DWJ Korean Restaurant

The food here is amazing, me and my friends went and got lots of food and really enjoyed it!! I recommend the spicy pork belly!!

I feel for Memphis if this is the only Korean place in town. They started vacuuming the place after the business opened for lunch. If I were the owners I would've come early to do that. 18% gratuity automatically added to the bill. And they calculate the amount based on the total with tax included so you tip on tax. Not cool. Paper plates and cups used. No lunch specials. The side dishes were just pathetic. We ordered two meat dishes so should've gotten double orders of each side dish but only got double on the rice. At first I was sad but after tasting the side dishes I really didn't care because we wouldn't have eaten them they were that bad. The broccoli could've been ok just plan and if they didn't pour all the spicy ketchup stuff on it. There was a dish that tasted like mashed potatoes. Kim chi was ok. The bean sprout dish was meh. Just shy $50 for two meat dishes. When you cook the edges is hotter than the center. Pork belly had zero flavor. Water is Kirkland bottled water. The owners seemed nice and I want them to succeed. Nobody else came in for lunch that weekday we were there. I hope they make it. But we won't be back unfortunately.

The food was good, but there's nothing particularly special about it. with the rice bowl, idk I feel I've made better kimchi rice bowls at home. the udon was yummy, but also a lil basic on the flavors. good service though

I've been going to the highland location not realizing that there was another DWJ right around the corner from me. I am absolutely obsessed with their food. It is not only delicious but we'll prepared by its amazing chef's. If you like trying new things or ever want to visit South Korea without actually traveling outside the country then this is the place for you !!!! - also I love the server that is usually there she is super beautiful and always takes good care of me !

I've been three times practically in a row now. Next time I want to try the gaegogi if they have it. Everything has been so good, and the waitress running the lunch shift has always gone out of her way to take care of me. She knows that menu and she knows those dishes. My favorite thing so far is that Korean fried squid. Finally something I can taste! I spent three days in bed with a stomach bug and that was my first real meal. It was just what I needed with the protein and the spice level to cheer me up. And the vegetables helped bring me back to life. What an excellent meal! Then I had the bibambop. It too was excellent, but I found the dish to be too big for a single serving. Especially for lunch. It was nearly $20 too. I felt there should be a lunch portion. It would be perfect for two people though. My third time I had the Haemul Pajeon which they call Korean Pancakes. You can get with or without kimchi and I decided to have mine with. It also had some octopus and squid. It was pretty good, but it wasn't like I expected. I thought it should have a sweet element or at least be served with a sweet sauce. It was served with soy sauce instead. Very good though. It did not disappoint. I love the vegetables. I loved eating in Korea when I visited 20 years ago. This is as close as I'll get to in Memphis. I'll be back. There are more things I want to discover.

This is the only Korean place I have been to but most of my friends say it's the best. I have been multiple times with large groups and small groups but I never kept track of what I liked so I made sure to this time! They have grills at some of the tables so you can cook your own meat. I thought that sounded like a bad idea (because I was worried I would forget about it) but it turned out well and we had a lot of fun. My favorites ended up being the two types of Korean beef, Galbi and Bulgogi. The kimbop was my favorite appetizer. I didn't like the dumplings or the pancake but there wasn't a specific reason beyond personal taste. The beef tongue creeped me out even though it was flattened and you couldn't see the tase buds. The taste was also just too much for me so I didn't eat more than a bit. They also have private karaoke in the back with a nice variety of songs in a bunch of different languages. It costs a bit but the privacy is worth it. I have done it a few times for some birthday parties and stuff. You can also order food while you eat though all I remember us getting was the kimbop. Loved:- Bulgogi (Korean Beef)- Galbi (Korean beef) fav- Kimbop (Korean-style sushi)Like:- JobchaeOk:- Goonmandoo (Fried Dumplings)- Haemulpaj (pancake)- Honguh-JorimDisliked:- Hyusogeum-Gui (beef tongue)

This place was pretty good, not the best Korean place that I've been but it's hard to compete with L.A. and ATL Korea Town. This is the first Korean restaurant I've been to where you have to pay for side dish refills, they usually come free with the meal. As far as the taste of the kimchi, it tasted like it came out of a jar and the other side dishes were lacking in flavor. Not surprised though...most Korean restaurants are like this unless you go to a heavily populated Korean community. These are the main reasons for the 4 (really 3 1/2) star review.For my meal I had the kimchi beef short rib hot pot and black bean noodles (jajangmyeon). Like i said earlier, not the best that I've had but still really good. The hotpot was great...had a lot of flavor and they didn't skimp on the portions. The black bean noodle was also very good and had a lot of flavor...bad thing about it was i couldn't find or taste any pork bits (might of been a veggie dish) and this meal usually comes with pickled daikon radishes which I did not get. The service was excellent and the restaurant was clean. Food came out in a timely manner. I would definitely come back when I'm craving Korean food.

Used to go here for my birthday every year, when it was on the other side of the building. And if it was 10 years ago, I'd review it at 4-5 stars. But now, they charge for everything, ($7 for lettuce that used to be free and comes with the meat everywhere else for free!), and the meat just isn't as good as it used to be. Galbi is too smoky, especially. The sides are just bland now and arent as numerous as they were as well, just four sides, and the Japchae is just meh too. Very disappointed and not returning.

Ambiance is not very good and it felt dirty. Don't love it. The waitress was very nice and did a good job.

It was awesome, more than I expected honestly. Loved the grill, bugolgi, and the best rice cake noodles in the red sauce.