ONGI (41st/3ave)

January 2025 Follow Up: my medium bowl looks nothing like the picture. It’s mostly rice and a few kernels of corn and a small triangles of cucumber. The amount of protein you get has also decreased. The location is more popular so I guess giving less is how they are handling the increased volume. As much as I like the taste and concept, the chipotle effect is not good. December 2024 Follow Up: 4 stars to 2 stars. the food is decent and the prices aren’t bad. The customer service is bad. To be a business person who hardly go outs for lunch, I spend close to $50 on a meal for two and they are making me beg for a sauce????? I ordered two types of nuggets. I has sauce on it. The other doesn’t. I asked for one sauce. ONE SAUCE! You have to pay extra $1 blah blah blah. I just spent $50 and I am asking for a sauce for the nuggets and you act like you’re doing me a favor???? Most tables are not stable too. Food and prices maybe decent. Your poor attitude will have me forget all about you and never recommend you. ONGI has become a new lunch favorite. Very diverse menu. Plenty of protein, veggie and sauce options. Very nice flavors. My only qualms is the food is not hot. It’s warm so by the time you get toward the end of the bowl it’s cold. Next, their sauces are amazing but even when a sauce should be included they are very strict. It’s a small location; not many seats. They have complimentary infused water which is nice. Quick service and decent customer service.

one of my favorite spots in the city to grab a healthy, quick lunch or dinner with pescatarian options that aren’t bland or overpriced! my favorite base is japchae topped with salmon & shrimp, let me just say it hits EVERYTIME. the sweet & spicy chicken bites are also delish, as well as the bao buns! you really can’t miss with their custom korean lunch bowls of fabulous food! around lunch time it’s packed, so order ahead if you’re in a rush.

Love Ongi and how packed their bowls are! A good and hearty Korean meal to go. I had their winter special menu, the Applewood Smoked Beef Galbi, which had SO MUCH meat. 10/10 recommend.

The perfect Korean rice bowl on a chilly day. Got the apple wood smoked beef galbi with brown rice&noodles. The perfect combo for lunch!

Their customizable Korean bowls are easy to assemble, thanks to their nearly wordless ordering system using erasable laminated menu cards. The bowls are quite healthy, and I appreciate the complimentary infused water (one with citrus, another with cucumbers) on tap. I ordered a vegan bowl with all toppings and tofu. While it was tasty, I felt it needed a more generous portion of sauce to enhance the depth of flavor. The staff are warm and efficient, and the ambience is tranquil, neat, and clean.

Ate here on 3.29.2024. Paid $12.95 for medium bowl of Korean barbecue salmon. Really delicious. Came with toppings of cucumber, scallion, pickled radishes, sesame seeds, and corn. I was hungry and this bowl filled me up. Gonna try making custom bowls next time.

Fast and delicious customable Korean bowls with normal / large sizes to choose from. (Personally, I think the normal size is large enough!) Love this place for its modern design, including its order system whereby you tick the boxes in a wipeable paper menu and simply hand it to the counter. The menu comes with colored photos, making it very easy to understand. Although my order came out a little bit wrong (I selected all vegetables except the purple cabbages, but received them anyway), the food was good and the meat portion is large. I also really appreciate the restaurant offering complimentary drinking water (with 2 types to choose from, as seen in my photo here. That's impressive!) Overall, this is a well-designed place I would love to come back.

Overall a pretty decent place for a meal during workday. Everything was well seasoned. Medium was a neat side for one meal but not too full. ✨Garlic shrimp was delicious, highly recommend. I also tried seasonal item, truffle scallops, which I couldn’t really taste the truffle since everything got its own seasoning. 🪄for add-ons, sesame sauce was good, and kimchi, seaweed!