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    Cafe Korea

    4.4 (169 reviews)
    ModerateKorean, Asian Fusion
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    Updated a few days ago

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    Casual
    Dogs allowed
    Good for groups

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    Alma M.

    Food potions were great. My husband and I shared a beef bulgogi which came with a side of rice. We ordered an extra side of rice and split bulgogi plate. We also got banchan which was free & had a great variety! They are affiliated with Korean restaurant from NE side of town which is also excellent: I wish this restaurant much success food was fresh and delicious.

    Patrick D.

    This is an authentic and great hole in the wall type of restaurant. You can taste iconic dishes like bibimbap, bulgogi, and Korean BBQ. These dishes all offer a great introduction to the bold flavors and unique spices of Korean cuisine and Cafe Korea offer delicious food. The service is rapid and efficient. Nothing too fancy but very pleasant. Will definitely be back this is a real gem for El Paso.

    Spicy Pork Hot plate
    Emmanuel C.

    Very authentic experience, kind staff with a lot of recommendations. Will be back. Great food

    25 dllr pork plate. With more onions that meat lol
    Kevin V.

    This place gave me mixed feelings. I love Korean food, so it had been on my radar since it opened up on the East side of town. We previously tried landing some, but it was packed and had a wait time. That's a good sign right? We went back and finally landed it for lunch. The location was super hot, not to mention when we ordered 2 waters we were given 2 water bottles priced at 2.99, huge red flag. I asked our server for tap and she said they had none. Pretty upsetting considering the sweltering conditions inside. She took our order and proceeded to bring us some complimentary sides like kimchi, tofu, etc in small ketchup like containers, enough for one or two tastes per side. Asked for additional kimchi and it seemed like it was such a burden on them to refill the small containers. They brought out our food quite fast, really good flavor profiles. However our waitress didn't check up on us for the next 30 mins after. Horrible service, horrible climate, alright food. Each of our plates were valued at around 20-25 usd and the portions were so small. Quite disappointing. Safe to say it's a one and done spot

    Beef Big Meat with Broth Bulgogi

    Delicious and huge portions! Will definitely be back again and again. So glad we have this on the east side

    I was genuinely so impressed with all the dishes we ordered. The quality of the ingredients, the flavor, the great service - it all makes me want to go back. They also have a nice vintage Korean vibe in the restaurant, they have tv playing Kpop music and nice decorations. My favorite was the Korean bbq beef with the unlimited amount of all the side vegetables.

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    Casper L.

    Average quality of Korean food IMO. Tho it's close to the airport, it's still not too busy. Order quick and serves quick too. I'm just visiting here and not sure about how things usually go here.. but only providing bottle water and Charged tea is going a bit too far I feel like?

    Beef Bulgogi
    Sylvia S.

    Our first time eating at Cafe Korea and it did not disappoint! We were attended to almost immediately and the food came out so fast and steaming. The food was delicious!! Will definitely go again!

    Ceivy M.

    The place to go in El Paso for spicy beef soup. The service is always amazing and the three little doughnut hole treats at the end always make my day. The bulgogi is a must! And so is the seafood pancake. I think I've eaten here once a month for a year now, it's that amazing.

    Bulgogi Grilled Beef and Beef Ribs along with Bonchan dishes.
    Terese C.

    Bulgogi Grilled Beef and Beef Ribs along with Bonchan dishes, eggrolls. Everything was delicious! The meat was flavorful and tender. The waiter and waitresses are very customer focused. Bo Chan dishes have free refills. We did not leave hungry! We'll be back.

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    Emily K.

