Korean Express

I have been to this casual Korean place a handful of times for their lunch special. It is $12.95, which is very reasonable for Midtown East. This is evident from the number of people online during those hours ordering takeout or eating in person, with a line commonly forming. The special comes with one base and two dishes. The bases include various styles of rice, such as Kimchi fried rice, japchae/잡채 (or as they write jab chae,) salad, or fries. The dishes range from the standard KBBQ options like bulgogi to other dishes such as Tteok-bokki (or as they write teokboki,) dumplings, and Korean wings. It also includes a little thing of pickled radish/danmuji and some kimchi. The first time, I had the jab chae noodles, beef bulgogi, and teokboki. The sweet potato noodles/japchae had a mild sesame oil flavor with a handful of vegetables, including scallions, carrots, and others, and were a little sweet. The bulgogi was alright, with a milder sweetness than usual and a tad too much chew. The teobokki was chewy as expected with a mild gochujang flavor and with plenty of fish cakes/eomuk, which was appreciated. The second time, the kimchi fried rice was very lightly flavored, the teobokki was good like last time, and the spicy pork/jeyuk was better quality than the beef, though a little bit less spicy than I would have liked. Also, the onions could have been cooked down a bit longer. If you don't mind a milder Korean food than at some other spots, I would recommend this spot for lunch. It's obviously not as good as some of the places in either the Koreatowns on 32nd/35th, but it makes do. However, if you want a bit more heat and prefer chicken, walk to K-Bap on the west side.

A very nice spot for a quick and tasty meal.My order was ready in about 10 minutes super convenient.The chicken was perfect:crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. I was really happy with the taste and food quality.The only thing that could be improved was service my table wasn’t cleaned before I sat down.Hopefully, they pay more attention to that next time, because the food itself was excellent.

Best korean lunch special you can find in Manhattan. Very generous portions of food. Tasty pork bulgogi and wings. Kimchi rice is good and that extra kimchi is so good! Very chill place, fast service!

This place is a scam. I can’t believe it happened in USA. I ordered short rib and it costs more than all other beef on the menu. they charged me $41+ for this order after I made sure it is beef short rib. When I got the order, I know it’s not beef short rib so I brought it to then boss’s attention and asked why there was no bone on short ribs. She lied saying it’s boneless… why you take off the bone from the short rib and costs more work ? Also, it’s not beef short rib and it tastes so dried liked regular beef. Please avoid this place if you want authentic Korean food. And avoid the scam. She really thinks we don’t do groceries shopping or we don’t have common sense that we can’t differentiate types of beef. If you charged the price for beef short rib, please make sure give what we order. And it is nothing liked pic that is presenting in the restaurant

My favorite spot to go to as a Hunter Student. I like the spicy ramen which really tastes like the packaged kind but I love how spicy it is. Seating is usually pretty open and they have a nice food ordering and pickup system.

You order and pay at the front, then choose where you’d like to dine. I wasn’t sure what to order, but they suggested the hot stone dish, which makes the rice crispy and offers the option of squid. I decided to try it and enjoyed the "Korean" experience.

Gross!!! Never coming back! They put a cricket in my food knowing bibimbap is mixed after it’s in the hot stone and the bug was there on the side which I can only assume that they put that purposefully. The flavor of the food was also tasteless. Wasted $21.