Moo Bong Ri

I am surprised to see low Unilocal review for this restaurant! We had and and they were all good! Definitely need to carpool with friends to come here!

This is the place to go if you want to try blood sausage aka soondae. My favorite part would have to be the soup as it is very clear and warms you up; perfect for cold winter days. The price range is fair and they have complimentary side dishes such as kimchi and radish.

New Years Day… Only restaurant opened at 11pm. Walked in without knowing what to expect… Beef rib soup, phở, blood sausage soup, squid pancakes… It was all so good. Can’t wait to go again & try the other dishes…

I would love to give this place 5 stars but their kimchi is all over the place.
Sometimes it’s amazing. sometimes it’s not so amazing.
so anyways, I’ve tried a variety of different dishes here.
1. Soondaegook
— ugh. I love soondaegok. .i especially love the way they make their soondae here. it’s not fat and chunky like other places and rarely rip open.
It’s a smaller. easier to eat type.
2. Bossam
— I’ve seen horrendous things called «bossam» at other restaurants. this place has yet to disappoint me.
3. Maeun galbi tang
— I was a bit skeptical to try. since most places it’s so bland. or the meat is so rough and rubbery.
to my delight. it was heavenly.
I love love love love love super spicy foods. the maeungalbi tang had JUST the right amount of kick & their galbi was beautifully cooked.
another shocker, there were more than 2 pieces of galbi. now you don’t see that often when you order galbitang.
I would most definitely go back for the galbitang when i’m not feeling soondaegook. and I would most definitely bring friends/​family over.
I just wish their kimchi taste didn’t change so often… :/

This used to be the old Kam Na Mu Goul (
…) until I’m guessing new management took over.
Truthfully not much has changed but they added a few things to the menu. Fortunately most of the classic dishes still carried over. One of the staple items that they no longer carry is the block of tofu they gave as banchan. Now you only get a jar of kimchee and spiced radishes which is unfortunate since I was a big fan of the tofu. Hence why I downgraded from 4 stars at KNMG to 3 stars now.
One of the main dishes I get here is surprisingly the phở. The phở is the same phở from pho32, but I think they give you more meat here. If you order the chicken phở, they give you the same chicken they put in Samgyetang which is pretty clutch.
Overall, they have dishes that will satisfy most palates so you really can’t go wrong here unless you’re the type of person who really cares more about having a variety banchan (side dishes) than the actual entrée itself.

I can’t compare this to other soondae because I’ve never had it before, but it might be my new favorite food. My bf and I both preferred the lighter-​colored type with tofu in it (rather than the cellophane noodles) but both were excellent. The specials were entirely in Korean, but the regular menu has English descriptions of everything. I have no idea what the $ 50 squid dish is, but I’m curious. Maybe when we come with more people? When our food came, the waitress was friendly and showed us which sauces to each with which dish with some pointing and pantomime. I’m still not sure what the fishy sauce is (reconstituted dried shrimps, maybe?) but definitely go for it.
We got the small combo plate for about $ 20 and the seafood and acorn jelly pancake for $ 16. The pancake was a little on the greasy side, but totally hit the spot. We skipped the hot pot since it was warm out, but pretty much everyone else in the restaurant seemed to be ordering it.
The kimchi was good and the kkakdugi was better. Will definitely return!

I absolutely love that this place is open until 2am and the service is still warm and polite as if they haven’t had a tiring long day at work at all. We had a night of severe soondae cravings around 10pm when we had just vowed to begin dieting and drinking fewer than 5 days a week. While I should be regretting this poor health decision, I’m really glad I went here despite my misgivings. I used to come to this location frequently when it was Kamnamugol. The interior and menu style and most of the staff are still the same as before. We ordered the Soondae chulpan gui which is a sizzling grill platter. Not bad at all! Good enough for us to inhale all this and 2 bottles of soj in less than an hour on a Tuesday night.

Gotta make the reviews more real. Soondae house that tastes decent, but nothing exceptional.
We got the large size soondae, some korean blood soup and party noodles as takeout. Party noodles were great! The other stuff was good too, but we didn’t really see (i.e. taste) what would make it stand out from other places and make this place deserve a 5 star.

wow. best Korean food I’ve had on the east coast, maybe even America. great by Seoul standards!

