Na Moo Dol

If you’re looking for ambience, skip this place. However, if you want a place to grab a quick Korean meal then come here. The bulgogi and chicken meals are made well and decently.

Got bulgogi bento set with soup kimchi salad and rice. The Portion is good enough for an average adult but the meat is cooked but lukewarm and not as savory as expected. The soup is basically water msg and soybean sprouts and lukewarm. The salad dressing is good but basic. I think $ 12 is slightly high for an average quality meal. It’s best worth $ 10, especially since location is inconvenient for work lunch.

Cheap Korean food in HMART.
The food comes quick. And it’s delicious considering it’s pretty affordable. But the prices have been rising so it’s equivalent to going for lunch special at another Korean reStaurant. But I enjoy having Korean food from here while I shop. The workers are all nice and food comes out fast.

Nestled deep inside HMart supermarket, Na Moo Dol (literally translated «Tree Stone») is a busy little restaurant that serves up quick, traditional Korean fare for patrons, many of which are hungry grocery shoppers who stop in after they suddenly realize all they’ve eaten that day was a banana in the morning (or maybe that’s just me). If you have a hard time finding it, come into the supermarket through the parking lot entrance and you’ll find this small, humble restaurant sitting between the prepared foods and the fruit section.
The gallery layout of Na Moo Dol is an interesting one, divided evenly between seating space and a narrow open kitchen where you can watch as several hands working at a rapid-​fire pace to put meals together. Not Korean? No worries — a visual menu shows you pictures of each entrée, accompanied by short but helpful descriptions. With only twenty three items on its menu, it’s certainly not an exhaustive list of Korean entrees but it covers all of the basics, including over-​rice dishes, meats, stews, and noodles. Most of them hover at the $ 8-​$ 10 mark, with the exception of some seafood and meat dishes like the LA short beef rib ($ 17) and the unagi over rice ($ 18).
My friends and I ordered from all over the menu. Wanting for something hearty and warm, I went with the Jangtu Gooksu (#12), which came out in a truly enormous bowl that made several of us gasp. A generous serving of thin, rice noodles sat in a light broth made by simmering radish, anchovies, and kelp. If any one of those ingredients make you wrinkle your nose, don’t worry — you don’t taste any of them individually, but they come together to create a lovely soup. Mixed in were several fish cakes, enoki mushrooms, and julienned carrots and zucchini. My friend ordered the Galbi Tang, or short rib stew (#22). With generous dollops of eggs, vermicelli noodles, and — most importantly — several large pieces of tender short rib, she dug her face into her bowl and didn’t speak much until she’d nearly finished her meal so I think she enjoyed it. Our other two diners ordered more ambitiously, with one ordering Spicy Stir Fried Octopus over rice (#11) and the other selecting Chung Kook Jang (#21), or fermented soybean stew. The octopus dish was surprisingly well-​prepared, tender not rubbery and a savory, fiery red sauce that was only cooled by shoving mouthfuls of rice as a chaser. The latter is a stew that I’ve only seen Koreans and very few adventurous non-​Koreans order. Made with the Korean version of natto, the soup wafts a smell that is not entirely unlike rotting garbage toward the diner’s nose. Though an acquired taste, it is one of my childhood favorites and it is done very, very well at Na Moo Dol — with large chunks of tofu and chopped vegetables and rounded out beautifully with spices.
Each of our entrees came on a tray with a side of kimchee, pickled cubes of radishes and cucumber, and — depending on what you ordered — rice and soup. Everything is serve-​yourself, which means you get your own napkins, utensils, and water, and you need to listen for when your entrée name/​number is called at the pickup window so that you can bring it to your table. Still, this also means you don’t have to leave tip, which I consider a huge plus.

It is located inside of the h mart supermarket, an hidden place, I ordered seafood tofu, it was really tasty and good price, it came with few little side dishes. I will come back for more

Authentic Korean food without the outrageous cost. Its located inside H-​Mart so it’s a bit small. You order at the register, they give you a number and when your food is ready, you pick it up at the counter. There’s no table service. I’ve been here a couple times but my favorite is the beef over rice dish. Pretty large proportions (I can never finish a full plate) too. Slight downside is the kitchen is also sort of right next to the tables, so your hair ends up smelling like Korean food.

Great food here. I got #15, the chicken dish for $ 12. The dish is a very big portioned dish. It comes with salad and pickled radish and cabbage (kimchi). Rice comes in a separate container. Extra rice is $ 1 more. It’s a great dish itself. The chicken is tasty. It tastes like bulgogi but in a chicken version. I definitely would come back again.

Authentic Korean food cafeteria style inside H Mart. Cheaper than dining in restaurants, however, no table service. Everything is self serving. I usually called for pick up. Just decide which number you like, it’s really easy.

Love the food here! Very Korean! Compared to the 34^st Korean town, the food here is very cheap, most of them under $ 10. Highly recommended!

Jacked up the prices almost 50%. The food is tasty but it’s no longer a good bang for the buck. Got the beef rib stew (one of the more expensive items on the menu at 14) yesterday and got two pieces of beef in the whole quart. 2 and a half stars.

This little gem is inside the H Mart on Union. The place is cheap with no tip necessary. They are pretty good on the portions and the food is pretty tasty. If you’re looking for a cheap and quick bite I would highly recommend it.
The cook in the back screams out numbers and can come off quite scary but is actually pretty nice. Don’t get taken a back when she starts screaming NUMBER ELEEEEEEVEN.
Dishes to try:
Chicken Dosilack
Hook Dwe Ji (Black pig?)

This is my no frills, local food place. The only way this place could be more local for me is if I lived in the Hmart. I was going to give this place a 4 originally, but I just remember this place takes credit card. It’s pretty good, but it is not worth a journey.

