Love the new location. Menu is pretty much the same as the old. The space is beautifully decorated and bums me out that it's only a pop-up! Came for happy hour today and got the charsiu dumplings, kalbi burger, ramyun, and pork belly pancake with friends. It was a good amount of food for the three of us. The dumplings were the unanimous favorite, and the ramyun was the unanimous last place. Extremely flavorable on one end and very bland on the other. I would recommend giving this place a try. Prices are steep outside of happy hour and dishes can be hit or miss depending on what you like so ask for your server's advice if you need it! read more

Sometimes when you have a meal you just know it will be memorable. The noodles really surpassed my expectations. Usually when I see curry with noodles I expect most of the city flavor to be in a soup or very subtle. Wow this was a nice thick sauce that has curry but so much more. There might be some fish sauce and shrimp paste... So rich and complex. Very flavorful. There was also a decent amount of Dungeness crab. At other places I've be consistently disappointed. I'm so happy Revel didn't disappoint. I also had the short rib dumplings. So glad they were nice and juicy. They were 4 sauces to choose from but I like the curry sauce from the noodles. read more

Revel - Dungeness crab curry noodle - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Wow - this place has a definite spinoff on modern Korean food. They don't take reservations, so we waited quite a while (approximately 45 minutes) for a party of 5 members. I ordered the short rib bowl, which was pretty amazing. I'm normally not a fan of crunchy daikon (prefer it served in soups), but wow it was quite delicious. The meat was tender as well and perfectly seasoned. I only wish I had more meat inside my bowl since there was quite a lot of rice. That being said, I feel like this place isn't worth the price for a few reasons: A 20% gratuity charge is automatically added to your bill, which is a bit strange. If you are going to charge that much, I expect the food and service to be amazing. We definitely had to wave down a waiter more than once to get his attention to bring us water. The wait was quite long. I'm not sure if we came at a peak time, but I was quite hungry. I'd probably be equally happy going to a traditional Korean restaurant, but I do appreciate the dining experience. I'd be interested to try the desserts next time since they sound interesting, but the 20% automatic gratuity charge is a bit off-putting. read more

Revel - Short Rib Rice Bowl - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Came here on a saturday night around 8pm and we sat at the bar table area where you can watch them cook. The restaurant is pretty hipster and cute, the outside has some string lights which had a cozy feel. The menu was extensive as you can see in the photos below. The food took a long time to come out since they cook-to-order and they make only 2-3 plates at a time. You can see the chefs working hard and they take pride in their work, however we did wait about 30-40 minutes for our food. Food: -Short Rib Dumplings-4/5 Pricey, but delicious! they were $13 for 5 dumplings but they were relatively big and filling. I've never had this before and I was pleasantly surprised. They didn't skimp on the meat and the dumpling itself was delicious and chewy. -Short Rib Bowl: 4/5 - The rib was cooked perfectly, and it had an egg yolk in the middle. However there wasn't a lot of meat that came with this, and there was a HUGE bowl of rice. HUGE. -Dungeness crab noodles: 4/5 - noodles were perfectly cooked, and the creamy sauce wasn't too creamy and overpowering, however I didn't really get a great flavor of the crab. I did see the crab inside the noodles though! Overall this place was a cool stop in Seattle. I would definitely give it a try, the BF and I enjoyed ourselves here but just expect a wait and it is definitely a little on the pricier side! read more

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Although really excited for this meal--based on reviews of their Fremont location--both my partner and I were let down by the flavour. It almost seemed subdued to appeal to a larger and more generic audience. We sampled 4 foods and had two drinks (listed below). We'd recommend the squid pancake and madame rue (tequila) cocktail, but that's it. Bartending appeared great, so I'd recommend drinks in particular. (1) Pork/Shrimp Dumpling: Over fried and too thick of a dumpling shell. We didn't eat it all. (2) Squid pancake: Squid was subtle, but flavours were nice (when sauce was added) (3) Korean Chicken: The spices seemed off (possibly Indian/Korean fusion?), and was lacking the flavour we expected (4) Kimchi: Could be fermented more. (5) Lazy Gardner (Gin): Fresh and balanced. (6) Madame Rue (tequila): Beautiful flavours. Rice and spicy. I'd love another!! read more

