La Maison Bulgogi

Been going to Maison Bulgogi since 2009—it’s hands down my go-to Korean restaurant in Montreal. It’s not trying to be anything it’s not: just honest, hearty, home-style Korean food that hits the spot every time. Whenever I feel a sniffle coming on, I run straight there for their healing ginseng chicken broth. When I’m feeling good, I always go for the dolsot bibimbap, fried kimchi rice, or seafood pajun—comfort food perfection! Their banchan are consistently top tier—the mung bean sprouts, potatoes, and kimchi are especially excellent. The free tea is a nice touch, and the service has always been kind and efficient. A true gem.

Long review, but also long time coming. I’ve been coming to this restaurant for 7 years. Even after I moved out of Montreal, whenever I’m in town I go here. I’m Korean and went to Canada to study. I really missed my mom’s home cooking, and their soup was the only one I’ve had in Canada that tasted authentic and reminded me of home. Some of my favourites are soup (#8 on the menu, that I always order spicy) and their pork belly. Absolutely huge portions of delicious meat. I also love their sides. The kimchi was amazing and reminded me of home too, but it was little less flavourful a couple of times. Mostly the food I had for the past seven years was wonderful. I took my friends there too and they all loved it. And also, the owner is an amazingly kind person. When I lost my wallet as a broke college student, I came in to ask if I left it there (ate there for 3-5 times a week because I had no time to cook and they had huge portions with good price). I was crying, I had no food at home, it was Friday and a long weekend and I had no access to my bank to get groceries. Eric sent me home with a huge bowl of Korean fried rice. It tasted so good and kept me fed for the next 3 days. The kindest man I met, and his restaurant provided a taste of home for the years I spent in Montreal. I can’t vouch for every single item on the menu, but I’ve been ordering #8 spicy since 2017. Loved their fried shrimp too. I’m genuinely sad that such a wonderful restaurant doesn’t have more hype. Give it a try and hopefully you’ll love it as much as I always will.

It is a disgrace to samyetang that this restaurant cooked it so sloppily and not like samyetang at all. The cook/ chef shoul eat the real Samyetang and learn how to cook it properly. How dare you call it Samyetang and present it as signature on the menu. Halfway through eating, we even found a piece of leftover thigh bone at the bottom of the bowl, like they reused the leftover broth from another customer. So disgusting and disrespectful to customers. Now we know why the restaurant is always empty. Never ever come back.

It was great! We love it! Delicious and filling portions! Good service! Recommend! (we had pork soup, crepe with seafood and beef teriyaki 👌🏼)

The food is always delicious, their kimchi is so tasty and the staff is really kind. Yes, the decor is a bit old but i’ve had such good comforting meals there that it truly doesn’t matter. Order anything with kimchi and pork and you’ll have a very happy belly. There’s so many restaurants on Ste-Catherine and yet I always come back to this one.

Chill Korean restaurant with a lot of options on the menu. Perhaps some items are a hit or miss. The gamjatang was very good, generous portions with the pork bones with a good mix of lean and fatty meat and tendon. The salmon teriyaki was okay, and the BBQ eel was surprisingly tasty. I really enjoyed the fried chicken, it was very crispy and well seasoned without too much batter. The banchan that was served was decent, the braised potatoes and bean spirits were my favourite. Overall, worth coming if you have a craving for Korean food, and looking for an affordable option!

La Maison Bulgobi is a hidden gem for delicious Korean cuisine at reasonable prices. The staff were friendly and happy to recommend dishes, enhancing our dining experience. Although the outdated decor and dim lighting may not impress, the food more than makes up for it.

What a great and authentic food! Great and fast service, incredible taste of soups, fried shrimps and dumplings! A great starter plate before the appetizers that are offered by the house! My best recommendation!

