So Moon Nan Jip, Palisades Park

BCD Tofu House, Fort Lee

Cast Iron Pot, Fort Lee

Not in those places but in fairview nj and little ferry nj(beside hmart), CAST IRON POT buffet where you can bring your own drink

O2 is decent for being AYCE

Always liked dong bang

Gayeon and 1080 in Fort Lee

Jeong Yook in Palisades Park

Hanam BBQ , and Jangeo jip In Palisades Park!! :)

Someone had a similar question one month ago: Very traditional Korean restaurants

Try neighborhoods like Fort Lee, Palisades Park, and Murray Hill (Queens).

Are they looking for anything in particular? Some Murray Hill recs:

• Yetnal Tongdak
• Parksanbal
• Tong Sam Gyup Goo Yi
• Byung Chun Soondae
• Daesung Korean Noodle
• Geo Si Gi Gamjatang
• Mapo
• Joong Koog Jip
• JeunJu
• YukJunGui
• Jungme Gukbap

Sa Rit Gol in Fort Lee

They make me go to the BCD Tofu House in Fort Lee everytime but I'm looking for other suggestions that are just as good/better

So moon nan jip in pal park NJ uses wood chips for kalbi, give you lots of banchan and their traditional dishes are good. I have been going there for years.

Ham ji bach (not mapo kalbi) in murry hill Flushing. Ban chan made by older Korean ladies. Delicious food that tastes like your grandma made it.

Sa rit gol, no frills Korean 

If they’re that picky get them a flight to Seoul.

Gomtangjip, Wooga, Namhansansung, Xiao Chun Dian, Dweji Ggoom, Hansang, Dae Myung Gwan, just off the top of my head

I’m vegetarian and I love Shabu House in Fort Lee it’s hot pot and there are also plenty of meat and sea food options and everyone gets their own pot so theirs can be veg and yours can not be (if you want)

The only true vegetarian Korean restaurant I know of in the area is Hangawi in Manhattan.

Note that many even seemingly vegetarian dishes like soondooboo and kimchi might contain animal ingredients (usually fish/seafood derived for example)

I usually take vegetarians to Korean style shabu/hotpot restaurants like ShaboRo, Bomdama, Shabu House (already mentioned) etc… they all should have at least one vegetarian broth and everyone can get the ingredients that match their dietary requirements. I know for sure ShabuRo charges less for just ayce veggies (meat can be added a la carte if needed).

Authentic vegetarian Korean food outside of specialty restaurants is tough because even something without meat could still contain things like anchovy or beef stock, salted shrimp, fish sauce, etc.

I believe Hal Mae Noodle has veggie kalguksu, although the broth may be made with anchovies (as with most Korean soups).

Ewha Won in Closter has really good vegetarian options. Like a ton of them. Small family restaurant but very popular in the Closter area

So Moon Nan Jip in Palisades Park gets my vote. Charcoal is the way to go.

Dong Bang is fun. On the pricey side but you get your monies worth.

I hear good things about Cast Iron Pot and The Meat Bros but I have never been. I typically go to Picnic BBQ in Edison though.

You may also want to ask in r/BergenCounty.

Side note - I met Anthony Bourdain in approx 2015 in NYC. Spoke to him about bergen county because we are both from there. When I asked where his favorite place to eat there was - he said the Korean food in Fort Lee

Seoul galbi in Paramus is delicious!

So Moon Nan Jip in Palisades Park is awesome

I'm partial to Wooga. Other options are Cast Iron Pot (multiple locations) or Hannam, unique for using charcoal.

Plenty of others but those are ones I can personally attest to.

So Good in Closter is amazing!

They’re reopening next week. Under reno

I love visiting fort lee too!! I keep wanting to get Korean Chinese there but it's always superseded by other things. Got any recommendations?

Mmm jjamjamyun

Taste 1080 for kbbq when im visiting nj all the tome

OMG! Look all delicious dishes...I'm so jealous. Enjoy the food.

짬짜면 is the truth. The original inventor of that special bowl had to go through so many rejections from all the restaurant owners until it just went viral and everyone came back begging to get some for their restaurants

Hey I live across the river...can I come over?

NY sucks for traditional Korean food, that’s more of a LA thing. What we excel in is upscale Korean.

Fort Lee maybe? It’s more quiet and there’s a sizable Korean community there.

Name a single traditional Korean restaurant in NYC that makes LA’s scene look like trash. I’ll wait.

I grew up in Korea and never really experienced the server sitting at my table and bantering w me?? 

In terms of most “traditional” in terms of flavor I’d say Samwoojung

Where on earth did you go in LA that led you to this conclusion? I've lived and eaten in both cities extensively and the thing I miss most when I'm here is LA's Korean food (followed closely by LA's Vietnamese food). The consensus even amongst Koreans in Korea that I know is that Koreatown in LA is fire.

Go to Murray Hill in Queens

Your best bet is in Murray Hill, Queens where a big Korean community lives. I haven’t heard of servers sitting with you to banter, but the food is legit and not necessarily modernized as you would find in Manhattan.

Any particular foods you’re looking for? Some general recs:

• Yetnal Tongdak
• Parksanbal
• Tong Sam Gyup Goo Yi
• Byung Chun Soondae
• Geo Si Gi Gamjatang
• Mapo
• Joong Koog Jip
• JeunJu
• YukJunGui
• Jungme Gukbap

Very glad to see the delicious Ono Korean BBQ in Matawan on this list.

You missed Chu Shang Hot Pot and BBQ in Cherry Hill

Hancook in Rockaway is amazing - very kind owners to boot

Butcher 360 goes hard. Highly recommend their little steak, absolutely excellent quality.

Favorite near me is Top Pot in Delran, which is both Korean BBQ AND hotpot.

The term is generally "loaded fries" in the US. JoJu would be closest to this as, iirc, they'll put bulgogi and a runny on their fries if you ask, but I always just get the kimchi fries (and some green sauce on the side).

But also any diner will give you cheese fries w/ gravy, Gotham does 'chopped cheese' tots (only good if you're fucking hammered or suuuper fucking high), Pommes Frites has entered the chat, There's some place that does a Spice box (search the sub), Halal Munchies will put shit on fries for you, and just place GMaps over wherever you want to be and search for "loaded fries".