The service was fine, but the food was overpriced and disappointing. I ordered the Dolset Bibimbap with beef. The enire dish contained maybe a tablespoon of beef. The remainder was mostly rice. I did not order vegetarian, it was a rip-off. read more

Okay the food here is good. The customer service on the other hand is horrible. While I was there I sat there for approximately an hour. An Hour!!! Before the waitress checked on my and my guest to see if we needed anything else. I was dying of thirst. She did not come to check to see if we needed refills on our beverages. I would have gotten better service from a mirage in the desert. My food was good though. Upon time to leave they didn't even bring our check for us to pay. Like we sat there and did not move. thinking that they waitress was going to get the hint. Oh no. She sure did not. Sigh. If you like karaoke. Then this is the place for you. They seem to have the perfect environment for it. And it seems the drunker people are while doing it the funner it is. read more

Restaurant Silla - Japanese Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

This is one of my favorite places to get late night fare! I usually order the Bibimbap but I decided to go for the soondubu and was not disappointed. The soup was hearty and had just enough spice to it. The portions are HUGE and you will still be full sharing a dish. read more

Restaurant Silla - Soondubu - Japanese Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

Very good place we just came here for sake and drinks! And they gave us extra small Japanese apps on the side it was very great! Had a great time! Also has green tea ice cream and it was delicious!! read more

Since they open late, it's a good place for a late dinner or hanging out with friends. Their food is not bad but not great, it's average Koean food I think. Their yogurt soju is ridiculously OVER PRICED! total rip off, I can make it for a fraction of that price! Buy some soju and add yakult yogurt drink. TA DA! I think the service is fine, haven't had a bad experience from the many times I've been there. The "karaoke" part though, it's public karaoke. Out of all the times I've been haven't heard anyone sing. Too unfortunate but who wants to sing for the whole restaurant anyways. Awkward! read more

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Saturday, 27 December 2014 I went here for lunch today. Location - Easy place to drive too and it isn't too far from OSU's campus. Entering the restaurant is a bit tricky. I started to walk in to the front entrance but realized that it was the entrance to Spud's bar & grill. The actual entrance is towards the side of the restaurant on a small alley way. So finding the front of the restaurant was strange especially since I walked in from the front rather than the right hand side of the restaurant. Service - Great. Servers were nice and friendly. Waitress brought hot tea to the table for everyone before we place our order. If you want water, you can get a glass of water too instead of tea. There was no extra charge for the tea. Food - I had the Zazong Myun off the lunch specials menu. The menu describes this dish as "thick noodles with pork, seafood and vegetables in black pasted sauce." I wasn't too keen on ordering this dish because I didn't think I would like the sauce since I've never tried the sauce before. I thought my food tasted okay. I didn't like the sauce but that's just my own personal preference. I also hate onions and the whole meal was covered in onions, again, this isn't the restaurant's fault. I didn't know my meal will have onions. The menu mentioned the dish having vegetables but I hardly saw any on my plate. Overall, my food tasted okay and I think it could have had more flavour. My friends seemed to enjoy what they ordered so next time, I will order something else. Cost - I paid $6.95 for my dish. Overall, this was a reasonable place but I will probably order something else next time. I'll stick to a traditional fried rice or something similar next time. read more

The staff is so friendly and the food is delicious! Not to mention their karaoke is definitely the way to go if you're looking for a good time with friends and family! read more

The new owner is amazing! The food is way better than the last owner, and you can tell that they care about your experience.

