Mirak

Quick SummaryExcellent spot for black goat stew. It's a hole in the wall restaurant, but plenty of seating, excellent food, and easy parkingFood- 5 starsOrdered the black goat stew which was excellent during a cold winter night. Plenty of tender and juicy meat. The vegetables were excellent with the stew as well. The fried rice they made with extra strew was delicious as well. Their noodles were also very good (silky texture and cooked perfectly). The side orders are pretty standardServiceThey were definitely understaffed, but it's pretty typical with the hole in the wall Korean restaurants, so expectations were properly managed. They still did a great job of getting food out efficiently and even cooking the fried rice for usAmbianceGreat spot for a warm meal on a cold nightBottom LineExcellent spot for eh black goat stew to warm you up during a cold night!

We L.O.V.E. Mirak, food and ahjummas!!It looks like a hole in the wall kinda restaurant but they have the best black goat "everything" (stew, iron plate, boiled) + kimchi mixed rice with the stew & iron plate after! Yum!! Our family spent our Thanksgiving with Mirak and enjoyed everything we ordered, all 3 goats, kalguksu for the little ones. Banchans are always delicious and the kalguksu soup was phenomenal!! Didn't expect such deep and rich flavor from the kalguksu!As for service, all the ahjummas are great fun! Lighten up a bit when you meet them, they're no harm, very very kind ahjummas with a big heart! We always leave with a great laugh & big full belly~!!

The service and ambiance is great. Very cozy and authentic but this kimchi jjiggae is a hard pass. They might have rushed the soup and added a bit too much fish sauce because sourness and kimchi flavor didn't get into the soup. The pork belly in the soup was nice and crunchy. I would come back and try something else next time.

Wait 30 min and ask the waitress where is my food. She asks the cook and come back still need another 10 min.

Great food! Very authentic Korean food!... good service! I go here when I crave home cooked meal...

The service was great, they were efficient and came by to the table frequently. The food was on the saltier side and my dol sot bibimbap didn't come with any veggies besides onions and scallions which was a little disappointing. Not sure if I would go back but appreciated the polite staff and that it was clean and open later than other places!

We ordered black goat stew and it tasted 10/10 They also mixed with rice after which is good too.

When my friend and I entered into this restaurant, we were the only non Koreans! Maybe because it is conveniently located in the same plaza as a Korean supermarket, this place seems to be a local favorite for many Koreans. It was not even lunch time (2:00 pm on a Saturday) and this place was busy. There were two tables with more elderly folks, one table with a middle age couple and one table with a mom, dad and two kids. Both my friend and I were previously introduced to this place by different Korean friends that we know. We got Gamjatang (pork rib and potato soup) and leek pancake. Gamtajang's soup broth was amazing! (Although I am not Korean, but even a foodie who loves Korean food and had many many Gamtajang before...I think I know what a good soup taste like :) .) Although the meat was a bit dry, but the soup and the amount we got makes up for it! The leek pancake was also delicious! I was glad we ordered this, although I do want to try their seafood pancake. One reason why this place has such a low review is due to their service. I am not one who will give low rating due to service..I am here for the food, not for the service. First of, there was only one waitress on a busy Saturday afternoon. Secondly, I do notice the difference between how we were treated vs. how the other Korean customers were treated. She was definitely a little more tentative to the Korean customers. Nevertheless, our food still came and we still had a great time eating some very authentic tasting Korean food. We just need to keep in mind that next time we come, we need to bring our Korean friends along :)!

Food is great but the customer service is beyond ridiculous. This is for the lady with short curly hair. She talks to customers like they're kids. My dad clearly looks older than her but she was speaking informally to him. You shouldn't be speaking informally at all to customers at all to begin with unless maybe if they're your friends and family. What was even worse was when we asked for cold water - we asked for cold water once and another server brought it to us with no problem. But when we asked for cold water again from that short curly hair lady, she brought the whole bucket of cold water and just poured it in my dad's warm water cup. So when we asked if she can bring us a new cold water, not mix it in our warm water, she refused to and said "you know how many cups you guys are using already? We need to do the dishes ourselves. Just drink warm water, it's healthier for you anyways." And actually never brought our cold water..What the hell? Im not mad we never got the cold water but Im mad that she thinks that type of customer service is okay. I understand theres servers with playful personalities who jokes around with customers but you still need to do your job and bring the things the customers ask you. This isnt your playground and we're not your little kids.We love mirak but she's the sole reason why we are never going back. I'd rather drive an hour to LA for better service. And to mirak's owner, if you're reading this, you're probably having her around cause you're short staffed but please reconsider or give her proper training cause she is embarrassing your restaurant.----------------------음식은 맛있지만, 고객 서비스는 정말 말도 안 됩니다. 이 글은 곱슬머리 짧은 머리 하신 분한테 전합니다. 이분이 손님들을 어린아이 대하듯이 말하는데 어이가 없어서 정말. 제 아버지는 분명히 그분보다 나이가 많아 보이시는데도 불구하고, 반말 또 반말하고. 고객에게 친구나 가족이 아닌 이상 반말을 사용하는 것은 기본적으로 안 되는 일입니다. 더욱 황당했던 것은 우리가 찬물을 요청했을 때의 일입니다. 처음 요청했을 때는 다른 직원이 아무 문제 없이 찬물을 가져다 주었지만, 그 곱슬머리 분에게 찬물을 요청했을 때는, 그분이 찬물 통을 통째로 가져와서는 우리 가 마시고 있건 따뜻한 물 컵에 그냥 부어버렸습니다. 그래서 아니 새로운 찬물을 가져다 줄 수 있냐고 부탁했는데 뭐라 하는지 아시나요? "아니 컵을 벌써 몇개를 쓰는거야? 내가 다 설거지 해야돼. 따뜻한 물 그냥 마셔 어차피 더 건강에 좋아." 라고 하면서 진짜 찬물을 가져다 주지 않았습니다.정말 어이가 없네요. 어떡해 이분이 게속 서빙을 하는지 진짜 이해가 안가네요. 찬물을 못 받은 것에 화가 나는 것이 아니라, 그분이 그런 고객 서비스를 당연하게 생각하는 것에 화가 납니다. 장난기 많은 성격의 서버들이 고객과 농담을 주고받을 수는 있지만, 그래도 고객이 요청하는 것은 제공해야 해야 하는게 기본이 아닌가요? 여기는 당신의 놀이터가 아니고, 우리는 당신의 애새끼들이 아닙니다.정말 미락 좋아하지만, 이분 때문에 다시는 가지 않을 겁니다. 이분도 이걸 읽고 아마 "그래 오지마라 이년아" 이러겠죠. 남편과의 관계가 그리 좋지 않다는 것 처럼 짧게 잠간 얘기 하셨던 것 같은데, 직장에 와서 고객들에게 스트레스를 풀지 마세요... 우리는 친구들과 가족과 함께 좋은 식사 경험을 하러 온 것입니다. 당신이 기분이 안 좋다고 해서 우리의 기분을 망치지 좀 마세요.그리고 만약 미락의 사장님께서 이 글을 읽고 계시다면, 아마도 사람이 부족해서 그분을 계속 두고 계시는 것 같은데, 제발 다시 생각 해주세요 아님 그분을 제대로 교육을 시켜주시길 바랍니다. 그분이 정말 사장님 식당을 망신시키고 있습니다. 어쨌든 수고하세요.

Love their black goat soup (흑염소 전골). Food tasted great and the food came out super fast. Friendly staff and reasonably priced. Definitely recommend.