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Seoul Providence

3.6 (83 reviews)

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Veggie udon noodle dish
Rachel M.

This is just...not it. I feel like this is a club trying to front as a restaurant and a restaurant trying to front as a club, and they should just focus on one thing instead of trying to be everything. We came here for dinner, and first, they had to move our reservation earlier so they could kick us out by 9 in order to transform the restaurant into a night club. OK, no problem and they were really nice about it and gave us a discount on our meal. But we barely had time to finish as they were clearing out the tables and starting the music. I had a noodle dish and the food was just ok. I would comp it more to my cooking at home than to something I would get at an Asian restaurant. I think its biggest selling point is these giant, colored tap drinks they serve, and my glass came complete with a lipstick stain from the previous night's party. I'm thinking yes as a club and no as a restaurant. Staff was nice. Drinks were good. Cleanliness was questionable. Food was okay.

Dynamite Shrimp
Robert G.

This place exceeded my expectations. The place is huge with plenty of seating, several televisions, and two bars. The food was delicious. We ordered the soy garlic chicken wings, garlic noodles, gyoza, and dynamite shrimp. The staff is attentive and friendly. I had a wonderful experience and will definitely be back.

Dynamite Shrimp! It's not overly spicy just a hint of spice (and I'm no spice girl at all) Must try!!!
Charlene F.

Tried this place out on a Friday night. Went around 7:45. 1st thing is.. it's kind of hard to find. 2nd is, no parking anywhere near it. Once we found it and finally got a spot a few streets down, we noticed they had a sign in the front that said they were open for food until 8:15 (even though online it says 9pm). It wasn't an issue because they seated us. We decided that we were going to sit at the bar instead because the pub table they sat us at was too high and also tucked in a back corner. The service wasn't great at the bar but they're also not wait staff so it was to be expected. I ordered Mango juice (I don't really drink alcohol) and my best friend ordered the lychee martini. The martini was delicious. For food we ordered the Dynamite Shrimp appetizer. Oh My Lord it was so good we ordered another serving! I seriously have never done that in my life since I'm typically a light eater. Trust me..order it!! We also go the chicken teriyaki that comes with sticky rice and we ordered garlic noodles. I personally thought the rice was cooked in dirty water. It had an aftertaste I wasn't a fan of. I also was not a fan of the noodles but it might just be my own preference of spices. The chicken teriyaki was chunks of chicken and dry unfortunately. But..,I would literally go back again for the dynamite shrimp alone! Probably just 3 orders of that to go

Truffle fries
Karla M.

Let's start with location. It's in a beautiful part of providence and sort of secluded and private which has its pros and cons. Pros is you feel like you're high class and going to a super fancy dinner. Con is that parking sucks. You're either going to spend a few minutes circling around to find parking near by or surrendering and parking a few blocks out. I picked the latter :) The inside is very spacious. I loved the monitors with the music videos playing. It makes the place vibrant and makes for a good show if the table conversations start to die down. I'm not sure if the place turns into a dancing and casual environment at night but there's a stage like area and what could be a dance floor so there's a cool concept there. Now the food. The food was good. We had the Seoul wings--half and half on the soy garlic and spicy garlic. I thought I was going to like the spicy better but I actually thought the soy was the favorite. The wings are crispy and the soy garlic sauce is sweet while the spicy garlic is a bearable spicy level where you aren't blowing your nose but you may need a sip of water here and there. I would've liked them a little more if there was more coating or if it was more crispy/crunchy. I liked that the wings really absorbed the sauces. I wish these had a dipping sauce. Next we had the gyozas. They were good. Flavorful and fresh tasting. The last appetizer we had were the truffle fries. I was sold on the existing pictures on Yelp. I could just tell they were going to be crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. And they were. They were very light. I wish they had a little more Parmesan cheese. The dipping sauce was really good (a bit spicy). My recommendation is to dip it into both the ketchup and the other sauce to get a sweet and spicy combination. The only thing that was a bit disappointing was my main entree. I ordered the yaki udon noodles with spicy pork. I'm used to having spicy pork in ground meat style so I wasn't really expecting shaved pork. I could taste the spiciness a bit. Since the sauce was thinner, and the noodles are so thick, I think it was hard for the flavors to all soak in. As a result, I felt it was bland at times or I found myself moving my food around a lot to try to merge all the ingredients into one. I really liked the vegetables, mostly cabbage pieces in it. I heard good things about these noodles with the chicken so maybe that's a better option. Our waitress was very attentive and patient with us as we struggled to decide on just a few apps (we wanted to try them all). Everything came out super quick and just how we ordered them.

DJ booth
Kage Y.