Revel - Pork/shrimp dumpling - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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the service was really good despite them being swamped and there was no wait time to be seated but the food was subpar. it was not worth 48 dollars (with a surcharge??) for seattle restaurant week. only thing decent was the dessert. good looking olace thought, id make a cute date spot. read more

Revel - cheesecake - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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I don't get the complaints, they did classified themselves as "Korean fusion", not Korean. The menu is small and simple, I like it. There's basically 5 small sections; salad, pancake, rice bowl, noodles, & dumplings with a couple of choices under each category. The dumplings takes a bit longer to bring out, but it's stated in the menu so don't wait for all your food to come out together to take photos, they'll be cold by then. The short rib rice bowl was my favorite thing that I ordered, the meat was very flavorful and the sides in the bowl compliment each other very well. The potato dumplings with chipotle sauce was extremely spicy, which I'm impressed with since it's "fusion" food. The dessert that we got was interesting and unique, Bingsoo Revival. It was very refreshing with all the different toppings in it. Revel is located on the main street of Fremont in a building that's connected to their sister bar called Quoin. There was no AC on I was there in the middle of August, but thank god for being next to the door. It's a cute little restaurant, I love little gem restaurants in Seattle. Tell me about your experience if you've been here or is going to after reading this review:) read more

Revel - Short rib rice bowl, get it! - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

It wouldn't be fair to compare a place like Revel to an authentic Korean restaurant in say Federal Way, because it's not quite an apples-to-apples comparison. Revel is Asian Fusion, so the chef puts a twist on Korean cooking. I found it to be a refreshing switch-up. The short rib bowl is on point. I think it's their most popular menu item. The meat is served rare, and it comes out perfectly tender with juices running. The sprinkled salt crystals bring out more flavor in the meat, and the egg yolk mixes in well with the rice. For a simple meat and rice bowl, $17 (September 2017) is a fair price for Seattle. The short rib is obviously the focal point since white rice is cheap and easy to prepare. For an appetizer, order a pancake or two. They're kind of small and not very photogenic, but they make for suitable sharable plates. The jerk smoked mackerel was had a very robust taste with the mango flavoring added. The inside of Revel has a touch of contemporary class; it seems modern and trendy. There's a lot of energy inside the restaurant on a Saturday night; it was loud when I was there, so it was hard to have a conversation. An automatic 20% gratuity is factored into the final bill. read more

Revel - Pancake... jerk smoked mackerel - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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Had a Mother's Day dinner and quite disappointed with the food. Food was all around very salty and the flavor was just one note.. Crispy rice with eggplants - it is a jumble of crispy rice bits, eggplants, seasoning and creme fraiche. Salty and the seasoning was nothing notable Asparagus salad - not edible without a bowl of rice with it. Super salty with heavy fish sauce type seasoning. Wilted pea cine with tahini- betwtr than the other salad but the pea vines were pretty much raw and not really wilted Crab noodles - classic. Curry sauce still tasty Rice bowl with short ribs - the meat was cooked perfectly. this modern interpretation of bibimbap was a sensation when the restaurant opened first time. It seems to lack something now in flavor. You need to use a generous amount of gochujang sauce and sesame oil to make this tasty so do not eat as is Black cod with curry sauce - creamy moist fish with herbs and curry sauce. Delicious and again you need some rice to go with this dish Joule is a much better sister to this restaurant. Their food had more complex flavor overall read more

As you probably already know, this place loves its scallions, and I'm not going to complain. The scallion biscuit is fluffy and savory. The scallion hash tastes like buttery strings of potato heaven. They have the perfect outer crisp without being hard on the interior. Note that the Revel ramen is not your typical Japanese bowl of al dente noodles and tonkatsu broth. It's a Korean ginger-based version of the bowl, and meat portions are scant. I am a bigger fan of the short rib bowl. Two sunny side up eggs over a bed of white rice with scallion mu and just the fluffiest, rare pieces of short rib come to you in a hot bowl of love. Couldn't ask for more. Service here is extremely efficient and friendly, and there was no wait time for 11:30am brunch on a Sunday. What a beautiful world Seattle is. read more

