SGD DUBU SO GONG DONG TOFU & KOREAN BBQ - WICKER PARK

Can’t stop thinking about these flavors! Everything was so fresh and flavorful! The owner explained the dishes and taught me how to properly eat them. The tofu in the soup melts in your mouth and the beef short ribs are addicting! I will be ordering those for future parties! Love that the location is BYOB!

Small, clean and cosy restaurant with delicious food. Service wasfast. We got chicken bulgogi which came in sizzling to our table. It is served with rice and 2 sides dishes. The chicken tasted great! The pork dumplings were tasty and I loved the sauce served with it.

We visited the Wicker Park/Humboldt Park locations on a weekday. Plenty of seating and quick friendly service. Food was delicious and fresh. Loved the hot stone bowl. It’s BYOB

Beef sundubu soup and beef bibimbap are my all time Korean favorites flavorful, comforting, and always hit the spot. Highly recommend if you’re craving something hearty and delicious!

Petite SGD location that I think is the best of all the Chicago locations. Came here twice in a week because it hit the spot, and didn’t disappoint the second time. I’m so happy this is in the neighborhood and I’m able to have authentic soondubu in WP! Highly recommend for the food and sweet service!

Absolutely loved this Korean BBQ spot! The food was super delicious—everything was fresh and full of flavor. The service was also really nice and attentive, which made the whole experience even better. Definitely recommend if you’re craving good K-BBQ!

We were looking for good korean cuisine nearby, and this place had good reviews. It was a good choice. the bulgogi was super tasty, and I also liked the kimchi. Definitely a spot I’d go back to if I’m craving Korean food again

I recently visited the Korean restaurant «SGD DUBU SO GONG DONG TOFU» and the experience was truly delightful. The interior is cozy and modern, with traditional Korean touches that create a warm atmosphere. The staff was friendly and attentive, quickly bringing the menu and helping with recommendations.

OK, so, you gotta really be careful when you order for takeout here. Getting here is OK, although if you drive, you may have to park a block or more away to get free street parking. They do have metered parking in front, if you're rolling in dough. I ordered the Korean Beef Bento box. It's OK, although the beef portion was underwhelming in that it was less flavorful and greasier than I like. I finished it off but it sat in my belly reminding me of its presence for a couple hours afterwards. The rest of the bento box was fine. I might be inclined to give it another try at some point. Here's an interesting tidbit about So Gong Dong: it's a chain! They have a bunch of locations dotted around the country. It's not even regional, particularly--they have several in New Jersey, several in Illinois, a couple in Florida, and single locations in Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, California, Virginia, Massachusetts, and New York (midtown Manhattan, of all places!). So, my guess is that they are selling franchises to whoever wants to buy one and put it their town, and since there are no other chain Korean places I can think of, I wouldn't be surprised to see hundreds of franchised So Gong Dong locations pop up around the country in the next five to ten years. They do have seating there, but it's kind of fast-food-type seating in that the seats are designed to get you to leave once you're done, since they're not altogether comfortable to languish about in. OK, now for the "gotcha" part when you order takeout. I typically use Seamless to order takeout because most places use Seamless and I have an account, so that's what I did here. The bento box I ordered was listed on the takeout menu as being $23.99. That's more than I saw on the online menu, but lots of times online menus are out of date, so I didn't think much of it. So I went in to pick up the order, and while they were bringing my order to the counter, I notice at the menu screen above the counter, and there's the beef bento box listed at $18.99. So I asked, why the difference in price? And here's the answer: it's because I ordered through Seamless, and SGD tacks on an extra five dollars onto the order for Doordash delivery charge. Oh, OK. Well, I didn't get delivery. I came to pick it up. You're gonna refund my five dollars, right? Ohhhh, ha ha ha, no-o-o, we can't do that. It's automatic on the order. Five dollars for Doordash delivery. But I didn't get Doordash delivery. I came to pick it up. You can't charge me five dollars for a delivery i did not get, can you? Ohhhh, ha ha ha, I sorry, we can't refund you money. It's five dollars for Doordash. I'm sorry. So wait, every time I order for pickup it's five dollars extra for the food? If you order online yes. If you call on phone, not five dollars. Wha-ha-ha-haat? You can't be serious! You charge customers less if they tie you and your labor up on the phone to order instead of freeing you up by ordering online? Ha ha ha, I'm sorry. So--that's how they get you, and either they can not or will not refund you the money for the thing they charged you for that you didn't even use, apparently only because you had the temerity to order online through Seamless instead of calling them on the phone. So the moral of the story is: beware coming to So Gong Dong. Because if they "getcha" in this way, they'll probably "getcha" in other ways as well.

MY NEW FAVORITE. I highly recommend the famous soon tofu noodle. You even get a chance to adjust the level of spiciness so no worries if you can't handle typical Korean spice. The service was awesome and undramatic and the food came super quickly! I will absolutely be back for more. - AD

So excited to have a location in the city! Always good food with great service! Some limited seating but have never had trouble getting a table. Love stopping by when I'm craving Korean food!

I usually order SGD through door dash. It's become our go-to carryout restaurant. We've alternated between pick up and delivery. The service is always quick. Our order is consistently the beef and pork bulgogi; can't go wrong! The entree portions last us at least two meals. The complimentary bonchon of kimchi and sides of rice are small, but we just supplement with fresh rice at home the following day with our leftovers. So happy that SGD came to the neighborhood! Could be wishful thinking, but I'd put money down that more and more southloop/Chinatown businesses will make their second home in Wicker Park. *prayer hands*

Hi all that are considering coming to a Korean bbq spot, def stop in we got the pork bento box so fire so much pork I couldn't even eat it all, my girlfriend had the pork belly she cleared her plate, the food is amazing cooked fresh to order worth the hype, def will be coming back very soon!!!!

I had the BiBimBap with chicken. Really fresh ingredients and very tasty. The serving size was huge- 2 person portions. Thus, the price is great! My order came out fast and my server was attentive. The only turn off is that the windows are a bit dirty and it makes me wonder about the cleanliness of the place. By all accounts, it looks fine inside.

I'm so excited to have some good Korean food in the neighborhood! I went in around 8:30pm, ordered a beef bento, and it was ready within 10 minutes! The bento was fantastic and everything tasted fresh and well seasoned. The staff were very warm and kind. A small space but very open and clean inside!

FINALLY! A SGD close to my home. I know this place is a chain but there's something about their soondubu that I just loveeeeee. I also love ordering the soondubu with ramen, japchae, and pork belly. This location doesn't have the beef short ribs but that one is one of my favorites as well. This location has excellent service. Looking forward to coming back again.

I've been coming here about every other week since they opened. I love the soondubu, and the japchae. The service is always great. Since moving back to Chicago it's been hard to find consistent soondubu, but this place has it - lots of choices to put into it as well. I still need to try some of the other dishes, but will keep coming back.

Have been trying to find a good Korean spot in the city and this place has been the best so far. Their soondubu tasted the most authentic out of the places we tried. Will definitely be coming back to get my Korean fix.

I love SGD and this new location didn't disappoint. The menu is a little different than the locations in the burbs but the food was just as good! The service was Impeccable.