Mokdong Gimbap

This shop is located on Hawthorne and is a small, cute spot to grab a light, casual bite. When you come here, you order at a kiosk and then the food is brought to you at a table. I came for brunch with a friend one morning and we ordered an egg kimbap and a shrimp tempura kimbap. The serving came on one plate with a small salad. I also ordered some seaweed soup at the counter. Overall, I thought that this place was just okay. It was a bit expensive for kimbap and the shrimp tempura that I ordered for my kimbap was soft and a bit soggy. However! The seaweed soup and the egg kimbap were good. If I were to come back then I would love to try some of their other menu items as they looked delicious in other reviews. :)

Pretty solid Korean food. Salad was actually outstanding. They got Japanese alcohol though. I didn't see any Korean ones. Lol. You use Kiosk to order. It's a bit $$ for Kimbap.

Loved this place! Great value korean street food with wide range of comfort food for the soulGreat service and clean in heart of Hawthorne artsy district. Only challenge is parking near it as most areas within walk distance is 1 hour limit Worth going back to try more items on the menu!

Completely empty on a Saturday night so not sure how they survive. Maybe take out during the week. The food was good quality and generous portions. I have leftovers for lunch for the chicken Katsu. They were nice to leave off the white rice for my husband. Nice variety of veggies for the Bibimbap. Not a fan of this new trend of ordering from a kiosk and it seemed the front house staff could have done table service but maybe it is busier at other times? At least they let us alter the dish that was our bigger concern as the kiosk doesn't have any options to adjust. In the end what matters is we really enjoyed the food and the place had interesting decorations with nice lighting. Lots of drink options but wasn't in the mood this time. We will come again.

My friend and I discovered this place last night when we were looking for dinner somewhere new to us, and we are so glad we found this hidden gem!! There were lots of good choices for kimbap; we ordered the fish cake, bulgogi, Spam, and spicy pork. They all were very tasty! We shared the soju cocktail, and our server poured it in the glass kettle. We loved the presentation of the food and drink, and we were glad to discover the cozy area in the back! The umbrella ceiling is so gorgeous, and it felt so relaxed to kick back on the couch and share a good meal. We will definitely be back!

Fun stop while strolling Hawthorne! Korean casual ~ a couple fresh Gimbap rolls, spicy tteokbokki, vegan gyozas and wash down with some Asian beer! Prices are great!Service ~ order at counter, food brought to your number given. Friendly and smiley.Small 2 seat table perfect off the sidewalk on a sunny day.*Back of the restaurant ~ rainbow umbrella ceiling with comfortable chairs for a relaxed mood.

Very easy to order with the kiosk! I really love the environment of the restaurant. If you go into the back, it's super quirky and chill. The kimbaps are delicious and perfect to snack on. Affordable too. Similar to the cost of kimbap at Hmart. I didn't try anything else on the menu but I liked how there were vegan options.

Cute small clean spot! I like how there's a self order kiosk. The gimbap gets brought to your table once you sit down. The rolls are large but I would say I was missing that extra sesame oil and pickled veggies I look for in gimbap. We got the calamari, pork cutlet, and crab salad. There was a bunch of crab salad in our roll, but very tiny fine pieces of calamari. Where I was wondering what roll we had bought. The pork cutlet was crispy, though. Nothing too oily at all. Overall I would've liked a more consistent pickle, some rolls I bit into I could taste the daikon and others not so much. I liked the salad as a nice palate cleanser and the spicy Mayo was a nice touch. Otherwise still good cute find!

FANTASTIC Tonkatsu! I mean... just look at the photo! And, that's not just one cutlet, that 2, that's right 2, TWO cutlets! BWAHAHAHAHA!I've loved tonkatsu forever and a day, but what makes this place such a joy is that their take on it is not just the Korean version (I wonder which came first... hmmm...) which is pounded thin and coated extra crisp compared to the Japanese counterpart, but it comes with a housemate tonkatsu sauce! That's right, not just the typical bottled Bull Dog sauce, but their own, which is still clearly from the same heritage, but has slight overtones that differ and make this such a fun experience! And..., look at that plate!The part that is not covered by the tonkatsu's massive self has a salad that was really tasty, some good short-grain rice that had good flavor and stickiness to it and plenty of shredded cabbage, a must. And...To top it all off, and this is kind of a Pro Tip, I got to sit outside on the sidewalk on a weekend, watching (and being watched... or at least my food was) all the folks go by in front of me and in front of the Baghdad across the street. How fun is that? They do have extensive indoor seating, a deli case, a variety of gimbap (Korean sushi roll) that I am SURE will not disappoint and all that, when I was there, run by the sweetest young lady who was busy but didn't mind chatting just a bit and adding to the generous nature of the whole experience.I"LL BE BACK!!!

I was excited to see a new Korean restaurant in PDX since there is a lack of good Korean food here. I grew up in a Korean/American household and have been eating Kim bap my whole life.Having said that, the Kim bap here is kinda "mid" as my kids would put it. There was not much taste to it at all. The salad that came with it had an odd tasting dressing that I didn't like. My other half ordered the pork katsu and he couldn't finish it. I've rarely ever seen him not finish his food. The pork katsu sauce had a weird salty flavor and the steamed rice was salty too. The store is small but the tables are small too so we were able to find a table. The server was too busy to bus tables so we had to settle for a dirty one. We tried to find someone to give us something to wipe the table down but there is minimal staff here that are busy. If you are looking for some good Kim bap I recommend going to the Hmart on Belmont, theirs has a lot of umami like my mom and grandma used to make. Not coming back here