Korea House

Tried something new today. Bibimbap with bulgogi. Portion of meat was quite small but after everything was mixed together, it was a great dish. Flavor was excellent and each ingredient was cooked perfectly.While price is slightly steep for amount of food, I would recommend Korea House if you're looking for this type of food! Will be back 7.8/10!

Leon and his food are both incredible. He is so kind and cares so much about his customers and their experience, his service is incredible. The ambiance is some of my favorite in any restaurant. My favorite restaurant in Boulder by far! Be sure to get the ginger tea and the kimchi pancake.

As a Korean born and raised in Boulder, I am embarrassed at the service that this restaurant dishes out. The food is just okay, the portions are small but the psychological battering that one receives here even before placing the order is so unacceptable and it makes me think that the owner has a serious problem and that customers need to be forewarned.I have personally only experienced this kind of hostility a few times and from all Asian ethnic groups, but this location can usually be guaranteed to elicit a hostile act sometime during the dining experience.You are forewarned. For our family, the food doesn't warrant this kind of treatment so we are not going to patronize his restaurant again. I apologize if you ignore this warning and have an experience like so many other reviewers have had over many, many years now. I prefer to enjoy my dining out instead of worrying about what lies in wait.

Simply a delightful meal. The pearl barley tea was delicious. I enjoyed the bibimbap and the kimchi stew. It's the kind of food you just want to keep eating. I'm glad I had the opportunity to try it out.

Reading the reviews, it is really no surprise now, but nevertheless, was a very shocking experience. Met friends here after work. The person who first got there was not sure how many people would make it. We all work in healthcare, and schedules are unpredictable. When we told him it would be just three of us instead of the 5-6 originally stated, he yelled at her and said "this is a restaurant! I asked you THREE times!" Mind you, there are two other people in the restaurant a this time, and it is not peak hours at all. We made up more than half of the people in this place. He proceeded to take away the two top that was pushed up to our table, then took away one napkin, one chopsticks pair, one glass of water, and huffed and puffed gearing up to take our order. It was quite the dramatic showing. I then said to him, "We all work in healthcare, we don't always know how our afternoon is going to go, and I'm very sorry our friends could not make it here. Do you want our business?" To which he replied, "NO! GET OUT!" He overcharged my friend for the tea that she ordered while yelling at us to get out and threw in "You act like a gangster!" and "Don't ever come back here again!" NO PROBLEM DUDE!I've never had such an experience! Thanks for the great story we have now! Glad we never made it to the food part because I don't want to give this man a penny!

They refused service cause I did not buy a main dish.Huge loss. I know a number of folks like myself who are huge supporters of local small businesses and pay cash, who would have enjoyed the unique atmosphere they offer.

The reviewe Skylar got kicked out of school for being disrespectful, distrustful, and deranged. This place is great and its sad some have pathetic explosions of attitude on the internet because they suffer from being the best versions of themselves. Eat here, it's dank

We brought a birthday cake and they didn't allow us to eat it in the restaurant, and kept emphasizing "this is America" etc, the attitude is terrible

Prepare to have the most uncomfortable dining experience filled with harassment by the owner. As in, he will not leave you alone, try to make continuous conversation while you're trying to have dinner, and continuously attempt to bait an argument.That said, the food. My Korean food quality expectation outside of NY/LA/MD is low, no problem. As long as the fundamental Korean ingredients are present, no complaints. After all, the owner prides himself on authentic Korean menu. Wrong. The food is bland, sauces are as he said "special" and, therefore, far from authentic.And then there's the portion problem. I'm a light eater. As in, my favorite Denver menu item is the 4oz filet at the Four Seasons. Top ten dinner experience consisted of a 2oz Wagyu Filet at Barclay Prime in Philly for ~$150. I can't finish a lobster tail. The entree portions here are tiny, below minimal. The sides are small and unconventionally chopped into fine bits so it's difficult to complement the meal as intended using chopsticks. While you think your order is complete, there are then upcharges throughout the meal.Restaurant experiences typically follow a quality spectrum as it relates to food, service, value. This is an immeasurable bizarre experience off the spectrum. So, this place is perfect for psychological abuse, being hungry afterwards, and feeling cheated.

As I opened this window to author a review, another similar review appeared in the sidebar. Thought it was just us but another reviewer said it best:"the psychological battering that one receives here even before placing the order is so unacceptable and it makes me think that the owner has a serious problem."From the time the ordering dialog began through the full duration until food arrived, we received a solid 30 minute lecture. He spoke to me as if he was a diplomat to Korean cuisine culture making an introduction to a world in which I was a stranger. I'm a Korea-born asian. I had to go as far as to say, you realize I'm not only Asian but also Korean. I'm not only Korean but I also cook any one of your menu items on a daily basis. To make matters worse, one statement after another were outrageous fabrications of Korean food history. I returned confused looks as he would assert a lie and he would then repeatedly exclaim "trust me!" This was extraordinary to the extent I thought maybe I'm the one who's lost grip on reality. This compelled us to fact check and was able to verify he's a pathological liar. We were dealing with a Korean equivalent to Donald Trump.Most of all, we just wanted to be left in peace and enjoy a late afternoon meal but that was lost before the meal even began. Adding insult to injury, my daughter experienced what she described as food poisoning for the next 24 hours ... I asked her to clarify and without further detail, definitely food poisoning. Her only meal that day was the bibimbap from this restaurant.Also expect to be nickled and dimed if you need to replenish the scarce sides (banchan).