Yett Gol

4.5 stars.
Come for a delicious sullongtang (bone broth soup w/​beef). This is obviously their specialty, and if you google «sullongtang dc area» this place comes out as your best bet.
Nonkoreans take heed, sullongtang is the ultimate in bone stock stews. Boiled for (ideally) multiple days, it is the soup version distillation of God’s butter (the marrow). Steaming hot in a ceramic bowl, you’ll get a bowl of soup, vermicelli noodles, brisket and tripe, topped with a heaping portion of scallions.
Salt generously and spice to your hearts content. Soups will come out without much salt so that you can season as you please. Kimchees are especially good here. Other banchan: pickled Korean pear, bean sprouts. Simple and tasty.
Also, haemul pajeon (seafood scallion pancake). Awesome. Gotta try more sides.
A sign on the wall says dogani tang (ox knee soup), but it is of menu. Is it for real? Don’t know, gotta try ordering it sometime.
Look. You can get bibimbap or kimchijigae anywhere. Eat what matters.

The fiancé and I came here after we were in search for something warm. Something different. I told him about this place years ago but he was anti– try new things before. I guess he’s a changed man because he was okay about trying this place out, even though it’s located in this shady shopping center. He ordered the soulongtang and I ordered the yukkaejang. Well… yukkaejang is his face and he ended up taking my dish lol. Both were good. I think I’m not a fan of soulongtang. It was good, but not something I’d seek out. It isn’t very flavorful. Had a mild flavor and then you add salt to it. My fiancé added the pepper paste they gave us and still not much flavor. Yukkaejang was very very good though. It was served in a roaring hot stone pot (fiancé said they don’t usually serve this way). It was filled with beef, egg, noodles and other goodies. The fiancé says this dish is usually more watered down and doesn’t have as much stuff in it. The broth was very tasty. Everything in the dish was good. I could tell he enjoyed the yukkaejang more than the soulongtang. So we
Traded –_​_​– lol both were good but the yukkaejang had much more flavor and was more interesting to eat. Well… He devoured it. Ate non stop for a few mins and bam, it was finished. Lol I was surprised. So with that said, I think we will def be coming back sooner than later. I’ll try other dishes and prob keep yukkaejang as a staple order.

Really great sulleongtang! They have yang too!

Mixed feelings about this place. The seafood pancakes are the best I’ve had in this area. The bulgogi is good, not amazing. The bibimbap is not good. It has chunks of unseasoned carrots and I forget what else — not the usual shitake mushrooms, say, or that weird brown tubey stuff (is it fern? I forget), not julienned veg — just big chunks of plain regular stuff. I only go if I specifically want a seafood pancake. Bibimbap, no.

Three stars for effort and execution. Located in a dumpy strip mall in upper Wheaton, one could walk by this place and not think twice. I stumbled across Yett Gol by accident, looking for a cheap quickie while driving thru the area. Although I’ve been spoiled by exceptionally-​prepared K-​food in SoCal, this place serves a decent sul lung tang, with crunchy pickled fermented accoutrements. Not bad, less than $ 11 with tip out the door.

I listened to the other Unilocal reviewers before checking this place out. I love love love Oxtail soup and crave it regularly. Didn’t deviate from the menu and ordered their MEAT oxtail soup because I don’t like tripe. Their meat was soft and chewy.
However, the broth leaves a lot to be desired. I prefer my broth extremely rich and flavorful but it was very light and slightly bland. I added the red paste that they give you with the soup. THIS made things a lot better – so add that in! It makes it slightly spicier, but it definitely tasted better afterwards.
My search for the best sullungtang in the DMV area continues!

I have been going to this place since at least 1994 and there is nothing spectacular about it. Its been owned by the same people with the same food. BUT! this place has the best sul lung tang in the Washington D.C. area. Yes. this place beats all of the korean places in VA. And yes I really think this place has better sul lung tang than Gahm Mi Oak in NYC. (i think they are in NJ now). but nothing else! don’t eat the banchan (cuz it sucks) don’t eat the naegmyun or yukhaejang or whatever. just the sul lung tang. maybe the haemul pajun. but thats it. don’t eat anything else here. this restaurant did not last this long because of their vast menu. it has flourished over 1 thing. and that is SUL LUNG TANG.
if you’re fiending for some phở on a cold brisk day or a wicked hangover, try this place. you might be in for a surprise.

