Koreana Restaurant

I used to like here and still like the food. But the owner(?) old lady is rude. I asked for fried rice after finishing meats. However they didn’t tell us that they don’t do fried rice when you order pork belly and marinated beef. The way she said it was aggressive. It would have been better if she explained it or said it in a nicer way. Like what…? i can afford to pay for fried rice…?

First of all!!!! When you come inside it's so clean, and it smells so wonderful. Its beautiful and cozy and thoughtful. The menu has everything you need and nothing you don't. The food was so fresh and bright and crunchy. The waitstaff is kind and very friendly, which was a relief because we had questions about how to arrange flavors or the proper way to go about eating a particular food, because we were not directly familiar with this style of meal. Our meal was so incredibly delicious and the fried rice they make you at the end with your leftovers (if you opt for this) is mindblowing. I was full and I brought the fried rice home, next day I sautéed it in butter till crispy and I just about died it was soooo good. I'm going back again and again and again. That soup they served us had the most delicious broth I've ever tasted I'm not joking in the slightest. I'm just so happy to have found this spectacular spot! Thanks to the best waitress Yuichi! And Mr. Chang for providing the community with delicious food.

If you love Korean BBQ, this place is the best! I’ve been several times and my dad orders each time (so I couldn’t tell you exactly all we got) but we got beef bulgogi, pork belly, and chicken and it was so good. I’ve never been disappointed. I also love all of the little plates of kimchi, fish cake, etc that comes with your platter. This time we also had their miso which was so flavorful. Everything is fresh and it is obvious great care goes into making a great experience. Every time I’ve been the servers are attentive, and the owner comes by and checks in, and he is so sweet! The vibe is casual, and the restaurant isn’t very big so it’s best to make reservations during busy hours or plan to wait. The meat is quality, and the staff helps you set up and cook the meats. Apparently there are little red buttons on the table you can press to summon a waiter or waitress if needed, but it wasn’t needed since staff was very attentive. Parking is easy - the restaurant is located in a small strip mall, so there is plenty of space to park.

Don’t order the chap chae, for $15 you get a tiny watery plate of noodle, its kids portion. We were lucky, the night we have our BBQ they offered cooked rib tips as one of the bonchi dishes. It was so tender and delicious, hope they will do it more often in the future. Our BBQ meats were fresh, well marbled and plentiful. It’s was nice that they changed our grill often as it was bit smoky in there. If you have a group of people 4 or more call for a reservation or you will end up waiting for a while, this is not a fast meal, it takes time to grill and drink. 👍

Koreana Restaurant is located in a stripe mall in Schaumburg, IL. Make a reservation is highly recommended as this is a small, unpretentious Korean restaurant. The place is not fancy and got really busy and was packed with Korean people. It has a cheerful and fun vibe. We ordered a BBQ meat platter and it came with soup and side dishes. Also, we ordered the seafood panini (seafood pancake with scallion, shrimp and squid) and japchae ( stir fried glass noodles with beef and vegetables). We liked the banchans: fishcakes, kimchi, spicy cucumber, spicy bean sprouts, pickled jalapeño and onions and black beans and got endless supply of them. The tossed salad in gochujsng dressing, lettuce with mild spicy bean paste was refreshing. The seafood pancake was extra crispy and tasty. The japchae was a huge disappointment as it was watery and the portion was small like it’s suitable for a child. At $15, we had to return the japchae back to the kitchen for remake. This was the worst japchae we had ever ate. The remade japchae was better (still not up to standard) and bigger portion. Our least favorite was the shrimps because they were simply not fresh and too fishy to our liking. In our meat platter, there was a giant beef bone with hardly any meat on it. Why was it there on a BBQ meat platter?? This place was definitely a miss for us. We learned later that their food quality is not that consistent as other Korean restaurants. Owners should hire professionals to clean the restaurant especially the slippery floor.