Hodori Restaurant

Ate here last night with my husband, we were greeted as soon as we entered and shown to a table. Restaurant was very clean, and smelled amazing.
Our server quickly got our drink order, and handed us menus. I ordered Nakji Bokum it was delicious and perfectly spicy the only negative was the octopus was a little chewy. But this did not take any away from the dish. My husband ordered the pork belly it came to the table sizzling away and was cut into smaller pieces. The pork came with a few sauces and fixings like garlic and jalapeño. The pork was very tasty and not at all fatty.
The banchon was great my favorite being the cucumber and fish cake. Had a very nice meal.

Very good place!
I had the Korean BBQ, and it was delicious.
People is nice too. Definitly I will go back there.

The Korean food in Phoenix! In my former hometown of Mesa, even! This area of town sports a small, but growing «Korea Town» along with the food. Go for the bibimbap, stay for the broad selection of well prepared Korean dishes that can be paired with a broad selection of wines, beers and Soju. Try the Pajun and the spicy squid!

Korean food is definitely one of my favorites and I was happy to find a solid place in the valley.
My go-​to usually Kimchi Beef tofu soup, which is perfect on child days, but also enjoyed the bibimbap, and kalbi. Side dishes were good, but portions were a little small (more cucumber Kimchi!).
No issues with the service.

This review is based on only one lunch time visit.
The day I came this casual Korean Eatery was packed with people (a good sign.?) but only had two servers working as a team to wait on EVERYONE.
Our order was taken in a timely manner and we waited around 25 minutes for our lunches to arrive.
I ordered the grilled Atka Mackerel. As tasty as this fish was… and it was… this meal was almost impossible to eat because it was filled with hundreds of tiny bones. I don’t think fish with this many bones should be on any menu anywhere. I do note the side dishes with kimchi, cucumbers and four other sides were tasty and mostly delicious. I thought they seemed above average. A better choice would have been the Black Cod with Radish but the price difference was just too much difference for lunch time. Mackerel was $ 13.99 and the black cod was something like $ 26.00.
Back to service I wanted to ask questions about a few of the sides but nobody was able to check on us during the lunch.
My husband had the Kimchi Bokum Bap.(Ribeye in a hot stone pot with egg). We both thought the ribeye was tender and tasty but lacked any heat. I think some sort of hot Korean Sauce should have been given with this dish?
This is a place that I would re-​visit but I do have some reservations about some of the dishes such as the mackerel and the lack of service. So for me that’s three stars. Still a positive rating.
I do note this was a holiday weekend and it’s possible they might have been busier than expected and short on help.

The food here is awesome. The bulgogi and bibimbap were very enjoyable and kimchi tofu soup was perfect for the cloudy and chilly day that we went on. Although a little bit pricey, the portions are a good size and the customer service is great. I recommend this place for fresh, good korean food. Lots of choices and in a great area. Right next to Asiana market as well, so double score :)

Excellent food, friendly service.
I came here with a big group from work for my boss’s birthday. He’s a big Korean food fan, and he’s shown before that he makes some pretty good food choices. So I was pretty excited about the potential for this place, especially considering that I hadn’t found a Korean restaurant here in Mesa just yet.
We were all sat quickly at lunchtime. Considering that there were about 12 of us, that’s pretty good (and the place was mostly full). Our server was very attentive and came back regularly to make sure that we had everything we needed.
The menu is extensive. There are all sorts of choices, and there are a lot of choices that really piqued my curiosity. At some point, I’ll try some of the more exotic items, but on this particular visit, I kept it rather basic and had #63 (Mae Un Dalk Bulgogi, which is Korean BBQ chicken marinated in a spicy sauce). To start, we had a few orders of #49A (Goon Mandu, which is pan-​fried potstickers). And of course, there was kimchi and a variety of other sides that come with the meal.
The potstickers were tasty. A little crunchy on the outside, and with some of the sauce that comes with them, quite good. I normally don’t eat many potstickers, but I had 3 of these.
The chicken comes served with white rice – nothing special about it. The chicken was nicely done. The marinade was excellent! The spice level was perfect, and the flavor was really good. I definitely enjoyed it.
But as I have often found with Korean food, the stars of the show for me were the sides. The marinated cucumbers, the kimchi, the seaweed – all excellent, all with really great flavors. Best of all are those potatoes. I don’t know what they use to flavor the potatoes, but they are great! I could eat a whole plate of those potatoes, but unfortunately, they come as a small side. I’m sure that I could have asked for more, but with the size of the chicken platter (lunch portion, mind you) and the potstickers to boot, I was quite full.
To finish off the meal, there’s a little dessert that I believe is a probiotic drink. It has an interesting and good, albeit a little medicine-​y, taste to it. Always nice to encourage good digestion at the end of a big meal!
I’ll be back. And I’ll try out some of the ox knee.

I found this to be the most authentic looking Korean restaurant. Typically a majority of the patrons speak Korean. They have great lunch specials with a good variety of dishes, soups, and stews.
I ordered the Sol Long Tang and loved it. It reminded me of Gahn Mi Oak in NYC. All the ban chan were very fresh and tasty. The servers were very quick and polite. I definitely will be back in the near future.

$ 20 Bulgolgi was dry, cold, tasteless and onion was raw. They forgot to heat up the cast iron plate. $ 16 Spicy Octopus was like chewy rubber and totally inedible.
Very very dissatisfied with the dinner experience.
First and last time to eat here.
There are better Korean restaurants around.

Ive eaten here plenty of times and always enjoyed myself. I wont order any thing other than a #27, bibimbap during summertime. A light, fresh veggie dish w all the sides is a brilliant lunch or dinner. I never feel ashamed of myself after eating the entire thing. Im pretty sure the potato side dish is dessert, i love it. And the cucumbers, omg. Yuuuummmmmmm.

The restaurant is very spacious, great service and they have the best kim chi fried rice and Korean BBQ Beef. It is located at a mini Korean plaza next to a supermarket. Plenty of parking and the service is great.

Nestled in Mesa, Hodori was a great find for solid Korean food! My friends and I ordered the Bulkogi (Korean BBQ), Tonkatsu, and Dumplings! Man were we amazed the sauce lathered on the pork Tonkatsu was delicious with the egg salad and cole slaw! The pork was breaded to perfection and served like a fancy restaurant style etiquette! The dumplings were great in soup with the yummy rice cakes which were moist and chewy, a pleasant delight! The main attraction the Bulkogi was great with the rice and Kimchi/​other side dishes served! Also, the server was delightful and so attentive and caring. My friend had dropped his chopstick and the waiter noticed and brought him a new set in seconds! Great location too near Asiana Market, Chinese food nearby and other Asian food eateries in the vicinity. Glad I found this treasure in Mesa, due to the lack of many quality Asian restaurants! I will definitely be back and plan to further taste the other awesome choices on the menu!
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