The Jinkook

I visited 더진국 and tried the ugeoji soup, seolleongtang, and the seafood chive pancake, and everything was absolutely amazing. The ugeoji soup had a deep, rich flavor, and the seolleongtang was clean, comforting, and had no unpleasant smell—just perfect. The seafood chive pancake was crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, so I couldn’t stop eating it. The kimchi and kkakdugi were super fresh and crunchy, which made the whole meal even better. The atmosphere and service were also excellent—really warm and welcoming. I definitely want to go back again!

It was my first time eating here, and overall everything was good! I really enjoyed the salad and the kimchi — both were fresh and flavorful. The only thing I didn’t like was the cold noodle ( didn’t take the picture of it ) was way too sweet for my taste. Other than that, it was a nice experience and I’d come back again to try other dishes.

This restaurant offer authentic Korean food, especially the seafood pancake is super tasty. I also try fried squid with pork so good. Korean soup has no seasoning you had to add on your favorite, if you don't like this style don't order their soup.

I highly recommend The Jinkook if you're craving authentic Korean food. We tried the kimchi mandu, spicy squid and bulgogi, and oyster bean broth stew. Everything was delicious. The radish and cabbage kimchi tasted fresh. 😋 I recommend coming on a weekday, as I've heard weekends can be busy.

This really is the best Korean restaurant in Texas. We have tried many menu items and keep coming back! The staff and servers are amazing and kind too! We love the squid bibimbap and bean sprout soup as well as the stir-fried squid and beef bulgogi. The side dishes are also perfect. Too bad we don't live near this restaurant, but then again, maybe we would never eat at home. Thank you for treating us so well every time we visit! 😊

It is the BEST Korean restaurant. Omg! It was super clean and the food is fresh. We ate fresh eel and soup. Super yummy! The sidedish was amazing! I felt like I came to Korea and eating at a Korean restaurant, and all the staff who served were soooooo kind. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

I recently visited The Jin Guk, a Korean restaurant in Carrollton, and everything we ordered was absolutely delicious! What really made the experience even better was how kind and attentive the staff were — it made the whole meal feel even more enjoyable. I’m already planning to go back soon. Highly recommend this place! ⭐️

We were in town Tuesday for 1 night and this place was amazing. We ordered a bit too much out of excitement, but almost finished everything. We left stuffed and happy and fell asleep early haha. The banchan was delicious as was everything we ordered. The mandu was a generous size. We can't wait to come back to visit (from Georgetown, TX). The server was very kind and gave great service as well. The restaurant was attractive. We loved it! Korean flavors as good as in Korea.

Californian from SF here, so take this with a pinch of salt, as I would suggest with the eel soup. Along with that soup(L21), our party of three and a half (sleeping baby) ordered a small bossam(A1) and the dak-ghalbi/spicy chicken(L11). If you are suffering from gout/high uric acid, I'd recommend AGAINST you ordering the spicy chicken. Out came a salad, classic Napa cabbage kimchi, radish kimchi, and individual portions of three sauces. Gochujang, bean paste with jalapeno and onion, and a sweetened soy with pickled cukes. Of note is the Napa cabbage kimchi, fresh rather than aged, akin to Kunjip (for those of you from the Bay Area) rather than other typical Korean eateries. The fish sauce used gave a background note reminiscent of salted fish/鹹魚 if you're Cantonese, a first for me. Then came the three dishes. The small bossam came with squid, spicy dried radish (different from the earlier kimchi which had the crisp of a pear. This has a different crunch.), a lightly dressed scallion salad, and of course, boiled pork belly. Sorry, no oysters. The staff suggest eating the squid with gochujang. Pork belly unctuous and very soft. Entire dish was solid. The eel soup is a first for me. Never seen before. The white soup was thick like sollongtong, loaded, but rather bland. The unseasoned eel gave the broth a light freshwater fish flavor that will not be for everyone, but the meat was much improved with the sweetened soy. Other ingredients used include scallions, enoki mushrooms, and of note, perilla leaves, which gave a strong flavor between mint and epazote when encountered. The soup overall did feel bland so we added salt as if this was sollongtong, and the taste did improve a lot. Last dish: dak-ghalbi/spicy chicken. Normally the most mundane of the 3, I'm writing because of this dish. When we say spicy, I mean this dish will slowly leave a small fissure in the center of your tongue, though you will be able to taste everything else. The marinate had a mushroom flavor that I haven't had on this side of the Pacific Ocean, and worked well with the heat. Present again was the perilla leaf whose flavor stood up well, just a touch, neither neutered by nor overpowering the heat. Japchae noodles were present as well, showing an addictively toothsome side that I didn't know japchae had. Call me impressed. There was one struggle I had coming here though... I'm used to seeing Latinized Korean on the menu; here there is straight up Hangul, and and English description of the dish... Took me a while to go through the menu. Never realized how much I relied on this feature, or how naked I felt without it... But yeah. Dallas ain't no slouch when it comes to Korean food.

