KIMBAP PARADISE

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So many selections, did not realize how large the servings were! Great lunch the next day! Loved the kimchee and smoked beef/bulgogi kimbap, super tasty. Great service, friendly staff.

i believe this place should have higher than a 4.0 on google reviews? the food was AMAZING and the price is soooo cheap compared to the quality. the bill came out to be less than $20 pp for a group of 5. highly highly recommended soondae!! would definitely come back soon! great service and free parking

Nice little place ! The service was great and very attentive. It came out very fast. They give a delicious bowl of miso soup with really tasty sides !! We ordered a lot of Kimbrell didn’t really know how many would come with it definitely overdid it. The soup and the sides were really delicious but the rolls were pretty simple and plain. Inexpensive for what it is !

Wait staff are so nice. The food is AMAZING!! I tried the cheese rice cakes, smoked kimbap, sweet and spicy fried chicken and the curry. I cannot wait to go back again! :)

This is a very casual restaurant with different types of kimbap, ddukbokki, and various soups and stews. Food is on point. I loved the fried shrimp kimbap and spicy seafood stew. I don’t like the iPad ordering system but I guess it helps them operate with fewer staff.

Clean, spacious little restaurant in ktown — would totally come back here because of the prices. We got a noodle soup dish and the marinated beef kimbap and it was honestly so good and satisfying; the food is flavorful and not heavy and feels good when you eat it. It took a while to come out though, but the service was good, the waitresses and employees were super kind and friendly and the presentation of the food was good. The kimbap was good and the beef was sweet and delicious, kimbap is kimbap and it tasted as expected. The noodle soup was surprisingly good too, the portion sizes were all big. Overall would definitely come back because it’s cheap and it’s located in a plaza with parking!! Would highly recommend coming here for kimbap and take out.

This place has exceeded my expectations. I came in during lunch weekday so service was very quick. I ordered and about 10 minutes later, everything was served fresh. So far this is the best tasting Asian restaurant I've ever eaten at. Every dish has a unique flavor of its own. The sauces are really flavorful! I love it!

Did door dash from this place for lunch. It's super filling. The packaging was great and props to the chef for making compact rolls!! It's so good. I ordered their beef rolls and steamed dumplings. Dumplings were fresh and homemade. Their menu has tons of different rolls and foods. My friend ordered their paradise rolls and absolutely loved it. Definitely ordering from here again.

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I was initially worried at the price because it looked expensive for kimbap, but it's basically two servings and they have single servings for about half price as well! Overall very filling and the kimbaps were packed as well. Beef - my favorite of the trio. the beef had a lot of flavor which I would never had before. only a true ajummas kimbap with love could beat this. 8.7/10 Pork Tonkatsu - i think because it was delivered it was a bit soggy. flavor was okay. def would try again in store. 8.1/10 Cheese - the protein inside of this would be fish cake, which i love. and regular cheddar cheese as well is another guilty pleasure. my friends were meh about this but because of the combination i would say i am a bit biased. 7.8/10

Fire food spot. Great service and easy to order food and get the job done. Great dishes I think they never miss

First of all I wanted to shout out the valet! I was craving kimbap and read the reviews that there was a private lot. Came here around 7pm and all the parking was taken. I was about to leave to find street parking but then the valet asked me if I was here for pick up. I said yes and he let me park for 15 min. Beef Kimbap: 5/5 . So delicious and flavorful! For $10 you get 20 pcs. Service was alright. I wasn't welcomed. I used the self order kiosk. It said waiting for takeout can be 15-20 min. Luckily for me, my order was finished about 15 min! The staff will call your order number when your order is done. Please keep your receipt! There were only about 3 groups eating there, so dine in wasn't too busy.