I've been coming to this restaurant for 7 years. Even after I moved out of Montreal, whenever I'm in town I go here. I'm Korean and went to Canada to study. I really missed my mom's home cooking, and their soup was the only one I've had in Canada that tasted authentic and reminded me of home. Some of my favourites are soup (#8 on the menu, that I always order spicy) and their pork belly. Absolutely huge portions of delicious meat. I also love their sides. The kimchi was amazing and reminded me of home too, but it was little less flavourful a couple of times. Mostly the food I had for the past seven years was wonderful. I took my friends there too and they all loved it. It's peaceful, normal levels of noisy when it's busy and feels very cosy. Always clean and friendly. And also, the owner is an amazingly kind person. When I lost my wallet as a broke college student, I came in to ask if I left it there (ate there for 3-5 times a week because I had no time to cook and they had huge portions with good price). I was crying, I had no food at home, it was Friday and a long weekend and I had no access to my bank to get groceries. Eric sent me home with a huge bowl of Korean fried rice. It tasted so good and kept me fed for the next 3 days. The kindest man I met, and his restaurant provided a taste of home for the years I spent in Montreal. I can't vouch for every single item on the menu, but I've been ordering #8 spicy since 2017. Loved their fried shrimp too. I'm genuinely sad that such a wonderful restaurant doesn't have more hype. Give it a try and hopefully you'll love it as much as I always will.

BEST PORK BONE SOUP I'VE EVER HAD. HANDS. DOWN. humongous portion. the beef falls off the bone and melts in your mouth and the broth is sooooo flavourful. SO DENSE. AHHHH just went back for round 2 today. we got a kimchi pork pancake that was super crispy, cold buckwheat noodles and bibimbap with raw beef. portions were huge as usual and everything tasted perfect can't wait to try everything on their menu :')

Good place. Cheap price. Very good. Nice people. Idk what else can I say Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good

To be succinct: the food is acceptably palatable, the service is swift but unprofessional, and the ambiance is reminiscent of a canteen from the Third World; ideal for a quick fix. The moment I entered, a casually dressed man (who could easily have been mistaken for a patron) greeted me in Mandarin and directed me to an empty table. The table was somewhat dirty and wobbly. A young waitress took my order while making subservient nods, and as soon as she turned her back, yelled piercingly my order at the kitchen. As with any typical Korean meal, I was first served "banchan" (small appetizers): kimchi, seasoned soybean sprouts, braised potatoes, and seaweed salad. The proportions and taste were adequate, but nothing to write home about. My entree, "Uk Gae Jang" (spicy soup made form shredded beef and vegetables), arrived promptly. It looked as I expected: fiery red and steam rising from the stew. However, I was slightly but not entirely let down by my first spoonful. It wasn't terribly bad, but it was not very good either. It lacked punch, boldness, and consistency. The soup was watery and not as spicy compared to what I had had in Korea. The meat was tender, but wasn't juicy enough and difficult to chew. Overall, my experience here is very consistent with the cliched adage: you get what you pay for. I would come back because of the value and the speed.

I have been here regularly. I only order their soups coming with rice. Never tried other dishes because soup is their specialty, and I have this impression that other dishes are not so genuine Korean dishes. My favourites are spicy tofu soup and bolgogi. All the soup comes with rice. They are so hearty and filling in a cold time. Tofu soup has a very soft and creamy tofu inside. The bolgogi is two big sets of pork bone with potato cooked for a long time. There are plastic gloves for you to hold the bone and devour. The kimchi soup is also recommended. They offer complimentary appetizers which you can ask for refill. Also hot tea for free. All the dishes are inexpensive, so student friendly. I used to hangout here regularly with my friends. If you like spicy food, their soups are must try.

Expensive for what you get. Not very good/tasty. Very average. Wanted to give it a try but I was disappointed. Won't return. Chinese owners for a korean restaurant?! There is other korean restaurant near by that are way better

Food: Ok another Korean disappointment~ Sure all my friends know about this place but I think more due to its convenient location. The menu actually sets confusion, Korean, Chinese and Japanese all at the same time? And a kitchen run by Chinese people? I have nothing against my own folks but unless I can't read, doesn't the name say Bulgogi? Fine, what about the food? BLAND! yes BLAND. Even the "famous" pork bone stew lacked flavor, oh Bulgogi how disappointing! Service: Maybe when we went the waiters were unhappy that day but very rude! Oo I even got hot water spilled on me, no apologies, thank you~ aka not coming back~ Price: Not worth it~ Ambiance: Homey style decor, lots of spaces to accommodate groups. Kitchen semi-open.