The food was just ok. The top two things I did not appreciate about this place were the menu changing without notice and the male employee breathing down our throats while we ate. The pork belly dish that we ordered came with raw oysters (which is traditional to eat with this dish) the first time we ordered it and then the second time it came with cooked squid. It was never brought to our attention that there would be a discrepancy before we ordered and then the employee insisted that it tasted the same or better in his opinion. Pretty annoying and disrespectful if you ask me. The pork and kimchi dish was almost inedibly sour. They definitely used super fermented kimchi (which is usually great) and it just overpowered everything. The soups that we ordered were very bland and I'm not talking about sodium/salt bland, I'm talking about flavor from the ingredients just not being cooked right. We also ordered a couple of things and they never came out. When we asked the waiter where our food was he said "it's just running a little late" at first without double checking. Then when we asked him again like 15 minutes later, he checked his ordering device and realized he hadn't put the order in. It was a sad experience. Lastly there was a male employee who was seemingly very nice but he just would not leave us alone. He asked question after question and insisted that we eat our food in a certain way to his liking. It was frankly annoying, uncomfortable, and distasteful. Not to mention when he asked for feedback and we gave it to him raw, he was pretty shocked and unaccepting of our opinions. I'm not sure if we'd go back but hopefully the next time we do they can fix these flaws cuz I really wanted this place to be good.

Food is really good. Expect to get lotta food! We only ordered one dish for two people and were stuffed. The stir fry we get was really well seasoned, even had some crispy spots from the grill. The purple rice was very flavorful. They also have complementary tea which was really nice to have. The staff were really fast and friendly. There were difficulties in our order cause the system messed up and ended up there for an extra 20 mins..... but had a refill on appetizers. All the food came out to be $19 for just us two!!! We didn't get drinks but it was a nice spicy way to get breakfast since they open pretty early.

We had lunch here on a weekday and it was great. Had the galbijjim, spicy stir fried intestines, and ox special soup. Galbijjim portion is huge. We had leftovers for 2 days, mind you we have two young kids as well. The service was nice and quick. I love the family feel to the restaurant - loved the friendliness of the hosts. Definitely coming back.

We were looking to have a Korean food for breakfast and this was the only place that was open early enough. We almost didn't go there because I only saw large (and expensive) plates online, but we ended up going anyway. I sent it to my Korean friend for an assessment and he said it's a solid option and is actually popular in Korea. When arrived, we saw some autographs, really curious who left them. The menu actually had smaller plates, we just didn't see them online. We ordered L14 and it was still HUGE! We already had a full intention to split the plate and it actually was perfect for us! We didn't even finish all the veggies, since we got so full. Everything tasted excellent and the banchan portions were quite generous. I also loved their rice! The meal was served with a huge pot of buckwheat tea and we finished the whole thing -- it was this good. Everything came up to ~$19.00 after tax and before tip.

I came here with my parents and it's decent. Nothing crazy but also not terrible. My parents got the sooyook which was the noodle soup. You have to salt to your taste which I like because you can adjust it to your own liking. I got the bossam with oysters and honestly a solid 6/10 for the bossam and 8/10 for the oyster. The bossam was good and super soft but it was more fat than meat. I would've preferred a little more meat but still good taste. They initially forgot it and brought out a plate of squid/kimchi radish/green onion salad which was super nice of them. Oysters were super fresh and so refreshing. Had a slight sweetness to them but wow such good taste. Might throw people off with the whole ice and the bowl but tasted super fresh and rich. The vibe of the place was traditional Korean interior with wood which makes it seem more traditional. Overall, decent Korean food and would come back for the soup on a cold day!

Abs best place for BoP & Gook! Have eaten here for past 3 months, always consistent, fresh and soul nourishing. Try Seolongtang or Oogujitang!

