Moonbowls (healthy Korean Bowls- River North)

Overall, it was a decent experience, but nothing to write home about. I tried the cute chicken kimchi shell, which was alright, but not outstanding. I definitely wouldn't recommend the noodles—they lacked flavor and weren't worth the price. I ordered for delivery, and with a total of $27, I felt it was definitely not worth it. I would consider giving it another shot when dining in, hoping for a better experience without the delivery fees. I also agree with other reviews about the dishes being a bit watery, particularly the noodles, which didn’t have much taste at all.

I do not recommend this restaurant. I ordered the Korean hot chicken dish, and it was disappointing. The chicken was dry and tough, lacking flavor. While the rest of the bowl was acceptable, it couldn’t make up for the main dish. I won't be ordering this again, and I can't recommend it to others. Additionally, as noted by others, this is a ghost kitchen, so it took over 30 minutes for my order to be ready.

I appreciated the variety of vegan and gluten-free options available. We ordered the Korean BBQ cauliflower and the cake batter, and both were incredible!

This is my second or third order of this place that I really want to love, but I can't pass the taste of the huh, it's really terrible. I ordered the teriyaki bowl and everything in the bowl was delicious and fresh. the huh has such a strong wing taste I am not sure whether it is not seasoned or what the deal is. the chicken in chipotle and other fast casual restaurants never tastes this bad quality. Actually, I couldn't even like more than my first bite. I try not to be hard, this is constructive feedback that the huh has to be changed/changed. I see several other customers had the same commentary. I would like to give this young regular business (I like the concept and would like to support the local people who run the business) but I don't think I will order from there again.

Tried twice within one week and had two very different experiences: On our first visit, we tried two orders of the sesame surprise, added fried egg. Both bowls were we flavored, tofu was soft fresh and flavorful, sesame dressing was rich and tasty. The portions were also pretty fair, and seemed just as filling as a Sweetgreen bowl. On our second visit, everything was a miss. We tried the sesame surprise again but this time, tofu was old dry, rice was undercooked. My husband tried the hot chicken bowl, which ended up being even worse chicken was clearly microwaved, breading was soggy, you could tell from the taste of it that the chicken had been refrigerated/reheated. Not fresh and pretty underwhelming. The gochujang sauce tasted more like chalula/tobasco was super watery, not remotely anything like Korean chili paste. Rice again undercooked. Pretty bummed bc our first visit was so much better, but goes to show that maybe consistency is an issue here. Or maybe just stick to the tofu and cross your fingers that you get a fresh batch. After this second visit, it's really a toss up if we'd try this place again, which is a bummer bc we really liked it the first time. Also a little bummed they don't have real beef bulgogi. I do appreciate their ability to adjust on the fly though no one picks up the phone here but they use a texting service if you need to make any changes to your order.