Arirang Restaurant — Restaurant in Crestview

They have an order online option for those of you who like to order ahead. A rather extensive menu for a small place. An almost guarantee on something for anyone. The portions are pretty good-sized for the price. For the beef bulgogi to go portion, the rice is in a separate container, which is nice because it leaves more room for the beef. I wish they would add more veggies to the bulgogi and add Broccoli to it though. The bulgogi fries were good for the most part; the flavor was there, but I wish there was a tad more sauce on the beef because the lack of more sauce left them feeling a tad more dry than I'd like. Their BBQ roll was good. Had a nice creamy taste and feel to it. They have a bar in a separate area with a jukebox and tvs. They have lots of alcohol to choose from. Whiskey, rum, vodka, cognac, you name it. They can make pretty much anything you request in the range of mix drinks like martinis, old fashioned, negroni, sidecar, sazerac, etc. They can't do frozen ones though, that's cool though still, chilled still gets the job done. There is an outside seating area for those who enjoy the fresh air, it has an awning for the outside seating area as well. Lots of good here, I'd say worth a visit and a try, but I have one little thing I want to mention, professionalism. I understand the want of an employer to let an employee dress how they want, but a certain look is usually expected of certain workers. Waiters should be dressed in at least a moderately presentable or polished look. A nice collared shirt, perhaps maybe a tie if they like. A manager should uphold a standard for their employees that they want to represent their restaurant. If it seems like you don't care about employee appearance then it could appear as though you don't care about...

Phoned in my order at 5:25pm and they told me it would be 20-25 minutes. I arrived at 5:50pm and there were 4 others waiting for takeout. I tried to get the attention on an employee so they would know I was there, but they responded rudely and walked away. After awaiting until 6:20pm, I finally trapped the male worker (who I thought might be the manager) and asked him about my order. He rudely responded that he didn’t take my order and didn’t have any idea when it would be ready. I finally stopped the Asian lady and asked her about my order and she responded with “one minute”. After another 15 minutes passing, I asked again and she said the order is being packaged now and will be out in a minute. At 6:45pm, my order finally came out. I drove straight home and as we started eating it, it was all very cold. Everything had to be microwaved. We were less than happy with this entire event.

There seemed to be people at 5-6 tables and there were 3 servers. UNBELIEVABLE. It add insult to injury, every time someone entered to either be seated or pick-up food, the Asian lady responded with “oh no, more people!” To too all of this off, they never offered a discount or an apology and just said the kitchen is trying to get caught up.

It was our first visit there and as much as I love Korean food, I will never give them my business ever...

Nothing knocked my socks off, but it's GOOD for this area (this would be a solid 3-star place in LA). More importantly, it actually satisfies my craving for Korean "home style" cooking.

Their dumpling rice cake soup (tteok mandu guk) is my favorite menu item so far. The first time I had it, the broth had a rich beef bone flavor that was so tasty that it made me homesick! It unfortunately lacked that depth the second time around (still good though). I'll probably order it again to see if it was a fluke. Their side dishes (banchan) are great. Their cabbage kimchi is better than average.

The jjajangmyeon and bulgogi both tasted like what a spouse who can cook well would lovingly make for their partner on an average weekday when they've been married for a long time—serviceable but didn't feel like they were trying to impress.

I got seated very quickly. The servers have all been wonderful and attentive. Easily the best part about coming here is the people who work here.

The atmosphere is very mom and pop restaurant. The music was good and not too loud. The drawing on the sign at the entrance was also very cute and helps give this place a sweet mom and pop feel.

Overall, I can see myself coming back here often! I would be happy if they amped up the flavor, but I'm glad they're...