Mediocre Korean food. They seem understaffed. The ban chan was not good. There only seemed to be one person waiting on all of the tables, so we didn't have water for a large portion of the meal. I ordered the kimchi jigae as a main- it was fine. Definitely an improvement from the ban chan, but not spectacular. Overall, I would probably not return. read more

Gangnam Station - kimchi jigae - Korean Near Me - Ithaca, New York

Kinda strange place. Its main dishes are Korean Chinese like jjajangmyun and tangsuyuk but they also have some Korean dishes like soondubu jjigae. Banchan was very basic but home made and not too bad. Soondubu jjigae with beef was pretty good. Beef was bulgogi I think (Korean marinated beef) which is kinda weird but it worked. No raw egg to put in the soup though. But it was spicy and good. Jjajangmyun was okay but I imagine this is the only game in town for that dish so you have to give them credit for having it. Tangsuyuk was the star though. It was freshly fried and crispy. Make sure to ask for sauce on side. Ambiance is absolutely zero. LOL. They have tables and they were clean I give them that. No AC so probably best to order delivery in the summer. The owner is Korean Chinese and very nice. I was only passing through but if I went to school at Cornell I can see myself coming here. read more

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Worst customer service ever. You can't order take out either, closes super early saying they don't have rice anymore.

Decent korean food. I like their stews. I had their squid bibimbap and it was too oily. I usually come here with friends when I'm unsure of what to eat. It's not typically full compared to Koko's. read more

Dishes here can be hit or miss, but when they hit, they become your next hyperfixation food. Which happened when I had their Myul-Naengmyeon (which btw is a summer seasonal dish). Portions here are large, even if you get the lunch size. Entrées come with banchan. Service here is pretty straightforward. It's a no-frills, casual sit-down spot. read more

Gangnam Station - Myul-Naengmyeon aka Korean cold noodles (it's a summer special dish) changed my life. - Korean Near Me - Ithaca, New York

I place an order around 4:07pm,since that's when they reopend from what i searched. I walk in 30 minutes later. Tell the worker I'm picking up my order he just stares at me,walks to the tablet to look for the order comes back and say oh we are closed. Not what your sign on the door or online hours say. So I lost $20.00 dollars. Pretty upsetting ,I was craving it read more

Decided to come here for some Korean food in Ithaca. We ordered spicy rice cakes and spicy squid over rice. The waiter seemed to be a bit confused on what we ordered. The spicy rice cakes were not good. The spicy sauce they were in tasted a bit too thick and too sweet than normal. The rice cakes were also a bit stale and not chewy. The spicy squid over rice however was pretty good. read more

Gangnam Station - a plate of food on a table - Korean Near Me - Ithaca, New York

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Unassuming hole in the wall korean/Chinese place in collegetown. I've been several times in the past, but today was the first time I had to wait for a table. The wait was pretty short, though. We ordered the special fried rice and two stone pot bibimbaps. Everything came out quickly and piping hot. The bibimbaps had an over easy egg on top. I loved that the bibimbap came in a hot stone pot because the rice got crispy at the bottom. Everything was flavorful and the bulgogi meat was tender. This is a no frills korean restaurant that gets the job done and serves solid food at reasonable prices(in big servings!). I will definitely be back. read more

Gangnam Station - Spicy pork bibimbap - Korean Near Me - Ithaca, New York

I've visited a couple times during my lunchtime at work. Location is convenient, staff is attentive, service is prompt... and hey, when I'm craving bulgogi? It's nice to have a place so accessible. The only downside I would say is that some of the dishes are certainly more expensive than I'd expect. The bulgogi is just under $19. Most dishes seem to range between $12.95 and $17.95. In terms of taste, the dishes are fairly generic in taste... I've had better, I've had worse. Again, it's a matter of convenience and wanting to appease a craving for a particular dish. read more

nice little korean restaurant in ithaca's collegetown. ordered the bibimbap with bulgogi, which tasted pretty average and not worth the price tag. the black iced tea was also a bit overpriced, but given the inflated cost of living in ithaca, that's what you can expect. the staff was pretty nice, but it's hard to justify paying this much when you're getting pretty average food. probably the best korean food in collegetown though, for what it's worth. read more

Gangnam Station - R7. Regular Bibibap KangShiFu Black Tea - Korean Near Me - Ithaca, New York

Food was subpar, over priced, and badly served. At the end, I felt as though the service was not tip worthy, however the server insisted that we tipped on our way out. This was a very uncomfortable altercation and ruined my experience there. read more

Ordered take-out for dinner. Food was ok. Nothing to write home about, but nothing less than average for the most part. Soon Dooboo- This was pretty okay. The texture was a bit grainy for some reason but it was plenty and the flavor was good. Ja Jang Myun- Ok also. A bit on the saltier side and one dimensional in flavor. Japchae- if anything get this!! Actually really really good! Surprisingly flavorful! Gom Tang- Ok. Broth wasn't very special, one dimensional meat flavor. Meat was superrr tender though at least. read more

