chan was solid really enjoyed the Kim chi would by it in bulk. My spicy pork was great love the purple sticky rice it was served with, great portion size. The bulgolgi stew had tofu, spice rice cakes, mung bean noodles, the beef bulgolgi and Napa. The broth had an aromatic sesame smell really enjoyable all n all will definitely come back. Looks like tomukun bbq has some solid competition.
6 months ago
Clean, good food, and friendly employees! Parking is the only difficult thing (the elevator was broken in the nearest parking garage so we couldn't park there since we have a baby with us and it was cold outside). Thankfully my husband found a spot right on the street! I chose KBBQ for my birthday dinner and my husband found this place. They have a good variety of side dishes (pumpkin, mashed potato, spicy fish cakes, etc)! The food was good and we liked the meat! The brisket wasn't too thin and the steak was delish!! They have decoration very similar to Kimchi Box with neon signs and art featuring scenes from Seoul. The employees were friendly. We want to return and try other dishes on their menu! read more
Wow, what a great find. I love Korean cuisine. I lived in the South Korea for three years. I know authentic good Korean food. This place did not disappoint. Spicy pork lunch with delicious sides. Plus a bowl of soup. Only $18! The service was very good and the atmosphere was a modern Korean vibe. I can't wait to go back to Ann Harbor just to eat here! 5 star for sure. read more
13 days ago
The plainness of the tofu greatly complements the pork and kimchi because they are overly sauced. read more
Hanging out in downtown, restaurant hoping... we wanted to get some warm soup to beat the cold MI winter... The other place we wanted to go was super packed and had a long waiting list, so we came here. We went with the following: - Bossam - Yukege Jang - Bulgogi Ttukbaeki - Makgeolli The reason for two stars(originally was going to be 3 stars). The edges of the grill rim wasn't cleaned... saw kimchi broth drops here and there... the bowl used for Makgeolli had stuff inside of it, had to ask for new one. Bossam - decent... not sure if they torched the exterior before serving, but exterior was bit hard... the radish that came with it was too salty. Yukege Jang - while the broth was bit bland for me, I appreciated the amount of beef in the soup. It's hard to find places that give you a lot of beef, so kudos for that. Bulgogi Ttukbaeki - was the best of all the dishes... the broth hit the spot, flavor and seasoning was perfect... definitely would recommend this. Service was good, they were quick to accommodate your request, the dirty bowl was replaced quickly. read more
1 month ago
1 year ago
Oh man where do I start. Incredible portions, wonderfully marinated beef, sublime 반찬, and the service was quick. I also was in awe of how low the prices were too. Each bite was juicy, tender and well cooked. I was surprised to see such great Korean food in Ann Arbor, this place deserves the hype and would be back. read more
1 month ago
Came here after a football game for dinner and had baby and toddler in tow as well. Very happy AA has some traditional Korean options compared to 5-8 years ago when we lived there, The servers were very friendly but for some reason wanted us to sit at a table that was connected to another party's table due to our stroller. The restaurant was fairly empty at this point so it wasn't because this was the only option... I tried explaining that we'd like to sit somewhere else but they didn't seem to understand so we just sat there hoping our kids wouldn't bother the other party! Aside from that - we were pleasantly surprised by dinner and how good the food was! Great flavor of the bulgogi, sundubu was decent but quite spicy. This was their combo meal and it was a generous amount of meat for a combo! Husband got the dol sot bibimbap and it was sizzling temperature hot! Banchan was very tasty, The servers were very kind to my kiddos and brought out a booster seat, plastic cup with lid for water. The bathrooms are single person and extremely spacious, clean, and the ladies room has a changing table. So other than the weird seating issue, very family friendly! I would go back if we lived in AA :) read more
