E-Jo Korean Restaurant

out waitress was super friendly and sweet.
def authentic korean. speedy service.
sul lung tang is one of those comfort foods and they it was made right. just like how mom makes it :)

I’m not a fan of kimchi, but the kimchi here was very delicious! Good food, good service.

I’ve been there a total of two times, and I always love the kimchi. However, the last time we went was a disaster. When we first got there we didn’t get a word in before she started pointing at the menu items and recommending the common safe dishes like bulgogi. Since we weren’t Korean she probably assumed we wouldn’t like the soups (which is basically what they are known for). It doesn’t make sense to recommend something that isn’t a house specialty. Then after we ordered two of their soups she asked us if we wanted kimchi. What do you mean, would we like some? It’s a Korean restaurant, of course we want kimchi. It’s always a provided staple. Again, just because we were foreigners and she didn’t expect us to be knowledge or appreciative of her cuisine. She never refilled our drinks even though the restaurant was small and we were one of two customers. The worst part was at the end of the meal. I left a cash tip on the table and my boyfriend went to go pay with card. After he signs the receipt and starts walking away she yells after him telling him he didn’t leave a tip. He felt embarrassed, especially since she yelled in front of her other customers. If she had bothered to walk to the table she wouldn’t have seen the tip.

We start here as soon as we land, we also end it here before take off. Simple ol’ Korean food.

Every time I visit Las Vegas this my go to place for delicious Korean food. They keep there side dishes simple and very traditional. The kimchi here is fresh and delicious just like my grandmother use to make it. I love this place!

Annyeonghaseyo!
That’s hello in Korean. I only know this because my BF is half Korean and he says this is the closest to mom-​cooking he can get. So that alone says a lot about this mom & pop restaurant. The surrounding area is not the prettiest of places and parking is behind the building. So I suggest that you dine with someone, especially at night. The older lady that always serves us is so sweet.
Here’s the run down. The menu is pretty pure and simple. For the banchan, it’s kimchee and spicy radishes. But this is seriously the best kimchee ever! It’s made in house and they cut it up right in front of you. They also give you peppers to snack on which aren’t spicy at all. And the main reason we come here is for their beef brisket or oxtail soup. So a lot of reviews say that the broth is bland. And for lack of a better word, yes it’s bland. It’s made that way to enhance the flavor of the beef. There is salt, chili paste and green onions to flavor the broth to your liking. We also love the kalbi ribs. They a good amount of meat and fat. They are fall off the bone tender and so full of flavor. All dishes are served with rice so you aren’t just eating straight meat.
We really love this place for the hospitality and especially the food. So if you want that down home feel Korean cooking, this is def your place!

I just arrived from LA and was eating here with my family. To be honest, everything was enjoyable from side dishes to soup. However, the quality of rice was very disappointing. It wasn’t mushy or too dry but I just couldn’t keep eating it even with the soup. I’m a big rice fan so rice is an essential dining experience for me.
All Korean restaurant is more expensive than in LA.
With the amount of money we pay to eat here or just costumers in general, hope you guys serve better rice in future!

Amazing Sul Lung Tung! They also have many other soup options for those who partied way too hard in Vegas… GUILTY!
Service is also great, the waitresses were all so nice and helpful. I LOVEEE how they have homemade Kimchi and it came in a little pot. Really added to the authenticity of the place.
The portion was great and the price was also reasonable. The Oxtail soup was delicious and it definitely made me feel better after I ate it. The meat easily fell of the bone and everything was so fresh! Remember to add salt, and other small dishes in your soup to add on to the flavor.
Will definitely be back again to try other things on the menu!

