Bowlful of Korea — Restaurant in Barrington

My husband and I tried Bowlful of Korea for dinner, and wow, talk about comfort in a bowl! 🥢 We ordered the Korean BBQ Beef Bowl and the Chicken Katsu Bowl, both loaded with protein, veggies, japchae, and fluffy white rice. The mix of corn, crunch, spicy mayo, and yum-yum sauce made every bite addictive. It’s literally a bowl full of goodness (pun totally intended 😋).

But the real star of the night? The Bulgogi Fries. Crispy, saucy, and impossible to stop eating. Easily our new guilty pleasure! 🍟🔥

While waiting, we noticed tons of online pickup orders flying out, clearly a local favorite. The place has a laid-back, self-serve vibe, so don’t expect fine-dining polish. You’ll bus your own table, and things can get a bit messy when it’s busy. Also, no traditional Korean sides here, everything’s already in the bowl, which honestly works for a quick, satisfying meal.

For the price and flavor, we left full, happy, and maybe a little too proud of how clean our bowls were. 😄 Verdict: Worth it. We were Bowl-full,...

A pretty new restaurant that opened in the heart of downtown Barrington! (Located right next to Jewel)

A very relaxed atmosphere when you walk in. Very clean restaurant and friendly staff.

Our group ordered Bibimbap - Korean bbq beef $14. Huge portion size! The Korean bbq beef was well marinated and had good flavor.

The bibimbap consists of: rice, lettuce, carrots, cucumber, beets, zucchini, mushrooms, onions, burdock root, hard boiled egg, green and red cabbage, pickled radish, spring mix, sesame seed and topped off with gochujang (that you can add yourself.)

All the ingredients mixed in very well together and the vegetables are very fresh!

I will definitely be coming back here again to try their other food items on the menu!

This is a self serve restaurant. Utensils, lemon water, to go boxes are all at the back corner for you.

They also have a cart next to the cashier to...

Went in today with my family and ordered a few items as these are some staples in my everyday life. We ordered the Bulgogi Bibimbap, beef Kimbap, and the bulgogi fries. The freshness of the veggies in the food amplified everything x3 and the bulgogi fries are an ABSOLUTE MUST. We demolished them before we could take a pic. The gochujang sauce was also a solid 15/10.

While not ethnically Korean, I was raised around Korean culture and have been eating Korean food since I was 4 years old and this has by far been one of the BEST meals I’ve ever had. I am so excited to have a Korean restaurant around the corner with such amazing food and prices.

Staff were also SOOOO incredibly sweet, decor is so modest and clean and there is free lemon/lime water for the customers. Will definitely be back and highly,...