Kokomo - Evanston

We went in for dinner on Saturday. It was almost full. We ordered one hot pot dish and waited for 30+min. No small appetizers were served either, unlike other Korean restaurants. Many other tables were waiting for their orders too. When we finally got the waitress and asked about our order, we were told they hadn’t started making it yet, so we had to leave. Apparently they are super understaffed especially in the kitchen.

Fantastic byob Spot! Best book I had in America. They bring several small shares with Kimchi and the potato was particularly amazing. I order a whole page of it! The portion sizes are very generous and the hot stone Bibimbap came out, which was perfect. The gochujang was served on the side so you could add as much or as little as you wanted. I will definitely come back

The food was good. I went on a Sunday when it was almost empty. I'm not sure about the service in general. I felt kind of rushed through the meal and it wasn't even close to the closing time. Overall, the portions are generous and the food is delicious.

The flavors seem more than slightly toned down here, to appeal to what they think is their audience I guess. And they have timing challenges. We did a pickup order and it was about 20 minutes later than they stated when the order was placed. But overall, not bad. That being said, there are a number of Korean places within a short drive and this place has not made itself a default. I will order again I 'm sure and I will try different menu options.

Overall, not good, would not recommend. Our waiter was friendly but they must be understaffed, there was almost no one in the restaurant but our food took half an hour to come. Our appetizer (seafood pancake) was inedible really thick, with a terrible fishy flavor, they did take it back and did not charge us as we barely ate a bite. Our main dishes were edible but not good. Without the sauce on my monster tonkatsu it was totally flavorless. We'd eaten at other Korean restaurants that were far better.