BORI - Spring Branch

★★★★★ 4.5 (586) • $$$

"Went there for dinner with a large group, therefore we were seated in one of their private rooms. It's almost surprising that they don't have any coat hanger in the room. Decor was elegant and artistic. Service was fine. For food we ordered two platters of steak plus 8 oz of Japanese Wagyu (8oz is the minimum order), along with a number of appetizers. Steaks were yummy. Complementary side dishes were so so - all tiny pickle dishes. Steam egg was good. Spicy Naeng Myun was alright - noodles all stuck together - they should have provided more watery sauce. Japchae portion was not big. Raw crabs were yummy - very spicy. Salad coming with spicy sauce as dressing?? Very interesting... In general everything is on pricier end."

Hoodadak

★★★★☆ 4.1 (591) • $$

"Wow! Crispy, juicy, spicy, garlicky, and soyyy-ey! So much flavor!! Definitely recommend getting the chicken wings! They're so gooood!"

Jang Guem Tofu and BBQ House

★★★★☆ 3.7 (712) • $$

"Got to try this food catered at a party. Overall, I enjoyed the food taking into account the delivery time. The bulgogi was delicious, the galbi was flavorful while a little tough. Maybe due to the transit time though. Kimchi was standard! Not sure if I'd come here for kbbq when there are other great ones nearby but I'd like to try their other dishes!"

BBQ Garden Korean Restaurant

★★★★☆ 4.3 (514) • $$

"My family had dinner here last night. Probably our 3rd or 4th time here. Our 2nd favorite Korean BBQ restaurant in Houston. This place is all about the food. Not a very fancy setting. They use real charcoal which adds great flavor to the grilled meats. The service was very good.We had three types of meat:Dry aged rib-eye filets - 5/5: They have limited supplies of this but if they have it, I highly recommend it. Great meat flavor and very tender. I would ask for a side of salt to just season a bit while on the grill.Fresh Galbi (unmarinated short rib) - 4/5: Very good, just not as good as the first item.Pork Belly - 3/5: Okay but thought the two beef meats were much better.The meal came with steamed egg (4/5), soybean stew (5/5) and decent amount of banchan (side dishes overall 3/5 to 4/5).BBQ Garden is not as fancy as Bori, but if you just want good food (and at a more reasonable budget), can't go wrong with this place. We'll be back."

Korea Garden Restaurant

★★★★☆ 4.1 (493) • $$

"A fave spot for Korean food in the area. I love coming here either for their lunch/dinner menu or kbbq. Plenty of parking spaces in a small plaza off of Long Point. Service is quick and friendly. We always get seated right away. Some of my favorite items are the soft tofu stew with seafood, bossam, and the LA Galbi. I always get the tofu stew every time I'm here. It's my comfort food and pair with the LA galbi makes a great combo. The large bossam could feed 4-6 people. We can never finish it especially when you're also eating all the sides and other dishes. I have also tried kbbq here with a group. We were seated in a private room. You can order off of their combo menu. I mostly prefer just ordering off of their normal menu versus doing the kbbq."

Bonchon

★★★☆☆ 3.4 (709) • $$

"Remembered, my first experience here not being very good (about two years ago), due to their being an overzealous waiter who talked our ears off about everthing from sneakers to hats and that the Korena Fried Chicken was overcooked. I always feel like some places deserve a second chance, so since I work close to this location I decided to give it a redo.Took a trip during a late lunch break, after the noon rush, and found the place pretty empty. Interestingly enough, it still took someone over f ive minutes to even acknowledge that I was even there, even though there was a lady behind the bar - just steps from me. Someone finally came and took my order of the chicken strips, fries, and a drink. While waiting, I noticed that some of the tables weren't clean. I'm sure that the lunch rush was just ending, but no one was really attending to the tables during my time there. My food came out, after a little wait, and the presentation was OK, but the fry order looked a bit light and I had to ask for ketchup, even thought there was a little place for it on the fench fry holder. I was then given half a container of ketchup (see images). The taste of the spicy sauce was nice, but after a single bite of each chicken strip the batter fell right off of the strip. I don't recall ever seeing that before. I don't know what to do after this visit. I guess we'll see."