I love coming to this place! The restaurant is located inside of H Mart but it closes early (sometimes by 8p.m.!) You can use card as long as you spend over $ 10 and you can even order it to go here. I usually order something to go and then shop for groceries in H Mart and then pick up my food and go.
I’ve been eating at Namoodol for at least 3 years now and it never disappoints. My favorite dishes are #15 & 17 (Grilled chicken and the grilled beef lunch boxes). They give you a soup and a sauce-​less salad as well when you order the lunch box. The cold noodle (#1) is a little disappointing though for me because it has no meat at all.
Overall, I love coming here even if I don’t need to grocery shop because the food is made fast, delicious, and consistent. They also have a parking lot since it is part of H Mart.

Food comes out really quick and it’s good. Good variety of choices. Pretty clean inside too. Affordable and easy. Right inside the Korean supermarket, how convenient.

Best no frills Korean food for the money!
Yeah, it’s inside of HMart, it closes early (9pm), seating is mostly limited to 4 ppl (except the last table by the window), and it’s Cash only, but it’s never a disappointment!
Namoodol has been around for years, and although prices have gone up a bit, it’s still the best deal in town! $ 14 for LA GALBI! You won’t find galbi at that price anymore!
The Yukeajang (spicy beef broth) is great here, the Sashimi Deupbap is great, and you can’t go wrong with the Chicken, pork or Beef Dosilock!
Pretty much the entire menu is good! They make better food here than a lot of other full-​fledged restaurants in the area.
Each dish you order comes with Kimchi, cucumber kimchi or salad, bean sprout soup, and rice. It’s pretty much a full meal with all the trimmings!
There’s complimentary cold and hot water available as well.
Pick up your food at the end of the counter and listen carefully for your order. As another reviewer said, someone MAY take your order if you don’t get it first!
Drop off your dishes at the same end of he counter as well!
Great food at a great price!

Great bang for your buck. Been here well over 20 times and for the most part, I leave fully satisfied. It’s a no frills place that is attached to a supermarket so it’s not the biggest place but they do have tables that you can sit at. They have a pretty good menu with great prices. It’s nice that you don’t need to pay tip or tax for dishes that you would get at a restaurant.
Def check it out if you want something low key. You’ll be happy that you tried.

This small food court is located inside H-​mart. We come here to eat, but not to shop, haha. My friend brought me here before and I always introduce this to people who haven’t tried it yet. I think the food here is economic and authentic (you don’t really have give tip either). The food is grilled and is tasty. My usual are #14 LA Kalbi and #17 Beef something (maybe Bulgoki).
They give everything to you in a lunchbox, including salad, kimchi, and bean sprout soup (lots of garlic). You actually get very full on this and it only costs $ 25+ for TWO beef dishes! Since it’s a food court, there’s self serve hot tea, and pick up when they call your number. I don’t come here all the time, but it’s a nice change when you get tired of your usual. Parking lot at the supermarket area is convenient.

It feels like you’re walking into a wall of the H-​Mart, into a different dimension. A loud, dark, smokey one. For a place whose storefront is completely unapproachable from the outside, Namudol sure is crowded on any given day. I’ve been a few times already over the past 5 years, and it still feels the same. as though you’ve found a nook that has portaled you to the streets of Korea for authentic Korean food.
There’s actually something satisfying about the workers yelling out orders repeatedly at the top of their angry lungs until someone claims them. It is noisy and loud, and you wonder if the employees are going to physically break down from sweating over large flames and screaming all day. But the food makes you feel really warm and fills you up the way homecooking does. They’re making happy stomachs, and it’s the reason they’re still going strong even though I still have a hard time describing the exact location to people.

«Hey, where do u guys wanna eat before catching the movie?»
«Namoodol»
“I feel like having some soup cuz I’m sick”
«Namoodol»
“Welcome back to town! What do u feel like eating?”
«Namoodol»
Yup, we are addicted to this little hut in a supermarket despite it being small and closes early (9pm or so?). How can we not crave their juicy flavorful grilled meats of all kinds (beef, chicken, pork) at satisfying quantity AND quality? And for the price, u can only get half the amount of food at any other Korean restaurant. Their most expensive dish can easily be the cheapest dish anywhere else AND it still wouldn’t be as good.
There are just 20 items on the menu, but each of them are delicious, authentic, and addicting enough to keep you coming back for more of the same thing or try one of the other 19 items. Each dish comes with kimchee, spicy cucumbers, and bean sprouts garlic soup (so delish! I’ll take yours if you don’t want it). There’s also water and hot tea dispenser at the back of the restaurant where you can fetch drinks for your party. And when you’re finished, just trash all the leftovers and return the tray/​containers to the pick up /​drop off counter.
Catch #1 — limited seating so good luck chair hunting. Definitely eat & bounce. If u wanna chat, go elsewhere.
Catch #2 — Place ur order then perk those ears to retrieve them at the pick up counter or ur food will easily be swiped by someone else who ordered the same thing and you will wait a long long time before anyone notices that you didn’t get yours.
[12 days of Unilocal challenge — Day 8]

Na Moo Dol is a Korean «greasy spoon» located inside H Mart on 2902 Union Street. They have an entrance facing the street on Union, but there are signs pointing you to enter through H Mart. H Mart/​Na Moo Dol is located in a shopping mall. There is a parking lot behind the stores. Na Moo Dol can get very hectic and you must track your orders. The ladies behind the counter would shout out orders and you may be in a disadvantage if you don’t speak Korean. There are tables and you may need to share it if it gets busy. We always order food to go when we go to H Mart. La KalBi #14(roasted short beef ribs) and Chicken lunch box #15 (grilled chicken) are our favorite dishes.