Moon Cafe

To preface- I did not get actual food, just ice cream: However, the man working (I’m assuming the owner) was not very friendly at all. I walked up and said hello and he said “our kitchen is closed.” I can read, so I got the memo but I politely said okay, I just want desert. He then said “well what kind” and I said ice cream. He quickly told me I have to order ice cream at the kiosk. When he gave me my ice cream he just said have a good night, no “thank you” or anything along the lines of “thanks for supporting a small business.” Customer service rating is a 1 and my overall rating for decor, cleanliness, pricing, etc. Is a 4. Averaging out it would be a 2 but I’m feeling generous, as I’m sure the actual food is good. Therefore it gets a 3. Your customer service skills could use training & practice.

The other day, I tried Kimchi pork rice here and was surprised by. The taste was pretty good and came with a handy size bowl. I also picked up other munchbowl menus and they were pretty good too. I usually stay a lot in front of my desk and its comfy to eat simple and good.

Good Bi Bim Bap about the average I'd say. Decent sized dishes. Had the Spicy Shrimp as well as an order of Chicken Dumplings. All in all good. A bit pricey, but on campus... what do you expect?

Nice little shop to stop in for a bite of Korean food and ice cream! You can choose from a variety of toppings. The cup of frozen yogurt has toppings on the side vs the moon collider which blends the toppings together. Both were good.

Small, cozy Korean diner serving rice bowls, noodles, and desserts. Personally enjoy the Bibimbap with beef (pictured). It comes with a lot of tasty vegetables and a perfectly cooked runny egg. You can choose whichever protein you like, and tofu is an option if you're vegetarian or just avoiding meat.

Moon cafe is just simply the best! Such a comforting and welcoming spot to stop in, always leaving with a full stomach and a smile! Simple and delightful menu, large portions, very fair prices and such loving service. Thank you for being a staple in Ann Arbor!

I absolutely loved it here! The owner was very very kind, and he was understanding and patient with us. Me and my sister split a froyo and when my sister mentioned my birthday, he gave me a complimentary snack, and he shared very heartfelt words about a birthday! Such an amazing place!!

So flavoral and perfect! I got the bulgogi, it was juicy and enjoyed every bit. Just wish the serving size was bigger (for the price) and had more veggies.

Ordered the bibimbop ($13.50) with beef for pickup yesterday. The bibimbop came with a nice selection of veggies and a perfectly soft fried runny egg. Everything was flavored nicely but I thought the portion, especially the portion of beef, was a little small for the price. The bed of rice was definitely most of the container with the toppings only taking up a very small portion of the box. I was also a little disappointed that my order was sitting at the front for pickup when I walked in because anyone could have grabbed it and/or messed with my food. Obviously it's not likely but you never know and I would have preferred that they keep it behind the counter. I also would have loved a side of gochujang or something. Overall it certainly wasn't bad but I probably wouldn't order again especially given how many excellent Korean places are in the area.

I have always enjoyed coming here since this is a little mom-and-pop shop, and the inside of the store is fairly small. If you order online ahead of time, you have to enjoy the food at home and can't eat it in the shop because of how small it is. I feel like the portion size has gotten smaller over the years despite the price increase. They also sell soft serve here which is convenient since it is right on campus but I don't think it is worth the price especially since I can just drive to Costco for their soft serve which is less than half of Moon Cafe's price.

I initially came to try the bulgogi but now keep coming back for their soft serve which is so creamy and delicious!! I love the toppings you can add like cookie dough, various cereals, candies and so much more. It's the perfect treat and goes very well with their savory items.

Best Korean food in Ann Arbor - will admit the kimchi fried rice is very greasy and the spicy rice cakes are more sweet than they are spicy- but they're great comfort food and a reliable takeout order for a nice night in

This is a very small family owned business that is right by me and is adorable. I have never had food there, but their colliders are delicious when you are looking for some ice cream with your favorite toppings. The staff their truly care about you as a customer and will make sure that your food is right!

Stopped here on a Friday for lunch. Quickly placed a carryout order over the phone and just as quickly was able to pick up my order at the quoted time. I decided on the Dukbokki Udon and I added beef. I love that it was packed up securely and separated. Little toss up was the fact that the rice cake and fish ball were the same shape threw me off a bit. And the beef was shredded so much it was hard to get a good bite. The pieces I did taste were so delicious. I do prefer my Dukbokki to be more spicy than sweet and they get it good here.

Service was fast, food was very good and very reasonably priced! I personally loved the fried rice. Will definitely eat here again.

