I wish I could give neutral stars... I was super excited to try this place out due to all the…read moreamazing reviews... Everything has a strong fish flavor, even a noodle dish I ordered for my kid... and my kid wouldn't touch it. It's just kind of overwhelming.... I'm not sure if that is more authentic Japanese, but I wouldn't get it again.... But that's my personal tastes..... Staff was friendly and fun!

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, to TAKOYAKI BALLS Food Truck for coming out to our End-of-Year…read moreCulture Night! Your delicious, creative, freshly made dishes were a unique & flavorful addition to our event. Every bite was a celebration of culture & taste!! The students, families, & staff were all raving about the fun experience of trying something new. From start to finish, they were punctual, professional, & incredibly friendly. We truly appreciate your professionalism, great service, & the energy you brought to the night. You helped make our celebration even more special! I highly recommend Takoyaki Balls Food Truck for any school or community gathering! Jenn & the Tucson Unified Virtual Academy (TUVA) PTO

This food truck was at the Tucson Folk Festival over the weekend. I ordered a Col-Pop ($16), which…read moreis an order of popcorn chicken with a glass of cola. I got the chicken with honey butter sauce. Unfortunately, it tasted more like soy sauce than like honey or butter. It kind of ruined it for me. The best part about it was the ingenious packaging. You held the plastic soda cup, but the lid of the cup was an upside-down lampshade-shaped container for the popcorn chicken, so you could hold both the chicken and the soda in one hand. And there was a straw in the middle, so you could alternate eating and drinking. All you needed was a plastic fork or toothpick to pick up the bitesized pieces of chicken.

Great meal, great value…read more I always have a yearning for great ramen, but I mean great ramen not mediocre ramen. I've had ramen all over Asia in little hole in the wall places and by comparison, most of it stateside isn't even close plus it's much more expensive. Well, Korean ramen food truck Yum Yum Pocha raised the bar for what great ramen is all about. The menu is super simple: Meat Pocha, veggie Pocha and a special mystery seafood pocha (no indication about what seafood it contains). Meat selection is beef, pork or chicken. Then there are combo versions of pocha having mixtures of meats and veggies. There are a few wild card options, like getting steamed or fried mandoo on top. Mandoo is a kimchi filled wonton. As always, I engaged the very friendly gentleman and after a brief discussion, he recommended the 2-meat & veggie combo and to get the pork and beef. I also opted to get the fried mandoo on top. His last bit of advice was to be wary of my selection for spiciness. His words: "2 is a strong medium" (on a scale of 5). I enjoy spicy food and heeded caution, going for a mild 3 on my scale. The dish was available in about 3 minutes and the paper container was super hot with the boiling broth inside. The meat was incredible with wonderfully seasoned beef and differently seasoned pork, each perfectly complementing the meat and the meat portions were generous. The broth was incredible. It was rich, flavorful and tasty. And yes, 3 is above a typical medium in spiciness. I don't think a 4 or 5 would have been pleasant as a meal, so kudos for his guiding wisdom on selections and heat. The fried mandoo was "OK". I think next time I won't get it as an add-on on top of the pocha. Perhaps I'll instead get it as a side item as steamed mandoo. Definitely a hearty and satisfying portion that was delicious, on par with any of the memorable ramens I've had in Asia. Definitely on my go-to list when looking for a tasty food truck at a local Tucson brewery on a weekend night.

Mmm gotta love some Taiwanese style fried chicken! I've made it at home and tbh it's a giant pain…read morein the Butkus so I relish the opportunity to try some when I'm out and about. Let someone else smell like fried food all day instead of me! Herculean Chicken has been at the Tempe Festival of the Arts for the last few years I've been going. I had their popcorn chicken last year and this year I wanted to try their signature Herculean chicken. There was a short wait but when it was ready it looked so good! It truly a Herculean sized portion, nice and hot straight from the fryer. It was even shaped a little bit like Taiwan too lol. I loved the crispy slightly crunchy coating and the seasoning. The chicken itself was tender and juicy. The price was $16 which was a bit spendy for me but that's festival prices for you. The menu is pretty basic, offering the breast meat Herculean chicken and chicken thigh popcorn chicken. Their bentos come with white rice and pickles.

Was Sooo excited for a Taiwanese chicken place! One of my favorite things to eat when I lived in…read moreTaiwan. Loved the food choice but unfortunately the food has a bit to go to be considered Taiwanese chicken. Mostly due to the lack of flavor. I was craving me some bold white pepper and 5 spice with a good serving of basil on top but I only found some crunch chicken. This restaurant has potential and has unique entrees but just needs a little more oomph to make it amazing!

Our family loves this place! There's something for kids and adults. We usually have a group of 5+,…read moreour most recent visit we had 7. We ordered the classic all you can eat. Our favorites were the kalbi ribs, bulgogi, and spicy pork belly. We also grilled veggies. They have great banchan (small side dishes) that are refilled at request. We love the kimchi, fish cake, Tteokbokki, japchae (glass noodle), salad, pickled cucumbers in chili sauce were all delicious! For some reason they give you a seasoned salt and sriracha for dipping. You have to request ssamjang (korean bean paste mixed with gochjang (mild sweet chili paste) and other seasonings, which is a standard dip at KBBQs. Be sure to ask! The ingredients are fresh, and meat cuts are quality. Price for all you can eat is very reasonable. The doenjang-jjigae (fermented bean stew) and steamed egg are our favorites! You have to order these, they don't automatically serve. Service is friendly and great!

