Mom Bop - Santa Monica

Stuns in this Korean place during a business trip to LA. As a frequent visitor to the Korean and Korean food enthusiast, I was very impressed with the taste and quality of their food. I saw around me what seemed authentic Korean clamps (BiBimBap, Japchae) enjoyed by other males, mostly local college students. I ordered KimChi Stew (KimchiJigae) that was excellent! Five stars for the food. The prices were fair. My one-star reduction was for the restaurant business. Despite the signs that order here on the counter, you need to order online or at a kiosk that I found quite clunky and constantly required several keystrokes to work. The kiosk was made of paper and could not print a receipt. I found the tables and seats to be pretty dirty and picky. Yes, there are signs to ask you to clean for yourself what I was happy to do, but eating a sloppy soup is tied to Splatter everywhere, no matter how cautious you are. I knew myself with the few paper napkins, but the table was still stained by me and previous dinners. My last regret was the wide use of disposable plastics. The garbage was flooded with plastic cutlery and loops....all went to the garbage dump. I found these unusual, like most other Korean fast food places I ', either use reusable metal cutlery and plastic bowls, or modern compostable bowls and sustainable wood cutlery (for which I would be willing to pay a little more for). Finally, I was shocked that they don't offer tea. It wasn't on the online menu and I asked at the counter. In summary. Excellent food. Despite the low market situation and the fast-call clientele, I was surprised by the general lack of cleanliness and use of plastic everything.

I have the Vegan Bibimbap and it was absolutely incredible. I can't really stop thinking about it. Great portions and reasonable price. The staff was also super friendly! The atmosphere is great and super cozy. I'm a student at SMC, so I'm definitely back!

Very delicious. I ate the chicken jug and the chicken bones. They were both very good. The chicken dumplings are tiny, but they have a nice taste and 10pc was a good amount for the price. The Japchae was a beautiful part, so I definitely had remnants. The Kimchi was also very good, tasted like she did in the house. I'm glad I don't have to go all the way to Ktown for good Kimchi. I'm looking forward to other things from here.

Not bad in taste. It was so hot that we had to eat slowly. And I regret ordering rice cake that is so small and small. Should have ordered Tofu stew seafood. Next time. All serve themselves and they use plastic bowls. I hope it's safe for hot food. Service itself is beautiful, they can understand English well. The water is right there to take yourself. The price has risen due to inflation, which is understandable. Everyone has to make money to survive. And money gets thinner. The only drawback is sometimes the tables are dirty because previous customers do not clean them for the next person. But we did. I like hard-working immigrants and they wore hard. I'll be back next time.

I had veggie soondubu, beef chicken bibimbap, and mandoo. Everything was tasty especially the dumplings. Could have a little more flavour and spice imo.