Kimbap Paradise in LA offers a delightful and efficient dining experience, starting with their convenient iPad ordering , makes it easy to browse the menu and customize your order, and we were impressed by how quickly our food arrived. Ordered: Soy garlic fried chicken- It was perfectly crispy and bursting with delicious flavor. We tried a variety of kimbap, each one is made to order so it was fresh and packed with flavor. But crowd favorite was the shrimp one! Fish cake soup- savory broth and so well seasoned would be sooo perfect for colder weather. Rose Spicy Rice Cake- we decided to also add udon in there, first bite was so rich and flavorful, it has a good balance of the creaminess and mildly spicy, making it both comforting and satisfying. It's a popular choice for those who enjoy a fusion of flavors in their Korean street food. The pricing at Kimbap Paradise is very reasonable, especially considering the generous portion sizes making it a great spot for a quick meal or a casual hangout. We left feeling satisfied and impressed with the overall value. I would definitely return for another round of kimbap and that amazing fried chicken!

Randomly searched up this place for a quick and easy meal and was so pleasantly surprised by the variety and quality of the kimbap here! You can order the kimbap to eat at the restaurant or to go. You can order at the register or if you're feeling like you want to limit social interaction because your social battery is currently at 0%, you can easily order at a kiosk. Service is friendly and quick! There were so many specialty items that I haven't seen before even at other Korean restaurants. Even among the different kimbaps, there's regular, premium, and an option to just get one roll. Option overload for SURE but in this case, it was a good thing. I went with beef kimbap for my first visit, then tried the burdock kimbap at a subsequent visit. Both were delicious and FILLED with ingredients. They do not skimp and I 100% appreciate that. The restaurant itself is clean with lots of seating. I didn't visit during peak mealtimes so I'm not sure how busy it gets. There is a little bit of a wait because they make the food fresh, but the wait wasn't too long so it was worth it imo. Will definitely stop by again when I'm in the area!

This place is definitely kimbap paradise! They have a huge parking lot which was really nice. We were seated right away and I love how there was a self serve tablet to order from. We ordered tuna kimbap and I didn't realize it was 2 servings but great for its price. We also ordered spam and crab meat kimbap and that one was my favorite. It also comes with soup and banchan. Definitely coming back here!

Really wanted to try the kimbap but unfortunately they had convenient just started to stop selling kimbaps at kimbap dynasty after 10pm. It was barely after 10 as well, we got seated at around 9:50 but our order didn't hit the kitchen after 10 and that was when they told us they no longer sell kimbaps after a certain time. I did ended up spending more than I had wanted to spend since I did not want to find another spot for dinner. Food was good but really felt misled. I drove from an hour away too. I liked to seafood pasta but the rose spicy rice cakes I added cheese which wasn't even melted all the way.

I went and tried some Kimbap for Mother's Day. My mom and little sister are quite the eaters really impressed by the portion sizes and surprised how they both ate their way through the food. Prior to this I had only tried Kimbap from Trader Joe's this is way better I like the meat. They also have a good selection of Beer, Soju and liquor. They take security here very seriously one of their guards is packing heat.

Ordered through DoorDash and this place over performed! Their food was worth the price! Quality and quantity both! Thank you for accommodating to make the Rose Rice Cake to be spicy. You guys need to try the Spicy Rose Rice Cake, it was so flavorful, it's like a Korean style creamy Carbonara instead of pasta, it's rice cakes! The Chicken Cutlet was fried perfectly, the chicken was not dry at all. The Banchans were really fresh. You guys need to try this place out.

5-star for the take out process and food. I went there during lunch to order take out. I had the marinated beef Kimbap. Delicious. I saw dine-in patrons were having a big pot of kimchi stew. I would love to try that next time. There are some parking in front and on the street. Reasonably priced. Definitely will be back to try other items on the menu. Kimbap order comes with a small bowl of miso soup. Bonus!