We got takeout during covid and the food portions were small, bordering stingy. The flavors were not as good as Min Ga on all dishes and the banchan offered were measly. The kimbap wasn't rolled tightly and the japchae and bibimbap barely had any meat. In particular, the japchae was incredibly oily when reheated but a solid block of dryness when cold. Overall the only thing going for it is that it's slightly cheaper than Min Ga. But why pay less for also less tasty food? Recommend Min Ga as the superior Korean restaurant. As we did takeout only, this review is strictly about the food. read more

Fresh, delicious and authentic Korean food. Yes that's what we all expect from restaurants pretty much....but this one comes with a super fun ambiance with live karaoke AND the owner is just one of the sweetest and nicest people I've ever met and clearly so passionate about what she's doing. They have a variety of comforting Korean dishes and everything is freshly homemade and so flavorful! I highly recommend anyone going there for a date, hangs with friends, catch up sisters and girls night out or even just by yourself to let lose and have a yummy meal! Probably not the best place for kids, but then again, no place really is and they ruin everything good anyway Maybe lunch time? Perhaps not during night time and not during the weekend nights especially because normal, hardworking people are there to have a good time and relax so keep your kids at home. Please and thank you! BONUS!! They sometimes have some drinks specials too! Cheers read more

Been here 3 times, and to be honest Silla didn't leave us any good impression at all. The food were not bad, but the service was terrible. The waitress didn't greet us, instead she just showed up and said "ok what's the drink?" No smile, not very friendly. When she was serving our food, we had space on both sides of our table, but she only served on one side and I had to help her passing the plates all the time. She could push the cart to the other side to make things much easier, but I don't think she understands it. We had a big table but we also ordered a lot of food so the table was pretty full. When the new dishes arrived, she waited us to stand up and move the dishes around to have more space instead of doing it herself. After all the food were here, she never showed up again. Our drinks need to be refilled and I was sure that she saw it at least twice because she passed our table so many times and I saw her looking at our table, but again, no refill, and not to mention asking if everything was okay. An experienced waiter would come and check if the food were okay and if the customers need anything a short period of time after the food were served. Obviously she didn't do a good job. When we were ready to pay the bill, we noticed that they automatically added about 19% tips on our bill (we had 5 people) without telling us and didn't ask how we were going to pay it. Usually it's understandable when the restaurant adds 18% tips on the party of 6 or more ONLY IF there was a special note on the menu. Maybe the restaurant wrote it somewhere on the menu but all 5 of us didn't see it. The most interesting thing: there was NO CUSTOMER RECEIPT available for us when she returned our credit cards. And another lady was so rush to take all of our signed checks away, which made me feel uncomfortable. Restaurant Silla didn't meet our expectations at all. There were a lot of things they could improve, but...we don't see us coming back to Silla for the next few months. read more

the owner is so sweet and always makes sure we are taken care of!!! my sister loves this place and orders their sake! the pot stickers are super good but i will be back to try more menu items!! the strawberry soju is delicious! this place is super cute, charming, and you're able to do karaoke anytime since they have their own machine! they have an online ordering system and if you have ordering anxiety this makes it much easier :) support this local restaurant! read more

Our first experience with Korean food... loved every bite! I use the post office right by Restaurant Silla and I've never noticed it before as it's entrance situated in sort of an alley between two buildings. I'm sorry I've missed it for so long. We had the standard Korean Barbeque and the Dol Sot Bi Bim Bap (based on Christina C.'s recommendation.) Awesome stuff. I can't wait to go back and try some other options! read more

Restaurant Silla - Dol Sot Bi Bim Bap and Korean Barbeque. - Japanese Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

The staff was very friendly and the food was delicious! The had nice music playing and they gave us a ballon :)

The one thing I've tried here, which Korean people rave about - is the Yang Nyum Tong Dak (Seasoned Fried Chicken). I ordered it to go for about $14 total - and it was DELICIOUS. 5 Stars for that. Seriously mad that I didn't find out about this before, but the only reason that word of mouth happened was because of this chicken. I've never seen my girlfriend eat so much. (the two of us split it and we were STUFFED) Note: I would give 5 stars is for the Fried Chicken only, but I cannot vouch for anything else as of yet. The main reason for 4 is because lunch is only open Friday - Sunday. Dinner is 4PM to 2AM Tue - Sunday. read more