3 ½ stars.
We came here because my gf’s, and myself included were pretty hungover. Especially the birthday girl (mission completed)! hahaha. She mentioned she came here last time and that it was pretty good. I wanted Earl of Sandwich instead but b-​day girl gets what she wanted and she really needed it.
There is a parking lot in the back. The inside is pretty big, spacious and clean. The menu is pretty simple but good selections of different dishes to choose from. They have soups/​Broths, noodles, pan grilled meat dishes and a few other dishes.
_​Boiled Beef ($ 24.99 medium) This is an appetizer but also can be eaten as extra meat when you order your Brisket Beef soup as the meat is similar. The boiled beef comes in very thin slices. Pretty lean and oil free, which is why I liked this. A bit bland is taste so they give a sweet sauce on the side to dip it. I recommend getting this to share when waiting for your food.
_​Brisket Beef Soup ($ 10.99) This is a staple dish here and seems to be pretty popular. Seolleongtang is a Korean broth made from ox bones, briskets and other cuts. The seasoning is usually made at the table as it comes very bland. You add your own amount of salt and pepper and chopped spring onions. As everyone as their own level of saltiness and spice. It can be made very clean and clear or milky and a slight thick white cloud color. I’ve had many great ones in Koreatown in LA. so can’t say this is the best or close to it but for Vegas it is pretty good. The beef was good, wish they added a bit more, and I liked the noodles. The broth was clean, not too salty or heavy. Always comes with a bowl of rice, some like to add it all in the soup, I like to eat it on the side so I can control how much rice I eat.
The sides they serve are Kimchi and Kkakdugi (a variety of kimchi in Korean cuisine. Usually, it has all the ingredients of kimchi, but the baechu (Napa cabbage) used for kimchi is replaced with Korean daikon). When a restaurant is known for mainly soups you don’t get much side dishes because all you really need is kimchi. They also serve gochu (Korean green chili pepper) and a side of red chili paste. The gochu is not spicy so do not worry. It was a bit mild yet crisp and refreshing.
The food was good, the only reason I did not give 4 stars and gave it 3 (but round up to 3 ½ stars) was the service. Our waitress was not polite and was pretty stand off ish. You can tell she did not want to be there and I get it, I been there done that, but you are still working and in the field of customer service. It’s not like we were being rude or difficult. The inside was pretty empty and it took us about 30 min to get our food! She did not come by to give us a heads up or even give our appetizer which we asked for, and she said it was coming soon but it never did. Even the customers who came after us got their meals 12 min in or so. I don’t know if it’s because we were real hungry but when I checked Unilocal on my check in time, yup it was 30 minutes. A little smile can go a long way.

Always a regular stop when visiting Las Vegas. Prices aren’t too steep compared to the other Korean restaurants on the strip and the food is delicious. Kimchi and radish kimchi is always fresh and spicy

So whenever my family goes to Vegas, we have to come here because my Korean father needs his Korean food! This place has great soups and amazing kimchi! Very affordable. and truly authentic Korean food.

Hearty, hot Korean soup is perfection during this chilly December weather!
I’ve heard about E-​Jo through friends and fellow Unilocalers and decided to go last night with a coworker. We both got sizzling hot soups (Gomtang — brisket for me, oxtail for my coworker) and we split spicy buckwheat noodles (Bibimnaengmyun — cold noodles topped with spicy sauce, veggies, and boiled egg)
When I first got the soup, it looked fantastic and I had to dig in. I tasted it and my reaction showed how bland it was. My coworker pointed out the small bowl of salt crystals right in front of us (silly me for missing) that is supposed to be used to add salt to taste. That made a lot more sense to me and I added a small spoonful along with a sprinkle of pepper… My soup was DELISH!
The Kimchi and Kkakdugi (radish) were both very tasty and servers were quick to replenish. A large portion came in small ceramic bowls and you serve and cut them yourself — just like how they do it in soup restaurants in South Korea. We also had spicy Korean peppers to dip in Doenjang (miso paste) which is one of my favorite simple Korean sides.
The Bibimnaengmyun wasn’t my favorite. The sauce tasted sweet to me which is extremely strange as this cold noodle dish is supposed to be spicy, not sweet (?) My coworker added more spicy paste to it and finished it off as I only cared for one bite.
For the price, quality, and portions of food, I would absolutely recommend E-​Jo. Maybe not for their Bibimnaengmyun… But it’s definitely a great place for authentic Korean soup!

