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Aidan Kim
Korean Garden delivers solid, home-style Korean food that’s easy to enjoy, especially if you’re craving comforting staples like spicy pork and tteokbokki. The atmosphere is relaxed, with soft cafe music playing in the background, and service was fast and friendly—the woman serving us (possibly the owner) was especially kind and welcoming.
That said, the interior could use some work. It looks like the space used to be a Chinese restaurant, and the transition wasn’t fully carried through. The paint and walls are a bit rough, and you can clearly see the storage room from some of the tables, which felt unpolished and somewhat distracting. Maybe that’s just me being picky, or maybe it’s reflective of a traditional Korean setup—but either way, the layout didn’t really appeal to me. I am aware that older Koreans do tend to have this sort of layout though.
As for the food: the mandu were smaller than I’m used to (though I usually make mine large at home), but still tasty. The tteokbokki was soft, chewy, and had a great flavor—just like how I make it myself. Paired with the mandu, it was a perfect combo.
The standout was definitely the spicy pork—flavorful, tender, and well-balanced. It tasted like something from a higher-end Korean restaurant, and I’d definitely come back just for that dish.
Overall, Korean Garden is a great spot for casual Korean food with strong flavors and kind service. If you don’t mind a more basic interior, the food makes it worth the trip.
… moreThat said, the interior could use some work. It looks like the space used to be a Chinese restaurant, and the transition wasn’t fully carried through. The paint and walls are a bit rough, and you can clearly see the storage room from some of the tables, which felt unpolished and somewhat distracting. Maybe that’s just me being picky, or maybe it’s reflective of a traditional Korean setup—but either way, the layout didn’t really appeal to me. I am aware that older Koreans do tend to have this sort of layout though.
As for the food: the mandu were smaller than I’m used to (though I usually make mine large at home), but still tasty. The tteokbokki was soft, chewy, and had a great flavor—just like how I make it myself. Paired with the mandu, it was a perfect combo.
The standout was definitely the spicy pork—flavorful, tender, and well-balanced. It tasted like something from a higher-end Korean restaurant, and I’d definitely come back just for that dish.
Overall, Korean Garden is a great spot for casual Korean food with strong flavors and kind service. If you don’t mind a more basic interior, the food makes it worth the trip.
Kay Jay
Definitely a hole in the wall, but the food and service were both very good. The menu is not extensive but I think there’s something for everybody. We ordered the mandoo, short ribs and hot stone bibimbap with sides. Everything was fresh and delicious. I especially enjoyed the cucumbers. They offer military discount to Active Duty only. I would definitely visit again.
… moreAmanda Simmons
One of the best Korean restaurants in the area and I will definitely be going back. The food was delicious and perfectly seasoned. The portion sizes are generous as well.
… moreFirst Taylor
This place is a family owned very authentic Korean restaurant. The food is amazing and the staff is very friendly. Service is fast. Love everything I have tried here and it was recommended by my Asian friends. My boyfriend is in the military and was stationed in Korea and this sent him right back when he tasted the food.
… moreSamantha Dunseith
I had Bibimbap, which was delicious! They only offered the beef option, and I really wanted the pork, but it was still delicious. The potstickers weren’t as good as I’m used to, but they weren’t bad either. The table was super sticky, which was disappointing. Even though I was disappointed by the dirty table and subpar potstickers, the bibimbap was so good that I gave a 4.
… moreSteven Suarez
I was really disappointed in this place as all the amazingly subtle yet powerful flavors that I’ve come to love in Korean cuisine were blatantly missing. This is one of the few times where I did not enjoy a single dish that we ordered.
We had the seafood pancake, spicy cold noodles, mackerel, cheese katsu, spicy squid, the pork belly and the kimchi jjigae. While I don’t expect every dish at a restaurant to be a masterpiece and to be a life changing force, I do put a lot of emphasis on the taste of the kimchi jjigae and this was my biggest disappointment. As you take a spoonful of the broth, the excitement at the anticipation of deep and rich flavors is suddenly crushed under the one dimensional taste of “spiciness” that assaults your taste buds. This was not a good spicy nor was it a hot spicy. It felt as if someone added something to a watered down broth to give the impression that it is flavorful. To make it worse, the taste lingers obscuring all other flavors. There was no rhythm and rhyme, no harmony, no cohesion. The cheese katsu didn’t fare any better. As both the katsu and cheese were tasteless. Even the texture felt off. The meat was too tough and eating the cheese felt like chewing on an elastic piece of thin plastic. As with the kimchi jjigae, it felt like the ingredients were fighting for the spotlight rather than blending together to form something unique and impressionable. The last item that really shocked me for not being good was the mackerel. It was not juicy and I found it too salty. There was no hint of those magical flavors that a good mackerel can invoke. The rest of the dishes were neither good nor bad.
Overall a subpar experience. Would have been one star but the service was good, fast, and efficient.
… moreWe had the seafood pancake, spicy cold noodles, mackerel, cheese katsu, spicy squid, the pork belly and the kimchi jjigae. While I don’t expect every dish at a restaurant to be a masterpiece and to be a life changing force, I do put a lot of emphasis on the taste of the kimchi jjigae and this was my biggest disappointment. As you take a spoonful of the broth, the excitement at the anticipation of deep and rich flavors is suddenly crushed under the one dimensional taste of “spiciness” that assaults your taste buds. This was not a good spicy nor was it a hot spicy. It felt as if someone added something to a watered down broth to give the impression that it is flavorful. To make it worse, the taste lingers obscuring all other flavors. There was no rhythm and rhyme, no harmony, no cohesion. The cheese katsu didn’t fare any better. As both the katsu and cheese were tasteless. Even the texture felt off. The meat was too tough and eating the cheese felt like chewing on an elastic piece of thin plastic. As with the kimchi jjigae, it felt like the ingredients were fighting for the spotlight rather than blending together to form something unique and impressionable. The last item that really shocked me for not being good was the mackerel. It was not juicy and I found it too salty. There was no hint of those magical flavors that a good mackerel can invoke. The rest of the dishes were neither good nor bad.
Overall a subpar experience. Would have been one star but the service was good, fast, and efficient.
Leonard Burnette
I love bulgogi and korea garden does it the best in town, I don’t like onions so I get without veggies. Got lunch special 9.99 which u get portion close to dinner plate. Plus I always get fried dumping. You can not go wrong eating here. Very clean and friendly service. Highly recommended!
… moreHalle Martinez
I’ve wanted to try Korean food for a long while, when I saw that a Traditional restaurant was nearby, I was excited to try it out and it did not disappoint! I got the Spicy Pork Bulgogi and the Tteok-bokki (Rice Cakes) it came with some free sides as well (Kimchi,Pickled Radish, Pickled Cucumber, And some sort of Potato side) The Tteok-bokki was amazing it came with these fish cakes in a spicy sweet sauce that was addictive, and The Spicy Pork Bulgogi looked and tasted fantastic I loved every bite and will definitely be back, Server was accommodating and friendly as well!!!
… moreKaitlyn Schepisi
As soon as you walk into the place, it’s bright and simple. Not so dismal looking like a good few months ago. There’s white walls now instead of yellow. The people who work there are very friendly. It’s under new ownership. The food is delicious. The gentleman who took my order let me know which foods aren’t spicy. The music is Korean and very beautiful sounding.
… moreOlya Connor
Think of it as the place from North not South Korea. We asked for pork, they didn’t have it. I don’t even know if food is good. The place looks like the old Soviet cafeteria but they charge like it’s an upscale place. There is nothing below $20
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