Good food and excellent customer service! I think this will be a new favorite place. The rice was wonderfully flavored, and it had just the right amount of spice. read more

This place is fantastic! Truly fresh ingredients with delicious homemade sauces. The kimchee is the best I've ever tasted! Great open space with eclectic decor by talented, local artists, too!! Refreshing and original homemade juices, that aren't overly sweet! Looking forward to my next meal at Seoul Spice!!! read more

SeoulSpice - Tofu with egg on bowl of purple rice with tasty Veges, homemade sauce & kick-ass kimchee!! At Seoul Spice in DC!! - Korean Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Soon after moving to DC earlier this year, I quickly learned the District loves places like SeoulSpice. Meaning, choose your own adventure type of places. Pick a protein, pick a carb, salad/bowl/taco form, and go. This includes places like Cava Grill, Roti, and yes SeoulSpice. The space is large, feels a little industrial and is located near NoMa/Gallaudet/NY Ave metro. Service was friendly and quick. I tried a bibimbap bowl with bulgogi which came out to $9. I got it with white rice, corn, radish, kale slaw, sriracha sauce, and kimchi. The portion was very generous and I saved half for dinner the next day. The bulgogi was surprisingly flavorful and tender. I wish I added a fried egg to make it more like "authentic" bibimbap, which I haven't had in DC yet. I'm interested in trying the tacos and salads with different proteins and toppings. I will be back! read more

Great flavors and good ingredients. I super enjoyed the Fireball (It's pretty medium spicy). There is plenty of vegan options and I now live for the Korrrito wrap. weee. Staff is friendly and helpful and the place is very clean and the kitchen are is as well. read more

SeoulSpice - This is where one orders goodness. - Korean Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

WOOOO! SeoulSpice is awesome. This place was recommended to me by my Uber driver and that guy knows his stuff! I ordered kimbap with bulgogi, bean sprouts, corn, carrots, cucumbers, kale slaw, creamy sriracha, ranch on the side, crispy garlic, cilantro, scallions, and roasted sesame seeds. Sounds like a ton of ish on there, but the flavor was great! Highly recommend! It was a BIT challenging to keep together, probably bc I added everything to it. Ordered for delivery and it took a little while to arrive, nothing too bad though. Will definitely eat here again! read more

I'm Vegan and got a purple rice with tofu and all the vegtables with carrot ginger sauce. It was huge and amazing!!! read more

SeoulSpice - Purple rice Vegan bowl - Korean Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

This food was delicious and the service was very helpful in understanding the menu and helping you create your meal. They have a make it your way menu but they also have some preset recipes. I tried three of those recipes taco style. I ordered the Seoul Train, Kimchi Krunch, and Fireball. I would say the Seoul Train was the least impressive. Kimchi Krunch and Fireball we're both spicier and more flavorful in my opinion. Overall though the tacos were a really good size especially for the price. If you're not a big eater or not especially hungry even two tacos would be enough. Great quality food and great service read more

SeoulSpice - Tacos! You can get each taco dressed differently - Korean Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

The food here is OK and a bit overpriced compared to other places that I have had. I usually make my own bowl with purple rice, chicken, most of the toppings, and the ginger carrot sauce. read more

SeoulSpice - Chicken rice bowl - Korean Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

SeoulSpice is pretty much a Korean version of Chipotle with your choice of rice bowl, korrito, tacos, and salad. You can pick and choose which protein, veggies, house-made sauces, and toppings to go with your dish. I think that's awesome! The service was quick and friendly. The boyfriend ordered the signature combination called the Fireball (spicy pork, corn, pickled radish, kale slaw, kimchi, Korean hot sauce, creamy sriracha, crispy garlic, scallions, roasted sesame seeds). If you can handle spicy food, you should go with that. I had one tiny bite of that and my tongue was a burning fireball. I decided to do my own thing and went with a rice bowl. I chose purple rice, chicken, extra corn, kimchi, pickled radish, kale slaw, carrots, cilantro, scallions, and the cilantro-lime ranch sauce. Let me tell you, my combination was pretty banging. That is a nice mix and it was delicious. If you ever visit SeoulSpice, give it a shot and try my combination. The total came up to $25.28 for the two bowls and the two Korean soft drinks called Sac-Sac Orange and Sac-Sac Grape. The Sac-Sac drinks are pretty interesting and sweet but we both agreed that the Sac-Sac drinks do not go well with the bibimbap but other than that everything else was delicious. read more

