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    Kimchi Pop

    4.3 (45 reviews)
    Open 11:30 am - 9:00 pm

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    Pork stone bowl bibimbap
    Elvin C.

    We regularly get together with my mother-in-law on Sundays in the Uptown area and figured to branch out and see what else there was other than our usuals. Funny enough, Kimchi Pop! has already been open for two years and we've already gone to some other restaurants nearby. Maybe I wrote it off since we have a Korean standby though farther away. So we figured to give it a try for convenience. It's a counter order arrangement and you bus your own tables, but there is a self-serve choice of four banchan provided for dine-in and a hot/cold water station. Dine in is on real plates and utensils rather than disposable-ware. We went with the kimbap ($13.99, spam +$3), stone bowl bibimbap (pork) - $15.99, soondubu (seafood) $14.50, and scallion pancake (seafood) - $12.99. Food is great and it was good to have the kimbap once with spam (thinking about another form of spam musubi, which is also on the menu). Stone bowl isn't going to be as hot to crisp rice, but I'm not sure that's a full star ding - so just go with regular bibimbap for $13.99. It still would have been good with another choice of filling without the surcharge. Keep in mind there is a 4% non-cash surcharge and meter parking is relatively available (at least on a Saturday night). Portions and quality were good to balance to the price and convenience. You'd get more banchan elsewhere and maybe lower prices, but you'd probably have to drive farther and tip up for service. Nice touch with dark chocolate choco pie at the end of the meal!

    Dak Kang Jung Korean Fried Chicken
    Justine P.

    The Korean fried chicken and boba was ! As for the bibimbap and dumplings, they were OK. The bibimbap came with the sauce on the side and it wasn't enough ): a good option for casual Korean dining though! Counter service and a self-serve kimchi bar which was a nice addition.

    House Special Kimbap , Duk Bo Ki , Side of Kimchi , Dak Kang Jung Korean Fried Chicken
    Cameron R.

    This place is a gem! Everything was absolutely delicious! I have celiac disease and I love Asian food but it is near impossible to find gluten free. The menu has clear labels of gf options and dishes that can be made gf upon request. I cannot recommend this place enough!

    Menu June 2023
    Andrew P.

    Ok - first time here and did a take out order. I think it was decent but by no means the best Korean I've ever had. Given that there's not many Korean options in this immediate area, this will do for now, but I wouldn't come out of my way for this place. I was expecting a little more more flavor out of the bulgogi plate with rice. Overall a solid 7/10 I'd say.

    Scallion Pancake - kimchi
    Mary M.

    Great Korean food in uptown!! About 3 or 4 tables to dine in. Went between lunch and dinner rush; our meal was prepared fresh and was nice and hot. Would definitely recommend this spot! Try it out!!!

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    I have some authentic Korean food and it is quickly served. I do recommend for either dine in or takeout

    Charred blackened $12 kimchee pancake
    Nancy B.

    I soooo wanted to give this more stars. I ordered delivery. The duck-guk soup with bulgogi was tasty, the dumplings were really good. I got one order steamed and another fried. The fried were just like my umma would make...steamed first and then lightly pan fried. I also got the chicken bibimbop which was also very tasty. The reason for the low stars.... I ordered the kimchee pancake and it was so burnt..it was literally charred and black. They didn't give a s**t and cut that up, packed it up and sent it to me. It was inedible. It's one thing if it was undercooked and they couldn't tell, or if an item was missing by mistake. But this was something they could clearly see was so burned and it speaks volumes that they just don't care about their customers and sent this out for delivery anyways.

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    Mary Ann A.

    Such a cute Cozy Korean restaurant. Having BTS music video playing in their TV. Not a huge fan of the group but I thought it was a cute touch to match the restaurant name. Food was amazing. Seafood pancake and the cheese dakgalbi were my favorite. The seafood soup was good too. Service was great, it was fast and efficient with friendly crew. Chef Son was amazing, he even check in with us checking how was the food. Place is clean and inviting.

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    Best food and service ever! The owner was so sweet and attentive. The food was delicious and I want to come again to try the whole menu.

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    Everything was delicious here. We tried the kimchi stew, scallion pancake, and dumplings. Can't wait to try everything else on the menu.

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    A hidden gem, such amazing food and wonderful staff! Can't wait to order takeout from here again!

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