(617) 527-7888

1114 Beacon St.
Newton, MA 02461 42.3308 -71.2083

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Neighborhood: Newton

Hours:

Mon-Thu 11:30a-3p, 5p-10p, Fri 11:30-11p, Sat 12n-11p, Sun 12n-10p

Last updated 8.16.11

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, Discover, MasterCard

Cuisine:

Korean, Asian, Sushi

What People Are Saying About Apgujung

Featured Review

Gerrish Lopez

Contributor

The Scene – Two simple, well-lit dining rooms are accented with spare Japanese décor and Korean background music. Booths with in-table grills are equipped for do-it-yourself Korean barbecue, while a sushi bar offers an additional seating options for couples and solo diners. A quiet yet attentive waitstaff provides fast and friendly service. – – The Food – With a lengthy menu that caters to a range of tastes, Apgujung features Korean, Japanese, Chinese, and Thai selections. Korean favorites such as beef aspara-gyu (beef tartare), scallion pancakes and bulgogi (beef…

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Green tea and red bean ice cream provides a cooling finish to any meal.
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. excellent service great sushi and cocktails
food quality
85.71000099182129% positive
  1. Great Korean food found in Boston.
  2. The food is truly excellent and the waitstaff is knowledgeable, well-manered, and very quick.
  3. The menu is very diverse while not too overwhelming, and the sushi is excellent with unique options.
  4. We spent more than $100 for a dinner, and all we got were bad food and service.
  5. excellent service great sushi and cocktails
  6. Their Galbi was very tasty and affordable compared to other Korean restaurants.
  7. If you are an individual diner savoring an anticipated delicious Korean Barbecue dinner, don't bother - go somewhere else
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. The menu is very diverse while not too overwhelming, and the sushi is excellent with unique options.
service
50.0% positive
  1. the waitress was really nice and attentive.
  2. excellent service great sushi and cocktails
  3. Their service was very bad.
  4. We spent more than $100 for a dinner, and all we got were bad food and service.
value
100.0% positive
  1. Their Galbi was very tasty and affordable compared to other Korean restaurants.
  2. Highly recommended and worth the wait.
wait time
100.0% positive
  1. The food is truly excellent and the waitstaff is knowledgeable, well-manered, and very quick.
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

09/04/09

excellent service great sushi and cocktails

by Hally Mix at Citysearch

This was one of the first places I checked out when I moved to town. I found the staff extremely welcoming and the atmosphere hip and comfortable. The food is truly excellent and the waitstaff is knowledgeable, well-manered, and very quick. The menu is very diverse while not too overwhelming, and the sushi is excellent with unique options. Just a jump past Newton center, this place is well-worth the trip and you are almost certain to get a table right away.

  • Pros: best service in town!
  • Cons: would love some outdoor seating?
1 Star Rating: Poor

12/17/08

I am Korean.

by Tady at Citysearch

I am Korean. last week Me and my wife went there with my American friends. I ordered korean bbq and some food. Ha! I think side dishes is terrable. There beef source is not traditional one, even me and my wife had never seen that kinds of source but strangely tastes and smell was almost similar as traditional one. Other foods is not that good. Especially, the waiteress is not korean and i think the cooker is not korean. IF YOU GUYS WANT TO HAVE REAL KOREAN FOOD, DONT GO THERE. instead i recommand you Yasoo or Koreana.

1 Star Rating: Poor

04/27/08

Aweful experience

by Redsoxrules at Citysearch

We just went to this restaurant. My wife had a soup which was too salty and had a hair in it. Their BBQ was tasteless. Their service was very bad. We only saw our waitress three times: she took our order, brought us our food, and brought us our check. We had to talk to another waitress to add more orders. We spent more than $100 for a dinner, and all we got were bad food and service. Don't waste your money or time. Try someplace else.

1 Star Rating: Poor

09/06/07

individual diners beware

by rabbe at Citysearch

If you are an individual diner savoring an anticipated delicious Korean Barbecue dinner, don't bother - go somewhere else

They won't seat you unless you order for two.

  • Pros: plenty of parking
  • Cons: won't serve Korean Barbecue to individual diner
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

08/29/07

mmMmmmm

by m1ssbiatch at Citysearch

this place is really good. i ordered a seafood & scallion pancake and both me and my friend agreed that this restaurant is def. not cheap on the seafood. however, the only complain we have is that the pancake was a little undercooked. but other than that, we really have no complains. we did the korean bbq on the table and the beef was well marinated and the portion is generous. in fact, they probably give more beef than any other places i went for korean bbq before. the waitress was really nice and attentive. i would totally recommend ppl to give this place a try!

  • Pros: parking, service

The Details on Apgujung

Place Categories:

  • very quick waitstaff
  • very bad service
  • really nice waitress
  • very tasty galbi
  • great korean food
  • great cocktails
  • great sushi
  • delicious barbecue dinner
  • tasteless bbq
  • not that good other foods
  • recommended highly
  • really good place
  • bad food
  • totally recommend ppl
  • unique options