Banchan was okay. It was a very average place regarding the whole dining experience. Service was okay and food came out in a reasonable amount of time. The bulgogi was so-so. It had a little bit too many vegetables and too much sauce. We probably should have utilized the grill. Great location for a quick bite after leaving the Forum. Too many other options to choose from in Montreal. I probably would not return here again.

I go to Seoul Chako so much, my friend suggested we come here for a change... It was nice to try something different. The menu is quite extensive, they have spicy stir fry stuff, and kim chi jiggae, and korean pan cake. They probably have more dishes here than all the other korean restos in mtl, but they don't have any pictures hahaha so unless you know what it is you won't know what you're ordering lol. We ordered the chicken beef and pork bbq meal for two, and a pan cake. you have to overlook the decor here it's not a fancy place, very casual, some would even say ghetto :P The things I appreciate from this place is that they have the korean hot sauce right on the table, me likes :P and the meal comes with a heap worth of lettuce for you to wrap your bbq meat in. I'll definitely come back for the non bbq fare, I saw some stuff I really want to try.

I went here today with my son an we both had their home made noodle soup + sweet potato appetizer. The noodle soup was fine. We lived in Japan for a long time and no, it's not an A+ ramen, but for the price and the area it's quite fine. The sweet potato ramen was fine in terms of taste, texture could be better, but then again, it was 7 $ so...it was fine for that price. Service was friendly and prompt. We will be there again for a quick bite.

Came here twice and honestly, the menu is quite a bit larger than I expected. Having tried two korean dishes, they were definitely good for the price (~10$) but nothing too special. The decor wasn't much to gawk about. Great place for a quick bite to eat. Like others have said, the restaurant is run by Chinese people despite it being a Korean resto so make of it what you will.

OUAACH!! AVOID!! I hate myself, should have checked Yelp before entering this place. Too bad you have to give at least one star to write up a review as this restaurant deserves none at all. This is by far the worst so called Korean restaurant in Montreal if not ever. Believe me I know Korean cuisine and what is authentic and what is NOT and have been to hundreds of Korean restaurants in my life. I am not Korean but my wife is and have stayed in Korea several times and DO know Korean food! This place use to be owned by Koreans several years ago and food use to be OK but is now owned by Chinese which truly do not know what there are doing. The ban chans & kimchi were barely edible and not fresh. The stews we ordered (uk gae jang & gam ja tang) were nothing like the typical recipe and the fried mackerel was bathing in soya sauce which is not typically used in this recipe and way too salty - took a bite and left it there. The rice was served cold, was way over cooked and truly suspect it was recycled from previous customers. And finally, service was as bad if not worst than the food. Waitress insulted my wife and told her not to come back if weren't satisfied. Best place in Montreal use to be Kagopa on St-Jacques but owner closed for personal reasons. Hwang Kum on Sherbrooke West is a good place and Samcha on Ste-Catherine is probably the best you can find in the City.

This restaurant has really changed since they switched owners! The food isn't the same nor the quality. As other reviewers have said, walk a bit further and go to places like MonAmi or Ganadara.

Probably one of the worst dining experiences in the area. Do yourself a favour and walk down the street to mon ami if you want korean.

Well I usually don't bother with negative reviews, but I feel like I had to this time, to describe this exceptional(-ly bad) service, highlighting a server pointing his index at me, telling me to 'watch it' (to watch what I'm saying when I told him the bulgogi was dry af.), as if he has a Godfather. For a restaurant calling itself 'Maison Bulgogi', I was hoping to get decent bulgogi (reasonable train of thought, right?), but the reality hit hard when my food finally came up: the beef was as dry as cardboard. It is to my surprise, as a carnivore, that I'd finish the veggies (for once) before anything else, because the carrots were more flavorful than the beef. And the waiter insisted I pay 15% tips on the total (including taxes), which is ridiculous because I haven't seen him around the table a single time after he brought the food. That is, without mentioning him forgetting a miso soup. A couple of friends got the #18, which was essentially a bowl of white rice topped with 5 cubes of meat and some cheap veggies, for a splendid 10$. Now some people might think it's a good price, but let me tell you, it was bland to the point one of my friends suggested adding soy sauce (?!?!). If soya sauce, kim chi, AND hot sauce can't save that bowl of rice, I don't know why you're paying 10$. 10$ gets you at least 5kg of rice, enough to last you an apocalypse. Ah, and I forgot to mention that these culinary mavericks serve a total of 108 different dishes (taken from their menu).

