TaKorean | The Yards — Restaurant in Washington

Dropped in here in the evening for a quick bite. I ordered a bowl, chicken as protein, kale, lettuce, brown rice, fried onions, red sauce, sour cream, Sriracha.

The food: Good tasting chicken, average kale, lettuce, usual sauces. Onions we're as expected, kind of hard to mess those up. Portions were pretty small considering the bowl I bought was $9 and the amount of food I got was about 2/3 what I can get at Chipotle for $7. The selection was actually pretty lacking too, not a whole lot to choose from. You will also be charged extra for things like pickled radishes, which seems odd. They did not even offer a taco shell or something to go with it.

The staff: nice enough, but seemed really condescending for some reason.

The atmosphere: nice and clean. Very hipster, as in, clashing art styles, impractical architecture, and Spotify songs literally nobody besides the artist has ever heard.

Summary: If you like the hipster vibe of a place that probably came about from a liberal arts major's trip to Korea for a summer, and you don't mind paying extra for mediocre food that is comparable to leftover night, then this place is for you. Don't expect Korean and sure shooting don't expect tacos, otherwise this place will let you down hard. The worst part of it was leaving after spending $9 + tax and still...

Takorean was given a high endorsement from an associate of mine to try while in Washington DC. They were not wrong. Cleanliness. 4.5 of 5. The restaurant was well maintained and appeared very clean. Service: 3.5 of 5. Staff was professional but not talkative to the customers. A little more interaction would have been nice for a first trial run. Food quantity 5 of 5. I ordered the slaw bowl that had romaine slaw with some kimchi slaw. For the meat I had chicken. Additions were tomatoes, pickled daikon radish, and cilantro. A lot of food, left the restaurant full. Food quality 5 of 5. Every bite was full of flavor and pleasant. The aroma of the food matched the taste. Though late in the day when I solicited the restaurant, the food was still fresh, delicious, and delightful. Price: $$ 15-20 per person would be reasonable, I didn’t chose a lot of options that could increase one’s bill. Overall I would give this...

Ordered the bowl with brown rice and pickled cabbage/kimchi and steak. Also ended up going for a pulled pork taco to give one of those a try.

Overall I would give this meal a 4.5/5 Inside decore was nice. The best part was the staff, the guy behind the counter was more than helpful as this was my first time and did not know what all I wanted. Went with a Sriracha sauce, lime crema, with some cilantro, sesame seeds, and added for .75 some pico de Gallo. For the taco went with the pulled pork and all of his recommendations. Taco was good but a bit on the greasy side, but not to terribly bad. The bowl was good but honestly I think I will go with the chicken next time to give that a try.

Staff - great Food - good (except the pork being a tad greasy) Atmosphere - relaxing modern

Would I return? Yes this seems like a good place to grab a quick bite to eat that...