So Moon Nan Jip

Bibim noodles 6/10 Pork ribs 9/10 Soybean soup 8/10 Good portions ! Open till 12am so convenient to eat good Korean food as a late dinner

Charcoal grilled galbi is simply amazing. Steamed eggs are fluffy and perfectly done. All the banchans are high quality. Service is quick and wonderful. Good for large groups. Highly recommend.

We recently moved near this neighborhood and wanted to try new restaurants. Some friends invited us here swearing it was the best Korean BBQ in the area. It was a week day, can't remember the exact day, around 6pm. The place was full of locals, that's always a good sign. We were seated right away and our friends ordered since they have been here before and knew the menu. The server came with some complimentary hot tea to start, that was nice. First dish we tried was the spicy raw fish salad, my palate was jumping with joy of all the flavors I was tasting. If you like a kick of spice, this is your dish. I loved it. Then we tried the beef soup/stew. Very hearty with vegetables and chunks of beef. Perfect for a rainy day. Last but not least we had the Pork Ribs and the Ribeye steak. While it was cooking in the middle charcoal grill we tried all the banchan (side dishes). All of them also very tasty and plentiful. The meat had a nice marinated to it, but I feel the steak was a little dry, not as juicy as I would like. The servers were really attentive and they came often to the table to flip the meat and make sure everything was fine. In this type of restaurants I'm always worried about the smell of food getting on my hair and clothes but I must highlight that the vent they use overhead really works.

A fried recommended So Moon Nan Jip to my husband so we decided to stop down midweek. We were seated right away and everyone was really friendly. My husband liked the cooking on coals more than the slab that places normally cook on for Korean bbq. There were lots of sides and prices were in line with other places we went. We started with a scallion pancake on recommendation from our server which was eh, but the sauce to dip it in was good. The meat tasted good and the sauce for it worked well. I liked that they recommended it to be eaten as a lettuce wrap. My husband really liked it, but I thought the sides were a little sweet for my taste. My only complaint about the service was that our waitress kept using the tongs that had touched raw meat to scoop up sides to put on our plate or put sauces on things. My husband would've given it a 5, I would've given it a 3 so I will settle with a 4

I almost forgot So Moon Nam Jip, which I used to visit about 20 years ago. After losing Bonga Sulungtaeng as one of my favorite after-workout early brunch Korean restaurant, I decided to give it a try. My review is only for brunch menu, not for the Korean BBQ. The bean sprout soup with Kimchi and Dried Pollock(two entrees) were very good; more than enough for two, well-marinated pollock, and side dishes were also tasty. Its multigrain rice was well-prepared as well (large and small grains are a tough combination for the best rice-cooking), and paired nicely with the soup. The interior is rather narrow and deep, similar to restaurants in NYC and equipped with a vent at each table, suggesting its BBQ-oriented approach for lunch and dinner. I will probably keep visiting this place for brunch. One of the benefits to do so is that you can find a place for parking much more easily than later of the day. Although it says 10am open on the door, I was welcomed around 8am.