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3.0 of 5 stars.
Too crowded. Not enough space between the tables, not enough space on the tabletop for all the food! ha. Food is fine. Nothing amazing to me.
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Number of Violations: 25 Whoa...so don't order too much food when you can come here cuz it's easy to do. But that's cuz me and my friends are heiffers.
yelp.com - user review - 09/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My favorite Korean food joint in NYC's K-town street at the moment (3 times in the last 4 weeks, hah), Kun Jip came highly recommended to me by my NYC friends. Coming from LA, it's comforting that…
yelp.com - user review - 09/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
After living in Boston for three years with their horribly subpar Korean food offerings, eating at Kun Jip was like taking the first sip of a cocktail after a long day at work, or tearing off the…
yelp.com - user review - 09/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been here twice and both times have been uber-crowded. This time there was a waitress taking orders in the line so that by the time you got a table, your order was served within minutes. The…
yelp.com - user review - 08/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i have been in a long-term love/hate relationship with kun-jip. A helplessly loyal patron since its inception, I find myself back here time and time again. i'll start with the hate: i am FULLY aware…
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Kun Jip was crowded, noisy, and the service were a little rushed. The line was not fun to stand in, and like someone else mentioned, it really was like being herded like cattle, trying to get seated.…
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Let me just start off by saying I love Kun Jip. It is a good place to come to get my Korean fix, whatever it may be. Usually I come here and order the various stews on the menu. I have had other…
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I've been looking forward to eating Korean food for the longest time because I've heard such good things about it. Well last night I was suppose to actually go to Kion (peruvian fusion) but after…
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I like it so far. Only got one dish, but it's casual, low key. The soon du bu was yummy.
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
went on a monday night at 8:30pm and there was a line out the door. surprisingly, the entire time (waiting in line to ordering, to finishing food), was only 1 hour. they are fast. got the tofu, pork,…
yelp.com - user review - 08/19/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Yum yum yum. I love this place so much I go there once a month even though it makes my clothes smell for the rest of the night. Loads of good options on the menu. Not a bbq joint, though they do…
yelp.com - user review - 08/15/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I want you to read this review. I want you to know how good this place is. And that it is this good 24 hours every day of every week. That their Doo Boo Gui cleansed my soul. That it maintains…
yelp.com - user review - 08/14/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Their galbi (flavorless) and soondae (that texture was just not what I was used to)... were sub par. Their japchae and kimchi were not good either. And at 5 AM I thought everything was supposed to…
yelp.com - user review - 08/12/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Came here on the recommendation of a DC friend who hangs out in NY quite a bit. Wasn't impressed. First, we got up to the restaurant and then had to wait in the entry corridor. The lady handed us…
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So I practically got breakfast here at like 5 AM after some Saturday night boozin. Never have I eaten and watched the sunrise outside at the same time. True alcoholic status. Back to the food. Good…
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
There was quite a wait so I thought the food was going to be really good. Maybe we just ordered the wrong things? They had meh-woon-galbi-jjeem, which I had once in cali and loved, so I got all…
yelp.com - user review - 07/28/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
We got off the subway on our way to the Empire State Building and just happened to run across Korea town. We walked up and down the street and decided to go to the restaurant that looked the most…
yelp.com - user review - 07/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm a regular at Kun Jip but haven't posted about it yet. In my opinion, its top 3 as far as korean restaurants in manhattan. granted, about 90% of the time i eat there i'm 10 drinks into the night…
yelp.com - user review - 07/15/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I probably should not even review this place yet, but I'm sure it'll be updated soon, so I'm just gonna roll with it... The first time I came here was after Maria's B-day party - karaoke and round…
yelp.com - user review - 07/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Went in a group of four that included a Korean friend so he took care of the order while we waited for a table to open up. This turned out to be a great approach as the food arrived almost…
yelp.com - user review - 07/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The best Korean restaurant in the city. Used to go there for lunch and dinner with friends (flip, chinese, jewish, irish, swedish, korean, japanese, cuban, italian among many) all loved this place.…
yelp.com - user review - 07/03/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Food is great here! Service is ehh~~ depending on how slammed they are (which is almost always the case). Non-asian crowd may find the wait staff a bit rough or unfriendly... but it's only b/c of the…
yelp.com - user review - 07/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
As others have said, this place is always bustling. When my group got there, there was a line out the door. Service was fast (mostly because they want to get you in and out the door quickly). The…
yelp.com - user review - 06/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
GREAT STAFF. When we arrived, we were soaking wet because of the rain. The staff kindly ushered us inside and gave us paper towels to dry ourselves off. Even though the place was PACKED (around 9PM),…
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Whenever I go to K-town with my friends, this place is pretty much a guaranteed good place to go to because it has enough variety and the food is just plain tasty. I definitely recommend the seafood…
yelp.com - user review - 06/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
There's always a line outside of KJ on weekends, and not without good reasons. KJ offers good panchan and exceptional BBQ. Definitely a must for New Yorkers seeking good Korean food.
