My favorites are goat stew and grilled croaker. They grill fish extremely well, soft inside and…read morecrispy outside. Banchans are tasty and not salty, and they give refills. All other dishes I tried were all good. The best traditional Korean restaurant near Glenview.

The atmosphere here is my version of perfect. It's extremely homey, with neutral colors, modest…read moresolid furnishings, and a straight forward basic menu with brilliant home cooking.There are table top woks for the goat and perilla stew (Juek Suk Yum So Bok Um,) which is a cure for what ails you. What ails me is a hunger for goat stew, so I'm frequently cured. Quite fantastic, loaded with super fresh leaves that cook down into the wok in 10 minutes and if you are in the know, put off the rice until the very end when, if you eat nearly almost all of it, leaving a scrimp of meat and leaf and a few tablespoons of broth, ask for the kimchi rice, which the staff will prepare at your table with the namesake and an egg. You will feel healthy. If goat is not your thing, the seafood pancakes with green onions are a treat, the chap chae is yum-yum time, and the dol sot bib bim bop is a deep satisfier. I love the skinny little pike makerels (Kkong Chi Gui), especially for lunch. The service is excellent though causal, no pressure. It is often busy with every table eating one of the stews. And, if you are lucky, go in the early afternoon, the place is yours with Chilly Willy and Tom And Jerry cartoons. Tops on my list for overall comfort, taste, cozy, causal dining. Banchan a plenty.

What a hidden gem! Went for a super late dinner to this hype bar & restaurant. It was empty and I…read moredon't know why. Head over immediately. Service was quick and smooth. The lady and her husband or partner were sweet and attentive. My guy and I ordered an order of the bulgogi, kimchi fried rice and squid (super spicy). The food tasted as good as it looked. Hands down my favorite dish is the kimchi fried rice. It was really spicy and actually tasted of kimchi. The portions are nice to match the prices. Highly recommend.

I came here with my boyfriend on a trip to Chicago. We craved authentic and traditional korean…read morefood. One of our friend suggested this restaurant/bar. Its located near the corner of the street but easily missed. The service was excellent. Greeted upon arrival,waiter gave us the menu. Some of the menu items are unique and I haven't seen in other restaurants before. We started with seafood pancakes my all time favorite korean appetizers. For the entrees we had pork cutlet with gravy and rice, steam chicken gizzards, pork belly nappa cabbage wrap and kimchi fried rice. Every single dish came out quick, hot and fresh. Everything we ordered is very savory and delicous. I would say the best korean food in Chicago. It was my first time eating steam chicken gizzards and oh my oh it was seasoned well;soo delicous and one of a kind. I was a little hesitant when my boyfriend wanted me to tatse it. Best decision ever to go out of my tastings bubble. We came on the weekend,we expected groups of people but it was actually quiet for a bar restaurant.We enjoyed our visit here. The food was too yummy we forgot to take photos untill the end. We will definitely come back next time we are around ;)

Place is open until 10 but kitchen closes and hour earlier. Understandable just wished it was…read morespecified more.

The fried chicken here is incredibly tasty. You can order chicken most any way (boneless, tenders,…read morewings and drums, or even half/whole chicken), and there are countless sauce varieties to try. I personally really enjoy the soy honey glaze. Keep in mind you can also order sauces for the side. We also tried out some kimchi loaded fries. The waffles fries underneath were crispy and piping hot. The kimchi itself was pretty seasoned and definitely more of a sauce-like consistency than I'm used to: different but still worked well with the fries and sauce. We ordered to-go, and the food was ready in a few minutes. Given how good the food was for us, I can't wait to go back and dine in. They seem to have a decent private lot as well for parking.

This is the first visit to this restaurant. There is paid street parking available. It was not…read morehard to find open parking. It offers a small, mom & pop cozy feel over all. We were seated right away. Our waitress came right over and took our order. She was very polite and patient with all my questions. I don't have Korean cuisine often. We shared the Duk Mandu Gook (Soup made with rice cakes). It was a very generous portion. More than enough to share by two. We also ordered the Beef Fried Rice. We were struggling to finish both dishes because of the portions but couldn't leave it because it was delicious. I really enjoyed the dishes we ordered and hope to be back the next time I am in the area.

