Came to KOKO for lunch service on a late Friday afternoon.
Ordered two lunch dishes (miso soup and salad with ginger dressing included):
15 PIECE SASHIMI AND RICE (5/10) - Sashimi platter was an assortment of salmon, white tuna and red tuna. Pieces were unevenly cut and didn't taste fresh. The fish tasted like it has been sitting in the fridge for a while.
SPICY CHICKEN AND VEGETABLES WITH RICE (5/10) - Chicken slivers stir fried in sweet and spicy sauce. The sauce reminded me of the Korean hot sauce you put into a bimbimbap. The dish should really be called Spicy chicken and rice since two pieces of carrot and onion strips wouldn't be classified as "and vegetable" in my books.
Rating Summary:
Food: 5/10 - Food was mediocre and sashimi wasn't the most fresh
Atmosphere: 7/10 -Nestled in the heart of Yorkville, clean, modern décor, moderate amount of seating, no background music
Service: 5/10 - Water service needs improvement, slow service for a lunch hour, and hot food arrived cold.
I wouldn't recommend coming here for lunch if you expect to be serviced quickly. Took 45 minutes from time of ordering to when our first dish came out. Several tables around us noted orders were not correct and food came out cold.
There seemed to have been only two people working, one server and one cook. The cozy restaurant was fairly busy and knowing that this restaurant has been in existence for few years I'd think management would be able to staff accordingly for the anticipated lunch traffic.
Likely will go to elsewhere for Korean/ Japanese food in the future.