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Thoroughly impressed! The biscuits are to-die-for. I just about screamed in excitement when I saw "dutch baby" on the menu. They did everything perfectly - service, ambiance, menu, food - both in taste and presentation. I cannot wait to come back!! read more

Revel - To die for biscuits. - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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After hearing nothing but incredible things about this restaurant eatery, my pals and I trekked up to the area in search of an amazing meal. ....but when we got there the hostess informed us it was a 2 hour wait. Woah. Serves us right for going on a Saturday night, but still. So we decided to go to a neighboring bar to pre-drink. Finally we were seated, but at the bar. I'd figure after waiting so long we'd at least get a table? No worries, though, because the food amazing. My fav dishes were the brisket dumplings, pork belly pancake and dan dan noodles. Truly each dish was unique and made to perfection. The dumplings especially made an impression on me -- I'd go back just for those. Service was fine, nothing too exceptional but they were certainly very busy that evening. But all in all, a good experience at Revel. I understand why the critics are raving! read more

Revel - Dan dan noodles - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

The wait time on a saturday night isn't great :( but i guess that is a normal occurance in Fremont. The food was good and flavorful. I think we had a pork belly kimchi pancake which came with some sauces. That was entirely unnecessary because the pancake had enough flavor. The DanDan noodles had smoked pork in it. The good part was the smokiness and spice. The chewy texture of the noodles was excellent. The bad part, it was a little too sweet. We also had the Dungeness crab with seaweed noodles. It was served with a very light red curry sauce. That was my favorite dish by far! The beef short rib dumplings were flavorful, but the dumpling "skin" could be a little crispier. Overall, I enjoyed the ambiance, the food, and the service. It's worth trying once. read more

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This is a very lively Korean fusion place bustling with mostly non Asians. Definitely not your average Korean BBQ joint. The decor is simple but trendy with an open kitchen which does not tend to do well with Asian food. Hubby and I returned to our B&B all smoked up. Between three of us, we ordered the kimchee pancake which was a bit doughy for me. The short rib rice bowl was pretty good with the egg yolk on top. The beef was quite tender. The corned lamb salad was flavorful with fresh mizuna but way too salty. Lastly, the Dungeness crab noodle had red curry sauce that's got a nice kick. We also tried the fried sesame ball dessert which had an 'interesting' blend of chocolate with sesame. I don't think these two great fillings worked well paired up. There are so many great restaurants in Seattle and I am not sure this will be a repeat. read more

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I've loved Revel ever since the first time we came here last summer after PAX. A friend read an article in the New York Times so we made it out here from downtown. I typically don't like "fusion" restaurants but they are so clever with what they do here. It seems effortless when they put their own unique twists on other Asian cultures' dishes. Nothing it forced like places that try to "deconstruct" dishes or whatever. The menu here changes seasonally so we've had a gambit of dishes. The last time we came here was for brunch which was quite delicious too. Some of our favorites from the current: @Brunch +dandan noodle with chili and eggplant +revel ramen with pork belly and kimchi @Dinner +pork belly kimchi pancake short rib dumpling We've also had their special hot pot soup that was yum yum! read more

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Saw a line and thought this place must be goood. Atmosphere - Open kitchen and restuarant space. Because it is so open, it can be a little too loud for conversations, but thats also what gives it a fun casual hip feel. Service - Great service. Just attentive enough considering how busy they are. Dan Dan noodles (3.5) - This is not even close to dan dan noodle flavor profiles. But it did taste like a good asian noodle dish. I would say the flavors are similar to eating a xiao long bao dumpling (prob because of the ginger slices) with hot sauce or sichuan noodles from an asian restaurant Eggplant was cooked perfectly and noodles seemed freshly made. Tonkatsu(?) with chive biscuit - this is a 2-3 star. The tonkatsu was deep fried pork but nothing spectacular. The chive biscuit was so dense and sadly no chive flavor came thru at all. Gravy was also ok. Not worth the carbs really wanted to try the bacon doughnut but they were all out. I would give the other dishes a try. read more

