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    Go Goo Ma Korean

    4.4 (126 reviews)
    InexpensiveKorean
    Open 11:50 am - 9:30 pm

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    Quiet
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Bibim-naengmyeon
    Christine H.

    The korean food here is delicious. It's in a plaza and there's plenty of parking. You order upfront and you get to choose where you want to sit. It's spacious and there's plenty of seating. At your table, a bell will ring when your order is ready and you pick it up at the window. When you finish, you drop off your tray at the window. They have hot tea or ice tea for free, but if you want water or other drinks then you will have to purchase it. I wanted mul-naengmyun but they didn't have it yet since it's not in season. I had the bibim-naengmyeon and it was yummy and spicy. The buckwheat noodles were nice and chewy. You also get kkakdugi, soup, and salad with your dish. They provided scissors to cut the noodles and vinegar if you wanted to add it the dish. It was very filling and it tasted like it was made from my mom's kitchen. The other dishes look good also and I would love to try them if I'm in the area again. Highly recommend this place for Korean food!

    Irene Kitty L.

    It was a very hot day and I really wanted some cold Korean noodle and this place did not disappoint. It's a one man band so I guess the owner takes the order and cook it himself. It's a self serve so you get a number and your table will buzz when the food is ready. The 4 stars is strictly for the food. Don't expect great service or great ambiance. However, the food is the highlight which is why we went there for. The cold noodles was exceptional and the bibimbop was sizzling and hot and delicious. Can't beat these 2 combinations when you're craving some yummy Korean food. It was so good I went back again just for the cold noodles. You do get free tea which is also good. For a one man band, I appreciate the hard work of the owner.

    XiaoYan A.

    Yummy food! Place is really quiet and self service. Price is on higher end for this type of vibe. But good food selection if you crave for Korean in the area.

    Inside
    Bob R.

    It has been five years since I last reviewed Go Goo Ma. Since I was there last, they have updated their decor and greatly expanded the menu. After scanning through it, I opted for two items: Dukbokgi for my son and I had Bulgogi. We took it out and ate it at home. We live only a short distance away, so it was still very hot when we arrived. As I remember from before, the food was excellent. A funny story - I learned some Korean words over the years, but my vocabulary is very limited. I greeted him, ordered the food, thanked him, and said good-by in Korean, with a pretty good accent. As I turned to leave, the owner was yelling something at me, and assumed he was speaking Korean. But he was speaking in English - I didn't hear him. When I use a language I don't really know, I try to make sure my pronunciation is right and am nervous about it. As I turned to leave and said goodbye, he called me back since I forgot to pay. At least he had a good sense of humor, and we laughed about the experience. I do like Go Goo Ma for good, fast Korean food at a reasonable price.

    Shih C.

    What can I say about this little gem other than just go? I stopped in on a whim and boy, was I glad I did. The restaurant sits in the middle of a strip mall. It's easy to miss if you're not local. Black and white photos hung on the interior walls in a modest space with booths and tables. Orders are made at the counter where you can see the open kitchen (always a plus). If you can't decide or are not familiar with Korean dishes, there are photo displays. A little call box at the table will let you know when your order is ready for pick up. There is no wait service and the owner requests dishes be brought to the counter when you complete your meal. Carryout boxes are available upon request for any leftovers. Now, on to my order. After flipping a coin in my head 3 times, I decided on DoleSote Bibimbop which is bibimbop in a hot stone bowl. The bowl was filled with rice and topped with vegetables, beef, and fried egg. I could hear the rice sizzled against the hot bowl midway through my meal. The layer of crisped rice gave the dish a delightful texture. A small plate of radish kimchee, slaw, and a cup of soup are all part of the order, not to mention a bottle of gochujang. Mr. Kim, the owner/operator, was very soft-spoken and friendly. It's a shame I don't live nearby. I would definitely come back if I'm in the neighborhood and recommend it to my friends and family.

    Dukbokgi in their mild sauce.
    Elvin C.

