Ttobongee Chicken

Came here on a Wednesday for lunch and it wasn't really busy. Came mainly for the lunch combos and kimbap. I got the boneless garlic soy chicken lunch combo with a tuna kimbap on the side.I love how it came with different banchans, kimchi, bean sprouts, broccoli, japchae, gyoza, and rice. The chicken was nice and juicy and still crunchy. The kimbap came a few mins later as they made it and it was so good too! It came with some broth on the side. I saved half of the meal for later because it was so much. Would come back to try other things on the menu and the same things as well. My coworker got the tofu soup and she liked the banchans as well.

This place was pretty good. You order at the counter and they bring you your food. Personally I do like this style of service if you go with quite a few folks as you don't have to hassle with the bill. I had the Bulgogi plate. It was warm, I wish it was a bit warmer. It came with rice, japchae noodles, Kim chi and a couple of broccolis. The servings was a bit on the smaller side, but it still was fulfilling on my end. It was a hit cold inside, but manageable. I will definitely come here again.

Came in on a Wednesday night before seeing a movie. Service was not great, and it was a little busy, but that's no excuse to not acknowledge customers waiting in line. My boyfriend and I ordered separately before my mom and brothers did, and they were standing there waiting to even be acknowledged for 10+ minutes. I understand being stressed because it's busy but the least you can do as a cashier is say "thank you for your patience, I'll be right with you". My mom and brothers got tired of waiting and left which sucked since we all wanted to enjoy a meal together. I didn't blame them for leaving though.Onto the food... Well first let's start with the fact that we waited a good 25 minutes for our food, which again felt ridiculously long. I was regretting even ordering and wished I had left with my family to get something else. I ordered the original fried chicken plate (4 wings soy garlic flavor, japchae, broccoli, bean sprout, kimchi, and rice) and my boyfriend got the crispy chicken combo (6 wings and fries). We both thought the chicken was bland and even with mine being soy garlic, it did not taste like soy garlic I've had at other Korean friend chicken places. It wasn't very crispy either. The japchae texture wasn't good and tasted bland too. Everything on my plate just tasted bland, no real flavor to anything besides the kimchi. Food was pretty disappointing considering I hadn't eaten all day and was looking forward to a good meal. Lastly the price was the kicker, the amount of food we got for almost $35 was laughable. I could get a better tasting and bigger meal elsewhere for the same price or cheaper. Overall a disappointing experience. I would've gave 2 stars to be generous, but the fact the cashier didn't acknowledge my family after standing in line for so long and then standing at the counter for even longer rubbed me the wrong way. Safe to say, we won't be back.

I ordered through Door Dash and the quality of the food did not disappoint. My only complaint was the fries were extremely soggy. I love the crispy chicken. It was definitely extra crispy. The chicken had a dry rub, which is what I prefer. It was very juicy and tender. I highly recommend this. The maip dak was not bad, although I expected a spicier sauce rather than a sweet sauce. It was very juicy and tender as well; however, I prefer the crispy chicken. I love the tofu soup set with beef and seafood. It came with 3 sides, steamed rice, and 2 crispy mandu. There was a good amount of beef, shrimp, and clams. This definitely satisfied my soup craving during the extremely cold weather. I am surely dinning in on my next visit.

Ordered the 9pc soy garlic wings and the galbi combo, and it was roughly around $45. That was little steep in my opinion. The flavor of the wings were great. Slightly sweet, and savory. But when I think of Korean fried chicken I think of crispy/crunchy wings. These were just soft. And not even because the sauce made them soggy, they were just not crisp at all. So that was a miss for me. The gable combo was just ok. Came with a decent amount of meat but the sides weren't my favorite. The kimchi had an off taste, and the japchae definitely wasn't fresh. Almost as if it was previously refrigerated and they tried to heat it up to make it palatable to serve but the noodles were still stuck together. The rice had a hard patch on it so you can tell it was just over exposed to heat just sitting in the rice cooker that it dried out. The bean sprouts were tasty though and the broccoli still had a good crunch. I'm glad it wasn't over cooked. The restaurant space is quaint. And we had came in on a Saturday afternoon and there was only one other table there prior to us. So we were able to sit anywhere and our food came out at a reasonable time. So service is good but unfortunately the food fell a little short to me.

Exterior signage still says Ttobongee, but the window menus, outdoor A-Frame, and inside, there is lots of branding as "Manna" or "MANNA BUNSIK," but I'll post this review on the Ttobongee business page on Yelp for now. Located next door to SOMI SOMI. Previous visits I've tried the Yang Nyum fried chicken special set (with rice, japchae, mandu), ham & cheese Korean corn dog, dduk bok gi (spicy!), and Korean drinks like Binggrae banana milk, or Soon Hari soju. This time, I got the Kimchi Spam Fried Rice (fried egg on top) with added Cheese, a Kimbap with Bulgogi, and a complimentary cup of soup (bone broth?). Both orders were delicious! The kimchi wasn't too spicy and the portion was filling for one person, definitely add the cheese on top. Every bite was yummy. The kimbap I believe is all-veggie and egg, or can add tuna or bulgogi for additional charge. The kimbap came with 10 pieces/slices and made fresh-to-order. Great service, extremely friendly and attentive.Open from 11:00AM until 8:30PM Sunday-Wednesday, and 9:30PM closing on Thursdays-Saturday.

We went there for the first time today. Honestly we will be back but with more people. The place is simple and homey. But the food is so great. Their chicken wings are perfect and so the other dishes.Service is great. I will go back there to order different flavors of fried chicken.

This place was decent but we had higher expectations. The decor was super authentic and had soju posters with kpop stars all over the walls. The service was very friendly and patient with us as we figured out what to order at the counter. I asked if I can get all flats and they were able to customize that for me.The prices were competitive (especially compared to how expensive dining out is nowadays!) The food was just okay though - I had the #1 combo with 4 pieces of wings, rice, kimchi, bean sprouts, japchae, and chicken broth soup. The wings had good flavor (soy garlic), but the texture was not crispy like typical Korean fried chicken. The sides weren't seasoned enough, the bean sprouts and japchae didn't taste like much. The rice was fluffy and cooked well though!

Yang nyum chicken 9/10, soy garlic chicken -9/10, Tteok-bokki - 10/10, soon du bu - 7/10, bulgogi -4/10.The fried chicken was good and I recommend trying. The highlight was the Tteok-bokki. It had just the right amount of fish cake and rice cakes. The bulgogi was VERY dry. I hope they fix it. The soon du bu was a little blander than expected. The restaurant itself was interesting. I walked in thinking it was a fast casual restaurant because the waitress took our orders at the cash register but then served us water and our dishes. I thunk

Came here for lunch and it was pretty quick to get my food. I saw they have popular Korean street food here so gave it a try.Sodukk sodukk: BTwo skewers of crispy rice cake and mini sausages, covered with a sweet and slightly spicy sauce. I've seen this in Korea food videos, and while nothing mind blowing I did enjoy this a lot.Extra crispy boneless chicken: B-Super crispy exterior as promised, and chicken was very juicy and tender. By itself it was a bit bland to be honest. After I tried it with the hot sauce packet I would say it was enjoyable.