Revel - Dan Dan noodles - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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I came here with some friends while visiting Seattle. We came just right in time before they were closing so good thing we were able to sit and order! My friends ordered their corn pancake and Drunken Chicken Noodles while I shot for the short rib rice bowl. I had a bite of the pancakes; very crispy with a clean crust while containing the warmth and sweetness of the corn within. The noodles tasted handmade and very doughy with a fresh herb taste. The compliments of the broth and egg helped really brought the dish home; almost like a warm bowl of ramen on a cold day! My rice bowl was popping. The short ribs were tender and sweet and salty to the bite complimenting the pickled daikon. Meanwhile the rice was soft and kept warm at the bottom of the bowl. In the end, Revel was a hit for me and my friends. Service was great and the atmosphere was swanky in the inside; while we sat on the patio basking in the glory of the warm sun that day! - Enjoy! read more

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Favorite restaurant ever!! Venue: They just moved their location to Southlake union, but its even better with glasses all around. Service: Got to sit in the bar, kitchen area, and the chefs look so passionate about food ans cooking, which is a delight to watch. Good and fast service. Food: Always ordered the crab noodle and nvr get disappointed! Loved the tuna and beef short ribs rice as well. Tried the pork and short ribs dumpling too. Heavenn!!! read more

Writing from as a frequent Korean food eater in Korea town. This place offers American Korean food. It is is like one time visit for me. Why?! Definitely over priced and 20% service charge automatically adding on the bill which is almost $70. We ordered one dish of kimchi pancake, one short ribs dumplings, and one pork rice, and one beer. Dumplings only came with 5. Pancake is kinda small. Food taste actually is decent. Kimchi pancake has a very few very thin slices of pork belly in the middle but the price is way too high. Pork dumplings: the flavor is unique from the herbs (I guess )but way too salty. Again, it only has 5 pieces which costs $13. I know how to wrap the dumplings and the costs would be. Short rib rice bowl is decent yet the meat is couple small chunks that you can find from other people's photo. To me this place is a paying a lot but not feeling full if you share all the three with a friend. I shall have freedom to choose the % of tips not being forced to tip 20% read more

Wow, that meal was delicious! Just came back from a dinner meal at Revel. Got there a little after 8:30pm, which was slightly close to closing time - no greeters at the door for a solid 2 minutes even though the wait staff saw me and gave me the cold shoulder. {Cue the awkward dance of not making eye contact anyone already seated} Once seated, service was quick. Not friendly, but the waitress did her job and put my order in correctly. I was sitting at the chef's table, and all the plates coming out looked so good and carefully put together by the chef and sous chef. Lots of good looking options on the menu, but I could only stomach a limited amount, so I ordered their lemongrass beef noodles ($18) with the shrimp salad ($11). The salad came out first and it was a delight to eat. It's a cold salad plate: cilantro dressing, shrimp, onions, oh-my, the whole thing came together so well! Loved it! The noodles came second, and it was also so well put together. The lemongrass beef were cut into thin slices, much like the kind of beef you'd find in pho. Lemongrass was not overbearing, and it mixed in so well with the noodles (I suspect it was fettuccine). Highly recommend this dish as well! I'd love to come back and try their beef bowls that people kept ordering. If I'm back to the area and it's a special occasion, perhaps we'll swing in again and enjoy their cooking. This place is out of my league for any ordinary night out - with a drink, the bill totaled to $42 for just myself! read more

My recent dining experience is everything that is wrong with the Seattle restaurant scene. Dishes by restauranteurs priced at the SF/NYC level but have a long way to go in terms of comparable execution + snooty waitstaff that no longer have to earn your 20% tip. The pork belly pancake was undercooked. We had to wash down the pancake batter with water. The short rib burger was really just a teriyaki burger/crumbly questionable meat. The pork dumplings seemed wrong; the waitress kept insisting it was cooked right and that it's marinated (was that part supposed to make me feel better?). I know WTF pork looks like when it's cooked bc I make dumplings/wontons all the time. We sent it back. 5 minutes later she asked if we wanted our check or if we were gonna "hang out for a long time". I can get a clue. She offered $3 discount for the plate of dumplings that we sent back. You lost me Revel. read more