I love this place! The Jinkook is a cute intimate Korean restaurant with authentic food and great kimchi and rice. They are unique in that they serve nice selections of sprouts soup, which is traditionally eaten as breakfast in Korea. It's a light anchovy-based broth with plenty head-on sprouts (different from Vietnamese sprouts) served in earthenware pot and you eat them by adding rice and raw egg in the soup accompanied by side of kimchi. The egg cooks from the heat of the broth and helps make the soup creamy. It's a simple yet comforting dish and The Jinkook is the first to specialize in them in DFW. Oxbone soup is another soup dish that is often eaten as breakfast in Korea. It is a cloudy rich ox bone broth that has been simmered for hours and is eaten with rice inside the soup and plenty of beef. As The Jinkook specializes in both of these breakfast items, their business hours start at 8AM. Not only are their breakfast items great, their other items such as buckwheat cold noodle soup, gingseng chicken soup, stir-fried chicken and pork belly are excellent. Their bossam could be more moist but the accompaniment of ample amount of oysters help with that. The only thing I've had that I wouldn't order again is stir fried beef intestines, I thought it was too chewy and wasn't a fan of the sauce. Another thing that sets this place apart from some other Korean restaurants in the area is the quality and freshness of their kimchi and a healthy and traditional way of serving purple rice in a metal pot that is hot. Their kimchi comes in different forms, one of the way is a white kimchi, which is non-spicy kimchi that comes in it's brine like a soup and you eat them with a spoon with the brine. It is very refreshing and not many Korean restaurants serve these anymore. Their regular kimchi is also very good, one of the fresher kimchi I've had and comes semi-whole so you would need to cut them in bite sized pieces at the table. Once you are almost done eating the purple rice that comes in the metal pot, pour the hot barley tea that they give you in to the bowl for a comforting scorched rice soup. It's a great way to end your meal. All in all, most of the food I've had here have been great and the portion size is very large and easily shareable. They do an excellent job with their side dishes and I really appreciate them upholding authenticity of how the food is served. The service is also excellent as well. Give it a try!

We ordered 2 soups, bossam, and stir fried intestines. The soups were good but they were not boiling like they should have when they came to the table. This is pretty important for Korean cuisine so that was disappointing. The mini bossam was really good. We don't like oysters and so they switched it out with boiled octopus instead which was very kind of them. The stir fried things we ordered were tasty but a bit on the sweet side for us. Korean food like this is a balance. The banchan were good. The kakdugi and kimchi were well made and balanced to go well with the soups.

Clean establishment with friendly service. Food was delish and portions were plentiful. Definitely come with an appetite or prepare to take some home with you.

The seats were not cleaned prior to us being seated. It stained and completely ruined my ($400) pants! Please pay more attention to the cleanliness of your tables. The food was solid 3/5. The experience was ruined with the previous detail though.

If you like fresh kimchi, you'd like the kimchi here. My husband liked it but I like my kimchi a little fermented. The braised beef was good. I definitely recommend getting this dish. The pork belly was ok for me. I like to eat it with Napa cabbage but that's not offered here. It comes with raw oysters but we asked for it cooked. It came out semi raw and not a good taste. The soup with variety of meat was ok. I'd get a smaller portion instead of this big one. Overall, it's a good place for family sharing kind of food. Also, I like their purple rice too!

Yum!! Came with a group of 4 and were seated right away at dinner on Friday night. It got pretty busy as we were leaving since it's a pretty small place. This restaurant is delicious and feels super authentic! I got the Seolleongtang or ox bone soup with noodles and it was fantastic! They have a lot of sharing dishes as well so easy to choose something for everyone to share and try! They don't do a big variety of banchan but otherwise the quality of the food is great. Highly recommend this little gem in this little packed Korean area.

A welcoming atmosphere with quick seating and a homelike feel. We came around 5pm on Saturday and had a seat immediately. The menu is simple and there is a QR code to scan for photos. We ordered the dakgalbi / chicken galbi and the squid/beef bulgogi. It came with side dishes and rice. The flavor on the chicken galbi was good and fairly spicy. It does not have a pan-seared taste and the meat pieces are cut in medium sizes and are dark meat. I liked it because it also came with the rice stick (tteokbokki) that was soft and flavorful. The bulgogi was probably the better dish because it had more flavor. It was also quite spicy as well. The beef had a pan-seared and deeper flavorful while the squid was bouncy and fresh. Portion sizes were good and maybe we ate less because it was spicier than what I am used to. However, loved the food! They also give you barley water in a warm kettle and you can pour it over your rice for nurungji.