SO YUMMY! Nothing beats Sundubu-jjigae on a cold day. My girlfriend and I came here after being…read moreoutside for a while and we were freezing. We got the tofu sundubu, udon, and bulgogi. The sundubus were amazing and the tofu was so fluffy and the perfect texture. It also had the perfect spice level and tasted extremely well with the rice. The udon is not that good, I would suggest ordering this when you come here. And the bulgogi was so good-sometimes it can be really oily though. The service was amazing. I believe it is a family owned business as well. Everyone was friendly and nice. They checked on us multiple times to make sure everything was good. Inside the restaurant it was pretty nice. There were both booths and tables. Additionally they had coat rack holders outside every booth which was so convenient. Overall, this restaurant was so good. I highly recommend coming here, especially on a cold snowy day!

Got our order to go and we all went with the rice bowls: the Katsu Bowl, Korean BBQ Chicken Bowl,…read moreand Fire Chicken Bowl. Out of the three, the Katsu Bowl was my favorite. Super flavorful. The Fire Chicken Bowl definitely has a bit of a kick; I'm not big on spicy food, but my mom enjoyed it. The Korean BBQ Chicken Bowl had sauce that soaked nicely into the rice and tasted great, though the chicken itself was a bit bland. I recommend getting an extra side of Garlic Parmesan Aioli to dip the chicken in. It made a big difference. Overall, the bowls were pretty filling, and we enjoyed them.

Ordered a Korean bowl. Was the grossest food I've ever eaten. Chicken was soggy little bits of dark…read moremeat. The sauce did not taste like Korean sauce. I ate the rice and the rest went in the garbage. I also ordered the nacho Korean fries also gross soggy fries with a gross sauce. Also threw in the garbage. My suggestion never order from them

Service was amazing! Food came out super fast and staff were friendly and had silly banter with us…read more Portions were perfect sizes and got banchan refilled for free :) would come again

Food: Best Korean food I've ever had hands down. Their dumplings (mandoo) are perfect, the japchae…read morewas good, and their LA galbi is a MUST! Cannot go wrong with anything that you get, portion sizes are also very generous. Service: Super friendly, and fast as well. Ambiance: The store is cute, cozy, seems family style. I would recommend it to anyone coming to the area, this is a MUST.

I'm a Korean-American that was born and raised in Chicagoland area and I'm ashamed to say it's…read moretaken me this long to find/try this place.. Hands down the BEST soondae guk I've ever had. Incredible portions of meat in the soup and flavor profiles on all their items leave you wanting more. They also did a great job creating a very cozy atmosphere for diners that feels like it replicates authentic soup spots like this in Korea. 1000% will return.

As a small family owned restaurant, To Soc Chon does authentic Korean soups justice! Definitely a…read morespot that will hit your comfort stew cravings Its a small place with the entrance in the back of the building where youll park in the lot I got the spicy soon dae guk (theyre also known for their blood sausage!), which was loaded with fillings, the stomach/intestine being my favorite. I got it less spicy as their spice levels can really kick your ass. Its a super light and hearty soup, so i personally added additional seasoning to fit my taste It was quiet when we went on a weekday evening so our server was easily attentive and super sweet - really contributing to the family ambiance of the restaurant. If it wasnt so far from the city, id def return more often to try the other soups

In my journey to eat my way through as many KBBQ places in the Chicagoland area as possible, I…read moreended up at HalMae BoSsam. I went with two friends and we stuck to our usual thing of ordering one meat plate per person. This was more than a sufficient amount of food for us three. The pork jowl was recommended, so we tried that and I was pleasantly surprised at how I've missed this cut of pork before! We got some marinated short ribs which I didn't expect to come to our table fully cooked, but they were also incredibly delicious. On top of that, the extremely kind and attentive wait staff brought us two different kinds of soup. One hot bean/tofu soup and one cold cabbage soup that was honestly incredibly refreshing after all that meat. The biggest and most pleasant surprise was the bill. HalMae is incredibly well priced, an amazing deal for delicious food. Highly recommend!

Food: great flavor but never too salty as other place, kids friendly. Unfortunately, they are out…read moreof my favorite pig feet. Service: all my friends love the girl who is super friendly and always gave great recommendations Ambiance: I believe they remodeled the store compare to few years ago, it's ok to fit more ppl right now. Love the clean space.