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Fresh ingredients and nice flavor combinations. This was a nice bit of variety to my daily work-lunch selections. It left me full but not stuffed. I will definitely try again. The location was clean and the service was good. read more

SeoulSpice - Southwest chicken rice bowl with people rice. - Korean Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

I really love Korean food, but unfortunately there are not many Korean restaurants that metro accessible in the DC Metro area. I usually frequent the Annandale, Virginia area for my Korean food fix, so I was very excited to hear about Seoul Spice opening. At the same time, I understand that the concept of this place is to following the recent trend of upscale fast food restaurants. For example, (Chipotle, ShopHouse, Cava). I order a Rice Bowl with Bulgogi, bean sprouts, carrots, corn, cucumbers, korean radish, kale slaw, and kimchi, creamy Sriracha sauce, cilantro, scallions and roasted sesame seeds. I also paid the $2.00 up charge for the egg. The combination was very good and this place can definitely fill my Korean food fix when I can make it out to Annandale. I will definitely be coming back to this place! read more

SeoulSpice - Korean Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

I have to re-review Seoul Spice. I can't -- with integrity -- not come back and re-review this restaurant. The cleanliness, service, and attitude of the staff has nosedived. The ingredients have been messy, dry, and the employees have acted increasingly inconsistent and often seem annoyed by customers. It's nowhere near what it was, let alone enjoyable. read more

I love the idea of Korean-ish Chipotle and they do it well here! Everything I've tried is delish and it is reasonably priced. You can't go wrong with a rice bowl, bulgogi, all the veggies, and some ginger dressing + sriracha. My main issue is that while ordering I've had pretty assertive homeless people come in and ask for money. Also outside the restaurant I'm constantly approached by homeless people. I get it, it is the city and times are tough for people. That being said, I do not think the restaurant should allow homeless people to beg from customers in line and in the store. read more

Absolutely delicious. Think Korean Chipotle but even better. Quick in and out for to go orders and a very friendly staff. Come here quiet often and recommend the spicy pork. read more

Really great place to stop for lunch. The service was great and so was the food. Definitely would stop by again when I'm in the area.

It's ok Korean style food but nowhere near authentic. We were starving and staying at the hotel around the corner so this place was convenient. Husband ordered the Klassic bowl off the menu which surprisingly, didn't include kimchi. He had to ask for it. I customized my bowl (bulgogi, carrots, cukes, sprouts, kimchi, kale, sesame oil and seeds, cilantro, egg) with sriracha mayo. The veggie portions were generous on both our bowls but flavors were bland. Service was great and the place was clean. The noise level is pretty deafening and it was difficult to hear the employees when they ask you what type of meat or veggie or sauce you want. I think they want you to yell out your order to be heard. It's super annoying and the food doesn't make up for the noise. The decor is industrial and probably trendy if you like eating in a faux warehouse. read more

I love their rice bowls! Very filling, delicious, and a great value for the price. They always leave me feeling full and make great leftovers too! Highly recommend for anyone who likes a little spice in their life. read more

I get a Korito at least 1x week. Seoul Spice NOMA is consistently good and good for me! It's fast food reimagined. Always friendly staff of hard working women make this my regular stop. read more

SeoulSpice - Tofu Korito with Kale pickled radish and delicious orange ginger sauce! - Korean Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

