Seoul Garden

Some foods can be cooked at your table

Location

2805 West Henrietta Road, Rochester NY, 14623

Hours

Lunch Special: Tuesday-Friday: 11:00am-2:00pm

Phone

585 424 2220

Seoul Garden is a Korean restaurant on West Henrietta Road in Henrietta. The lunch specials are all $7. Most of them are a meat (for example BulGoKi) with some rice, seaweed, tofu, and orange in a box. Dinners range from $8 noodle dishes to the $17 marinated monk fish. Most of the tables have built-in grills, for an at-table barbecue (minimum two servings). Dinner comes with several side dishes including radish, tofu, seaweed, kimchi, black beans, and steamed rice.

For more information on Korean food see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_cuisine

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2005-03-14 00:56:14   It has Korean BBQ, though it is not spectacular. It is the best Korean food in town, though it is the only Korean food in town. It is not bad if you are looking for something different. — MicahMilinovich

2006-07-15 02:22:38   I always have a great experience here - the service is lightning-fast, they give you tons of condiments, and everything tastes fresh and arrives sizzling and well-seasoned (they don't dumb down the spices). My barometers for measuring authenticity at ethnic restaurants are "how many people from the Country whose cuisine I am currently dining on eat here" and "how many specials are not written in English" — don't worry — Seoul Garden is always full of Korean families and they are always eating things that are most certainly not on my menu. — RochesterGuy

2006-08-21 20:29:55   Heard about Seoul Garden through my husband, who raves about how good the bi bim bap is, and, after recently eating there, tend to concur. — CatherineConnolly

2006-09-18 07:25:00   Until recently, the only choice for Korean in town and I’ve never been disappointed. They always seem to have a few open tables so there’s never a wait to sit. The table service is good and they are always willing to describe dishes the best they can. The food is always fresh, plentiful and satisfying. I’ve discovered some really great dishes that I try not to order too regularly because I like to experiment with new things when I go. The hostess however, leaves a lot to be desired as far as personality and politeness are concerned. —ZedOmega

2006-11-18 10:27:22   I love this place. I particularly like the spicy stews. My favorite thing is the seafood pancake. It is crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside—a giant plate of starchy goodness. —JodyBenedict

2006-11-25 10:58:15   Went last night for the first time (never had Korean food before) and I thought Seoul Garden was excellent. I had the seafood pancake and it was delicious. The kimbap were also good, very mild. My friend had the japchae and it was very unusual (the slippery texture takes some getting used to) but we agreed that it also had good flavor. The waitress could have come around a couple more times to refill water, but otherwise everything was perfect, and I'll definitely be going back. —AdrienneDahler

2006-11-26 15:14:43   A lot of the food is very spicy, so be careful what you order if that's not your thing. The food is good and an interesting change of pace, but the service is so-so. —StevenDibelius

2007-02-06 13:56:21   I have tried maybe 10 or 12 entrees here, and they have all been great. My favorite is the rice dish that comes in a stone pot with a raw egg (which cooks at the table in the hot stone pot). It has an almost creamy texture and a flavor that's beyond description. Marvelous! I love the little dishes of stuff that come with every meal - they're good for practicing chop-stick skills. Eating here is an experience. —EastSideStephen

2007-05-01 21:19:15   Great Korean food, definitely try it out if you're in the Rochester area —GenePark

2007-09-12 14:56:09   For Korean food, it's pretty bland. And I don't like being told what to order. "Don't order that! You won't like! Get this!" I know Korean food and I know what I like. And we all know how lovely the host is. I'm glad other korean places have opened in town. —MarcVera

2007-09-27 12:59:23   One of the best Korean restaurants in town (well there are only two)

Actually I think they do a great job. The stews are fantastic and the seafood pancake is to die for (reheat it in a cast iron skillet the next day for a treat).

I've never had any problems with the hostess... My family goes to SG all the time and all the staff are great with the kids (7 and 11) coaxing them to try new things and joking around.

I'm not a big fan of their bi bim bap. I find it to be a little mushy but thats only my personal taste (my wife loves it)

Definitely a great place for comfort food. —MikeBobrow

2007-12-05 18:15:57   Been twice in the past month after about a year of no visits. As usual their food is great. Actually got a smile from the hostess. WOW! —ZedOmega

2007-12-08 10:36:26   After being to all three korean restaurants in town, I think I can still say that I like Seoul Garden the best. There might be some bias to this since I've been to Seoul Garden more than the other two restaurants, but after thinking it through, Seoul Garden has the best tasting food. The only place where the other restaurants between Seoul Garden for me is the quality of meat and seafood. Seoul Garden could use major improvement in that sense.

