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    Lim's Kitchen

    4.5 (63 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Albert K.

    Hidden gem. Cheap prices! Excellent Korean cuisine tucked away in a hidden basement. Its a clean restaurant. Not much decor. Great fried rice and fried chicken. Loved the pancake as well. The portions are HUGE. The small chicken wings is like 8 massive pieces. The fried rice is enough to feed 4 people! It's a local gem without going to ktown. Well worth the visit.

    Maria R.

    Ordered delivery a few times and this spot is delicious. The flavors are great and the portions are huge especially for the prices. I love the creamy udon noodles and the cheesy rice cakes are my favs but all the food is great and definitely recommend trying.

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    Clarissa L.

    We came for lunch on Sunday and the place was fairly empty. The restaurant itself is fairly casual with a handful of tables. We got the pork belly with stir fried kimchi, bulgogi bibimbap and jajang myeon. They started us off with some banchan- pickled radish, kimchi and pickled onions. Pork belly with kimchi- 1/5. The picture on the menu showed slices of thick cut pork belly. We received thin sliced pork belly that was so dry and bland it was almost inedible. The stir fried kimchi was good. Bulgogi bibimbap 5/5: my favorite dish of the three. Vegetables were well seasoned with a large variety and the bulgogi had great flavor. Jajang Myeon 4/5: tasted fairly authentic with a nice serving of sauce and noodles. Other than the pork belly, we enjoyed the meal. Other tables were also getting the kimbap which looked huge, will have to come back to try it one day.

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    Jenny X.

    Came here for a quick team lunch and enjoyed how cozy it was! Good: - Good portion sizes - I liked the jjajyeon noodles a lot - great texture and also huge portion size - The kimbap was good but a bit flavorless - The kimchi pancake was super tasty! - Good value and the staff were nice Bad: - Took a bit for the food to all come out - The banchan was a bit small Overall this was a cute place tucked away and would try more stuff here.

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    Theresa L.

    10/10 neighborhood spot! We went to Lim's Kitchen for a lowkey dinner to end the weekend and had a great experience! The restaurant was spacious and clean-- there were lots of tables available. The food was great too. We had the Army Stew and Korean Fried Chicken and both were delicious. The Army Stew was flavorful, the ramen was nice and chewy, and they are generous with the sausage and spam chunks in the soup. We opted for the Soy Garlic flavor for the wings, and those were wonderful too! Super crunchy, and the perfect balance of sweet and savory. Service was super friendly at Lim's Kitchen too. I will say, they seem understaffed, especially in the front. There was one employee who was acting as the host, bussing tables, taking orders, handling the delivery orders, answering the phone, literally everything. We didn't mind because we weren't in a huge rush. Just a reminder to stay patient with small restaurants and businesses:-) Would totally return!!

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    Paul K.

    I had lunch on a Friday. We were the only table (we were a group of 7) at 12pm but by the time we left at around 1:30pm there were quite a number of tables filled. I had the pork cutlet. Though the portion was quite sizable, I found it quite salty especially with the small amount of rice included. I would recommend just serving the normal portion of rice that comes with all the other meals. My colleagues all enjoyed their meals and a few had enought leftover to take home as well (they had ordered the hot bowls of soup). The prices are very reasonable for the area. Would recommend.

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    Susan L.

    I'm surprised on how not many people know about this hidden gem around the area. I would get lunch from here since it is close to wear I work and all of the times I've been here, their customer service is always nice & friendly. I personally like their squid kimbap the most. They don't skimp on the squid and it's very well seasoned. For the kimbap- they give miso soup on the side which makes it even more filling for lunch. Seating wise- there's ample amount of tables so dont worry. You'll be able to snag one even during lunch time. Would definitely come back again to try their other items on the menu. Tip: they accept card with no minimum.

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    Christopher C.

    Wasn't the biggest fan of the Jajangmyeon, perhaps I should've went in person (tried adding some gochugaru on top). I've seen good things of the gimbap but I didn't have a chance to order that one unfortunately-- still in search for good jajangmyeon in the city Cheers!

    Kylie K.

    Tuna kimbop, rice cake with sausage, kimchi cold noodle, bibimbob, cheese stick and pickles were all very good. We had them delivered so fried dumpling was a bit soggy but still good. I would order again.

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    Julia S.

    The kimchi, soft tofu stew was fantastic. Now I'm gonna try the kimchi stew which also includes pork.

    JiHae L.

    From the outside it looked closed, but it's actually opened. There's seating inside but mainly people order take out from here. I went there to place my order. It didn't take that long as I decided on the bulgogi kimbap. Yes, it was delicious and it filled me up even though I didn't have any breakfast. It took me a while to decide as the menu had a lot of korean dishes that I wanted to try. I went by convenience and price point. I say to check it out if you're in the neighborhood.

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    Michelle Y.

    I must've come on a really off day because my experience was mediocre at best, and the way that some of the banchan looked, it did not feel authentic at all. Personally, I feel like there's much better Korean food in the city (though I liked that this place is closer to me than ktown). Our kimchi fried rice also came with absolutely no spam (lol), but the server was pretty nice about it and switched it out. My biggest ick was that it smelled strongly of some weird chemicals inside the restaurant, and the smell clung onto my clothing even hours after coming home (my friends all agreed). The only thing we really appreciated was how nice the server was, who always made sure our water and side dishes were full.

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    The army stew (budae jigae) was excellent. Perfect on a snowy and cold day. A nice new find in East Midtown.

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    tuna kimbap was so good! my favorite kimbap spot in nyc. staff was super friendly and welcoming. my new go to spot :)

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    Kimchi jigae was amazing and staff are super accommodating, I will definitely be back

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