"Dude where the heck are we? There 's a Korean restaurant out here? The things my friend and I said when we got out of the car. Honestly, I didn 't think too much of Koreana when we first drove into the parking lot. It 's legit in the cuts, in a very worn down, sketchy shopping center. But looks can be deceiving, my friend and I actually had one of the tastiest, authentic korean lunches here. While they do offer table top kbbq, which btw is not AYCE, we opted to just order the ready made dishes on their menu. We ordered the soy sauce fried chicken, the spicy marinated raw crab and the galbi jjim (braised beef rib). Let me tell you, each bite we took, my friend and I would look at each other and say, wow this is pretty good! . All the banchan had amazing flavor. The soy sauce fried chicken was crispy AF and while it was sauced, it did not get soggy. When it came to the table, I was worried it was going to be too sweet, but thank goodness it was just right. The soy sauce flavor came through. The spicy raw crab was excellent as well. Great flavor, spicy enough to have a kick but not too spicy where you 're chugging water, and again not too sweet. By the time we got to the galbi jjim, we were already getting full, but it was too good not to eat. The service we got was great! The place gives a mom pop vibe and you can tell the workers really care about the experience you get here. The chef even came out to ask us how the food was and even warned me that galbi jjim is supposed to be sweet after I told her I don 't really like sweet dishes. Side note: the galbi jjim was not as sweet as she made it out to be, it was actually perfect, the flavors were balanced and the meat was fall off the bone. Overall, this place is great. My friend and I met up for lunch to catch up. But I can tell you that we barely talked because we were too busy trying to stuff our face with Koreana 's amazing dishes."
