Buil Samgye Tang

This tastes like home cooking!This is Chicken soup for the soul! A best seller just like the books back in day. If u kno u kno.I came here because i was feeling under the weather and this jus hit the spot! Served on a boiling korean mini pot/bowl. Is a whole mini chicken with herbs and rice inside. Its soo nutritious and filling and every bite just reminds me of home cooking. Usually you can taste the medicine in the broth with all the different herbs used in other resturaunts I have tried this dish before but here its cooked in perfection. The food is hearty and warms you up especially if you are not feeling well jus drink the soup. They even serve hot tea for free and they serve it with banchan which is refillable.Soo much in one bowl for $21 without tax and even had left overs to take home. There was a charge for take home container. Plenty of free parking since its in an outdoor plaza.The people were super nice and explained the menu. Not crowded during the weekday at night and pretty chill and quiet when my friend and i came.

TLDR: Tasty Samgyetang, attentive staff, and quiet environment. Amazing spot to fulfill your samgyetang cravings in a quiet environment. Leave feeling refreshed and rejuvenated. :)- - - - - -Samgyetangi s one of my favorite dishes, and I first had it in Korea. As a lover of ginseng and chicken broth, how could I turn this away? The sides here include a normal spread of sides; most tasted as expected, with no notables. At the center of attention were chicken gizzards, so if you're into that, you may be offered more :) For tea, they offer a blend of what I believe is goji berry and ginseng - refreshing and sweet.Their menu is quite a "no frills" petite size, and I had their Han Bang Samgyetang, which is a normal samgyetang with additional shitekae mushroom, goji berry, Angelia gigas, and Liquorice. For an additional $4, I'm not sure if I enjoyed it too much, though trying Liquorice for the first time was interesting. The dish came with a chicken stuffed with rice and sweet potato, too. Salt and pepper are also available to add to your taste preferences. The staff are very attentive, checking in often, and even offered to show me what Liquorice was when I had questions but never asked.With regards to the Hanbang Samgyetang, I felt that it had too much going on. Traditional ginseng and chicken stuffed with rice would be good enough. However, with the addition of all the other ingredients, the flavor profile tilted towards sweet - a tad too sweet. A dish that would have tasted great with a ginseng feature now had too much sugar. If I ever visit again, I'm going for the traditional version!

Serving up traditional old skool whole chivken soup with three variations from standard, more herbal with juniper berries and ginseng or even live abalone!!! Either way you're in for a super satisfying healthy good comforting meal!!! Highly recommended!!!

Hearty samgyetang with tender chicken and a variety of herbs. This restaurant specializes in the traditional soup and offers several versions of the soup. Everything there is clean and sanitized regularly. The warm soup is soothing and satisfying especially in a cold winter night. Service is amicable and attentive. They make sure your tea and side dishes are refilled fast, and I always feel welcome there.

Wife needed hot soup, i needed a hangover cure. After some research, wife found this spot.It was a quiet friday lunch time, just 3 other tables. Upon entering a spanish lady straight greeded us with 100% perfect pronounciation in Korean?!Seated right away and we both chose #5, abalone sam gye tang.Needless to say, wife was satiafied and my hangover was cured in minutes. Rice inside chicken was a bit softer than I remember from those in Korea but this was the closest to authentic samgyetang I found in the states.Side dishes were solid as well, the lady checked on us often and kept refilling the banchans and even the gizzard as well.10/10 would recommend.

Craving for Chicken Soup and found this restaurant. Only offer Korean Style Chicken Soup - Samgye Tang. That's the whole menu. There are five different style of chicken soup. From basic, without Ginseng, with Ginseng and to the expensive one with fresh Abalone. Ordered the non ginseng one. Typical chicken soup, with cornish chicken, rice inside the chicken with jujube. Good taste. The other one was with Ginseng and fresh abalone. Worth every penny. Very tasty and good for hang over, cold and during weathered health. Good place to have a true chicken soup. They gave you the table salt on the side. Bowl for bones. Service is quite straight forward and fast. Considering there is only 1 menu! Korean Chicken Soup - Samgye Tang!The unique view is the cashier and bus table are two mexican ladies. The two guys cooking at the kitchen are two mexican guys. Simple recipe. Owner and customer trust the people that handling the restaurant.

Korea's version of chicken soup with rice and ginseng. Traditionally, Koreans eat samgyetang during the hottest days of summer. But for me, whenever the weather's cold or I start to feel like a cold coming on, I always crave samgyetang. Menu is limited and there's only 3 types of samgyetang. I opted for the Young Yang samgyetang, which was served with ginseng. Clay pot was served piping hot with banchan and some salt to season the broth or chicken. The chicken is stuffed with rice, garlic, jujube date, and sweet potato. Broth is clean and meal was hearty. Banchan adds a refreshing and crunchy bite in between. Service is kind and friendly. Food came out within 10 min of placing my order.

I have been missing samgyetang since our trip to Korea. Let me tell you, this is the best samgyetang I've had in the States. It tastes almost like the beloved samgyetang shop in Busan. So this shop specifically specializes in chicken ginseng soup so if you're looking for other appetizers and dishes, I suggest you go elsewhere. The restaurant is quite large with a private parking lot in front. They have a lot of large tables so this would be a great spot to take a bigger party. When we walked in, we were immediately greeted by the owner and they seated us promptly. They were so warm and friendly. BTS videos were running in the background which we enjoyed during our meal. I ordered the traditional #1 samgeytang and the first thing you notice is that it comes out PIPING hot. The metal pot keeps the soup warm but also takes a long time to cool down so be careful on your first few bites. I burned my tongue because I was so eager to devour it. The soup broth is herby, light, and more on the bland side.. that is until you add some salt and break down the chicken. That's when all the real flavors come out and blend seamlessly together. The chicken tears apart so effortlessly with just a spoon. You really don't need to use any muscles. The rice quickly becomes porridge and adds that nice starchy addition to the meal. The chicken meat was incredibly tender and soft. There are lots of small bones so do eat carefully. I also enjoyed the bits of sweet potato too. All in all, it was a fantastic dish especially for $20. Each order comes with a tray of small side dishes: raw carrots, jalapenos, onions, kimchi, some kind of chopped meat, radish, and spicy bean paste. The side dishes were very simple yet served as light palate cleansers. At the end of the meal, I laughed and joked that the best part of the meal was the tea. Well, half heartedly it was. The tea was so comforting and delicious. This was the perfect meal after a long rainy drive from the Bay Area. The food was so comforting and the service was so kind and welcoming. Thank you for your hospitality and we will see you next time we visit So Cal!

I walked in there the place was empty however shortly after 4 other couples walked in. If you're looking for great Samgye Tang this place is good but the banchan was meh . Usually there is a better selection . However what they offered was great ..I have a slight cold and when I lived in Korea this was my go to meal! Super nostalgic meal so I'm glad I came. The decore is simple but you don't come here for the decor do you;)FYI it's typical but I thought that I should add they do not serve beer or Soju.Just soda , hot tea and water .

Such a good value for great food. I got the abalone soup and it was so delicious. What impressed me the most is the service though! Probably one of the friendliest owners/workers I've met at a restaurant in koreatown. Their side dishes were 10/10 too. A LOT of seats inside and parking in the lot so wouldn't worry about a wait time.