Ordered a take out kimbap with a side of Miso Soup. Was ready as promised. However, my soup was missing. Luckily, I asked before I left. But the guy was confused; he thought I wanted the item added. I had to clarify that I paid for the item and that it was missing. FRIED SHRIMP KIMBAP - The price is justified by the quantity. I couldn't finish it all in one sitting. I am impressed by the proportion of rice to filling. This has got to have one of the thinnest layer of rice and I appreciate that! As for the fried shrimp, I think it was decent but nothing to rave about. MISO SOUP - Do not get. Not worth it. No tofu. And it does not taste like Miso soup. And the size is extremely small for what you pay for. Ambiance - Since I ordered take out, I didn't dine in. Even though it was lunch time, the place was empty. Parking - Went on a weekday during lunch time and the private lot was empty so parking was a freeze.

They are open super early! I got there at about 7am. I picked bulgogi (+ sesame leaf) and the fishcake / sesame leaf. Everything tasted great. Loved how they used very little rice in each roll. I asked for extra radish and they obliged me. Service was very kind. They make it fresh to order! You will love it. It is way better than grocery store kimbap in taste and portion size (you get 2 nicely made rolls). It's got a ton of veggies too.

As always, the food is amazing. The service is 10 out of 10 and the whole ambience of the restaurant is very welcoming and relaxing vibes! This spot never disappoints, and it always hits the spot

Love them so much, they recently rearranged their indoor seating and it's lovely. There's self ordering tablets at each table and their menu is huge with extremely generous portions and just great food. Good deal and great hospitality, definitely a little more low key than a lot of the stuff in the heart of ktown, but that's why we love it !

I came for lunch at around 3pm, the place wasn't empty but it wasn't very busy, most tables were already eating. It took 40 minutes to get our food, the server accidentally gave our kimbap to another table which we were understanding of... But the kitchen forgot to make the cold noodles because the server thought we received all of our food, we had to inform her of our missing item. Overall, service was okay and food was decent. fishcake kimbap 4.8/5 delicious spicy tteokbokki 3.5/5 good flavor, came with a Lot of fishcake, would've been better fresh but i like to wait for everyone to receive their food before eating cold noodles 3/5 just alright

Kimbap Paradise has been on my radar for quite some time. I finally made it one day because I was in the area and craving kimbap. Upon entering I noticed a lot of tables inside. I think you am an order via kiosk but I'm old school and placed an order with the cashier who was very nice! I had the Kim chee kimbap (4/5) and the burdock kimbap (4/5). Both were yummy, filled with lots of veggies, and not overly full of rice. It was a perfect amount of rice to filling ratio and definitely satisfied my kimbap craving. I'll definitely return for more kimbap. The prices are reasonable and the kimbap is solid! The menu had lots of other options (soup, noodles, rice dishes). Parking is easy peasy. Lots of parking was available right in front and it was free, not valet. Great place to dine in or take out. I'll be back! LOCATION: 4/5 FOOD: 4/5 SERVICE: 5/5 VALUE: 4/5 AMBIANCE: 3/5 PET FRIENDLY: no (indoor only) CLEANLINESS: 3/5 PARKING: 4/5

As a big kimbap fan, we're always in the search to check out new spots. We came in for lunch and ordered the bulgogi kimbap and the kimchi kalguksu to share. The kalguksu (knife cut noodle soup) came out piping hot with a TON of kimchi thrown in. The broth was flavorful and the noodles were chewy and delicious. The kimbap presentation was nice with a generous meat to rice ratio making each bite a great combination of flavors. Their menu was pretty massive so I'd definitely want to try other items the next time we come in whether for dine in or pick up.

the servers were very friendly & i loved the vibe inside the restaurant. i also liked how i was able to place an order through the tablet. the food came out fairly quick. i ordered a rose tteokbokki with glass noodles & kimbap. the rose tteokbokki wasn't spicy enough & was not as flavorful as i hoped it would be. the glass noodles were thin ones & not the usual thick ones. overall, i wouldn't come back for their rose tteokbokki but it does seem like their other items are good!

