Joen

Friendly, fast, service and certainly passable--sometimes great--Korean standards. Yes, it's a fast food, cafeteria, or food court kind of place, sure, but it's a Korean place in a Korean grocery store so they know what's up and that they cannot get away with being substandard given how many Korean-American customers they get. Korean-American customers, I might add, who are evidently shopping for ingredients to cook their own food so they're not going to suffer any fools when it comes to restaurants, either. Their galbitang (beef short rib broth soup) was a little bland, not quite as rich a broth as I'd hope for, but still plenty good. The banchan served with it were hit or miss: the tofu one not so good, the kimchi excellent, the seaweed salad alright. And it's hot: very very hot. It will burn you and possibly melt the table if you spill it! Beware and be warned: you need to let your soup cool a bit before digging in here!Overall, good stuff and while I'd not make a special trip for it, if you're shopping it's a great place to get some lunch or dinner.

This is located inside the Asian market to the right. The ambiance is the grocery store..... so no frills. The people that take your order are very friendly. Everything is cooked to order but still comes out quickly. The food is ok. The beef Bulgogi was the better of the 2 dishes. I felt they lacked a on the seasoning but the portion sizes are huge.

Probably one of the worst bibimbaps I've ever had. The rice was overcooked and mushy, the beef was scarce, the veggies were bland, and the soup given was only 1/4 full??? The fried chicken we had from another vendor saved our meal.edit: I didn't realize there are several low reviews rating the bibimbap with similar experiences.

This is located in the food court inside Lotte Market in Orlando. I want to start by saying to bring a warm jacket because it's extremely cold in this place! There is open seating available where you can enjoy your food. You can either order to dine there or take to go. You order at the register and they give you a buzzer that will go off once your food is done. You pickup your food and return your trays and bowls, etc to the designated area next to the restaurant. My daughter has the spicy ramen. On the menu they have it with seafood but you can order without which is what we did. Also ordered the yaki mandu fried. All was very good.

The spicy cold noodles was delicious and flavorful! I wished I could have asked for the noodles to be cut since they were chewier than expected. And they give a lot of noodles. Although the food court can get crowded, I would recommend grabbing a seat and this dish!

The portion is decent, but the taste is mediocre. The price is above average. I ordered the pork bone soup , and the dish was mostly broth with very little ingredients in it. Not sure if it is worth to go back.

Food is okay. The KimChi soup is particularly tasty to me but the service is terrible. I've been coming on and off for the past yr and gotten to know the lady who takes the orders. A couple of mths ago, I realized she was no longer here. When I ordered the KimChi soup from this lady, I always asked if she could please give me extra soup. Take out some meat and whatever contents are there if necessary or u can pay a little extra for extra soup. She always took care of me and put my order in a larger bowl with extra soup. Past couple of times I hv stopped in, there's been a 'new' lady. I tried explaining what I wld like to have (extra soup, less meat) but she never seems to understand anything I said. I was here once and spoke to, who I believed to be the one/manager, and explained what I've been getting. Kimchi with extra soup and she said there wouldn't be a problem. Just ask for it next time I'm here. Today 8/22 I came for some soup and asked the lady if she remembered me from a few weeks back. She didn't. I then explained how I had asked if I could hv extra soup from the owner/manager and how she said it wasn't going to be a problem. This lady acted like she didn't speak a word of English and did not understand a word I said. It felt like she didn't care to. I kept explaining and she finally brought the bowl the soup wld be in and said that extra soup wld overflow. I agreed and said that the other lady that I've always ordered from, always put it in a larger bowl. She said very bluntly that it wld be impossible so I will not be going back. I'm sure I can find lots of other Korean restaurant where I can get KimChi soup with extra soup/broth. She didn't feel bad or cared that I walked away either.

They make the best Yuk Gae Jang soup in town. I have been to all the Korean restaurants in Orlando, but the flavor of the broth has an amazing Umami flavor that other restaurants are not able to create. I think it has to do with lots of green onion that they put in the soup. Just impressed that a food court in Orlando is able to make this soup this good. Will be coming back regularly for their food.

Joen is one of five restaurants located inside the Lotte Market . The ( old Winn Dixie) market is a marvel in itself with aisles of fresh fish, fruit and vegetables stalls , asian sauces, noodles, meats and dried or frozen fish!The ordering , seating and dining are food court style, but don't let that fool you.The food is dynamite . Bulgogi, seafood ramen, Japchae with meat or tofu and many more delicacies to choose from , all cooked while you wait. Some of the best Korean around at reasonable prices. BYW, as we were leaving , we noticed that Joen had just opened a buffet restaurant in the same plaza .... Next time

Ok, I have only tried Joen this once and only tried the bibimbop, but oh man. A warning this bowl comes out piping hot. Like you could heat a small NYC apartment with the heat coming off this bowl. Tip: ask for another bowl that you can transfer the food into; or you will be waiting a very long time before it is cool enough to eat. Make sure you get the crispy rice that will be stuck to the bottom of the super hot bowl, as this is flavor rice. The gochujang comes on the side so you can add as much or as little as you like. I personally like spicy and could probably have asked for more gochujang. There is a delightful little banchan that comes with your meal and of course a small container of kimchi. You will not be left hungry either. The portion is quite sizable and I left much tastiness behind. There were several other menu items that looked pretty yummy and I have plans to go back and they those as well.