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    NAMOO Korean Bowl

    4.3 (403 reviews)
    InexpensiveKorean
    Closed • 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Crispy chicken " bowl"
    Kristina W.

    We were not impressed with the food or service. The best one was the spicy pork, but the crispy chicken & pork katsu were dry & not enough flavors. The japchae (clear noodles) were also bland. Prices & portions were average. It looked like they only had 2 people, one as server & cashier, one in kitchen, so service was slow. Maybe our expectations were too high bc of the 4.5 star-reviews.

    Bibimbap
    Westyn R.

    Namoo is a fast casual spot that offers Korean favorites and their speciality being rice bowls. I've been here many times before and everything in the menu is delicious! After you order yoy can treat yourself to some seaweed soup and wait brief moment before you food comes out (banchan included). The food is fresh and plated like you're a special guest. It tastes great, especially the vegetables which as I'm typing it sounds weird for me but it's true. While definitely not lacking in flavor, the only thing holding Namoo back is portion sizes. I'd prefer a little more meat in the bowls.

    John S.

    Great place for lunch with great selection and their bowls are so fulfilling! Generous portions for big eaters! Always leave this place with a full belly and satisfied! Good value for the amount of food they serve! Made to order too! Been coming here for quite awhile and never realized I haven't done a review for them! My apologies...

    Tofu bowl
    Hanna S.

    Love this concept! I wish there were a Namoo in my city. Both the pork belly and tofu options were delicious, with excellent texture. I love having a variety of sides included to give my meal variety. The bowl wasn't over-filled with rice the way some counter service places will do. There was a hearty portion of meat and sides instead, in the cute wooden bowl. The "picki bowl" option for folks avoiding vegetables is a cute gimmick, but people, try the vegetables! They are yummy. Chatty staff, clean dining room, and low prices.

    The Seoul
    ashley g.

    Im so glad I found this gem! Absolutely delicious! I got the Seoul one day and the Porkipoki another day, both incredibly amazing. The crisp for the Porkipoki was indescribable ‍. Also the staff are really sweet and kind, one of the staff actually recommended me the Porkipoki and I am so glad he did! Ambiance was really nice, the restaurant is very clean and organized! Spacious if you come with friends :D

    Seoul bowl
    Nes A.

    I didnt know where to eat for lunch so I used Yelp's "Surprise Me" button where they give you restaurant recommendations nearby I ordered to go during lunch. It is located in a nice area in Arlington by UTA area. It is spacious inside for you to sit down and eat. The food was good but not great, I wish the ribeye had more flavor. I love that the bowl comes with a variety of items like eggs rolls, korean noodles and a side of mix salad. The mix salad is plentiful but just dry because they do not give you any sauce to go with it so you are just eating the greens dry. My plate was cold when I got back to work and my drive back was only 10minutes. I am not sure if i will try again, the price for the Seoul was $14.95.

    The Gangam
    Dmitri A. N.

    The food was very tasty and reasonably priced. I got the Gangnam bowl with glass noodles pictured. Service was super friendly and brought the food right out to us. I really enjoyed the nonstop K-pop music playing but otherwise the decoration/vibe was rather lacking on a Saturday afternoon.

    The Korean Classic (beef short ribs)
    Lindsey C.

    Love, love this place! Got The Korean Classic (beef short ribs) and The Gangnam (grilled chicken breast with signature homemade sauce). All Namoo Bowls include: steamed white rice, Korean noodles (jabche), edamame, carrots, jalapeños, Korean radish (sweet pickled radish), fresh lettuce, red cabbage and a vegetable egg roll. While both bowls were delicious, I will say that The Korean Classic is my absolute favorite from the bowls I've tried so far. It tastes amazing and has lots of flavor, I can't get enough of it! The meat in both bowls were very well seasoned. Great spot with wonderful staff and service!

    Crispy Pork Kimchi dumplings
    Jennifer J.

    Came back for more!! I tried their crispy pork this time and we got the kimchi dumplings, which were really good, just spicy, if you're into that. Overall another great foodie experience with fresh ingredients and great flavors. This place will definitely be our go to spot for Korean food.

    Front of business
    Sandra B.

    Found this place on the Yelp search. Cute little restaurant in Arlington. Ample parking is available in front and behind the restaurant. Order at the counter and open seating at the picnic tables. The miso soup is only $1 that is self-serve. I got the Dae Bak (spicy pork), which was recommended. The meat was tasty with light spice. They do have several containers of sauces available to add to your food if you wish. The portions are large and filling. Overall, I'd recommend for a quick bite or outing with friends/family

    Amazing food! I get The Gangam and it's always amazing!
    Josue C.

    Tasty food! Always amazing! I highly recommend trying the Gangnam! They are very consistent so you know that to expect.

    Seaweed salad
    Biraj S.

    The atmosphere is pretty nice, the service was well. The portion was a good amount. The taste of the food wasn't very good. I got the Korean classic and seaweed salad. The Korean classic was very bland. Need some type of sauce or some more flavors..

