Korea Garden
Korean restaurant · Spring Valley ·
Tabletop grills, lush greenery, and a mini Korean village.
Tabletop grills, lush greenery, and a mini Korean village.
"At Korea Garden in Spring Branch, diners are set adrift in booths like little meat grilling cabanas framed in a dark wood, all cloistered around a central table with bonsai and a mini reproduction Korean village. The lighting is dark, as though lantern-lit, people are yelling and celebrating in various private rooms, and one waiter is definitely singing. While Korean Garden’s menu is predictable, it is delicious and will feed as many people as you can stuff into the wooden booth seats (probably at least eight). Grab a few friends, select a grill combo plate, and make sure to share the corn cheese." - gianni greene, chelsea thomas
"Houstonians know that this garden-esque mainstay in Spring Branch consistently delivers traditional Korean dishes, just as it has since 1983. Korea Garden’s hefty menu includes sizzling barbecue, short rib jjigae, and shareable snacks like chewy rice cakes and oyster tempura. The weekday lunch box special is a satisfying meal with diners able to choose a protein to accompany sides of vegetables, kimchi, rice, and soup." - Brianna Griff
"For more than 30 years, this Korean restaurant has delivered cozy bowls of stew jjigae, delicate slices of marinated meats, and spicy stir fry. Korea Garden’s owner and founder, Ok Yi, has created an atmosphere of calm in the middle of Spring Branch, with lush greenery and a soothing water feature as the dining room’s focal point. Stop by for the weekday lunch special to choose from proteins such as bulgogi and shrimp tempura served with assorted vegetables and kimchi, vegetable tempura, fried or steamed rice, and soup." - Brianna Griff
"Korea Garden in Spring Branch may be yet another of the many Garden-named spots clustered around the Long Point and Bingle intersection, but it has a whimsical charm that makes dinner mildly soothing. Here diners are set adrift in booths like little meat grilling cabanas, framed in dark wood, all cloistered around a central table with bonsai and a mini reproduction Korean village. The lighting is dark, as though lantern-lit, people are yelling and celebrating in various private rooms, and one waiter is definitely singing. Yup, very charming. And while Korean Garden’s menu is predictable, it is delicious, and able to feed as many people as you can stuff into the wooden booth seats (probably at least eight). Grab a few friends, select a grill combo plate, and make sure to share the corn cheese. photo credit: Liz Silva photo credit: Liz Silva photo credit: Liz Silva photo credit: Liz Silva Pause Unmute" - Chelsea Thomas
"In addition to fresh banchan, chill out with Korean soups at this beloved restaurant. Try the hoenaengmyeon, a soup with cold buckwheat noodles and marinated skate." - Amy McCarthy