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| - I'm so surprised that Spoon House has such mediocre ratings on Yelp! Then again, you learn after a while to take reviews (even those with a 100+ comments) with a grain of salt. Last week I went to a 4.5-star rated Korean restaurant rated by 220 people and left pretty disappointed, while my mom+sister vowed to never trust my recommendations again.
I should note that I don't go to UIUC, so I can't compare this with other restaurants in the area, but for what it is, Spoon House is pretty darn decent. They have innovative menu items (Korean tacos, anyone? or galbi-filled onigiri?), nice decor, decent food...what else do you want from a casual spot? It's not trying to be a a candle-lit date-night gourmet spot, so I won't hold it to such standards.
I had the spicy tofu pan noodles, my mom got the bibimbop with stone bowl (not worth the extra $2 but otherwise good), and my sister the milk tea and two tacos. My pan noodles were surprisingly made from pad thai noodles and tasted fine, but I just wouldn't have expected to find pad thai noodles from a Korean restaurant. My mom's bibimbop was again, pretty good, except they were a bit skimpy on the beef. My sister's milk tea was from powder for $4, but that's what floats her boat & the tapioca perfectly done.
There's no table-side service. All in all, I'd definitely consider stopping by again when I'm in town :)
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