The tteokbokki, japchae and spicy chicken all sound so good. Ended up ordering their tteokbokki. Too heavy with the udon noodles for today. Plus we are doing a progressive Korean late lunch at several locations today. My munch bowl choice is their tteokbokki for today. The tteokbokki is $10.50, not too bad. The building is small, dated but cozy enough. I could smell the wonderful scent of the gochujang being used for my tteokbokki. It smells so good too. Owner guy wasn't super warm or friendly. I told him the food smelled great. He just gruffly handed me my carry out bag and didn't say a word. Not even goodbye. Perhaps he didn't understand English much, could be. Their tteokbokki was very soupy and so yummy. The broth was both sweet and spicy. It came out piping hot too. There were about 4 pork dumplings inside. Several fish balls in quarter cuts. Potato noodles (like in Japchae), one hard boiled egg. It's one of the better tteokbokkis I have ever had. Definitely worth another visit in the future.

I always get Dukbokki here! I wish it was less sweet though. Kimchi Fried Rice is pretty good&big in portions but greasy. I don't really like kimchi fried rice made with butter :( Japchae comes with rice, and it was also good! My second fav.

Delicious food through and through! Get your takeout asap!!!!!! Best Korean food around! A hidden gem for sure.

This place is so yummy I come here all the time!! It's always empty tho, so I the food comes out super quick. Everything on the menu is so bussin

Hard to believe this place has 5 stars, don't get tricked. The food is so disappointing, barely anything in there other than udon noodles. It is too sweet and a bit spicy, there's two dumplings and a few pieces of half fish balls. Everything in there taste blend, from frozen food, no original flavor at all. The environment is dirty, and small, u can hear everything coversatio

I called over the phone to place my order. I asked them to add extra rice cakes to the udon and they said it would be an extra $3 charge. When I got to the restaurant, Aunty (one of the cooks) gave me extra rice cakes anyway :) great cozy and comfy cafe, I wish I lived closer so I could go more often!

I LOVE MOON CAFE. The best bibimbap I have ever had. Ever time I am in Ann Arbor to visit my partner, I ask if we can get Moon Cafe. We have also had the Ramen and the Japachae. Everything is delicious. Even better - the take out is ALWAYS fast. It is consistently 15-20 minutes to have it ready for pickup. Cannot recommend this place better. **One thing to note is that they generally do not allow in door seating for food, but they do allow it for eating the frozen yogurt**

I love this place :-) I come here a lot with my housemates and boyfriend for the colliders and food! The colliders are awesome (as always) but the food is the most overlooked part of this restaurant. I always get the jap chae (+beef) and it's the best one I've had in Ann Arbor!! My friend loves the bibimbap. The owners are also super sweet and welcoming :-) they warm my heart (and remind me of my own parents hehe)

The food is so good and the prices aren't too high, especially when you consider how expensive everything is in Ann Arbor. The portions are huge even for take-out. I always got the bibimbap and would split it across two meals.

The food here is inexpensive, the owner is really nice, and the food tastes really good! We came here for an afternoon lunch, and discovered that the curry udon is extremely good. Will definitely come back. :)

The kimchi fried rice here is honestly so good. The beef is very tender and the kimchi soaks into the rice. It's ready very fast too. Super tasty.

They recently opened for dine-in, but still use all disposable materials - plastic, paper, styrofoam, which is a shame. We got the bibimbap and the curry udon, both with bulgogi. I loved the variety and freshness of the veggies in the bibimbap. The bulgogi had good flavor and wasn't too salty, but the dish was room temperature and clearly all parts were pre-made, including sadly the well-cooked egg. The curry was thin but had decent flavor. Service was functional, not warm at all. Owner (I think) doesn't seem to know much English. I'd go back to try other things if they go back to using real dishes and utensils or if I can bring my own containers to use.

Rod's Diner was one of my favorite State and Packard area restaurants. Luckily, Moon Cafe is Rods' spiritual successor, with essentially the same pitch: Korean comfort food and frozen yogurt colliders. Park, the endearingly grumpy chef/manager of Rod's Diner seems to have been replaced with a younger, cheerier man. The new guy is charming and loves making conversation with his guests-- I liked Park but Moon Cafe's representative is really growing on me. The decor has been much improved as well, but I'll miss Rod's grungy vibe and the pictures of customers plastering the walls. Little has changed as far as the menu and frozen yogurt offering goes. There might be a few new entrees, but all the old favorites remain. You'll find a lot of the standard Korean offerings, more or less a similar menu to Kang's, Rich JC, etc. My first visit I had the Kimchi Fried Rice, which was excellent. Very solid dumplings too. My second visit I tried the Bulgogi, one of my favorites from the Rod's era, which was good but not quite at the level of Rod's, in my opinion. The new owners are definitely talented cooks in their own right though, and I'm looking forward to trying more of their creations. Moon still maintains the cozy, mom n pop vibe that I loved about Rod's, along with the same high level of Korean cooking. I haven't tried the new froyo yet but I'm very much looking forward to doing so-- it looks largely unchanged from the Rod's era, and those colliders were awesome. I'm just happy that Moon has managed to keep a lot of Rod's charm, I'll definitely be going back soon, and often!

