Seoul - Columbia

This is an easy 5 for me. Soon as you step in you're greeted by these sweet elderly ladies. I ordered take out beef bulgogi, see picture, man I've never seen Korean restaurant that gives out sides and that have that type of presentation. Portion to price is definitely a gem, I don't really see this often. The beef by itself is well marinated, adding gochujang to it take it to another level.Overall, take out came out pretty quick when I ordered it in the restaurant. Parking is not great but the food makes it up. I will definitely come back.Side note, I don't know but its a plus for me when they weren't stingy with the utensils and napkins..

Best and most authentic Korean food in Columbia SC!!!!! 10

Decided to try this place based on the rating and was not disappointed in the least. It's a small store/restaurant that has a few tables and Korean/Asian ingredients for sale. Drinks are in the cooler next to the register. Everything on the menu sounded great and had pictures since I'm unfamiliar with some of the dishes. I ordered the beef and leek soup and my husband ordered the chicken bulgogi. The waitress/cashier advices me to get the regular and not the spicy since it's already spicy which was great since it was quite spicy. It took about 10 mins for our food to come out. They brought out the banchan and rice that went along with our dishes. The food arrived bubbling and sizzling it was so hot and smelled amazing. Once our food was cool enough to eat it was amazing, the soup was spicy about a level 4-5 at an Indian place that does a 1-10 scale. I definitely couldn't have gotten the soup spicier and been able to eat it myself. Everything in the soup was cooked perfectly and even the veggies I didn't know were delicious. Joe's bulgogi was a little spicy like 2-3 spice lvl. The chicken was tender and yummy. All of the banchan was unique and delicious to help cut the heat. Will definitely come here again to try something else from the menu. Serving sizes are big so we also had left overs for dinner. The lady who served us was also very nice and helpful too. Definitely a small family business that loves what they do.

This place is a somewhat hidden gem with delicious food and super friendly service. It's worth a trip to Columbia!

If you want to feel like you 're in Korea, and want to have a long term and more personalized experience this is the place to go. My boyfriend and I got the tteoboki, seafood pancake, and the chewy cold noodles with squid. First of all, I 've travelled all over the US, and also in Korea and I will tell you this. The seafood pancake is AMAZING, they put more seafood than veggies. The pancake is also not too thick. The tteoboki is a little spicy, and mind you I love spice. My boyfriend got the chewy cold noodles with squid and he has not shut up since we ate em. In his words This place is legit . Ambiance is very simple, as its inside a grocery store but it adds to the charm. The owner was very friendly, attentive. Service was fast, and efficient. I highly recommend this place!!