TaKorea BBQ Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The burrito chicken was unparalleled in flavor, setting a new benchmark for excellence."
• "Food was incredible, the flavor profiles impeccable."
• "The fried chicken is also very good. I saw the kitchen staff fried their food upon order so freshly fried food."
• "The tacos are great too, especially the bulgogi and spicy pork."
• "The double-fried Korean chicken wings with sweet and spicy sauce were a culinary triumph."
• "Their Korean tacos are an explosion of flavors, with tender bulgogi beef, spicy kimchi, and a perfect balance of fresh toppings and sauce."
• "The food was amazing, very flavorful and filling."

Cons:

• "The bimbim bowl was a bit flavorless."
• "The fries were very bland... Soggy and not so crunchy."
• "The bulgogi bowl was horribly dry. 90 percent of the bowl was rice, 5 percent was a tiny bit of beef, and 5 percent was sauce."
• "The chicken flautas for an appetizer. They were fried very hard and the chicken lacked seasoning."
• "The food was bland and flavorless."
• "The kimchi fried rice was a bit underwhelming."
• "The sauce tasted sour and the rice cakes were overcooked."

Service

Pros:

• "Enjoyed our visit to Takorea tonight with family and friends. Good food, good prices, and amazing service!"
• "Service is also nice."
• "Ms. Bo, the new manager is a dream. She is so accommodating and hospitable."
• "The excellent service provided by Lexi."
• "Service is fast and tacos were crazy good!"
• "Customer service from our server Lexi was spot on. Very friendly and prompt."
• "Our server was attentive, sweet, and thorough."

Cons:

• "The new management has changed the atmosphere, food, pricing, etc. for the worst."
• "Service was quite slow despite only having 2-3 tables initially."
• "The service was the best I received on this whole trip."
• "Worst customer service. First they take forever to serve you and bring out the food/drinks."
• "The server rarely checked in on us and I had to ask how much longer it would take."
• "The server was terrible, she looked mad and has zero customer service skills."
• "They DISCRIMINATE AGAINST DEAF CUSTOMERS."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Loved double fried chicken wings from this place. Nice place with good decor."
• "Fun environment and great atmosphere - varied menu of traditional Korean with fun spins!"
• "GREAT ATMOSPHERE AND VIBE 👏 ALWAYS MY NUMBER ONE FAVORITE GO TO RESTAURANT NEAR MY NEIGHBORHOOD👍"
• "Atmosphere is pretty cool, it was squid game themed."
• "The inside has wood tables and and a Korean restaurant feel but with a hipster vibe to it."
• "The atmosphere is modern and comfortable, not too fancy but they've put effort into making it a pleasant place to be."
• "The ambience of the place is very nice!! So cute!!"

Cons:

• "Ambiance and quality not worth the price point."
• "The interior decoration was a bit confusing, but nothing is lost functionally by their decisions."
• "I was a little turned off at first because as I entered I was greeted with that 'dirty cleaning cloth' scent."
• "The place has a cool industrial decoration."
• "The staff was dressed as squid games characters - soooo cute."
• "This place was so soothing relaxing the music was great."
• "The music, lighting and the whole vibe is great."

Value

Pros:

• "FIRST OF ALL THIS PLACE HAS EXCELLENT FOOD, big portions, prices are fair."
• "The lunch specials are big portions."
• "Free parking for 2 hours."
• "The prices are reasonable too for a decent quantity of food."
• "The pricing is fair for what you get, and drinks are reasonably priced, especially for happy hour."
• "Decent prices, great tacos."
• "prices are definitely reasonable it is only a short walk from Red Bull stadium and the PATH train station in Harrison."

Cons:

• "All and all food sucked, $33 for 2 bite size tacos and Fiji water."
• "For only these two things we were charged 100 dollars."
• "Their ice tea is 7 dollars? I asked what type of tea it is and the waiter said 'Lipton' lol so definitely don’t get the tea for that price."
• "Their prices. Holy cow did they think they were opening a place in Manhattan?"
• "I think tacos were a little too small and a bit overpriced."
• "Def a little on the pricey side, but I would definitely come again!"
• "I feel it's a tad bit over priced for the location."