    If you're craving Korean food in El Paso, Cafe Korea is the place to go. First of all, the service here is excellent! Our group was greeted right as we walked in, and our waitress was very friendly and brought our food out quickly. We started with the banchan, which consisted of 7 dishes with an impressive variety of flavors. I don't know the names, but my favorites were the fish cakes, cucumbers, and cold noodles. We also shared the seafood pancake appetizer, which was a bit expensive but very tasty. For the main course we ordered the bulgogi (beef), and while I did enjoy it the meat was slightly dry, and the flavor was good but not as strong as we are used to. We also ordered the subdubu, or "spicy stew containing soft tofu" with beef, which I had never tried before. It was delicious! The tofu in the stew was the softest I've ever had, and the broth itself was filling without being too heavy. I highly recommend this spot for a dinner out with friends!

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    2 years ago

    Good food and amazing service. The waiters were treating us like grandkids. I liked that gesture. We are college students.

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    2 years ago

    Great food and service! Bulgogi was excellent. Come early, it gets pretty busy. We'll be back!

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    3 years ago

    Super kind service and good food, also a lot bigger than I expected. They do take out!

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    3 years ago

    Delicious food. My boyfriend just came from Korea and missed Kbbq so we went here and he fell in love with this place!

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    Food is excellent but a little bit pricey. But portion sizes are very good & it's an experience too, so not bad for the occasional treat.

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    3 years ago

    Amazing food and service me and my friends constantly eat here best Korean food in El Paso hands down

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    Excellent service. The food is fresh and delicious. Portions are large. Would definitely come back again.

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    While food was delicious, one of the servers was sick and continuously coughed with and without her mask on.

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    Gom Ramen

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    Don't let the exterior of the restaurant fool you. The interior is clean, cool, calming and quaint…read more It reminded us of a small restaurant in Korea. The dishes were very well made, as if the owners were preparing them for themselves. We could tell a lot of care went into preparing them. I ordered Gom Bibim. The dish was visually pleasing and delicious. The flavor of the noodles was light. Often, the noodles in bibim kooksoo are drenched in sauce. These were prepared just right. The bedding of mixed greens were very fresh and paired nicely with the spicy noodles. My daughter ordered Gom Tang. The dish was good. The broth was a bit saltier than the traditional gom tang. She said that the egg was good. My sister-in-law ordered Gom Ramen. She said that it hit the spot. Delicious! We also ordered mandoo. They were served with a light kochojang sauce, and were hot and crispy. I highly recommend this restaurant. We are in town for the BTS concert. We regret that we will probably never get to eat here again.

    Just little oasis in the desert :). Great atmosphere and perfectly located off of I-10 less than 1…read moreminute. Food was prepped quickly and I can't see any differences of spicy noodle between here and Korea. The egg inside of spicy noodle wasn't just regular boiled egg, it was soy sauce marinated egg with beef the same as well. I can see that owner has a high pride and explaining very well on each food on the wall. Happy to find this place and hopefully they will be prosperous here for a while!! Thanks for serving me! 잘먹고 갑니다!

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    Kangnam Style

    4.0
    (90 reviews)
    6.0 mi
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    A coworker and I came here for a late lunch/ early dinner and I would say it was okay. I wouldn't…read morego as far as saying it's the best or the worst but just alright. The rolls here are much bigger in size than most places and it felt like it was harder to eat without it just falling apart. It was my coworkers first time trying sushi and sadly it didn't really impress him much. I also picked this place due to the reviews but it seems like the name has been changed and maybe the business owner as well because it's now called Sushi Gang. I would say my favorite thing was the Eel nigiri. The dragon roll didn't meet my expectations from other Dragon rolls I had before. The Golden California roll was better than the Dragon roll. The staff was nice but they recommended something else to try and honestly it was very good. I don't even remember what it was but it was like a rice ball. I can't say I would go back here but give it a try and see if it meets your expectations. They seem to short staffed and that could be what went wrong that day but not sure.

    I went with my family to the East Side to do some shopping for my son's Birthday. After we…read morefinished, since he wanted sushi, we looked for a place nearby in Apple Maps. When we arrived, we did not know what to expect (we even looked into the place in order to decide if we were staying or living). WHAT A SURPRISE!!!! The food (all of it) was SPECTACULAR. VERY fresh and tasty. The prices? I still cannot believe we ate so much delicious food for that amount of money. My wife wanted a Salmon Steak. They did not have the right sauce and therefore the dish was not in the menu. I asked if they could do a grilled salmon instead without the sauce. They did. My wife thinks it is probably the best salmon she had since we moved to El Paso. We are definitely going back often.