The kimchi and bean sprout soup is overpriced. You can just order the bean sprout soup and add the kimchi for $9.99. The Seolleongtang had limited amount of meat for $14.99. The banchan was limited. Next time I go back to Domo Seolleongtang

This place is amazing. Tiny & very unique restaurant. Server is super friendly & helpful. He recommends on what is the number seller. The bossam is definitely yummy. The squid & pork dishes is very good too. Will definitely be back soon to try the ginseng chicken.

The food was really different and delicious!! My new best Korean food spot. The pork belly dish was def the highlight. Growing up, I hadn't had such a dish and it more than what I could have imagined. My brother and I devoured it.

This place has joined my regular rotation! Their Sul Lang Tang is so good and their spicy pork dish. One of the best Korean places in Dallas.

The food was good, and the server was nice and attentive. It was my first time trying bossam with raw oyster, which was definitely an interesting combo - worth a try if you're up for something different! There are a lot of new Korean spots opening up lately, and this one is definitely worth checking out.

Loved the service. We were greeted right away and sat to our liking. I love the fact that they opened in the morning. The inside was nice and clean and had a very classic Korean decor. I ordered the oxtail soup and the pork kimchi. They gave a good amount of side dishes and offered refills. The kimchi was a nice and fresh. The soup was very delicious and not a single drop was left behind. The oxtail was a good portion. The soup itself has no salt in it which is standard for Korean bone broths. To the side there's usually sea salt that you put on your own and adjust the saltiness to your liking. The pork kimchi was okay for me I prefer more kimchi than soy bean. Both dishes were delicious. I was tempted to buy some more because I enjoyed every last bite. I will be coming here again and again since I have enjoyed it so much!

Food was awesome! We appreciate their early hours, allowed us to get our Korean food fix in for breakfast! The owners are very helpful and professional, she came over to our table and helped me scoop the rice into the bibimbap. Would definitely recommend to come here! Thank you!!!

Amazing food and service. If you want authentic korean food this is the place to go. 5 stars.

It was our first time here and we enjoyed it! We ordered the spicy braised beef rib (galbi-jjim) and it was delicious! A very nice portion that we shared with the group. It was also nice that they sell small gim (toasted seaweed) packets that my kids love. All of the adults had ox bone soup (seolleongtang) and it was tasty and a generous serving as well. The kimchi and kkakdugi were really good and the service was great! We have a favorite Korean ox bone soup place that still reigns supreme but we loved that they have a good variety of items here. We'll definitely be back!

New to this kind of Korean food and loved it! Got the boiled pork wraps and the stir fried squid and bulgogi. Bossum came with surprise raw oysters!! Also loved the purple rice with chickpeas. Would come back again!

My new favorite Korean place! Their banchan alone was a winner, fresh and well seasoned kimchi and radish. Love the banchan that you gotta cut, so good. Their pollack soup is a winner, so simple yet flavorful. Had their bossam and it came with oyster, what a great combo! They also serve their purple rice in a stone pot and have hot barley tea. It's the little things that make it even more delicious. 10/10 would recommend.

Food was fantastic. Service was excellent. The interior was very clean. Both food and people who are working here are Jinkook.

Clean and authentic tasting Korean food. Forgot to take a pic of the ginseng chicken soup. Will definitely be back to try other menu items.

Had a breakfast here. Place was clean and service was awesome. Food was authentic and very delicious. You won't be disappointed.

This is our top recommendation for seollongtang in the DFW area! The soups come out quickly and are soooo tasty! The broths are so smooth, the meat is fresh, and the side dishes are delicious! We have also tried their bossam which was also really good!! Definitely check it out on a cold day or if you're just craving some hardy soup!

Both times we went the entrees were wonderful, the bonchon was really good especially the different kimchi, and I loved the barley tea. Definitely worth checking out.

Today was my birthday and was craving Korean food for breakfast after visiting HMart early in the morning. We researched restaurants near by and Jinkook was one of the options and it did not disappoint. We had such an amazing meal, the food were so delicious and the waitress was so sweet and thoughtful. I love the layout of the restaurant. The space is well-lit and the tables and chair complimented the overall set up of the restaurant. I will definitely recommend this restaurant to my friends and family.