Cafe 101

★★★☆☆ 3.1 (769) • $$

"Cafe 101 was very nice. My first time there to dine. Met a Client there for lunch and was pleasantly pleased. Server was good. It was a slow time just after lunch so we got all the attention. I got this awesome Watermelon Mango drink. It was so refreshing. The food is good. My chicken was over fried and a little tough to chew but not too bad. The Ambiance is nice."

Ohn Korean Eatery

★★★★☆ 3.9 (477)

"When the clock stroke at 12 midnight, I got anxious to get out of house. I pulled out my phone and opened Yelp app to search for a restaurant to stuff my face. So, which restaurant in Chinatown that I haven't been to? Oh. Right. Ohn Korean Eatery has been on my bookmark for quite awhile. I always thought this parking lot at Yun-Lu Center is always full for some reason. But not today. I didn't study the menu before I came. So, I picked few reviews from my Yelp friends. Victoria was praising about the Army Soup. I asked the waiter. He recommended Brisket Raymeon because it has similar ingredients minus spam.It came pretty quick. I was little disappointed about the noodles. It's just an instant noodle from package. But that humongous chunks of smoked brisket blew my mind. The service was so-so. I felt rushed as I took my time relaxing after eating. I know the kitchen closes at 1 am. I didn't need anything anyway. The waiter didn't me bancha until I asked. Overall, I like the kpop music and the cozy atmosphere. I think I'll be back to try other dishes that people have been bragging about."

Bon KBBQ

★★★★☆ 3.7 (506) • $$

"I have been here when it was Jin Korean BBQ many years ago. Just recently, I noticed name changed to Bon KBBQ. According employee, it was just a name change. No wonder most reviews still carry the old name. Either way, same style and same affordable priced buffet meal. I came here today was because I didn't want to fight traffic to eat spicy food at the other side of town. One thing I like about Bon KBBQ is the parking and location. All you can eat doesn't attract me. I would rather limit myself to 35 minutes or I'll be full like a potbelly pig. Two things I don't like about this restaurant are the ventilation and thickness of cuts. My shirt stunk like I worked in the kitchen cooking for hours. I normally like to cook my own food at the table. But this time, I worried about eating half cooked pork and chicken. Because I overcooked my meats, they were tough. Yikes. But, I do like the prepared food section. Bulgogi beef and kimchi fried rice were my favorite. I would go back to eat just those and skip raw meat section."

Korea House

★★★★☆ 3.5 (451)

"I came here for the first time! I had a hot bowl of bibimpa with vegetarian style! It was good but I can say that they can put more flavors by putting mushroom seasoning or even more of soy sauce or salt. I felt a bit of seasoning less. So my suggestion is that put mushroom seasonings or soy sauce. I enjoyed the variety of side dishes as well! That's the features of Korean restaurant for sure!Toward the end, we also ordered a bowl of cold noodles (nyengmyong? Idk spelling) it was sooooo good! I love the flavors , texture and subtle tartness and all! Because of that my rating bumped up to 5 stars from 4 stars!! Keep up the good work and make vegetarian options more flourish as well! :) Cheers"

Seoul Garden Restaurant

★★★★☆ 3.8 (347) • $$

"What did the government minister in Seoul say? "I never wanted to be known as a Korea politician."What to order: Yuk Gae Jang (beef soup).If you, like me, refer to your underwear as your "Garden", then you know that there are many restaurants out there that will leave you with a "Soiled Garden." This is not one of them.On Long Point, you'll find this absolutely delicious Korean food from this little restaurant on the north side of the street. The service isn't always great, but it's not bad, and we definitely like the soup here. We do want them to crank up the spice several levels next time we come though. But we love Korean food, and this is one of the better places to get it in Houston.Now if you've been to Busch Gardens or Madison Square Garden or the Garden State Plaza in Paramus, NJ, then you know that there are many gardens, and some of them are not altogether pleasant. But there is only one garden that serves utterly spectacular Korean food. Indeed, this is the "Sole Garden" where you will find food this delicious. And when Barbi poses here without shoes, it really is "Sole Garden."Regardless, you must give SG a try. It is a really lovely restaurant with really nice decor. We love coming here, particularly as they have good Korean soups for a very affordable price. They can be a friendly bunch, and the soups in particular, as I said, are definitely worth coming in and trying."Solo Garden" might sound like the title of a home-made video of what you might do when it's nice outside, and you have high fences around your yard, and you really need some erotic release as well as some fresh air at the same time. However in this case, it has nothing to do with that, and I've specifically graphically asked the owners, and they assure me it has nothing to do with that.There's lots of great Korean food along Long Point Road, and I wish they could make it a little more spicy, the way we like it. Because that's the way, aha, aha, we like it, aha, aha.Thanks for reading my review. I shall now start my new life with dogs and cats (already got the cats) and a family and a white picket fence. I can already imagine looking for a kindergarten for my kids. Actually I think there is only one around here that I would trust to look after my kids. It is the "Sole (Kinder) garten" that I trust. Ba. Dum. Tsh."

