Cho Dang Village

This is a staple for Korean food in Carrollton for a reason. They have a simple but diverse menu. The portion sizes are good for a fair price. The food is always delicious and the banchan is plentiful. They are very Korean, so I sometimes do feel like you get better service if you're with someone that speaks Korean, but it is never a deterrent. The restaurant is busy, and rightfully so! Great for large parties as well.I have been here a couple of times but this is my first time writing a review. Had the galbitang, which was delicious. Well seasoned, huge chunks of meat, and large enough for leftovers. My friends had the soondubu, which was also good. This is truly a classic and I'll definitely have to be back!

Always consistently good and fastService surprisingly good compared to other asian owned restaurants iykykOne of my favorite bibimbapsSoondubu is solidBeef short ribs can sometimes be hit or missLove the banchan selectionThey usually have the cucumbers and japchae, both my favorites. Always quick to refill waters and banchanOne of my favorite Korean restaurants in Plano

Back in 2019, I attended the grand opening of Cho Dang Village in the Korean Mall in Carrollton,TX and it was authentic, with fresh & tasty dishes. The setting was a big dining room, dimmed lighting, and big comfy booths. Staff was very attentive, helpful, and pleasant.This newer Cho Dang Village in Plano, TX is smaller, open, brightly lit, with small tables for 4. It is also very popular, all seats were taken, but my wait was short. Diners were small families, or chatty young adults somehow eating, and holding brisk convos. I had Spicy Beef & Veggies Soup, (Korean name: YukGaeJang). This comes with the traditional BanChan assorted spicy sides, and a steaming bowl of white rice. This was very good, just like the original location! (BanChan is bottomless)West side of Central Xpwy 75, on north side of Legacy (next to Race Trac gas)

Got dinner with the family here and we were very full. Portions are generous for the price, and the small kimchi and japchae noodle sides are included with the meal and unlimited. The rice that comes with the hot soups had a delicious texture, but quickly stuck to the metal bowls which was a waste of good rice. With the unlimited refills on the small sides that were automatically brought out without us asking, many of them became leftovers that I hope do not become food waste. Our waitress was also pushing toward certain higher priced items like the small ribs which were well-liked by the group but $30. Their menu definitely caters to the meat-loving crowd. Unfortunately I don't think this is a place with vegan entree options as the green onion pancakes contain eggs, and both the meat and vegetable tofu soup hot pots use the same broth base, which had hints of a seafood taste. There are definitely places that serve authentic Korean food that is more plant-focused and less wasteful, so while some folks in my family enjoy their food, I will be putting my money elsewhere.

Authentic Korean food in DFW! I highly recommend if that's what you're seeking out. I always order the bulgogi- it's my favorite.

FOODSpicy Grilled Pork - Pretty good and flavorful. The portion size is pretty big and perfect for sharing.Vegetable & Green Onion Pancake - the pancake was a lot more on the doughy side than I'm used to. The flavors were still there, and the vegetables came in good proportion.VIBESThe place is very spacious. Seating is table seating very well lit and clean. We went around 11:30 AM on a Monday and it wasn't as crowded but towards lunchtime there are a lot of people that come in.SERVICEService is fast. The lady is really nice. They were fast to get our food out and checked on us overall pleased with the service.

This is their second location that opened fairly recently in Plano. Their original location is in Carrollton. I've never been and was craving a soondubu so we came by for a late lunch on Friday. This location is really big with plenty of seating. It was about half full when we came by and some of the staff was taking their lunch break. They have a good selection on their menu. I ordered a beef soondubu. The side dishes came out pretty quick and were all pretty good. The soondubu was alright, not really special but not bad either. There were two noticeable differences between this place and other Korean restaurants that serve soondubu - they offer a grilled yellow croaker along with the side dishes if you order soondubu and the hot stone pot rice comes with a kettle of hot broth. I felt that the yellow croaker wasn't grilled quite enough - it was cooked through but I was hoping for more crunch. The broth with the rice was a nice touch especially hearing that sizzling sound when you pour it over the rice. Also, they give a very generous amount of rice - I think it was 300-400g.

We came today for the tofu and spicy pork bulgogi combo! The restaurant was busy but they got us in without waiting for a long time :) I really like how clean and bright this place is. The food is delicious and well balanced with great selection of banchan.Beef Tofu: very tasty and flavourful but a bit saltyBulgogi: a little dry but very good stillService: they were busy so it was a little hard to get their attention. Still, they did get us extra jap chae and got the bill on time. Will come again soon! Especially when it's not so busy because I think it might be a home run for us since it's a good restaurant to grab Korean food.

I'm a fan of Korean foods since watching Korean Television during the pandemic and deciding to give it a try. I've also been cooking it and there are things that are my favorites like the Seafood Tofu Soup. They have it here! I tried a mild spicy level (it was too mild for me and I'm not good with spicy food), next time I'll order it as Medium spicy level. It was delicious and just what I needed. The Banchan (side dishes) were super tasty and I got to try some I've never tried before like the Acorn jelly and garlic sticks. The Japche was super delicious and I enjoyed the radish and cabbage kimchis. I'll be coming back for sure. They also have containers of banchan to go! I highly recommend buying kimchi here instead of the pricey jars at the typical supermarkets. Our table server was very kind.

My dad wanted to take my mom and grandparents to cho dang village since they've never been there before. The whole parking lot is almost full now with the opening of Sichuan folk, even though half of the restaurants in that plaza aren't even open yet. I got a medium soybean paste tofu soup with spicy pork bulgogi combo with my mom. The soybean flavor wasn't as strong as I thought it was going to be but I still liked it. My brothers got a cold noodle with beef bulgogi combo. We actually didn't end up eating the cold noodle so we took it home. My grandparents got a white (no) spice seafood tofu soup with chicken teriyaki. All of the meats were grilled perfectly. We all got a seafood onion pancake to share and we all liked it. The waitress pressured us to order some more since we didn't have enough food when we had more than enough. My dad ordered the grilled mackerel in addition. The food here is good but if you want service you will have to flag down the waiters and waitresses running around. They don't really come to your table to check on things