First time trying here! The menu is both in Korean and English. Their cold noodles soup was perfect for the summer!

I thought this place would have the kalgooksu that's comparable to the one in LA, but not even close. It was literally just 1 shrimp, a bunch of clams and a lot of noodles. Pretty disappointing for $16.99. It tastes ok, but I don't think it's worth that much. $10.99 maybe. The side dish was good. Service was also ok, but I didn't like how they seem stingy needing to look at our leftovers when I asked for to go containers to separate the noodle and the soup, because the noodles would soak all the soup up since we had a lot of noodles left. read more

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Great food for the price, and great service. Te staff are a bunch of aunties. The place is always busy but that means the food is great.

Weekend - Lunch Party of 5 This place has been around for quite a while. Might I say a staple around this town. I believe the owner changed at one point, but still hits the spot! Once you order food here they'll give you a bowl of barley along with some Yuhlmooh Kimchi. Take some gochujang chili paste and make a mini bibimbap(비빔밥) out of it! It'd be like a first thing to a "course meal" so to speak, haha. Kalgooksu at a Kalgooksu place is a must, that's a given. They serve it in a traditional Korean claypot(항아리, Hangari) and it does not disappoint. I can't say the claypots add to the flavor, but it certainly adds to the experience! And if you order more than one order of Kalgooksu, they'll serve it in one claypot so that you can split it "family style". I think the flavor could be just a tiny bit bland for some people, and that's why they have salt & pepper there, but I'd also say try this chunky chili paste called Dahdehkhi(다데기) it'll add a little kick to the flavor without adding saltiness. The portion of the squid, shrimp, and vegetables tempura is just out of this world, do not underestimate the amount of food. read more

Hangari Kalgooksu - Squid, Shrimp, and Vegetables Tempura - Korean Near Me - Garden Grove, California

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Extremely rude staff every time I visit. It's honestly one of the most unpleasant dining experiences I've had. The food is ok, but the terrible attitude toward customers is the real problem. I won't be coming back. read more

Very traditional noodle soup in the heart of Garden Grove's Koreatown. The staff members at the restaurant speak mostly Korean, but we were able to order just fine. My hubby and I got the kal guk su (soup noodles with seafood), and the steamed dumplings. It was honestly a lot of food, since they bring you each a bowl of barley rice at the beginning of the meal also. Overall was a very homey experience, would recommend coming! read more

I liked this place like 10years ago. But they are changed a lot Kalguksu soup is bland only teast chip flour texture was so bad. Dumpling...was terrible too Just waste money read more

Hangari Kalgooksu - Steamed dumpling No meat look like just leek glassmoodle And add flour for shape. Disgusting - Korean Near Me - Garden Grove, California

This place is a gem! It seemed liked everyone was a regular except us. So happy we tried it. Radish kimchi with barley rice was so simple but amazing. We saw everyone else take home a huge jar. Tempura was huge and so crispy. Cold noodles were tasty and help cut through the grease. Lastly, the kulguksu had the most wonderful broth and perfect noodles. One portion was enough for 4 to share. This place felt like home but even better. We will be back. read more

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Literally the worst service ever. The food is okay at best but I was craving their hand cut noodles while getting over the flu. Since we had a terrible experience the last 3 times we ordered, we opted for to-go instead. We called and had a friendly and efficient conversation to get our food. When we got there however, they completely disregarded us and gave us the 'get your food and get out' vibes. It was to the point where I was afraid to ask for a side of sesame oil (since I like adding it to the soup). We gave this place sooo many chances because it is super comforting food BUT it has been disappointing to experience the same disrespectful service. P.S. to echo with the other reviews, the restaurant is super dirty and everything has that 'sticky' feeling read more

