Halgatteok Korean Rice Cake || Korean Street Food

I never crave Tteokbokki but today I suddenly was and it satisfied it! The rice cake (Garae tteok) was the perfect texture and the spice level (#2) was the perfect balance with the Rose flavor! The only thing I was sad about was that we didn’t have a lot of fish cake or sausage and the dumplings only have noodles in them which was similar to the gimmari. However, the vibes and the food quality and flavor were on point!

We wanted to try out this spot as I have been following their Instragram page for the longest time and even got a coupon from them. We arrived and the restaurant was half full of customers sitting and another line of customers that were paying or ordering, which was confusing. Additionally, it was a bit confusing that you can pick your toppings as you wait in line cause if you're a solo diner or have friends then it's weird to do that suddenly at the front of the line. I feel they should have a sign or something that lets you know you can get the toppings separately as I thought we would let them know and they will get but it is self-serve. The inside has a cute, cozy vibe. They have lots of posters on one side while the other wall has a mural. The menu is pretty big and the text is large

Got the grandma tteokbokki sauce with mil tteok, loved it! Highly recommend getting cheese and sausage as toppings. Will definitely come back to try the other tteokbokki sauces 😊 Just a note to management, the Dried Tofu in the topping bar was actually fish tofu, which was fine with me but could be an issue to someone who's vegetarian or allergic to fish.

Staff was very sweet and thoughtful! We got spice level 2 grandma tteokbokki with garaetteok. The tteokbokki sauce is pretty savory, umami rather than sweet. I do wish there was more sauce though.

I have to say, the Rose tteokbokki here is the best! It's not too spicy, but has a delicious, creamy flavor that's perfectly balanced. I highly recommend adding sausage as a topping when you order it. It's a dish I want to eat every day! Try it right now!!!