I was finishing up a shift in Ann Arbor and wanted something to eat before heading back to Grand Rapids. Nate and I both found The Seoul on Yelp so we headed over. The space includes BBQ grill tables but we just went with entrees. We were seated right away and got our orders in. The menu includes a lot of interesting dishes that I don't see at many Korean places in GR. I had tried a cold buckwheat noodle dish while in Korea recently, and was excited to see a version of it on the menu at The Seoul. Nate got the bibim guksoo, a spicy noodle dish, and we also got an order of gim mari twigim, or deep fried mini seaweed rolls. I loved the banchan! They gave us kimchi, fish cake, broccoli, and potato salad. They were all delicious. The gim mari twigim was okay, but not the best I've had. Our dishes were delicious and huge portions - we definitely could have split one dish. The bibim nengmyun was brothier than I was expecting but still very good. I didn't love the very hard boiled egg, but the noodles were delicious and it wasn't super spicy. Nate's dish was very spicy! I'm glad we checked out The Seoul and would love to come back and try more dishes. read more
2 months ago
Sunday lunchtime. Dining room was slow but service was fast. Bright and clean dining room with grill tables for BBQ. We ordered spicy rice cake, toonsuyuk pork and Kalbi. She started the grill table and brought the banchan, dipping sauce for BBQ, side salad, and pink pickled radish wraps for the meat. The plate of meat brought out was a healthy portion but Kalbi Sal (boneless) but still the quality and flavor was there. We enjoyed every bite. The fried pork in a sweet and sour sauce was fresh and delicious. The spicy rice cake is hot. Not for the weak. I ate too much and have leftovers for days. The bottom line was about $66. Very reasonable for the feast we enjoyed. Solid spot for good Korean food and service. read more
We stopped by here to try their kimchi paella, asked for no pork, but it's already all mixed together. The pork is not listed on the menu. They were also out of their crabby mushroom today. Striking out badly today with this place and their menu items. :/ I am not understanding how the pork meat and seafood and rice are already premixed, the paella must not be freshly made then and is sitting in a warmer then? Ended up ordering the popcorn chicken with a spicy sauce and the tteokbokki, spicy. They are out of the crab and mushroom salad and there's no way to get their kimchi seafood paella without pork . $24.38 The popcorn chicken flavor isn't bad, spicy, but lots of breaded pieces with little to no meat. The tteokbokki sauce tastes good, nice and spicy as well. The rice cakes are nice and chewy. Ended up getting their tteokbokki, spicy and their popcorn chicken with spicy chicken. Service was good, just one waitress managing the place, but there's only 3 tables at the moment. The banchans: broccoli, mashed potatoes, pickled radish, fish cakes and kimchi. None of the banchans were my favorite. read more
This place was very good. Chose to order from a menu ( think bim bop with option of 2$ upgrade for a hot stone bowl- worth it ) or bulgogi etc. We started with the seafood pancake ( excellent ) and veggie dumplings ( a miss - deep fried and not amazing ). My kid loved his bulgogi ( didn't love the choice of sides though- avoid the one made with spam- ew). We had the bim bim bop in the hot stone bowls which was solidly good. Service was friendly and attentive. We would have preferred to cook our own and do the Korean bbq but not every table had the stove to do that and the wait was too long to hang around for one to open up. Oh well - next time- I'll be back if in the area as it seems like that is the way to go here Fair prices. read more
1 year ago
Amazing food especially for the specials. My partner and I love date night here, as $60 is a great deal for what we get. Going by myself for lunch I always get the $10 bibimbap special and it's delicious every time. Also such big portions, and such nice staff. What's not to love :) read more
1 year ago
This was amazing. Really good - all of it! Nice choices and excellent sides of a variety of Kimchi. We had the Combo for 2 and there was a large variety of delicious meats and nice fresh cuts- not the this frozen curls you sometimes see- this was very authentic. The place to go if you want real good quality Korean BBQ or other favorites. read more
The food is fine, nothing outstanding. I recommend coming here for the Friday lunch special; I would skip on getting any of the soups. The lunch specials, particularly the Friday one, is an absolute steal. It's 50% off most appetizers and the portions are HUGE. I've been here a couple of times, the soondobu and boodae jiggae are extremely underwhelming. Both taste bland and one note. The sides are good though. The service is hit or miss. Lunch service is good but you practically get 0 service for dinner and have to track down the servers. read more
2 years ago
The food was pretty good and you know it's legit when they bring out sides! It was overall a good experience, just the tables were dirty and it was hard to communicate it to the workers since most of them had a difficult time understanding English. Overall, a lot of good options and fresh food read more
4 years ago
