Seoul Korean Restaurant — Restaurant in Biloxi

Ate there a couple of weeks ago but late in my review. Went there one evening to try local Korean food and the hostess/waitress was very nice. I was the only one there then other patrons started coming in. The atmosphere is very simple which I did not mind at all as that would lead me to believe it to be hole in the wall quality Korean food and not cookie cutter quality. Was I wrong. I ordered the broccoli chicken with water as a beverage. The water was served in a bottle which I let slide since the Biloxi water is not the greatest. Then the side dishes came out before the main dish and they were placed welled but tasted either too sweet or bland. Then the main dish came out and boy did it scream to me not authentic. I know the menu did state that the chicken is marinated in beef marinade and I am not a big marinated meat eater but the broccoli chicken tasted like it been marinating far too long. There were ligaments still on the chicken which I had to keep taking out of my mouth which was a bit uncomfortable as other patrons were now in this small dining area and I didn’t want them seeing me taking the food out of my mouth and putting it on a plate. I typically do not like my main meal to have a sweet taste and this definitely has a sweet side which led me to believe they probably used a store bought and no in house sauce. And now the final disappointment. I judge a Asian restaurant by how well and what type of rice they use. This was not Asian quality simply put. Out of fairness this would be the first Korean restaurant I have ever eaten at as I have always wanted to try Korean food. I will have to go out and eat with a Korean next time to tell me what is quality and what is not so I know my review is not biased, but honestly I think they would agree this place is good but not great. After eating here I felt I could have saved my money and pulled up a few Korean recipes and made the same dish at home and even played with the ingredients and make it less sugary...

Tonight will be the first and last time I will eat at Seoul Korean Restaurant. I was super excited because I haven't had good Korean in so long and was looking forward to this place since it got such good reviews. Not surprising, I was totally disappointed. I should have know from the sketchy location and the awful interior.

My husband and I spent $42.08 on pretty much slop. We ordered the stir fried kimchi with tofu and the seafood tofu soup. The stir fried kimchi was basically watery spicy cabbage and onions topped with sliced COLD tofu! Seriously $12.99 for cold tofu!?!? When the server brought the seafood tofu soup to me I just stared at it, I couldn't even bring myself to try to because it looked so disgusting. I seriously cannot fathom how this place can expect to charge $17.99 for a dish that came with imitation crab and leftovers thrown in a pot.

From the menu, I've gather that unless you get something familiar like sweet and sour chicken or fried rice you will most likely be disappointed.

Take Aways: overpriced, low quality food, horrible atmosphere, and...

I thought this place was truly great! Because it is hard to find Korean restaurants in Mississippi, I was already so excited to visit. It didn’t disappoint! The food was very fresh and flavorful. As I was eating alone, I happily got full on the veggies, kimchi, and rice. I also ordered dumplings and dubu jjigae. The stew was really delicious! Excellent comfort food. ☺️

As for the service, there were two servers when I visited in the evening. They were both so attentive and helpful! One server even helped me package my leftovers and provided a large spoon to help me easily transfer my stew to container. I thought that was very thoughtful and kind. The atmosphere was really comfortable as well.

I look forward to returning to try more! Preferably with a friend, so we...