Kimchi Korean Restaurant

K Ann 11 months ago

This place claims to be a Korean restaurant, but it’s actually run by Chinese owners, and the food clearly shows it. Almost every dish tasted heavily of MSG, leaving that artificial aftertaste instead of real Korean flavors. The portions were surprisingly small for the price — definitely not worth what they charge. The bibimbap was the only thing that was somewhat acceptable, but even that felt very basic and lacked the authentic depth of flavor you’d expect from a proper Korean kitchen. The other dishes seemed more like Chinese versions of Korean food — the spices, sauces, and even the way things were cooked had a Chinese twist that didn’t fit. Overall, it was a disappointing experience. If you’re looking for real Korean food, this is not the place. I would never go back.

Christine Campbell a year ago

It was our first time there. We really enjoyed the waitress and the great food!!! It's been 40 years since my husband has had the Army base stew, and he was stationed in South Korea for a year. Plus I really liked the vegetable Tempura, and summer rolls.

Denise Shimel a year ago

Great service. Explain what choices are and how best to eat them. Provided extra napkins and even forks if not proficient with chopsticks. Wide selection of authentic drinks. Clean. Will definitely go again.

Praveena Prasad 3 years ago

Great Korean place! We were a group of 5, dined-in, service was really great and warm. We ordered spicy rolls, rice cakes (comes without the fish cakes and egg for vegetarians/vegans), bulgogi gopdol, chicken gopdol, vegetable japchae and spicy chicken udong. Flavors were on point, the spice had a good kick and heat to it. Would definitely visit again/get take-out. One of the must try Korean spots in the State College area!!

D C Edited 3 years ago

Edit July 2023: ever since business was taken over by new owners, food quality and service has gone down significantly. If i'm not mistaken, they are no longer Korean owned and you can tell by the taste of the food. Very disappointing during this visit. We got sat down, very few customers and waited over 15 minutes before someone took our order/drinks. No one checked in or asked for refills and we had to walk over a couple times to ask for our bill. Probably not going back to this place. Edit: We come here almost every week now and quality of the side dishes have gotten better. Staff are always friendly. It's the only Korean restaurant you should go to in State College if you want to experience home cooked Korean dishes. We ordered rice cakes, yookaejang, spicy seafood noodle soup and kids bulgogi. Rice cake was nice and soft. A little expensive for the amount you get. Great portions for the rest especially the kids meal. Side dishes are a no. Kimchi was too ripe and very fishy. Cucumber was ripe too. I prefer them a little crispier and fresher. Overall okay experience considering there are not many Korean restaurants in State College, PA area. Food taste wise I'm comparing with