Revel - Terribly assembled "dumpling" with questionable pork color - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Amazing! We came here for dinner and fell in love with all the dishes we ordered. We came for dinner on a Tuesday night and the place was pretty packed, yet we were able to snag seats at the chef's counter. The chef's counter was a nice feature, as the open kitchen allows guests to watch where all the magic is made. It made our experience at Revel all the more fun. We ordered the Short Rib Dumplings, the Albacore Tuna Rice Bowl, the Lemongrass Beef Noodles and a side of the Napa Cabbage Kimchi. For two people - it was more than enough food, and I'd recommend sharing different dishes here as anyway, as there are so many delicious items to discover. The food comes as it's ready versus getting all your items at once, which works especially best if you're sitting at the chef's counter since space can be limited. Of the items, I liked the Lemongrass Beef Noodles the most. The cilantro noodles were served at a chilled temperature, which was nice and light, especially since the tender beef had so much flavor. The sauce that it came with was so fragrant, too, and I even loved the roasted tomatoes that came with. It was just a well-executed dish, with all the flavors complementing one another. The Albacore Tuna Rice Bowl was also fantastic! I loved the roasted escarole with the protein, and the egg yolk in the middle had its own seasoning, so once you mixed everything together once the yolk broke, it made its own sauce. So good and reminds me of comfort food. The Short Rib Dumplings were also tasty, and as it should be, the short rib meat inside was the main star of this dish. Meat was incredible and naturally flavorful and bold. In fact, it was nice that we ordered a side of the Napa Cabbage Kimchi, which added a nice contrast to the dumplings, since the kimchi was light and served chilled. Awwww - everything was awesome! So glad I finally visited Revel, a Rachel Yang restaurant located in the Fremont neighborhood. Quick and efficient service with phenomenal, Korean-fusion food! I already can't wait to return. read more

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A quick summary of Revel would be: Extremely mediocre overpriced unauthentic "Korean" food served by less than knowledgeable staff. Honestly, this whole concept of fusion Korean food (is it even fusion) is a horrible joke. I tried the kimchi tasting of 3 different vegetables, the pork belly bowl, and a chicken wing type appetizer. The kimchi tasted like watered down pickle remnants - very unappetizing and almost inedible. The bowl came cold, not intentionally, but because the server apparently thought I wanted to eat my entire kimchi appetizer first before getting my next plate. Note - I never planned to finish that appetizer because it was tasteless, mushy, and down right awful! The cold bowl of previously warm pork and rice was nicely congealed and pasty by the time I got it, so again, in the interest of my own health and preventing food poisoning, I decided against finishing that too. The chicken wings may have been good, but after one bite my mouth was on fire and I was downing glasses of water to quench the after effect of the ridiculous amount of chili they put in there. UGH. NEVER AGAIN! read more

Yummmmmmmmmmmmmm! You've got to come here! We came in for a Sunday evening dinner as a party of four. The wait was about 30 or 45 minutes, but we were able to spend it in the attached bar. I found the cocktail menu a little overwhelming (after a long day of work, making decisions is hard sometimes) so I asked the server for his recommendation. He brought me a "mascarita milk punch," which is make of the weirdest combination of ingredients I have ever heard of: mezcal, milk, bitters, and grapefruit! It seems like it would be absolutely disgusting (citrus and dairy??) but it TOTALLY works! Order one and have them explain how they make it - you'll be truly fascinated. I ended up having second with dinner! The dining room has its drawbacks. An open-concept restaurant, where the kitchen and the dining spaces are together, is really cool if you want to watch the food being prepared. We didn't. We wanted to visit with our friends whom we hadn't seen in a year, so the noise and heat coming from the kitchen were unwelcome. Things got better as the dining room emptied out, and it was quite comfortable at the end. The food was worth dealing with all that, and more! Seriously guys, the food here is on point. It's trendy and innovative, rather than traditional - which I LOVE. Our friend who had been here before ordered for us, so I'm not 100% sure exactly what I ate but I loved all of it! We ordered 1-2 dishes from each category on the menu and shared it all, family style. I was so surprised at the quantity of food, and even more surprised that we ate it all! Everything was so, so good. I would eat it all again. Then there was dessert. YOU GUYS: they have churros stuffed with mochi!! I can't even tell you how much that speaks to absolutely everything in the world that I love. I won't even try to describe what this dessert is like - you have to try it yourself! read more