Love this place. Not much to look at though they’ve upgraded. Go for the soups, warming and lovely. The sul long tang with a floating bed of sliced scallions in a bone broth with beef and bean noodles is great. They recently added options of tripe or brisket or both; I get both. The ban chan never changes; it’s good but a variety would be better. Staff is warm and welcoming, I think it’s a family place. Also liked the tofu seafood stew, which has a kick to it. Know that the soups are under seasoned; salt bowls, vinegar and chili paste are provided to season to taste. I’m here about once a week.

The food is under flavored and, as a self-​proclaimed connoisseur of the Korean culinary arts, I was slightly more than underwhelmed. There had to be an amateur in the kitchen because my Yukgaejang was practically clear in color and had barely any taste. The kimchi tasted artificial and overly acidic and the Japchae was greasy and lacking in vegetables.

I can’t believe it’s taken me so many years to finally review this place! The sullung tang here is the real deal. From the moment I walked into the place, I felt like I had transported to Korea temporarily. The owners of the restaurant mingling with regulars, self seating, salt in a pot, spoons and chopsticks in a box, etc… It’s really nothing fancy and that’s what I like about it so much. There aren’t too many side dishes that are served, but the basics that you usually eat with your sullung tang. Side dishes included: perfectly seasoned bean sprouts, pickled radish, kimchi, and ggakdugi, and kimchi pancake. It’s so surprising how fresh and delicious the side dishes are. A lot of Korean restaurants don’t put as much attention into the side dishes, since they are more concerned about the main dish– so I am very appreciative of their efforts to stay consistent in quality. The sullung tang is a really rich broth, with super tender beef and clear noodles. I find that it’s the more simple dishes that are harder to get right. Yett Gol did not fail me!

I have to say that today was the last day of ordering food from Yett Gol. We have had hair and other objects in our food in the past but for some reason we keep going back. We found another piece of loooong hair in the soup and they messed up our order once again. I would not recommed this place to anybody.

Cozy atmosphere.
We had Sul Lung Tang ($ 8.95) and Bi Bim Naeng Myun ($ 9.95) for dinner.
Great food. You also get Kim Chi Jeon as one of the side dishes.
Would come back!

Wow, I haven’t been here in forever and I remember coming as a kid with my parents when superbowl next door was too packed (RIP superbowl summer time crabs, they were the pinnacle of my childhood summers).
They advertise two things here at this mom/​pop Korean establishment– sul lung tang (ox tail soup) and naengmyun (cold noodles)…DO NOT DEVIATE. The sul lung tang is quite solid for the Maryland area and neangmyun is alright and as there aren’t many places that can make a tasty naengmyun, this place is edible. Will I have cravings for these 2 dishes? Probably not often.
As for other things on the menu, all the Koreans got the sul lung tang (I opted for the cold neangmyun as it was hot) and my mother? She chose the bi bim bap… bad choice mother dearest. My father and I tried to convince her otherwise but she insisted. What did she end up with? A fried egg, a couple of mushrooms, sliced fresh cucumbers, and some cooked carrots WITH a side of rice. What?! Seriously, bad looks. After we told the waitress she offered an apology and didn’t offer anything else and still charged it. I understand you gotta make money but my mom was unhappy which in turn left my father and I stuck with a very unpleasant car ride back.
Please don’t get yourselves in trouble and stick to the two.

A review for the Non-​Koreans:
I went for lunch on Sunday with my husband — neither of us are Korean and like Korean food, but honestly, don’t know much about real Korean food. I got the bibimbap (dol sot bibimbap) in the stone bowl. He got the specialty stew (sol lung tang), which all the other reviews mention. We were the only non-​Koreans there for a while — a GREAT sign.
It’s a sit-​down restaurant — which is pretty clearly run by a family. The wait staff spoke English well & was very helpful. Price for entrees run about $ 10 (but some stuff is closer to $ 15 – 20).
With our order, we received the array of pickled vegetables (ban chan) — loved the Kimchi picked radishes. Chopsticks and spoons are on the table (in a box), along with a bowl of salt.
As for the food, it really taste like someone’s kitchen. It’s NOT fancy restaurant food, but it’s food that you would have at a Korean home (mind you, a great cook’s home, but a home nonetheless). It’s less oily than «restaurant» food and less fancy too. My bowl had lots of vegetables but less meat. I thought it was good, but someone used to American food might find it odd. My husband thought his soup was bland at first, but by the last bite, he LOVED it. (You need to add salt and spice to the soup — but they tell you that when they bring it out to you.) H never had it before but it really grew on him.
In the end, we’ll be back there — maybe with some Korean friends next time.

