Ahjae Gookbap

Was curious about the raw marinated crap. Was interested to try and wasn’t bad and didn’t get sick the day after. Satisfied that craving. Their soup (what they are actually known for) and cold noodles were also just okay.

Ordered the soy marinated crab and gamjatang. Super delicious, and so were the kimchi and tofu side dishes. The service was really friendly and attentive to us without being overwhelming. Had a great meal, would come again!

We came here in March. We had a great experience and the food was delicious. The restaurant space is quite small. You get your own water. My husband really enjoyed the egg side dish. We love this place a lot and can’t wait to come back. The soy sauce marinated crab is a must try.

We arrived here 30 mins before they closed and they still sat us. The service was one of the best I've ever experienced. They continued to give us extra dishes that were on the house even after they closed. We ordered the oyster pancake and raw blue crab marinated in chef's special soy sauce. Really all you need to get here. I can eat probably 4 plates of this in one sitting because I would want to keep tasting it.

Aesthetically this is a very unassuming place but give this place a shot and you will be very pleasantly surprised with the quality of food and service especially with such a small staff! The marinated crab is delightful the gamjatang is 🤌. Prices are very reasonable for the quality and quantity.One of the other diners left a takeout dish and the one server thay was taking care of all of us ran outside to chase after them. She really was running that place. Give them your patronage because these folks truly deserve all the love.

We were really excited to try the food here given all the hype. We got a small order of marinated blue crab, marinated red shrimp, and ahjae gookbap. I've had Korean marinated shrimp and crab before, but the marinate felt like it was more salt than flavor. The marinate honestly overpowered the delicate flavors of the crab and the shrimp. I couldn't even suck on the shrimp head and that was a real bummer. The beef flavor of the ahjae gookbap was good, but the broth itself was also very salty. The egg and kimchi were a lifesaver to cut the salt. I drank so much water after this meal that I felt like a water balloon 🙁

This is my first time coming here and definitely won’t be my last! The food is amazing and so flavorful! I got the new korean raw crab and it came out bigger than my hand! For the price and quality it was definitely worth the try! The service was great and really nice. Plus the atmosphere felt very cozy!