OKDONGSIK New York

It’s… good? Look. I’m a clear soup GIRLIE. But this is just not very flavorful. Also… the dumplings are frozen. That said, the meat is actually good and the broth is well balanced. The rice stays nicely cooked after being soaked. The dumplings are really good. But again, surprisingly from frozen. The kimchi is free refills yay. The atmosphere is very calming, which was my favorite part of the experience!! I went on a Sunday night, 10mins before they opened. We got in right when they opened. But this was a VERY cold day, so the line was short.

This was one of the best Korean restaurants I've been to. The broth is so clear yet rich. Not oily or heavy at all. The pork is so tender and pairs well with their housemade gochuji paste. The mandu was very soft and tender and filled with meat. The dumpling skin is very thin. Pairs very well with the dwaeji gomtang. The naeng jaeyuk was so tender as well and goes well with the gochuji. Their kimchi was actually really good. Had to ask for refills. More on the less ripe side yet flavorful, cruncy and fresh. Overall very hearty and healthy meal. The 45 min wait was very worth it (we went on a Monday during lunch time).

Can I be honest? It was ridiculous of me to wait almost 2 hours in the freezing cold for this… but that was my personal decision. I also now learned you can order online which would be much less of a wait!! I will say, the meal did not disappoint. I was still so excited to try, given the general hype about the restaurant and even more hype from Chef Ok’s feature on Culinary Class Wars. I think some of the reviews are pretty harsh. It seemed a lot of work and skill goes into making a clean and flavorful broth as this. The dumplings were pricey ($3 a pc basically), but that’s NYC baby!!! The staff is very efficient and nice. They allow refills on the Kimchi, spicy sauce, and rice, so I got a refill on the kimchi bc I personally really enjoyed and gobbled it up before the broth (very shortly

I went here for lunch on Sunday after seeing the chef on Culinary Class Wars. My friend and I did a walk in for two on a snowy (half the city shut down level snowstorm) Sunday. We got there at about 11:40am when they just opened at 11:30 and got the last two walk-in seats. The couple that came after us was quoted 30 minutes and after that quotes became an hour to hour and a half wait - so if you’re doing a walk-in I recommend right when they open. I got kimchi mandoo and the dweji-gomtang with extra pork. The kimchi mandoo were very tasty, though I would probably skip them on my next visit (I try to maximize dining when in NY and after getting to try them once, I think I’d save the room to be hungry for another snack or meal to try 😅). The dweji-gomtang was everything you’d want on a col

The kimchi dumplings were *excellent*, the solution was surprisingly tasty, lemonade is on the sweet side for me. The warm pork broth over perfectly chewy rice was so comforting. The generous slices of pork were so tender and simultaneously bouncy -- a texture that is so rare! My only thing is I should have asked for more kimchi - it went so well with everything. Would line up again for this.