This is the best place to grab lunch in the NoMa area. Their staff is very nice and down to earth, the food is fairly priced, seating is plentiful, and it's conveniently located for the residents in the neighborhood. I love the bulgogi beef here. It's always good, they season it with some kind of mild sweet sauce and it's just awesome. The creamy sriracha sauce is excellent on pretty much anything and kimchi is always a tasty addition to your rice bowl. They have gluten free cookies and brownies by the register that are really tasty, I suggest giving them a try. They also do a great job of killing the heat if you get spicy food. Generally I pay $10-$15 per person depending on what I order. They don't charge you extra for veggies in the bowl, so feel free to load up on whatever you like most. I'm sure you won't be disappointed if you give this a try. S/O to Brian! Thanks for always being extra friendly when I stop by for lunch. read more

Another one of those "see what you pick and eat" places where food comes in a variety of choice in an assembly line. Nevertheless, I find myself coming back for seconds. What snagged me, you may ask? "the egg". Medium to soft boiled egg marinated in heaven. Add rice, Asian-style veg, and a protein - it makes for another $10 spent but well spent. I prefer pork to the bulgogi myself, but the bulgogi will sell out. If you can't think of good combinations they have pre-set bowl orders as well. Always order the egg, it's like paying extra for the avocado but better. They push a hard hashtag #foodgasm game with their presentation Tl;DR If you like spicy meat with an Asian bent, you'll find this place pleasing. read more

WOW! How have I never heard of this place before?! I believe this is the only location in DC that I am aware of, and came in on a Sunday at about 12:30 (sadly the place is empty, which is a shame because this food was AMAZING). I expect that during the work week this place fills up pretty quick. It's close to the metro station and a fast / casual Korean spot. How can you go wrong?! Think Roti or Chipotle - but Korean. So you get your options of style (rice bowl, salad, taco, burrito) - I went with a rice bowl (you can do sushi grade white rice or purple rice). I wasn't sure how adventurous I was feeling so I opted to go with a signature-style bowl - Seoul Train. It comes standard with a spicy sriracha mayo and WOW... it was AMAZING. For about $10-11 I left with more than enough food and a soda/fountain beverage (also included with their soda option is a choice of an apple & kale juice or a ginger lemon tea). The bowl was extremely filling and I wasn't hungry until much later in the day. I will definitely be back and/or adding this to my delivery routine. read more

(3.5 stars) It's pretty much the Korean version of Chipotle, but it's pretty solid and will get the job done when you need a somewhat hearty meal or just a break from the traditional DC lunch fare. They have a killer happy hour every day -- beer and a bowl for $10 -- and plenty of recommended combinations If creating your own seems too overwhelming from all the possible choices. It's a nice option in the Noma neighborhood, especially given the current lack of close by spots. read more

I stopped at Seoul Spice at lunch time about a week ago. I would give the food 4 stars and I thought it was good. Our group had mixed feelings on it. I thought it was fresh but others did not think of it as authentic Korean food. I would definitely go back and thought it was very tasty and fresh. Service was 3 stars. Cant blame the staff. I think it's more of a training issue. However the process was 2 stars and they need to get it right soon. The POS was down during the middle of lunch crowd. This is a big predominately lunch crowd area. The cashier was using a phone and square device to ring people out. Also itemizing lunch plates which was taking forever. Management later on got it right and fixed the problem. You should definitely set up a back up internet system and just go with a flat rate on dishes to save time if it happens again. Also there was a huge line clogging the area to walk to seating space and couldn't even walk across the room. There's an easy solution for that. Could be a good spot for lunch and maybe happy hour in a growing Noma area.. hmm. TBD. .. check it out. read more

SeoulSpice - Yummy.. - Korean Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Don't even bother with this location. Go to Tenleytown. The bowls here are consistently small and missing ingredients. I don't think I've ever received a correct order via delivery and the bowls are always half empty. It seems like if you're not ordering in person they don't really care about getting it right or giving you your money's worth. read more

Just ordered and ate the meal for 2! We loved it, my toddler even ate some. The ingredients were fresh and the beef was delicious! The portions were perfect for the price. Will definitely put this in our dinner rotation! Nice to have a healthy option in the area. read more

As a Korean person, this is not it. Flavors are waaay off then what real Korean food tastes like. read more

