Unni — Restaurant in El Centro

Stopped by because of all the positive reviews, but I noticed all the recents were negative.

It was hard to find the place, the entrance is on the dirty patio covered in trash and abandoned tables and broken vending machines.

Walking in the lone employee, a cashier was picking her nose looking at her phone. She didn't even look over or say hello or anything.

The decor inside marched the patio, there's tons of random junk all over the place and loose cables everywhere. It looked like it was storage for the other 2 restaurants in the building.

Going up to the counter, I wanted to go over the menu for a bit, but the employee kept asking if I knew what I wanted and I felt like a nuisance to her screentime.

After ordering at the counter and seating myself, I wasn't offered any water for 20 minutes and the singular employee disappeared the entire time.

I thought $17 for 9 wings was really expensive, especially for the valley, but the wings turned out to be large and super crispy. They were great but the price is definitely up there. No sides or anything like coleslaw for the cost too, which sucks compared to the other Korean fried chicken places Ive been to.

I thought about ordering a coffee after the meal but the cashier wasn't there again, so I just went to Starbucks.

Very hard recommend, maybe a try it once kind of thing. Too expensive to make it a regular visit....

I have been coming to unni since this place blew up on tiktok the energy and vibe used to be so chill before, but recently 😕 I have been seeing a change in attitude, I’ve noticed a lot when it comes to how management treat their employees, I know it’s their “job” but I see how I believe one of the owners which is an older woman yell at some new trainees in which I’ve asked multiple people by the register on how long they’ve worked at unni and I have received answers as much as days or weeks, 😢and I don’t think it’s right for management to treat their employees like that especially the ones who are barely starting since it’s new, most of the time when I’m with my family I see familiar faces of the people making the drinks and I can see it on their faces they are confused and are trying their best but yelling isn’t the way😔... I understand stress comes with running a small business with it becoming big but it doesn’t mean you can treat your employees bad? The food is great but I feel bad for the employees and I hope the employees stay hydrated during the job and are mentally well, you all are doing your best and that’s all that matters. I wouldn’t want to be yelled like that infront of customers and my coworkers… I feel like it should...

I came to Unni in El Centro 3 times this week due to watching the TikTok and it is a really nice aesthetic but while I was there I saw something that really bothered me. one of the owners who was an older Korean lady was yelling at new trainees, which felt very unfair, especially since they're still learning one of the girls I saw looked very scared and stressed. Everyone deserves patience and respect when they're new on the job. It honestly ruined the experience for me, because instead of enjoying my visit, I was left uncomfortable watching how the staff was treated, it left a bad impression of he business overall...Looking through other reviews, I can see I'm not the only one who's noticed this problem, this is not a one time issue and if it continues it could end up being reported to the labor commissioners. Owners, please understand that your staff represent your store treating new employees with patience and respect will not only help them do better, but it will also make customers like me want to keep coming back so please change how you treat your employees, because the community is paying...