I say this as nice as possible because the staff were very accommodating. This was probably the…read moreworst kbbq spot I have ever been to. And I've been to a lot. I was a bit excited to try this. However, I understand now why it's the "best of Tucson". It's because it's literally the ONLY kbbq spot in Tucson. So extremely low bar. I have no idea how this place has so many positive reviews. I was not impressed for the amount of money. 40$/person is insane. I don't understand the menu at all. Why is it 40 for standard but if you want the good meet it jumps 10$ per person? I have never been to a kbbq like that. Let's start the review. -jap Chae was overcooked and way too much sesame oil -fish cakes were too sweet -kimchi was too bitter -corn cheese had too much cream or something. It tastes like a paste. -Ssamjang is extremely weird. It was liquidy. Ssamjang is not supposed to be liquid like since it is a fermented soy PASTE. It was not the right color and did not taste like Ssamjang. Ssamjang is usually a deeper color like a burnt sienna than whatever orange thing they gave me. -grill temp was all over the place -portion sizes were not good Full disclosure. I am Korean. I grew up eating Korean food and being surrounded by Korean culture. The japchae had too much sesame oil. If I can distinctly taste the sesame oil there's way too much. The fish cakes had too much sugar. The portion sizes I thought were small for kbbq. Maybe get two servings out of one order. Also when the grill was initially turned on, it was so hot that our first round of meat pretty much instantly burned due to temperature and the meats were thin. Thank goodness the staff didn't charge us for the left over burnt meat. I'm serious it was CRUNCHY. Also personal take here. At this restaurant I didn't see any Asians on the staff. At kbbq usually you see Asians or Koreans working. I saw no Asians working. So I thought to myself if a Korean speaking person came here the would be in trouble unless the knew English very well. I'm a little concerned about if the owner is even Korean? You might not think it matters but it does. They know how Korean food is supposed to be. Some good things. The galbi wasn't bad. It was the short rib with bone which isn't my preferred form of galbi but it was still good and not too sweet. The pop corn chicken was so good. They give a chunk of beef fat to grease the grill in the beginning which I appreciated. Strip loin was good. Although it was basically a chunk of meat you toss on the grill and cut yourself with scissors. The spicy pickled cucumbers weren't bad and tasted normal. That's about it though. I would never come back here due to the price absolutely not equating to the quality. The staff very nice. But not nice enough to save the food. This place I would expect more 20-25$/person than anything. Not 40$! If the kbbq place absolutely was redone different story.

We've dined at this family-operated eatery more times than we can count since moving to Tucson on…read morejob transfers. Each time we've felt welcomed, we've had great service, and we've enjoyed the best Korean food we've had anywhere in the United States and Canada, and at very reasonable prices. We love Kimchi Time! Please disregard any older reviews. :)

Kimchi time was a great time. I would go there time and time again. First time here and did not…read moredisappoint. Had beef bulgogi came with a side of lavender rice. Kimchi was spicy and just right! Servers forgot to serve Mandu we had ordered. They ended up giving it to us at the end out our meal but were very apologetic and made it right and gave us extra sides. If you're in the mood for K BBQ try this place!

My 1000th review!! I am glad it's a Korean restaurant and a darn good one…read more We ordered soon tofu and bulgogi bibimbap. First came the side dishes and they were very fresh and delicious. The bibimbap and soon tofu was excellent as well. It looked like this restaurant was run by two Korean ladies; everything tasted authentic and yummy. They were hand making mandoo as we were eating our meal, so we'll definitely try that next time. Service was friendly and excellent. Highly highly recommend!!

Visiting Tuscan And my Korean family took me here…read more I understand there's not much options so if you need your fix get it , stick to the meats ... service was a 4 ... they aren't very friendly ... the side dishes were old ... and Costco sells better Kimichi . I was sitting in rear and watched the cooks come out and use the microwave to heat some of the food .. all this could have possible over looked if the service was great and nice ..

I was excited to try some Bahn mi in a new city and was pretty disappointed. The cashier didn't say…read morea word our entire transaction and seemed annoyed when I asked for a printed receipt. The sandwich did not make up for the mediocre service. The baguette was too hard the meat was pretty flavorless. I like a spicy jalapeño and these were way too spicy. The only thing I could taste was jalapeño fire.

I was so surprised when I found this place while visiting Boxcar in Tucson. We started with the…read moreshrimp spring rolls and they were delicious, the peanut sauce was amazing. For our entrees we had a porn banh mi and tofu pad Thai, both so flavorful and the portion was good! The employees were so nice. While all seating is outside, it has a great ambiance with music playing and heaters on cold nights. I highly recommend this place!

Came during a weekday afternoon. There was parking in the front, side, and back of the restaurant…read more Place appeared clean and welcoming. Had their lunch special, which ended at 3pm. The place was empty when we walked in. Ordered the Kung Pao Chicken for $11.99, Dry Sauteed String Beans for $11.99, and Mongolian Beef for $12.99. All the entrees came with soup (Hot & Sour Soup or Egg Drop Soup), an appetizer (Egg Roll or Crab Puffs), and rice (Fried Rice, White Rice, or Brown Rice). We all ordered the Hot and Sour soup and did not like it. The soup was too sweet and not spicy at all. The Egg Roll was alright and tasted like the egg rolls you get from the frozen aisle. The Crab Puffs tasted stale. All the entrees tasted good. They all had good flavors. We liked the Mongolian Beef the most out of the three dishes. We all ordered brown rice and it was alright. We each got a fortune cookie when we paid. Overall, we left happy and full. Would return.

Another great meal! Ordered on door dash. Arrived quickly…read more The vegetarian (vegan) moo shoo beef was BOMB! Will def get again. Also tried the fish filet. It is fishy- very realistic. The sauce on it is very flavorful. The curry duck is also good!