마루 Maru Korean Bistro

I was at Maru many years ago under (I think) different ownership. I stopped in tonight on a whim. The dumplings - particularly the king beef and the spicy pork - are fantastic! Fat, well filled, delicious, and clearly homemade. They charge for sauce? Which I find odd and neither of the sauces sounded appealing so we just requested sou sauce and it was great. For mains we had the spicy squid and pork belly (the squid was a little tough, the sauce was amazing, the pork belly was just pork rather than a fatty pork belly - we added an egg for $2 but I wouldn't recommend) and the stone bowl bibimbap with beef (very small amount of protein, the bowl was not hot enough to produce crispy rice, there was no soy sauce on the table to facilitate browning against the rock bowl, and the egg was over

Very good and tasty food, although I wish they would pay closer attention to trimming more of the fat off the beef bulgogi. The sweet and sour dumplings were great. They have a big four-way split tv screen. This place would be perfect for a KPop Demon Hunters watch party. 😈

First of all, let me say that this place seems like a waste, because the food is actually good! But the rest is a disaster... An abandoned bar and counter welcomes you. Restrooms are very dirty (see photos if you feel like it). Service is deplorable. They did not even have a single spoon available when we asked for one... And dont even think of paying cash: they dont have any change to give you. We were told to wait 15 min before we could get a table, though half of the restaurant was empty.

We had a fantastic experience at this Korean restaurant! The food was absolutely delicious—full of authentic flavor and perfectly prepared. Every dish was satisfying and clearly made with care. The service was just as great. Our waitress, Erika, was friendly, attentive, and made us feel truly welcome. She provided excellent service and great recommendations. Highly recommend for both the amazing food and outstanding service!

Food and drinks were all delicious. Service was very nice and fast, but that could’ve also been the fact that there really wasn’t any other customers there the Tuesday night we went. Highly recommend the pork wrap and the glass noodles. The matcha latte was also amazing. 10/10