Mokyo Reviews Summary

Category: Korean restaurant New York

Address: 109 St Marks Pl, New York, NY 10009, USA

Rating: 4.7
based on 175 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Probably the best dining experience I've had!"
  • "Food is next level, we were surprised by every dish we ordered."
  • "The flavoring in the food was out of this world."
  • "Every dish was sooo good and tasty."
  • "The food was absolutely delicious. Perfectly balanced with an explosion of flavors!"
  • "The textures and flavors of each dish were so unique and perfectly balanced."
  • "One of the best food in the city — highly creative, valuable, and good food."

Cons:

  • "The steak was just okay, nothing really amazing to scream about."
  • "The scallops were just okay compared to the rest of the menu."
  • "The rest was underwhelming (plantains, cauliflower, beet tostada, noodles, dumplings) and portions are criminal (tapas need to be priced as tapas)."
  • "Dishes were too salty or too sweet (quite inconsistent)."
  • "Either things were overly salty or saucy with an over empowering flavor of truffle oil."
  • "The oxtail spring rolls came with a sauce that was delicious but the rolls themselves... begged for some freshness."
  • "I didn’t care for the gumbo at all. It was too sweet because of the plantains and didn’t taste anything like gumbo to me."

Service

Pros:

  • "Service is also nice and very snappy -- as soon as a plate is taken away, another plate comes."
  • "Service was fantastic, food came out quickly."
  • "Service was above and beyond."
  • "The service was great as well. The dishes came out timely and the servers were friendly and courteous."
  • "The service, top notch and it was rare I had to ask for something, they preemptively meet your needs."
  • "Service was excellent."
  • "Everyone was extremely attentive, friendly and helpful."

Cons:

  • "It took 20 minutes to get our drink."
  • "We didn’t get our first course until 50 minutes in, and we were starving."
  • "For me, keep people who have reservations waiting is a NO for restaurants. We had a reservation but waited 20 mins still."
  • "The service was lacking too. We had to ask several times for an extra bottle of sparkling water and it didn't arrive until we were nearly finished our 6 courses."
  • "The waiter very rudely reminded us to watch for the time as apparently there was another reservation behind us."
  • "The hurrying at the end by the waiter ruined the dinner for us, felt like we were getting kicked out for no reason."
  • "Rude staff. Tried to push our general indoor reservation to an outdoor table in 30 degree weather."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "The ambiance is perfectly rustic and playful."
  • "The space heaters in the outdoor seating area kept us cozy despite being outside in 25 degree weather."
  • "Great layout with a cozy mood that was enhanced by good ambient music and lights."
  • "Nice atmosphere, small, wooden tables and floor."
  • "The atmosphere is calming."
  • "A tight cozy spot, definitely get a reservation on weekends."
  • "This place has relatively dim lighting and a very intimate feel, so it's great for dates."

Cons:

  • "Overall it really was overpriced for what we had…"
  • "The overall ambiance was confusing... It was difficult to have a conversation."
  • "The overall ambiance was confusing... playing their music very loudly, to the point where it felt almost like a bar/club."
  • "The seating is incredibly uncomfortable, the tables are too small, and the overall experience is one of acute claustrophobia."
  • "The tables are pretty closely situated together, so keep that in mind."
  • "The dishes fall on the smaller side. And mostly rather sweet."
  • "Generally, taste is average, portions are small, menu variety is lacking, and dishes are overpriced."

Drinks

Pros:

  • "I also had their 'blah blah blue' soju cocktail which was dangerously tasty and looks like adult Capri Sun... It's a vibe."
  • "Drinks aren’t classic cocktails, they’re mostly soju based, served in little sacks that are fun & tasty enough."
  • "The drinks were exciting and interesting, try the Makgeolli and lime cocktail."
  • "Cocktails were delicious and served in charming containers as well."
  • "Many fun Korean soju drinks for the party."
  • "Would also not skip the cocktails; the cucumber one was super refreshing and not too sweet."
  • "They have a good range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks as well."

Cons:

  • "The drink menu was lacking and prices posted on the menu outside differed from the prices actually offered."
  • "The yuzu lime drink was not my favorite, def on the bitter side."
  • "The drinks were really bad, however... tasted artificial."
  • "Drinks were really too sweet and not really great."
  • "I don’t love the cocktails in a caprisun pack - mostly because I don’t like soju."
  • "My cocktail came in a baggie with a light in it! Not for everyone but definitely unique. It was very tasty, even if I felt it was a bit tacky."
  • "The drinks list is by far longer, with drinks from both Asia and the Hispanic world."

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