BAB Korean Bistro

Everything we ordered was good, exactly as I expected. Prices are very reasonable, we will be back for sure

BAB Korean Bistro is perfectly located in Brookline. Very close to many activitied like Knight Moves Cafe and the Clayroom. Its open pretty late which is convenient for a night out in Brookline. It isnt too crowded and the food is pretty good! I wouldnt say its the best of Korean cuisine, but pretty good for the area, which is why I am giving it a 4. As always the short rib was my favorite. They also recommended a really great mango soju. The service was prompt and the interior decor was pretty good. Parking was easy to find in the area

Absolutely solid korean. The banchan was on point - very very good kimchi, namul and radish. The steamed mandus are delicious. The ganjang KFC was too sweet for my liking but cooked perfectly. The spicy pork bulgogi was amazing and the portion was huge. My dining companion had stone pot bibim bap. It was served nice and hot so it crisped up the rice as he stirred it which is his ideal. He said a lot of places dont heat the stone pot hot enough. Theres a good amount of seating... its not the most comfortable but its still fine. The service was friendly and attentive. Highly recommended.

Good portions and friendly, homey environment. I enjoyed the food but it was not mind blowing. We got the tang soo pork, japchae, and seafood pancake. The menu has some Chinese-Korean items that others might not carry if you're looking for that, but missing some of the other items I usually look for like kimbap. They only have 4 different things for the banchan - it would be nice to have more. Otherwise, can be tricky at times to find parking around there if all the meters are full. We came on a Saturday night and our party of 4 was seated immediately. Other random note: the floor was oddly sticky and there were lots of mosquitos or fruit flies flying around.

Came here for lunch on a weekend and it was suitable for a family with kids (perhaps a different vibe at night?). Our cheese tteokboki, jjajangmyun and fried rice were pretty great, though the mul neng myun fell a tad short in flavor. Would definitely come again.

I think of this place when I just want to eat reliable average Korean food. The place is open later than other restaurants and I think that the food is dependable where it isn't amazing but it is worth the price. The dishes we had weren't truly authentic in the way it was made, but it was still good to eat! I really liked the scallion pancake because it was crispy and chewy. The service here is really efficient and the employees are hard workers, along with being friendly. The place itself has a good amount of tables for people to eat and usually doesn't have a line/waitlist. I wouldn't come here if I wanted true Korean food but it is definitely not bad at all if you never tried Korean food!

Introducing someone to Korean food for the first time on their birthday. It was a quiet Wednesday evening. Friendly service. Food came out a little weird, but I guess as it was ready--the japchae came out first without its partner in the combo Galbi, then something like 15 mins later the pork bulgogi comes out, then 9 mins later the Galbi. But whatever things happen.Food tastes great. Hot. Nothing that has just been waiting under a heat lamp so we're happy.The Galbi was the winner. The glaze, the tenderness, the quality--all great. Not too fatty so that was special too. The fajita style veggies with both meats were also great--fresh, not overdone, not charred. The pork bulgogi was a bit gritty, the sauce/ seasoning just seemed a bit too separate and not complimentary to one another. Still good, but the texture seemed off from how the dish normally comes. Also a surprising portion. Bigger than I thought it would be so we appreciated that as well.The japchae glass noodles surprised me with their powerful great flavor. Great texture, great chew, great balance of veggies and noodles. The veggie sides were also great. Would have loved a little more kimchi but for my partner's first time eating Korean food--she LOVED kimchi immediately! Thank you for not using just bland big batch kimchi from generic store vats. It was crisp and very well flavored.

Was a little disappointed this time around, though I was particularly excited after my prior experience.The appetizer, a seafood pajeon (fried scallion pancake), seemed mostly rice flour, with minimal seafood flavor and minimal scallion flavor (or scallions). The texture was spot on and crispy though.The bulgogi dish had meat that was too sweet, and some bits were a bit too tough or dry. It's also odd that it didn't come with rice (I think the menu notes this as such, but it definitely needs rice to go with it). The flavors needed more complexity.The Dweaji Sundae Gukbab was listed without some crucial information; ingredients on menu were listed as "Bone soup with pork meat & Korean sausage" but what emerged was a significant amount of pork intestine, and less meat itself.The vegetable japchae was the strongest of them all, though there needed to be less onion and more of other types of vegetables. The cellophane noodle was well textured and held it's heat well, making it a really nice comfort food.

Decent Korean food. My boyfriend got the beef bibimbap and it's filling. I got the gopchang sundubu jigae, it was fine, I didn't know it came with white rice on the side already so I got extra and ended up not finishing the whole thing lol. Just wish the jigae had more pork intestines in it because that's I was so excited about trying but overall good pickup/ takeout experience

I've had this place bookmarked for the longest time and finally went to the Brookline location. The server was friendly and brought out the banchan pretty quickly. My favorite thing about korean restaurants is when they bring out the banchan. My friend and I ordered the Cheese Tteokbokki, Seafood Soondubu Jjigae, and the Grilled Mackerel. The Tteokbokki came out first with the other dishes following it. I wanted to like the Tteokbokki and Mackerel so badly, but it was not for me. It was super fishy tasting and not in a good way. The Tteokbokki was even a lil off tasting after chewing it. However, my friend did like her Soondubu Jjigae. Maybe it was an off night for them, but I don't think I would come back.