Silla Korean Restaurant — Restaurant in Santa Clara

my friend told me about this place and said there was really good ciopinno here, so that was the only thing I got here!

I came here on a Thursday night with a friend, around 7pm. I feel like there were less than 20 people there. the dining area has some booths and some tables set up. We got seated in a booth right away. they said we could order via the QR code, but I think since it was so slow, they still came up and asked us our order.

We got the ciopinno to split between the both of us, soju, and a beer. They brought over banchan per person (portions of banchan on a plate per person), and some hot tea. banchan was some fish cake, bean spouts, japchae, mash potato, kale and pickled radish.

The chef brought the ciopinno over and was explained how to set it up. He brought over an external burner and placed the pot of ciopinno on top. It was already heated up, but he said to let it sit for another 3-5 minutes right before it is boiling so eat. Then can shut off it is too hot. It felt like he cared a lot about his cooking and making sure his guests like it too!

The ciopinno was delicious and was filled with clams, mussels, fish, squid and udon. The broth/sauce was tomato-ey and had a little bit of gochujang spicy taste! I wish there were more ways I could slurp it up. The chef came by and also brought us some purple rice to go with the ciopinno. One ciopinno was enough for two people. We wished we could have tried more things!

As for interior, I felt like half of the restaurant (main room) gave off a quiet nice weeknight dinner, and the other half (a separate room) gave off a very pocha k vibe, with soju and neon signs at the doorway. I can see it getting loud and drunkish vibes, which is not a bad thing!

Parking lot is big enough for the establishment, but its pretty hard to find this spot! It does not really have a sign to show you the parking lot or the restaurant, you have to just kinda use your google/Apple Maps to guide you into the correct lot! and even then.... I wasn't sure I was going to the correct place because there wasn't a sign at the...

The WORST Korean restaurant I have ever had in Bay Area!

When we walked in the restaurant, there is a customer complaining to the owner they forgot to prepare her take-out order, and she had nothing to eat for dinner. That should have been our first red flag! But we missed it.

Then after we sit down, it took the owner a while to give us some water and took our order. That should have been our second red flag but we missed again. And when my dad pick up the napkin, a GIANT BUG was crawling beneath it! That totally freaked me out and made me concern about the cleanness about the restaurant and food. I wanted to walk out but since we already put down the order, I felt bad to do so. But then, when I try to move my plate, ANOTHER BUG crawled out!!! That is definitely a sign of a restaurant being not proper cleaned and could result in health issue!

Again, we stayed for dinner just because the owner said they already started preparing food. And we changed to another table. However, when the food came up, we ordered four items but only three was made. Waitress was not writing down my order but memorizing them. And when I complained to the owner he said it would take another 15 minutes to get the fourth item because they are busy with preparing delivery food orders.

It was a horrible dining experience. I will for sure never visit again. Santa Clara's Korean restaurant scene has always been good, with all the high quality food and environment. I honestly don't know how this restaurant is survived here, very...

We went there on Saturday for dinner, and the restaurant was empty, which didn't give us a good sign, but why not just try once? No one greeted me or served us until we rang a bell(?) at the reception.

We got these dishes: Teppan Chajang Noodle(Kangnam style): Aka black noodles in other Korean restaurants. Sadly, not authentic but Americanized enough for my American friends. Garlic Bossam: the portion was small compared to the price. Bibimbap: Perhaps we liked this dish the most. The stone pot kept the food warm, which was good. Nicely seasoned vegetables were a plus++ Seafood tofu stew: As this restaurant is called a 'modern restaurant,' this dish fits that theme the most. Literally 'modernized' Korean soup. Not spicy.

The chef/owner came by our table occasionally to check on us, which was nice and tried to explain why the dish was named after or what the dish was about. We got stuffed at the end, but the taste could be better to...