The dol sot bimbim bop is my favorite dish and my husband loves the Tom Katsu. They are usually not very busy, so just walk right in whenever you’re feeling hungry. The outside may look a little sketchy, but it’s fine inside. This is definitely the best establishment in the layhill shopping center: a diamond in the rough.

Pretty difficult to find in a shopping center. Had it not been for the store-​front photo (3^rd photo in the photos section), I prob would’ve left & not experience their amazing food. So, take a peek at that photo, if you’re having trouble locating it. Compliments to Tiffany who posted it :)
As for their food, delicious! I had their yook kae jang– perfectly cooked! & their ban chan (side dishes consisting of Kim Chee veggies & others) are fresh & I can tell by its great quality that it’s homemade.
I think the place is owned by a older Korean couple, which is always a plus, & they will always have my business.
I just moved to the area, & now I’m happy that I found my go-​to spot for my Korean food fix! Looking forward to trying their other selections.

This place doesn’t look like much from the outside but the food is great. Prices are very good and we will be going back. This is tucked away in the corner of a strip mall shopping center, but don’t let that scare you off is you’re looking for good Korean food. This is a place to go for good food not to impress your date… unless they’re impressed by great food from small hole in the wall places.

Does this place have awesome décor? No. Does it have the most welcoming exterior? No. But what it does have is the best Korean food in the area period, the end. As other reviewers have said the Sul Lung Tang is the excellent. For my money though, I would go with the Kimchi Jjigae or the Soondubu Jjigae, especially on a cold night in winter. Seriously, you can thank me later.

BEST SUL LUNG TANG IN MARYLAND!!! I can only rate the sul lung tang since that’s the only thing I order. Call me boring, but I call it «If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it»! When it’s a cold blustery day or if I am sick and have the sniffles, Yet Gol’s sul lung tang will perk you right up. I always feel so much better after having that rich, flavorful, and delicious soup and all the panchan (kimchi, beansprouts, etc) only make it even better.
It’s definitely not the classiest place; the location is in a strip mall that has definitely seen better days and sometimes feels really sketchy, the service can be iffy, the inside is not that well-​lit, and there’s a random disco ball on the ceiling. But seriously, I go out of my way to have that soup. I have cravings for that soup. The soup haunts my dreams during the wintertime.
If you are a newbie, you must know that you have to season your own soup. I actually prefer that because i am very sensitive to overly salty foods. It’s nice to be able to have that control. If you taste the soup without putting a little salt, you’d probably call me a liar for loving this place because it’s bland without it. Just be careful if you don’t know how much to use; my ex just dumped it in and couldn’t eat it because it was too salty.

Ventured to Yet Gol on Nov. 26, 2011 per a friend’s recommendation. Also, we didn’t feel like driving from Rockville, Md., to Springfield, Va., for seolleongtang.
I’m not a big fan of seolleongtang, but my wife is, and she said the soup was very good. So good that she said she may never venture to Springfield again. Friends who dined with us also liked the seolleongtang. My daughter and son devoured the naengmyun, which is always a good sign in our book.
I ordered tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork), which was ok. I should’ve ordered tonkatsu (fried pork cutlet), which was crispy, succulent and sprinkled with the right amount of tonkatsu sauce. Thankfully, my friend ordered it as a side dish, which I proceeded to eat more than half.
The banchan was delicious. The ggakdugi (cubes of kimchi) were fresh — not soft, but hard enough to have that crunch when you bit into them. The spinich and kongnamul were also very good.
This will definitely be our place to go to rather than trying to brave rush-​hour traffic on the Beltway to get to Annandale or Springfield.