Amazing kimbap for a great price along with an extensive menu with a good variety of options. We came a bit late at night, so there were many empty tables. I ordered both to-go and dine-in since I wanted to take some kimbap home for the next day. For to-go, you order at the kiosk near the cashier and pay with card - simple process. They package 2 rolls of the kimbap (2 rolls in one order) very tightly and neatly in a plastic box similar to sushi roll boxes. Good presentation! For dine-in, we ordered 1 kimbap order which came on an extremely long rectangular plate (like, where do you even find/buy something like this lol). I also ordered a sikhye (sweet rice) drink. I didn't really care for the sikhye because it was extremely sweet. I actually took it home and diluted it with water, which made it a lot more tolerable. I ordered the cold bean noodle too, which came in a HUGE bowl. The soy broth I did like. I had read a review saying it was really bland, but if you add the salt they provide you and mix it all up, the broth and noodles are quite rich and delicious. The noodles are really chewy, just like how I like them. The quantity was enormous, so I took half of it home to eat the next day. Overall, I would come back mainly for their kimbap. Tons of meat/veg and very little rice - exactly how I like my kimbap. Can't wait to come back and eat more!

5 stars cuz the Shikhye + fried chicken + fish cake soup rocked my world Kimbaps are chockfull of ingredients and very little rice. Also huge portions cuz they gave us 2 orders of each type ? Or something lol regardless , it was great ================ Needed sustenance before I screamed my lungs out at blackpink (in your area!!) $98?? to feed 3 adults, a 13 yo + 10 yo with leftovers We got the following: Cold soybean noodles pass. Edible with salt otherwise kinda bland but somewhat comforting minus all the salt you apply Shrimp tempura kimbap yum, but smoked beef shined! Smoked beef kimbap different riff from bulgogi, tasty! Soy garlic wings relatively meaty and not overly sweet sauce. Bomb! Fish cake soup Different types of fish cake with a deeply flavored broth! Bit of kick from the jalapeño Shikhye Gold standard of what it should taste like. Great malty flavor and incredibly addictive + refreshing ! Dukkbokee This was ok, yupduk makes it better Seaweed rolls Huge! A little too much noodle for me, needed more veggies/flavor, but was much better dipped in the ddukbokee sauce. Yupduks version is my fav! Service was pretty prompt and we got checked on a few times. Would def come back! Thanks for making my nieces/sister first ktown restaurant experience such a splendid one!!!!

Very happy about my order here! The portions are great for the price, about $8 for two rolls if it's the "basic" kimbap. I ordered takeout, which was very easy because I was able to use the touchscreen kiosk to order. I got the fish cake roll and sausage roll. My favorite of the two was the fish cake because it had more flavor and was slightly saltier. I would probably try something else over the sausage roll next time. Such a convenient lunch to take on a day trip, and parking in the plaza is limited but free. Service was also excellent and plenty of indoor seating in the establishment. There is also an area to sit while you wait for your takeout order.

Simple yet delicious kimbap! They're open from 06:30 a.m. on the weekend, so it's a perfect place to grab some nutritious snacks before early morning hikes or road trips. Based on the other reviews, I always order online through their website to avoid the long waiting line (~20 minutes). So far, they've been on time with the pick-up time, and the workers are always friendly. The shop is clean and organized as well. Food: I've tried tonkatsu kimbap, tuna kimbap, and fried shrimp kimbap. So far, the fried shrimp kimbap is my favorite. The shrimp kimbap comes with their dipping sauce on the side- it has a hint of wasabi and adds a refreshing taste to the kimbap. In addition, the protein, rice, and vegetable ratio in their kimbap is balanced. If you crave a heavier meal, they also have kimchi fried rice, bibimbap, and varieties of bulgogi, to name a few. There are some vegetarian options as well! Parking: They have a parking lot in the plaza. In the evening, they also have a valet parking. The parking might be a problem during the dinner hours, considering that they share the parking lot with other businesses in the plaza.