The place and the environment it's so nice and clean, the service is incredibly kind and the food 100% delicious. read more

Gangnam Station - The place and the environment it's so nice and clean, the service is incredibly kind and the food 100% delicious 3 - Korean Near Me - Ithaca, New York

the worst service ever; I ordered food for pickup at 6 and they weren't ready by 7:15. They asked us to wait for 20 minutes, and we waited for 30 minutes. We asked again and they asked for 20 more minutes. Two hours after our order time, our food still wasn't ready for pickup. Absolutely ridiculous, never coming back here for takeout again read more

I got the spicy seafood soup. It was pretty good and really authentic. The portion size was pretty small for the amount of money I was paying though. There was hardly any seafood in the soup. The soup tastes way better than the tofu soup from Koko's. Another reason why I have a 3/5 is because the hours are so random! I never know when they're open. I just happened to walk by once when they were open for dinner. I want to come back for lunch and try their lunch menu. read more

My friends and I walked in after a road trip up to Cornell so you can guess we were all starving. We got seated quickly and food came out in a reasonable time even though it was a party of 9. This place got some real spicy food. My friend asked for less spicy and still died. Service was overall friendly and quick. read more

Gangnam Station - Korean Near Me - Ithaca, New York

Favorite place to hit up for Chinese-Korean food- or at least the best 3 dishes they have to offer (in my humble opinion). Pictured here are the black bean noodles and sweet and sour chicken (jjajangmyun, tangsuyuk). I've recently came back from Korea and I'd say that they're both pretty authentic and tasty. A bit expensive for the tangsuyuk, but share it with a couple friends and it's definitely worth. Not pictured here but also a fave is the jjampong (seafood soup). Portion sizes are great-- don't expect too much service here, but it's part of the charm! read more

Gangnam Station - Tangsuyuk- sweet and sour pork - Korean Near Me - Ithaca, New York

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The food was really good and the owner was very nice. He came over to our table and explained to us that there was a new chef who didn't use MSGs in the food. He gave us some kimchi jjigae on the house to try, and true to his word, it was very good and tasted like home cooking. I would recommend the kkanpoong shrimp, kimchi jjigae, and jjamppong the most. The other things on the menu are great as well but those three are my favorite. The kkanppong shrimp is especially crunchy and tasty, and I think even those not familiar to Asian food would enjoy it as well. read more

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I had a ok experience here the first time eating korean food so I haven't come back in a while. But a friend recommended the Mala Xiangguo here so I came back, and it was pretty good. The corn pancake was also really good dipped in condensed milk that we asked for. The owner is super nice and tried to make our meal the best it can be. Would recommend to get some authentic chinese food in Ithaca read more

Gangnam Station - Korean Near Me - Ithaca, New York

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A little better than Four Seasons (hence the 2 stars), but still very underwhelming food. I'm not sure what is up with the Korean restaurants in Collegetown. Almost everything on the menu doesn't use real Korean ingredients such as ground up dried red chili pepper or paste. They try to substitute with chili oil and it tastes more like those imitation Panda Express pop ups at the mall than anything Korean. The dishes that somewhat resemble the food it should actually taste like... their jjambbong... have tons of MSG. My advice is to go to the Korean market and just buy the pul-moo-won refrigerated noodles and food. It will be much better and actually more healthier. read more

Authentic spicy dry hot pot. Very small portion for 17.99.. crazy. Won't come again. Wish the owners could be more generous. read more

Gangnam Station - Korean Near Me - Ithaca, New York

Great restaurant! Strongly recommended the lunch box series. Its good price and good quality of the food. read more

Gangnam Station - Ramen with rice cakes - Korean Near Me - Ithaca, New York

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Severe hygiene issues. I watched the waitress clean the window using Windex using her bare hands and then, without washing her hands, handle food. When she cleared the plates from one table, she would set the large dirty plate tub on the adjacent table. That dirty plate tub looked filthy. When the next party came in, she sat them at the table that just had the tub placed on it, and the table wasn't wiped. Food wise, their banchan (Korean side dishes) is abysmal. They don't serve cabbage kimchi; instead, there is a weird-tasting daikon kimchi, along with various others that are scrapped together. If you can tolerate these issues and various others, their Soon Doobu Jigae is better than Koko's and Four Seasons'. read more