Have been going here since they've opened 15+ years ago and have always had a good experience here for reliable good Korean comfort foods with big portions at great prices. We were in & out in 40 minutes! Service low expectations means I have not been surprised or disappointed at this simple eatery with fast turnaround. Just here for a quick good meal. When I want more water or something I am not too subtle about waving them down. Kal-guk-su* big bowl of warm noodles with seafood flavor soup and few token pieces of clams and shrimp (ask for extra napkins when ordering to wipe sweat from this) $11.99 5* Chik/Momil dong-chi-mi chewy arrowroot noodles with cold slightly sweet soup (so refreshing on a hot day) $11.99 5* Man-Du* 10 pieces of steamed chive dumplings. Excellent $12.99 5* Ramen Duk-bok-ee ramen and rice cakes mixed with sweet (not that) spicy soupy sauce $11.99 4* Barley rice and YulMoo (radish greens) kimchi come complimentary to have together as an appetizer. 5* Located -a block SW of Garden Grove Blvd & Brookhurst St -less than a mile NW of Hwy 22 Brookhurst St exit (or NE of Magnolia St exit) read more

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If there's something you got to have here it's the Mandu dumplings. So yummy, hot and crispy filled with juicy meat filling - you dip it in soy sauce and vinegar that you can make with chili flakes. The seafood soup is super hearty and big in portion. You can share this- the noodles were super chewy. The other is a spicy cold noodle that's dry without soup and it was also refreshing. I'd recommend hangari read more

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Probably a 3.5/5 experience, but rounded up because the food is truly good - unlike the service (unfortunately). Even on a weekday, it took a really long time for us to be served and for the food to come out. It was approximately 45 minutes of waiting even though the restaurant wasn't busy. Many tables were still empty, just people sitting around waiting. Kalguksu (4/5): The original deal. Pretty traditional and super good comfort food. The broth is very light, but the noodles have a good bite to them. Pairing it with the kimchi adds a little acidity that really enhances every bite. Good-sized portions. Mandu (4.5/5): Steamed dumplings filled with glass noodles, pork, and veggies. Very delicious and perfect to dip with some soy sauce + vinegar on the side. The skin was pretty thin and it was a good side to the kalguksu. Ample parking next to and in front of the store. read more

Huge serving sizes and great service. I come here with my family when they're visiting from korea and they love it. I recently took one of my American friends here and they also loved it! Always recommend it read more

Hangari Kalgooksu - Fried Mandu, Barley Rice - Korean Near Me - Garden Grove, California

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This place is so good. I always drive to garden grove when I'm craving noodles of any sort. the kalguksoo is obviously amazing, but some of my favs are momil guksoo (cold) and jangtuh guksoo (hot broth). The fried dumplings are also amazing here One of the best things about hangari is the barley rice and their famous yulmu kimchi. Make sure to add the kimchi to the rice with gochujang and sesame oil for one of my all-time favorite appetizers. The barley rice is the one of the reasons my family comes here so often read more

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The noodles are spot on. The broth and stuff thrown in the noodles are space. Ordered the Kal Guk Su, which is the warm noodle seafood soup. The idon noodles were great. Perfect texture and you can tell they are handmade. The broth bland as bland can be but you add in vinegar, soy and one of their chili seasonings and it comes to life. The seafood is what loses this place a star. One shell on undeveined shrimp, pretty hard to peel and eat, and a clams from the can. A big let down for $16.00. Don't know about the other dishes but they did look better than what my pops ordered, which we shared. Restaurant could be a million times cleaner. Three stars. Lose one for restaurant cleanliness and another for the lack of seafood in the seafood soup read more

Hangari Kalgooksu - The complete menu - Korean Near Me - Garden Grove, California

service was... fine. typical for this kind of restaurant, not overly friendly but competent. ambience - not much, but who's coming here for ambience? for apps -- the mool mandoo was just ok, not enough meat and mostly dangmyun (glass noodle), which is not my favorite. the yulmoo kimchi was great, esp with rice and sesame oil and cho gochujang. refreshing and crunchy. kalgooksoo was ok, i liked the potatoes inside, which were soft and flavorful. but the bowl we got was for 3 and it was ginormous. i think i would have prefered to have individual bowls for the 3 of us. we didn't get, but almost every table had an order of the mixed tempura, which was a HUGE portion. i guess that's their thing here, huge portions. read more

It's the worst restaurant I've ever been to. The servers suck, and the menu is little selections. The bathroom is out of order and outside smell like sewage. Not gonna come back here again. 0 stars read more

