Palilgu

Nice addition to the area. Korean food is definitely lacking in West Loop and am glad this place is here! Its in the old Ramen Takeya spot but the same owners. I believe the wife is Japanese and Husband Korean. This duo also owns Ramen Wasabi! Our group of 4 sat at the bar as walk ins. We knew the place was new so wanted to drink and try a few dishes before we bopped around town. We ordered the Yukhwae (steak tartare), and Spicy squid bokkeum. The steak tartare was fine but nothing different than any other typical steak tartare. I had to dock a star for the Spicy squid bc it came out on a black iron plate but it did not come out sizzling hot. Its as if they cooked it, and only transferred it onto the cast plate when they should have cooked it a bit longer onto the plate. We also had to ask if they had kimchi. I did look around other tables to see if they served banchan (side dishes) but didn't see any go out. We each had a cocktail and I loved my Scarlet Heart cocktail. Service was great but a bit slow as they just recently opened, but everyone was friendly and very welcoming. Would be back to try the other dishes and drinks! It is a small spot so having reservations would come handy, or walk in right as they open!

I was really looking forward to trying this place but was really underwhelmed with the dishes unfortunately. Prices are pretty high for the portion sizes, which would've been fine if the dishes tasted spectacular -- unfortunately wasn't the case here, there was nothing really special to any of the dishes we had. I think the dining experience just got off to an immediate bad start when the first dish, the seafood pancake, arrived with hair on it. I understand it's an unfortunate mistake but still not the best way to start the meal

Palilgu was a very highly anticipated restaurant for us since we live in the area. We were so surprised but excited to see a Korean restaurant pop up in Fulton. Being from the bay, we really miss do miss Asian food. Not a lot of places here hit the same so our expectations were not high at all going in. First thought about the restaurant itself is that it looks modernized but in a homey way. It leans more to the smaller size with about 8 tables inside; however, there is a small bar area and an outdoor patio. For starters, we shared the tteokbokki. I feel like some places put too much gochujang in their tteokbokki that it tastes powdery. Not here though -- the rice cakes had perfect texture and it had a nice kick. Nothing unique though. For our mains, we shared the miso sablefish and the galbi jim. Given the restaurant is fairly new, there wasn't many pictures to go off of so we were blindly ordering and hoping for the best. Our hope was that the miso sablefish would taste like the miso cod skewers from Sushisamba at the Venetian. A big stretch since those are honestly out of this world.. but I can confidently say the dish was executed so beautifully. Not only was the presentation so upscale but the fish itself was so creamy and the black miso flavor was vibrant and meshed so well with the radish. I do feel there should be more radish as it helps pull all the flavors in together. The miso sablefish definitely is the core of my high rating. Now our hope for the galbi jim was that it would be similar to a restaurant in the bay called Daeho, which makes honestly the most phenomenal galbi jim ever. Though I do have a few critics on Palilgu's dish, overall, I think it tasted good. When it came out, my initial thought was wow it looks kinda sad. For the price point, I was shocked it was the size of a tofu soup bowl. On the topic of presentation, understand that the dish is simmered for a long time so that the meat can become very tender and slide off the bone but to present the dish with the bones just floating was strange and ruined the presentation. Also, it just looked so flat being all one which could easily fixed with some garnish.. cilantro or green onion would help make it pop. Now onto the dish itself.. the carrots were overcooked and soggy and honestly there was not enough for the amount of broth that was given. There is also some mini potatoes but that felt short too. I feel like the potatoes should be at least cut in half so that they can soak up the delicious broth. Speaking of the broth, I don't know why this dish wouldn't come with a side of rice. Seems so wasteful for the broth. As for the short rib, it was tender and flavorful but a little on the fatty side.Overall, we were pleasantly surprised at how much we ended up enjoying our meal and experience; however, there are just some few improvement areas. The portion size is quite small for the price point. I understand this is Fulton Market and we don't mind paying but it is steeper than surrounding restaurants and even the Bay Area. Other than that, our server, Jonathan, was very sweet and attentive throughout. Because Palilgu is so closeby, we probably will be back but maybe after improvements are made with more patrons sharing their opinions.

Walked in on a Saturday and they were offering their revamped brunch menu in addition to their main menu - i loved the space and the staff was so friendly and welcoming. They were super accommodating, allowing us to sit in the front of the restaurant where the sliding windows were open with our pup - they also brought out a water bowl for her, super nice! The main menu seemed pretty well-rounded but we ordered off their brunch menu. We got the tteokpokki, chicken sandwich, fries and the spicy pork bento box. I loved their drink menu and it was super cute to find some of the cocktails named after some great Korean dramas - i'm excited to come back to try them. The wait for the food took a little long despite there only being about 4 tables. The fries were super addicting! It comes with a spicy mayo sauce. The tteokpokki was also good, nothing too special and a little small, but i loved the spice level and the rice cakes were cooked perfectly. The spicy pork bento box was huge! It comes with so much - side salad, rice, soup and banchan (side dishes). My only pick with the spicy pork is that I wished it was charred! It was good but lacked depth. The one item that everyone needs to try and i'm looking forward to coming back for is the chicken sandwich - this thing was the bomb!!! The bun was so soft and bouncy, the chicken was tender and juicy and the sweet and spicy sauce was superb!!! I'm looking forward to coming back to try items off the main menu.

a place that serves solid staples! none of it is life changing but they have better japchae than say kimchipop. I also don't know of another place in the city you can go to to get bossam that isn't a super long drive or $$$. I also feel like for the location (West loop) the prices are pretty reasonable. the service started out great (dishes came out super fast, people kept coming up to tell us about future plans for the restaurant) but then towards the end it was almost impossible to flag someone down.

Service was great. Food was great. Cocktails were great. The squid entree was my favorite, it had amazing flavor and spices. Also loved the seafood scallion pancake and the steak tartare. I thought the pork belly dish would be my favorite but the pork belly wasn't very flavorful and it was served with a bunch of different lettuce options, but it was best with the endive because of the crunch. Also would have been nice with a bread of some sort.

New Korean restaurant where Ramen Takeya used to be, and apparently run by the same people. I think we were there for the soft opening? We just sorta stumbled upon it while walking through West Loop, but I'm so happy we did.Service was very friendly and attentive and ambience was lovely. The food and drinks were super tasty, definitely plan on going back.My highlights would have to be the miso marinated sable, the seafood pancake, and ESPECIALLY the bossam. The people sitting next to us got the fried chicken, and it sounds like I'll have to try that next time.