    Piling on with a 5 star here. Nice dressed up booths and wooden table tops for a counter service Korean. The food is even better - they anticipated my going mild on the dukbokgi, solid mul naengmyeon, but the dulsot impressed me. I was patient, I let it sit crisping at the table and was the last of the three dishes I dug into, but as a result, got solid quarter of inch crisped rice to mix in and separating easily from the bowl. Bowl remained hot at the end of the meal (safe to touch, while keeping food warm without further cooking it). Cold boricha self-serve. Styrofoam cups there is the only drawback there, but no other disposable-ware other than chopsticks which would be expected. Excellent no-fuss midday family stop, after our visit to the Crabtree Nature Center.

    a table full of food
    Mike L.

    First off, this restaurant is self service, meaning you order at the front, pick up your own food when ready and return all dishes and trays when done. Overall ambiance is fine and good for families. Service I would say is 3/5 as the older gentleman who was cooking was much friendlier (otherwise service is 1/5) as the woman taking orders didn't seem happy at all and when I went up to ask for water, she said they only sell bottled water. The "ice tea" pot is Korean barley water and when I asked if I could have some of that she said sure and gave me one cup, and when asked for multiple cups she seemed irked by it even though we bought 5 x cans of $5 coconut water. Now to the food. As a born and raised native Korean, this place gets a 2/5. TTuk-bokki was probably the only decent dish with good flavor. For the price I felt portion and quality of the meat in the bulgogi was a C+. The den-jang-jjigae it was lacking veggies and needs more tofu and very bland. Udon is small but O-deng was decent. Figure that, tue cheapest item we ordered was the largest portion. Well, needless to say we happen to be in the area and it was the closest Korean restaurant nearby, but I wouldn't go out of my way to come here.

    Spicy squid
    Jennifer T.

    Simple Korean food at its finest! Good flavors that you will crave for! It is like home cooking, no fancy service, worth the 30 minute drive! The gentleman does it all himself orders, cooks, and you drop off your dish when your done and he takes care of it, it's not super fast service but so worth it!

    I cry whenever I eat here, the food is always amazing and consistent. I have been here at least once a month for 1 year. I love everything about this place. Owner is so nice and kind! The place is spot clean as always and food always has nice presentation. I feel happy peaceful and full everytime I walk out. Please give this place a try, you feel like home eating here.

    Chicken bibimbop
    Lydia S.

    If you're looking for a low key, inexpensive, and delicious authentic Korean spot, go here! Atmosphere was super chill and lovely. Very quiet and plenty of seating available. I ordered the chicken bibimbop which was OUTSTANDING. Came sizzling hot still (literally) and was the best Korean food I've possibly ever had. It was $13.99 which is worth it :) Plus, the man working was so nice. Please support this local business!

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    Authentic Korean street food. I Highly recommend this place if you are looking for bunsik.

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    Still a solid Korean restaurant! Not many authentic places in the area so this is nice.

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    Excellent Korean food freshly made by a friendly and wonderful chef! Reasonable prices and fantastic portions as well

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    Koreana

    4.1(287 reviews)
    3.2 mi
    $$

    My Korean friend brought a group of us gals here and made sure to tell us this is the only place…read moreshe and her family will eat Korean BBQ in the burbs. That alone already told me we were in for a treat. I've had Korean bbq quite a few times, but I am by no means a master. I will say I was thoroughly impressed by the quality and offerings at Koreana. The space was recently updated with new grills and tables, and I noticed how the whole restaurant seemed very clean upon arrival. The banchan were so good I could have made a meal out of the sides. We ordered the Tteokbokki and a sample meat platter. Between 6 people it was plenty of food, and we were stuffed to the brim upon leaving. I enjoyed their version of Tteokbooki; it was spicy but still had a hint of sweetness. All the meat we ordered was deliciously seasoned and fresh. Overall, my favorite meats were the spare ribs and beef bulgogi. Can't wait to return!

    Wow, this Korean BBQ was absolutely amazing! We ordered the Beef Bulgogi (marinated thinly sliced…read morebeef ribeye), Saeng Galbi (non-marinated short ribs), Samgyeobsal (thick-sliced pork belly), and the Seafood Pajun (seafood pancake with scallions). Everything was delicious, but my absolute favorite was the Beef Bulgogi--it was incredibly flavorful and so tender! At the end, they did a kimchi fried rice for us too! Beyond the food, this was hands-down the BEST service I've ever had at a K-BBQ restaurant. Our waitress, Maggie, was awesome. We didn't even have to ask for more banchan (side dishes); she checked on us regularly and proactively refilled them. The restaurant also has plenty of TV screens broadcasting sports and news, which added to the great vibe. I will definitely be back to try more of the menu, and I'll absolutely be requesting Maggie!