If you were thinking this is the same Hangari Kalgooksu as the one in LA on 6th, this is not it. The food is okay, but not up to the standard set by the one in LA. They did not have the chicken kalgooksu that we craved. read more

We stopped by Hang A Ri to eat korean steamed, and fried dumplings in GG. Specially, we both love the barley rice w yeolmoo kimchi. We really enjoyed the kimchi and two different dumplings. Yum..... read more

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I don't want to rate even 1star. The servers no answers when we asked. too lazy and slow. read more

Hangari Kalgooksu - menu. - Korean Near Me - Garden Grove, California

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I've always been a fan of this place but they lost a customer today. Service is great but they lack in cleanliness. The water cups were sticky and we could not drink from them. My son had to go wash hands twice from the stickiness. They gave me tongs with kimchi stuck on them and the food bowls were so dirty on the bottom. They stack them on top of each other when stored. Just gross. Pictures to follow. I lost my appetite. We ordered the seafood kalguksu and there was barely any seafood in it but the noodles were good as always. Two shrimps and maybe 10 mini clams? I won't go back. Please eat at your discretion. Also please note that they close at 8pm. If you come even 15 mins before closing time they will deny you. Yelps states that they close at 10pm. read more

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Was on my way back home from Newport Beach on a Monday. Wanted cold noodles and wanted to try Morangak for the very first time but they were closed :'( I set my Waze thinking this was like a chain from the LA Hangari Kalgooksu (it is not) and thought I could eat Milmyun (they don't serve that here). Drove into this place along GG Blvd. Totally old school and not the chain. I decided to just stick to it and that was the best decision I made. They serve the barley rice before your food comes out. The rice was so old school like how my mom used to like barley rice at a her favorite chunggukjang place. I was immediately transported to my childhood when my mom was still healthy and well. I used to hate barley rice as a child and did not understand why my mom liked it so much. The experience is different for me now. It's a connection to my mom and things she used to love. The noodles were as fantastic as it could get. I think by this point though, I was overwhelmed with emotions about memories with my mom. The point I am trying to make is that this is a pretty old school place, and if you are into the nostalgia of the old school flavors, this place is for you. I wish I had more people around me to be able to share memories like this. read more

Actually, don't come here so that i have less competition. Food is solid Service is quick ( of course ) And ambiance is comforting and welcoming read more

Very confusing place. Walked in and didn't see any sign in sheet. Waited by the door forever to get seated. The lady almost skipped us cause we were not Korean. She seated the Korean party in front of us and tried to seat the Korean party behind us. After we got a table, no one ever came by to take our order. We noticed people who came in after us already got their food while we still didn't get our orders in. We waved the lady over and finally ordered. We got the following: #1 kal-guk-su (warm noodles with seafood soup) - Came with lots of noodles but the soup was plain and only had one shrimp and maybe 3 clams total. Was expecting more seafood and similar flavor to the one I tried in LA but I don't think it's the same (just same name). #11 ramen duk-bok-ee (ramen and rice cakes mixed with spicy sauce) - big portion but mostly just rice cakes and veggies. Very little ramen. At first I thought it was spicy but after a few bites I felt it was too sweet lol. I didn't like the sauce much. Overall, this was just an ok place. Maybe you'll get better service if you look Korean or at least speak the language. read more

Hangari Kalgooksu - #11 ramen duk-bok-ee - Korean Near Me - Garden Grove, California

Came around 12:30-12:40 lunch time on a Wednesday. Got kalguksu noodles and steamed dumplings. Split the noodles with another person and was enough. The dumplings were not fully packed and were rather boring. It was plain, definitely needed the condiments and adjust to your palette. It wasn't anything special. The place is a bit small about 8-9 tables. Can get busy doing rush times. Not the same as the one in LA. read more