Really some of the worst Korean out there. I always passed by this busy place thinking it must be so authentic and I would always push back my visit to next time. Inside is unimpressive , we were at the back on chairs that did not match and our only decoration was the stepladder strewn about. Onto the food, I asked for #18 Dol Sot Bi Bim Bab (rice with mixes vegetables, beef in a hot stone pot with spicy sauce). The waiter said there's not a lot of meat in the dish and recommended a teriyaki dish. Not knowing the place, I figured he knows what he's talking about. Wrong, the ingredients were fresh but the taste was really foul, really sweet and cloying. My friend had the bulgogi dish (the name of the place, so must be good). This dish was even worse, it's supposed to be Korean BBQ, but it tasted burnt and sweet. There is over 100 dishes on the menu, so can't comment on the others, so I would rather skip this place altogether rather than trying them all and maybe finding a good dish.

I ordered a bowl of cold noodle, and it was the most horrible cold noodle I've ever had. The soup is water I suppose. Few sautéed beef in it. And there was no kimchi in it. Instead, they put some weird Chinese pickled turnips in it, and it smells like fart (no offence I've had great Chinese pickle before). I only paid 50cents for tips, and the cashier seemed so angry but whatever I'll never go again. Another experience I had here earlier, for kimchi bibimbap (sautéed kimchi with rice). The rice seemed to be over nights and it stuck together, the interior of the stuck rice ball is cold. I should've not come here the second time, but I made a huge mistake to give it another chance.

Cheap (lots of stuff around $9-12), but still not worth it. Despite the name "La Maison Bulgogi", it's really more of a Korean-Chinese-Japanese rice/noodle dish place. You'll find Korean dishes like bibimbap but also teriyaki and Japanese noodles. I think it's run by Chinese people, the kitchen and servers were all speaking Chinese together. My japchae was crazy greasy and they totally skimped on the beef. Very mediocre. My friend's bibimbap was meh, and the egg was at the bottom instead of the top? I think there are just way too many things on the menu, I think there were over 100 items. When leaving I noticed most people had a soup (pork bone?) so maybe that's the one thing they do well. I don't have any complaints about the service, it was fine. They take debit and visa but no mastercard. It's not too busy of a place so if you want to have a long meal without feeling rushed, this is a good place for that.

Ordered take out and got the wrong order. They put more veggies than meat. (Also not very sure what meat this was). Fried chicken has tons of flour. Not worth going, especially when there is better korean restaurants a few meters away (MonAmi or Ganadara). Not going again.

It was really awful experience ever ! The food was not really good and not fresh I couldn't eat at all food Save your money

I must say that my friend and I are very disappointed by this place. First of all, the decor is very outdated and we found the service rude, like they didn't even care about their clients. Also, the food tasted SO bland. I got the beef bibimbap and I had to add a ton of spicy sauce for it to taste anything. My friend got the deonjang jiggae and she added soy sauce because it tasted like bad water. Plus, the beef bibimbap cost 2$ more than the vegetable one and there was only 3 small pieces of beef... All this to say that it's one of the most depressing food experiences we've had. We are definitely NEVER coming back. Sorry not sorry.

Snowstorm on that day. I was looking for something to warm me up. BOOM Korean food. I've been there a few times, but this one was my best experience so far. Looking through the menu, I didn't know what to choose. I went for some pork belly first. (Need to try it ahah) I wanted a shabu shabu as main dish, but the one on the menu wasn't very attractive. I saw a poster on the wall with tasty tofu, ham, sausage, dumplings, noodles, kimchi, cheese, ramen noodle, mushrooms, etc. I asked the waiter which shabu shabu is the closest to the picture on the wall. He said that it wasn't on the menu, but he could make it for me if I wanted to. Korean army shabu shabu. There we go. "When you order something that is not on the menu." Pork belly came first with the side dishes. Thumbs up to the korean side dishes (y). Pork belly came with a sauce. Tasty :D Then the waiter brought the shabu shabu pot and warm the mountain of food. He, later, brought the ramen noodle. For 2 people with the pork belly, we ate a lot. I was so full. Spicy, tasty, lots of meat, super warm. Never felt so good eating Korean hotpot. He went out of soup in the middle and the waiter gave us extra soup. Good service. Overall good experience. Cost us a good 60$+ (tips, tax included) Pricey, but if you watched Korean drama and want a good shabu shabu experience, you won't be disappointed haha.

