Nak Won Garden - Pittsburgh

Great Korean food at modest prices. Pittsburgh is a bit thin in terms of good/affordable Asian food, but NakWon fits the bill of good and reasonably priced. I 've live in ATL, DFW, Toronto, and Vancouver (and S.Korea for about a year so I know my Asian fare fairly well : .

Small koean restaurant The food was good Service was good Clean inside but old. It was good Strong recommend it

Food was overpriced, got the soldiers hot pot for 2 of us which consisted of few slices of hot dogs and maybe half of can of spam, onions, kimchi, red peppers, 4 slices of tofu, few Shanghai vegetables and very little bit chrysanthemum leaves and 1 Korean ramen noodles and it cost $42 before tax. I didn’t mind paying for that but what I do mind is the server/owner attitude when I gave her $4.00 in tips. She said it wasn’t enough for the food ordered and asked me why I gave $4.00 instead of 18% or 20% or 22% of the bill total (after tax) which was $46.01. I was not served water because I brought my own bottle water and she never asked us if we want water but assumed we don’t water because we brought our own. All she did was brought us the food we ordered and 4 very small sides dishes and that’s it. Didn’t asked us was everything was okay, nothing and I still gave her a tip to be polite. She was rude in asking me for more whenever I told her she only brought us the food and that’s it. Last time when I ate there I also gave her tip but she didn’t complain instead she adjusted the tip more than what I wrote on the slip and so I have to called them and called my credit company and them adding additional tip when I didn’t authorize it. Go there if you don’t mind this and like Korean food or have money, but don’t go if you wanted to be treated like this. As other reviewers have mentioned the same situation.

The overall experience left much to be desired. The food was just okay, lacking the flavors and authenticity I expected. The service, particularly from a middle-aged Korean lady, was disappointingly rude, impacting the overall atmosphere negatively. Additionally, the forced tipping policy felt uncomfortable, coupled with the fact that the prices were overly expensive for the quality provided. All these factors combined resulted in a subpar dining experience that I wouldn't recommend to others.

I have been waiting for this place to reopen for forever! a group of friends and i came on opening day and the food was just as amazing as before. we all shared some new menu items as well over some wine and had an amazing time. definitely a good spot for celebrations or a romantic date.