Like a Korean chipotle! I very much like the options you can get here. I got a purple rice bowl with beef, Kim chi, corn, scallions, the spicy sriracha sauce, and an egg. I think the egg is a bit expensive but it's very well made and I don't regret adding it. The rice isn't perfect, some parts were a bit drier/hard not fluffy. Beef is well marinated and tender though and the kimchi pickled well. I was scared the sauce was gonna be too spicy but not at all - a little kick but goes well with the bowl. Wound def come back! read more

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In one of my recent reviews I was rambling about how much I'm over the Build Your Own Bowl system. Some places do it better than others but at this point, I am inclined to rate BYOB establishments harder. Seoul Spice does have Purple Rice so they get many points for that. Progressive! I also liked the location. Sort of feels like the middle of nowhere on a Sunday night. I just like trying places away from the main restaurant enclaves. Now time for the review. Writing a review for another BYOB place is giving me review fatigue. That, that, that, that, and that. That's it. They do have chopsticks and no veggies of mine were in bad shape. I went meatless for my protein. The Tofu was fine. Staff was cool. I just doubt I will be back. I should've just gotten Purple Rice with Cilantro and some sort of sauce and dipped out. Woe to the places without Black or Purple Rice. p.d. I did leave full though. read more

I ordered the bibimbop bowl and the korrito. The bowl looked good but there wasn't any flavor; it was very bland. I also paid extra for "the egg" but i didn't get one. I don't think the Korrito was wrapped properly because it fell apart in the container...so basically another bland bowl of food that fell out of its wrapper. I only received sauces for the bowl. I did not receive the sauces ordered with the Korrito. The little bit of sauce I received had decent flavor but was too little to help the food taste better. Missing sauce, no egg (that I paid extra for), a broken Korrito and bland food...overall a pretty terrible dinner experience. read more

Americanized Korean version of a chipotle Spacious seating area with a chipotle style of ordering food. Pick between bibimbap (Rice bowl), kimpab (But as a "burrito"), tacos, or salad. Then fill up on rice, proteins, sauce, and desired sides. I was ordered a rice bowl with spicy pork, korean hot sauce, egg, and a bunch of other sides. Whilst ordering, they confused my bowl with someone else's and added the wrong sauces. Then they redid my bowl, but I didn't notice that they replaced my initial order of purple rice with brown rice until after I started eating. My bowl was on the spicier side but it wasn't too spicy to the point that I couldn't taste anything. The spicy pork was savory and gave a kick. The flavors mixed well with each other. The egg was soft boiled perfectly, but was a little too salty. The rice was sticking to the bottom of the bowl, but the overall bowl was very flavorful. However the portions were less than generous given the price of the food. read more

So great! Everything was gluten free. Chap chae was super. Just enjoyed all the food. Very large servings and soooo many toppings. The egg is perfect, by the way. We'll be back! read more

After living in Korea for three years, they did well blending some authentic ingredients. The purple (bean) rice is on point, and the kimchi is also very good. They also have authentic Korean soda/juice/beer/soju. The food is fairly priced with like restaurants (Cava or Poki) and really does capture a Korean vibe, At least in the rice bowl (bibimbop), which is what I always get. Keeping it out of the 5 star range is the cost of the drinks. $9 for soju. $3 for a fountain drink. $3 for 6-8 oz Korean juice can. All these things in Korea cost $1 or less. I know Korean food is more expensive here but come on! (Diet Coke is American!) read more

My go-to fast casual, usually for a rice bowl. Consistent food, with the occasional disappointing wilted vegetables. Think of it as Seoul Chipotle - pick a base, meat, toppings, and sauce. There are plenty of interesting juices and refreshments to add a kick to your meal, as well as gluten-free deserts to sweeten things up. Plenty of gluten-free and vegan options, too. read more

Don't eat Korean routinely and SeoulSpice will change that for me. Absolutely delicious. Amazing flavors. Love that it's entirely gluten free. The noodles really make the dish stand out. Will be a regular for me read more