Food was tasteless, cold& small portions. Stingy when we asked for additional sauce, which was needed to eat bulgogi. No ambiance-arrived for early dinner on a Sunday. Entire place was empty& several dirty tables. Service was slow& I was told I did not leave enough of a gratuity! Silly me...I thought gratuity is based on a customers experience and judgement:-0 read more

I've been going to Silla for years and I think it's one of the best Korean restaurants in town. My all-time favorite dish they have is their kalbi, it's marinated really well and it's worth the price. This time, I got the hot stone bibimbap, which is a generous portion but the rice was a bit more burnt at the bottom than it usually is. I came with a group of seven people and I like that this restaurant has a section for bigger parties in the back. read more

Restaurant Silla - Japanese Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

The owner is extremely nice and it's just flat out the best Korean food you can get in Columbus. Highly recommend everything I've tried here has been delicious. My favorite is the Bulgogi Dolsot served in a hot stone bowl to get the rice nice and crispy. read more

Honestly one of my go to places when I want to eat Korean food. The restaurant atmosphere is great and the food is great! The new owner has really improved the quality of the produce and you can definitely tell! The customer service is also pretty great and I appreciate that they've re-opened the karaoke stage! Would definitely recommend this place for a nice and simple dinner! read more

SO GOOD! Came here with the fiancé and a friend. I ordered the bibimbap, and it was delicious - highly recommended! My only complaint is that there was not enough meat, and the bulgogi was awesome. Our friend ordered bulgogi, and it came with a contraption that heated it up and kept it warm. I stole some of his when I finished my bowl. The fiancé ordered chicken; I forget what kind but it was also good and we ended up taking it home. I feel like the food is a bit pricey, so we wouldn't come back too often, but especially since they are open pretty late I expect that we will be back. read more

Restaurant Silla - Bibimbap! - Japanese Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

How do you expect a person to know whether or not you put shellfish in the dish if it's not in the description on the menu? I have a shellfish allergy where I pass out after I blow up in hives. Thankfully there was a CVS right across the street so I bought Benadryl and took it in time. I ate pretty much all my black bean noodles and towards the end I noticed there were shrimp in it. I asked the waitress why is there shrimp it should only be beef. She said the restaurant usually serves it with shellfish and meat together. Failure to put that in the menu description is their fault. If I can give 0 stars I would. read more

My favorite Korean restaurant in Columbus! Some of the things I like: -variety of banchan -good for groups -bibimbap is on point (yes there is such thing as bad bibimbap) -ddukbokki+ramen=so tasty -end the meal with some tasty bingsoo! read more

Restaurant Silla - Japanese Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

Very good, I've been here twice. It may seem petty but I always look forward to their tea. The small dish samplers are wonderful! I always go for extra of the potatoes. I have had the Bipmbap special which was delicious and enough for two meals. I have also had the Udon noodles, also fantastic. The restaurant entrance is a bit hard to find but once inside it is just the right lighting, not too bright or dim. It is comfortable and well spaced. I would certainly reccomend this to friends. read more

Restaurant Silla - Bibimbap $8 special - Japanese Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

Ordered pickup from their website. Asked to prepay online, told me to wait 1 hr after the payment went through. Wait another 30 min in store AFTER that 1 hr. Do not go there unless you love sting there hungry waiting for foods read more