My family used to come here almost every time we'd drive up to LA from SD and back (Garden Grove being en route) so I have very fond memories of this place, and I'm super glad they're still open during COVID. For the past year, I've been wanting to come back here but it was always on a Sunday that I'd be passing by Garden Grove and unfortunately they're closed on Sundays so I haven't had a chance until recently when I went on a weekday for a super late lunch. They converted the parking spaces right in front of their restaurant into an outdoor dining. Their kalgooksu is a must (tastes really good when served in the stone bowl), and for how much food they provide for the affordable price, it's definitely worth! Their menu selection may be limited, but my go-to is their kalgooksu and their ramyeon spicy rice cakes. I love their yeolmu kimchi that comes complementary with the meal as well as the barley rice. Honestly, the kimchi and rice combo itself makes one meal. Would still recommend then and now! read more

Hangari Kalgooksu - kalgooksu to-go (not pictured: the other container of mostly soup) - Korean Near Me - Garden Grove, California

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Actually this rating should be a NEAGTIVE 4 STARS!!! Went here today with my family to try it out because it looked good on Yelp. I noticed everyone in the restaurant was Korean. We're not Korean. The lady greeted us with a stern "WE'RE CLOSED. WE CLOSE AT 8." But when I checked on here prior to coming, it said they're open until 10pm. The racism was felt the moment we walked through the door. So.. if you're NOT Korean or not "Korean looking", don't come here. And if you do, please feel free to reply to this and let me know how your experience went and prove me wrong. read more

This review is for the jacked up opening hours. They're supposed to open until 10:00pm but when we got there at 7:45 pm on a Saturday night, they said they close at 8:00 and wouldn't seat us. First, yelp hours which were recently updated, has a 10:00 pm close time Second, 7:45 is not 8:00 Guess they don't want business. read more

Truly this is a great and authentic Korean restaurant. I came with my boyfriend last Tuesday, we got seated quickly, looked over the menu and decided to go with #11) Ramen Duk-bok-ee. The wait for the food wasn't too long and they brought out a bowl of barley rice and radish kimchi. Honestly, we didn't care much for the radish kimchi, but the barely rice was pretty good. The Duk-bok-ee was amazing! Spicy, steaming hot, flavorful, and all in all it was just delicious. It definitely filled my boyfriend and I up (we shared) and we ended up getting it to-go too. Sometimes the servers would be a bit slow and confusing in helping us, but they were definitely very nice and understanding. The thing about this Korean restaurant is it's very traditional and straightforward. No music, nothing too fancy, no glitz and glam. Just a simple restaurant with good food. Hopefully we'll be back to try more of what they have to offer. read more

Hangari Kalgooksu - #11) Ramen Duk-bok-ee - Korean Near Me - Garden Grove, California

Always thought this place is for Kalgooksoo but I was wrong. This place makes the best tempura. Crispy on point! No bad or old oil taste. That tempura is a must order! Along with kalgooksoo, of course read more

Hangari Kalgooksu - Best tempura ever. - Korean Near Me - Garden Grove, California

I frequented this place many times but the last time I was extremely disappointed. I pondered on this review for a bit but I feel yelpers should know about their poor customer service. My sister was visiting with her 4 children, including her and my own family we were a party of 8. The older lady wanted us to squeeze all together at a table that was set up for 4. There was no way we could of been seated like that. We took 2 tables and she walked away after saying we needed to take that one table for four. If I didn't know my sister and she happened to come in after me we would of gotten TWO tables. Why this was a issue is beyond me especially when there were plenty of empty tables. I love to eat as my sister and her family. We would of ordered enough for all of us and then some. We walked out feeling so disappointed again that this world is losing their kindness in humanity. I'm sure the little Kim bap place that was a few stores down was quite happy. We ordered over 200.00 of food. Take in and takeout and we left happy and full in 40 min. I really expect more in places that want to serve the public. If you want business learn how to do it with professionalism and in a kind matter. read more

Can't believe I live so close and it was my first time. Friendly service, good food and reasonable prices. Will definitely be back. read more

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They demanded a higher tip when I didn't give them the amount they apparently expected and wanted. The old woman with glasses and the short haired woman was very rude and demanding. The service was bad but they demanded more than they offered. I understand the bad reviews on here now. Not recommended. Don't waste money here. read more