“ this is definitely an amazing lunch place to go to! the restaurant has a bit of an 80s vibe with their booth couch chairs but they did get a little confused with the rest of the decoration as the tables and chairs don't necessarily match the vibe. the server was pretty quick with taking our order though and we didn't run into any trouble there. the food was really amazing! the jumbo rice ball had a really great flavor and it was worth it for sure. the tteokbokki was really spicy and flavorful and the mozzarella on top was a really great compliment to the pork katsu. the pork katsu was nice and juicy and tasted really good with the side dishes. ”

“ Ordered via door dash. Dish was yummy not that spicy but the portion was really small. I love their assorted dukbokki. ”

“ Ordered the rosé mild dukbokki, the assorted spicy dukbokki, kimbap, fried seaweed rolls, donkatsu, and odeng soup. Honestly their rice cakes made my day. It's the best dukbokki I've had in a long time in NYC. This is THE PLACE to go for spicy flavorful not just sweet dukbokki. Yes the rice cakes weren't perfectly cylindrical, but frankly they were just as bouncy chewy. There is a disclaimer saying that the rice cakes might not hold their shape because they come from Korea and need to be thawed. I had no problems with their shape. If anything some of the cracks held MORE of the flavor, and it was awesome. I enjoy eating the spicy fire chicken noodles, and Yupdduk's spicy was just about that level. It was the type that adds. Curious to try their spiciest level next time and give their chicken feet and rice balls a go. The other foods were perfect bunshik-expectations, and were great sides to the rice cakes, which were the highlight for me :) Thank you for the amazing food! There was only 1 server on a Friday night, so service was a bit slower, but that never hindered from the amazing food and experience. Will come back for future rice cake cravings! ”

“ The food here is pretty spicy even when it's mildly spiced. We got take-out for 3 items and service was quick and friendly. The ambiance is clean and dim. This place offers a lot of Korean food options! ”

“ I love Yupdduk's tteokbokki so I came again to introduce my friend to their food (I come to Yupdduk often whenever I'm having a craving for tteokbokki haha). Please refer to my previous review for more thoughts. We came right at opening at 11:30 am on a Saturday and shared a large rose tteokbokki that was delicious as always. The rice cakes are tender and chewy & the sauce is as addictive as usual with its balance of savory umami, sweetness, and spice. I haven't had the large size tteokbokki in awhile as I usually come alone & get the small size but the large size is a great option for when you eat with someone else. My friend really liked the tteokbokki as well, I'm glad to convert another person to be a Yupdduk fan ;) We also ordered the kimari/gimmari/deep fried seaweed rolls filled with glass noodles. It's my first time having this dish and this was also very tasty. The glass noodles inside are well seasoned and savory & the deep fried seaweed is nice and crispy. It's a great appetizer to pair with tteokbokki! The music they play is always nice and chill & usually the restaurant isn't very crowded. There's wifi as well! It's a very casual place and great place to grab food with friends. I once again, highly recommend Yupdduk! ”

“ I really enjoyed my meal here! The food is the kind of stuff you find at street vendors in Korea- rteokbokki, kimbap, fishcake, etc. They have two menus- one with different types of tteokbokki, and one with an assortment of different foods such as budae jjigae and oden tang. I love that they have small sizes of food thats usually a huge portion, like budae jjigae- those big pots sometimes feeds 3-4 people! They were able to serve our large party quickly and the staff were very nice I got the rose tteokbokki and I loved the flavor. I will say the mild is still pretty spicy! I'm definitely coming back for more. ”

“ We came here for a Friday lunch with just the husband. They were opening up but the servers were very kind in making us welcome. We ordered the Bulgogi, Tteokbokki and Fried Rolls. Everything came in good time and was delicious. I appreciated that they were kind enough to gauge my spice level and not make it too spicy. Definitely a great place for a quick bite! Well priced as well. ”

“ The hamburger cheese katsu and the pork cutlet are most worth it. The other stuff is good too, like the spicy pork over rice and the curry pasta. Spice level can be high even for mild. Portions are good. Love the tons of cheese and sauce in the topokki. Nice eggs on the kimchi bacon fried rice. ”