Island Style Restaurant

Overall: 4.6/5 (dine in) The service here is a cut beyond the rest. The owner is super nice and goes around talking to every table. He's pretty attentive to the customers and offered so many things like tea, super spicy chilis, or banchan refills. They also pack your leftovers for you! The personalized service you receive here creates an instant fondness for this restaurant and makes you want to tip very well or become a regular. The owner gave me an apron to wear so I don't spill any food on my white dress!!! For banchans, we got homemade kimchi, seaweed, radish, sausage, and bean sprouts. The kimchi and radish were so delicious we got refills. The seaweed was white and had a crunchy texture so it was fun to eat. The sausage and bean sprouts were okay. I got the super spicy chili as well. The first piece burneddd but the pieces after that weren't too bad. My husband also got a cup of tea which I think is barely tea. It was a great way to wash down the meal. We got the combo plate which includes kalbi, meat jun, and BBQ chicken ($20.95). The meat jun was the best of the three. It was so tender, soft, and delicious - especially when it's "swimming in sauce". This sauce is fantastic on the white rice too! The BBQ chicken wasn't overcooked but also wasn't as juicy as I would have liked it to be. The kalbi was good too and probably my second favorite meat. Only the mac salad was okay. Ja Jang Myeum (black soy bean sauce noodle) + Tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork or chicken) combo ($21.95): The flavors were more Chinese than Korean for these 2 dishes. - When I ordered tangsuyuk at other restaurants, they usually serve the protein - typically pork - coated in the sweet & sour sauce. Here they put the sauce on the side to dip. Their sauce is THICK and has pieces of random fruit (pineapple) or vegetables (bell pepper, wood ear mushroom) in it. For this dish, I recommend eating the protein with the sauce together. We got pork which was dry inside the batter and tasted pretty bland by itself. I would have also liked the batter to be a bit crispier. - The ja jang myuem tasted different than what I was expecting and didn't really bring out the flavors of the ingredients. I barely tasted the meat or onions. They also give you a side of raw onions, pickled radish, and more of the black bean sauce which is suppose to be more for balancing out the heavy dish but it did more for me by giving a nice contrast in flavor and heat profiles. I also topped off the ja jang myuem with gochugaru chili flakes and ate it with the banchans to give it more flavor. The noodles, however, were fresh and really good!

Russell, the host/concierge, is a wonderfully friendly fellow, offering good cheer and help. The restaurant is a hole in the wall but felt like home. The food was great. We had bibimbap hot pot, jjeungmyeon, kalua (roast pork), fried potstickers, and sweet/sour pork. The sweet/sour pork was served dry with sweet/sour sauce on the side so while good it seemed more of an appetizer. Plenty of food and I recommend the place highly.

I’m a Korean foodie who grew up in K-town Los Angeles. And I can say this place is legit. A hidden gem. No, this is not a fancy eatery. It’s just unpretentious delicious food, in a mom and pop vibe. What I had: Korean cold noodle (naengmyeon 물냉면) They make their broth in house, and it was good. The only play other place in Vegas that has a slight edge: Daeho (better presentation, and a bit more ingredients, but more expensive) Service was great; the owners genuinely want you to enjoy the food. You can tell they are passionate about the quality. They told me to come back to check out their black bean noodles Jajangmyeon (자장면), stating that they make their own noodles and sauce from scratch (wow). Would I come back here again? Absolutely yes. =================== My rating system: 5 stars: Special - as good as it gets for this niche. 4 stars: Great, I'm happy - I'll be back. 3 stars: Ok/average, I've had much better 2 stars: Something was off. 1 stars: Avoid/danger/regret, or I want my time and money back.

The food was soooooo good, I forgot to take pictures! Husband and I both got the meat jun and cleaned our plates out! Asked aunty for some spicy sauce to go with my meat jun and she whipped up special sauce for me. Definitely coming back to try other dishes and just enjoy a good meal with wonderful servers! So glad to find this place!

I didn't know what to expect when coming here because it was my first time. The food was delicious. We had Combo Plate and I had Bi Bim Kook Soo and lastly kimchi soba noodles. Let me just say my friend's dish was very fresh and smelled amazing. The side dishes were really good. My favorite was the Fresh kimchi! The ingredients used are fresh, the seasonings are perfect, the service was great. Very friendly and helpful server. Will definitely come here again with my wife for another date. Thank you, Island Style!