Namoo

Typical korean restaurant. Nothing too fancy. Service was alright. Our waitress wasn’t paying attention to us.
Lunch price is decent. Portion is very filling.

I ordered the Haejang Guk which came out still boiling hot in the black stone bowl. They served 10 different side dishes. I can say this is like an average korean restaurant, nothing special or outstanding so if you want regular korean dishes I would say it is okay.
The service was below average however. The waitresses came over to our table twice during our whole meal and had the heart to say something about the tip amount.

While driving around looking for another restaurant I couldn’t find, my friend and I decided to stop here for dinner. We arrived around 9pm thinking okay cool we still have an hour since they close at 10pm. Upon walking in we were greeted by a nice lady. They have an extensive menu with more than half of the items being noodle soups or some type of soup. I didn’t feel like soup on a hot day so we ordered the fried dumplings $ 8.99 and Bulgogi $ 16.99. It surprised us both when the sides came out, there was a bunch. The soy potato cubes and seaweed were our favorites. It’s a nice selection of side dishes, plus rice. Corn tea aka barley tea is served even if you don’t ask for it. We weren’t asked what we wanted to drink. Luckily for me I love corn tea.
Fried dumplings were great, there were several and we didn’t finish them all. Bulgogi is on the sweeter side if you like that. They do give you enough to share between two people.
I deducted a star due to the lack of customer service. Waitress never came back to check on us and our bell button was broken. When she finally came back she gave us the check and a Togo box. Basically, indicating its time for yall to go and it was only around 930ish. Come earlier before 9pm if you want a better experience. We tried to ask for a little more potato and she said kitchen no more. Okay, that’s fine, but I’ll be asking for way more next time.
Waitresses here don’t speak English and lack some skills but food was great. I’d come back, they have big tables for large groups.

Located in a hidden space behind several trees. Cute because Namoo means tree. So it kind of has a tree house feel to it. I had a the cold buckwheat noodles and it was good. The side dishes were good as well.
My only concern was their service. I’m not bothered by it but my friends complained that they wished that the ladies would check up on them more often
Overall it was a good place to eat.

I can’t believe I haven’t reviewed this place. The first time I came here was almost ten yrs ago when they first opened. It’s been awhile since I’ve eaten here but recently had the chance to come here. The location is secluded in an alley but is surrounded by trees. The actual name of the place is Treehouse Korean BBQ but in Korean it’s called A house with a tree (literal translation). When they first opened they had a tree inside the restaurant but now the tree doesn’t exist.
The parking lot is pretty narrow but there are lots on the side.
I ordered the 100 yr old table setting (literal translation), The reason it’s called 100 yr old table setting is because they serve you a bunch of healthy dishes. Meaning you will live up to 100 if you eat these food. Not really but it’s just a dish name… The dishes that comes with it were 5 – 6 veg side dishes, bulgogi and bean paste soup. To name a few of the vegetables are mushroom, spinach, fern brake and radish. They give you a big bowl to mix all the ingredients. It’s by your preference but I like to add all of the veggies and mix it with rice. To top it off you squirt hot pepper paste and sesame oil according to your taste. I suggest adding a little bit of the hot pepper paste and sesame oil. The veggie side dishes are seasoned and cooked already and the paste is just an add on for spiciness. The only side kick to this dish is you have to order for 2 people. For each person the price is $ 15. The amount of food served is enough for more than 2 people.
I met the owner/​cook of the restaurant, which isn’t the same as when it first opened. He was very friendly and even gave us a birthday discount to our check.
Namoo = tree

I used to frequent here with my family when I was growing up. I was glad to see it still standing!
We ordered the seafood pancake, galbi, and seafood hot pot.
Seafood pancake: it’s gotta be the best one I’ve had out of the places I usually go to. they put an ample amount of squid which I love– bang for your bucks.
Galbi– very chewy, I would probably get something else next time. The owner recommended we get pork ribs next time
Seafood hot pot– yay! I had just gone to a neighboring Korean joint the night before and this one had much more to offer! Flavorful, lots of seafood inside.
Thanks!