Review is for a takeout order. Ordering: 5 stars A simple kiosk up front that you can input your order on, pay and wait for the food. Straight forward and simple to use. Takes credit card. Food: 5 stars Fresh and delicious kimbap that was made to order. Great variety and portions. Good rice to ingredients ratio. Not too much rice and good crunch in every bite. The perfect kimbap! Parking: 5 stars Free parking in a designated parking lot. Rare find in KTown.

The best place for kimbap in the LA area! This place is affordable and healthy! They specialize in kimbaps which are similar to sushi rolls, but everything in the rolls are cooked and most of them are not seafood based. The rolls often feature vegetables and come with banchan (side dishes). The staff are really friendly, there's plenty of places to sit. They typically have some popular korean musicians playing through the speakers. They have soju available if one wishes to drink. I wish this place was closer to home. I recommend the beef kimbap or any of the specialty rolls. Come and support this spot!

Best Kimbap in town. Always made to order with quality ingredients. Reasonable price and generous portion. Highly recommend this place!

The food was so yummy and I highly recommend coming! I went around 9:45pm so it wasn't as crowded. Parking may be scarce in the lot depending on when you arrive. There is a lot of space to sit and the place seems ideal for groups of 4. They do stop taking orders for kimbap at 10pm so make sure to come before then if you want to place an order. My waitress was attentive and cared to see if we were genuinely enjoying the food. Onto the food: I ordered the pork cutlet kimbap while my friend ordered the marinated beef kimbap. I absolutely loved my order and I would 100% come back to get it again. Our orders came with miso soup and side dishes: spicy cucumbers, potato salad, and pickled radishes. My friend ordered soju so we received a complimentary omelette or rolled egg dish. I enjoyed it! TLDR: The kimbap is so affordable and delicious! The kimbap orders come with so many pieces. The late hours make it ideal to grab a late night snack with friends (kimbap orders are unavailable after 10pm). Treat yourself to some nutritious kimbap!!

My go-to for a quick and easy meal! Not only are they located fairly close to me, their rice ratio is unbeatable. Small parking lot in front and street parking nearby as well. Here are a few items I highly recommend: - Fried Shrimp Kimbap - Bulgolgi Kimbap - spicy jjol myun (if you like chewy noodles)

Theres a kiosk exclusively for take out that is card only. Quick turn over and solid portions for the price. I got the beef kimbap and it did not disappoint! The rice to filling ratio is great. Love that they have a parking lot. I came on a Tuesday around lunch time and it was not super busy.

BTS ate here after their concerts in LA, so I wanted to see for myself if the hype was real. They have more kimbap options than many other Korean restaurants in the area. The prices are really reasonable too. I liked the Smoked Beef Kimbap, but some pieces of beef were chewy. The flavor was great though! We ordered on their kiosk for takeout and we had to wait 30 minutes. Pretty long wait. Maybe I'll come back in the future, but I'd rather dine-in or order ahead online.

My favorite place to go before bowling at Shatto lanes. Always hits the spot. Great place to eat. Large windows, comfortable seating, great service.

came on a weekday lunch and it was pretty packed but we were able to be seated almost immediately ~Food~ spicy tteokboki with vegetable: 7/10 rice cakes were very nice and chewy and it had a lot of sauce to dip with the tempura. my complaint with this dish is that the sauce was way too sweet. flavor elsewhere was fine in terms of spicy and salty level but it was so sweet i got sick of it after a few bites. the portion is also smaller than i expected tuna kimbap: 10/10 so delicious!! the kimbap was wrapped so nicely and the flavors were perfect. nice rice to filling ratio too mixed tempura: 9/10 at $19.99, the mixed tempura option was worth it. everything was so crispy and flavorful. my favorites were vegetable and shrimp tempura. i didn't enjoy the sauce though, it was a bit too salty and not sweet enough ~Service: friendly and quick service ~Cost: $ affordable at ~$9 for two rolls of regular kimbap ~Parking: plaza parking available but can be difficult depending on time of day

I came here with friends since we were looking for some affordable korean food in LA and this place didn't disappoint! Food: The kimbap came out on a giant plate that spanned the length of our table. It was a very good amount for one person but also to be shared between two people in addition to a main dish! The marinated beef kimbap is a classic and highly recommended for those new to kimbap. Tteokbokki (spicy rice cake) was perfectly chewy but was definitely on the spicy side (as expected) so I would recommend supplementing your order with the kimbap:) Everything is very filling so you'll be leaving there with a full stomach. Service: The lady running the restaurant was extremely nice and checked in multiple times during our time dining.