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    Cupbop - Korean BBQ

    4.3
    (34 reviews)
    5.5 mi

    Yum! New bowl fun!! Cabbage, glass noodles, and fried rice. Then pick your protein katsu chicken…read more Yes please!! Get sauce on side it is too much and sugary. So glad I got it on side. Hot scale for sauces is not to El Paso taste buds add a factor 4. Service was beyond perfect. The managing partner Jose I think he name was! He was great!! I will make make excuse to be there around lunch time.. Door Dash, order ahead no matter get some so yum!!

    My wife and I came to Cupbop for the first time for lunch on a Saturday, around 2:30 PM. The…read morerestaurant was pretty empty at that time though many came in and out picking up their food from the counter. The restaurant is spacious, plenty of seating for smaller or even large parties. The employee at the register was so good! He was very personable, kind, and informative. He gave us the rundown of the menu, gave his input on what was popular, and really made us feel welcome. We loved it. To eat I ordered the "Combo Bop," the option with 2 proteins, rice, noodles, cabbage and Cupbop's awesome sauce. I decided to order B Bop (Beef) and Mandoo (Potstickers) as my proteins. My chosen sauce level was "5." It was very good!! The beef was tender, potstickers were also tasty. Mixing all of the foods with the sauce made it all to be very delicious. The cup by itself left me satisfied, it's a good portion of food! We really enjoyed reading up on the restaurant's history too. If I remember correctly their story was on the wall. Definitely would come back!! And definitely recommend this place for anyone!

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    3.9
    (384 reviews)
    12.6 mi
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    We are Southern Californians and had been on a cross-country roadtrip for almost 3 weeks. El Paso…read morewas one of our last stops on the way and we searched for Guy Fieri's visited restaurant list and found Kaemada. We had wonderful meals of BBQ, Southern, American and Mexican food but we started to miss our Ramen meals back home. This place was great. Ot had a youthful, edgy vibe with cozy and nice colorful decor. We ordered the Thicc Boi and Birria Ramen, and ordered sides of the Thai Peanut Cucumber Salad, and Pork buns. The salad was a nice appetizer. We wished we had this back home. The dressing tasted peanutty with black sesame seeds and a nice acid balance. Kaemada's Ramen has El Paso influences. The broth had full bodied flavor, the meat was cut thicker with grilled char! Please also try the Birrea Ramen! We eat Birria broth and tacos at home and this ramen bowl was a great marriage of the 2 dishes. The thick cut and grilled char feature was also included in the pork bun. It was so tasty and satisfying with the thick pork cut, which I often thought was too thin anyways in the original version. They took the best El Paso meat flavor and Japanese presentation influences to make Kaemada's dish unique and their own. Don't expect the delicate and refined dashi broth Japan has. Be open to the bold flavors of the pork and broth. Expect a Southwest and Japanese fusion of robust and evolved flavors. Personally, I like firm noodles so request it cooked this way. Izzy, our server was friendly and attentive. She made our meal there more pleasant. Don't forget to order the Yuzu Cheesecake, light and not so sweet with a strong presence of Yuzu. A great finish to our meal. 10/10.

    Aledaña never disappoints. Went with a friend, she went with their most popular ramen, the…read moreTonkotsu, with pork, and she loved it. My favorite is the spicy miso, which I get with tofu. I LOVE their tofu! The day we went, they had a special on the mochi ice cream, and the staff recommended the strawberry and mango, and they were delicious. Staff is super friendly, ready to make recommendations, and the food is always beautifully presented. Place is small, so going with a large party would require letting them know ahead of time, but always good music and nice vibes.

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