Take 31 Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Friendly and efficient service!"
• "The staff are very efficient and nice."
• "Vibes are immaculate, the servers are really attentive and welcoming."
• "Service there for the most part is good. The employees are very polite and are good about checking on your table."
• "Service was good to me."
• "The staffs are really nice and thoughtful."
• "The service there is really good too! Their staff is always friendly and always very nice."

Cons:

• "So we ordered the chicken and braised pork belly, but the waiter forgot about the pork belly so we ended up waiting 40 minutes for it."
• "Food was ok, but the server charged tip without permission."
• "Rude staff. Expect to be talked down to unless maybe your Korean?"
• "Servers were sweet but totally forgetful and out of it."
• "Absolutely trash service. There was a server here YJ who was very rude."
• "horrible service. I went a few times and the waiters ignored my request every time."
• "The female host is so rude and full of toxic attitude."

Ambience

Pros:

• "Superb place, chill ambience and great service."
• "Ambiance was great, music was playing but we could still chat amongst ourselves."
• "Vibes are immaculate, the servers are really attentive and welcoming."
• "If you’re in the city, this is a must have! The vibe is loud and fun."
• "Korean gastropub with a chill semi-club like interior."
• "Jazzy and chic ambience."
• "The romance of the dim lighting and exposed brick is offset playfully with things like Lego bricks embedded into the walls."

Cons:

• "It's usually a 1-2 hour wait if you're walking in on a weekend, but well worth it."
• "The space was very cramped. I wouldn't recommend this place due to the subpar service and limited space."
• "Not sure what happened to the air conditioning but it was extremely stuffy and hot when I went."
• "Music was always really too loud and could barely have a conversation."
• "The back dining area inside is a bit dark."
• "It gets very loud."
• "Food mediocre at best. Super oil soaked scallion pancake."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is excellent and the lunch menu seems to be revamped since the last time I was here."
• "Best Korean fried chicken I've had in my life."
• "The cod roe seafood udon was incredible and so creamy!!"
• "The pork belly was braised to perfection - flavorful and ultra soft from the cooking process, and it almost melted in my mouth."
• "The best Korean food I’ve had! Super flavorful and quality dishes."
• "The best cod roe udon in my life!"
• "Everything I tried here was terrific, and you should definitely do something hot pot style."

Cons:

• "Korean street food! It’s a little pricey given the portion and the content of the dishes!"
• "The rice cake porkeblly has a very savory and sweet taste which can be very overpowering at times."
• "The Jjajang sauce did not stand out as anything special."
• "The rice noodle on the pork belly was a gimmick, not really special."
• "The meat was very dry."
• "The wasabi fried chicken pieces are so tiny and the skin is glazed with honey which ruined the dish."
• "The Pork on Bone Soup was pretty basic, nothing super special about it."

Value

Pros:

• "This place is cash only but $12 should get you pretty full."
• "The octopus is a MUST. It is filling, a great value, and absolutely delicious."
• "While the prices are slightly high (although normal for NY standards) the quality of the food is top-notch."
• "Pricing was quite reasonable for the amount of food."
• "The staff couldn't be nicer and the prices are surprisingly low for such a trendy restaurant in mid town."
• "The price was great and you will be full."
• "The portions are fairly large and the dishes are all solid."

Cons:

• "It's just kind of expensive for what it is."
• "Super overpriced."
• "The food wasn’t bad but for the price they were charging it just doesn’t seem justifiable."
• "The price point for some of the dishes is a little pricey for the portion but the quality of the food was really good!"
• "Some large dishes were quite spicy even when prepared to be mild."
• "The Army Soup was a miss. It was much more expensive ($26.95) than the other noodle options but winded up underwhelming."
• "The only item i really did not like was the black garlic bulgogi fried rice... dry and didn't have a lot of flavor."

Drinks

Pros:

• "The soju cocktail was nicely flavored."
• "Their drinks are also delicious, and we ended up ordering several bottles of their signature makgeolli and soju cocktails."
• "The drinks were to die for."
• "We ordered the Sweet Potato Rice Wine which comes in a 30oz Mason jar."
• "I really want to recommend Chestnut Makeoli because it provides good smooth introduction of what Korean rice wine can be."
• "Soju was excellent! My first time having it and it won’t be my last."
• "Chestnut Makgulli - Perfect flavor. Not too sweet. Would definitely order again."

Cons:

• "Yogurt Makgulli - Slightly on the sweeter side. Didn’t taste too much like Yakult."
• "We ordered the Makgeolli with chestnut but it doesn’t taste neither Makgeolli or the chestnut."
• "The makgoli was tasty but definitely way less strong than bottled ones."
• "The banana rice wine was particularly excellent and was almost like a smoothie due to the thickness of the fruit."
• "The craft alcohol here has got to be the best I've tried at a Korean place."
• "They have some good homemade soju but the makgeolli is superb, and I must recommend it."
• "The chestnut makguli is a highly recommended drink."