Seoul Garden Cary

M L 2 months ago

My family has been coming to this restaurant for many years, dating back to when it was The Golden Pig. We’ve introduced many friends to it over the years because it was always one of our favorite places. Unfortunately, since the change in management, our recent experience was disappointing. I ordered the duk guk soup, which has always been my go-to dish. While the broth still had good flavor, it no longer included the shredded beef that it traditionally came with, despite the price increasing. As someone who is gluten-sensitive and can’t eat the dumplings, removing the beef meant the soup was essentially just rice cakes in broth with no protein. In hindsight, that may have been a blessing because my husband said his meal tasted like old meat and wasn’t able to finish it. The side dishes were still very good, which was one of the highlights of the meal. However, overall it felt like the quality has declined while the prices have increased. It’s disappointing because we genuinely loved this restaurant under the previous management and have been loyal customers for years. Sadly, we probably won’t be returning to this location and will instead continue visiting the Raleigh locati

Hao Jiang 2 months ago

Absolutely delicious! The squid arrived sizzling hot and was perfectly tender and flavorful. Great service and a lovely atmosphere, too.

Tricia Tanner 5 months ago

Just a post to let everyone know Seoul Garden is open! They sold to new owners 3 months ago. In case any locals were missing Korean cuisine, here’s the updated menu! The prices have definitely gone up. Though the food is good, I don’t know if we will be able to support the increase in price :(

Amazingseed 6 months ago

Only in America do you find the best Korean food in a random part of NC. Usually I nitpick even for very good restaurants, but this place is just perfect. Im coming back NC from NY just for this place alone.

Daisy Jane 7 months ago

It's been a couple of months since we were here. We've been coming here since the place changed the name to Seoul Garden. We immediately noticed some differences. Menu is different, no familiar faces, no customers either. Friday at noon would seem weird to see only one other table in the restaurant. We couldn't order our usual dishes so we proceeded to try the new menu. Soontofu and galbi hot stone bibimpa. No egg in the soontofu. There were only 2 small pieces of galbi (with bones) in the bibimpa but it's a $22 dollar item on the menu. Again, the flavors were not bad but really didn't feel like anything was worth the money. The banchan (small side dishes before the meal) were never refilled through out our meal. Unfortunately, whenever restaurants change hands, quality and consistency usually suffers. We do hope this place makes it but we won't be back again.