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I agree with my roommate, Sara S. (see below)... they put up with a lot from us... and they give us good food and drinks in return. What's not to love?
yelp.com - user review - 06/13/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
totally awesome. good array of banchan. my bro had the audacity to say that korean seafood pancakes were better than chinese scallion pancakes... he's comparing apples to oranges here, but i will say…
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Everything tasted great and we were more than full with food left over. The panchan was decent, as I usually like ggak dukee and preserved anchovy as part of it.
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Kunjip is good, but it's not for everyone. If you're unfamiliar with Korean food then you should definitely hit up another joint because they don't give you a lot of time to think about what you want…
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Thank God! I am glad to find Korean food that is good on the east coast. And this is when I was losing hope in Boston. This place was packed.. and for good reason. The side dishes were not so…
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Went here for lunch the other day... it was PACKED! We had to place our orders before getting a table, and our food almost came out before that happened! The place gets very crowded and you're…
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
after drinking all night long this is the place to eat at 4am and still PACKED!!!! u cant go wrong with any of the dishes and all my friends who come with me(btw they all happen to be white) love…
yelp.com - user review - 05/23/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I went on a Sunday night around 11, and it wasn't overly crowded at all. The service was really friendly and attentive, too. We ordered the seafood pancake, which was decent but not the best I've had.…
yelp.com - user review - 05/15/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went in on Thursday, around 8.30 or so, and was seated within 20 minutes, as promised. We knew what we were ordering when we were seated and the waitress was kinda surprised. Service was…
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
When I crave Korean food, I come here. I first discovered Kun Jip seven years ago when my friend brought me here. Be sure to come here early to avoid the crowds. Sometimes they make you order even…
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i like kun jip. i went here all the time for lunch and got the sun do bu chigae, before i decided that i dont actually like the dish that much... theres just not enough solid basically... its all…
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The saving grace of this place is definitely it's geh-lahn-jjim. A free egg dish that comes with the meal along with the rest of the banchan (korean appetizers) that is free! Pretty standard all…
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
24-hour Korean food=dangerous. We came here on a Saturday night after the opera and the place was still abuzz. We didn't have to wait long for a seat, nor did we have to wait long for our food. Once we…
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If a place is packed with asians and one has to wait for seating, that's a sure sign that the food is good. prices are decent compared to the other places on K-town strip of NYC. they got good plum…
yelp.com - user review - 04/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Now this place can compete with any place in LA. After having gone to LA's K-town I've been complaining about Korean Restaurants until my visit to this authentic joint. It was packed, loud and lines…
yelp.com - user review - 04/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
We usually get in a shouting match here with some poor people trying to enjoy the 'kitchen sink.' Then we run outside to smoke, come back in and down shots of soju, chug our OB's, shout some more,…
yelp.com - user review - 03/30/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
While packed, noisy, and completely outrageous lines at times, this location actually periodically has a nice older lady step out with hot tea for those waiting for a seat. The only thing here that I…
yelp.com - user review - 03/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Recommended for: korean food, dinner with friends, late late night dinner :) Food 5, Service 3, Ambiance 3.