5 stars for their excellent service. 3 stars for the soft tofu with beef soup. Portion of beef was generous but a little tough. Soup had good flavor and was not too salty or spicy.

Ordered delivery through ALCE. Perfectly happy w/ the delivery mechanics there: easy to order, everything was as ordered, and the delivery itself was quick. So La Maison Bulgogi and ALCE seemed to work well together in this instance (this is not always the case w/ other restaurants). The food itself was ok - but definitely not the best Korean fare in town. My group and I ordered 4 main dishes and quality was consistent (in it's "ok-ishness") - no highs or lows. Alas, given the experience and the other options available, I don't think I'll repeat as a customer.

This place is nothing like the Korean BBQ here in Chicago. I was very disappointed which is saying a lot for a person such as myself. I am rarely picky, but La Maison Bulgogi was not that great. The service was too much for me. It wasn't that they were unfriendly, but when I go to Korean BBQ, I like to grill my own food at the table. The waiter kept coming to the table to turn our meat and take it off. We ~a group of four~ had two seasoned cooks at the table. We neither wanted nor asked for help cooking. In previous experiences eatting Korean BBQ, the workers changed the grill often so that it didn't stick and reduce the flavor in the meats. Here, they did not change the grill. When they brought the side dishes out. They only brought out 4 or 5 dishes where I am use to 10 to 15 side dishes. This was very disappointing. Another aspect that disappointed me was their lack of selections for people who are vegetarians. I understand that Korean BBQ is geared towards meat, but some people may want to bring a friend who is not a meat eater. Overall, the experience was not a pleasant one.

Used to come here very often for various kinds of soups and hot pots that were all delicious. But recently the price got higher while the food became worse.

This place comes highly recommended from my Korean friend. So I figured, it should be pretty good eh? And YES. My friend told me that the owners are Koreans who lived in Northern China, so they spoke both Korean and Chinese, which I think is pretty cool. They're not like the other Korean restaurants where you'd listen to Kpop or watch Kdrama all the time. It's actually got a quite minimalistic decor, with incandescent light and all. I think it's their way of saying "My food is so good that you don't have to pay attention to other things." Whatever the reason is, the owners have always been nice to me. Moreover, they're located next to a Korean grocer. So whenever I have Korean food cravings, I'll go there and stop by next door for some Kimchi

Just a little update, I had their kimchi jjigae and it was really good! They could make stuff vegetarian too, which is obviously awesome. Also, the waiter working there was really cute

There aren't many Korean Restaurants in the city and since I was in the neighbourhood, i thought might as well go in because the place was busy and I was craving Korean food. I ordered a noodle soup with seafood. There were a few things that made me think, 'this is something I have never had before': 1. There was not MSG in the soup base 2. The seafood was cooked perfectly. The chef did not over cook the seafood til it was tough and rubbery. 3. The noodles in the soup tasted as it was homemade. When the menu says "homemade noodles", the restaurant really means it. After that meal, I am hooked onto eating more Korean noodle soup dishes. I won't be touching BBQ for awhile.

I was very excited when my friend told me about this place on Ste-Catherine because they serve Korean BBQ. We ordered two orders of kalbi/short ribs, korean pancake, and a dolsot bi bim bap because one of us is a vegetarian (not a good idea to come here because it's very meat oriented). We were given 4 side dishes to start the meal. Too little, I thought because I am usually given at least 10 different ones at other Korean restaurants. Maybe it's because of the lack of varieties, I felt that they tasted kinda bland. For the BBQ, they used a curved hot steel pan with a gas stove. We started cooking some of the short ribs but we felt rushed because the server kept asking us to add more meat and turn them over when they started to change color. We found that extremely annoying because I thought the point of eating Korean BBQ is so that we can cook it ourselves at OUR pace. It didn't taste as I expected because the marinade was rather mediocre. The pancake was super thick due to excessive batter and too little seafood. That was perhaps the last thing I need after the rice, soup, and oily kalbi that pretty much filled me up. I like mine thin, light and with lots of seafood. The bi bim bap wasn't that impressive either. My friend hardly had any of it. Overall, I am pretty disappointed with La Maison Bulgogi. They have other selections too but if they can't impress me with the classics, I won't even bother trying the rest. I highly recommend somewhere else for Korean food.

