Fantastic service. A bit of a hidden gem that shares a furniture store parking lot and from the…read moreoutside, building looks a little dilapidated, but don't let that fool you. This place has very good food and really lovely service. Saw a few folks get the pajun which looked awesome and dolsot bibimbap

Brought my little brother and sister here to try something new , my little sister ordered something…read moreand took one but and decided she did not like it and didn't touch the rest of her dish. I asked for it to be taken off the bill and they refused and than they offered a box to take it home and I said no she doesn't need a box because she didn't like here food and continued to bring a box anyways peer pressuring my little 14 year old sister to take food home that she is going to throw away as soon as she can. Usually a great place this time not so much

Great food, service is always awesome. It's a cozy Korean restaurant. Highly recommended!read more

I've never had a bad meal here. Stopped in for lunch because I was craving their Soonduboo on a…read morecold day. Also got some warm green tea and a seaweed salad. Service is always good. Their kimchi is delicious and those little potatoes that come with the soup are my favorite.

We recently discovered JY Kitchen, although they've been in business since 2018. Sincerely, this…read moresmall place is spectacularly good: everything we've had has been pretty much the best example of every such dish. The Beef Bulgogi, the Creamy Crab Egg Roll (basically their Crab Rangoon), the Spicy Pork (my gosh that sauce is exquisitely good!), and the list goes on. Even so, the Pancake with Shrimp and Zucchini just knocked us over. The very nice man (of the couple who have the place) tells you not to eat all you want of it, because then you won't be able to eat your entree dish lol (and he's quite right). He said to take the rest home and enjoy it for breakfast, which we did. He's very careful to communicate information about what you've ordered (or are planning to order), such as that it doesn't come spicy unless you want it spicy, and then if you do, he's careful to find out how spicy you want it, and then, after he brings it, he even tells you how many grams of hot spice they put into it (23 grams, for my Bulgogi, which was perfect but which could have been adjusted either way after that to really dial into what a person is comfortable with)! They make everything themselves, down to the miso soup and the amazing gochujang sauce (I've never had better and I'm pretty sure I never will). The wife is the chef, and I think she's a culinary genius (and have told her so). And they're both just so sweet and nice, and are very, very good at what they do. The place isn't fancy, and isn't even obvious as you drive down the street looking for it, but anyone who appreciates tasty authentic Korean food would be wise indeed to make it a point to experience JY Kitchen. Looking forward to trying the next thing on the menu when we go back (but we need to give them a break from us - we've been there about once a week for the last 3 weeks and we live 30 minutes away lol).

Overall, JY kitchen was a tasty and very homey place to get Korean food. Upon entering, it appears…read moreas though the place was a refurbished home, and we were taken to a room with dining tables. It was nice, as we had the entire room to ourselves, and the owner frequently came in to check up on us with how the food was tasting. The food itself was very tasty. The meal was very filling. We particularly enjoyed the scallion pancake, and the seasoning on the meat. Overall, a good dining experience at a reasonable price.

So as a reviewer I have always reviewed places I have visited from a perspective of pleasure or…read moredispleasure, but they have always been places I am somewhat familiar with. Tonight I stepped well out my "normal" to experience something untypical from my usual. As the old adage goes, "Try it, you might like it". Tonight my wife and I ate at the KPot to celebrate my son's birthday. He and his wife joined us. We were a party of four. I'll be honest, I didn't necessarily enjoy my time spent there. But here is the anomaly to my typical review. It wasn't because the establishment did anything wrong. It just wasn't my jam. I will be honest, I didn't see a lot of gray hair there. I'm pushing fifty and the crowd I saw was the 20-35 crowd. Some families but not the overwhelming demographic. It seemed more like single and mingle and bff night out kind of crowd. There's nothing wrong with that of course, but we don't really fit that demographic. So despite my own lackluster feelings, let me give an honest review here. What was good? Let's start there. Parking lot fairly large and well lit. Greeted at the door with a smile. Wait was about fifteen minutes. Bathroom...impeccably clean. Dining area, also very clean. Tables were clean and all stations worked. Seating was ample. The atmosphere is modern and retro. Waiters work alongside robots to provide food to the tables. It has a very contemporary ambience. Everything brought to the table was fresh and well presented. We purchased the K Pot and the barbecue so we could immerse ourselves in the complete experience. The food tased good. Here is what I didn't care for. First, when stuff was brought to the table, no one explained what each service was and we lost track of what was delivered to our table. We all kind of sat there trying to figure out which service had been delivered to the table and whose order had arrived. Four people cooking became a little chaotic to suit me. Again, just not my thing. I enjoy sitting down and relaxing while someone else cooks my meal. Doing so myself was not relaxing. I didn't like having to wait between courses to heat up the rest of my meal before eating it. Had I understood the concept better I may have timed my eating while cooking was being done, I don't know. The other thing that contributed to my lackluster experience was that all the sauces were listed using their traditional names, which gave me no indication of what they tasted like. Part of the fun I guess is experimenting, but again, I'd much rather just order something I know I enjoy eating. The guessing game was not something I found appellate. We also found that after awhile of eating and ordering, the waiter came around less often and our plates no longer were cleared by bus staff. We started to genuinely feel like we were subliminally being pushed out. Our waiter wasn't bad but nothing stood out per se about his service. I went for quite awhile with an empty drink and had to ask twice for the same refill. Given some of the spicy stuff I was trying, a fresh beverage would have been appreciated. Here is my honest take. If you like a modern and unique dining experience, this is a great place to go. It does not have a cozy or romantic feel. It is very "hip" atmosphere. I left full. I left having had a new experience in life. My family had a good time together celebrating my son's birthday. It was a win. The last thing I have to mention is price. My daughter in law had a ten dollar drink but other than that we all did standard soda or water drinks. Our bill was almost $200. Some may argue that's fair. It seemed a little high for food I had to cook on my own. I honestly probably won't be back, but that is no fault of this establishment. They run a clean friendly restaurant and it's worth eating there at the very least, once. For that reason I give it five stars! If this is your jam, you'll like jamming here. If it's not, you came you saw and you left full. If you didn't, it's your fault!

