Gilson

22716 Hwy 99, Edmonds - 98026
139 reviews
Korean
(425) 673-5334

Great food, lively atmosphere.

Unassuming restaurant on the outside, but with food that speaks for itself.In my opinion, one of the best places for bossam on the north end. Soups are good too, and especially comforting on a cold night.The thing I don't usually get here is the pajeon. It just falls flat for me. The pancake here is more soft than crispy, but that texture is a preference thing.

5 star for food, 0 for service.If the food wasn’t good, I’d actually never come here again.We waited two hours for a bbq table. Why? Because the servers don’t communicate with each other & kept giving away our table. It happened to a group that was waiting way before me as well. They were complaining amongst their group how it happens EVERY TIME they eat here. The servers are lazy, they would rather seat the people waiting by the door (who are usually the ones that just put their name on the list), rather than calling the people who are next on the list that are sitting in their cars. It’s a simple phone call, it’s not that hard to keep track of which groups came first since there’s a list. They’d rather make the quick sale (seat people right away & clean up fast), than seat the correct people. We were never called the first couple of times.After the initial hour of waiting, we went inside to check and the male server said we’re next and it’ll be about 20m. I see that we were skipped bc on the list, there were groups after us that got sat that also checked the box for grilling. We decide to wait inside by the door to not get skipped again. Low & behold another male server looks at the list, skips our name, looks outside & seats a table that put their name on the list WAY after us. My friend proceeded to tell them that we have been waiting 1.5 hours now and showed them how our name was high on the list. The female server plainly says we’re next. You can guess how frustrated we were since there’s only about 5 grills in that restaurant. No apology from anyone for giving away the table multiple times. She just says “we’ll call you”. She finally does after another 20m (when the dinner rush is dead), but even after we got sat, the female server was rude. My friend and I planned to eat here for weeks, so that’s why we stayed waiting, but I will never wait that long for this restaurant again.Besides Bogul Bogul this is where I can find some gopchang (intestines). I’d rather just go to Bogul. Honestly debating if the wait & the service was worth the food. The drive is already a lot for me, so if the service stays this way, it’s a no-go.

First time here but will not be our last. Had the half golden/half sweet and spicy wings and the beef bulgogi, and both were excellent!

I am so glad and happy my dear friend and brother James who took me here. This restaurant was the only Asian cuisine that was open late past 8 in the whole town of Lynnwood. The food is awesome if you enjoy Korean BBQ and Bibimbop. ??

Great Korean food. We had spicy intestines which was great with rice cake mixed in. The bulgogi and small octopus hot pot was also very good.

This place is great! Some of the best fried chicken I've ever had, including in LA!Would definitely recommend the half and half basket as well as the bossam, and the intestine dishes.Happy eating!

Tuesday, November 23rd. Showed up 45m before closing time, we were denied service saying "we're closed". Open sign on, they had about 3 tables where food was just being dropped as we walked in. Drove all the way from downtown to this place that night as a destination, only to hear that. I would recommend to always call before I guess, to make sure the hours are right? Even if you're showing up an hour-ish before closing? Will be happy to try them again sometime and update the review, if we can get a table.

The best fried chicken, hands down. Everything is fantastic, from sides to the bbq. Open late, too!

This is my first time here and this place definitely makes you feel like you are in Korea! The service was great and the server made sure if we needed anything and got us what we needed quick! They also bring you hot tea without charge. Definitely will come back here again and will try their Korean bbq. The food was alright, I feel like I’ve had better. Or maybe it just wasn’t my taste, but I would definitely try something else here again:). Also I love how late they open cause everything closes so early!!