I had high hopes for this place because of its four stars rating. I was craving for Korean style Chinese food. The staff appeared to be Chinese, not Korean. They also have extreme limited English, which made it difficult to order. I ordered three basic dishes for a Korean style Chinese restaurant: fried dumplings, chajangmyun and champon. The dumplings were obviously not home made. They were frozen packaged dumplings. To make matters worse, they burnt the dumplings, making the skin dark and crunchy and dry. Chajangmyun was also not home made. It was also from a package. I know it well because I have had that package chajangmyun before. Fine for $5 package food. Not fine as an $8 dish at a restaurant. Champon was unremarkable and bland spicy soup with noodle from the same package chajangmyun that I had just tried. And they added broccoli into the soup. What champon place does that? Not authentic at all. For nearly $13, I expect much better. The service was fair but the cook kept loudly shouting Korean-Chinese mixed swear words at the waiter throughout the dinner, ruining further an already unpleasant dining experience. Between multiple "mother----cker" and other choice Korean swear words, I just felt sorry for the waiter. Avoid this place like the plague. read more

Jajangmyeon was good, better than other Korean restaurants in the area. probably I'd rank the best. Rabokki had eggs in the photo but didn't have it in dish. read more

The food was always mediocre to no, but I've just given up on giving them any more chances. The service wasn't great (slow, mixed up food, etc.), the soft tofu soup just tasted all wrong and weak (besides, I didn't realize it had large chunks of both zucchini and onions, neither of which I like), and the chopsticks were so soft they felt like they were rotting. I will admit it's very cheap and that's about all it has going for it. Apparently some of my friends find it passable, but the true friends don't (jk, I love all of you guys). Seriously, it's so close to where I live, but I'm just not about it at all. read more

Chicken soup was fine. Similar dishes with those in east Asia. Fair atmosphere. Good service. read more

Gangnam Station - a bowl of soup and a bowl of rice with chopsticks - Korean Near Me - Ithaca, New York

Great service and great food. Beijing style Zhajiang Noodle was great !! Highly recommended read more

THE BEST KOREAN FOOD!!!!! Really really cannot stress enough how good this food is! Staff was really nice and they were COVID safe. Would totally recommend read more

The owner/waitress that works here is absolutely the best on service. She's super sweet and nice. This place is good for lunch, since their lunch specials save you about $1-5 on certain dishes but I'd consider it a bit expensive for dinner. JaJangMyun - best dish by far and definitely worth it for the amount they give. The noodles were super chewy and the sauce was extremely tasty and included a fair amount of pork. Bulgogi Lunch Special - not the best of dishes for someone looking for a lot of meat, that being said it still tasted rather good. typical bento box style, everything was pretty standard. the bulgogi was more of a stir fry with a lot of veggies than a typical kbbq. Budae Jigae - The soup itself was pretty good, definitely better and more spiced than the soondobu soup from koko's. Since the description included ramen I was expecting more of a ramen based noodle soup, but it's more soup with a bunch of random meats (include cut up hot dog(?) and vegetables with a splash of ramen). It did include a lot of kimchi though, so is definitely good for people looking for a kimchi type soup. Kimchi Fried Ramyun - definitely would not recommend getting this. The ramen was fried to the point of being more soggy, and again, there wasn't much ramyun, but an overload of kimchi. It also just didn't have a good taste overall. read more

We are group of four ordering two Ja Jang Myun, Soon Dooboo, Fried Rice omelet and chicken wings. They are good and delicious. Soon dooboo is very good, one of the best ones we've ever had. Ja jang myun and fried rice omelet taste good too, exactly what we want. It's a home style restaurant. read more

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Absolute dog shit. These people don't know how to manage a restaurant or tune orders properly. I waited 1 hour and 10 minutes standing outside for a simple lunch order... told me it will be ready in 15 min then they just keep adding 5 minutes after another 5 until I waited a total of 70 min. read more

Cozy Korean/Chinese food in collegetown. My personal favorite is the spicy seafood soup noodle. The Korean owner also speaks Chinese. He's been in the area for a while and very friendly. I recently discovered that they serve soju and beer as well. read more

#39....Enough said! I've always enjoyed General Tso's Chicken, but its nothing compared to this similar yet spicier with better breading. read more

Okay indoor environment. The bibimbap seems not authentic, seems more like Chinese food on rice. read more

Gangnam Station - Korean Near Me - Ithaca, New York

Food was just ok. The amount was so small. We may not recommend this place. read more

Gangnam Station - a view of the inside of a fast food restaurant - Korean Near Me - Ithaca, New York

The new MaLaXiangGuo dish is so good. I'm glad that it comes in a one-person portion, unlike in usual cases where MaLaXiangGuo comes in a big bowl for at least 3 people. Soon Dooboo Soup could be better but it's the best to me in Ithaca. read more

The Jajangmyeon (on the menu as noodles with brown sauce, vegetables and pork) is spot on and comes with a lot of pork compared to other versions I've had. Lunch prices are reasonable. Their banchan selection is above average for Ithaca. I'll be back again. read more

Didn't like the food at all, the spicy seafood soup barely had any seafood and cost $15 at lunchtime. I think the other korean restaurants in the area are better/more authentic. read more

The budae jigae was tasty. The Korean side dishes were really good too. Service was prompt