San Soo Gab San

Name: San Soo Gab San
Address: 5247 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60625, Chicago, IL, 60625.0, US
Telephone: +1 773-334-1589

Korean·American

Chicago, IL·Lakeview & North Center

Closed·11AM-12AM

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About

San Soo Gab San — korean in Lincoln Square. Unpretentious and comfortable, exactly what you want. The recipes feel handed down, not invented. Works for larger parties, open late. "The banchan is by far the best part of the meal" — Carlos Nanez

Experience Breakdown

🍴Food

4.6

👥Service

3.8

✨Ambiance

3.7

💬Sentiment

3.8

Patrick Wang

831 reviews

Highlights

CozyOld SchoolFamily FriendlyQuick BiteLate NightGreat For GroupsHuge PortionsNeighborhood Institution

What Diners Are Saying

Diners loved

Authentic flavorsAccommodates large groups

Some noted

Can be pricey

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Location

5247 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60625

What 40+ diners say about San Soo Gab San

Good quality meat, good service, they do also have a parking lot but it seems to get full quick. Changed our grill often which was nice. We love Korean bbq so we would come back again. Prices seem fair for the great quality of meat & and for sides that you get. 20+ sides (not kidding)

“Everything was great, although it would have been better if they had given you tortillas 🤣.”

Hector Miguel Naranjo Gomez

Aug 2025

“Excellent food! Fresh ingredients! Highly recommended their seafood tofu soup with stir fried pork...”

Excellent food! Fresh ingredients! Highly recommended their seafood tofu soup with stir fried pork combo, bbq (beef short ribs, beef brisket), seafood pan cakes. Love the small plates! Kimchi, scallions slides… Delicious! I have to unbutton my pants lol 👀 Excellent customer service! Thanks ajuma. Will definitely return! Great atmosphere, it is very clean. Sit comfortably. Downside: no dessert, no smoothies - kids complaints. 🫢 Has free parking lot, easy to get a parking!

Helen Low

Jul 2025

“My go to place for Korean BBQ for over 20 years.”

My go to place for Korean BBQ for over 20 years. This is where my Korean friends go for BBQ. You cook your own food but the lovely Korean women there will cook it for you if you ask. The side dishes (banchan) are plentiful and also delicious.

A R

Mar 2025

“This place is perfect for large groups.”

This place is perfect for large groups! We had a group of 6, decided to get the special for groups 5+ which includes 3 appetizers and 5 meats. I kind of wish we had 8 people because we couldn’t eat it all! We got an excellent seafood pancake appetizer that I highly recommend to order. My favorite part was that they had lotsssss of banchan to choose from. So that was refreshing compared to other spots I have tried! My favorite meat was the pork belly, we also tried and enjoyed bulgogi and a few others. They bring out the banchan and meats pretty quickly and leave guests in charge of cooking the meat themselves. I am personally fine being in charge of cooking our own meat but just awareness for those who might prefer it done for them. Our group loves kbbq so we will definitely be back sometime soon! We were able to get a table no problem at 6pm, the restaurant did fill up around 7pm!

Maggie Delaney

Feb 2025

“The most outstanding and authentic Korean BBQ restaurant I’ve ever visited so far, and it’s...”

The most outstanding and authentic Korean BBQ restaurant I’ve ever visited so far, and it’s definitely the best choice in Chicago without any question. I ordered marinated sliced beef (bulgogi) and sliced pork belly bacon (sam gyeop sai), and they were both beyond my expectation. Most importantly, they serve more than 20 kinds of free sides for each table no matter how many people you bring with (actually I got 26 kinds of sides). Overall, I did appreciate not just their quality food but also the restaurant ambiance, even though this place is a bit pricy, but it’s still worthy of a visit.

Patrick Wang

Feb 2025

“The best Korean BBQ Experience ive ever had.”

The best Korean BBQ Experience ive ever had. The banchan is by far the best part of the meal. Language barrier can be an issue at times but no big deal. Must try the fish pancake.

Carlos Nanez

Nov 2024

“1st time eating here.”

1st time eating here. Was VERY impressed by the spread of their side dishes! Service was good and hospitable. If you leave hungry than you did something wrong.

David Kauffman

Sep 2024

“This was my first Korean BBQ.”

This was my first Korean BBQ. I really enjoyed the food. A lot of fun cooking the meat on the grill and More side dishes then you could count.

Paul Zylstra

Jul 2024

“We had a big party so we did the group special.”

We had a big party so we did the group special. We could not finish the food even though we only ordered for the adults and the 4 school age kids didn't order anything. Beef tongue was a lil tough though. And the ribeye already had a few tough pieces. The best is the bulgogi. Seafood pancake was also delicious. The side dishes are very impressive! Such variety and they give you so much more when you ask for refill. The staff was very nice. And the grill is charcoal!

Joyce Lam

Jul 2024

“To start I’m Korean, my family is in Korea, and I love food.”

To start I’m Korean, my family is in Korea, and I love food. To the ones who said the food was bad or mediocre, stay in the HMart food court or whatever tiktok ramen yall wanna make. The obvious hate is so undeserved. This place always delicious. Brought a big group of coworkers here to try kbbq for the first time. The aunties were super helpful and let us individually box things up to go when we couldn’t finish. They were so polite and patient with us because we didn’t know what we wanted.

Esther Han

Mar 2024

“I typically don’t go to restaurants that has 4 stars or lower but my cousin insisted this place is good so we tried.”

I typically don’t go to restaurants that has 4 stars or lower but my cousin insisted this place is good so we tried. We ordered few soups , a noodle dish , bibimbap and Mandu for appetizer. The main course was actually pretty goood, definitely a 5/5. Side dishes was plentiful but I personally had a lot better. They are the cheaper type of sides and nothing stood out except for the daikon kimchi which was very delicious. Overall I would give it 5 stars because the main dishes were excellent and the price was excellent as well. Like most bbq restaurants, be prepared to smell like bbq after eating here.