I've been here a few times and while they're more expensive than some other korean places, I thought the food was decent enough.
Unfortunately, I had an extremely unpleasant and humiliating experience with the lady manager last week. I brought my friends here last Saturday for a quick lunch and everything went fine until it was time to pay the bill.We weren't aware that there was a $15 minimum to use the debit machine (all of us hadn't brought cash) so we were extremely grateful that they made an exception for us. Our actual server was actually very sweet and came to check on us very often, but our experience with the manager caused us to never want to visit again.
Once we paid our bills, the lady manager came over with a receipt demanding to know whose it was, saying one of us hadn't left enough tips. Thinking it was me, I was immediately sorry and thought I had made a mistake with the machine because I was pretty sure I had left a good tip. I fumbled in my wallet for all the change I had and handed to her. She had the audacity to count it in front of me and tell me that it wasn't enough.
I double checked my receipt, and it turns out I had already paid my tip! It was actually my friend's receipt and she handed me back my change and proceeded to confront my friend. At this point I was noticeably angry and the manager kept on asking why I was upset because I had paid my tip properly. I explained to her I was upset because she had confronted us in such a rude way and that it felt like we were being extorted for money. She didn't understand and proceeded to give me a long lecture about how customers never pay proper tips at Korean restaurants (but really was it worth losing 3 customers over one of two dollars??). While I empathize with the struggles of restaurant workers, I thought how she treated us was extremely rude, unprofessional, and condescending.
Don't go to Kimchi Korea House because if you accidentally forget to leave a tip you're going to be treated like a criminal.