Heartful Made

Homemade food with 100% organic vegetables.
Finally OC gets an authentic Korean bento/doshirak & gimbap store! The food tastes great and fresh — not too salty or sweet. You can eat there or take it to-go for home/work, but it’s mainly for to-go’s. You can do group doshirak orders or catering ahead of time. The owner claims that they don’t sell any gimbab that is older than 3 hours for its freshness. And they have happy hours (after 6:40p) for 50% off of anything that isn’t freshly made (still same day made) within the hour. The price is reasonable and the owner is very nice. Highly recommend it for authentic homemade Korean doshirak or simple gimbap for single or group meals!

Homemade kimbap. The owner is incredibly friendly and helpful explaining the menu items if you don't have any experience with Korean food. Delicious and filling.

Heartful Made is a small mom and pop shop in a little plaza in Fullerton. I passed by because the nearby Korean fried chicken restaurant was closed and wanted to try something else. I was surprised because my expectations were surpassed.

Heartful Made is a quaint little room, but with a big personality. When I came in around lunch time, I was surprised to see that there wasn't a Google Maps posting. As such, I expected it to be pretty quiet; however, that was far from the case. When I was eating, there was a constant flow of people -- mostly Koreans -- who would enter and buy their food in bulk amounts. In fact, the demand often outpaced the supply and the customers often had to wait for more kimbap to be finished.

Another thing that I really enjoyed was the pricing of the kimbap. I got two kimbaps -- the fishcake and the vegetarian one. Each kimbap was only $3.50 which was an amazing deal for the freshness and quality. Even if you were to go to a supermarket, they would charge maybe $5-6 for the same amount. As such, I was blown away by the pricing.

Not only was the pricing very reasonable and affordable, the taste of the kimbap was great as well. There is a mixture of ingredients that are standard to your typical kimbap, but I also enjoyed how they spaced out the pickled ginger so that it would reset your palate if you were to eat the biggest pieces in the beginning and end. If you ask for kimchi when you order, they will hand you a small container for kimchi for free. While I didn't eat it, my brother did and he said it was pretty good.

Overall, I was very satisfied with Heartful Made and would definitely recommend going here. It is a small hole in the wall, but I feel like it is a hidden gem in the middle of Fullerton.