Reviews for Mom & Bop in Santa Monica, CA
I got the Vegan Bibimbap and it was absolutely incredible. I seriously can't 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 willdefinitely be back! Read more
Very yummy. I ate the chicken japchae and the chicken dumplings. They were both very good. The chicken dumplings are tiny but... they have a nice flavor and 10pc was a good amount for the price. The japchae was a nice portion so I definitely had leftovers.The kimchi was also very good, tasted like they made it in house. I’m glad I don’t need to go all the way to Ktown for goodkimchi. I look forward to trying other things from here. Read more
Not bad in terms of taste. It was so boiling hot that we had to eat slowly. And I regret ordering rice cake that is so small and... little. Should have ordered tofu stew seafood. Next time then. All self serve and they use plastic bowls. I hope it is safe forhot food. Service itself is nice, they can understand English well. The water is right there for you to take yourself. Theprice has gone up due to inflation, which is understandable. Everyone needs to make money to survive. And money is gettingthinner as well. The only drawback is sometimes the tables are dirty because previous customers did not clean it for the nextperson. But we did. I like hardworking immigrants and they worn hard. I will support them again next time. Read more
I had veggie soondubu, beef & chicken bibimbap, and mandoo. Everything was tasty especially the dumplings. Could have a little... more flavour and spice imo. Read more
Very good with nice service. This place is super busy and does a lot of to go and pickup orders—very popular. I’d come... back here. I had the chicken bibimbap. Vegan and seafood options are also available Read more
Love this little mom and pop Korean restaurant. Only a few tables, the feeling is intimate and the food is fabulous . We... ordered the kimchi fried rice, glass noodles, beef and chicken bimbimpap and Korean fried chicken. Everything was yummy andfresh and their kimchi was really really good. Tiny parking lot so be prepared. Highly recommend this little restaurant andkids already want to come back! Read more
Ordered vegetable bibimbap, egg fired rice and kimchi. Nothing great the food was of average taste.
Stumbled upon this Korean place during a business trip to LA. As a frequent visitor to Korea and Korean food enthusiast, I was... very impressed with the taste and quality of their food. Looking around me I saw what appeared to be authentic Korean staples(BiBimBap, Japchae) being enjoyed by other patrons, mostly local college students. I ordered KimChi stew (KimchiJigae) which wasexcellent! 5-stars for the food. The prices were fair. My one Star reduction was for the restaurant operations. Despitesigns saying Order Here at the counter, you must order online or at a kiosk that I found rather clunky and required constantmultiple key-presses to work. The kiosk was out of paper and unable to print a receipt. I found the tables and seating to berather dirty and stained. Yes, there are signs around asking you to clean up after yourself, which I was happy to do, buteating a slurpy soup is bound to splatter all over, no matter how careful you are. I wiped up after myself with the few papernapkins given, but the table was stained nonetheless, by myself and previous dinners. My final regret was the wide use ofsingle-use plastics. The trash was overflowing with plastic cutlery and bowels....all going to the trash dump. I found thisunusual, as most other Korean "fast food" places I've experienced, either use reusable metal cutlery and plastic bowls, ormodern compostable bowls and sustainable wooden cutlery (for which I'd be willing to pay a little more for). Finally, I wasshocked they didn't offer any tea. It wasn't on the Online Menu and I asked at the counter. In summary. Excellent food. Despite the low-market location and fast-casual clientele, I was surprised at the general lack of cleanliness and use of plasticeverything. Read more