Out for blood. Let me explain.
Moo Bong Ri is not your standard Korean restaurant. Instead of finding Korean BBQ or Dolsot Bibimbap on the menu here, Moo Bong Ri is a relatively new Korean restaurant in the area that specializes in Korean Blood Sausage.
Hear me out when I say that I was initially skeptical too. Blood sausage is one of those things that I’ve never wanted to eat or so I thought until I tried the freshly made soondae here.
Just to make it clear, Korean blood sausage doesn’t actually taste like blood, so don’t worry it won’t taste like an iron-​chocked hot dog. Instead, expect an almost subtle, mellow sweetness in an otherwise savory pork blood sausage casing filled with cellophane noodles and meat chunks.
Like both reviewers mentioned below, the soondae is found on the majority of the menu from soups, pancakes, stir-​frys, etc, even just plain on its own. Still, if you get scared or your friend does, there are non-​blood sausage options as well.
For newcomers like me, I would highly recommend the specialty Soondae Soup, which is a calcium-​rich bone-​stewed soup that features soondae sausage and various offals like liver and intestines. (promise this is good, keep reading dammit) My order also came with a side of more offals that could be dipped in salt and eaten with rice as well.
One of the nice, older Korean ladies who didn’t speak much English, took the time to introduce how to properly add the seasonings like the salt and tiny shrimp into the soup by using hand motions. I thought that was really kind of her and I generally understood what I should do to enjoy the soup.
All-​in-​all, if you haven’t already tried Korean blood sausage, or even if you’re already a Korean blood sausage fanatic, give Moo Bong Ri a shot! The prices are so reasonable here and the portions are pretty big.
And, if you love fresh kimchi and pickled daikon, you will receive a generous amount of kimchi and pickled daikon as your banchan starters here. Enjoy!

While traveling for work, I stopped by this place because it looked unique and busy so I had to give this place a try. Not familiar with this area already so I had no idea what I was in for. The menu was all in Korean and the waitress I had could not speak English nor understand me. I actually ended up looking at other peoples dishes and pointing out that I wanted to eat the same thing. I was so disappointed and I felt like a super foreigner. So beware! If you don’t know how to speak/​read in Korean, bring someone who does!

This place is a fantastic addition to the already awesome Korean fare available in this area. If you love rustic in your face Korean joints, it really does not get much better than MBR.
This is a soondae — blood sausage — joint. Pretty much everything on the menu has some form of blood sausage in it, so be prepared!
Having said that the soondae here is the best I’ve ever had. And so is their kkakdugi. And their prices cannot be beat! If you’re in the area and looking for non-​bbq Korean goodness, you’ve gotta check this place out.

I am only going to say it once. If you like Soondae (korean blood sausage type of food that’s packed with noodles and meat chunks) then no other place tops this place anywhere in US. Yup I said it. Freshly made soondae is so hard to find and in so many varieties.
Soup, Stir Fry, Casserole, Pancakes
Try the Soondae Soup (you can get it in 2 varieties with the intestines & liver or just plain soondae) in two flavors (mild or hot). I would recommend that you try it without the the intestines and liver mild so that you can add on seasoning as you like it. Then you can move onto spicy flavor then add on intestines and liver next time. I personally did enjoy the spicy with the full combo.
Acorn Bibimbop is also a great healthy food choice if you are not into a lot of rice carbs and just want something refreshing. The sauce is a bit sweet in my taste but it is also spicy at the same time. I would ask for it on the side and mix it with a little bit of rice if you like or just mix the ingredients first and eat it with rice separately.
Soondae combo with both rice noodles and stick rice were excellent. They are smaller than ones that you will see from take out stores or fast food places. But the taste is excellent and I have not had anything like it in this neighborhood. I had it once at one place which closed down now.
This used to be a traditional restaurant with similar type of food. There are some still on the menu like Gamjatang, Yookgaejang, Galbitang and Soulungtang but totally revamped the line up.
— No longer floor seating but all tables and chairs now.
— New leather chairs are pretty comfortable
When is my next visit? Who wants to go with me?