The original owners sold this Korean street food restaurant location to new owners in May'ish 2025 and if you haven't been in yet, don't delay because during our lunchtime visit this week we learned the current owners may be closing this in the next month or so. My understanding is that the current owner also owns a couple of teriyaki businesses and wants to focus on them, in particular since business here has been slow. If my husband's and my experience was typical, at lunch time on this day there were only 3 other customers besides us who came in during the hour'ish we were there. Too bad because the food was good and the service was friendly. But the odd location might put people off. So let's start with that. LOCATION: In Garden City, next to a St. Luke's Health Care Rehab PT location and a commercial exercise gym, all in the same building. It can be hard to know it is there unless you know and now you do. :-) MO: Order at the counter from a menu placed there and also with photos for the food on the wall next to the door. Food delivered to your table when ready. Bus your own when done if you want to or they will pick do it for you. EATS & $: Our total was around $32. We chose Kimchi Ramen, Bulgogi Bibimbap and Hotteok, a leaning sweet pancake filled with a mixture of seeds and sugar. It was our first time trying that delicious item and we will definitely seek this out at other Korean places when this one closes. Portion sizes were large and we took home the ramen and bibimbap to reheat. (Waste not...) I so appreciate that they use real dishware bowls, not disposable ones, to serve in. And while we were there, the young man working at the counter (delightful guy and related to the owner we learned) came over to talk with us and the owners delivered cups of their hot and cold Korean tea for us to try. It was so good, a gingery, slightly sweet brew. PARKING: Private lot. ACCESSIBILITY: ADA compliant parking is in front of the St. Luke's Entrance but given the sidewalk design which fails both ADA and Idaho building code, a wheelchair user may find it impossible to navigate the left turn on that sidewalk to the one that runs parallel to the restaurant. (As aside, it is infuriating that one sees these ADA violations all over Garden City.) Although there is no ADA parking in front of the restaurant, someone has poured an awkward and crudely done cement "ramp" to get to it from that side. Once inside, all seating is standard height but only one would likely work for wheelchair users who can't transfer to a chair. LOO: For planning ahead purposes, there is no bathroom in the restaurant but if you ask they will unlock the door between the restaurant and the St. Luke's PT building so that you can use the bathroom there. My husband tells me the loo is ADA compliant. DELIVERY: Yes, I think, via Door Dash. TIDBIT: The original owners retained the right to the name Koco Bell and they are opening or maybe already have opened a Korean street food place in downtown Boise (5th & Main) that is mostly focused on take out. It is called Koco Bell Express. read more

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Koco Bell has been a favorite since they opened the old location on McMillan. Unfortunately the food this time was just ok and we experienced a little bit of a commotion between the two workers regarding (we assume) a DoorDash order. Food: 4/5. I must start by saying the pancakes continue to be a highlight and a delicious treat! We got the half and half Korean Corn Dog, which was just ok. I would say it was more like 3/4 cheese. The tteokbokki is one of my favorites and I liked the new addition of eggs. It also was not as spicy as before which is pleasant (to me). The bulgogi box was just ok. Service: 4/5. The service was good. We were the only ones there so it was somewhat quick to get our items but everything came out at different times. The main thing that took away from our experience was the couple working were arguing in the main area about another order. It was a very uncomfortable situation. Atmosphere: 4:5. The location is interesting on State St next to the Crunch Fitness. It is very open and bright and not as comfy and inviting as the old location. I do like the jewelry and other handmade items for sale. Kid friendly: 4/5. Older kids could be fine, but I'm not sure little ones would like the food and didn't notice any highchairs. Due to the location and the fact that the food was just ok, I am not sure we will be back but would recommend trying it at least once! read more

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Nice service and great food! Highly recommend! Kimbap and bibimbap were delicious. Gave us some kimchi on the side of course. Had a yummy boba tea as well. All for around $30! read more