Just as nice the store looks from outside, it looks nice from the inside. The restaurant itself is pretty clean when you enter and sit. We were about to sit at a table almost immediately and be served. I ordered the Fish cake kimbap (I think. It was number 3 on the menu) The servings they give for each order is 2 rolls, you're able to split it with another kind of kimbap if you wish but I just had 2 rolls of the same kind. My friend ordered the Burdock Kimbap and another kimbap with avocado in it. Frankly they weren't that good... But keep in mind I have the taste buds of a kid still Anyway I recommend the one I got, but feel free to try it. The waiter was also very kind. They understand basic English but most of them prefer Korean (I could tell). If you can't finish the kimbap you ordered, you're more than welcome to ask for a small Togo box that they offer. My friend had a small appetite and wasn't able to finish hers. I don't think I would come here again unless I had a friend who was craving some kimbap! Overall, it was a decent experience. -Tony

In the Bay Area there are no good Kimbap restaurants so I was very excited to try out this restaurant in LA Koreatown. We ordered: Sesame Leaf Kimbap (깻잎김밥) Smoked Beef Kimbap (파라다이스 김밥) The Kimbap are presented very nicely along with some soup that is apparently Miso soup, fish cakes, radish and something like cole slaw. I thought the Kimbap was quite good. We then ordered Kimbap to go: Marinated Beef Kimbap (소고기 김밥) Burdock Kimbap (우엉김밥) Spam Kimbap Maybe because of the long drive back to the Bay Area the Kimbap was not fresh but the kids actually thought the Kimbap from the local store was better. I was pretty surprised! The ordering process and the ambiance of the restaurant is more like you are in Korea. Cutlery is already at the table. To order you use a tablet attached to the table and then the food is brought to you. What was also interesting was that the menu was like a Korean Cheesecake Factory menu, it was huge! There were so many items including specialities like Silkworm Stew. We ended up going with only Kimbap since that's the name of the restaurant.

Came here around 9pm and wanted something to eat. I randomly chose this spot, and it was a great decision that we did. Got seated pretty fast and waited a few minutes for the menu. Staff was friendly, and the service was great. The food was definitely delicious! The kimbap took us by surprised and im glas i ordered it. Next time, I'll have to order the beef kimbap. The rice and soup dish were great as well. Would definitely get it again after exploring the rest of the menu. The ambiance is nice, simple, and clean. As you walk into the restaurant, you're greeted with green plants, which gave a nice ambiance to the restaurant.

I came with my family and we were quickly greeted and welcomed. Every friendly and attentive service. Inside was very clean and so were the restrooms. We ordered 3 different kimbap, sweet n spicy fried chicken, and spicy rice cakes with cheese. Loved the tonkatsu kimbap and the spicy fried chicken. DELICIOUS!! And perfect amount of spice. We will be coming back.

Worse Customer service,food is under the average, not recommended this place. I ordered kimchi soup,and taste is not good,ask to change it ,he started arguing.

We came here around 8pm on a Thursday night, so it was pretty empty. We were the only ones there when we arrived. There is free parking in the plaza it's located in and street parking as well. Our server was super nice and attentive. She brought us extra sides to enjoy with our kimbap! We ordered the rose rice cake and sausage kimbap. We thought the prices for kimbap were extremely fair especially since it came with two rolls (which we didn't expect)! The rose rice cake was pricier but definitely worth it. I've had rose tteokbokki before and this one is my fave by far! It was so much food for two people we ended up taking home leftovers and enjoying it the next day.

