Nowon - Boston

Nowon - Boston reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Nicole

   Greater Boston1 review

   2.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   Food was good, but kind of expensive for what it is. Terrible service - our waitress could not answer any questions about the menu, took our order and never came back. Never asked how the food was or if we needed anything else. Waited a long time after clearly we had finished eating for her to ask if we wanted a box. It was my friends birthday and they gave a strange store bought moon pie with a candle. Nice gesture and can’t complain because it was free, but if this is “dessert” that comes with the higher priced tasting menu that would be a huge let down. Also, they have crammed so many tables into the space that you can barely get up once seated to use the restroom, etc. without hitting other people/tables. Had high hopes for this place given recs from NYC and wanted to love it.
   

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   Ruby VIP

   Greater Boston2 reviews

   3.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   We got the E.P. “Tasting menu” for $90 between two people this was not a good value for the amount of food. I don’t think that this was a representation of their best dishes things on other tables looked much better. The black sesame Caesar was delish and so was the fried chicken but the chopped cheese rice cakes and tater tots were just bad. The burger was juicy but putting kimchi on a burger does not make it korean American. Perhaps our experience would have been better if we ordered a la carte.
   

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   Dawn VIP

   Chicago8 reviews

   3.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   Really wanted to love this place and had looked forward to trying it for weeks. We went with the EP tasting menu for 2 of us. The first items served is the burger. It was quite good, but it was the only thing we thought was a standout on the menu. Then we had the cheesy rice cake things. These were not what we expected - they eat more like pasta, and the flavor was really good, but they are very dense and super filling. The salad was way over-dressed but still crunchy, the Lee's chicken had an odd flavor we didn't like but neither of us could pin down, the tots were nothing special - the sauce was okay but there wasn't enough, and the tots seemed like they could have just been off-the-shelf frozen tots. For drinks, we had a beer and a tequila neat, so we can't comment on cocktails, but they did look interesting. Probably will not go back unless it's just for the burger. Oh also - it was VERY loud in there the Wednesday night of our visit, and they play like 90s rap videos on the wall all the time, which is pretty fun, but I prefer no tv in a restaurant.
   

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   Denise VIP

   Las Vegas1 review

   5.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Meal (Mixtape) was delicious and very good value for the price. Dishes came out separately, and were paced well. Unlike some reviewers, I didn't think the noise was overwhelming or the tables unusually cramped. Fun vibe, will definitely be back.
   

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   Daniil VIP

   Greater Boston2 reviews

   1.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   Food - terrible, overpriced. Staff - rude, very rude. Ambiance - 0. Verdict - cheap copy of Mr. H that will also die after few months of operation. Don’t waste your time and money.
   

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   Sandy

   Greater Boston3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Love this place. It's my 4th time there food drinks is GREAT!! and staff is very pleasant. Place is very clean and put together well. Definitely recommend the General Lees chicken, Legendary Burger, extraordinary honey butter garlic Tots and the black sesame Caesar salad. As far as cocktails I recommend the Seasonal cocktail and Yin Yang cocktail.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Houston1 review

   5.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Burger burger burger good. A little less charming than the East village location (why did they pick seaport?). But folks were nice and good still good
   

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   Colleen

   Maine1 review

   5.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Amazing staff. So attentive. We were running late and had no problem holding the table! Great service
   

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   Katie

   Greater Boston1 review

   5.0

   Dined on May 1, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We got the E.P. 5 course meal, shared it between 2 people and had some leftovers. The food was delicious!!!! Cocktails were great! Excellent service!
   

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    Marina VIP

    Greater Boston18 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on April 26, 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 1

    Best thing about this place are their burgers. Worst thing - EXTREMELY loud rap music! There’s no need for the volume!!! The owner should read ask the reviews and get a clue. Yes, tables are very close and the place is tiny, but all of that is fine if only it was so idiotically loud! Unfortunately because of that we will not go back, it’s too much work to hold a conversation there.
    

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