WooMeeOk Korean BBQ — Restaurant in Dallas

Note to the owner: (Skip to next paragraph for TLDR) On 10/14 around 8pm, we parked in front of Woomeok to grab a drink from Gongcha next door. My partner was going to go inside while me and my dog wait outside. As we walked by their outdoor patio and reached the end, two large dogs came running at us out of nowhere behind the fence and the samoyed started barking aggressively showing teeth at my dog. By instinct I pulled my dog back and looked at the fence door which wasnt properly locked but only tied closed using 2 leash ropes top and bottom of the door. It was loosely shut and so whenever the dogs lunged with their full force it kept being pushed open and back which caused some major anxiety for me given that those dogs werent leashed, just freely roaming in the large open patio. I asked my partner to walk us back to our car in case something were to happen so that we can quickly retreat into our vehicle. The two dogs trailed us from the side and all I can say is that thank god those aluminum chairs were slightly away from the 4-4ft tall fence because otherwise, it was such a breezy escape route for them onto the actual pedestrian road, and towards me and my dog whom the white large dog did NOT like. I looked around immediately side to side hoping I’d find the dogs owners nearby but no one was around. I did see this employee inside Woomeok standing by the host table glancing at us several times but took no other actions so I naturally thought he was just looking. The white samoyed could not take its eyes off of my dog and kept glaring which was not a good sign for neither of the dogs and I didnt want to intensify the situation so I just put my dog back into the car while I waited outside monitoring the two dogs and waiting for my partner to come out of Gongcha. Luckily the two large dogs did not show aggression towards people but one lady trying to pass by must have heard the barking earlier and paused to ask me if those dogs were mine and if there were any loose dogs around. She looked scared. I reassured her my dog was back in the vehicle and that I wasnt sure who those dogs belonged to that were pretty much left outside alone untethered. When my partner came out of the tea shop, we noticed a different man from Woomeok that came out and petting the dogs.

I walked up and asked if the dogs belonged to him and he said no, but that they belong to his friend inside. I asked if his friend was a customer, and he said no (as that friend came outside to join us), and that his friend is a worker and HE (the guy i’’m talking to) is the manager. Slightly surprised but optimistically, I explained the situation that occurred, in the politest tone possible that despite the dogs seeming very friendly to people, at least one of them was showing extreme aggression towards to passerby dog just few minutes ago and the fact that the large dogs werent leashed in an open space AND no one directly watching them made me very nervous. His response? “Oh really? (pause)… Thank you”

At the moment, I couldnt really mutter anything else but to smile, nod, and walk away. Woomeok’s manager’s facial expression was as if I made him very uncomfortable and that I needed to go away. I got back in my car and noticed that the two Woomeok men just walked back inside as business as usual and the dogs stayed in the patio the same.

I normally dont go out of my way to waste my time to leave reviews like this (esp since it has nothing to do with their dining experience) but I believe that there are common sense and courtesy for when things like this happens, regardless of whether I dined in their store or not. I have a dog, and I love animals but it really IRKS me when PEOPLE behave this way. Not only did this manager allowed his staff (sry, his Friend) to bring in their dogs during their shift but allowed him to leave them unattended in the outdoor patio. Absolute zero professionalism and poor way to handle this escalation. We’ve dined at Woomeok before but will not be supporting this business...

Went to my nephews 13th birthday party 🎉. 1st time ever there and 1st time eating Korean food. First off the place is easy to find. Very clean inside. My cousin whom is disabled and uses a walker was treated with total respect and dignity. Phong was our waiter. I had never cooked my own food in a restaurant much less Korean food. He went above and beyond to satisfy every question or need that we had. He explained that they can cook our food for us soooo that's what we did. Our table was ready (us 2 arrived an hour early to eat and check out the restaurant). When seated I was in awww...lordie just the food they start you with on your table is just about enough to fill you up. We ordered the chicken teriyaki...omj it was soooo tender, you could cut the chicken with a fork or spoon 🍽. *and when I express tender I mean super delicious 😋 tender (my cousin has no teeth and had no problems) eating any of the food on our table. Again Thank you Phong for super excellent service 👏 🙌. The only thing that shocked me was they DO NOT SERVE ICED TEA 😑 🙄 😒. The price is very good too...for the 2 of us with all the food a coke and a beer was $30+...and very well worth it 👌. Now the other guest started arriving for the party. The restaurant offers a $22.00 all you can eat @person...offering 20 different types of meat. They bring 3 different types of meat to the table at a time. I got to watch the family members cook all their food right at the table, to me it was fun and more convenient for the patrons. Their was 15 of us and nobody was disappointed or dissatisfied with the Service or the Food or the Price $$. On my next visit I will cook my own food and I will try out the other varieties of meat that is offered. Oh and instead of Miller Lite I will also try a Korean Beer to go along with the meat 🍖 that is served there 😉. So as you may tell I give this restaurant a 5 🌟 for Service, Food and Price!!! *I added 30+ photos of the restaurant...

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