Went to check out more Korean Restaurants here in LV. Saw that this place had great reviews so we decided to check this place out. Let’s start with ambience, it’s not for date night. its just an average mom and pop looking restaurant. Service was not the best. The waitress was grumpy and looked like something was on her mind… maybe it was one of those days but hey don’t show it to your customers. Overpriced items on the menu. Definitely not worth the price for the amount you get. The soup was bland. I understand there’s all the condiments that you can flavor with but mann the broth needed help! I was soo disappointed… I even put a lot to flavor the soup but it still lacked in flavor. But I’m happy we ordered the beed stir fry it was really good.

I don’t get the high ratings here. Came because we needed to replenish our souls so we ordered the oxtail soup and handmade noodles soup. The oxtail soup had only four really small pieces and the flavor couldn’t be more bland that you had to seasoned it yourself. No trace of any beef bones used to make the broth. The noodles had a nice texture but nothing more to it. $ 25 is rather pricey for two soups when realistically was barely enough for one person.

Summary:
All the soups are delicious and are a great treat when the temperature is cold outside. Often go up to 3 times a week dependent on the fact of if I have a hangover from drinking or not, or if I want something not as salty and heart warming. It is more or less like chicken noodle soup for Asians.
Décor:
Very cute and Korean inside, I love the Korean TV playing in the background. The chopsticks, pots, bowls, and even how kimchi is presented is very cute.
Service:
Great service and since the server found out that our party was not Korean so she explained in how to eat the soup properly (adding salt and onion, meat dipping sauce, cold dish peppers, etc).
Price:
Ox tail soup comes at a pleasant not too expensive 15.99 while the best bang for the buck my favorite would be #2 which include all sorts of meat and intestine (12.99). The basic Brisket Beef Soup is 11.99. All the soups are very well priced, not too high but no steal for sure.
Final Thoughts:
Delicious and good for cold days. Or if you have been drinking or is sick, the soup is to die for.

A friend and I split the spicy pork bulgogi, mung bean pancake, and beef brisket soup. Along with the kimchi, the food was very delicious! The kimchi didn’t have that sour over-​fermented taste.
For the beef brisket soup, I actually felt bad for it not reaching my expectations after all the hype in all the other reviews about it. Everything else was tasty and the staff were friendly, so I just felt bad for thinking it tasted bland. I was probably doing something extremely wrong though, because I read a few more reviews and apparently we should be adding things to the soup… my bad. I guess I just need to figure out the combination of additional things to add. With all our food items, we had green chili peppers, a sauce that tasted like soy sauce mixed with wasabi, soy bean paste, and chili paste. There’s also pepper and flaky looking salt (presumably MSG, at least that’s what it tasted like).
Although very friendly like I said, the staff wasn’t too quick about giving us our check until we asked, which was okay for us, but may annoy some people.
I’ll definitely be back to redeem my soup modifying skills.

There’s something magical about their beef brisket soup. It’s so plain and simple, basically just meat and noodles in broth, but always hits the spot once you add in the flake salt and chili paste! I also include a generous heap of green onion with mine. You get this little dish of vinegar sauce to dip your meat in, which adds to the taste as well. And with most Korean food, it comes with a bowl of rice.
The banchan includes only three items: green peppers with bean paste, radish kimchi, and cabbage kimchi. Just forget everything but the cabbage kimchi because it is literally the best kimchi I have ever had in Las Vegas. The flavor is so on point! It’s never over-​fermented either, which I hate.
The price is a little steep (~$ 15) considering it’s a very simple soup and you have to do some work yourself, so I don’t come here too often. But when the craving hits, it hits hard! E-​Jo will always have a special place in my heart… Err, stomach.
The place could be a little cleaner…