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I'm baffled this place isn't averaging 4 or 4.5 stars. I went to the original location years ago when I was in Seattle often for work. Loved it. I just moved to the South Lake Union area and am obsessed with this place. It's gotten even better with time. Seems like a lot of the bad reviews have to do with it being "overpriced." But is it though? Unequivocally no. Folks, it's 2019: you can see the menu online before you go and you can decide if it's in your price range or not. If you're looking for Chipotle-priced rice bowls, then yeah you absolutely shouldn't be dining here. If the prices are not within your budget, there are innumerable more affordable options nearby. It's in prime SLU and surely that rent isn't cheap. They gotta keep the lights on somehow! I am wholly unbothered by the prices and actually think it's reasonably priced. I have not been for lunch. But in the last month I've been for dinner three times and will likely make this a regular dinner or happy hour spot. Each time we've sat at the chef's counter to see the magic happen and watching them grill the meats is a thing of beauty for a carnivore like me. Cocktails are all around phenomenonal. I love everything we've ordered so far: Pork belly pancake Kale and beet salad Grilled chicken skewers (favorite) Dungeness crab noodles (favorite) Short rib Trout Didn't love either of the dumplings but that's forgivable when everything else is absolutely amazing. Service is neither cold nor warm, but it's efficient. It is not overpriced. It's delicious, it's in an expensive area, the atmosphere is beautiful and airy, and I'll be back every week. read more

We went there for the holiday lunch of our group. It was located close to South Lake Union and I liked their holiday decorations. We did not make an reservation and were seated along the table without waiting. Simple menu featuring Asian and Korean style foods. I had the rice bowl with tuna. Although it was not full when we were there, it took at least half an hour before our foods were ready. The rice bowl with tuna came with green veggies and kimchi. Liked the seasoning of the tuna as well as the veggies. But the rice was really disappointing being really hard to chew. I guess a little bit more water when steaming the rice would be much better. And when we were ready to go, we found soda that we did not consume appeared on our check. We were lucky to have someone in our group who had sharp eyes. read more

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If you choose outdoor dining, bring a warm coat and blanket. We were placed in the middle of the patio although there were other tables that were more protected from the elements. The plastic chairs were so cold-they don't warm up for quite a while after you've sat down. We asked to be moved, and I saw other parties sit there and asked to be moved as well. There is a heater but is several feet above so really has no effect. Revel staff could have offered complimentary hot tea but didn't (charged $4/cup). After sharing a couple of appetizers, the waitress did not think to bring new clean plates for our main dishes that came out afterwards. Most of the food was heavily sauced and overpowering. read more

One of those places that is trying way to hard. Small portions and big prices. Food is pretty good flavor wise. Good service. But not a place that will draw one back. 4% surcharge for who knows what. Weak value. read more

"If you don't like it, your mouth is broken." -Our server, about their dungeness crab noodles Had this place bookmarked for a long time and finally tried it! My friend and I came here when we had a long lunch- it was a super nice sunny day, so we got to enjoy the outdoor seating. The ambience indoors looked really nice as well, with a modern/chic vibe with an open kitchen. We obviously ordered the dungeness crab noodles, which lived up to our server's review (although I did pick out the shredded strips of ginger since I'm not a fan). In addition to that, we shared an order of the short rib dumplings, which were also fantastic. Between these two dishes, it was a perfect amount of food for the two of us. Gratuity is included, and our total came out to about $20 per person after tax and tip for the 2 dishes. It was difficult to go back to work after this- I was thinking of this meal for pretty much the rest of the afternoon. I'll definitely be back! read more

Revel - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

This has been one of our favorite date night or double date night restaurants for years. Food is consistently delicious and great to share with others. The crab noodles and the kimchi pancakes are some of our favorites. Highly recommend! read more

This place was super popular when I visited Seattle but I thought it was just okay when I went for brunch. It's a twist of Korean and Western flavours but I definitely felt like the Korean flavours were definitely overpowered by everything else. Their kimchi wasn't that authentic and I was confused. Btw, I got their Short rib rice bowl, two sunny side eggs, herbed daikon kimchi and Pork katsu, scallion biscuit, bull dog gravy. I loved the decor and vibe of Revel but the food was only subpar... read more

