Gahwa - Queens

A hidden gem with convenient street parking available at night. The prices are very affordable.

Often, the vegetables in this spicy rice dish can be cut into awkward lengths and sizes, making them difficult to eat. However, here, everything was thoughtfully diced into small, manageable pieces, making it much easier to enjoy each bite—this minor detail was a pleasant surprise. The only downsides were that the pot wasn’t very hot, so the rice didn’t crisp up on the bottom as much as I would have liked. Also, I missed having an egg to include, which many other places offer. Nonetheless, these small issues aside, we appreciated the speedy service and the fact that they were one of the few Korean restaurants in the area open for early birds.

However, after taking just a few bites of my food, I felt something hard in my soup. I pulled it out to discover it was a coin—a dime! It was disgusting, and I wondered if it was intentional. This completely ruined my appetite, so I stopped eating. I regretted paying for the food I barely touched, and I even tipped 18% for such poor service. I will never return, and I hope the owner takes action to train their staff better. I understand that the staff may want to leave early, but if you're open for another 30 minutes, please treat your remaining customers with respect and ensure the food is not tampered with.

Terrible customer service! we arrived in 30 minutes before closing for a fast meal, as their food is usually quickly prepared. the waitress told us that a menu for food is not available as they close soon. what we understood and ordered, whatever was available. we wanted to order alcohol and she told us that we can't, because they'll close soon. we have said to her several times that we will not stay long and be out of the lock and will not be overdue. she still didn't say several times what was frustrating because it was hot and we just wanted to take a bite and have a beer. she finally gave us alcohol. but after my eating and with 3 bites I felt a little really hard. I spit it out to check and a coin “Dime” was in my suppe! disgusting and also wonder if intentionally! I stopped eating because I totally lose my appetit. I regret to pay for the food I barely eat, and I even tipped 18% for a bad service. will never go back and hope that the owner does something to train his employees better. I get it, the workers want to go early, but please, if they are opened up until 30 min, then treat their customers with highest consideration for the remaining time and do not do with eating.

I ordered bibim nangmyon. it should not have suppe and be cold. it was lukewarm and watery. it seems that you cook does not understand the difference between mul nangmyon and bibim nangmyon. So I had on suppe based warm bibimnangmyon with the diluted soße. okay, I removed the package from my comments. when I asked the waitress why it was watery, she said cold suppee was added to make it cool. I guess you cook doesn't know how to make bibim nangmyon. I was very unhappy with eating.