We had Korean delivered to us and the packaging was perfect. The ordered was packaged with a variety of sides.
The Mushroom bibimbap was filled with a generous amount of slices beanshoot, carrot, cucumber, fluffy rice and topped with a perfect sunny side egg.
Soy garlic Korea and fried chicken had the most crisp batter, juicy chicken and flavoursome soy garlic sauce.
The topokki was very filling with thick rice cakes and mild sauce.
Nathasya Christiana Suryo
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definitely a $18 worthy meal! The size is big enough to make me full and the flavour of both dishes are good. Will be one of my choice for lunch!;)
Wow we’re we left just speechless after leaving by Korea. This small joint is tucked away in a side street and who would have known they’d deliver such amazing food and service!! We asked the chef to recommend us some favourites and were left nothing but satisfied. The highlight of the meals was the kimchi and rice dish which was served on egg with some amazing sauce. We could eat this again and again. The pork Bulgagi was a hit too, we easily cleaned that up even though the servings were so large. The fried chicken was also good but did not compare to the other two dishes.
PRO: if you’re looking for a large feed, this is the place to go. Servings are immaculate and quaintly and taste just exceeded our expectations.
CON: no cons 🤗
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I booked By Korea for a birthday gathering for 9 people as I had seen amazing reviews and that the restaurant had great meals for sharing. The food was exceptional. I would even argue that it’s the best Korean food I have fried in Melbourne. As a group we ordered the cheese fried rice (amazing), the mushroom stir fry, beef and pork bulgogi and the Korean fried chicken done in 5 different ways. We polished every last piece of food off. I will definitely be booking again. The only reason I have rated the restaurant 4 stars instead of 5 starts were some hiccups with booking. I had booked the table a month prior and had the booking confirmed by the restaurant. Due to Covid19, I also called the restaurant to confirm the booking a week prior and was told it was all good to go ahead as long as we utilised two tables instead of one. I was fine with this. I was then called by the restaurant 2 days later to cancel my booking completely as they had changed their policy to walk-in only. The restaurant encouraged me to show up with 9 people to see if we could get a walk in, instead. I stressed that the booking was for a birthday and it was unlikely for me to secure another booking elsewhere in the CBD for 9 due to COVID19 restrictions. Upon realising that I had booked the table a month earlier, I was told that they would honour the booking. In the end we had a great time and I would definitely go back again due to the food.
Great service with incrediblly delicious food, one minor thing is that the food is too spicy for me, the whole experience is great! It’s my 4th or 5th time here and will come back soon😍
Great little restaurant hidden away in an alleyway. Food here is amazing quality for extremely affordable prices. Definetly recommend any bulgogi and fried chicken.
We ordered the 5 combo flavours fried chicken. Although all flavours tasted nice the original one was the best. Its definitely on top of my list of fried chicken. Other foods are equally delicious with fair price. Will visit again!
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A cute diner, By Korea has excellent Korean dishes at incredibly affordable prices.
Ordered:
🍝 Beef Chapche: sweet potato noodles & beef ($16.00)
🌽 Corn cheese ($14.00)
🥞 Kimchi Pancake (v) ($14.00)
🍚 Kimchi & Ham fried rice ($17.00)
🍗 Soy Fried Chicken ($19.00)
Review:
The dishes were all amazing. 3 strong highlights were the: cheesiness and freshness of the corn cheese (they add diced capsicum), the crackling sweetness of the fried chicken and the yummy soft pancake... that was also crispy around the corners. I would recommend these dishes!!
One small gripe would be that the beef chapche had way too many veggies on top. It almost became a feud when we were trying to find the slivers of glass noodles among the greenery.
Service is pretty friendly, and relatively fast. Dishes don't exactly come out all at once. So if you're waiting for it to come out for that perfect photo, you may be waiting for a while! They're attentive and are happy to refill water and the side banchan for you.
When each main dish is delicious and under $20, it's an insane bargain. If you're in the cbd and have a hankering for korean dishes, By Korea delivers.
The food is a lot. We ordered from the $12 menu and it was worth it. The sweet chilli chicken was well seasoned. The tonkatsu was big and tender (but could have used more sauce). It was packed at lunch time so make sure to either go early or book beforehand.
had the onion & mustard fried chicken, kimchi pancake, beef japchae and ham/cheese fried rice! chicken was one of the best juicy and flavourful but the wedges was soggy and dry! everything else was very delicious and service was very quick and efficient! highly recommended this place for quick and cheap meals :)
So we went to Melbourne to have some Korean bbq and every place was soo full and the wait times were crazy, so we decided to stroll through China town and stumbled onto this little gem of a place hidden down an ally and we were so glad we found this place.. this venue has a busy atmosphere very pleasant staff were incredibly efficient fast service And the food to match flavour delicious!! Reminds me of when I was in Korea I would highly suggest this place. Hope you all can enjoy one day.
Always love coming here - portion size is huge and great for sharing. I love the tteotbokki, cheesy corn and Korean fried chicken (soy). Small place so definitely get in early to get a table as I wasn’t able to make a booking. Service is speedy
Had the soy chicken value meal which comes with the dish, salad, and rice with pasta. They have a selective menu with many different choices of meat and even quite a few vegan options! Portion size is generous and filling! Value meal was $19 so not too bad. Ambience wise, the restaurant is quite small and very tight, definitely not very covid safe as the tables of other customers are super close to you and you can barely get through the gaps. Food came out quickly.
By Korea is a awesome little Korean Restaurant in China Town Melbourne, the food is sooo good! And authentic 👌🏼
The Korean Fried Chicken is crispy on the outside and moist inside just how it should be, everything is so flavourful! The Cheesy Corn is impeccably good! It's so sweet and satisfying, the staff are really friendly and the atmosphere is buzzing with enjoyment, the kitchen is constantly turning over meals as this is a really popular little spot! The prices are really reasonable also, I Highly Recommend By Korea
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A well known, no frills Korean restaurant in one of Melbourne’s laneways in Chinatown. Absolutely delicious and very affordable. It gets really busy so be prepared to wait a little bit but the food is so worth it. The cold kimchi noodles were a stand out dish for us, refreshing and so tasty. Will definitely be back 🥰
Such a nice place. Great food even greater staff. I come to this place 3 times a week and the way they interact with me is amazing. I am a translator, I do most of my work done in their cosy and friendly place. I even have my own spot - of course if the place is not busy! Not to say that the friendly and patient chefs correct my Korean writing mistakes.
It's awesome 👌🏿 you should try it at least once. 😀
Tasty Korean food in a simple environment. Hard surfaces make it noisy. Prices average, serves generous. The staff are quick and efficient on a busy Easter Saturday. Public Holiday surcharge applies
Open late and really fast service in a back alley in Chinatown. Reasonably priced.
After having had some wine in our bellies, we wanted some sustenance. We ordered two spicy chicken dishes (in retrospect, should have diversified, but was craving some heat) and they were both good and comforting. The banchan that comes with the food is simple and decent. Service could be friendlier but food comes out so fast, it almost doesn’t matter!
We didn’t partake in soju drinking but there were many groups drinking soju and Korean beer. I’d never seen non koreans downing so many bottles of soju before.
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