Nam Chon — Restaurant in Philadelphia

My family and I were very excited to happen upon this Korean restaurant. We had never had Korean food and wanted to try for the first time. I stopped in and spoke with the owner who was very nice. I grabbed a takeout menu and brought it home. About a week later, we called in and placed an order to pick up. I ordered a kimchi, pancake, Tteokbokki w/cheese, Ramyum and beef dumplings, spicy boneless chicken and something tofu… I can’t remember what exactly it was. When I got the bill, I paid it , walked back to the car, and then thought about it, and thought it sounded like a lot more money than what I had expected the bill to be. So I looked at the receipt…..Without it being posted on the menu or anywhere in the restaurant, they charged a 4% credit card fee. And on top of that, even though I called my order in and picked it up myself, they added a 10% tip for themselves. First of all, 4% is more than the 3.5% charge, at max, for a surcharge in Pennsylvania. So they profited on top of charging me the fee for using my credit card. Secondly, if I had eaten in the restaurant, I would’ve left more than 10% for a tip if the service was good. But to tip for no service and going and picking it up myself, really angers me. The food was just OK. We have since been to another Korean restaurant , which quite frankly was much better , But even if we had loved the food, I would never go back there again. I think it takes a lot of nerve to Charge 10% to customers for a tip when they are PICKING up their food, and then on top of that, charge beyond the max of what a credit card charges for...

Finally, a decent traditional Korean restaurant that sticks to the basics and not a crazy uptick on prices. One of the few on the east coast that I found the dish quality, sizes and prices comparable to ktown LA NOT midtown Manhattan.

So excited decent Kspot was opening in Queen Village and they delivered. This is not a fancy or BBQ place but a snack and a quick meal kind of place but serves the soul food of Koreans (in my opinion).

Loved the Bulgogi Hot Stone Bi Bim Bab and the vegetables in it. It's seasoned, so we actually didn't need to put the gochujang (chilli paste) and made scrape off the crispy rice encrusted onto the hot stone bowl. Also, the jwe yook bok geum (kimchi pork stir-fry with tofu) is my favorite barfood and/or meal. The 3 layer with tofu, pork meat, and the kimchi just bats away the stress of the day. The seafood pancake was good with chunks of shrimp and cuttlefish and not too thick. But the thing that really was amazing was the fried chicken. The batter was so old school korean. Becareful because it is piping hot! The batter is seasoned and encases that thick and juicy chicken meat.

They do deliver through various apps (uber, grubhub, doordash) and you can get take-out. But for the fried chicken and the hot stone bi bim bap, better to dine in.

Also, next time I'm in Philly, definitely trying the cheesy dduk bok ki (spicy rice cakes!) and other things on the menu!

*we did spend more since I wanted to try more apps since my first time there but portable spent $20 to $25 per...

Such a perfect homey Korean restaurant. Everyone here treats you so kindly. I am filled with love after my time here. :)

Stopped in with my best friend since we were deeply craving warm rice dishes after a weekend of eating heavier foods. We popped in ~5PM, and it was empty besides one other group of four. Still plenty of seating all around! The owner(?) was serving these guests, and they were having a friendly discussion about the menu.

My friend and I were seated immediately and were given a tall pitcher of lemon water. The menu had a lot of options from snacks to rice dishes to noodles to soups! We ordered the beef ribeye dolsot and the beef ribeye bulgogi. Everything came out very hot and extremely tasty. Genuinely one of the best Korean meals I've ever had -- I finished half of my dish and ate the rest as leftovers. They also had banchan for the table. (I'm not a banchan girly though so I only had a few slices of their pickled spicy cucumber slices.)

At one point, the owner came out and shyly asked us if we wanted miso soup to go with our meal. He placed two small hot bowls on our table and it served as the perfect palate cleanser between bites of food. After we were done, he brought out two slices of cold watermelon for us. It was so heartwarming to me -- he really just felt like an uncle making sure we had enough to eat. It was a lovely surprise and a great way to end our meal. The prices were good and we left full.

I'll definitely be coming back to this hidden gem -- hopefully business picks...