Madtong San II

Very nice food and service, i will recommend the little plates which allow me to try more kind of…read morefood. The environment is good, people are friendlu

Everything was excellent. The meals are authentic and delicious…read more Even as a lonely diner I felt welcome and thoroughly comfortable in my spot! Service was great and I will definitely go back.

Baby octopus sizzling all the way as the pan hit the table! And a lovely Korean Lychee alcoholic drink.

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Hanwoori Korean Bbq Buffet

4.2(10 reviews)

Ehhh... this place was ok. They didn't have too much of variety in meats and such. I'm used to…read moreeating Korean bbq in Hawaii or L.A, and even Korea and this place did not wow me one bit. I don't have anywhere else to compare it to in Australia, but I would probably try a different place next time.

Meat variety sucks. There was a slight smell. Service was non-existent. And they cleared the food…read moreone hour before closing time.

Hanwoori Korean Bbq Buffet - @hanwooribbq has been chosen as the NO 1. Korean BBQ place in Brisbane by @_weekendedition. Many thanks go to our customers.

@hanwooribbq has been chosen as the NO 1. Korean BBQ place in Brisbane by @_weekendedition. Many thanks go to our customers.

Hanwoori Korean Bbq Buffet - Korean style beef short ribs (LA Galbi) These short ribs were so juicy and delicious. They are marinated with various fresh and

Korean style beef short ribs (LA Galbi) These short ribs were so juicy and delicious. They are marinated with various fresh and

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Korean bbq with red

Maru Korean Restaurant

4.5(2 reviews)

Seated in less than 5 minutes, we placed our orders at the table, and almost before we clicked send…read moreour beers arrived along with little stainless bowls of kimchee, radish salad, hot sauce, what-have-you. Napkins and chopsticks were lined up in a drawer at our table, self-serve. Nearly immediately our dinners were also delivered: sizable, sizzling, aromatic bowls of spicy perfection. I ate until I could eat no more, and today I am still thinking about it.

Very good! I like to much... the first time eat the Korean…read morefood. The atmosphere was very nice.

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Marinated Beef Bibimbap

Bull Bar

4.2(6 reviews)

0.0 km•CBD

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A recent rise on new Korean restaurants…read more Bull Bar has come to my enlightenment after I crossed Elizabeth Street and my university friends have no clues on which restaurant to choose for dinner. But luckily, they are with someone who never scares to try new food in a new restaurant. And that 'someone' is me! As approaching to Bull Bar, there are actually staircases to the beneath restaurant...quite adventurous... Anyway, we looked at the menu and the staffs are very friendly to all of us. The interior decor may appear simple but less is more I guess. And it's kinda fit into my eyes. We decided to go for this cheesy dish (photo). It was HEAVENLY DELICIOUS! The portion was generous for $28. I'm going back again there definitely and so much to explore!

I wish I'd taken photos, but we almost plunged mouth first into the dishes. Dumplings, Kim Chi…read morepancake, hot pork belly, and the sides...my gosh...the sides. Washed down with soju. 10/10. Will visit again.

Art at your table

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Korilla

3.0(1 review)

0.1 km•CBD

I love Korean food and I love Korean bbq so of course this is a place I wanted to try. It's another…read morehidden gem in the CBD since it's a stairway you have to access before finding the restaurant on the 2nd level. My girlfriend and I were seated fast considering we were a walk in on a Friday night. Super big selection of meats to bbq, tradition Korean dishes and drink menu! Spoiled for choices here. - I do love Korean call bells on their tables especially when it's super busy and hard to get a hold of the staff - it's a nice spacious setting with in built grills in the tables The only thing that was slightly upsetting was the price range. It was already $40+ for two plates of meat without the sides and mains. You're looking at spending at least $60 pp if you're trying to get 2 plates of meat + side dishes. I've been to other Korean restaurants where you pay less and the quality is just as good so I guess I'm waiting for another opportunity for it to be impressive to me.

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Nom Nom Korean Eatery

4.0(3 reviews)

1.8 km•Fortitude Valley

I should start by saying that I was originally going to eat in the hotel lobby restaurant. Then,…read morewhen I decided to head out. I has somewhere else in mind. I am stoked that I ended up at Nom Nom! The beginning was a little rough. I'm not sure how I felt about the exchange with the lady that took my order. Let's just say I've had better service. I couldn't really decide on what to get; a couple of things caught my eye. In the end, I went with the spicy Korean wings. They took a while to get out, and the lady told me they would, but they were well worth the wait. They were tangy, messy, a little bit spicy (zip might be a better word) and delicious! The wings were gigantic. This is easily one of the fullest meals I've had in town. The wings reminded me of the fried wings you'd find in Korea. I'm sure that sounds like it would be obvious as the place was a Korean eatery, but not all places taste like the country they claim. These wings came with fries as well. The only thing I'd change, aside from the reception was probably less sour cream. A touch was nice, but there was a rather large glob of it and I had excess upon finishing the wings and fries. For anyone wanting to try, and you should, the wings are plenty to fill you up. I almost had to tap out.