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    SGD Dubu So Gong Dong Tofu & BBQ - 2. Seafood Pankcake

    SGD Dubu So Gong Dong Tofu & BBQ

    4.4(322 reviews)
    4.1 mi
    $$

    I've been a fan of SGD for almost 10 years now and it was my first time at this location. The food…read morehere ranks among the top two of all of the locations I've been to. The tofu soups hit the spot on a cold day and all of the dishes were fresh and great quality. Our server was attentive and offered to refill our side dishes without being asked. I also loved the simple interior design with comfortable booth seating.

    Great authentic Korean food and dishes come out fast and piping hot. Amusingly we were warned when…read morewe arrived (8pm Friday night) that "kitchen closes 9 o'clock" We said - sure no problem Then at 8.45 sharp both our waiters come to the table and basically said the same thing which made us laugh with the straightforward honesty...." You go home now. Kitchen closed." Pretty much we were told to hurry up and finish and get the heck out and everyone was waiting for us to leave at 9pm sharp. It was so shocking that we just had to laugh - (what if I didn't WANT to go home ??) Anyway, besides that, we'd definitely return- we had the hot stone bibim bap and I had the silky tofu seafood hot pot which would have been better if it had "seafood" besides two tasty shrimp - I did ask and was told that there are mussels as well but maybe that's not in the Friday night hot pot. No mind. It was delicious- we shall return - at an earlier hour so we don't get kicked out to the kerb at closing

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    New Seoul Korean Charcoal BBQ

    New Seoul Korean Charcoal BBQ

    4.1(302 reviews)
    10.3 mi
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    First I have to say the grandpa at this restaurant is super cute and funny!…read more The food was delicious. We started off with some non-marinated meat. We had Sang Gai Bi and the Heuk Sam Gyup Sal which was the pork belly. We loved them both. I personally like the beef over the pork but I would get both again. We also ordered a Yook Ke Jang, which was a spicy seasoned soup with shredded beef. It was not too salty or anything. It was just right! Lastly we ordered a marinated pork (forgot the name of it) and it was good, but I think we all preferred the non marinated meat better. Not sure if it's because we were already getting full at that time. Definitely recommend coming to this place. Charcoal bbq tastes so much better, although it can be a little harder to cook imo. ALL the small dishes were amazing...there isn't a small dish I didn't like. This is my new favorite kbbq spot!! This place is also super clean. The women's restroom was clean when I went as well and had everything you need...including spray for your clothes after bbq is done, which is a plus!

    They don't make'em like this much more. With charcoals, I mean…read more There's got to be extra steps to get permission for indoor charcoal cooking, so I get it. But meat just tastes better bbq'd on charcoal, y'na mean? It honestly had been a decade and a half since I went to a proper charcoal KBBQ, so this was super exciting for me. The place had an old facade that was reminiscent of the "old days" for me. Not to say it was run down or anything, but everything from the floorplan to the old tables with charcoal pit installed tables reminded me of the KBBQ era of the 90's and beyond. Loved it! My family went inside way past lunch hour, so the place had cleared out and owners seemed to have been having lunch. The two gentlemen eho greeted us gave out father and son energy, but I couldn't be sure. There was a life sized photo of the oldtimer in a marathon getup hanging on one side of the shop entrance, which he explained was taken a decade ago. I could tell he would have been around my father's age, but seemed super healthy. A pleasant man for sure! It may not necesaarily be a good thing for owners, but I love it when there aren't too many patrons around, because it means that I'll get all the attention I need from them, when I need. It was certainly the case here. They were super attentive when we needed something. To be fair, we knew exactly what we wanted, so it wasn't like we needed to call them every 5 minutes, but it certainly was easy to get their attention when I needed another bottle of beer. :-D My family of three order two servings of marinated galbi, contemplating on whether or not to order my wife's favorite pork belly. In the end, we were too full and were glad we stopped with only two servings. We'll just have to come back to try other meat later. This is ALWAYS a dilemma for my family. All three of us each have our favorites, but none of us can eat a whole serving. We usually end up going with my daughter's favorite every time, unless my wife and I are out by ourselves, which these days is not as often as I'd like. We'll just have to wait a couple more years for her to graduate.. Galbi (short ribs) was GREAT! Not much else to say about it, other than the fact that any meat will taste better when grilled on charcoal. With so many other KBBQs around town with more "hip" and "modern" atmosphere, I don't know how well New Seoul is doing these days, but I certainly hope they do enough business to continue to be around. More and more Korean restaurants are moving away from their traditional way of doing things in order to cater to American audiences. They may not be huge changes, but these subtle changes make people like me and my wife a bit sad because it eats away a little bit of our nostalgia each time we experience some. I hate to sound like an old man about it, but I guess it falls to people like myself to continue to support more of the traditional places like these over the young ones. Anyway, based on just the marinated galbi my family had, I must give them 5 stars!