We went to Restaurant Silla for our monthly dinner club with 12 people. It's in a plaza up on Henderson Road (the one with Marc's), but it is back in an "alley" slightly. The restaurant was bigger inside than what I had expected. The staff were very friendly and asked when we were ordering if we were paying together or separately, which we thought was good compared to other restaurants. Most of the group ordered various dishes, but the one's I tried were Yangnym Chicken, which was wonderful! It was fried perfectly with the right amount of sauce. This particular dish could have easily served at least 2 people. I ordered the Chicken Bul Gogi, which was really good as well. It's spicy, but you can order it with less spice if you wish. All dishes came with rice and they brought out 3 sets of the "sides," which included (see photo) a seaweed dish (bottom right); potato dish (top right); cucumber dish (top middle); bean sprouts/corn? (bottom left); and I forget what the other 2 were - I think the bottom middle one were radishes (they were very spicy). We also ordered a vegetarian sushi roll, which was egg and veggies - it, too, was really good. We loved this place. At first a few group members were concerned with the cost, but it wasn't bad at all for what you are served. I would certainly go back and even get take out! Photos of the "take out" menu is included, but it doesn't list their sushi at all. Oh, as we were leaving they were starting up the karaoke. read more

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This is our second review. After enjoying their Sondubu on our first visit, we returned for their 'special day' Sondubu and were very disappointed.. enough to question returning. Why do restaurants dilute a dish with less flavor when on special? Why is that? read more

Amazing food and beautiful aura. Amazing music and service. Very kind staff, all smiles. First time going and I will definitely be back. (They also have karaoke). Do not overlook this place!! read more

This place has changed so much in a negative way in the past few years. Recently we went there and got the budaejeongol - not only was the food underwhelming itself they said they charged extra for ramen noodles to be added in it. The food came with only three side dishes which was way less than in the past, and our waitress not even once checked on our table after she brought our food. What's more outrageous is the fact that they charged 20% gratitude to our bill! Although we corrected the tip amount upon paying our check, they still charged us the 20% on our final bill. We're currently disputing it. read more

One of the best restaurant in town , the foods taste good , the place is very clean and the employees so quick and very professional. Thanks

Chose this place because of four stars on yelp, but don't believe it! Service was slow and it Took forever for us to get a bill when we were done our server just disappeared. We ordered three different meals but none of them was memorable in a good way! I had a hot pot dish with beef and vegetables but the beef was poorly cooked with a bland flavor. One of the vegetables was canned spinach! I've had much better frozen food dishes than this. Out of the three of us two Felt ill with upset stomach's after eating there. I rarely write a review but this story I head to tell . read more

Been here before, food was pretty good but I was drunk so I had to come again before leaving a review. Apparently it's their 30th year anniversary and making a large effort to improve the customer experience. I'd say the service was great, food came out fast and the server and the owner ( I assume ) were really nice. I got the dolsot bibimbap and kimchi ji gae. The bibimbap was a solid standard bibimbap, and the kimchi ji gae was super good, nice spice level and the tofu and pork in it was solid as well. read more

If you want service? Do not go there! There are no service(s) whether busy or not. Waitress was rude when walked in at 530 pm due to disturbed her having a dinner. She got us some water and she sit back down to eat again without taking our orders. One more thing, if you want refills on water, bring your own water, because hard to get a refills. read more

A decent place to visit if you're out late looking for a drink and something to eat. Food is just okay and prices are average. We got the miso ramen, beef slices on rice clay pot and veggie/shrimp tempura. The tempura was ok. The shrimp seemed like it was previously frozen and the veggies tasted better. The ramen was lacking in flavor and the clay pot was the best item but not worth $15. Like I said, a place to go to when everything else is closed and you need to grab food. read more

My favorite Korean restaurant in Columbus, and certainly among the best I've been to. Surprisingly affordable but with a diverse and beautifully prepared menu. Favorites are the dimsot Bibimbap served in a stone bowl (pro tip: wait a few minutes after gettIng it so the rice can crisp up at the edges), the chap chai (sweet potato noodles with beef bulgogi), the sea mussel soup, and the broiled eel. Their bonchon selection varies day by day but it's certainly some of my favorite kimchi around. Service is always excellent even when it's crowded. This is the real deal. read more

