Jaya's Authentic Foods

*Hidden gem*Suggested categories to review:Food: Delicious. I ordered a simple roll, and while their delivery truck hadn't yet brought their fresh salmon, the eel was a perfect replacement. Highly recommend for a light lunch. Service: These are the sweetest people; it is always suspiciously not busy, but if you're patient and agreeable, you will not be disappointed by their charm. Ambiance: Used to be a church, and the space is open and fully decorated. The atmosphere is quiet and relaxed. Price: Six-piece roll with hot & sour soup + tip: out the door for $14 in less than twenty minutes.

Bad, not authentic Korean food. The worst I've ever tried.The dishes tasted like Chinese food. The rice was not warm. They couldn't even take the time to heat it up. The chop chae is supposed to be noodles, but mine turned out to be and stir fry of meat mixed with deep fried noodles placed on top of cold rice. This is not Korean food to me. My head was telling me that this place wasn't going to be good the minute we parked, but I was so desperate for some kind of Korean food that I still tried it. Stupid decision. No one who worked there was even Asian. That should have been my first clue.

Had not been in for several years before today. Food was just as delicious as I remembered. Sushi, egg rolls, and beef with cabbage and mushroom dish were all top notch. There were very few patrons in for a Friday night. Hopefully business picks back up soon!

The restaurant was small and basically empty while we were there, but the workers were all very friendly. If you go there I recommend the Cashew Chicken.

We stopped in for a quick lunch on a Saturday before heading out for a long day of softball. We were shocked to see that the restaurant was empty. We like patronizing mom and pop owned businesses, so decided to stay and try the food. We really enjoyed everything that we ordered! I have the sweet and sour chicken and really enjoyed it. I made it a combo so it came with an egg roll and fried rice. My daughter ordered a house salad and seaweed salad. She devoured both. My husband ordered the beef spare ribs. For the cost, he felt like it was a good value as the it was very tasty and had great portions! I believe it was Jaya herself that was serving us. She was very friendly! Overall, we definitely enjoyed our lunch and look forward to going back to try a variety of menu items, such as the sushi! The only reason I did not vote this a full 5 stars is that I believe the lighting and cleanliness could be improved, which may encourage more customers to enter!

Being Korean, I was curious to see how this restaurant was since I don't live here and often pass through for work. I liked how the menu offered a variety of Korean dishes. On my first visit I ordered the Dol Sot bibimbop (stone bowl mixed rice) entree. Lunch price was $10.95. I had to pay an extra $1.50 for meat. The server asked me if I wanted meat but didn't tell me about the extra charge. Then when the food came out, there was no "Pon chon" aka side dishes... That meant no kimchee. When I asked about the side dishes, he said kimchee was an extra charge and listed on the menu as an appetizer. So I wasn't too happy about that. As for the bibimbop dish, it was ok. They used a variety of ingredients, which I liked, but it didn't taste very fresh either. Because of the location and the type of personnel that frequent this restaurant, I assume the owner/chef does not have to try to hard to impress Koreans since they are probably rare in this area. I gave it a 4 because of the location and demographic it catered to. But if it were in a bigger city, I would have given this place a 2 or 3...

Good Korean? In Evansville? Well, when you're the only Korean restaurant you've got to represent, but luckily Jaya represents well.The decor is nice and spacious, if not a big confusing (there are bits of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean culture strewn about). There menu isn't as deep as it looks (especially when you eliminate the Chinese food fare), but what is there is good. I recommend the chop chae or their kimchee pork dish. Sadly, their dol sot bi bim bop was quite flavorless and something I wouldn't order again.They do have sushi there too, but it's unremarkable and unmistakeably Japanese, not Korean. Oh well, I'll still return for the chop chae (spicy, of course).

Very calm ambiance and beautiful Asian arts. My family loved their dishes, Dol sot bibimbop, was very tasty, also had Mongolian beef dish, it had tender beef with Shiitake mushrooms with tasty vegetables good balance of taste, it's a healthier version dish. not like Chinese style Mongolian beef that is sweet side. Lastly we had kalbi dish, the beef is tender and marinated well. Also they have gluten-free soy. The server reminds me of my sweet grandmother, very polite.

My husband and I tried this place just once, because they advertised that they had authentic Korean food. The service was fine, but we were the only ones in the restaurant -- during a late lunchtime. The ambiance was average. We ordered Korean beef, and expected our food to be a bit spicy, as Korean food often is. Our meals were freshly prepared, but had very little seasoning, even though we selected a high spice level. It was just too bland for our tastes. We had no desire to try anything else here.

Great food! One of my favorite places to get sushi in Evansville. I also enjoy the galbi. Great place for a quiet dinner downtown.