This was my first time back in a couple of years. It was just as tasty as I remember. I got the bulgogi (beef) bowl with purple rice and all the toppings. From my perspective the meat was of a good quality; my beef wasn't ground. It was a bit expensive but that's the market rate these days! read more

One thing about Bougie Bites, is that we love great tasting foods that aren't so heavy on the wallet. The atmosphere, staff, and menu were definitely a win in our books! Seoul spice is first time friendly, they allow you to sample their foods so you know if you want to commit or not. We committed, but of course we have just a few things to keep in mind. 1. We were expecting robust Korean flavors especially since "spice" was in the name. If they put a little more SeOUL in their Spice they would be an ALL around winner. 2. If you have not tried the purple rice, you MUST. It is no different flavor than white rice, but the concept is pretty awesome. (Adding Whole grain to this menu or lentil would bring their concept of "naturally GLUTEN-FREE, our recipes nourish the BODY and SOUL" full circle. 3. Great spot/space to have a refreshing drink (both alcohol and non-alcoholic) and work. Would we try it again? Most Definitely! read more

SeoulSpice - Bibimbap with purple rice, not so spicy pork, corn, cucumbers, and kimchi! We put our Korean Hot Sauce on the side - Korean Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

I don't work in this area on a regular basis, which is a damned shame, because I'd be here all the time. Or maybe that's a good thing - because, well... I'd be here all the time. I ordered the "classic" bibimbap, because I tend to stick with the safest thing on the menu in a place I'm trying out for the first time. Opted for the purple rice, bulgogi, garlic, all the veg, and the egg. Also decided on the honey lime tea, though the drinks are self-serve and you can pretty much try both that and the kale apple if you choose. (I did. More about that in a minute.) I'm used to a hot bibimbap in a stone bowl where the egg is cracked on top of everything, so I was a little surprised to get what was, more or less, a half-boiled egg. Probably not something I'd choose again, as it was COLD. Noooooo. Not right, not right, not right. Other than this slight misstep, I was pleasantly surprised. The purple rice was absolutely divine - I would definitely choose this again. And the bulgogi was sizzling hot and surprisingly bold-tasting. Except for the egg, this was one hell of a good meal, and I truly wasn't expecting much. The honey lime tea was good, but I was blown away by the kale apple drink, and I'm not a fan of kale-anything, usually. The atmosphere is metal and boxy wood and high ceilings, which to me is a little off-putting - it's sort of "cold" and uninviting. This is one of those places where you shouldn't raise your voice, because it's like being in the Alps - you'll hear your echo for 20 minutes. No complaint here about staff, really - I didn't have questions to ask, so not much interaction there. Next time I'm in the area for a training or a meeting, I'll definitely be stopping here for lunch. Great experience. read more

So the food tastes ok, but I ordered a salad today with chicken and there was a small, one inch, thin chicken bone in it. Luckily I bit on it and was able to spit it out before I swallowed it. But with small cubes of chicken, not something I'm on the lookout for and could certainly be a choking hazard. I won't be returning It's worth updating my review to say that almost immediately I was contacted by the VP of the company and offered a refund for my lunch and a new entree. She also expressed concern over my experience and said she was going to call their supplier. I reluctantly went back to give them a second shot and it was very good. I'm upping the stars from 1 to 4 as customer service is a lost art and I appreciate the responsiveness to my concerns. read more

SeoulSpice - Korean Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

SeoulSpice is really yummy! This is kind of like a Korean Chipotle - you wait in line to make a bowl or get tacos (I've only gotten bowls). You choose a base, type of meat, toppings, and sauce. I wish they had more toppings - they don't offer that many - but the protein options are delicious and they do not skimp on the portions! Would I go out of my way for it? No. Is it my first choice for lunch in the NoMa area? Probably, yes. read more

So happy we were able to stop by and check this gem out while in DC! It's a neat concept. I got the kimbap stuffed with veggies and korean hot sauce. It reminds me of a chipotle style for korean food! It's a must. It's right off the subway station so it's easy access! The only negative was that my roll wasn't done properly so it spilled everywhere. But then I just decided to open it and use the seaweed in pieces so it worked out. read more