Koco Bell - Chicken bibimbap - Korean Near Me - Boise, Idaho

I can't say much more than what has already been said, but if nothing else, you need to try the Hotteok!!! It's the Korean sweet pancakes. These are absolutely delicious and I like them better than the ones we make at home. Is it worth taking a trip all the way there just for sweet pancakes?? YES, 100% yes! read more

Korean food has been on my mind. Koco Bell is right down the road from my place so we came here for lunch. It's been a hot minute since I have been here and was excited to be back. My daughter who is a big Kpop fan joined me today. I thought she'd appreciate all the Kpop stuff everywhere. The last time I was in, they had just opened. They have added more decor on the walls and moved the tv. The music was going so the vibe was fun! The fridges were a filled with drinks this time. But majority of the shelves are still empty. The only type of menus they have is on the walls. They also had a couple specials listed at the register. Ordering was a little chaotic today but we got it figured out. My daughter and I ordered a couple lunch specials. We snagged the bulgogi and bimbibop specials. It came with a drink and a sweet pancake. We asked the gal at the register what drink we were getting and she said any drink. They now have the fun Korean drinks in the pouches that you see in Korean gas station videos. They also have the fun ice cups to drink from. Of course I grabbed one as my drink. So many flavors to pick from but the peach tea stood out to me. We chilled for a bit till our food came out. The bulgogi was dropped off first with some kimchi. Shortly after came our massive bowl of bimbibop. The bulgogi was fire today. The last time I had it it lacked flavor. Today, it was very savory! It had a generous amount of bean sprouts and I love the addition of the clear noodles. The perfect bite was the bulgogi, steamed rice eye s chunk of the kimchi. The bimbibop did look kinda intimidating. I know them Koreans can eat spicy. This bimbibop was covered in the red gochujang sauce. The last time I had gochujang, it messed me up cause of how spicy it was. Not today, it was the perfect spice level. It had fresh greens, pickled radish, rice, carrots and chunks of chicken. I mixed that baby up and just went for it! Surprisingly, it was hot but not overwhelmingly hot. The chicken was so tender and flavorful. Each bite was different. It was so good! They didn't hold back on the amount of food you got! My daughter and I shared both and we ate about half of each. You also got a beautiful amount of kimchi and pickled radish. To end our savory lunch, we also got sweet pancakes with our specials. The pancakes were soft and the filling was very sweet. There was some sort of seed in the there. I don't like the texture of cooked seeds or nuts so we picked them out but it was still a very nice sweet treat. I'm so happy I got to have lunch here with my daughter. Food was off the hook and the atmosphere was fun. I look forward to vining back and getting another huge portion of beef bulgogi. read more

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Wanted a quick snack and noticed this place as I've never seen it before Quick, friendly and delicious. Will definitely be back! I was going to take some pictures but totally forgot and the food disappeared! A lot of different food and drink options too, which is great. read more

this is one of the best places in Boise. the staff is so kind, and the food is so delicious. I cannot recommend it enough!

This place is amazing. Don't let it fool you that it's attached to Crunch Fitness. They even have drinks in a Korean convenience store fashion with cups of ice and fun drinks! Can't wait to go back. read more

Koco Bell - Korean style corn dog. - Korean Near Me - Boise, Idaho

Delicious food and friendly service. Sweet pancakes were so delicious, tteokbokki was matched very well with Korean ginger tea. read more

The food is good and the staff are friendly. I like seeing how they decorate with with Kpop posters and the special events they do like the Dalgona challenge that fans of Squid Game would be familiar with. My family and I have been enjoying Koco Bell since their start in the red shack and have followed them to each location since. It's been fun watching Koco Bell grow and expand. read more

Amazing food and service.I heard they're going to open another location in downtown Boise. read more

Such a chill experience with yummy food! Our go to is the Bulgogi Kimbap and Spicy Ramen with egg as shown read more

Koco Bell - Korean Near Me - Boise, Idaho