Went back august 22, 2023 and service is still slow and confusing. You can tell management is severely lacking when they are busy in the bathroom just playing with their phones and on the floor overlooking everything instead of actually helping the kitchen, the servers, or even the bus boys. It took a good 20 minutes before water came to us and order was taken. It took another good hour before appetizers actually came. I didn't think you could mess up khalbi beef but the beef was over cooked and under marinated. They fixed their cheese tteokbokki and thankfully it was NOT sour or overcooked. Jalapeño bombs were thankfully still made the same but the some of the greens were old and soggy and no, it was not from the heat of the food. Again, if you're coming here for drinks, this is definitely the place! If you're coming for a nostalgic and cleaner wonder bar, this is the place. If you're coming here for a nice sit in food restaurant, do yourself a favor and go to some other place to fill up on food before getting your drink on.

Party never ends party tower
Brianna H.

Them party towers man ! 10/10 Appetizers and kimchi fried rice with bulgogi .. don't know if it was just because we were tippin but it was the best thing we ate ! You'll see us real soon

Lychee Magarita
Yvette G.

The food was scrumptious, We ordered, the spicy wings, garlic noodles, fries and two alcoholic drinks to start and as entree we go the Seoul fried rice, and Kalbi. Everything was flavored almost to perfection. The music playing in the background made it so much fun but you could also still hold a conversation. Waitress was very attentive. Great date night, Friends night out, or bday dinner place. Definitely coming back!

Sizzling Stone Bowl Bibimbap
Wendy L.

The ambiance is awesome. Very hip and modern. Giant tv with K-Pop artists is very entertaining. Lot of alcoholic drinks. We had the bucon mule. It was good. There are lots of shareable drinks but too bad there's only 2 of us. The menu selection is limited. We ordered the calamari, tofu stew, bibimbap, and stew rice cake. The bibimbap was good. The tofu soup is spicy and good. The calamari appetizer is great. The Parmesan cheese added a great touch. Overall, this place would be great for young crowds.

Ttokbokki with ramen
Ann D.

New Korean restaurant in PVD and wanted to try it out. Vibe is pretty cool and fun, it's in the Davol Square Plaza and the restaurant is basically one huge ginormous room with lots of tables and seating. Parking is a bit hard but you can find street parking. There is Kpop playing in the background, and the corresponding music videos are playing on several large screens throughout the restaurant. The servers themselves were incredibly nice and friendly and helpful but man are they understaffed! Two servers for the entire restaurant (maybe 30-40 people each at a time each??) seems a bit unfair to them! We did have to wait long in between seeing our server so if you can order right away I'm sure that would help. We needed time to decide. The actual food was ok. The best thing we got were the wings as a shared appetizer, $21 for 12 smallish/medium sized wings. A bit steep in price but the wings were nice and crispy. The medium spicy was NOT very spicy at all but it tasted pretty good. I got the ttokbokki with ramen for my main course and it was ok. I definitely ate it but felt like I was eating straight gochujang for some of the bites. And the onions / green peppers were halfway between raw and cooked. I still ate it but didn't enjoy it thaaat much. My friend got the dolsot bibimbap and was disappointed that the rice was barely crispy at all! So sad! :( It also could've used more seasoning in the rice itself. My friend got the jigae and felt that the flavor was way too overpowering. Also to note there are no complimentary side dishes. Another sad face! :( The food is overall not very authentic and doesn't seem to take much technical skill - but I still appreciated what Seoul Providence was trying to bring to the table. The vibes are good and even though service is slow they are really nice. I think I would come back only if other people were already going and had chosen this place.

6 Wings

Walking in on a Thursday night it was pretty empty and the restaurant itself was quiet spacious. The server was a younger lady who was very attentive. The food was definitely good which only explains the sudden popularity of this location. Both entrees were really good. If you ever had authentic Korean or Japanese cuisine from your house then please leave the prejudices at the door as this is not home but a taste of what it's like combined/fused in a great way. We also loved the jalapeño bombs so much we forgot to take a picture hahaha. All in all a great place to sit down and chat for lunch or dinner. Would recommend!

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Good food and service was great and attentive. Try the wings and kielbasa. As for drinks I love the busan mule.

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Service was great, ambiance is nice but the food was mediocre at best. More than likely would not go back for food.

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Food was delicious and the service staff was so nice and attentive. Would recommend and will return!

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Food and drinks were great give this place a try. My wife and I are foodies and enjoyed everything about this place.

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This is absolutely my favorite place to go! I loved everything the food and the service. They always have K-pop music on

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Food was awesome! Service was even better. Will definitely be back whenever im in town

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Do I need reservations? We have 6 people coming at 6 pm on 8/14 to celebrate a birthday

At the moment we only accept reservations of parties of 4 or more and calling in to place a reservation is highly recommended because we do fill up fast for dinner!

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