Mapo Korean Restaurant

Stumbled across this place randomly on google maps and saw it only have 3 reviews (all in Korean) and decided to check out the place with some friends. To my surprise we were welcomed with amazing service & amazing food - the menu is 100% Korean and 20% English so make sure to bring someone who can read or use google translates camera lol - we ordered some soju/beer but the real star of the show was the buddaejiggae. The amount of meat in it was substantial and when we ran out of ramen they gave us another one for free! Loved the vibe here and can’t wait to come back and eat it again!

Food & service is awesome. Portion size is hugee

their sashimi sets and tuna special is awesome. my favorite tuna sashimi spot

I had lunch and dinner a few times at this restaurant because it is pretty close my office. Menu is simple and food is good. They also have lunch special on a few items. very cost effective. So you may want to try this one

My friend is a local here and he took us to this place. I went for the tuna combination, it is the #1 item my friend recommended but it wasn't available the night i visted. If this is the plate you want, perhaps call ahead to check. We had the halibut sashimi instead. They have a slightly different style cut that i have not had before, and the texture are great. the slices are fresh and have a light crunch. It's better than the once you get from some local market, even though both are live from the tank. It is right by the railroad track, so you can hear the train passing by, but that didn't bother us at all. The inside is cozy, small, but didn't feel cramped at all

I don't understand why the stars is so high. Good for regulars but ignoring new customers. Old lady kept forgetting our order and kept talking with old guys with a lame joke. She didn't know what she's done wrong. Also, she had no knowledge of the food she serves. Both my friend and I are working at a restaurant as a server, so we can know better what she did wrong. Good service makes good tips. If the service is good, we are people who tip more than 20 percent, but it was a waste to give it here. I felt sorry for the sushi man.

Maybe was an off night, but the tuna were not defrosted thoroughly. Yes, some Korean places service some sashimi frozen (like hamachi), but this was tuna. Cuts were not clean as well. Fish soup was beyond spicy; great, if that's your thing. Dunno, maybe we caught them on a bad night