Seoul Korean Bbq

***Dine In*** Updated review from below. Dined in when the restaurant opened up and had a bit of a different experience. Had Kimchi Stew, Galbi Tang and Tofu Soup. Both the Kimchi Stew and Galbi Tang were amazing. The Tofu Soup, however was a bit sweet. Not sure if this is just a variation of this popular dish in Korea but not a big fan of it. Still keeping the 4 stars as I still recommend the other items they have on the menu. ***To Go Review*** Very impressed with their Teriyaki Chicken. This plate is awesome! The chicken was grilled and appropriately coated with Teriyaki sauce. The tempura could be better but definitely on par with the typical tempura you would get. Plate also comea with a side salad. Overall, would recommend this place when you're in town. Will be back again to try dining in.

The service was good but the food wasn’t worth telling anyone about. Got a regular beef and spicy chicken bulgogi to go. The food came out in literally 5 minutes which tells me it was precooked - NOT GOOD! Once I got home, I realized how stingy this place was wrt to the side dishes. The cucumber slices were rotten - literally rotten food! Freaking gross! Two other sides had zero tastes. The kimche- decent. The chicken spicy bulgogi wasn’t spicy and nasty to the point my wife had three bites and said “nope!” The beef bulgogi, so-so. I always give a small business a second chance if the customer service was good but it’s going to take a real effort and only when I’m starving for Korean food. 2 Stars only bc the customer service was good. -5 stars for food quality! Come one now!

I have ho-hummed about trying Seoul Korean BBQ for years now, mainly because I felt that the front of the store wasn't very enticing looking. Today I decided that I needed to try their food. I was hoping they offered a light lunch or a side of something, nothing that would give me that extreme feeling of being full, just enough that I could have something to try and still eat my huge dinner my hubby wanted to prepare. My first initial impression was I couldn't believe just how significant in size this place really was, all this time I thought that it was a tiny little cafe, with a few tables, I was wrong. Walking towards the back to order, the wall to the left of me adorned many colorful writing and drawings by many young and old customers. I asked for a take-out menu and then was pretty overwhelmed at that encyclopedia I was reading; over one hundred items were on the menu. Honestly, halfway through, my eyes glazed over from reading; I kept losing my spot, so I decided I would go with a simple choice of chicken teriyaki. One thing I've always stood firmly by is more is necessarily better. The chicken teriyaki came with two scoops of steamed rice and a choice of macaroni salad, green salad, or kimchi. I didn't want to take a chance on a green salad, with the fear of more ranch dressing (and yes, I like ranch but not on every side salad I get), fermented vegetables (kimchi) wasn't up my alley, so I chose macaroni salad. The teriyaki chicken slices were tasty, nicely grilled with a light glaze and not an overabundance of sauce, but truly flavorful and tender. Sticky rice is just that; it's sticky! I am not one to judge macaroni salad; I'm truly not an enormous fan of it. My husband took a couple of bites and said the macaroni salad was ok, a little on the sweeter side. He thought there was egg in it, which would have been slightly different from any other macaroni salad he has eaten; we can not confirm or deny that there really was egg in there. Overall it was a good size lunch but way too much food for me. ***A quick thing about teriyaki chicken, some love it saucy, and some prefer a light glaze; many restaurants will sauce it up to meet up to American standards, but I feel I have read that traditional Japanese teriyaki is a glaze, none-the-less, it is whatever you like*** The restaurant was much large than I thought, with plenty of seating for a non-covid time; it looked clean and tidy, with no harsh smells. The server (friendly, polite but quiet) said something about the wall with all of the names and drawings that it had looked like that for eight years, people writing on top of other people's messages or signatures; she really didn't give an actual reason why people did it. It was interesting but messy looking, and after all of that time, why wouldn't it be?! So, now that I have tried their food, would I try it again?? I want to try a few other lunch specials, especially their egg rolls and fried rice, so yes, I plan to return to Seoul Korean BBQ restaurant at some point, and now that I have a menu, I will pre-plan and know precisely what I want =D For anyone interested in trying Seoul Korean BBQ, you can find them at the Silverdale Shopping Center 10408 Silverdale Way NW suite A117, across from the Kitsap Mall. Seoul shares a parking lot with several other businesses, including Ross, Aloha Kitchen Express, and Golden Rule Tattoo. Keep in mind that this parking area can get pretty busy during the holidays (pre-covid), and summertime isn't much different. *Please continue to shop and eat locally; our communities thrive on all of our support, be well and always stay safe!*