Cheap and cheerful and great flavour served by friendly staff with ample seating alfrescoread more

Kimchi fried rice with bulgogi beef

Nom Nom front

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Kimchi and fries

Hosaku

4.0(1 review)

While by their own description these guys also do a range of Korean dishes, like Bibimbap, 'Bulgogi…read moreJungal' (marinated beef soup) and 'Kimchi Jijimi' (kimchi calamari and vegetables on a deep fried pancake). But I've yet to try these, instead favouring their Japanese-inspired dishes when I went for lunch recently. I went for a Japanese-Indian fusion classic -- the Katsu Curry set, which comes with rice, miso soup and salad for a good value $13. The meal came out quite quickly and I was impressed with the freshness of the hot battered pork chop. There was ample rice and tastily gluey curry sauce. There's plenty on the menu that has piqued my interest. There's also a sushi train with dishes ranging from $3-8. I'll be coming back to venture beyond good old reliable Japanese curry.

Noritor

4.0(8 reviews)

0.1 km•CBD

Arriving in the city for dinner we were happy to find this restaurant open late. It was buzzing on…read morea Thursday night. Large menu featuring Korean and Japanese dishes including hot pot. Our meals came with rice, miso soup, nanban and all the fixings. $16 for bibimbap in a stone pot and $19 for chicken katsu. Large serves were delicious! This is the place to go to satisfy any late night food craving. They have beer, wine, shoju and sake. Excellent kimchi as well. Oishi!

Great new place that looks like it's slowly finding its legs! I came here a couple months ago when…read moreNoritor had just opened and honestly, the place was quite empty and the mood sullen. However, after giving it another try for dinner one evening, I con quite confidently say that the much touted Korean places in the city (Maru and Madtongsan - I'm looking at you!) have another competitor that can go toe-to-toe. The first thing that separates Noritor is that it's on the ground level and has ample open space for everyone to sit comfortably in the semi-open air restaurant. The second is that Noritor specializes in dol sot bibimbap (stone rice pot). I've tried the beef and spicy calamari options on 2 separate occasions and have walked away satisfied. Particularly with the calamari, I found that there was ample squid and the level of spicy sauce and gochujang (tangy chili sauce) mixes well together. There are the typical shredded carrots, cucumber and sprouts, and I normally take the kimchi side and mix it into the stone bowl as well to give the dish an added kick. Noritor also touts itself as a Korean-Japanese restaurant so naturally I had to try the karaage (fried chicken). It was quite different from what I'm used to since the chicken was drizzled with sweet Japanese mayonnaise and mustard. Typically, the chicken comes with a side of ponzu or is just served dry. However, this interesting little mix of sauces wasn't bad at all! Also, the chicken had the right amount of moisture and was not dry in any sense of the word. Prices were in the normal-higher range for the Korean restaurants. $15 for the dol sot bibimbap and $7 for the karaage. The service was a bit chaotic since it seemed like there was only 1 person running around for the entire place. However, it was fairly well organized and the food came out in a timely manner. Definitely a place to try for lunch and/or dinner. The only downside is that the air conditioning doesn't seem to be turned on since the restaurant is open to the street. Therefore, if you're looking to eat any hot food, you might find yourself sweating a little bit. But otherwise, good food and good environment equals a satisfied customer.

Teriyaki!

Spicy bibimbap

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Chingu Restaurant

3.5(11 reviews)

1.6 km•Fortitude Valley

I always say it's pretty difficult to go wrong with Asian cuisine. Sadly, it was here that my…read moretheory was disproven. Chingu is a Japanese and Korean restaurant located in Chinatown. I've eaten a lot of Japanese food in my time, so I decided to try one of the Korean dishes. In their defence, I did decide to be adventurous and ordered something I'd never tried before, so that could have been the problem. It sounded promising; beef, noodles and vegetables in a miso based soup. I was a little disappointed in the portion size; I have become accustomed to the extremely generous portions served at most of the restaurants in Sunnybank and thought Chinatown would be similar. This might not be a fair criticism, as I have a pretty big appetite coupled with the fact that I hadn't eaten lunch that day, so it's likely I would have been disappointed with anything less than the whole cow. I tucked in and sadly I was disappointed again. The flavour was lovely but it just wasn't strong enough for my taste. My dish also came served with a small bowl of rice, as did all the mains. I'm fairly sure this wasn't the correct way to eat it but I improvised and threw the rice in my soup, making a thicker concoction and I'm sure any staff watching me glower in disapproval. I tried some of my Friend's meals, most of whom ordered safer options such as teriyaki noodles. I would say overall about half of the group were very happy with their meals, while the others weren't. We also embarrassingly discovered that the small red circle in the middle of the table is in fact a button that sends a waiter running over to your table.

After 2 visits my husband and I are now firm fans. Even after you get over the novelty of cooking…read moreyour own food on a hot plate at the table, Chingu is great. We chose the all-you-can-eat option for $29.95 a head. There's a good range of dishes to choose from, the soy beef being my personal fave. The only criticism is I could have wished for more vegetable options. Great for a date night or dinner with friends, the cooking and the atmosphere is fun; the staff attentive.

Great spot for group dining

DIY cooking spaces

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Very good Bbq. We come back for sure.

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