None of the three's kalbi are anywhere close to my mom's, but I think Seoul Garden's is the best. —RochesterCalifornia

2008-01-05 16:42:22   I went here last night, and was totally happy with our meal. We got eel and chicken, and some shrimp appetizer - everything was delicious. The atmosphere was great, and the servers were super nice. I think I just found a new favorite place to eat! :) —HilarieLloyd

2008-01-26 10:01:32   This place is very authentic and I have lived in Korea for 2 years. The bulgogi is awesome and the kimchee is perfect. I found the bulgogi at the place on Jefferson in the market very greasy. This is the only place i go for Korean. Make this your 1st stop for Korean. —NewtonNola

2008-03-12 22:08:08   Nice service. Great dishes and well made. —LorenzoServantes

2008-03-17 12:40:26   Excellent service. Flavorful, fresh food. Great value for money. Vegetarians will not be disappointed. Ideal place to try with a group of friends. —SmitaRao

2008-06-29 09:36:48   I went last night for my birthday after looking around for a new place to try. I had never had Korean food before but it was delicious. The servers were very nice and one showed my boyfriend how he was supposed to eat his food. haha, it was pretty awkward but very helpful. I want to go back again today and get more kimchibokumbob. amazing. —EliseFouasnon

2008-09-19 16:33:58   since i moved here, I've never had decent Asian dishes in town. but fortunately i found this korean place. it's the same as i had in China. my husband and i both love it. we went there at least twice a week since we found it. they have very simple, basic korean dishes as well as awesome BBQ. they really care their food and use really fresh ingredient. the waitress are very nice and funny. we enjoy the time there a lot. i will say this is the best Asian food i had in town. both japanese food and chinese food are not that good here. they either don't care the food they cook or the ingredient is not fresh at all or doesn't have a good receipt. i feel like that i am really luck for having this place in town. —Jing

2008-09-30 16:46:59   Went to Seoul Garden for the first time recently. It was OK I suppose. My friend and I ordered two barbecued meat dishes, the beef short ribs and the spicy pork(I forget the Korean names). They were both quite tasty, and the beef was of very good quality. I was a little miffed when the waitress told us we needed to order "two of the same thing" in order to use the grill on the table. This perplexed me. So, if I alone order two helpings of short ribs, I can use the grill, but the fact that my friend and I ordered separate grillable items excludes us from using the grill? Banchan was fine. I may end up going here again, I'll have to try the other restaurants on offer first. —AlexD1234

2008-11-25 14:53:40   After many visits and offering not only my patronage but also introducing others to this restaurant, they completely spit in my face when I come in with my non-Korean fiancé during lunch time to order one entrée to share, making a scene in the middle of the restaurant when I requested just ONE small dish of kimchi (understand they would NOT bring out any panchan at all)! How could they "forget" my 40% tips in the past?! I understand the Korean restaurant business does not do so fantastic in less diverse areas such as Rochester as it does in noVA or NYC, but then is it not more important to keep their customers (especially Korean customers)? This place has completed neglected the sa-biss ("Korean service") a Korean person would expect in return for offering his/her patronage to the restaurant.

To summarize:
Atrocious service. Small portions and lesser quality Korean food than other Korean restaurants and obviously homemade food. Will never return here again. —JenFromDC

2008-11-25 15:09:24   Also for one's own enlightenment, there is no "Korean-American" food as there is "Chinese-American" food (commonly known to have been created for Americans' tastes, as far as possible from authentic Chinese food), there is just 'Korean food', and 'Korean where-the-owners-skimp-out-on-certain-ingredients-to-make-it-as-cheap-as-possible food.' Though it is understandable for the Rochester Korean restaurants to offer only the latter considering the small Korean population. —JenFromDC

2008-12-06 21:56:42   FAKE SERVICE, MEDIOCRE FOOD, OVERPRICED. I don't like this place because the workers talk about the customers in Korean, and if you understand what they are saying, you will notice that they are talking pretty ugly, mean, judgmental, and rude things about the customers, and doing it with a smile on their faces. One waitress can speak perfectly good English but acts like she can't. (The food is like a 3 or 4 out 10). After dining here a handful of times, I noticed they are insincere and treat different people differently. —MizLee

2009-01-21 17:53:48   There is a lot of negative commentary on Rockwiki from people who think they've been harmed in some way by this restaurant.

JenfromDC you are at a restaurant, just eat your food. If there is a civil rights issue here, talk to the attorney general. The people at Seoul Garden have always been friendly. What incentive would make them dislike you? Maybe it's all in your head.

I'm not from Rochester. I've been here for a job and I have had "Korean food" all over this country and in Korea. I have to say Seoul Garden is among the best and most authentic around here for the price.

Don't listen to the drama from some prior ignorant posts.

Seoul Garden is worthwhile. It is not the best value, but when eating out, it is certainly one of the best alternatives in Rochester.

The food is authentically Korean and I've never personally had any complaints about the service or the food. Nor has anyone I know. —StuartWolf

2009-03-16 14:15:23   Had their vegetable pancake, it was pretty good. fairly priced. Would go there again. Nice service. —SaRoyal

2009-05-15 01:19:03   The food here is serviceable but not on the same plane as Young's. Service was fine for me. —JohnHavard