Sam cha

William

4.0

Bit noisy with the open kitchen, but the creamy chicken was THE best i ever tasted.

Jenifer

3.0

I ordered a chicken bibimbap but it was kinda bland so I had to ask for salt. My friend had the pork kimchi fried rice which was very good. The service was okay, the place is rather busy but it took quite a while to get a waiter's attention to get salt & a to-go box since they don't pass by the tables to ask how everything is/if we need anything. Overall nice restaurant.

A

5.0

I usually find Korean bland tasting but everything we ordered here was very delicious!

JG

3.0

Curry katchu was burnt & salty. The taste was bitter because of they over fried. The worst katchu ever.

Britney

5.0

We ordered the beef tartare, kimchi fries, & beef ribs. Beef tartare & kimchi fries are must order, beef ribs were good too to finish off on as a main.

Server with the lip piercing was really kind, apologized, & compensated us for our waiting times.

Joseph

1.0

They make me wait every time at least 15 min

L

1.0

They have no respect for customers. I am very offended by their service.

Lucrece

1.0

Before closing, they rejected my Uber request. SHAME ON YOU

Mahsa

1.0

The restaurant was very busy, so they seated us in an extra dining area at the back. We had no problem with that, but it felt like they forgot about us.

Our waiter took our order for two main dishes & a soju. He brought the soju, but after 45 minutes only one of our meals arrived. The second meal never came. We asked about it & were told it would be ready in five more minutes, but it still never showed up.

In the end, we had to share one meal, & by then it was cold because we had been waiting to eat together.

What made the experience even more disappointing was being told it would only take five more minutes when that clearly wasn't true. It would have been better to be honest about the delay. Overall, it was a very bad experience, & we left hungry & disappointed!

Only

3.0

Okay, an honest but fair & generous review:
1. The atmosphere - I'm giving a 3, but that's generous.'Zen-like' does not describe this place. It was noisy to the point of having difficulty hearing my partner. That said, I hadn't read any reviews first, which is probably a good thing because I would have been harsher. We literally were walking by & decided to eat there, not knowing beforehand what to expect.

2. The service was fine, our server was attentive but we didn't realize she had sent us the wrong starter until it was too late - it was tasty but again, not what was expected. Details do matter.

3. The food was good, tasty & the pancake was a delicious discovery (though it reminded us of a take on the Spanish tortilla).

Overall? The atmosphere & distracted service worked against the food, which was solidly good but not stellar.

Not a criticism, but it struck me as a noisy student dining place/ hangout with good, solid food. Nothing wrong with that - just not for everyone & certainly not'Zen-like'…

Would I return? Probably not. Would I recommend it to my rowdier undergrad friends? Absolutely! Just not my cup of sake.