I decided to tried Workout Rice inside and honestly it took me a minute to even decide what to eat. So many good options around. The place itself is kinda hectic and yeah, the wait was a bit long, but once the food came out I forgot about that pretty fast. I ordered the Gyudon with domestic wagyu. Came with miso soup, yellow radish, and pickled cabbage. First bite, incredible... The beef was insanely flavorful. Super tender, almost melting. You get that rich fatty wagyu taste, but it's balanced by this savory-sweet sauce that soaks into the rice underneath. Every bite had juice and flavor, the onions and sauce just wrapped around the meat perfectly. I kept telling myself I'd slow down but suddenly the bowl was empty. Portion was solid. Felt filling without being heavy. The staff was really nice, and I liked that you can actually see the food before ordering. The neon market vibe almost makes you forget you're in Chicago for a second. I'm definitely coming back for that beef again. read more

Workout Rice - Gyudon - Food Court Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I heard great things about this spot and it delivered. I wish I had also tried the Hainan chicken rice, since this dish isn't easy to find in the Chicago area. I ordered from the kiosk and the domestic wagyu donburi was delicious. Although the portion size doesn't look enormous, this is packed full of rice with a generous amount of beef. The beef brisket texture was fairly good, but the flavor was excellent with just the right amount of sweetness and saltiness in a sauce full of umami. The sliced wagyu beef was even better, perfectly tender and flavorful. Surprisingly the miso soup was full of flavor, and went great with the toasted garlic, pickle radish, pickle cabbage, and tamago. Despite being sides, these were all done very well. Overall, worth coming here for the delicious wagyu donburi. You get a generous sized portion that's delicious and very reasonably priced. read more

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My husband and I went to Workout Rice when we went to the food court at Gangnam Market. We ordered the domestic wagyu combo donburi. The combo came with braised domestic wagyu beef brisket chunks in a sweet and tangy glaze sauce and miso soup The beef was tender and delicious. A great dish to get from the food court. I can't to go back and try more of their dishes. read more

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I like the Gangnam market and whenever I'm craving Chinese I stop by here. This has grown to be one of my favs in the food court due to their large portions. I typically order the chicken fried rice and it comes with a veggie egg roll and miso soup. The crab rangoons are great too. Definitely would recommend if you are in the area! read more

Workout Rice - Chicken fried rice, egg roll, miso soup - Food Court Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Workout Rice is nestled in the food court of Gangnam Market, or as we like to call it "Korean Whole Foods." We came here on a whim to sample a variety of the food court's options and IMO, Workout Rice was the tastiest one! We got the Three Toppings Combo Donburi and it was made fresh to order so when I got it, it was hot and fresh. The 3 toppings consist of: WAGYU beef tongue, sliced beef, beef chunks served on rice, and it comes with a side of miso soup, toasted garlic, tamago, pickle radish and cabbage. Everything was so tender, flavorful and delicious, perfect on a chilly Chicago evening. Elevated comfort food! The only reason why I took off one star is because it was a little steep for a bento box at $18 before tip. But perhaps it was the Wagyu that bumps up the price. I do wish they gave you just a touch more meat. But overall, very delicious and would visit them again! read more

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One of my favorite spots in the Gangnam food hall. They do the Hainan chicken rice very well and it's always buy one, get a second at discount. On top of the three sauces you're given, the chicken is very tender and the rice perfectly cooked and flavored. I've eaten this dish here a couple times and it's consistently good. I recently tried the beef tongue rice and that was also solid. read more

Workout Rice - Food Court Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Love their Wagyu Donburi, so filling and full of flavors. Service is quick and price is right for the amount of food you get. read more

Workout Rice - Wagyu Donburi - Food Court Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

We went to Gangnam Market's food court today and I decided to try the Hainanese chicken and rice from Workout Rice. It was about 11am which wasn't that busy yet. Ordering was easy and done on a kiosk. There wasn't any interaction with staff other than when they called my ticket number. The rice was flavorful, the sauces paired well and the soup completed the dish. I was highly impressed with this dish that I finished the entire thing! I would definitely come back. I would suggest to come early since the food court filled up quickly around 12pm. read more

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20% off on wednesdays! I liked the braised beef the most If you don't think about wagyu when you get it then it's great! Good value read more

Workout Rice - Three Topping Combo Donburi - Food Court Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

The place is in the food court of Gangnam market and there are tons of food options here. This one stood out because of the buy one get another 50% off. Quality- the chicken is good quality. This is my first time having this type of chicken and it was moist and seasoned well. The rice was also cooked well. However, between the two dishes we got, one had substantially more chicken than the other and the sauces they give was too salty. Quantity- you get a good amount for the price. More rice than chicken though. Atmosphere- nice food court atmosphere. Service- very fast. read more

Workout Rice - Hainese chicken - Food Court Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Workout Rice is one of the stalls located at the food court of Gangnam Market. Their menu offers different types of rice bowls, such as donburi (beef tongue and braised domestic wagyu), gyudon, and the Hainanese chicken rice bowl. We tried: +the Gyu Don - prepared with thinly sliced domestic Wagyu and onions in a savory-sweet sauce; served with miso soup, yellow pickled radish, and pickled cabbage; this was more on the sweeter end +the Braised Domestic Wagyu Donburi - prepared with braised domestic wagyu brisket chunks in a tangy glaze sauce; not sure if we were fans of the sweet/tangy sauce glaze that was used +and, the Hainanese Chicken Rice Bowl - poached chicken and served with seasoned rice, ginger scallion sauce, dark soy sauce, and house sauce; sliced cucumbers and radishes also came with; chicken could have been more flavorful and more juicier; the sauces didn't really help the chicken; rice could have been prepared better There is an online ordering system for convenience. Street parking and validated garage parking available. +located inside Gangnam Market +validated garage parking available read more

This place is located inside Gangnam Market. By the time my mom and I finished grocery shopping, it was lunchtime, so we decided that we should also try out the food court. It took us a while to decide which place to try 1st. But my mom is a huge fan of Hainanese chicken, so she decided on getting that since they also had a promotion for BOGO 50% off. My mom lives to make this at home herself, but she also likes to try out other restaurants that make them to see if they are any better than the ones she makes. It looked decent enough, so we put that to the test. My mom took a bite of the chicken and said that it was not that great...it was a fail. She said that this was not authentic. She said that the way they made the chicken was not the right kind and that they just used the seasoning to cover up the chicken. There are different chicken to buy and then season it. But this one was a regular chicken that has been seasoned to make this dish. It was not bad to be honest. I really can't taste much of a difference, but for my mom who knows how to cook, she is picky. read more

Workout Rice - Hainanese chicken - Food Court Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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I really enjoyed this place, and it made me feel happy. The food was really exuberant.

this is one of the stalls in the new Gangnam market for court. we went on opening weekend so it was paaaacked so take that into consideration. they were out of the yellow flavored rice that's supposed to come with the hainan chicken which was really sad, and they also took their sweet sweet time preparing our order but I'm sure they were very overwhelmed. the food itself was pretty good, the chicken was pretty flavorful and really tender I just think it'd be way better with the rice it's meant to come with. because it was in a food court setting and again we went on opening weekend it was sooo hard to get a seat, we had to hover around for so long but I'm guessing that won't be a problem in the future it's a pretty big space with lots of seats. the lady calling out numbers was kind of grumpy and after she called our number and we went to get our order she was still like "it'll be a few minutes" to which I was like then why did you call our number?? but I'm again assuming that's growing pains of being new and super busy on opening weekend. read more

Workout Rice - hainan chicken rice - Food Court Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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