BANGIA Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The Fried Rice was a delightful Korean classic that I highly recommend."
• "Very good Tteokboki, budae jigae, and Korean Fried Chicken."
• "The food was BOMB."
• "The tteokbuki was cooked right and they even gave us an extra one as service."
• "They got a fabulous blood sausage with rice cake and don’t forget their daily drink specials."
• "The noodles were really tasty."
• "The food at Bangia was bangin!"

Cons:

• "The army stew we had yesterday was blend, with very few sausages and several pieces of bacon stuck together."
• "I don’t understand the hype about this place. we ordered the soy garlic and the spicy wings, both were bland."
• "We got the beef brisket ddukbokki—the rice cakes were overcooked and the flavor was underwhelming."
• "Food sucks? The intestine was stale. Army soup was bland. Fried rice also stale."
• "The only thing i didn’t mind was the complimentary egg in the stone bowl 😅"
• "We got the budaejigae and a spicy pork dish which weren't very good or authentic in my opinion."
• "Note, the mackerel is dry, so you really need the sauce; the wings in plain form is slightly dry, too."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff and servers are friendly and courteous."
• "The servers are super friendly and patient."
• "The employees were kind."
• "Service was very friendly."
• "The staff here are friendly and welcoming."
• "The welcoming and efficient service provided by the staff was impeccable."
• "The servers are really friendly and patient."

Cons:

• "We kept waiting for 40mins until I asked why we couldn't sit on the empty seats at the bar."
• "Rather than respecting our name on the list/the time we spent waiting, the host sat the couple that just walked in."
• "It seems to have just been poor communication going on, but it left a bad impression, and what was supposed to be a celebratory dinner ended up as a 'never again.'"
• "Horrible service - we were a large party, and they initially said it would take 40 minutes for a table... We ended up waiting for a full hour."
• "Waiters are pushy. And the main manager yells at his waiters frequently."
• "Service was a bit disappointing."
• "Despite that we received bad service. We didn't get water until we asked for it."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Cool vibes too."
• "It's dark and the atmosphere has a very 'drinking' environment."
• "Pretty cool spot with interesting ornaments (see: big giraffe) and the ambiance was bar-like but with more seating."
• "This place got this 'you’re gonna leave here drunk' vibe with incredible hospitality and atmosphere."
• "The setting is cute and dark."
• "Great playlist, amazing happy hour, and always a good time."
• "The ambiance is lively and youthful."