Great food and service. I usually get the beef kimbap and it's delicious. They also have a blended corn drink that's also super good

A couple of my friends and I came in after a karaoke session a few streets down. The kimbap orders came in MASSIVE, delicious rolls and the soup was very flavorful. I recommend the tuna kimbap (It was my favorite of the three). The workers were also very sweet. I will be back!!

I'm a regular and get kimbap rolls all the time here. I usually get the tuna and order it for pick up. I feel like everytime it's either a hit or a miss. Sometimes my rolls are made nicely and filled with a good ratio of meat to veggies. Other times my rolls have barely any tuna and is dry....Also, they sometimes forget to brush the oil on. See attached photo... Might as well be a veggie roll?

Unbeatable price, portions, and clean atmosphere. Service was prompt and friendly. We ordered the rose teotbokki and the sausage kimbap, and it was delicious! The size of the kimbap pleasantly surprised me and I felt I was getting my dollar's worth. I would definitely come back here again!

Stopped by this gem of a kimbap place before my friends and I went back to SF. Prices are pretty affordable! The rating is solely for the kimbap! Korean rice punch (식혜): 0/5 I didn't like this drink at all. Usually this is supposed to be lightly sweet to be refreshing but the sweetness was so overpowering it felt like they dumped a whole bag of sugar into it! Perilla leaf kimbap (깻잎 김밥): 5/5 I wished I ordered more than one roll before my trip back home! The perilla leaf added a nice refreshing mint taste with all the veggies. Definitely will be visiting here to try other things on their menu :)

The prices did increase but food here is great. There is a lot of seating. I recommend the jjol-myun and mandu,

LOVED it! Friendly service, relaxed atmosphere and great food. This will be my go to for Korean food when I am in LA.

Great food and prices. Friendly staff. Love the self order kiosk and tablets on the table.

First time stopping by around 5 in the evening and they are pretty busy! They don't have too many walk-in orders but a ton of online and delivery-app orders. I'll start with the negatives right off the bat for my first impression. One that didn't really affect me was seeing multiple tables with dirty dishes left on them while no customer was there. If I were dining in I wouldn't be too happy seeing that. The other issue seems to be their organization and timelines of pushing out orders. I placed my order at 5:07pm at the kiosk and it stated it would be a 15 minute wait. Perfect as it gave me enough time to still have extra time before I had to get back to where I was going. Well that 15 minutes passed . . . so did 20 . . . 30 . . . finally at 5:54pm, my food was ready. Although the cashier was nice and constantly ran back and forth to check on orders, he told me at least 3 times that my order would be "ready in five minutes". A few delivery drivers were also waiting around for a while getting antsy. ANYWAYS, besides the wait time, the food was outstanding! I ordered the spicy Cheese tteokkbokki and Tonkatsu kimbap which came to about $25. I would've loved to add egg, ramen, or other toppings tomy rice cakes but they are $3 EACH. So yes, $3 for ONE egg, $3 for ONE portion of ramen, $3 for ONE portion of green onions, etc. That's absolutely absurd and quite frankly, a reason I wouldn't go back if simply adding a few toppings is going to add $10 to my dish. Even now with inflation, one egg for a restaurant isn't anywhere near what one egg costs a regular customer from the market. The actual portion is huge but I also wish there was a smaller or half portion. This easily fed me through 3 meals but some of us just like "one" bowl for one meal. But the rice cakes were chewy, fish cakes tasted great, sauce was rich and spicy, and plenty of cheese covered the top to where you couldn't even see the rice cakes! As for the kimbap, I do appreciate that they have "one roll" and "two roll" options. I opted for the one roll. Freshly rolled, crispy tonkatsu, and they give you tonkatsu sauce too which is unique and goes well here. The pickles were also delicious and I ate those up so fast. So overall, the food itself is a 5/5. But the issues I mentioned above are just a bit much to keep me away or at least not rush to come back.