Sonamu Korean Restaurant

"Prices were great! We loved the spicy pork plate! It was the perfect amount of spiciness and the rice was perfectly cooked! Everything was phenomenal. Clean and super friendly! The atmosphere was also perfect, it wasn't loud so you could have conversations peacefully. Overall, definitely recommend coming here!!"

"Ate here on 12.11.2023. We had ox bone soup, seafood pancake, and teriyaki chicken lunch box. The dishes and side dishes were delicious."

"The food was delicious, there were many options on the menu. I ordered short ribs and they had an exquisite smoky flavor. Excellent service, very nice."

"Everything was tasty but definitely on the saltier side. The bibimbap was made vegetarian and was quite delicious. The tofu soup at medium spicy was just right and it had a lot of flavor. The japchae was yummy but on the sweeter side. The galbi looked better than it tasted. It was really hard to chew the meat. The banchan were plentiful and had a good variety. The regular kimchi and cucumber kimchi were really crunchy and delish."

"Small and restaurant on Geary tucked next to the public lot. This restaurant took over the old, shuttered Turtle Tower. The wait staff here is super nice and on a Friday night there were about 3 back and forth along tables. It wasn’t super busy but in this area, that’s how it is. Ordered the seafood and scallion pancake, Duk Bokki (spicy rice cake tubes and fish cakes) and tried the kimchi godeungeo-jorim (braised Kim chi and mackerel). The food came with some banchaan which wasnt very flavorful. I think the kimchi was the best tasting side dish. The others needed something. Not sure what but most was lacking in flavor. The seafood pancake was a little too batter-y for our taste as well. Also there wasn’t much flavor to it so we had to use up the dipping sauce and sauces from other plates to help it a bit. The edge pieces were nice and crispy but we wished there could have been more flavor. That brings me to the spicy rice cakes. If you look at the photo compare it to other duk bokki you are used to having the chili flakes all over the plate are a turn off. The rice tube were nice and soft but I was eating a mouthful of chili flakes and the sauce that I usually enjoy with this plate wasn’t working out for me. The kimchi and mackerel bowl was tasty but be warned that if you have never had braised kim chi you may find this dish to be too salty for your taste. Also, one again heavy on chili flakes. I hope this restaurant makes it. Since it’s a small local spot, I’ll try again and order different items to see if the other items may be better. FWIW - Total bill for 2 was $100 (incl tip)."