Bland and soggy would describe their food best. It would be forgivable if the food was cheap, but it's not.

Of all of the Korean restos in Montreal, this is probably my favorite. 1) The menu is.. HUGE. You'll find noodle dishes, rice dishes, bbq meat dishes, pancakes, soup dishes, etc. They do not really have pictures on their menu so if you are not very familiar with Korean food then I recommend the following method: Close your eyes, flip through the menu and randomly put your finger down. Open and voila order what your finger landed on ;) 2) They actually give you side dishes! Yay.. something that is surprisingly not that common in Montreal. 3) They have some pretty cool lunch specials Despite the fact that the ambiance is bare basic and a little old, the place is always busy and seems to attract a lot of regular customers. The cooks and servers seem to be comprised of a group of male buddies that come to hangout yet work at the same time. If you would like to be adventurous then order the Korean beef tartar, or the pork soup which comes with a single clear glove that you use to pick the meat off of the bones. Be aware that if you order the pork soup be prepared to encounter a lot of stares from people watching you eat soup with a glove.

The food here was delicious! One of the cheapest and authentic meals we got while in Montreal. We got the 4 side dishes to start wth, they were all very flavorful (and free). We order a Kim Chi Jagae? A spicy kim chi stew, it was faboulous. We also ordered a bim bim bap, which was okay. We got bulgogi and a meat special that came with pork, chicken, and beef to cook at your table, all were marinaded nicely. We got white rice with each with the meats. They also gave us a huge side of lettuce to wrap the meat in. Over all the food was delish, service was nice, you can tell its family owned and operated. The decor is simple mom and pop shop, but to me if the food is good everything else doesn't matter all that much. The bathroom was dirty but most smaller resturants are...Would def eat there again.

AVOID THIS PLACE. The place is grim, with half of the space closed(at least looks so). The staff? Not very welcoming. The whole service just looks very unregulated. The food tastes funny, I felt the soup is made with some weird chemicals instead of pork.But those are not the point.The worst part is I went to this restaurant and felt bad until I threw up everything. This is the first time I write anything on yelp, just to inform all people who are kinda interested in this place of one piece of message:Get out of here unless you want food poisoning！

Very unusual taste for a commonly-named Korean restaurant. You may observe that some the staff is Chinese but from Korean descent (Northern China probably) and the food actually reflects this aspect. Long story short: Korean food with Chinese particularities. Consequently, what you would traditionally order from a Korean restaurant will taste different than expected. First, note that menu is very rich and contains as many Chinese and Korean dishes. I opted for a $34 BBQ meat selection for two. Despite the familiar Korean name of the preparation, the sauce used was way more Soyu-based than usual Korean food. I thus felt that the fusion was interesting and very personal. Note that the food comes with the traditional side dishes such as Kimchi. Aside from what I had, there seem to be some interesting lunch specials. Not an outstanding experience but differently worth trying for a lunch.

You know when you stumble upon a hole-in-the-wall that surprises and delights you? Keep walking; this ain't it. We're immediately suspicious because the haemul pahjun (seafood pancake, sort of) is oval. An oval mass of glutinous and overfried abomination. The banchan is underwhelming, even though we're famished and could have eaten dirt at that point. There's haemul dubbap (mixed rice with seafood) and bibimbap (another type of mixed rice, this time with meat), but they won't make me a haemul bibimbap. So I order the regular bibimbap, minus the meat, but instead of the symphony of tastes I expect, the ingredients present a sum that is so much less than its parts. Diclaimer: I have no first-hand knowledge of the eponoymous dish. I hear it's decent, hence the second star.

This was probably the worst restaurant experience of my life. Went in with a few friends after a long day and server only came to us after 25 minutes of waiting. We ordered our food and waited another half hour (if not more) and the food was disgusting! Overpriced bad food. And the worst part is they didn't even bring my food. My friends didn't even finish their plates. Don't go there it's not worth it.