Krazy Katsu & Udon

★★★★★ 4.5 (235) • $$

"Perfect for: quick-and-easy-datesGet the Katsu+Udon/Curry set, it's sooo worth it! The katsu is fried up perfectly. Perfectly crispy, still moist inside, and not overwhelming. Comes with salad and macaroni (which is really really good). Plenty of variety so switch between foods so you don't tire of the same bite. I got the curry, which went well with the rice. It is slightly on the saltier side, so I'd recommend getting more rice or at least saving some katsu to balance it.Prices are very fair, so this makes Krazy Katsu a krazy good deal!"

Dak & Bop

★★★★☆ 3.6 (321) • $$

"I honestly wish I could give them more than 5 stars! Food, amazing! Service, excellent! The vibe, modern and cozy. Came here for brunch with a couple of friends and we had a great time. We started off with some drinks and appetizers. Smokers paradise was great, although they were out of Mezcal, tequila was the perfect substitute and it was a tasty cocktail. We shared the truffle bread and Seoul fries. The truffle bread is a mushroom lovers garlic bread dreams, 10 out of 10 would recommend! The Seoul fries were also incredible, perfect crispy fries with lots of yummy kimchi and other toppings, and they don't go skimpy on the toppings. I also got the bibimbop which I added fried chicken to and it was super good. I can't wait to go back and try more of the menu!"

Teriyaki Kitchen

★★★★☆ 4.4 (208)

"This has become our new favorite go to spot for some Asian food. We really like their Spicy Teriyaki chicken, it's packed with flavored the chicken is cooked to perfection sweet and spicy. The beef udon was a little underwhelming. It was packed it with more udon noodles with a thin top layer for beef, which was disappointing. Beef was flavorful however, I just wish there was MORE of it. The special fried rice is your combination rice of beef and chicken mixed nothing different from your usual fried rice that you get from there. I would say overall Spicy Teriyaki is our fav!"

Choong Man Chicken

★★★★☆ 4.4 (205)

"Solid Korean wing spot in West Houston.Located a bit north of the other Korean spots near Long Point. Parking is plentiful in their shopping plaza. We came by and ordered for dine in, which was a mistake; the chicken took about 40 min to come out. Would recommend calling ahead or doing takeout going forward. We got curly fries and a whole chicken. Portion size is very fair and the chicken is sauced very well and overall very solid KFC. It definitely rivals Krisp for me for the best chicken joint in the area."

Soju 101

★★★★☆ 3.8 (274) • $$

"Emptier than I would expect on a Friday night, which was good because no wait, but disappointing because this place should be packed. Delicious food on a huge menu at a decent price. The takoyaki was so hot that when I bit into it, the molten interior cooked the roof of my mouth enough the peel the skin AND I WOULD DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN BECAUSE IT WAS THAT DELICIOUS.This food was so fresh and delicious that I immediately planned ehat I would get upon returning. That menu is do enormous, you will have a hard time deciding what to get. Every dish killed. The spicy gobchan gui gui was incredible. I expected my teen daughter to be suspicious but one bit and she told me it was amazing.Houston, please show up. I loved Soju101."

Tasty Ko

★★★★☆ 4.1 (232) • $$

Paik's Noodle

★★★★☆ 4.2 (193) • $

"I've gotten into Korean food lately and one main dish that I wanted to try authentically was Jjajangmyeon, which is a black bean noodle dish. The black bean sauce consists of pork, vegetables, tons of onions and the black bean sauce itself. The noodles were chewy and delicious. Paik's Noodle was the perfect place to try that. They have a couple of other dishes that I wanted try called Jjamppong, which is a spicy soup. Jajang Bap is also another great dish."

