Food: Seafood soup with noodles (ul myong).
Service: Nothing special.
Pricing: Inexpensive. $15 is the average dish.
Atmosphere: No frills decor.
Verdict: Good local Korean restaurant if your looking for homemade cooking. The food definitely reminded me of my mom's cooking. Additional positive, no MSG in the food. I've been here several times and a good place to fill your belly with honest tasting Korean food.
Yum! I can't believe I haven't written a review for Spring yet! There is nothing that I have tried here that I didn't like. In college, I ate A LOT of ramen and one of my roommates introduced me to putting American cheese on it. One of the hot noodles from here (can't remember the name but, just ask for the one with mussels) reminds me of ramen with cheese on it only a millions times better. I think it's because they may add some cream to the broth. It is seriously one of the most delicious things ever. The cold noodles are fantastic as well. The slice of fruit threw me off at first but surprisingly it really works!
Review Source:I will put it bluntly: I found two different kinds of uncooked kimchi and banchan in my jajangmyun sauce today. If you have ever eaten jajangmyun before, you know that the only raw ingredient you see in the sauce is sliced cucumber. I have ordered jajanmyun from many restaurants, including Spring, and have never experienced anything like this before. Never have I seen table garnishes used as ingredients in the sauce.
I don't know if this speaks to poor quality control in the kitchen or something more sinister, but I am never eating here again.
Spring is really good. Â It is one of my most favorite places to get Korean food. Â It is simple, straightforward, and not too expensive. Â I love the galbi/kimchi hot stone pot and also the Samgyetang soup.
Although I am often the only caucasian person in the restaurant I always feel very well-treated, and the staff even remembers me.
The waitstaff is always very attentive. Â My only negative is that the food does take a little time to come out. Â I rarely get in and out in an hour, so it's a place to relax and enjoy, not to eat and run.
This place has very good don katsu, kalbi, and noodles. Â However, it is quite expensive as kalbi is $20, don katsu with 3 breaded pork pieces, Â potatoes and rice and one slice of apple is $15 and most noodle dishes are $10-15 range. Â My $10 jajungmyun came with 3 small pieces of beef. Â Overall decent food but I can't give it any more stars because of the lack of value. Â I don't understand why any restaurant would charge $10 for tofu that is boiled in hot spices. Â My parents come here often for the kalbi(best dish) and noodles.
Review Source:This is my family's go-to Korean restaurant in North Jersey. Â Grandma's homestyle cooking. Â My mom is the best Korean cook EVER, and this is where we go when she is tired.
1. Â No MSG
2. Â Everything is homemade
3. Â Everything on the menu is pretty damn good
They're specialty: Â
Haejanggook. Â Makes a great hangover cure. Â Traditionally made with blocks of congealed blood, Spring makes theirs with galbi (or beef ribs) stewed for hours with a spicy, garlicky stew with onions, napa cabbage and sprouts. Â There is such depth of flavor in the stew, perfect on a cold winter's night.
They are also known for their Kalgooksoo,or homemade noodles,or soojaebi, dough dumpling soup. Â You can get chicken or seafood soup with noodles, soojaebi, or both. Â Spicy or mild. Â I like to get spicy seafood soup with both.
The tonkatsu is paper thin and crisp. Perfect everytime.
Surprisingly, the Korean-Chinese dishes are great,too. Jjangjangmyun noodles are chewy and delish.  Their Sweet and sour beef or  Tangsooyook is really good.  Perfectly crisp with a good sauce.  Best in the area.
Not a bad place for Korean food - if you're looking for traditional Korean cold charcuterie like jokbal (trotters) or samgyupsal (pork belly), this place is a good choice. They also have all the standard Korean dishes like kimchi jjigae, dwenjang jjigae, bibimbap, etc. along with more Japanese-influenced dishes like Japanese curry, fried rice, and tonkatsu. They also have the Chinese-Korean fusion dishes like jjangnengmyun or jjambbong. The prices are also average, with appetizers going from $5-$10 and entrees ranging from $10-$15.
The food is tasty, although it's not mind-blowingly delicious, and a good place to eat if you want some decent Korean food. It's an ok place, but it doesn't compare to some of the other Korean restaurants in Bergen County. There is such a thriving Korean population here, and a plethora of delicious, amazing Korean restaurants, and I would rather make the trip over to PalPark or Fort Lee if I wanted to get a good meal. These restaurants will often have more banchan (side dishes) and be cleaner and have a better atmosphere than Spring.
That being said, the Closter area seems kind of sad and in decline recently, and all the times I've eaten there, the restaurant has never been full - that can't bode well, can it?
But I've been there with my friends a couple of times, and we all enjoyed our dishes; and I'm sure that some of the dishes our better than the others. However, like I said, you could get much better food in some of the restaurants that are a 20-minute drive away.
My girlfriend and I have eaten here many times as a "backup place" We went here for my birthday because we were late for Houston's. Honestly, I was more than happy to be there. My girlfreind who is Korean probably thinks this place is just ok. Â Â
Spring is not the typical be good at only a 1 type of dish like the soft-tofu nazi in Fort Lee. But rather its where I can have a variety of home style Korean food if I had a Korean grandma.
The servers do not understand English well. My lovely gf orders for me or I just point at the #. I've always seen non-asians eat here everytime I am there. So, don't be intimated.
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