Shin Chon

This place is an Ellicott City staple. One of the first Korean BBQ places that has remained for many years.Nestled at the end of the Lotte Shopping plaza; parking can be a little tough on the weekend and around dinner time. The interior hasn't changed much, but it is clean and well lit.Shin Chon is one the best places to get the full KBBQ experience with an abundance of banchan (side dishes). Other restaurants, while delicious, offer 2-4 banchans. Shin Chon gives at least 6. The flavor of meat is delicious, but quality and portion size is not consistent (or maybe with inflation, it's just gotten smaller). Which is sad to report, especially since the price has not changed. Even with this information, I will still come back for a satisfying meal. If you're not feeling up to the BBQ, they offer the classic soups, stews, and other dishes which are just as tasty. I recommend the Kimchi Jiggae and pajeon. Their mandu (dumplings) seem expensive, but the sizes are huge. Service is friendly, but they can get overwhelmed if it's busy. You'll have to be a little patient, but it is usually fast and efficient.

Baltimore areas best Korean restaurant . Wide variety of dishes . Lots of meat choices for the grill as well as soups and stews for lunch .

We found this spot by accident, and we were very lucky. Everyone was extremely helpful in explaining the options as well as what to order. We were concerned about price to portion ratio, but we were wrong. Plenty of food with great taste and tons of options. I'd recommend this place to anyone.

I was recommended shin chon via a friend, and I would say overall the experience is good but the slot it fills as a kbbq restaurant can be filled by competitors in the area. First thing my friend and I noticed was the small plate of meat we received for the bbq set. My friend even said "that's it?" When it was first brought out because it seemed like a meager portion. I just I'll say the sides they give are abundant, leaving us both full and satisfied, but most of our dinner was the veggies and banchan instead of meat. While that can be okay, at a premium price point I was a bit disappointed in the value. Seafood pancake was also good, being crispy and freshly made. However it lacked flavor and relied on a soy based dipping sauce to complete it. Service is impeccable, with the waiters assisting us before we could even think to ask for anything. Ambiance is also great, with a clean and quiet interior that makes for a pleasant eating experience. I just feel that for the price point, I'd get better value from an all you can eat bbq restaurant, and if I wanted to pay for premium, there's others in ellicott that fit the bill

It's been so long since I've had authentic Korean barbecue but this hit the spot! I was a bit skeptical about driving out to Ellicott City, but it was worth the drive. Also, the marketplace and other storefronts in the strip mall add to the whole reason to visit. Anyways, the food was DELICIOUS! Seriously, any place where they bring you the banchan without asking and cook right on the table is a win. The bulgogi is so tender and tasty. We ordered wayyy too much, but it's not like I'm going to complain about having leftover jap chae for lunch. A definite must visit!

Decent korean spot for food and a la carte bbq. Easy to find next to the lotte and plenty of parking. The food here is decent. FYI the meats here are not AYCE and the quality can be spotty. But the korean dishes arent too bad. The service here is very much old school korean with the older ladies so really hit or miss. not my first choice for korean in the area but decent.

We waited about 45 minutes for a table for 2 on a Friday night. The person that keeps track of the list didn't have the best estimates but she takes your phone number and will call you so we walked around the Lotte market.Food was great. Servers help cook the meat. We got a combo of 2 meats. This came with a bowl of rice, soup, and several bonchon.Overall, food was good. Service was nice and fairly attentive. Pricing is at least $$.

One of my favorite local a la carte korean bbq restaurants! It has a much more traditional ambiance compared to other KBBQ spots, and they give plenty of side dishes as expected from a true Korean establishment! The meats are great, and prices are reasonable. The only reason why it is not a 5/5 is due to certain dishes that were a bit disappointing like the naengmyeon. The waitresses are very friendly as well!

We were feeling in the mood for some Korean comfort food on a cold breezy day, so we decided to head to Shin Chon in Ellicott City. We were seated immediately asked if we wanted BBQ or not, and we said no BBQ and immediately taken to a table without a built-in grill. There were lots of tables with grills available around us though, but the smoke exhaust tubes and hoods worked very well as we didn't any smoke wafting over to our area at all. We decided to try something different and went for a "casserole" called Boodae Jun Gol...but I would better describe it as a premade full hotpot that came out on our own tabletop burner. The waitress even helped to finish off the casserole and served us our first bowls, ensuring we got plenty of ramen, spam, sliced hot dog, cabbage and that oh so spicy beef broth. It was so warming and comforting and it was just what we needed! I think we will be coming back again and trying the BBQ next time because the service is just amazing. They really take care of you here!

This spot has been a staple for YEARS. A reliable spot to go when you miss the typical 9 pm dinner cut off.. however that no longer holds true. Sit down early and you'll avoid this true madness that we went through...We walked in @ 830 with a party of 10 ppl and 1 baby for Easter Dinner/Bday celebration. Then was it communicated at 8:47 pm that the kitchen closes at 9 pm tonight. The door shows 10:30pm. No biggie though. We ordered everything within 2 minutes of being asked to push things through. It was 8:50 PM at this point. Service: Some were super nice ajjumas!!! A+ service. The rest were clearly ready to go home. It was super confusing because some servers would insist "take your time" as another server asked us to move from our spot, mid conversation, so she could fit her trolley for dirty plates and glasses into our seating area to clear the table as if we were leaving. There were ppl in our group clearly still eating so we were taken aback by the request. People are STILL EATING. As a result, this insistent server spilled food juice on the birthday boy. He was blocked in and couldn't get up as she kept clearing our table. Management: idk why you were YELLING at your employers in korean while they were eating their dinner shift meals but we're korean so we understood what you were saying. We were attempting to enjoy an Easter / Birthday meal and you sucked the happiness out of the room. Food: Kalbi was delicious. Japchae was extremely overcooked. Soondubu used to be fire but this time around it was just okay. Sam gyup Sal (pork belly) And chadol (brisket) wasn't cooked to my liking since the servers did it in the back. It would have been nice to be able to at least order more rice since it comes out of a rice cooker but the whole table failed to order more bowls of rice.