Bon Galbi

★★★★☆ 3.9 (208) • $$

"KATY, TX 77449 / KOREAN / 08-31-23 / LUNCH+The customer service was pretty good, but it wasn't busy during a Thursday lunch rush hour. There were two other parties besides us.+The banchan side dishes were pretty well-prepared and definitely made in-house. They brought out boiled bok choy, pickled radish kimchi, cabbage kimchi, and sautéed fish cake.+The restaurant space is small, but tidy with nice decor.-The oxtail soup was lukewarm; usually, it comes out boiling, piping hot at most Korean establishments. The cartilage pieces were super large chunks and not boiled down, so they were tough to chew. I brought home some leftovers and cut them into little pieces for easy spoonful eating.-They don't offer the typical self-serve dish of sliced green onions like at other Korean oxtail soup restaurants. -The seafood pancake wasn't cooked fully; the batter was still raw, as if they rushed in the kitchen and didn't use proper pan/griddle heat temperatures.-No loyalty rewards program.-No weekday lunch specials.-They don't offer the marinated pork bbq ribs anymore or the spicy beef rib galbitang, which are two dishes they were popular for.-All of the dishes were very salty.-We got super sleepy right after eating our meals, so there may be some MSG thrown into the soups.What we ordered:'2 oxtail soups with cartilage $14.00 each'1 seafood pancake $18.00Total: $60 post tax and tip for a party of two"

Shan Hu Chinese Restaurant

★★★★☆ 4.1 (188) • $$

"10/30/21Quality/Quantity - Good.Steamed Dumpling (6) - Good size, but needed soy sauce for flavor.Ja-Jang Myun - I thought I was spoiled with Bay Area food (Ja-Jang dishes) or maybe I was accustomed to their taste...? It was good, but not the same as the Bay Area.Maybe I just needed more flavor or salt?House Fried Rice - My favorite - comfort foodAll decent quantities, especially for the price.Atmosphere -  Very busy today. Had a Birthday party taking half the restaurant.I especially like your "Who's Who at Shan Hu" wall.Clean bathrooms.Small but enough parking spaces.Service - Good. Quick.Price - $28.11 + tip; another good meal for a GREAT price.Owner Suggestion - Keep up the good work. Nice good business you got here. I would invest in a little more updates to the place."

Bonchon

★★★★☆ 3.6 (196) • $$

"I'm a fan of Bonchon! We love eating in the comfort of our home, so ordered wings to go. We ordered the Family Meal that comes with 12 wings 6 drums. Holy cow are the drums huge. They remind me of turkey legs at the fair! Definitely recommend getting this, as we had lots of leftovers. Our favorite sauce is soy garlic(5/5). Can't go wrong.We also got an order of fried rice which was surprisingly good. The family meal came with 2 sides so we got fries and coleslaw. The fries came crunchy too, and all the food was hot/ready to eat. Definitely check them out."

Krazy Katsu & Udon

★★★★★ 4.7 (114) • $$

Hoodadak

★★★★☆ 4.1 (131) • $$

"This restaurant has really come a long way in Houston! Starting as a local family owned business, I'm glad it spread to different parts of town because I absolutely love myself some Korean fried chicken!Now I've definitely tried different Korean fried chicken restaurants in Houston and this place really hits the spot! The meat is not dry, perfectly juicy, and crispy. Sometimes you go to a restaurant and the batter is too thick or the chicken is dry or the sauce just ain't right... but this place makes it just right. Don't know what to get? Try their soy garlic and honey chicken with some fries! The 8 piece combo usually fills me up well. I will eat this any day over KFC, Popeyes, or wingstop (no offense)!"

Sesame Hut

★★★★★ 4.6 (92) • $

"Right off Long point, this is a neighborhood favorite as a fast casual Chinese-Korean restaurant. Doesn't surprise me with the cheap prices and the inside decor.Food isn't the best but pretty good for Americanized Chinese/Korean cuisine. The hot spicy chicken has a nice kick to it with a decent amount of coated sauce. At only $7.99, it's a bargain and you receive a solid amount of food. They also gave us onion rings on the house which was nice of them. The man taking the order and working the register is super friendly and sweet. He really enjoyed our company and motioned for us to return. No doubt Immore than happy to oblige!"

