Yoree Korean Cuisine

Yoree is located in the food court of Hana Mart. It offers a pretty extensive menu of Korean dishes. I have eaten here a few times, and each dish I have had was delicious. Yesterday was no exception. I ordered Duk mandu guk (rice cake dumpling beef soup). It comes in a large bowl with lots of rice cake and beef. There are several dumplings as well. The broth is beef based and milky from the rice. The restaurant also puts an egg in the soup as is in many Korean dishes. The soup is not spicy but warm and delicious. This is perfect during the winter. Yes, of course there is Kimchee. Yesterday, they served me with both the traditional style plus an additional bowl of radish Kimchee. For me, this Kimchee was not spicy and a little sour but not bad. It is a self-service restaurant for the most part. You order at the counter and get your napkins. utensils, and cup for water. There is a water dispenser to fill your own cup. Then, find an open table and wait for them to call your number. If you get carry out, there is a fee of I believe of 50 cents or 1 dollar depending on your total bill. Also, they prefer cash and not a debit/credit card. Don't worry. They do take cards, but it is a little inconvenient since you have to go inside Hana Mart to the cashier and pay, then take the receipt to Yoree to get your food. The seating is open and plentiful. It is clean and organized well. It contains tables and chairs with benches along the wall. Although not fancy, Yoree offers delicious food at a reasonable price, and it's a good place to grab lunch or a quick dinner!

I was looking for authentic wholesome korean food. I found this delicious restaurant. The tofu soup is amazing, portions are filling, staff is super kind.

Nasty. We ordered no spicy and it came out spicy. I took it back to the counter being that it was inedible. they were so confused. They did not understand what I was saying they kept saying "you want more spice?" Just ridiculous. I know you know enough English to know exactly what I'm saying I just don't like these games people play manipulate And then the side dishes that come with the soup are extra gross. It was just really unpleasant. The veggies in the veggie soup is only tofu cucumber and onion. Really?! No noodles no vegetables.All the seats are torn walls are dirty. The one thing that was really good is that they have help yourself egg soup, but the sodium content is so high your blood pressure will probably shoot out of the top of your head.

Today I came in for lunch with Thing One and we ordered one menu item each. Let's go!Spicy beef and vegetable soupYukgaejang Now, I've had this menu item before but not from this establishment. What is this? The soup is slightly spicy, savory, and comforting. Yukgaejang is served with a bowl of rice, kimchi and other Korean side dishes. The yukgaejang served here was watery, lacked flavor and was served with Ramen noodles, (say whhhhhhhat, who dose that?) and lacked nearly any beef. I was thoroughly unimpressed with this menu item. In my opinion, homemade yukgaejang is better than yukgaejang at a restaurant, because you can add a host of hearty ingredients. Daeji Bulgogi- Spicy Korean PorkIf you like your food with a lot of kick, daeji bulgogi won't disappoint. It combines sweet and heat with tender, thinly sliced pork for a great combination. Dwaeji-bulgogi uses Korean-based chili pepper flakes, garlic and ginger to bring the heat. This dish had very little heat and if heat in this case were measured on a Richter scale, it would be a 2. Thing One didn't mind this as he is not the biggest fan of spice. Frankly, this dish also underperformed in the flavor department as the traditional elements that are the base for this dish were muted. Overall a valiant attempt at Korean soul food, but this experience was a miss for me.

For a food court restaurant, not bad. Especially for Korean food in Austin. Ordered the noodles with black bean sauce...not a typical Korean dish, but was feeling it. Will be back for other dishes.

The food is fresh every single time I've come here! The ladies at the counter are always super nice when I order.

Food was okay. Bland yet spicy. Spicy by itself isn't flavorful. Service was terrible until a group of Korean guys came in then the woman at the front became friendly all of the sudden. Also, if you don't bring cash, you'll have to pay next-door inside Hana market and return with a receipt of payment. Super inconvenient especially if you have to stand in both the restaurant's and then the market's line. Food was bad enough to not bring home any of our leftovers. The beef broth had tough meat and they were stingy with the octopus. We won't be coming back for rude service nor their food. Meh.

Great price for great flavor and size. Jjajangmyeon: Highly recommended. The sauce is flavorful, the noodles are well cooked. It comes with cabbage and radish kimchi (they're average but help cut through the dish)Pancake: It's HUGE. Still has that crispiness on the outside and has plenty of seafood inside. *There is self-serve free soup at the counter near the utensils. I had Korean egg drop soup there a couple of times but the most recent one was soooo salty that I couldn't finish more than a couple of spoons. I do think that's a one time thing so you got nothing to worry about*They do charge 25c for each to-go box and $1 flat rate extra for take out so make sure you order enough to finish there or bring your own container to take home. Solid choice for Korean food in Austin with a good price

Nothing hip or fancy here, folks, just reasonably priced, authentic Korean dishes, made-to-order and fast. Think basic soups, noodles, rice dishes, and banchan (sides / pickles). Other neighboring stalls have come & gone over time, but Yoree seems to have enough fans to stick around.We've been eating here for years when we have a craving for dolsot bibimbap (#27, spelled Dol Sot Bi Bim Bab on the posted menu, currently listed at $12 up from $9 during the pandemic, still a bargain) and don't want to get dressed up or wait too long to eat. If you haven't yet had the pleasure, the "dolsot" part of the name means this flavorful rice meal is served in a scorching hot rock or ceramic pot that will continue to caramelize the bottom layer of rice as you devour the assortment of veggies, fungi, pickles, proteins, and sauce from the top. If you get the included runny egg garnish (and you should), be sure to work some of that yolk down to the bottom rice for an extra treat in the crisped rice, aka socarrat (Spanish) or nurungji (Korean), that you'll scrape up at the end of the meal.Bonus is that we can do some quick shopping for groceries and household goods at Hana World Market next door, then pickup a great tea and dessert at the stand in the front entrance on the way out the door. - Phone-in orders and take-out available.- Cash only at the order counter, but you can pay with credit card inside the grocery store.- Open 11a-8:30p daily.- Masks required for entry to the food court and store.

Three stars for variety & price. 1.5 to 2 stars for taste. All based on the gamjatang and jjm. JJM was sickeningly sweet. Even adding gochugaru didn't save the dish - tastier but still too sweet. Better off buying JJ sauce and making at home. Gamjatang = least amount of meat I've seen in this dish and meat looked and tasted like it had been frozen for a very long time. The base was full of kimchi and tasted like kimchijigae rather than GJT. The broth was so hot the kimchi was overboiled almost to a mush. Kimchi given as a side is okay. Maybe I'm ordering the wrong dishes here. I've seen people order the dolsot bibimbap.