Mcflurry was good but not super special or cheap in my opinion though my family chose the toppings. The japchay was very good in taste and good portion with rice too. The service was really quick.

Owner is such a nice man, food is outstanding and great prices. Also the frozen yogurt is amazing. Highly recommend, you cannot go wrong here.

I enjoyed my first meal at Moon Cafe!! The owner was very kind and patiently helped me and my friend with our orders. I got dukbokki udon and my friend got chicken ramen. Both were delicious (and very sizable portions!) Other than the good food, I really enjoyed the hospitality of the owner (the low-key, family-owned vibes remind me of Rich JC on South U). I would recommend Moon Cafe to anyone looking for a new Korean spot in Ann Arbor!!

A nice mom and pop shop selling Korean food and froyo. I ordered the japchae with beef and it was soooo good!!!! The noodles were nicely seasoned and flavorful. Their servings are also really big (at least for me). I ordered it to go and got a lot of food. Their menu is a little small but I definitely can't wait to come back and try some other stuff.

A Korean place with decent value for a quick snack or meal. The menu selection may be relatively small, but contains all your Korean homestyle favorites cooked decently well and with relatively large portion sizes. The froyo may only have vanilla or chocolate as its bases, but there is a large variety of mix ins that can be added. $5.50 for a 16 oz. cup of froyo with 5 mix ins included is not bad.

The food was good and the owners were kind; however, the place needed to have more fresh air circulated. There was no AC and the door was closed in August. Once they started cooking with kimchi, we began to cough and get watery eyes because the spices lingered in the air. Tips to management: Install a wall fan at each table to provide customers more comfort.

Spicy shrimp was delicious. Loved the sticky rice. Very flavorful. Good customer service.

Ok, I love comfort food, and this place did not disappoint. I got the curry udon to go, and because of Covid, I had to sit I'm on my friend's porch in 40 degrees to eat it. So good! Kept me warm for just another half hour longer. ...that's when I had beer to warm me up. Will be back for sure!

So good! Employees are super nice and its pretty good food. I've only had the froyo, but I cant wait to try other items on the menu!

Moon Cafe always completes my order in a timely fashion & the people who own the place are always so sweet! :)

Very homey. The noodle soups are especially great for winter or rainy days. Bibimbap also very good. Froyo is light, and the perfect touch to end the meal. I've enjoyed dining at moon cafe with my family and my friends!!

Amazing service and impeccable food. Would 11/10 go again. Colliders are a must try. Extremely fast service and close to the stadium for game days! Personally love the curry udon!!!

University of Michigan staple for frozen yogurt. This place is a little hole-in-the-wall that serves Asian food + froyo (a little strange but honestly why not?). The owners & staff are friendly and welcoming and they make a damn good collider (froyo mixed with toppings of your choice). It's a cute place worth checking out!!

Nice people serving good food! Never hurts to have mom back in the kitchen cooking. Other customers were having bibimbap and the ramen with kimchi. Everything looked good. They also have frozen yogurt. Give it a try!

The food at this place is amazing. I had the BiBimBap with pork and it was phenomenal. The service here is also AMAZING!!! I came in while Moon (I'm not entirely sure how to spell his name, sorry!) was working, and he was super friendly, accommodating, and all around a good server. I will be coming back here :)

The ramen is always delicious, love that they put dumplings in it! Star Ramen is "medium" spice but more mild to me, still super delicious and one of my two fave ramen places in Ann Arbor.

I really enjoy going to the Moon Cafe and I have been going since it was Rod's Place. I am happy they have been able to change the name to be something that represents them more. I really particularly enjoy the casual environment and the staff who are very welcoming and make you feel like they care. My favorite thing is the frozen yogurt and the fact that it is customizable.

This is a small "hole in the wall" kind of place --kind owners and good food quickly. Prices are fair and food was tasty and made to order.

Staff (or possibly owners?) are great - they clearly care about the costumers. Lots of good vegetarian and vegan options as they make everything to order. I got custom veggie ramen with tofu and it was delicious and exactly the right amount of spice, definitely plan on visiting again soon.

Great place! Had the spicy chicken and the udon with chicken, both delicious. Nice local place

If you wanna try the real korean foods, this place must be the best place in ann arbor. U can try the traditional and casual one both. I tried spicy pork belly and Korean style Donkatsu. Both were really great and customer service was perfect!

Awesome homey place! Food is great and dig the milkshake. Nice place on campus to grab a quick bite.

Carry out japchae and bulgogi was delicious!!! Can't wait to dine in after quarantine is over.

We love Moon Cafe! My wife and I have been coming to this location for years (back when it was under a different name) and the quality has always been great. Excellent Korean food and the colliders are awesome!