K1

I’m giving a soft review because I realize that it is their soft opening, that being said, I thought the overall experience was fine to say the least.

Ordering/service: walking in, we were told we would expect a 30 minute wait because we had not reserved, we were sat immediately, and proceeded to sit for the 30 minute wait which is fine, but the restaurant wasn’t really all that busy in my eyes (i work in food service). the server we had was okay, it wasn’t terrible but it seemed like she was all over the place and stressed. She forgot our utensils which she quickly fixed when we told her, but with the doorbell type ringer we had to use to call her over, she didn’t seem to pay attention much to it when we rang two separate times so another server came over and helped us out.

Food: I ordered the Tteokbokki with ramen and It was good but not better than others that I’ve had, I think I should have ordered a higher spice level and that would have made it more tasty. My brother ordered the boneless wings with sweet and spicy regular and it was delicious. The outside was nice and crispy, the sauce was great although I think that it should be labeled mild since I didn’t taste any spice. We also ordered kimchi fries and the were the BOMB. Comparable to Austin’s Chilantro.

drinks: I will say that for soda, they do give you cans so you do not have free refills, so if you’re someone who drinks a lot in one sitting, I would just stick with a water. Speaking of water, the water is given in a container where you pour it yourself and I honestly think it’s very efficient. One thing I was really disappointed in was the fact that they were not serving boba yet, though I can’t blame them because it was their soft opening.

Atmosphere: I loved the atmosphere! I enjoy kpop so most of my time spent there was listening to the music and watching various kpop MVs they had playing on TVs around the establishment.

Overall: I don’t have a definite answer on how they will proceed to do since they have not yet come into full swing, but I will be sure to visit again in a month to see how things have changed

Visited twice for their soft opening this week. I've been waiting for a place like this in Killeen for a long time. You would have to go to Dallas or Austin for anything remotely close. They have about 4 TVs playing kpop music videos & they're open until 2am. I can't wait to try the karaoke next time too!
Food is great & the atmosphere is super fun! Staff are extremely friendly. Their soju slushes are good for lightweights. They pretty much taste like juice, but the lychee flavor is really good. If you want them stronger you'll probably need to buy a bottle of soju and add it to the slush.
The Kimchi fries are delicious. If you don't like cilantro don't get them, they're loaded with cilantro on top. Fresh jalapenos too!
The Tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes) was good, they have different spicyness intensities.
Same thing for the Cheesy spicy chicken. Extremely cheesy and the added corn is really good too! It all comes on a tray with fire under it so it's melting all the cheese right in front of you.
The Mussel soup is so great, stole a few from my friend. I'll definitely be ordering that next time!