Kure Wings And Grill

★★★★☆ 4.1 (102)

"Halal and Korean bbq?? These are my new favorite words! The number one thing for me is to have good customer service, and I think that we had great customer service. The wait staff was prompt and quick in bringing our items out and the man behind the counter who I assume is one of the owners was very kind in suggesting different things that we could try since we had never been to a Korean barbecue. The bulgogi has also quickly become our favorite. I enjoyed the vegetables, kimchi, salad, and grilled meats a lot. I also really enjoyed the savory pancakes."

Donkey Yaki

★★★★★ 4.7 (74)

"There were 4 restaurants at the Katy H-mart Food Court. I found teriyaki at Donley, I got it. The teriyaki was amazing. Half of the plate was salad. It made me feel like eating healthy food. The price was reasonable. I liked it."

So Gong Dong Tofu House

★★★★☆ 3.8 (113) • $$

"This is one of my favorite Korean restaurants in Houston. The ladies who work here are very friendly and will take good care of your table. The best part about this place are the side dishes/banchan. My favorites are the braised potatoes, broccoli, and fish cakes. They also give you a small salad before your meal that consists of mainly lettuce and creamy dressing. I highly recommend getting any of their soondubu dishes, cold noodles, and the bossam. I tried their jjamppong recently and while it was good & a large portion I didn't enjoy it as much as the aforementioned dishes. I usually get the beef or dumpling soondubu if I'm ordering that... and if I'm extremely hungry I'll order it with the galbi!"

Teriyaki Kitchen

★★★★★ 4.5 (73)

"I enjoyed a filling, tasty pork katsu bento box here on a Friday evening. For around $16, the bento box came with crispy pork katsu, curry, rice, potato salad, shrimp tempura, fried veggies, and California rolls. There was a generous amount of crunchy, breaded pork katsu, which was deliciously paired with curry and rice. The California rolls were a hit also, with plenty of imitation crab meat. The restaurant itself is located in a strip mall in Sugarland with plenty of parking, and the restaurant itself looks newly renovated. Service was prompt despite a busy evening. Overall, I would recommend this place looking for a tasty meal in the area."

Dokdo Restaurant

★★★★☆ 4 (91) • $$

"Third time lucky, I took the edgier lines out of this review because someone really doesn't want this 5 star business to get this glowing 5 star review.Is it time to post this yet? Well damn where did my CLOCK GO?I can't even find my underwear, could wear a SOCK THOYou know, just like Flea and Anthony Kaedis, he's my Red HOT BROAnd then I can take them out for Korean at DOKDOBarbi is so hot like soup, she always makes the ROCK GROWMakes me so happy down below, makes my C*** GLOWAnd Kirk knew lots of aliens biblically, but who did SPOCK KNOW?Anyway, for homestyle Korean, you must go to DOKDO!WHAT!I absolutely love this little inconsistent Korean place, always delicious and rarely two servings the same.They're a lovely little affordable place with wonderful homestyle food. We get their spicy beef soup, and sometimes it's really really spicy, and sometimes it's nowhere near as spicy, and I don't mean anything negative by saying that.It depends on which trip, but it was always worth it. When it was way, way more spicy it was more worth it. Sometimes we love every bite and sometimes we don't love it as much.Some of the most unique and delicious and original homestyle home cooking of Korean food. Including all the soups that we love. Very inconsistent with the spice level, this little tiny restaurant represents the very best of what home-cooked Korean food can be.Nothing like your prototypical Korean restaurants, and every bit a wonderful little experience, which is very different every time.It has formally entered the rankings as one of the top five Korean places to eat food in all of Houston for us. It's very cheap as well and we highly recommend it to anybody.Yori Yori inside 99 Ranch nearby is my fave for soup, and Tofu Village is Chinatown's best, but here in Spring Branch, and if you want really home-cooking style, you won't get much better than Dokdo.And overall it's one of the best places we've been to for Korean, and one of the most family style Korean restaurants we've ever visited, so we can give it 5 stars, and deservedly so.We will so, so be back.Now we'll finish with Otis Redding.Sittin' in the mornin' sunI'll be sittin' when the evenin' comesWatching the soups roll inThen I put them all away again, yeahI'm sittin' on the Dokdo with BaeWatchin' the soups roll away, oohI'm just sittin' at the Dokdo with BaeWastin' timeI left my home in MontroseHeaded up the Spring Branch way'Cause I've had nothin' to live forIt look like nothin's gonna come my waySo I'm just gon' sittin' on the Dokdo with BaeWatchin' the soups steam all dayI'm sittin' at the Dokdo with BaeEating mine"