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    Do not hesitate to come here if you're looking for authentic Korean! I haven't been disappointed yet!

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    KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot

    KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot

    4.0(114 reviews)
    4.1 mi

    First time at KPOT Korean BBQ and we really enjoyed it! We stopped by after shopping at Teso Life…read moreand it was the perfect little date night with hubby. The beef belly was sooo yummy and definitely our favorite! The short ribs weren't really our favorite though, they were a little too sweet for us. We also loved all the delicious side dishes and how they're set up buffet-style so you can just get up and grab whatever you want. The servers were all so nice and helpful, especially since it was our first time there. It was also my first time visiting Arlington, so it was nice exploring a little and spending some quality time with hubby. We even bumped into some BTS fans that weekend, which made the trip even more fun! We'll definitely be back!

    So I want to post about their raffle experience. They told us there was a raffle with no time…read morementioned when it will be drawn. We got a missed call from them on Sep 4 and there was a voicemail with nothing left on the voicemail. Of course we have to assume it was spam since no one talked in the voicemail about the raffle winner. We called back later to a guy telling us they had picked someone else already. If we heard an actual recording of the voicemail mentioning about the raffle we would have called back and confirm it. Regarding the experience at the dinner itself. The food was good however I can tell one lady was in training as a server and she was still not super knowledgeable about prices and things. One thing that I felt uncomfortable about was her changing the grill out and its super hot and oily and too close to my son. The lady that was training her did a better job and more careful and professional about it. Sadly my whole experience about the raffle had left a bad taste for me to return. The picture of the voicemail shows 10 seconds of recording of NO one speaking or leaving us a voicemail about the raffle.

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    Gen Korean BBQ House

    Gen Korean BBQ House

    3.6(165 reviews)
    3.7 mi
    •$$$

    Whether you're looking for a fun date night or a great family meal gen is always a great time. I…read moreknow that we can always count on great service and high quality food.

    Let me preface by saying we've eaten at other Gen's and the experience is fine. This one had one…read morestumble after another. We went at 6 on a Sunday and it was not packed at all so we didn't have to wait to be seated which was great. Our waitress Emily gave us a quick rundown because we had people in our group who had never done Korean BBQ. Our first round of meat had a hair in it and she kind of ignored that and asked if we still wanted utensils then left. From there we had to flag down other waitresses/ and the manager Harry also came and took an order of meat at one point too. The meats were okay, but we've definitely had better. We tried a variety of meats like the bulgogi, brisket, pineapple steak, Gen steak, honey soy beef and garlic beef. They were all fine. When we were done with our grill, we told our waitress and she asked if we needed anything else... I guess we should have asked for the check because it was another 25 mins before we finally flagged someone down and asked if we could just pay at the front. We did in fact get up and do that, the hostess split our bill 4 ways when we asked for it to be in half. At this point the manager came up and he cancelled the first checks, split it correctly and then our waitress finally came up and asked where table 60 was (which was us). After being there for a few hours she had no idea what any of us looked like and that we were already in the process of paying, she asked her manager if we had skipped out on the check. It would have been easy to do if we weren't good people, but we indeed planned on paying, and were. The manager did apologize for the service we ended up getting as we explained some of the missteps throughout our time there. He was nice about it and apologetic for the hair. Other KBBQ spots offer a small ice cream scoop as a part of your meal, we kind of missed that here. The atmosphere was fine but the lights kept flickering on and off throughout the meal too which was kinda weird because it got very dark at times. Overall, the experience was just okay, but not something I would invite others to experience.

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    Bon KBBQ - Grilling meats and veggies

    Bon KBBQ

    3.9(643 reviews)
    4.0 mi
    •$$

    Bon KBBQ is one of my family's favorite spots for Korean barbecue in the Arlington area. Lunch and…read moredinner are all you can eat, so the value is great for the amount of meat you get. The place is always full when we're there, but I haven't encountered a wait for seating yet. The interior is a little more casual than other kbbq places I've been to which makes it good for a less formal meal. The grills can be a little slow, but our servers were attentive and changed out the grill plates often to help with optimal cooking. The buffet offers a good selection of bonchon dishes and some preprepared meat options. Although the preprepared meats are good, they aren't as fresh so I'd highly recommend ordering from the grill menu to get the best quality meats!

    I love this place! But today was horrible!!! The hot food kimchi fried rice, glass noodles, Korean…read morefried chicken were all ice cold. I brought it to my waiter attended she at first was confused but then let me know that the steam table on the food wasn't working. So definitely decided to server cold food verses just have hot food in the back of house keeping the food hot and bringing it when requested. I paid $26 with tip to have an experience not worth the price. I was told when I was leaving not satisfied with my experience that the hot food is now hot I was told by the front desk lady!!! I was already there for an hour waiting. So I got screwed over on the experience. Please do better

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    Omi Korean Grill & Bar - Bulgagi

    Omi Korean Grill & Bar

    3.6(341 reviews)
    3.8 mi
    •$$

    Apparently it's BTS night at OMI and nobody told me to prepare my ARMY heart. Between the music,…read morethe food, and the atmosphere, I felt right at home. And they were PACKED, but the service was still great. That deserves its own round of applause because busy restaurant + hungry people + AYCE could easily become a mess. It didn't. The Soju from Jeju? Yes. The banchan? Delicious. And the grill being changed out on rotation? Amazing. Fresh grill, fresh start, no fighting with yesterday's dinner. And when they say thick-cut pork? Baby... the thick is giving Jimin. Honestly, OMI understood the assignment. Great food, great service, great atmosphere, and apparently a little BTS thrown in for good measure. I came hungry. I left happy. Borahae.

