Dae Bak

1016 Race St 2nd Floor, Philadelphia - 19107
208 reviews
Korean
(267) 457-5876

Good food and good service! Our group of 4 ordered the spicy rice cakes with cheese (ddukbokki), kimchi fried rice, spicy cold noodles (bibim naengmyeon), and jjajangmyeon. The variety of banchan was a bit limited, but all of our dishes came out delicious! Our waiter was also extremely attentive in replenishing our water on this very hot day. I only wish that the kitchen had made a few cuts of my cold noodles before serving it to me (as is sometimes customary) so that I would have a little less trouble eating the long strands of springy noodles. Nevertheless, we had a great meal!

Food was great. I got the spicy rice cakes and bulgogi bibimbap. Both were amazing. The sauce for the rice cakes isn't the usual spicy rice cake sauce, more like a sweet chili flavor? But tastes amazing still!

This is a 10 out of 10 stars!!! The food was out of this world and the service outstanding!!! Another 10 stars! The server was alone running the dinning room and taking care of everyone that was in. We will b back for sure!!!!!!

Amazing authentic Korean food in the Philly next to the convention center!! Super friendly service and provides variety of Korean drinks including Soju!

Food was good, took off a star because my group and I couldn’t figure out if we had to go up and ask for the check or not. There were only 3 tables in there, and all 4 of us at my table looked at the guy to make eye contact but he wouldn’t look up from his cell phone. Tip is automatically included in your bill btw.

Nice atmosphere, friendly staff! The side dishes were just 4 items but they were very tasty. Kimchi was crunchy and very fresh! Jam bong and kal kok su was delicious!

The haemul pajeon is delicious. The japchae was pretty good, a bit too sweet for my taste. The jajangmyeon tasted pretty good but was cold; I’m not sure if it’s meant to be served cold but the two times I had it at two different H-Marts, it was served warm/hot. I would have preferred it hot; not sure if they will heat it up if requested? Jajangmyeon did not come with any banchan/sides like yellow radish; not sure if it can be requested. I thought the tteokbokki and jokbal were just okay, I might not like those dishes in general. My family seemed to like the tteokbokki, haemul pajeon, jajangmyeon, and japchae (note: these are spelled alternatively on their menu). The sauce for the jokbal was too little, also not sure if they add more upon request. The place was clean and had a nice atmosphere; good service; music playing on TV. Overall, enjoyable meal; some of the prices seemed higher than other places but their portions are bigger and I think meant to serve 1-2.

The food was great. Their cold noodles (naengmyeon) was amazing. The servers were very attentive, but we waited for more than half an hour for our first dish. Hopefully this can be improved somehow.

Been here many times and it is one of my favorite Korean food,Forgot to write a review after coming here .This place has high quality Korean staple food. Seafood pancake is crispy and delicious.the various small complimentary dishes with any Korean meal is a huge bonus. Fair pricing. Fast and friendly service.

great food!! super tasty and a lot of variety, will definitely come again!