Yuk Dae Jang

★★★★☆ 4.2 (79)

Yori Yori

★★★☆☆ 3.3 (118)

"So earlier today I had Morning GLORYAnd just like a lion I was feeling RORYLike Barbie I get accused of being WHORYBut the only thing I swallow is from YORI YORII find horror movies way too GORYAnd girls tell me my junk feels more like a LORRYBut I always vote Labour ahead of TORYCause I'm liberal like the portions at YORI YORI(actually they're sometimes kinda small but anyway)Now is it too late for me to say SORRY?Cause I'm missing more than just Barbie's BODYCause she's off dating some New Zealand MAORIAnd I'm drowning sorrows down at YORI YORIIn America it was Dallas, while Brits watched CORRIEI didn't like either, didn't get the FUROREWatching soaps is like being in PURGATORYBut send me to hell if heaven doesn't have YORI YORIThe only parking deck I use is MULTISTORYAnd Korean Soup should be a Jeopardy CATEGORYAnd served in every college DORMITORYEspecially if it's straight from YORI YORISo let me tell you a little ALLEGORYFrom when I broke into a Soup LABORATORYI wasn't stealing, it was just EXPLORATORYEven though I was on someone else's TERRITORYSo before you get all ACCUSATORYLet me finish this rap, it's MANDATORYAnd honestly it's kinda OBLIGATORYLike finding out whodunnit in a DETECTIVE STORYSo if you think I'm quite ARTICULATORYThen let me know in a tone that's CONGRATULATORYThat cough you have sounds a bit RESPIRATORYAnd I saw you on the 6th floor of the Book DEPOSITORYNow my tone might sound CONCILIATORYBut if you ignore me, it's DISCRIMINATORYBecause my whole Yelp is a K-Soup OBSERVATORYAnd the best Soup in Houston is YORI YORIWHATI've been obsessed with Korean food since before I liked any other East Asian food, and my fave East Asian dishes are still Korean soups. I like K BBQ and Korean Fried Chicken, sure, but when it comes to K-Soup I am the king of Korea, without ever having been to Korea.You could say I made a whole Korea out of eating Korean soups.Anyway I'm a self-proclaimed expert by now, and I know all the best places with all the most delicious soups, and I have to save this little spot in the corner of the supermarket, inside 99 Ranch, makes some of the best soups in Houston, especially the wonderful Soondubu Tofu Soup with seafood, which is one of the best we've had anywhere, if not the very best. I love every bite, and it's hearty and thick and greasy and perfect.The Yuk Gae Jang is also great, it's so good that you'll never say Yuk, not even if you're a Gae. Jang.Service here is wonderful, especially some of the girls that work here are some of the nicest employees around Houston, and prices are excellent as well, in fact it's easily the cheapest version of Korean soups in Houston, while also being the very very best. Their sides are also some of the best around, with some good kimchi and great Seafood pancakes and bean sprouts, and the greasy potato side is one of Barbi's faves anywhere.The Yuk Gae Jang is excellent and tastes a lot more healthy than the tofu. When you ask for extra spicy they make it nice and spicy without up charging, and all in all, it ends up being one of my favourite places to eat in all of Houston.So if you need a shopping center, don't you WORRYGet down to this Market and do it in a HURRYThe sales won't last forever, so come on, SCURRYCome and investigate like Mulder and SCULLYEven if your favourite kitten's being extra PURRYAnd even if its made your favourite outfit look FURRYAnd even if you're in the middle of a Thai Green CURRYEven if you spill your sauce cup of CHIMICHURRIEven if your vision is Puddle O Muddy (BLURRY)Even if you have to drive a Semi here (a LORRY)Even if Short Round wants Fortune & GLORYEven if the sale price is only half the STORYEven if New Labour just lost to a TORYEven if the movie that you're watching is GORYEven if up next is an encore of Finding DORYEven if you're cuddling with a stripper named LORIEven if Justin Bieber knows it's too late to say SORRYEven if you speed here, and cause a FUROREEven if you have to wear a diaper (no LAVATORY)Even if this all means something else (an ALLEGORY)Even if this all sounds Pakistani (like, LAHORE-Y)Even if you end up moving to this mall (you're MIGRATORY)Even if you pee inside the store (mark TERRITORY)Even if you buy 1 thing from each store (OBLIGATORY)Even if your teacher got convicted (STATUTORY)Even if a slur is aimed at you (DEROGATORY)Even if Kennedy did not get shot from the DEPOSITORYAnd even if there's no heaven or hell or PURGATORYAnd even if Oasis never did have MORNING GLORYAnd even if I engineered this rap in a LABORATORYIt's time for you to depart your depressing DORMITORYAnd go and get some soup from YORI YORIWHAT!"