Revel - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

How incredibly disappointing this was! I was excited to try Revel after hearing good things and seeing the reviews, and went there for lunch around 11:30am to beat the rush. It was not busy at all and we were served and seated quickly. My issue was the food/value. $19 (yes, NINETEEN) for a steak rice bowl that was two scoops of plain white rice, a few ounces of steak, an egg yolk, and a bunch of lettuce and daikon. The daikon was seasoned but aside from that it was plain and flavorless with nothing tying the bowl together. The steak was ok, but not good. Certainly not what I would expect from such a high-priced item. The pancake appetizer was good, but also overpriced at $14 for a 4-inch pancake. We got the "motherload" brownie for $9 which was also not good. Save your money and frequent any number of restaurants nearby that have 5x the flavor for half the price. read more

I went to Revel for the first time last night and found it to be truly excellent. It's a very chef-y place with a hipster feel, but still very casual and accessible in terms of atmosphere. It's contemporary Korean, essentially. If you're a fan of Korean food you'll find lots of favorites with an innovative twist. Their food is best for sharing, but portions are pretty generous so don't treat it like tapas. The menu is divided into salads, pancakes, and dumplings, which are all appetizers, and rice and noodles, which are like entrees. They will also have a special. There were two of us at dinner, but I wish there'd been more so we could have ordered everything! We settled on the pork belly pancake, the short rib rice bowl, and the crab noodles. Everything was excellent! Savory pancakes, pajeon in Korean, are one of my absolute favs and they had really interesting flavors here. The pancakes are much smaller than in Korea but just as crispy. They have a variety of interesting dipping sauces as well like soy ginger and spicy fish sauce. The rice bowl was like fancy bibimbap. The short rib was really high quality. Great texture and flavor. It was served with daikon kimchi, which I loved, and came with raw egg yolk. Really great dish. Very hearty but also featured lots of vegetables. I'd definitely recommend getting one of these. The crab noodles were not like anything I could think of from Korean cuisine (maybe kalgooksu?) but it was delicious. It was rich, but not overly so, and the noodles were perfectly chewy. Probably the best thing we ordered, which is saying a lot. We also got an order of the napa kimchi and loved it. They use Asian pear in their kimchi which gives it a bright and more acidic flavor. I really liked it! Their kimchi is also "old" which is something I look for in a restaurant's kimchi. Basically it means they've given it enough time to ferment. Service was wonderful and they actually include 20% gratuity on all checks, which I think is really great. I wouldn't come here over and over again and would definitely recommend it if you're looking to have a nice night in Fremont. read more

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Dumplings are good, would be better if they weren't punctured by the time they got to our table. Noodles are also good and I hate to compare but if im going for fusion noodles I prefer stateside or ba bar at this price point. Skewers also dry last time. Overall decent spot for lunch but I would pass on dinner read more

At this point, Revel is basically a Seattle institution and the barometer upon which any other Asian Fusion restaurants that open are measured. Which is why I can't believe it took me this long to go!!! My dinner buddy came here for dinner on a Saturday night, and when given a half-hour wait, sauntered over to Quoin, the adjoining bar that actually provides the drinks for Revel, to drink away the time. We barely got the drinks in our hand when my dinner buddy got the text that our table was ready, and hustled back over to Revel. The perks of having an adjoining bar are so real! I had the Rye and Reason, a wonderful cocktail among many other wonderful cocktails. Their drink list is amazing and definitely worth drinking through, as they not only have punny names but incorporate Asian liquers, flavors, and bitters, which really adds to the interest. Nothing gets me like a creative cocktail that's done well. We sat down and ordered the pork belly pancake, the short rib and scallion dumplings, and the short rib and kimchi rice bowl with Chinese mustard greens. I mean, the drinks and atmosphere and service are top notch here but HOLY MOTHER, does the food speak for itself. I was blown away. I am generally skeptic of Asian Fusion food, because, I mean, Asian food is pretty cracking already and most attempts to mess with it are just disappointing. BUT. Revel, you got me. The pancake is reminiscent of Korean mung bean pancakes and are especially good with your choice of the sauces on the table. The dumplings are comforting, a mix of crunchy and tender, and vaguely reminiscent of the dumplings my grandmother would make while feeling new. The short rib bowl is a revelation. The meat bursts with juices and flavor, the kimchi is just tart enough and adds a crunch, and the greens bring the whole thing together. For a table of two, sharing two starters and a bowl is the perfect amount of food. Even without the service being awesome, Revel would still be a 5-star yelp review in my book, but they were great. The only thing that slightly bugged me was that it was just too loud to have a conversation, but at Revel, you will probably be too busy falling in love with your food anyway. read more

