Korea Restaurant — Restaurant in Bloomington

I pretty much crave Korean BBQ in any state I'm in at some certain point in time. Korea Restaurant was the choice of the moment and the food here was great. This is a little shop on a busy street amongst other wonderful little restaurants but I was able to dine in and enjoy the atmosphere. I ordered the Tteok-kochi (rice cake skewer), which is a spicy fried rice cake served with a Korean style sauce as an appetizer. It was fried, crispy and chewy, everything I expected with good flavor. For an entrée I ordered Samgyeopsal (grilled pork belly) served with grilled onions and green onions. Pork belly is one of my go-tos whenever I order Korean BBQ and luckily this place did not disappoint in the slightest and came sizzling on a hot plate, yum! It comes with rice and side dishes that include sprouts, tofu, potatoes, kimchi, fish cakes, and a house sauce for dipping. If I am ever in town I would definitely come back here and order again, busy or not! The service here is decent and quite nice, quick to take your order and ready to go when you are. Hope to see you again...

My partner and I wanted to go to Marco and Polo restaurant yesterday but Google map didn’t show they were booked. Since we did the long drive to Bloomington, we decided to go to a Korean Restaurant nearby. The name is Korea Restaurant and food is authentic and price is quite right for current economy and if you order fried dumpling 6 piece, you get to have all these other cool things with it. We ordered chicken teriyaki and beef bulgogi. The server is a Korean guy and he is extremely down to earth, approachable, and nice. I am glad we ended up with such an elevated experience despite the unfortunate incident.

It was my first time in an authentic Korean restaurant and I had watched lots of Korean TV series in my early twenties and I love how people make kimchi in their house. This kimchi was super delicious compared to what I used to buy at international markets.

Besides the kimchi, the most delicious pieces were cucumber in the vinegar sauce and then the fried vegetables dumplings.

Highly suggest their...

I’m going to type this into Korean, as well, so that the owner of this establishment might see what kind of nonsense is going on in her restaurant. My girlfriend and I went in there yesterday (9/17/23) to get something to eat before grocery shopping, and normally, when we walk in, we’re typically greeted by a lady who I’m assuming is the owner, and we can pick where we want to sit if we want to. However, when we went in there yesterday, we were greeted by a completely different lady, who, instead of seating us, told us to “hold on a second” hatefully as she was sorting what I believe were receipts, and were actually seated by one of the two gentlemen that were bussing tables out front. Once we sat down, the other patrons were talking significantly louder than they needed to be to hear each other, which was already getting on my nerves, but what the final nail in the coffin was for both of us was that once the waitress was finally taking orders, she started taking the order of the table across from us, and then as soon as the guy asked her a question, she said “hold on a second” really hatefully, again, and ran off for a while before coming back to take his order, he then asked his question, something about a menu item, and she had no clue what she was talking about, didn’t actually answer his question, just said some words in hopes he’d move on, and even he was frustrated. So I thought “I don’t wanna be treated like that,” packed our stuff and left the restaurant without even ordering anything. I’m a regular at this restaurant, and I love their food, but until the owner hires some competent help, I doubt I’ll be returning.

나는 이 식당의 주인이 그녀의 식당에서 어떤 종류의 말도 안되는 일이 일어나고 있는지 볼 수 있도록 이것을 한국어로 입력할 것이다. 내 여자친구와 나는 어제 (17/9/23) 식료품 쇼핑 전에 먹을 것을 사러 거기에 갔어, 그리고 보통, 우리가 들어올 때, 우리는 보통 내가 주인이라고 생각하는 여자에게 인사를 받고, 우리가 원한다면 우리가 앉고 싶은 곳을 고를 수 있어. 그러나, 우리가 어제 거기에 갔을 때, 우리는 완전히 다른 여성에 의해 인사를 받았는데, 그녀는 우리를 앉히는 대신, 그녀가 영수증이라고 믿는 것을 분류하고 있을 때 혐오스럽게 "초만 기다려"라고 말했고, 실제로 앞에 테이블을 버스 타고 있던 두 신사 중 한 명이 앉았다. 우리가 앉았을 때, 다른 후원자들은 서로 듣는 데 필요한 것보다 훨씬 더 크게 말하고 있었고, 그것은 이미 내 신경을 건드렸지만, 우리 둘 모두에게 관의 마지막 못은 웨이트리스가 마침내 명령을 받고 있을 때, 그녀는 우리 건너편 테이블의 주문을 받기 시작했고, 그 남자가 그녀에게 질문을 하자마자, 그녀는 정말 혐오스럽게 "잠시만 기다려"라고 말했고, 다시, 그의 주문을 받기 위해 돌아오기 전에 잠시 도망쳤고, 그는 그의 질문을 했다. 메뉴 항목, 그리고 그녀는 그녀가 무슨 말을 하고 있는지 전혀 몰랐고, 실제로 그의 질문에 대답하지 않았고, 그가 앞으로 나아가기를 바라며 몇 마디만 했고, 심지어 그는 좌절했다. 그래서 나는 "나는 그렇게 대우받고 싶지 않아"라고 생각했고, 우리 물건을 싸서 아무것도 주문하지 않고 식당을 떠났다. 나는 이 식당의 단골이고, 그들의 음식을 좋아하지만, 주인이 유능한 도움을 고용할 때까지, 나는...