    I recently celebrated my boyfriend's birthday here on a Friday night with a party of 8. We were…read moreseated in a private room, which felt like a great start. Unfortunately, the experience went downhill from there. Once we were settled, no one came to take our order. We eventually noticed there was a call button, so we pressed it. When a server finally came in, I felt rushed the entire time...like they were trying to leave before we were even done ordering. Because of that, several items were missed. To make matters worse, we were served old/moldy garlic, and all the cuts of meat were overly thick and tough to eat. On top of that, every time we needed something, we had to press the call button multiple times, usually 3 or 4 times before anyone checks on us. And don't get the hot sake, it's a rip off. Legit 4 small shots for $8.99. Overall, the service and food quality were very disappointing. They probably didn't care to service us because they'll get tipped on a large party regardless. Would I recommend Omi? No thank you... NEXT!

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    Soondubu stew

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    Yori

    Yori

    4.2(335 reviews)
    8.8 mi
    •$$

    Amazing food and amazing staff! My favorite restaurant, the server Moon is very kind and always…read moremakes the experience warm and welcoming. Restaurant is very cute and cozy and the food is 10/10 everytime!

    First night eating here. I was extremely excited to have a Korean eatery near us with a high…read morerating. On arrival I saw 4 posted signs on the door for hiring. Red flag. Basically, it tasted as if the owner is in the back running the line because his cooks left him hanging. Crappily marinated, improperly cooked meat is what we got. Who ever was on the sides and banchan were on it though. They need a raise. Also, clean your restaurant and pick a theme man. Sidenote, having the server come out to tell us without coming out yourself is lame. They apologized many times to say sorry, the owner is in the back and told me to tell you such and such: "You just don't like "our" food. It's supposed to be like that." No, pretty sure it isn't. Your marinade for your meat is not good. The star goes toward your pantry cook. The banchan was not bad, weird lineup but not bad. Why no japchaee, or radish kimchi? Also, that much mayo on steamed broccoli def wasn't my favorite. They really tried to convince us that this is how it's supposed to taste, "What do you mean it tastes sour?" I mean, your marinade has too much vinegar in it. It tastes bad. "What exactly is wrong with the galbi?" It sat in the marinade too long, the meat taste grainy- because of the pear in the marinade- or pineapple juice to each their own. It can basically cook the meat before the meat hits the pan if you leave it in there too long. You would notice this stuff during the plating process- presentations good. But if the foods bad, it's bad no matter how pretty you make it look. We paid the full bill, didn't touch the meat. Pancake was good. Gave 10% to the server, because it wasn't her fault but she didn't help the situation. Forgot to mention as well: a lady and her kids at the table next to us got her meal discounted because of the food. When I asked if it is usually better she said, yes so much better. I'm not sure who is back there but it isn't the normal cook. It's pretty bad tonight. Maybe it was a one off, like everyone has but... the idea that you can try to convince customers that maybe they're wrong and just don't know how Korean food should taste surely did leave a bad taste for us.

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    Bonchon

    Bonchon

    3.4(35 reviews)
    3.8 mi

    Can we just talk about the MoPo corndog? How did I not know…read morethis was a thing?! Crispy potato bites in the batter? Cinnamon sugar? Gooey mozzarella? Don't even pretend to be a grownup while you eat this. The YumDrum Trio was 3 beautiful and delicious drumsticks. So delicately crunchy on the outside and so juicy on the inside. It comes with a Korean donut. I didn't even realize how badly I wanted a Korean donut. So light. And yes, I split one with my husband even though I had the corndog. I can't speak to the atmosphere since I had it delivered. The first time I ordered, everything was hot and perfect. I was even surprised at the quality of the rice. So good. Second time was a little before closing and maybe my chicken had spent awhile under a heat lamp and the rice was okay but nothing to get excited about like the first time. I'll definitely order again but will call and ask that it be cooked to order. Others have mentioned waiting awhile at the restaurant. Definitely worth it to have it come out piping hot and fresh.

    This place is sort of a Korean fast food chain. The bulgogi was good, but there was no option for…read morecondiments like chili sauce, soy sauce or Korean BBQ sauce. The Korean fried chicken is very good too. The service is walk up counter, however they did bring out the food. There is indoor seating, but I especially loved the outdoor seating. Overall good quality food. I wish they had better drink options though.

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