Grandma Noodle

★★★★☆ 4.1 (71)

"We tried to come the last 2 times we visited Houston and it was always packed. Third times a charm. Small parking lot, so it's hardly ever any parking. It's next to a gas station. I'd say if you really wanted to eat here. Park across the street near Verizon. We got the meat and potato hot pot. Gamja jeongol is the name on the menu. Spicy pork bone soup with potatoes. So so so good. Grandma made sure we were okay with spice. It did not disappoint and was full of flavor. I can tell when they tame it down for us versus making it how it's supposed to be. It's all in the taste. Grandma seen husband struggling getting the meat off the bone, she put on some gloves and grabbed the meat to get it off herself. Thought that was cute. I would definitely be a regular here if I lived in the area."

Go Hyang Jib Korean Restaurant

★★★★☆ 3.9 (62)

"Really delicious, even when arriving by UberEats! We ordered a bunch and pretty much everything hit the spot. Would totally order again :DThe pajeon (savory pancake) was soft by the time it got to us (crisp it up with some air fryer magic!), but it still got a thumbs up for flavor and how packed it was with green onions and seafood. Didn't need the dipping sauce IMO!The kalbi is on the sweet side and some of the better ones I've had; it doesn't have the char or smokiness but I like it since it wasn't smothered in sauce. The tofu stew is definitely on the more tangy / kimchi flavored side, but it was still great with the perfectly cooked, slightly sticky white rice. Side dishes like the kimchi and veggies added that healthy part of your meal. MmmMmm! The only thing I'd skip next time would be the jajangmyeon-- the black bean noodles. It was well packaged with a huge portion of the sauce, but guess I'm not a huge fan, as it didn't taste like much. The noodles were nicely cooked and also generously portioned out. If I'm "feeling Korean food," I'd pick this place again... might actually have to visit them in person some day! The food was well packaged, well portioned, and (probably) made with lots of *sarang* (Korean for love)! :)"

Soju Pocha

★★★★☆ 4.3 (46)

"I'm not sure if the ownership changed with the name change but I had an excellent experience when I visited. The banchan and food were so good that my group kept asking for refills and ordered doubles of some entrees. The jjajangmyeon (black bean noodles) were my favorite! I always get nervous about saucy items being too salty but the jajang sauce was perfect.The food was accompanied by lots of drinks with my favorite being the made-in-house soju. Everyone at the table was raving about the soju and I practically begged the owner to consider bottling and selling. I legitimately would buy cases of this stuff if possible."

Soju Pocha

★★★★☆ 4.3 (46)

"I'm not sure if the ownership changed with the name change but I had an excellent experience when I visited. The banchan and food were so good that my group kept asking for refills and ordered doubles of some entrees. The jjajangmyeon (black bean noodles) were my favorite! I always get nervous about saucy items being too salty but the jajang sauce was perfect.The food was accompanied by lots of drinks with my favorite being the made-in-house soju. Everyone at the table was raving about the soju and I practically begged the owner to consider bottling and selling. I legitimately would buy cases of this stuff if possible."