Siroo and Juk Story

This place is such a gem. If you love Korean comfort food, this place is a must. The juk (porridge) is incredibly flavorful and soothing without being heavy. It tastes homemade in the best way. The rice cakes are fresh, chewy, and come in so many varieties that it’s hard to choose just one. You can really tell they care about quality and texture. The shop itself is clean and cozy, and everything is well packaged for takeout. The staff are kind, patient, and happy to explain the different types of juk and tteok if you’re not familiar. Prices are reasonable for the quality, and portions are generous enough to share or save for later. Overall, Siroo and Juk Story is the kind of place you find yourself craving on rainy days, busy weeks, or whenever you need something warm and comforting. Everything is so yummy! It is my go to restaurant when I am in the area. If you haven’t been here, you’re missing out!

This place is much more than what the restaurant name indicates. It has way more than korean rice cakes and congees. It has decent numbers of korean food including many sorts of kimbab and bibimbab, tofu soup, and shaved ice dessert. Service is fast but good, portions are generous, and it is a self service restaurant. Highly recommend for decent korean food or dessert!

Cute little place with great Korean food. Reasonable prices. The stone pot bibimbaps are super good (bulgogi and spicy pork). We’ve also had kimchi fried rice, hamburger steak, spicy pork with rice. All 10/10. Coffee here is good, caramel and mocha both. Ginger tea is good, both hot and iced. Portion sizes are perfect as well. So far I haven’t found anything bad! Definitely a new favorite spot. Worth noting take out boxes are $1 but in this economy I get it… plus it reduces plastic trash.

Kimchi jjigae on a rainy day. Best staffs, very patient as it was our first time. We heard about this place through TikTok and I took my family here to eat. I wanted to try the tteokbokki but it wasn’t in the menu. I wasn’t sure if we had to ask for it or they don’t sell it. The food portion is perfect! I was surprised it came with a side of miso soup and cabbage salad. The fish cake soup was amazing. My boyfriend gave it a 10/10, he said that’s the best soup I ever tried. The udon noodles with the fish cake were perfect for each other. Everyone loved their meals, there’s no wait time and they made the food fast. The bingsu was incredible. The shaved ice is actually flavored, I’m pretty sure it’s vanilla ice cream and they put filling in the middle and on top. We crushed that so quick! I would recommend this place if you’re interested in trying Korean food. It’s giving food stall, they have a bit of everything!

so good! best bingsoo ive ever had. bibibop was good too and so was the juk, but the bingsoo was top notch. very large portions for everything. average prices.

So cute! Huge portions and love the cafe set up they had! I ordered spicy rice cakes, bulgogi rice, and bingsoo and they were all so delicious. My friend had cold noodles. Excited to try the abalone porridge next time I come here 🙂

I come here whenever I’m in Ellicott City. Perfect for meeting and eating with someone. Fairly priced food. The bingsoo is also always great!