Seoul Mama Korean Restaurant

Finally I have time to make the review about this wonderful restaurant. Since the first time I have visited here, I have zero complaint 💫 The food is always satisfying - I usually get the lunch box menu or beef bulgogi or dolsot bibimbab! They are delicious. The staffs are always welcoming and friendly; even Mama (the cook) often greets me and the other customers too when she is done in the kitchen. The side dish is always great, plus I also order Gimmari and just love it so much! If you have dietary, you can always customize it too - I have one friend coming here and she loves how she can get tofu soup (soondubu) and kimchi. The parking is always available! I just wish the space of the restaurant is bigger because during the busy hours, it has more customers and sometimes it needs to wait for not that long. But it worths the wait for sure and you can reserve too. I took the pictures before and after (it is always full in the beginning and empty at the end)

When I went to Soul Mama, I had the best experience ever! As a Kenyan, I haven’t had much exposure to Korean food, but Soul Mama completely changed that. The food was absolutely delicious, and the atmosphere made the whole experience so special. All ten waiters are so freindly, like there is was this waitress I think she is called Sori she was so kind , and attentive. Like giving me a explanation of the different food I didn’t know about!She made us feel truly welcome and took such good care of us throughout the meal. The entire waitstaff was warm . I loved it so much that I’m already planning to bring all my friends there next weekend. Seoul Mama, you’ve got a loyal customer now. I’ll definitely be back!

Went to this place on a whim and was so pleasantly surprised. We are typically spoiled with Korean food where we live in NYC, and this was comparable to those places. Jeff was our server, and was super knowledgeable of the menu and had great recommendations! We will definitely be back when we visit again!

A casual little restaurant with authentic Korean food. I would highly recommend the Ttukbaegi Bulgogi. It has the most wonderful aroma and flavor. It’s a soothing broth with meat, vegetables, and noodles that is served with a separate bowl of rice. You can get it not spicy or add spice, but it is so flavorful that the spice is really not necessary (unless that’s your preference). Good service too!

One of the few great restaurants in Bloomington, great Korean food and fast service, not the cheapest meal but definitely worth the price. Recommendations include vegetable pancake, japchae with extra bulgogi, and order a side of the pickled radish

Overall, quite a nice experience. I had the Korean short ribs and was pretty impressed by the flavor. Service was excellent despite how busy it got while we were there. It does feel a bit cramped in there due to it being king of a smaller space.

I don’t live in blono anymore, and I still think about and CRAVE Seoul Mama! The best food and best service. I wish they could do delivery to the Chicago suburbs!!