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Restaurant Mukja was featured in the article(s) below.
Reviews for Restaurant Mukja
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Is this the downfall of Mukja???
I've visited this restaurant several times & have always enjoyed it, but our most recent visit was an absolute disaster. The service was amateur, unprofessional, & completely chaotic, easily the worst we've ever experienced anywhere-& it was painful to watch.
It took almost 20 minutes before we had to chase someone down to take our order, & people who arrived after us were served first. We had to flag down a waiter just to place an order, as if we were begging for attention.
We ordered a full meal with soup, banchans, main dish, & dessert. After 30 more agonizing minutes, we had to specifically ask for our soup because no one even planned to serve it.
Throughout the meal, we had to constantly chase our waiter for everything-water, condiments, clearing dishes. Staff walked past tables piled with empty plates as if they didn't exist. It was humiliating.
When dessert finally arrived, it was dropped on top of our dirty dishes because no one had cleared the table (even though when we were asked if we were ready for dessert the waiter walked away with empty hands leaving the dishes there & bringing the dessert instead....so weird)
Orders are scribbled on blue sticky notes in total chaos, with zero system, zero coordination, & zero professionalism.
Even with a full house, they were still taking delivery orders, leaving staff running around like chickens with their heads cut off, accomplishing nothing. They also looked extremely frazzled & miserable - arguably so.
Everyone at this restaurant waiting 45-60 minutes for their food. Everyone kept looking at each other confused at the chaotic setting. Every table seemed frustrated-some nearly left, others were waving their hands like schoolchildren begging for attention. It was beyond embarrassing; it was a masterclass in bad service.
There was no structure, no professionalism, & no basic customer care. Not once did a server check if we were okay or needed anything-they were in constant motion but achieving nothing.
Suggestions for improvement:
Service: Implement a real system. Assign one person to takeout, two people for tables. Take orders immediately, serve soups & banchans first, clear dishes without being asked, & check on guests proactively. This is basic restaurant management, not optional.
Décor: Comfortable seating, softer lighting, & some wall decorations would go a long way. The current bare, harsh environment only makes the chaos feel worse.
The food may still be good, but no one will remember the food with service this atrocious. As it stands, this place is headed for disaster if changes aren't made immediately. I love this restaurant & plan to return in a month to see if anything improves-hopefully this review can turn into a positive one. But right now, this experience was painful, humiliating, & completely unacceptable.
Pretty good korean restaurants. Menu has options that are pretty typical from a korean restaurants, rice dishes, soups, noodles. They are very generous with their side dishes. Highly recommend. Price seems to have increase a bit after their reopening however. Sadly not the most affordable korean restraurant that I've tried
We've been apparently sleeping on Korean food! Great find on a night out exploring new places in the area. Everything was so flavorfu & service was prompt (a plus with a toddler). Server was kind, patient & explained the dishes. Highly recommend.
We were happy to have been seated right away when we came on a Sunday night at around 18:00. This small restaurant got full not long after & a line was already forming. The service was professional & quite efficient but they weren't really friendly or really welcoming. The food itself was delicious. I really enjoyed the different combinations of flavours in each dishes & I also enjoyed the squishy texture of the rice cakes. The soup was bursting with flavours as well & the sweet & sour pork was flavorful too. The sauce they made accompanied the fried pork so well. The light crispness with the tender meat was just great. We ordered the small portion of the pork & it was surprisingly large which was amazing as well.
Overall terrible restaurant. Heard a lot of great things about this place so we went & tried it out. First of all it took the two waitresses around 5 minutes to seat us. After being seated we ordered the Jaeyuk & the Gamjatang. We received the Jaeyuk first, without any rice & the waitress told us the rice would be out in a minute (how am I supposed to eat?). We also needed to ask for the side dishes as the waitress forgot them… Then the soup followed (still no rice). When we finally tried the food we were extremely dissatisfied. The Jaeyuk is some random pork pieces bathing in oil & is straight up sugar. The gamjatang was ok but our meat was cold (inside the soup !!!), when we told our waitress she took our soup back to the kitchen & came back with it after reheating it (mind you we took the meat out to eat it, so we were left with boiling broth but still cold meat ?), also there was 1 singular potato in there. Side dishes were mid nothing incredible.
We left without finishing the food & when we paid we still paid full price, no compensation or anything to try to make it up to us (what usually happens when something is wrong with the food in a restaurant).
Anyways, I would not recommend the restaurant at all, terrible korean food & service. (i also checked the other customers & no one finished their dish)
We decided to eat here with my husband because we were craving Korean food, but unfortunately, we didn't enjoy it. It was overhyped. The soup was good but overly salty. The bibimbap was unappetizing, bland, slightly cold, & the lettuce didn't complement the dish at all. It was also too greasy for my taste.
The service was okay, but it took about 30 minutes for the food to arrive. If you're looking for authentic Korean food, I'd recommend Soopong on Queen Mary-you won't go wrong there.
Nous avons testé ce restaurant de cuisine coréenne, mais l'expérience a été plutôt décevante. Les plats manquaient globalement de saveur. Le poulet était très huileux & fade, ce qui masquait complètement le goût. La soupe était également pauvre en épices. Le chicken fried, pourtant annoncé comme une spécialité du chef, était sec & sans intérêt au niveau du goût. Le seul plat qui sortait du lot était le tteokbokki.
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We tried this Korean restaurant, but the experience was rather disappointing. Overall, the dishes lacked flavor. The chicken was very greasy & bland, which completely masked any taste. The soup was also lacking in spices. The fried chicken, despite being presented as a chef's specialty, was dry & uninteresting in terms of flavor. The only dish that stood out was the tteokbokki.
This is bad fast food - as bad & as fast as it gets. Burgers &/salad anyone. What a disappointment!
We order their food at least once a week!
their food is amazing! Tasty, always warm, well packaged & mainly, GREAT quantity. Highly recommend the Dakgangjung!
Love their food! The kimchi pork stew & stir fried pork are my go-to's.
Came back from South Korea & had a craving for cold Naengmyun.
This place is run by korean speakers & their recipes reflect their hangul heritage & the taste is very similar to what you can find in a family run restaurant in Seoul
EDITED
14/11/2025
ISSUE RESOLVED
WE DEVOURED THE TANGSUYUK
We ordered Tangusuyuk, Chicken Gizzard, Galbitang, & Tteokbokki super delicious & very crispy
23/10/2025
We've been regulars at Mukja since 2023, & we always come back for the tangsuyuk-it's usually crispy, double-fried, & absolutely delicious. But today (Oct 23rd), the tangsuyuk was disappointingly soggy & clearly not double-fried like usual. We politely asked the waiter to check with the chef, but the manager refused to accommodate the request.
The waiter was great as always-friendly & attentive-& the rest of the food was good. But the tangsuyuk is the main reason we come here, & this experience was a letdown.
We'll only return if the manager addresses this issue. If that happens, I'll gladly update this review back to 5 stars.
One of my favourite Korean spots in the city! The menu has a great variety. The food is always delicious & the service is consistently good. I also love that they offer so many free side dishes & you can always ask for refills. Definitely recommend!
Really great korean food, reminded me of when i went to sk, very fresh & authentic. Also really cute vibes & good prices
I really love Mukja. It's such a cute & simple spot but really hits home with the flavours & meals. I love that you can get Makgeolli here, & their tteokbokki is to die for. I really love their baby octopus as well. I really recommend going here & trying. a bit of everything. The prices are SO affordable compared to most places, & this keeps us coming back even though we live an 1hr away. Keep up the fantastic work!
They have my favorite fried chicken!
Small piece but big box!
I come here every week before my dancing class, perfect portions!
