Muguboka Restaurant — Restaurant in San Francisco

We were craving Korean food and decided to visit this restaurant while we were in SF. The Restaurant is pretty easy to spot and parking wasn’t hard to find. We went in around 5pm on a Saturday and the place was pretty empty. The place wasn’t very big but felt cozy. The décor was basic and homey. The restaurant and bathroom was clean.

Service: The two ladies who run the restaurant were friendly and attentive. We were really thirsty and needed the teapot refilled often. They were really nice about it and refilled when needed. If we finished one of the small side dishes (banchan), they’d offer to give us more.

Food: They served a delicious complimentary Korean barley tea, which tasted great. They also included a good variety of at least a dozen banchan. The food was served hot. They gave us a free seafood pancake (hae mool pa jun), which was nice and crispy on the outside and not too dry on the inside. They have a decent selection of items on the menu. My go-to Korean food is the tofu soup (Soondubu Jjige) especially on a cold day. Their kimchi tofu soup was delicious with the perfect amount of spice. The tofu almost “melts in the mouth”. Portions were average size and looked good. A lot of places will skimp on the meat but Muguboka had a good amount. One of us had leftovers. They also topped off with a refreshing sweet rice drink for dessert.

Prices: Pretty average prices for Korean food. Add in the free pancake and barley tea and it’s better than a lot of other Korean places.

Overall: I’d definitely go back for more. Friendly service, free seafood pancake, barley tea, and affordable Korean food? Sounds great to me. Great place to eat after touring SF...

I have been thinking for a long time if I should write this review. Because the place is exceptional in all area and we just wanna keep it for ourselves, but that would be such a selfish thought! Everyone should be able to taste good food because that is the happiest part in life for many of us :)

This place has everything you ever asked for. They are family-owned restaurant and my husband and I love Korean food. We have tried so many and agreed on this one as the best one in SF! The taste is just right, not too tasty but tasty, not too spicy but spicy. All the tastes are balanced out so perfectly!

Speaking of the environment and service, it feels like they are family to us! They are such a cute and kind family and I think kindness is kinda hard to find these days. We are so lucky we have lived just 2 blocks away from the restaurant. We would come here every week and every other week because we miss the food and we miss everyone who works there so much ♥️

If you love Korean food, you should not miss this place. It will be another perfect spot for you. It tastes just like mama’s home cooking to me 🥰

I would give 10 stars if they have 10 stars for us to fill! We’ll be back for...

This place is really cozy and the food reminds me of my mom's cooking. I was impressed how quickly everything came out to the table! The first time I came here a month ago, I ordered daeji bulgogi (spicy pork), which was flavorful and delicious, along with soondubu (spicy tofu soup) in an affordable lunch combo.

My fiance and I had a late Valentine's Day dinner here tonight and we ordered the kalbi (short ribs) and soondubu combo, ojingeo bokkeum (spicy stir fried squid), goon mandu (pan fried potstickers) and they gave up complimentary hameul pajeon (seafood pancakes). The kalbi was tender and juicy. The ojingeo was perfectly spicy and flavorful with a good amount of tentacles (my favorite part of the squid lol). The mandu and pajeon were crispy and hot. They provide plenty of banchan (side dishes) and hot tea.

I really enjoy this place and hope to visit again when I'm craving Korean food, which won't be too long from now. :) I also noticed many other Korean families eating here, which is a good sign. I highly...