Where do I start... I recently had some really good Pork Bulgogi in Toronto that was AMAZING, so I found La Maison Bulgogi in Montreal and decided to try it. What a disappointment, it was bland and the portion was small. We also some chicken wings that were decent but overall AVOID AT ALL COST.... The decor was gross, tables are some sort of weird tables that your legs do not fit under. The price was very high for what you actually get.

As it was approaching 9pm and some of the classic spots downtown were closing, my friends and I were rushing to find a place to eat. We stumbled upon La Maison Bulgogi and decided to give it a shot. I honestly have not been more disappointed by a restaurant before. NOTHING positive to say, from the service to the food, if you can even call it food. Our waiter seemed to have had a particularly bad day as it was reflecting on his attitude towards the customers. Our orders were taken after a VERY long while (about 20 mins) and each of them were supposed to come with a miso soup, which we received ice cold at the end of our meal. I ordered the bulgogi as I thought it would be a safe bet. Never have I been more wrong. The beef was so dry I really wasn't sure which day it was made. The whole dish was covered with this sweet sauce which seemed like it belonged on a candied apple. I somehow managed to finish the vegetables but even those tasted like pure disappointment. While trying to push down everything by chugging my glass of water (which they didn't bother refilling obviously), I realized that my bulgogi was somehow the best dish out of the 4 on our table. One of my friends ordered this tofu and rice dish which I tried a bite of. The best word I have to describe it would be emptiness. Emptiness of texture, flavor, seasoning and care. The prices were around 15-20$ after tax, which is basically robbery for the experience we've had. If you think I'm exaggerating in any way, I myself regretted deeply not looking this place up on Yelp and seeing some of the reviews before entering.

The food is quite nice and not that expensive. Very friendly atmosphere, they just treat everyone like family. They could use some redecoration though.

I went to Bulgogi house. It takes 3minites on foot from the atwater station. You can find it easily. the restaurant is acceptable to korean who miss mom's cooking or the food from home. The flavor is very similar to food in korea. Price is cheap and the service is good. They are fast to serve dishes. I give 5 stars to Bulgogi restaurant.

It used to be good. My recent two meals there are too salty and unpalatable. Service is below average. Place is dark. What's wrong?

I usually don't write reviews but I was so surprised with the amount of negative reviews that I feel like I should share my own, rather positive experience. I guess some of this depends on your expectations of the place though. You need to know, before going, that it's a very no-frills kind of restaurant, and decor matches the food - weekend family style, good and hearty, but not fancy. And yes, there are many options on the menu, which can be intimidating if you're not familiar with the food, but I personally liked having the options. After ordering came the side dishes, and I was pleasantly surprised to find they had rice cakes (coated with toasted soy bean powder) in addition to the usual kimchi and potatoes. They don't refill the side dishes, but with the portions they give, you do not want to fill up on side dishes. I do have to say, although the servers took orders quickly and were attentive despite our table being in a corner, some of the food was a bit slow to come. I had ordered the gamja tang, which came quickly, but my friend's bulgolgi and tangsu yook took a while longer. The food itself was pretty good, and came in very big portions: we were all really hungry but still struggled to finish it all and were stuffed by the end. The gamja tang (#1) was delicious, and absolutely fall-off-the-bone, melt-in-your-mouth tender. The other two dishes I tried a bit of, and were pretty good; not extraordinary, but both were tasty and would have gobbled up if I wasn't so full already. Went up to the cash to pay, tipped equivalent to the tax, grabbed a lollipop, and wasn't hassled for more tips or anything. Summary : Decor: homey, nothing fancy Service: quick, seated quickly and attentive, certain menu items a bit slow to arrive Food: hearty, large portions, tasty. I think most soup/meat dishes come with a bowl of rice. Recommendations: get the gamja tang (#1). It's 7.95$, delicious, and in true gamja tang style, came overflowing with pork and a single chunk of potato :P