yelp.com - user review - 03/19/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Loud, packed, and noisy this place always is, though by some miracle my friend and I were able to get in immediately and be served rather quickly by curt but accomodating servers. I decided to have…
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Yay, I get to be the 100th review for Kun Jip! If I'm not mistaken, we came here for my birthday. See, i'm old and my memory isn't as good as it used to be. And quite frankly, i'm old and my memory…
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
First time at Kun Jip. Went on a Saturday night in a group of 4. Waited in line outside for only 15 min...even placed our order while waiting. Food was tasty, however this is not the place to have…
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Love Kun Jip's mad delicious Korean cuisine. Was a bit taken back by how crazy it was Friday night--we got in line, got to the front, and the host asks you point-blank, "What do you want to order?"…
yelp.com - user review - 03/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Authentic Korean food, this place is open 24 hours, and is always jam-packed (good sign for any restaurant). After a long night of drinking, I always love stumbling into this spot for some good…
yelp.com - user review - 03/02/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Only in an Asian restaurant could this happen.. Our group of 12 had made a reservation at 7pm on Thursday night. And when we arrived, it didn't look like they could accommodate us.. Oh, but wait,…
yelp.com - user review - 02/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Kun Jip which means Big House is the freaking way to go! So many places on 32nd a.k.a K-town oozes of REAL Korean but start here and end here. (If you can't make it to Flushing that is) I just don't…
yelp.com - user review - 02/21/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It was really crowded when we went on a Saturday afternoon, so be prepared to stand in line, look through a menu, wait, and place your order while standing in line. I think the main draw of this…
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
IMHO, the best Korean food in Manhattan. Woo Lae Oak is too expensive and Kum Gang San is overrated... What comes with every meal is a bunch of appetizer like plates, including Kim Chee, marinated…
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I am reviewing this place after my 2nd time, once lunch and the 2ND time dinner. This place is not good, if you wanna have Korean food in a relaxed calm atmosphere, there are always lines here and they…
yelp.com - user review - 02/11/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I don't know how this place got 4 stars. Food was terrible and banchan was real mess. Floor is dirty and too much MSG use. After I ate food, I drank water all day. No one cared my table either. Don't…
yelp.com - user review - 02/10/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I come to New York maybe twice a month (from DC), and something that I always have to have every single time I'm here is the Dook Bae Ki Bulgoki at Kunjip. My boyfriend knows. When he's being…
yelp.com - user review - 02/02/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Yay for Koreans running a good Korean restaurant and welcoming us Koreans for a characteristically Korean feast in a loud ambiance filled with the spiky sound waves of Korean chit chat. And the…
yelp.com - user review - 01/31/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Some of the best bibimbop I've had in K-town. This place is a great low key place to get really good Korean food.
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is awesome. Good food, cheap Soju, right next to all the fun karaoke places in the middle of K-Town. I really like their barbecue, of course, and their kalbi tang (it's pretty demure in…
yelp.com - user review - 01/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The place to go for a late night post club food extravaganza. After 2am, everyone comes in with the alcohol flush look, and chatting all loud and shiet since their eardrums are still adjusting.. Our…
yelp.com - user review - 01/19/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Granted this place is great to stop by at 4am, when you're still drunk and your taste buds are dull. But when I stopped by for dinner, not only was it crowded, but the bahn-chan (Korean side dishes)…
yelp.com - user review - 01/09/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I crave Korean food from time to time so it's always good to know a reliable, good Korean restaurant. On 32nd, you'll spot it by the line extending outside. There's almost always a line to get in but…
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Rating 3.5*'s I just came here for lunch earlier after raving about it to a friend. I am taking a star away for charging us $2.50/ea for tea! WTF?!
yelp.com - user review - 12/26/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
poor service! dont even expect a friendly smile here.
yelp.com - user review - 12/26/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Simply put. Kun Jip is awesome. Most definitely see as the diamond in the rough with almost 5 or 6 other Korean BBQ places within a single block radius. Kun Jip shines most brightly out of them. On a…
yelp.com - user review - 12/26/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I agree. Spot on. Especially because you can go to karoake down the street after you're done eating here at 4am.
yelp.com - user review - 12/15/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ok Ok. I see that many people have already spoken. I am just going to say "I agree"
yelp.com - user review - 12/11/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I've been here a handful of times before but it was never by choice. I recall a late night "snack" after drinking way too much with my friends. My friends wanted to go and eat Korean food and so they…
yelp.com - user review - 12/10/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Good lunch place!
yelp.com - user review - 12/04/2007
