Ko Ja Ba - Columbia

We were pleasantly surprised at how good this place was! We've been eyeing it for a while and we're glad we stopped by. The atmosphere is almost like an Asian store but a restaurant. There is an extensive menu with lots to choose from, and authentic dishes as well. Wait staff were very friendly, answered all our questions about the menu. It came with appetizers/side dishes like kimchi, bean sprouts, sausages, which were good. We need to try the pancake appetizers next time. Galbi (4.5/5): a bit pricey for the portion size but yummy overall. Cooked well, very flavorful, paired well with the onions Spicy pork dolsat bibimbap (3.5/5): the bowl was good, but it was a bit oily. The waitress let us know this bowl came with more veggies and less meat but it was still good proportions.

Best food, very nice servers, and now they're closed! : While I could definitely see some things that could have been improved about the ambience, I'm sure that being short-staffed also hurt them. I don't know the real reason behind why they are closing down, but they will definitely be missed.

Kojaba is a great Asian cuisine takeout spot! It's located right off of Broadway and Providence and definitely gives off a hole in the wall vibe. We tried to come by yesterday but they had run out of fried rice (my fav dish), which was such a bummer! However, we made our way back this evening to try it out and I'm so glad we did! I ordered the beef fried rice and Tyler got the hot spicy shrimp combo. Their fried rice is the best in town, which explains yesterday's deal, and the shrimp was also pretty tasty! Each meal came with a platter of add-ins of potato, sausage, kimchi, and bean sprouts. It was pretty apparent how understaffed they were, so I won't say much about the service, but the staff who helped us were very friendly. The phone was also ringing off the hook, which tells me next time I'll just get takeout. However, if you're looking for a hot plate experience, they've got it here!

I 'm still not sure about this place. The food was... okay. The service was... okay. I guess everything was just 'okay '. This was a very bland dining experience. The food was not really authentic. The spices were wrong or missing... Or something. They ran out of rice. How does that happen? So three stars? Maybe I 'm being generous but there wasn 't really anything offensive or inedible so... I guess it stays at three stars.

Late review.. Due to graduation weekend crowd earlier in the day, we were told only 3 service of rice left. How can a Korean restaurant run out of of rice? Lol! Staff was friendly and our party of 5 was the only one left in there restaurant. We ordered duck and Galbi Beef. Both were fresh enough but lack flavor. The Banchan was half Korean and half not. Sliced Hot Dog? Hmmm Overall nice but not quite authentic.