Modu korean bowl 모두한국식당 — Restaurant in Barcelona

Until a few years ago, the only contact I had had with 🇰🇷 food was at a restaurant in Gràcia, Barcelona which name I don't remember. And that was not good... everytime I went there, for some reason, the clerk managed to convince me to have the sampling menu. And in that menu, the only thing I liked was Japchae. So I was not a big fan of 🇰🇷 food... Until I went to Modu. At modu, I tried bibimbap for the first time and I loved it 👍 Therefore, for several years, everytime I wanted to eat 🇰🇷 food I went to Modu. Now, for the last couple of years, I've been trying to widen my horizon and to give an opportunity to other restaurants in Barcelona. Yet, a few weeks ago, I brought a few friends there, cause I knew it was affordable and the food would be good. Well, I thought, cause things didn't go as expected. As a starter I ordered some spicy fried chicken. On half the chicken, the sauce was hot, on the other half it was cold like right out of the fridge... weird and unpleasant 👎 Then I had bibimbap. What I like with bibimbap is that the experience you have when you start eating it is completely different from what you experience with your last bites, because the bibimbap keeps on cooking while you eat. That did not happen that time because the bowl it was served in was not hot enough: I couldn't hear that sizzling noise I enjoy so much... 😢 Not only that, but the service was so chaotic that the last guest at our table was served about 10 minutes after me... so my food was cold when I started eating 🥶. The restaurant clearly is understaffed. My friend let me try the ramen too and I found it so-so 😐 What is still good is that the rations are quite big and that the price is still low (about €16 each, with drinks, no desserts). But is it enough? I ate well so many times there that I will surely give it another opportunity... I hope it was just a bad day 🙏

Quality & taste: 4/10 Quantities: 10/10 Atmosphere: 6/10 Originality: 7/10 Ratio price / quality: 7/10 Service: 3/10 How I felt afterwards: 4/10

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🌟 Authentic Korean Experience! 🌟 The food is beyond amazing, a solid 5 out of 5. Tried the Ternera y Manduguk + Rice – a flavorful beef soup with gyozas and rice on the side 🍲. Expected spicy, ordered Korean level, could use a bit more kick. Shared my thoughts with the manager/owner, who welcomed future spicy requests. Pro tip: If you crave real spicy, really emphasize it and address it to him! For dessert, indulged in the Macha Coulant – the video says it all. Next time, skipping the chocolate syrup; Macha with ice cream suffices for my taste. Service is top-notch, efficient, and friendly – another easy 5 stars. Another pro tip: If you don’t have a reservation, you most likely won't find a table unless you are the first to arrive.

Ironically, I rated the atmosphere 3 stars, but it's my kind of place. Simple, organized, welcoming, and clean – lacks the ambiance investment of trendier spots. Consideration: If aiming to impress on a date, fancier options exist. Yet, if proposing an authentic Korean food experience, it's my...

The restaurant opened at 20.00, and we came at 20.30. We ordered 4 sets of fried chicken drumsticks and many other dishes (we are six people). After serving half of our chicken, we were told that the restaurant had no more chicken drumsticks and it was too late for them to prepare more. They just opened and too late to prepare more??! The restaurant was not even full or busy. Three of our foods never arrived. They said that it took longer to cook the vegetable pancake and the ramen. But the three items never came until all of us done eating. We’re six people and three of our foods never arrived!! We didn’t bother to further ask about our food because the waiter was unfriendly, no smile and no kind gesture. It feels like serving us is a huge burden in her life. No apology or explanation on why our foods never came to light. The bibimbap, the seaweed soup and the udon were bland. It should be just one star, but I added extra star because their fried chicken was tasty. Basically the only thing with good flavor...