ZAXX - KOREAN KITCHEN - (Near , london)

4 /5 Ish: We came here for my 13-year-old cousin’s birthday lunch, and honestly, the food was really good. We ordered the tteokbokki, the beef rice bowl, soy garlic wings, and the loaded fries, everything was tasty! The tteokbokki was the star of the show. I’ve tried it in a few places before, but this one was so flavourful and perfectly soft. The wings tasted great too, just on the smaller side. The loaded fries and beef bowl were both delicious, though I found the rice a bit too mushy — a sushi-rice base would’ve been better and it was quite unexpected ri have loads of zucchini and spinach in it. That said, the toppings were super generous, which I loved. Ordering was really convenient with the QR code, kiosk, or paying at the till, but the service itself felt a little absent. No one really checked in on us, even though it’s a small spot and was empty. I later found out the girl serving us was only 16, which explains the service - she probably didn’t want to spend her Sunday working but here we are. However, I do think a bit more attentiveness would make a huge difference — especially when it’s not busy. The drinks were decent, the food was fantastic, and I already know I’ll be back. The flavours of the loaded fries, soy garlic wings & tteokbokki were especially tasty and I’d happily order those again :)

5 /5 S C: Walked past this shop on a lunchtime walk, owner spotted me peering in through the window. The place from the outside looks a bit mediocre but when you enter the decor is amazing. They have a kiosk but the owner is very inviting and offers his best opinion on dishes to choose from. Being a pescatarian I chose the prawn Bibimbap bowl (hope I spelt that correctly). Zain the owner asked me if I wanted to upgrade to a large for £3 more and I said yes. They have table water on a small shelf and plenty of glasses, so my drink was sorted. After a short wait, I was pleasantly surprised with a stacked bowl, pot of slaw and pink ginger shavings. My silver cutlery, quite cleverly, came in a rubber enclosure which I thought was unique and a nice touch. There are plastic cutlery and chopsticks on every table. Now the food - oh my gosh, lovely hot crispy prawns and plenty of them, nice rice at the bottom, noodles, lettuce, cucumber, carrot - the list is endless and the taste was sublime. Cool bass’y music I was in heaven. Zain came over and asked me if I wanted anything else - I was more than happy with what I had. Certainly coming back to this place. Excellent vegan options too. I ate all of my food without an ounce left over. Deffo coming back.

4 /5 Kay Begum: The kids love korean food so I treated them to Zaxx. It is a nice, cosy place. The food was decent and the portions were generous. Zaynab took care of us, she was very knowledgeable, her service was fantastic. Only thing disappointing, was that we were provided with cutlery but no plates. Its difficult to eat out of the boxes. When we requested plates a couple were given. It was a bit uncomfortable eating out of the box. Also didnt find any knives with the cutlery provided. The boneless chicken were very good size so would have preferred to have knives to cut into smaller pieces. On the whole, we had a lovely experience and enjoyed the food.

5 /5 lima: Our top items has to be the wings and the cheese dog! That Gochujang sauce on the wings was perfectly sweet and slightly spicy at the same time and very generous for the portion size! The cheese dog is a must try! The creamy sauce on top paired really nicely with the cheese, you cant go wrong! We also tried out one of their chicken burgers, you can choose between breast or thigh, we opted for thigh and just look at how big it was! The flavours were quite strong in ginger which I think is an acquired taste but nonetheless it goes well with the sweet bbq!