Bulgogi stumps me. It pays little attention to detail. It's decor is very dated. The walls are painted this weird green. It's cleanliness seems questionable. And yet, I don't really care. The food is great. My date at the time (who was also Korean) took me there and ordered my meal for me. Forgive me for not remembering the title; I'll try my best to describe it. The dish was a bowl of noodles covered in what looked like black ink. I know now that it must have been an oyster sauce base of some sort, because the saltiness of it was very distinctive. Anyway, this bowl is presented in front of me alongside a pair of chopsticks and pair of scissors. Confused as to what the scissors were for, I ignored them and tried my best to chopstick my way through this dish. LOL, my date must have thought. These thick white noodles were not only covered in this is thick black sauce, they were also uncut. There must have been 3 noodles in the bowl but it pretty much filled the bowl to the top. Finally grasping the scissors purpose, I picked them up and started scissoring my noodles into manageable bites. By this point my mouth and chin were already covered in black ink but this was really my last concern. As disgusted as I was in using these questionable scissors to cut my noodles, I was also really excited to shovel more of these noodles into my mouth. It was an unexpected surprise, I'll tell ya. Since that first experience, I've gone back to have their general Tao and try their hot pot, and each experience has gotten better. I would definitely recommend this place to check out if you're in the area.

I went to this resto with a few homies of mine 'n let me tell y'all, this place is wack. My ghetto ass orders take out. They hear me lound 'n clear and hand me this bag with my food. I pay 'n leave. 20 mins later, I open it and it's totally not what I ordered. Now I wouldn't be writin' this if the food they gave me was aight. Whatever the meat was, disgusting, couldn't even finish. Save yo' ass a few dollas 'n avoid this place. This ain't no true Korean resto. Oh, and if any of y'all get takeout at this place, ask 'em to open the damn thing so you can see they ain't tryin' to scam you.

The décor of the place could use a major upgrade, the ambience was that of a greeny/blue McDonalds, except there were grills in your table to bbq meat. We ordered much more than necessary and the reasoning behind it is that we have our must-try at every Korean Restaurant dishes, and also because we really wanted to bbq our own food. The restaurant does not allow for self bbq'ing when you order only a single plate of meat, so we took to ordering both the chicken and beef. We also ordered the beef bibimbap and the rice cake in spicy sauce. The Banchan (Korean side dishes) were a bit of a disappointment. The kimchi was not spicy, the beans sprouts were lackluster, instead of spinach we got kelp, but the potatoes were good. The chicken and beef did taste good, but not particularly special if compared to any of the other Korean restaurants in town. On top of that though, our server took the liberty to do all the bbq'ing for us, even though we wanted to do it on our own and told him so. The bibimbap was also ok, but nothing to write to Yelp about. As with all the other dishes, that should have a bit of a spicy kick to it, the rice cake dish, was also not spicy. They did have the good soju there, and as for beer, domestic Molson, Chinese beer Tsing Tao, but I did wonder why they wouldn't have gone with Sapporo instead. With many different options of Korean BBQ in town, I don't think that this will be a place that I will frequent again anytime soon.

worst restaurant I've ever been in my life... The service was out of this world (in a bad way), the food was unexpectedly horrible, one of my friend didn't get his order until the end (he didn't even want to ask for it, he just never had his food)... I may sound harsh, but I went with a group of friend and our night flopped because of this really bad experience...The food was not worth the price at all..

This wasn't my first time eating here, I always look forward to coming back. Not only is the food amazing, but so is the hospitality. Their menu is so vast, coming to you in a soft binder, the only problem is not knowing what to order because everything is delicious. They also have a great barbecue option, however, just remember my previous warning about indoor Korean barbecue: the smell will permeate your clothes and will radiate a five foot field around you, animals will follow you home and people will move away from you in the metro... and you'll smell like barbecue.

Three times, and they've have consistently impersonal/rude service. The menu is extensive, and can be confusing. The items served are inconsistent in portion sizes (large noodle dishes, little meat). They do have large meat portion menu items. The meat served here doesn't smell fresh (and if one can say that after it was cooked, then that's really bad), the taste was somewhat disconcerting in that it was rather bland. The final straw, however, is the hygiene, the server had her finger in our cups, bowls, etc as she served us. The soup actually tasted like dirty water, and last, but not least, hair in the noodles. No apologies by the staff. This place is close to me, so I wanted to give it a chance, but that 'third time was a charm'.