They have really good Gomtang here which is just oxtail soup with brisket meat. Its really similar to Sullungtang but they are different because the way each dish is prepared is different.
I come here when I crave Korean food after some drinking in Vegas. Its really good food at decent price. Though I would prefer Hanbat any day over this place, this restaurant definitely has good food and it does taste awesome. My gomtang was a good portion but the meat in the soup was very thin and little. It was so thin that when I grabbed it, it easily ripped. I wish they would give us larger portion of meat that are cut in thick pieces.
Their kimchi and radish kimchi is also good and you can always get more if you ask! The ladies working here are super super friendly and nice and theyre always greeting you in and out with a smile on their faces.
I highly recommend to those who likes the traditional Korean beef soup.

A lot of people ask me what my favorite non-​bbq Korean restaurant here is in town. But, if I wanted a certain dish, then it would change for every restaurant. For example, in Korea, a local restaurant might have only a handful of dishes on their menu… but they are able master those dishes over time, and they become specialized in those dishes. So that is the reason why when I go to one restaurant, they might make only a few things that I really like, but at a different restaurant, which has many of the same menu items, I might choose other dishes. It’s hard to find a Korean restaurant that does everything, very well.
Which brings me to E-​Jo. This is ONE of my favorite Korean restaurants in town, because what they do very well is their seolleongtang. What is this you ask? Basically, you can call it a beef noodle soup. But their are certain things one must consider before generalizing this dish. The broth for example. Normally when one makes a beef broth, you must brown the bones in the oven in order to get that brown color to shine. This soup is unique because you take raw ox leg bones, and boil the hell out of them. This makes for a very milky colored broth. But the flavor is definetely beef.
Traditionally, this soup is only served with either oxtail bones, or with some brisket. At E-​Jo, they have expanded themselves by offering a myriad of beef parts, including tongue, tendons, and tripe. I like this because I like offal, and it’s definetely something different that I am not used to in this soup, but appreciate eitherway. Another great aspect of this dish are the clear sweet-​potato noodles that are located near the bottom of the bowl, they give the soup a great texture. Also, there is salt and chili pepper located on the tables if you feel as if the soup is lacking a bit of seasoning. I tend to like this soup kinda bland, but thats just me.
On another visit, I was able to try their hangover soup, or haejangguk. I thought that the korean hangover soup was well made as well. It is a bean paste soup that is loaded with bean sprouts, cabbage, and beef brisket. I thought that the seasoning was on point, and it definetely cured my hangover, as was its intention. But, I thought that one thing was missing that really could have taken it over the top. It is usually served with pieces of coagulated ox blood. The one at E-​Jo does not have any. I think that if they had added that in, it would have completed the dish.
Ban chan (or side dishes) are usually kept to a minimum at a seolleongtang restaurant. This is the case because they want to preserve the simplicity of flavor that is in that bowl of soup. So, you will typically get kimchi, and some raw chili peppers, which are not that spicy. But let me go on record by saying… E-​Jo makes the best kimchi in town. And I just don’t mean really good, or awesome… I’m talking the BEST! I know you’re going «Yea, right Mike, sure, uh huh, I believe you, get outta town, pssshhh, hold the phone» and other stuff. Trust me on this one. Just do it. Or else. Or else nothing.
The prices are OK, not out of this world great, but just OK. The service is also pretty good as well. This place is usually never crazy busy. even though it should be. so more than likely the service will be pretty good. I enjoy getting my kimchi fix here, and this place will cure any hangover, no matter how large or small. And even if you aren’t hungover, the food here will make you a believer. Just like how much I believe in you.

E-​Jo is a Korean Sul lung Tung Soup House which is boilled beef soup. The choices are what cuts of meat you want in your soup. There are some other options and the hangover soup has spicy bean paste added. The grilled meat start at $ 17 per plate. The soup is good and the Kimchi is excellent. But the green onion topping is very roughly cut.
Service is good but English is limited so you need to use the menu item numbers. Great place to get a hot piping bowl of beef soup.