The Seoul has authentic Korean staples like BBQ, Bibimbap, and Jajangmyun at reasonable prices. I've tried the Boodae Jigae, and the Dolsot Bibimbap served in a hot stone bowl. I highly recommend both. I love the sizzling sound of the Dolsot Bibimbap. It is so warm and comforting on a cold day. Same with any of the soups offered. There is another Korean restaurant down the road that is pricier and not nearly as good as The Seoul. It's one of the better Korean restaurants near the University of Michigan campus. read more
1 year ago
3 years ago
Came in on a Friday, which happened to be half off appetizer. $5 for this popcorn chicken is an absolute steal very addicting, good as any Korean fried chicken in terms of the batter. The ban Chan was solid really enjoyed the Kim chi would by it in bulk. My spicy pork was great love the purple sticky rice it was served with, great portion size. The bulgolgi stew had tofu, spice rice cakes, mung bean noodles, the beef bulgolgi and Napa. The broth had an aromatic sesame smell really enjoyable all n all will definitely come back. Looks like tomukun bbq has some solid competition. read more
My first time here, and I really liked it! The location has been two pizza places in the place, so I really hope it succeeds. There's plenty of Korean food to choose from, so there'll be something for everyone! The tables are great for groups of people, and the place is kept very clean which I appreciated. I got the bibimbop, and really loved it! It was delicious, very filling, and full of flavor. If you're not sure where to start, this may be a good starting point with familiar flavors and ingredients read more
9 months ago
2 years ago
We were in Ann Arbor for work and this place is a hidden gem. It had a very cozy interior. The service was awesome and the staff were very friendly. We loved the food. It was very flavorful and yummy. The noodle soup was very delicious. read more
2 years ago
Korean barbeque is prefect for the cold weather in Ann Arbor. The Seoul has a great blend of meat with chill ambiance. The fluffy egg and side dishes go perfect with the meats available. Different combos for your party of size are convenient! Kalbi sal and chadol is really good and perfectly marinated. Highly recommended. read more
2 years ago
Loved my first visit here! The Seoul is a new Korean BBQ that just opened downtown. My boyfriend and I sat at a table right next to a large, open window that helped to ventilate the restaurant and the smoke that comes off of the grills. We had a nice view of the Michigan Theater and it was fun to people watch pedestrians passing by. While a little pricey, the food was very tasty and you get free refills of the side dishes (ban chan)! We got the Combo A Korean BBQ for two ($59) and soondubu ($14) to share. Just FYI, there is an 18% extra service charge on top of the food ordered here. The combo came with a salad and steamed egg. The restaurant and bathrooms were clean with really cute interior decor. Would definitely recommend a visit here! read more
4 years ago
Delicious Korean barbeque! As a party of two, we ordered the rainbow ssam to share (would have gotten the crabby mushroom salad but it was sold out) and the combo A (kalbi, bulgogi, chicken, shrimp). The combo also came with fried dumplings and steamed egg along with the standard banchan and salad. All the meats were quality, and I was especially impressed by the chicken, which was surprisingly tender and flavorful (I usually avoid chicken for Korean barbeque because it tends to be dry and flavorless). For two people, the combo alone was enough to fill our stomachs, and I wouldn't necessarily recommend ordering anything else. The rainbow ssam was just okay, as I didn't like sauce since it contained wasabi (menu did not specify this), so I ended up using the dumpling sauce instead. I would have liked the waitstaff to be more attentive, as no one came by to check on us after our food was served, and we constantly had to flag down someone to refill our waters and banchan. read more
2 years ago
4 years ago
A decent Korean BBQ place with reasonable portion sizes and prices! The restaurant is clean and spacious. The selection of meat were average, but the quality was there. I enjoyed the sides that were provided (potato salad and pumpkin were good!). Entrees such as the pancake and cold noodles were tasty. Staff were nice, but a little bit inattentive. I would come here again! read more
4 years ago
The seafood soon dubu was a little disappointing because there was so little seafood- I counted maybe two mussels and not much else. The rice and side dishes were all generously doled out, but we ended up ordering some popcorn chicken to add to the jjigaes. The kimchi jjigae was also very ordinary, not super special and lacked pork - generally, there was a lack of substance in the stews read more
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