Bobijoa

It's hard to find a good Korean spot and I love that it's in Pilsen! We will be going back for the KFC & Japchae :)

Came here on a whim for a quick lunch. It was quite a small quaint establishment that might get crowded on a busy day. The place was empty, so we expected the service to be pretty quick. However, the staff was very inattentive and slow paced. The food took around 20 minutes to come out, which was a bit longer than I expected for the kimchi fried rice I ordered. When it did come out, it looked great, but unfortunately, it lacked any of the flavor I'd come to love from kimchi dishes. It tasted more like plain fried rice, and it didn't have any of the spice it claimed to have from the korean spicy pepper paste (gochujang). The beef in the dish was also very dry, but it was seasoned pretty well. Once we were done, the staff was nowhere to be found, which was unfortunate since I wanted to get a box for the leftover food. Unfortunately, we probably won't return unless we want to try one of the other dishes.

I was excited to see a Korean restaurant and stopped by for lunch. It's very clean inside and wasn't busy considering it was lunch time. You order at the counter and then pick a table. The water and utensils are self-serve. They have a menu with various Korean dishes, consisting of items like KFC and jjajangmyeon. I ordered the bibimyeon, which is a spicy wheat noodle served cold. After ordering, it took about 35 minutes to get our food. My noodles were super bloated, as you can see in the photo. It was honestly really difficult to get past the bloated noodles, which ruined the dish. The bibim sauce was mostly sesame oil with barely any spice or flavor. Most of the flavor came from the bits of kimchi mixed within the noodles. My friend ordered the kimchi fried rice, which had also minimal flavors. It tasted like pan fried rice with bits of washed kimchi. Overall, the food was very disappointing. I would not recommend Bobijoa if you want good Korean food.

Bobijoa is a casual self-serve sit-down restaurant that is located in the heart of Pilsen. Considering that there are little to none Korean food options in the area, I'm thankful that this place exists. It's not mind-blowing Korean food, but it satisfies the craving. That along with portion size and price point is what'll keep me coming back. I especially liked the bibimbap and thoroughly enjoyed my meal.

Tldr: KFC is delicious, would recommend giving this restaurant a try! This restaurant is 90% self-serve so I don't think you need to tip (or you don't need to tip a lot). The restaurant is very spacious, clean, lots of seats. It has a couple of seating to look out to the street which I like. Here are what I ordered:- Jjajangmyeon with a fried egg: good but it lacks the black bean flavor I was expecting.- Korean Fried Chicken (sweet and spicy): yummy! Great flavor and crispy!! It's not spicy though.

Came here last weekend and ordered a bunch of dishes with some friends. The portions were great for the price and they definitely have a great variety! Started with the Tteokbokki and the Fried Chicken with Sweet and Spicy Gochujang sauce. Tteokbokki had a great spicy flavor but table favorite was definetly the wings. They had an amazing texture!Also got the Kimchi Fried Rice, Yukejang, Jjajangmyeon, and Tofu Bibimbap. Enjoyed the Kimchi Fried Rice and the broth with the Yukejang was really yummy. I wish the Tofu Bibimbap had a bit more seasoning, and he black bean sauce in the Jjajangmyeon was good but overwhelming at times - more noodles would've been better. Overall, a great casual sport for some Korean food - will be back.

AMAZINGthe bibimbap is to die forgo to place to eat as a uic student great service cute place!

nice little counter service restaurant, not too busy during dinner time on a Friday, as they mostly take take-out orders (while we were dining there, we saw a delivery person come in every 5 minutes)The seafood pancake is pretty good, a bit on the oily side, seems almost a bit like deep friedthe Jjajangmyeon is a bit saltyThe bulgogi bap is great! but there's no veggie in it (in hindsight we should have ordered the bimbibap with beef instead)The KFC's skin is pretty good, tasty and crispy, but the meat inside is flavorlessWe also got the dessert, Hotteok, it's a pancake with brown sugar filling, it is quite sweet with the brown sugar, but kids like them :)

Nice cozy interior as we walked in when they just opened for the day. The menu is straight forward as you walk up the counter and make your selection, pay and find a seat. I ordered the burger (medium-rare) but it came with the meat cold in the middle. I guess the meat was so thin it was hard to get it cooked without it overly over cooked. I did suggest to have them do a quick zap in the microwave but it came back like it was never reheated. Overall, the food was tasty not perfect but I enjoyed the atmosphere and location. The prices to me felt a little high for the quantity.

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