The service is strange — they STRUGGLE big time with English… so good luck asking questions about the menu, or just asking for a napkin. Our server couldn’t even describe all the ban chan at the table… we just had to taste and guess what we had.
Food was tasty… the seafood pancake is phenomenal. The kalbi, pretty good — not the best I’ve had. Dinner is pretty pricy — expect to pay $ 100 with tip for 2 entrees and 2 appetizers with tip and NO alcohol.

Not a great fan of Korean food but I work for a Korean company so you find yourself eating Korean food at time. I actually haven’t been to Namoo in almost 10 years but it’s a favorite of some of my coworkers so I was down. With Korean food I stick to my staple dish. Spicy pork. The service was really good as far as Korean service goes. Sides were brought out quickly and the few that I eat were good. My entrée well it was tasty, not to spicy and just spicy enough. Seaweed soup was also included and it had been years since I had that.
Overall service is quick, easy to get a table and the spicy pork was good. Korean food is never my choice but I would go again.

Hidden but good for lunch. Banchan is good and changes so every time I go there’ll, interesting what they can do to hotgdogs. it looks crazy to eat cold hotdogs but very good. Lunch servings are rather big and always have a take home box.

This is hidden gem both literally and figuratively of a Korean restaurant. It’s a tough place to locate as the restaurant does not reside on the main street. Nonetheless a good eating place when you realize most of their customers are Koreans.
Ordered LA Galbi (Korean BBQ beef) and pan fried dumplings. The beef was perfectly marinated and tender. It paired well with Korean brown rice and all the side dishes that came with the order.
Although the wait staff does not speak much English, we were able to get what we needed. Great place to eat Korean food!

I’m Korean; so I cook Korean, grew up eating Korean, n lived in Korea for a few years.
This place is authentic and the food is quite good.

We came here last Saturday night before a stint at my favourite karaōke place next door (family karaōke). It was surprisingly quiet for a Saturday evening but we were with friends who assured us it was great food.
The was a Korean version of «so you think you can dance» was playing on the overhead tv and judging by the staffs interest it’s as popular as the American version. This absolutely doesn’t lose any stars… I loved the faces and gasps the staff made as the dancers performed and it in no way took away from our service.
Our friends ordered and the food started arriving… and arriving. I don’t even know everything we ate but lots of dishes and lots of good meat on the personal BBQ.
Unlike other Korean BBQ places I’ve been to, this was tended more by the staff (maybe just because it was quiet though) which I liked as I’m not a huge fan of cooking my own food in a restaurant ;)
Maybe it was because the staff we tending to our food so well I found the meat better (more tender) than other places. We ordered far too much but still managed to make our way through it.
FYI even though this place is named Namoo you will find out outdoor signage says «treehouse»

The pan fried dumplings are hands-​down the BEST I’ve ever had, across any cuisine. Golden, plumpy, filled with heck knows what deliciousness — just WOW. Very generous order size too; perfect w/​an ice cold Sapporo. The traditional Korean grill is good also, but do yourself a favor: just order a double pan fried dumpling and a beer. You’ll be good.
Dinged a star b/​c even though beer is perfect w/​the dumplings, the drink menu could stand to be expanded. Also, the chopsticks are freaking impossible to hold! Metal, flat instead of square or round, it’s like holding dull knife blades.

I knew I had taken my colleagues to the right place when we found it frequented by the local Korean clientele. The restaurant is now marked by «Tree House» boards, so it may throw off those not familiar with Korean restaurants, etc. The space was cavernous but the staff managed to wait it effectively.
We ordered the BiBimBop, Yangnyum Galbi Gui, Kimchee Jigae, and Pajun (Korean-​style «pancake» with vegetables and seafood inside). Including the Banchan, everything was quite fresh and good quality.
I will definitely return on my next visit. :)

Came there on a Saturday around opening time. We were pretty much the only customers there, so our waitress was very attentive and service was quick. I wonder how things are when more customers are in the restaurant, since the space seems kind of big.
Anyway, this is based on the one time I came here. Part of me feels as though I should wait until I try more items (since Korean restaurants all pretty much sell the same stuff, not to mention there are tons of items on the menu). However, I tried gam ja tang (translated to something close to potato stew, but in reality something closer to a pork bone soup) for the very first time, and it was good! At least I thought so. Good size pork bones in the soup, decent-​sized potatoes, and a good spicy red soup, it’s best for cold weather. But even though it wasn’t cold, it still tasted good!
I’ll be back another time, but until then this place is solid in me’s opinion :)

