Samsoonie Noodle & Rice

Friendly and casual Korean fare. They don't take reservations, so my friends and I (party of 4) waited about 15 minutes for a table. The place looks like a casual family owned Korean restaurant, which is generally different from the fancy and cleaner Korean places. Overall the prices are reasonable for the level of service; feels like a generally solid choice for a medium-range korean place. Would definitely recommend anyone who is a Korean enthusiast to try at least once; just make sure that parking is arranged because the lots are very cramped.

For a Korean restaurant, the menu is quite extensive.
We ended up ordering the following:
- large korean style seafood pancake - decent portion of squid and shrimp, more greasy than crunchy, but warm and fresh
- medium pork back bone stew - salty and hot, but good amount of pork and bone; tastes generally the same as every other place
- beef bulgogi - marinated and seasoned, but nothing exceptionally special
- cold buckwheat noodles - exceptionally chewy, but with proper level of mustard in the cold broth
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Parking (6/10) Service (8/10)
Ambiance (7/10) Price (10/10)
Food (9/10)

Been here many times and hasn't dissapointed me. The service is nice and quick. Quality of food is always consistent. Food portion is huge for the price. Kimbap (Korean Style Roll) is a popular dish at this restaurant. Glass Noodle with Vegetable and Seafood is a must-try as well. It's nice spin-off from the traditional glass noodle.

Out favorite go to Korean restaurant!! The portions are generous and they understand our tolerance for spice. When we ask for less mild it's perfect! The ramen is also a must try! I would recommend sharing this since it's too much for one person. The limit is one hour for dine-in due to its popularity. It's hustle and bustle here. Only accepts cash and debit.

Great place to eat!, food was delicious and portions were generous. Restaurant is tucked away in a row of restaurants but worth every cent!

=== 1. VERDICT/VALUE
Tucked away in the corner of the complex, it's a hidden gem and one you need to get to early, not long after opening, because the long waits are real! It's popular for a reason - not for the environment, but for the decent food and service!

=== 2. FOOD
Fish Cake Ball Hot Pot ($17.50)
Sure - the two skewers of fish cake were good, but the soup worked out well with the rice :)

Cold Buckwheat Noodles ($17.50)
Neatly presented (well-stacked!) and tasty - what more could you ask for during our unusually hot summer? :)

LA Galbi and Rice ($28.99)
OK, so the price is scary, but the meat is not! Flavourful, great with the rice, well-cooked; you'll likely be left hoping for more!

Sides
Note: there are only three side dishes available; your preferences may lean towards other Korean places.

=== 3. SERVICE
Service was good right up until the very end, when it seemed like there was a lot of staff milling around the back in front of two separate patrons wanting to pay their bills.

=== 4. ENVIRONMENT
It's older and cozy, and by that, I mean you'll likely be best keeping your group to 4-6 in size or smaller based on table configurations and wheelchairs and strollers may be a little challenged unless they're close to the front door. Parking can be a challenge also as the complex is often busy!

Tasty hidden Korean place tucked away inside a strip mall, away from prying eyes.

Parking is available but rather limited in the strip mall lot. There are some spots in the side streets if one knows where to look.

The interior is pretty bare bones and typical, with wooden furniture and mostly bare walls.

Staff were very friendly and chatty and helpful.

Food is a bit pricey (especially the seafood pancake), but it sure is delicious. The spicy pork bulgogi had a nice amount of heat but wasn't overwhelming. The seafood pancake is smaller the competition. The so called large size would be normal sized at most other places. Something to keep in mind. But it was quite tasty.

The place is pretty popular (filled up on a Tuesday), and I can see why.

Wouldn't mind coming back at some point. Recommended.

We were told the place is popular and usually very crowded. They don't take reservations. There are 3 parking spots behind the restaurant reserved for customer. Very tight spots.

The place was quite empty at 6 pm on weekdays but they filled up by 645 pm. So come early if you are a big group. They do limit customers to 1 hour. And there are only 2 banchan with refills at $1.50. My issue is it's still only 2 plates for 3 diners. They should at least give each diner their own banchan if they are going to charge for refills.

Food wise, it is fine. The seafood pancake is pretty delicious with the crispy edges.

I had the seafood tofu soup (mild) and it was not that spicy. Very pale soup.

The service was good. Cash or debit only.

While the food is authentic Korean, I will not come here especially for it. Unless you live in Richmond. I can get other similar delicious authentic Korean food in Korean town which is nearer for me.

Yummy food! Their pork chop combo is a bit dry but everting else I've had is very good! They have a decent sized shop but also is not big enough to allow you to sit forever. They have a sign that you have about an hour or so to finish your meal and leave basically. So with that being said, once the food is ordered, it's a short wait and it will be served very quickly!! The staff keeps looking at you to see if you're close to finishing because when you are, they will come and clean your plate right away. I personally am not a fan of feeling rushed when I'm eating.

We did have an incident where we paid and we're about to leave and a staff member came to us and said that we didn't tip enough. We had indeed already tipped but they believed it to not be enough. Not to be rude but they didn't do much, didn't come check up on us nor did they even refill our water during the time we were there. My daughter was walking to the table with us and the waitress told us to watch our kid.. super rude.

Their food is good so if the opportunity arises I will be going back. But that would be if someone in my group wants to eat it, as I personally wouldn't suggest it.

Back visiting Vancouver and was 0c, decided to get soup.

Thanks for Yelp Reviews to help me choose.

Staffs are quite helpful.
Place don't smell bbq stuff.
Ordered Pork Back-Bone soup, medium level.
Soup was nice and pork stew was real tender.
Banchan just 2 items (Kimchi and bean sprout)

So far I don't feel the "msg" sensation.

As for price, i cant comment much because I just start travel post pandemic so not sure what's the standard price right now. (Probably decent price with inflation and stuff?)

We ordered some take out in the heat wave and wanted to get the cold noodle but this item was eat in only so we went for their two types of kimbap and their gyoza with noodle salad as well as the small size of seafood pancake. All of their food is quite a large portion and tasted fine but I found that the service was not great. Yes I understand they were busy but you did not feel like anybody cared about you and it was just about speed and getting as many orders in as possible.

The kimbap were tasty and had ample ingredients but it could have been cut better as the seaweed was all stuck and we broke almost every piece. The noodle salad is like a bibimbap but with noodle and I really enjoyed the flavour of their sauce and the mix of ingredients. The gyoza on top were also juicy and fresh out of the fryer.

Finally, the seafood pancake was quite a large portion for the price and although it didnt have much seafood, tasted good without getting soggy despite take out.

Overall, for Korean food in Richmond, its a good price and good food but very busy and could improve in service.