TAL Bistro & Bar NYC

I held a small birthday dinner here with my friends back in early December, so this is a pretty belated review, but I really wanted to write this because of their great service :) My friends apparently asked the staff if they could store the cake and bring it out to surprise me. Not only did they agree to this, but they played the birthday song on speaker, let us eat the cake there AND gave us all new plates and cutlery for it which I was really touched by. They also gifted us another bowl of their amazing(!!) makgeoli which had all of us cheering. Their service made for a truly memorable evening, and I would like to express my thanks for this to the restaurant. Also, for the food, the stir-fried pork with kimchi and seared tofu was a favorite for most of us :) The crispy chicken tenders

Located in K-town this Korean bistro and bar is a great spot for some dinner and drinks with friends. The interior is cozy and a bit small, so I highly recommend reservations. We had reservations but still had to wait about 10 minutes for a table to clear up. We got their seafood pancake, bossam, and Korean fried chicken to eat and their sweet potato makgeoli to drink (they're known for their unique menu of makgeoli). The makgeoli was SO good—a little bit sweet and a bit icy. I would come back just to try their other makgeoli drinks. The seafood pancake was probably the best dish we had. It was full of seafood, crispy, and the sauce was good. The bossam was okay in my opinion. It felt a bit dry and there was nothing special about it. The fried chicken was not a favorite. It was really bre

Highly recommend if you’re looking for casual, friendly, bistro-styke Korean dining experience in K-Town. The food is consistently on point—I find myself coming here at least once a month. They also offer seasonal menus, which makes every visit feel fresh and exciting. The dishes are flavorful, clean, and thoughtfully crafted, inspired by today’s culinary trends.

this was such a devastatingly disappointing visit for me. my friend and i never send back dishes but had to because their tartare was so cold it was borderline crunchy from being frozen… when we asked the server, they said it was served standard this way at TAL, but we could not grit through it because it was also extremely tasteless. they were nice enough to let us swap it for something else at no additional cost but it was pretty shocking. we swapped it for the bulgogi but i really wasn’t impressed by the texture of it for $29. the standouts were the bossam and the sweet potato makgeolli.

It used to be better. A lot better. I think they recently changed their menu entirely. No more set menu that I really enjoyed. No more kimchi pancakes. Right now they offer a kimchi squid pancakes and the texture was so mushy and the whole thing fell apart when i tried to pick it up. They don’t have the bossam alone either only in the trio option. Got their kimchi and pork soup and it was very salty and it’s not really a soup but more like a sauce. I think they put the bossam style boiled pork into the pre made kimchi soup? Their fried chicken also is now half half option (didn’t try though) Their sweet potato rice wine is still solid and would recommend. But really sad the food menu changed and I don’t think the food is worth it:( The staff is as lovely as usual tho!