Seafood Dolsot Bibimbap
Hwa Gae Jang Tuh

Hwa Gae Jang Tuh

2104 Veirs Mill Rd, 20851-1825, Rockville, United States

Asian • Lunch • Korean • Chinese


"Food was good but the service was lacking which made the overall experience not great. I went with my partner and we ordered 1 shumai as an appetizer, I ordered regular naengmyeon, my partner bibim naengmyeon and we ordered 2 meat entrees for the grill toshare. My partner got his bibim naengmyeon, but I had not gotten my regular naengmyeon so I waited until after they got themeat cooking on the grill before I inquired about it. I asked our waitress where my naengmyeon was and she left to check only totell me they were sold out. I was a little miffed they did not make the effort to tell me my order was sold out and I had to askto find out. However, this issue resolved itself as my partner ended up giving me the bibim naengmyeon as it was not to theirtaste. At the end of the meal and after we got the bill, we realized we never got the shumai. However our waitress was nowhereto be found and 10 minutes later, she came rushing back with a plate of hastily cooked shumai. It wasn't even separated from itsdefrosted form. She knew it was forgotten and apologized. That was okay, but we didnt want to eat the shumai anymore and askedfor her to take it back and take it off our bill so we could leave. However, the waitress started to argue with me. It was soodd because the waitress had such a nice tone but was very rude at the same time. She insisted we had to pay for an appetizerthey had forgotten about which only arrived until AFTER they gave us the check and we were ready to leave. I was pretty annoyedat this point as the communication from the waitress was pretty bad from the beginning but her arguing with me about theappetizer was just a little too much. I wanted to explain that she was being ridiculous but my partner and I decided to justpay and leave. Honestly wasn't that bad of an experience until the waitress argued with me about her mistake."

The Sister House

The Sister House

21851 Mission Blvd, 94541, Hayward, United States

Asian • Korean • Casual • Seafood


"My friend and I came on a Saturday at 5pm because we were craving some Korean food. I 've ordered takeout from them before but have never eaten at the restaurant. When we got here, the location has a large parking lot so it was easy to get a parking spot. The space was small with very limited seating. We got lucky coming in before the dinner rush! I ordered a spicy beef soup with noodles and my friend ordered the dolsot bibimbap. After ordering, they brought out the banchan for us. I didn 't like that they brought out the rice for us before our food came, but maybe some people like to eat the banchan with rice? I prefer to eat it with the food I ordered. I wish they at least had a lid to cover the rice so it didn 't get cold if they were going to bring it out right away. What 's nice was that food came out quick! I was pretty surprised with how quickly the food came out. It probably came out within 10-15 minutes of us ordering. Food was good and average compared to other Korean restaurants I 've been to (which is a good thing! . All the tables were filled midway through our dinner! And there was usually one party waiting outside for a seat. But with their food coming out so quickly, there never seemed to be more than one or two parties waiting outside when I went there. My husband was craving Korean the next day so we can here again. We ordered the spicy tofu soup with beef, galbi, and spicy rice cakes. I wasn 't too big of a fan of the spicy rice cakes and I wish there was more to it than just the rice cakes and fish cakes. The spicy sauce was a bit off to me but I can 't point my fingers as to why. Otherwise, the tofu soup and the galbi were good!Service is hit or miss. Since there 's only two people working the front, it can take awhile to get their attention. They seemed to be stressed when there 's a lot of people so may come off as a little rude sometimes. I flagged her down when we were ready to order, which was relatively quickly after we sat down since we usually order the same things at a Korean restaurant. But when she came over, she told me she 's going to take the orders of the table next to me first because they sat down first, which I didn 't like. They didn 't ask for a server to come and seemed to still be looking at the menu but I was actually ready to order! The party next to me sat down 3 mins before we did. The waitress also forgot our water when we asked for it after ordering so we had to flag someone down again. They never came around to check if we needed a refill on water for both days I went so I had to get their attention each time we needed water again. Another instance, I raised my hand to ask for the bill and when she saw my hand, she said ok ok ok ok ok in an annoyed tone and motioned for me to put my hand down. Jeez, just wanted to make sure you saw me so I can pay! So, due to service at times, I had to knock down a star. I understand that it can be stressful when it 's rush hour time but restaurants should always be mindful of their attitude and customer service.Lastly, important to note: they charge for to go containers! I was surprised to see it on my bill!"