I've been to this place twice and each time I walk out feeling like I won't be able to eat again…read morefor days. Each experience was really great, but I just can't stop myself from over-indulging with the unlimited options. I feel like you have to devote at least two hours to get the full experience and really enjoy all the different things. Be prepared to focus on cooking all of your food during a visit here. That's really what it's all about. A huge selection of meats and vegetables is available for both hot pot and the Korean bbq and it's hard to not just do both when you only have to pay $5 extra for the additional experience. I would suggest experimenting with different sauce combinations from the bar to go along with the bbq meats. Some of them are not flavorful at all without using sauces. I found the hot pot to be pretty flavorful, though. My only complaint about this place is that they don't really give you enough detail on how to pace yourself and order in phases instead of ordering everything upfront and being overwhelmed. It might have just been our server, but we felt the service was great although not enough detail was provided on how to cook the food appropriately. In the end, I love this place and think it's great if you are a meat lover. You can certainly get away with just all vegetables and rice/noodles as well. If I came here more often, I would devote each visit to just choosing a few specific meats so I could fully enjoy and avoid being overwhelmed.

What are the best Korean restaurants in Lexington. The Bulgogi is amazing! I've been going there…read morefor years and will continue to go until they shut the place down. Great service great owners great food!

The best Korean restaurant in Lexington, hands down! My…read morefavorite thing to het here is Seafood sondooboo. Sondooboo is spicy silken tofu soup. It comes with wife varieties of kimchi which makes it diverse. I have also gotten fried rice here and it's different from a traditional Chinese one. Basically anything you get here will be amazing.

Definitely a hidden gem, at least for me. The restaurant is…read morelocated in a small shopping center, the parking was okay. The inside of the restaurant looked elegant; I loved the dark interior and the fancy tables. They have an extensive menu, I had trouble choosing. They are fairly priced too. I ordered one specialty roll and it was delicious. Not only was it fresh, it was filling. I ended up paying less than $20 for a single meal; not bad for dinner time. My friend ordered a variety of items and everything was delivered quickly to the table. In the end they give you a delicious, tiny piece of cheesecake... I was pleasantly surprised. I really want to come back or try other locations. It was a 9.5/10 for me.

Craving Poke I went to Osaka. I had the Hawaiian Poke the last time, so I ordered the other poke…read morebowl. There is no rice as in Hawaii, so I order a small bowl of rice on the side. (There is an extra charger.) This was slightly different and although spicy good, I prefer their Hawaiian version. As always, a little gem of a dessert is brought with the check. Friendly as usual. 53

I absolutely love sushi blue! I've been coming here for years. some of my favorites are the spicy…read morecrab salad roll, sake bloody mary, and the spicy bulgogi ramen!

I emailed the restaurant per the website's directives to request a reservation. Asked for 2 seats…read moreat the sushi bar on a specific date, at a specific time. The reply was timely and informed me that the sushi bar was "First come first serve basis. We do not take reservations for the sushi bar. Sorry" We took our chances and went on the night I had requested, at the time I had requested. When we arrived there were 3 empty seats at the sushi bar. We were told that the seats that were open were actually reserved for friends of the owner who were coming later. I have loved this place for years but the blatant lie in their reply to the very date and time I had requested for a reservation has permanently changed my "go to" choice for sushi in Lexington, Luckily, we are no longer a city with few options for good sushi. I will be patronizing other sushi restaurants that do not tell customers that the bar is "first come first serve" when they clearly do not keep to that practice.

Everything was so good! Staff was so nice. Greeted everyone as they walked through the door,…read morereminded they were loved, and if I could have I would've left her that million dollar tip!! Very clean kept aswell.

Ordered some big sammies.... hot with slaw and pickles. Also ordred ghost pepper tenders and…read moresourhern tenders. Ee ordered pickup and were there early enough to wait for it. Nashville Hot outside of Nashville proper is hard to pull off. Id put the flavor of the sauce and the quality of the bun and slaw at a 4+. The heat of the hot was a little disappointing but the ghost pepper was ok. The chicken was the problem... over-cooked and old. Held under a lamp? They choked on what should be the easiest part... quality control of fried chicken. We were hoping for better.