MinGa Korean Restaurant

I was looking forward to trying this restaurant, because I frequently drive by it and had envisioned the food being tasty. But alas, reality did not match my imagination. I visited MinGa last Thursday and ordered a lunch special, specifically chicken bibimbap in a stone bowl. A bibimbap is supposed to have a cheerful, satisfying medley of flavor and texture. That characteristic is absent in MinGa's bibimbap. The chicken tasted unseasoned and the whole dish needed SO MUCH more flavor. Even the two additional sauces couldn't compensate for the lack of seasoning. I also ordered Yuzu tea as my beverage, which lacked fizz and, again, was very bland. On a positive note, their banchan was quite good—I enjoyed the kimchi and got satisfaction from eating the bean sprouts. I'd also like to give pr

The food here is pricy compared to its quality. The pickled radish in the sides was super salty. The seafood pancake was very thick with almost no oil. The rice in the stone bowl was too soft and watery. The beef bulgogi was okay but not special. As for the service, we waited for over 10 mins without anyone adding water or taking our order, even though the place was almost empty. I finally found out we can order by phone, but no one reminded us of that when we were seated. After I finished ordering, someone finally asked if we’d like to take order. We would not come again.

Not coming back, service is horrible especially the owner/manager. It took 15 min to order because we were seated in a hard to see area. Once our food arrived, we had some extra requests such as grabbing extra plates and sauces. We were completely forgotten and when I looked over they were busy chatting and on their phones. Ruined my entire mood. Never once did the check in on us. Once the check came she was rushing us to pay before we even could leave a tip she quickly said tip is not included while staring us down for a tip. The service was awful but we were going to tip regardless. But her treating us like that was very disappointing. As for the food, portions are alright, food is a bit bland hence why we asked for extra sauces. Hopefully they improve on how they treat customers.

We visited MinGa with our family — just 2 adults and 2 kids — and were shocked to find that an 18% gratuity was automatically added to our bill without any prior notice. For a small family group, this felt misleading and unfair, especially since nothing on the menu or at the table mentioned this policy. While the food was decent, the lack of transparency left a bad impression. We would have appreciated the courtesy of being informed before the charge was applied. It’s disappointing when a restaurant takes away the customer’s choice to tip based on service. We won’t be returning. Please stay away Saw the comment from owner Thank you for your response. However, your explanation doesn’t quite address the real issue. We were a small family — just two adults, two kids, and one infant — and

A nice restaurant with a good assortment of food although the dessert menu is lacking a little. There’s something off about the inside you don’t really feel like you’re at an Asian restaurant. The beef was thinly sliced and delicious. The rice was sticky and yummy. I could eat with my chop sticks just fine. The portions are too big. I think they should cut them back a little and reduce the price. We paid over $40 a person for our food. I was grateful to see they have Bingsu / Korean Shaved Ice in Chapel Hill but don’t think it compared to Grace Street or Meet Fresh. It was still good for a change from the typical American desserts I have. The server was nice.