The atmosphere at Silla is down to earth and homey. Golf channel is oftentimes played on the televisions. I usually come here with friends, order a dish each, and share family style. Everything I've ordered so far has never disappointed. They offer complimentary kim chee and other various small plates before the entres, which is what I'd expect at a Korean restaurant anyway. The service is standard. Could get slow when busy. During my last visit, my friends had already finished eating and I hadn't received my dish yet. I did not make too big of a deal though because I was eating off of my group's plates too while waiting for my dish. I was already full by the time my Bi Bim Bop in a clay plate arrived, so I just took it home to eat the next day. read more

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Hidden away in the alley of the complex, but this place is a hidden gem! The food was so yummy and the service was great. They were very welcoming and the food came out quickly. I got the bibimbap and my husband got the Kimchi hot pot. YUM. We are definitely coming back :) read more

Restaurant Silla - 69. Kimchi Ji Gae - Japanese Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

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Pre-pandemic, we frequented Silla and always enjoyed it. But a recent visit has me giving one star. It was terrible. 1 - the waitress threw the menus on the table -- I wanted to walk out, but stayed 2 - I ordered a Chardonnay, but they didn't have any wine 3 - the banchan was 4 dishes with broccoli in one and corn in another. That is usually my favorite part of the dinner, but I didn't touch them 4 - asked if they had fish cakes or kimchi for banchan -- she said no 5 - every time she brought something to our table she put it at the farthest end of the table so we couldn't even reach it 6 -- I finished my entree before my husband even received his. This was the WORST restaurant experience ever. We won't be back. read more

That was a first time I came here looking for Udon. Being early just after opening I was greeted friendly and lead to the table in a clean well spaced room. I ordered the Udon with side of Kimchi and it came very hot like I like it. The broth was good, but I like it spicy so after adding the Kimchi it was excellent with seafood and pork. Overall this is a well hidden gem and I will definitely be back to try other things. read more

The only redeeming quality is their late hours. The service was the worst I've ever experienced. I have pretty low standards for service, as long as you come take our orders and are around so I can signal you if I need help, I don't need servers fawning all over me. But my god tonight was horrible. We sat around for 15 minutes clearly ready to order and talking among ourselves before we got fed up and asked another server to go grab ours to take our orders. Then after he gives us our orders we don't see him the rest of the night. No refills, no check-up, he wasn't even in the dining room. After finishing our meals and waiting around for another 20 minutes we had to ask the other server for our check and to go boxes (which he forgot and we had to ask the older Korean manager women). After basically not just having bad service, essentially we had NO SERVICE. All of us decided not to tip, and I usually tip 20% even for doing the bare basics. The older Korean cashier women asked us to tip when she saw we left the tip section empty. She didn't even ask, she demanded. When I asked if it was mandatory because I felt like we had no server the entire night she said "15%, it's just a dollar or two, they work off tip" and I said again that the server never stopped at our table without us having to get someone to get him or to do his job she told us he had CLOCKED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF SERVING US and went home already. So she wanted us to tip a server who admittedly left the work while he was supposedly working for his tip. Even if he left, no one came to replace him at all so why leave tip for a non-existent server? The food is not worth the trouble of being badgered to tip when our server literally left the restaurant after taking our order and getting absolutely no service our entire meal. Save your frustration and money (quality vs. cost of silla has always been the worst for me out of all the Korean places in Columbus). read more

HOLY SHIT. (yelp likes irreverence right?) this place is so fucking good, i can't be eloquent about it. after three long months of little to no asian food, i am beyond ecstatic to have found this korean restaurant. from the first bites of the banchan to the kalbi to the pajeon, this shit is the REAL MUFUCKING DEAL. my taste buds are so happy, i could cry. and they even have neang myun!! but i didn't get a chance to ask if it was seasonal. cuz if it isn't, i'll be there in the middle of january chowing down on come spicy seafood neang myun. the ji gae is also very very very good. they also have home-styled entrees like the omelet over rice with sweet tomato sauce. damn, this shit is so good. i will be back. every day if i could. probably once a week at least. DAMN. read more