Gina’s Restaurant

Ginas’ got me hooked once a week now! Always awesome, always fresh & healthy, and she & her girls care sooo much about how you liked everything. Hometown favorite

This place is really called Gina’s Good Food Restaurant, according to their sign, which I find endearing. And true! An odd mixture of Korean and Japanese and American food. I’ve never had a bad meal here. The ambience is mostly high school cafeteria with high ceilings and glaring florescent lighting and huge windows, but it is a sit-​down-​a-​waitress-​will-​take-​your-​order kind of place. Prices are good and portions are generous. The people are friendly; when you walk in the door the cook will greet you because the kitchen is right there.

Unfortunately, this is a very poor example of a Korean restaurant (I’m Korean). The menu is very limited and even what they have is not well done. Would avoid — much better Korean food is to be had in Tigard or Beaverton.

Firstly, the full name of the restaurant is Gina’s Delicious Food Restaurant. It definitely lives up to that. This is authentic Korean food. Gina is the owner and operator, and head cook! This is no Asia-​American dive, it is either Korean food or American food, but you don’t have the unholy mixture like at so many other places. The food is great, and the service is with a smile. So five stars here. Try it. You will return.

I don’t have a lot of Korean experiences to compare this place to, (Only one other) but I didn’t really like this place. Seemed clean, and portions were generous, but the flavors didn’t do it for me. The menu is eclectic… the specials tonight were two Asian style dishes, and spaghetti? You can also order a turkey sandwich. Next time I’m going to order a spaghetti sandwich and see if they will sell it to me :)

I have been working in Woodburn for 4 years, grew tired of the few places I was going for lunch and tried this place on a whim based on the few Unilocal reviews and in spite of the unassuming exterior. I am so glad that I did. I have been back many times since. Today I met Gina’s husband, a retired Air Force veteran, and he told me the history of the restaurant that has been in business for ~25 years. His wife Gina runs the place and has two other nice young ladies that help in the kitchen and serving customers. They are exceedingly friendly, polite and this place is clean. If you are looking for fancy décor, go somewhere else. I come back for the food first and foremost, but I am also happy to support this establishment because I like the visible commitment to people and quality of those who work here.
Now something about the food. They do have a few extra, non-​Asian, items on the menu, but I have never tried them. In the eight times I have been there so far I have ordered something different every time and never been disappointed. I have had stir fry’s with noodles, with rice and fried rice dishes. The portions are generous, the flavors excellent and the sauces well balanced. My wife and I were at the mall a couple of weeks ago and went to a famous chain Chinese restaurant with big lions in the doorway. It was OK but I found myself wishing we had gone to Gina’s instead.
I have been alerting all of my colleagues at work to this place and they like it as much as I do. Come and give it a try. You will not regret it.

We eat here often and the food is consistently good, service is great and impeccably clean. The pot stickers are amazing, fried rice, literally all the food is good. She always uses fresh veggies in the dishes too. My husband works nearby and brings in people from out of town a lot and they all say the same thing! It’s a hidden gem!

This place for the most part is an Asian fusion restaurant. The nice lady that takes your order from the counter is, I believe Korean, a very good cook. Very diverse in her offerings. Anything from Korean to Chinese to American. They have soups (clam choder) salads, sandwiches, and their Korean offerings… Why I came. Bi beem bop, bulgogi, and also your typical Chinese dishes.
Try their kimchi!

One of my favorite places to go for lunch. My favorites are the beef broccoli, chow mein, and fried rice but there is a lot more to choose from.
Its one of those places you would drive by and never notice but completly worth the stop!

While waiting to have a tire repaired at Les Schwab Tires in Woodburn, my hubby & I wandered next door for some grub at a tiny restaurant we’ve passed millions of times.
I went in COMPLETELY under the impression that it was a deli offering sandwiches. While they did have sandwiches on the back of the menu, turns out its actually Korean food.
Atmosphere — Really NOT fantastic :) You will be surrounded by red sticky booths, worn out chairs, really fake plastic flowers and tacky curtains.
Food — ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!!! I cannot stress this enough. We were so pleasantly surprised by the flavors of our dishes. He ordered the terriaki chicken while I ordered pot stickers. They were both so flavorful, and my husband (Who ALWAYS orders terriaki chicken everywhere he goes) said it was definately one of the best he’s encountered. Full of flavor, but not not completely drown in an overwhelmingly strong sauce.
Service — The waitress was attentive and kind. I always appreciate that!!!
Overall I will definately return, although I have to warn, the prices are quite steep considering the poor atmosphere. (between 8 – 14 p/​p)
P. S. I noticed the confusion about what kind of food they serve, is across the board. Since there was another couple who came in expecting burgers and fries, and upon seeing it was Korean food, got up and left. :(