Comments on: NYC Dining: Mandoo Bar

By: RK

RK — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:20:44 +0000

We visit 3-5 Korean restaurants every time my husband and I visit NYC and Mandoo Bar was the WORST one we’ve ever been to. All the Korean restaurants in the area are a lot better than that. We thought it would be a good place since they were shown on a Korean TV show but we regret that we went there. We went there last weekend and I ordered Combo Mandoos so I can try three different mandoos (pork, seafood and veggie). I got them 10 minutes later and they all tasted the same and bland. My husband ordered Ramen with Mandoos and he had to wait 30 minutes to get his food. The restaurant wasn’t especially busy at that time and I know it takes less than 10 minutes to make ramen so we don’t understand why it took so long. When we complained to the waiter, he told us to wait only a couple more minutes, and we had to wait 10 more. My husband finally got his ramen, but guess what, it was barely cooked! Also, on the way to the bathroom, I found the side dishes piled next to the bathroom door, all opened. We decided not to complain again since we were about to miss our bus. We went to there because we wanted something quick before we catch our bus and we knew places like that serve food pretty quickly but we had to wait so long and almost missed our bus.

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By: NJ Dining: Mandoo Bar II « Off The Broiler

NJ Dining: Mandoo Bar II « Off The Broiler — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 04:23:01 +0000

[...] few months ago, when I heard that a New Jersey outpost of the 32nd Street/Koreatown restaurant Mandoo Bar (click for previous post) was going to be opening in Palisades Park, I was overjoyed. While there are numerous Korean [...]

By: Pan

Pan — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 07:50:22 +0000

Jason, which types of mandoo did you like best? I’ve been to Mandoo Bar once and thought what I had was just OK (I tend to go to Han Bat when I want a cheap meal in Koreatown), but I was by myself and tried nowhere near as much food as you did.

By: Danny

Danny — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 03:59:16 +0000

Best place EVER for dumplings. It’s fast and it’s good and the portions/price are perfect. A friend of mine and I stumbled upon it after touring the handbag district and it really hit the spot!

By: LindaNYCSEA

LindaNYCSEA — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 17:33:27 +0000

Loved it! We really liked everything we ordered and the service was good. I enjoyed watching the ladies make the dumplings in the glass storefront. Thanks for finding this gem on a great street.

By: Lawrence

Lawrence — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 02:43:58 +0000

I have never been to Mandoo Bar and I would live to go there, but I just have to say overall there is nothing like Korean food. Ever since my first bite of kimchi, I have never gone back to eating Chinese or Japanese. Korean food isnt as greasy as Chinese while at the same time is much more flavorful than Japanese. Any group of people who can come up with japchae, kimchi jjigae and most of all SOJU deserves all the praise in the world. I too am from Bergen County NJ, so I am blessed to have this large Korean diaspora near my presence.

By: NYC Dining: Pinkberry « Off The Broiler

NYC Dining: Pinkberry « Off The Broiler — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 21:25:37 +0000

[...] a garlic and chile laden Korean barbecue meal, or perhaps that its directly across the street from Mandoo Bar, making it and the very excellent dumpling restaurant a natural destination pairing, but call me a [...]

By: Off the Broiler Does Mandoo Bar in Manhattan — ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 00:50:18 +0000

[...] Perlow (eGullet, Linux Magazine) has posted an enticing droolscape of Mandoo Bar in Manhattan’s Little Korea on his food blog Off the Broiler. This entry was posted on [...]