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    Mr Kimchi - Golf Road - Mr. Kimchi is easily one of the best All You Can Eat Korean BBQ

    Mr Kimchi - Golf Road

    3.8(502 reviews)
    8.6 mi
    $$$

    We stopped by on the way to the airport and got the $29 AYCE lunch special, which served as a great…read morepost-wedding hangover meal. The meat quality was decent and what you'd expect for the price, but the sides were a bit mid. In hindsight, maybe we should've gone for one of the more premium sets, but we were exhausted and just wanted to eat. Some of my friends decided to keep the celebrations going with more drinking despite our upcoming flights, but I made sure to opt out LOL

    finally tried mr kimchi ayce! i heard the golf road location is better so came here as opposed to…read morethe randhurst location. visited on a monday at 5pm (when they open for dinner) and we (party of 8) were the first ones there. there is an ipad to put your name down. upon being seated, i went straight to the ramen bar which is complimentary with all ayce purchases. i got the neoguri (a classic), but they have shin, jin spicy, buldak spicy, and a few others. everything was super convenient and straightforward to use. you dump the noodles and packets into the bowl and push the 3 button. then you wait about 4 minutes - we set a timer to come back after we sat down. the noodles were perfect. our table just ordered a lot of brisket and corn cheese. they have rice on the table - the first is included and then you can pay $2 for each additional bowl. if you want sesame oil to dip your meat - you have to ask for it. the meats were good - not as fatty as iron age glenview. the japchae, salad, and tteokbokki weren't as good as iron age though. the service was great too. no dessert included in the ayce but they do offer it. overall a good experience and i would go again! it ended up being 38.57 per person with tax/gratuity for the regular ayce.

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    Golden Durebak - Our Bibimbop is always made hot and fresh. #bibimbap #hotstone #dolsot #korean

    Golden Durebak

    4.4(120 reviews)
    8.9 mi
    $$

    Came here on recommendation of a friend, and sure enough we ran into them! Food is also very good,…read moredefinitely sweet-leaning in profile, but flavor is deep so it's not overpowering, and the kids all really like the flavor profile. The japchae is so springy and soft, better than a lot of the grocery store japchae. My favorite is the banchan where they had the kongjaban braised black beans. I really miss that flavor profile, and only had it when I was little in Asia. Owner lady was so sweet and chatted us up about the kids and all. We will definitely be back!

    Yum! We've been here a few times, and it's consistently good. We've dined in and gotten bbq, but…read morewe've also ordered to go and been pleased with the service and how they pack the food. What we got this time: Tteuk manduguk - Rice cake and dumpling soup. This is not spicy and has a nice deep flavor. This one has seaweed and tendrils of silky egg ribboned throughout. Our kids love this. Haemul kalguksu - Seafood noodle soup. This broth was so nice. Also not spicy. It comes with shrimp, octopus and crab legs. The seafood was cooked so-so, and I think I prefer clams and mussels, but the broth was delicious and like a warm hug. They gave extra soup in a separate container too, which was very thoughtful. Bonus: the braised potato banchan is so good--our kids could eat the whole thing. Definitely worth trying whether you dine in or take it home.

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