Didn't love it enough to want to give it another try, but the food was okay and the service was excellent. Ordered the short rib rice bowl topped with mustard greens and sambal daikon. I now know I do not like sambal daikon. I normally enjoy daikon - in small amounts though - more as a garnish rather than as a side to accompany a dish.The mustard greens were so salty all I could taste was salt and not greens. The dish would have been much better if it had any of the traditional bibimbap vegetables like carrots, zucchini, sprouts etc. After reading all the reviews raving about how amazing the short ribs are here, I was expecting something amazing. Sorry to be THAT guy who disagrees but it was far from amazing and definitely not worth $17. The dish overall was A-OK but quite overrated imho. Next came the crab noodles. Seriously, what's the deal with all the hyped up reviews??? Is it so good that everyone who has raved about it comes back time and again for it? Okay, I'll admit - the noodles were good. I'd give it a solid 4 stars.The combination of dungeness crab, seaweed noodles, red curry, bok choi, ginger and crème fraîche was delicious. It had a mild kick and the flavors worked together wonderfully. I would order it again if I change my mind and decide to give this restaurant another try. The dumplings took the longest to come out but we were warned ahead of time that they required extra time. Decided to go with the bacon since we already had the short rib rice. That was a poor decision. Probably should have heeded the other reviews and tried the short rib dumplings instead. I don't think anyone has recommended the bacon po boy dumplings and neither would I. They looked and tasted like frozen dumplings I could have burnt in my microwave at home. Still edible, super salty, but something I would definitely not get again. I don't know who was expediting that night but that dish should not have made it out of the kitchen. Subtotal was $57, automatic gratuity (20%) was $11.40, and sales tax was $6.56 for a grand total of $74.96. All in all, the experience was okay but not worth the price. read more

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Revel, at last :) One of Chef Rachel Yang's 4 contemporary fusion gems in the PnW, we were finally able to seat ourselves in her restaurant on a quiet Wednesday morning. It wasn't quiet by the chef's counter, though. The flaming woks and delicate extraction of pre-seasoned egg yolks left us salivating before our meal has arrived. We got the pork belly pancake to start; the house sauces laid out in front of us were exquisite in the most down-to-earth fashion. My favourites were the soybean paste and sweet chilli sauce - the gingered soysauce was something special, too. The pancake was way more flavourful than any of the traditional seafood pancakes I've had at any Korean restaurant. For our entrees, we got the beef pastrami noodles and short ribs on rice. The noodles were handmade and had great texture; the beef pastrami was packed with flavor and could not have gone better with the noodles. My favourite, however, were the short ribs. They rivaled the short ribs I had during my Korean bbq escapades in the infamous Ktown of LA. So tender and juicy; I overheard the chef talking about how he made the rice as well - "silky" was the word he used and apparently a challenge many chefs had at his culinary school. That bowl of short ribs with rice was perfection - and it was topped off with poached egg yolk that had been previously seasoned with gingered soysauce. We had to ask the chef how it was made. All in all, a great dining experience for the fusion lovers out there. I stopped believing in fusion a while back - thinking that it's way to difficult to truly perfect the combination of two cuisines. I think Revel did it. read more

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Revel use to be our favorite date night spot. We have been coming here for 7 years. The service is so horrible that it over shadows the food. Rude hostess...terrible server and to top off the evening, they said our last course could be boxed up but we couldn't eat it there because they needed our table. We had been there for 1 hour and obviously made reservations. Just horrific read more

Love this place!! Love the atmosphere and the great music. Love the short rib bowl. Like really, really love it. And the sampler of kimchi is great (I've never had fennell kimchi before!) The staff is always super friendly and the prices are reasonable. read more

A bit hard to judge exactly, since it's COVID and they're offering a modified menu with outdoor seating and service only. We ordered the crab noodle bowl and it was pretty good, smallish portion size but good flavor. Mike really liked it. I'd like to come back sometime and try this place for real (sit inside, non plastic utensils, etc.). read more

Revel - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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