Seorabol Korean Restaurant

Came back a few more times and I stand by this place as a consistent, authentic Korean restaurant! I love the variety of side dishes here and the ingredients are always fresh! Big portions too! I always leave here with leftovers.

We enjoyed the army stew ($40) and the special that came with Galbi, bulgogi, and two pork meats ($90). Love that they use charcoal for their grills. The waitress cooked everything for us. We really enjoyed our dinner. Our party of 3 had a lot of leftovers.

Party of 2 dined in on monday for lunch We ordered bbq galbi and cold noodle combo which was $50 and spicy galbi $39 and daegutang(fish soup) was $16 Taste and quality and quantity wise not worthy of $116 after tax and before tip.... Service was nice and kind but then customers go to restaurants for food not for service I would rather go to ayce bbq place for less price Never again..

Coming from California, I have pretty high standards for Korean food as the Korean food scene in LA is amazing. Having recently moved to Philly though, I'm happy to have found Seorabol to get my fix! I had the bibimbap and the tteokbokki and while the hot stone bibimbap was great, the tteokbokki wasn't want I expected. I usually go to Yupdduk in California, and compared to that this tteokbokki was a lot sweeter. It also came with. A variety of veggies like mushrooms and onions which I've never seen. The rest of the group seemed to really enjoy it though! I'm just not a fan of sweet and spicy. Overall, I would recommend it. It's a large restaurant so great for groups! We came with a group of 14 on a Friday and had no issues. There's also a dedicated parking lot with ample parking.

I came here with my family for my birthday. It was such a great experience and the food was really good. I especially appreciated the diversity of the side items.

One of my favorite Korean restaurants for 3 years now, always good options and price, service is good. I love their bbq and hotpot option so much. They are the special hook, I tried their sashimi and it was clean and fresh too. Definitely recommend because their meat quality and food in general is really good and flavorful.

I was dying to try some raw soy marinated crab (ganjang gejang) so we went to what seems the be the only place that has it! The location is a bit hard to find, the cutest restaurant with very homey korean vibes. They have a lot of seating which is great because when we went it was pretty packed!We ordered the tangsooyook, bossam, jajangmyeon, and of course the ganjang gejang! The tangsooyook was perfectly fried, crispy, and came in its typical sweet and sour sauce. Very comforting and the flavor and texture was great.The bossam was so clean tasting with great pork flavor, it came with cabbage, raddish, and even oysters on the side. This was one of my favorites.The jajangmyeon was lacking in a little flavor in my opinion, but the noodles were perfectly cooked. I LOVED the ganjang gejang!!! Beautifully marinated and the meat of the crab was so fresh and full of flavor. Eating it was a bit of a struggle but I got the hang of it. Wish they offered gloves because my hands smelled like soy even after washing them! Also heads up, this dish is SALTY!!! So I balanced it out with some rice. Overall I recommend to try this place out for super great authentic korean food!!

I had a small family birthday dinner here at Seorabol. I love coming here because I love their galbi!! I can never get enough of that. Their staff got changed up but provide about the same service. I was in a group of 5 adults and 1 kid and 1 baby.They seems to be able to keep their food quality the same since the last time I visited. My husband and I love ordering their galbi combo, simply because he loves to eat Korean cold noodle as well. Not many places serves cold noodle all year round like here. Definitely looking forward to returning back for another yummy flavorful meal.

Felt this place was a solid 3.5 - but opted to round down Service: The person who seated us was rude. Assumed it was because busy but even as the restaurant crowd slowed down, she still remained very rude and unapproachable. I asked for water 4 times and never got it. We were hoping to celebrate a birthday for a person in our party, so I privately asked the woman staff member if they had a dessert menu. She said "So what" staring at me blankly "it's her birthday, what do you want me to do." I was mortified and simply asking if there was a desert menu so I can prepurchase something but I walked back to the table defeated and not really sure what to tell the others about doing a little surprise for my friend. Food:Our table mostly got different types of bibimbaps. Some hot stone, some non hot stone. Dishes were decent - and normal portioned. The banchan wasn't my favorite but I liked the cucumber and potato ones best. Kimchi was average. Atmosphere: It is a BBQ spot after all so the air in the restaurant is a little mucky/humid. Overall didn't feel particularly enthused with our experience there. The food was decent, our table was spacious, service sucked. Some staff members were nicer and polite. Maybe stick to take out. Or eat somewhere else.

Somehow this place showed up as the highest rated KBBQ place in Philadelphia on my Yelp search. So we tried it out when passing by Philadelphia. 1. Reservation: You could use one, it was quite packed 2. Entrance: GUNNED ENFORCEMENT OFFICER is placed right outside the restaurant. I have never seen such a thing in my life!! He was super nice and even held the door for us. But I kept wondering how bad can this neighborhood be for this to be necessary? Upon entry, you will see the police chief is friends with the owner/chef. Okay that's why they have their own enforcement officer with a gun visible. He is not a security y'all. He is not just sitting on his ass, no, he is standing outside and making sure customers actually went into their car and drives away and making sure no car is burglarized. Like what?! 5 stars! shocking but amazing! 3. Food: meh. Especially coming from DC, this place would barely get 2.5 stars, but here in philly they have practically flawless reviews. - worst banchan I had, kimchee is not good and everything else is soggy - Japchae- has meat, which is cool! Very oily - Samgyubsal: too thin cut, so it gets burned instead of getting delicious, there was no option of thicker cut - Bulgogi: better marinating is needed and was not good- kalbitang: just okay 4. Service: not good, all ladies are annoyed that you are (the customers) there and they are not hiding it. 5. Also, for the first time in my life I saw a place that has a counterfeit dollar picture ready near the cashier, so they can check it. I am soo used to no cash, credit card situation, this was eye-opening. 6. Cleanliness: bad my cup had lipstick on it, eww. The bathroom, everything was dirty.