10/10 authenticity and 10/10 deliciousness. Prices are very reasonable for the quality. Owner was very involved in recommending dishes and checking in on our experience. Will be back!

Today I had late lunch. I see new Korean resturaunt next to H-mart call The JinKook. It was sul lung tang( beef bone soup). Place was clean and nice vibe. Ordered special sul lung tang price was reasonable. Taste was good it came out few banchan dishies. It was good. Specially server lady was soooo nice. Good experience. I'll be back for more with my family. Thank you for good health food.

Finally an authentic tasting Korean restaurant in the Korean town area! There are so many restaurants here that are Korean, but many are way too sweet for me from the main dishes to their side dishes. This place isn't! So I was so happy to finally have something open in the area that truly tastes authentic and isn't Americanized and over sweetened. I love the number 1 noodle soup (설렁탕/ox-bone soup) but I always ask them to bring it extra hot because it gets cold fast. This time I also ordered the stir-fried spicy pork/제육볶음 and it did not disappoint! Delicious! My Korean boyfriend and his mom have high standards in Korean food after living in Korea, New Jersey, and visiting Flushing NJ many times. And they also love this place!

Very good and friendly service! The food was amazing! My wife had the bean sprout soup, I had the ox bone soup, and we shared some bulgogi. The meals came with side dishes and purple rice, all of which were delicious. So good wee ended up coming back a few days later.

family friendly environment loving people great food love this place and very affordable

I have been trying to find a place serving good ginseng chicken soup and am glad to visit Jinkook. The soup is flavorful and it comes with steamed purple rice. Love the radish kimchi and the zucchini banchan! The beef intestine soup is good and the intestines are tender. Customers are mostly Koreans as the food is authentic. Services are also very good. The only thing I would suggest is maybe turn the AC down a bit so the soup dishes don't get cooled down so quickly. Usually when I have soup dishes are other Korean restaurants the soups stay hot until I finish and I like that!

The service was excellent and the host was really nice. I got the kimchi noodles and the noodles were cut perfectly. My friend got the ox bone soup and he didn't stop to eat till there was no crumbs left . We also had the kimchi dumplings and they were so good too! We recommend them if you do come here. It was very homey and delicious. 10/10 Very nice even when there was a small language barrier, the host came to explain to us what exactly what the dishes were.

4 stars for taste of broth. 3 stars for menu, A1. For $15, you get 6 pieces of boiled pork and two small sides. Ridiculous.

Food wasn't good at all and service was terrible. The server was so rude! When I was ordering food, I said that I shared food with my son who is 4 yrs old. However, she didn't say anything to me the soup is spicy. When I got my food, it was too spicy for my son, so I had to order another one. They even didn't give us water, so I asked them for water... it took forever.... Also I asked the server to take out leftover food, but they threw away.... Never apologized for anything!!! So disappointed and stressful time! I will never go back to the restaurant again!!!!

Love that it's a very clean restaurant. Bossam was amazing. You definitely need to try it. Great staff. Will come again

We had the Beansprout soup and port kimchi jjim. The jjim was decent but the soup was mediocre. Service was rather slow and inattentive. Pretty clean place, though. Wouldn't recommend given all the other Korean restaurants around here but I wouldn't fight against going here if someone wanted to.

Great food ,great service ,a great place to eat , I would eat here again when in Dallas

Food was super cheap and the flavor was great. Super surprised since we picked it at random!

Delicious food, the spicy pork was perfect. Very good hometown atmosphere and the people were great!

One of the greatest restaurants I have been to in the Carrollton area. The food at Jinkook is amazing. I ate the bean sprout soup for lunch, which is a popular dish at Jinkook. I was greeted with kindness when I went there with my friends and servers were attending to our needs. Also, I tend to look at how clean and organized the tables are, but Jinkoo's table setting and hygiene were perfect.

just moved to TX. the food is authentic and taste amazing feel like home in korea. everyone work there is so friendly and great service put smile on my face every time I go there (five times)

food is excellent, service is also excellent, you can tell this restaurant uses quality ingredients. we throughly enjoyed our dining experience here, keep up the great job!

I had an ox tail soup today for lunch. The soup was so delicious with high quality hot-stone rice and sides. They also offer hot healthy tea for free! The staffs are very kind and checking if you need to refill any side dishes. I love their fresh kimchi and radish kimchi. The restaurant was newly opened. It is very clean and comfortable dining space. Definitely I will come back again with my family to try different menu.