The service was super good but the food was just ok. They must use a lot of oil and MSG here because after I was done with my «healthy» meal I felt really bloated and almost as if I had a burger and fries! The actual location is hidden from the major street but that also gives a cozy feel, too. Over all, it was not a bad experience but also not a great one.

the food tastes good but i always get super dehydrated and bloated after i eat here b/​c of the MSG.
i’ve read about the poor service lately but the owner is now aware and is getting it in order again. the place is well kept. service is friendly.
if you don’t mind the MSG then go. i personally avoid asian restaurants now b/​c i want to avoid MSG

I used to love this place, but my last week’s visit had made me conclude that I WILL NEVER GO BACK TO NAMOO AGAIN.
First of all, this is the first time ever had a Korean restaurant bringing out and serving several pieces of completely frozen, and unappetizing looking pork belly for our order. I guess it was too much to ask for thawing the meat properly before serving, or a more appetizing presentation.
Our waitress found out that our grill wasn’t working properly, instead of letting us switch to a new table, she turned on the fan that was built into the table grill to speed up the cooking process, while we were eating. We had charcoal sparks all over the table during half of the meal. Scary!
The worst part was that, since we were not Korean, the waitress had decided we don’t know how to grill the meat (which is fine, and quite common). She started to grill the meat for us, and then completely disappeared after she put our second order, the beef ribs, on the grill. She never came back again to our table. We were left with burned beef ribs, burned grill, and empty drink cups. Horrible service!

Food: 2
Décor: 2
Service: 2
My friend and I came here for dinner on a Friday night around 9pm.
1. Seafood pancake, 15
Mediocre. Green onion was in entire stalks, and there could have been more seafood. The pancake itself was huge, and we were only able to eat half of it.
2. Tofu stew, 14
Okay. Pretty spicy, and I only had a couple pieces of tofu.
3. Hot bibimbap, 12
Okay. Fried egg was good, but I wish the cucumbers were crunchier and there were more veggies.
Banchan dishes were mediocre. Most of it was kimchi and/​or slightly spicy.
Service was mediocre, and one of the ladies seemed to have an attitude problem. At one point, she told me I needed to put more sriracha, grabbed the bottle, and squeezed more onto my bibimbab.

Been a handful of times and I’ve decided that it’s just ok. I went for dinner with a buddy recently and we originally sat at a table without a grill. I had a craving for sam gyup sal (or tacos… go figure) and when we ordered that and some dae gi galbi the server told us flat out the sam gyup sal would not taste good if it was made in the kitchen. She convinced us to move to a grill table and assured us she would help us out.
The air over on the side tables was thick with bbq smoke already and I didn’t have plans of company later so we moved and prepared for dinner.
Banchan here is ok. The spinach banchan tasted weird and off to me so that one sat a lone for a while. Kimchi was ok, but kkak dugi was probably eaten and refilled the most. She should have just brought a ton when we asked for a refill, but it was pretty meager. We refilled twice more that night. I really like that lightly tossed greens salad type thing you get with grilled meats. It’s delicious. (Yet not special, these are standard at all K BBQ places)
When the meat arrived we gawked at the sam gyup sal. It was only 3 or 4 slices of meat. Seemed low. I guess it seems like more when you cut it, but I just felt like other places give you more. She started the grill with these and waited until we were done eating to do the dae gi galbi. I prefer to have a bit of both so I can switch freely between both meats but since I wasn’t manning the grill I kept my mouth shut.
Dae gii galbi had a good marinade to it and it was satisfying. The egg soufflé that was brought out was a bit bland but puffy. I didn’t eat much of the jiggae as I wasn’t feeling very soupy. As I am recalling the meal, «everything was ok» is the thought the resonates in my mind. It will stay in rotation but I’d prefer Seoul or ChoSun.
Maybe next time I won’t be so lazy about grilling my own dinner. My friend loves eating garlic cloves that were thrown on the grill. I threw on a few jalapenos and sweet baby jesus, the heat was intensified! That pepper was damn hot and brought tears to my eyes. Imagine how sad I was when I went for some rice and saw that I had hardly any remaining.