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Sung Korean Bistro

4.3
4.3
304 Reviews
$30 and under
Korean
700 Elm Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202

About this restaurant

  • Innovative
  • Neighborhood gem
  • Good for special occasions
Experience the taste of Korean cuisine at Sung Korean Bistro. Its white and dark-brown wood interior with red d�cor elements creates the ambience of a traditional upscale Asian restaurant. For a more authentic experience, guests can choose to be seated at low tables on zaisu, Asian chairs with no legs. Its menu features vegetable soup with egg and sweet potato noodles and steamed tofu and vegetable dumplings, as well as steamed soybeans, deep-fried squid and other appetizers. Patrons can further savor main entr�es such as brown soybean paste stew with beef, tofu and vegetables, bibimbab or a variety of bulgogi. Visitors can complete the meal with Sung Korean Bistro�s desserts that range from green tea or vanilla ice cream to cheesecake and sweetened red beans with ice cream and fruit.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Korean, Asian
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch: Monday - Friday: 11:30am - 2:00pm; Dinner: Monday - Thursday: 4:30pm - 10:00pm, Friday & Saturday 4:30pm - 11:00pm; Closed Sunday Beginning June 1, 2014, we will close at 10:30 PM on Friday and Saturday nights.
  • Phone number
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive chef
    Sung J. Oh
  • Private party facilities
    Patio & Traditional Room.
  • Neighborhood
    Central Business District
  • Cross street
    7th and Elm
  • Parking details
    Public & Street
  • Additional
    Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 304 people are saying

Sung Korean Bistro reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.3
4.3 based on all time ratings
  • 4.4Food
  • 4.3Service
  • 4.2Ambience
  • 0.2Value

NoiseModerate

303 Reviews
  1. ChAdams

    Cincinnati4 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on April 13, 2016

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Had a very pleasant experience. Food and service were both very good. If possible, would recommend the bbq tables, as it adds to both the enjoyment and authenticity of the meal. Do allow plenty of time to dine if at the bbq, the meats will come out sequentially in order for the grill beds to be switched out.

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  2. Kikimax

    Cincinnati20 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 9, 2016

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    One of our absolute favorite restaurants in Cincinnati, Sung offers a wide variety of Korean dishes paired superbly with some of other Asian style yummy stuff. An absolute delight in regards to the palate, it also brings a superb ambiance with a very nice and eclectic taste in the background music choice. Greatly recommended.

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  3. OpenTable Diner

    Cincinnati4 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on April 9, 2016

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    We enjoy having dinner at Sung before walking one block to the Shakespeare theater. The bowls are always good and this time I tried the baby back ribs-so good, tender and sauce was fabulous. The pineapple parfait was nothing more than super sweet canned pineapple with Redi-whip topped with toasted coconut-not worth $8. My friend had the green tea ice cream and said it was a nice, not-to-sweet note to end the meal on.

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  4. JeanneR

    Cincinnati2 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on March 26, 2016

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    I have to say that the service was great but we did think that the price of the food was a little high. The squid was a little too chewy, also.

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  5. youngerk

    Cincinnati133 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 18, 2016

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Whenever we are downtown we eat here, love the food and the friendly staff

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  6. OpenTable Diner

    Cincinnati1 review

    5.0

    Dined on March 5, 2016

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Really good food. Impeccable service. Will go again!

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  7. carsd

    Cincinnati3 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on February 24, 2016

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 3
    The food at sung is great, we got 3-4 appetizers as our meal. The stone bowls are great too though. Our server wasn't very attentive and seemed fairly untrained in table service etiquette, I've served in fine dining before so I have a good perspective on that aspect of things. It's possible he was new. Would go again but would request an alt. server.

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  8. OpenTable Diner VIP

    Chicago2 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on February 13, 2016

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    One of the best Korean restaurants in Cincinnati!

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  9. Karen

    Cincinnati5 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 13, 2016

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    I took a friend who had never eaten Korean before (I've eaten it too many times to count!), so I recommended dishes for him that were more familiar to Americans. We were not disappointed! The food was excellent as was the service and the atmosphere. We will return.

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  10. BookmobileGirl

    Cincinnati7 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 12, 2016

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Love their bi bim bap stone bowl! And the service is great as well.

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FAQs

Sung Korean Bistro offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (513) 721-7864.

Sung Korean Bistro is rated 4.3 stars by 304 OpenTable diners.

Permanently Closed

This restaurant is permanently closed.

Google Map for Sung Korean Bistro

700 Elm Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Additional information

  • Cross street
    7th and Elm
  • Neighborhood
    Central Business District
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch: Monday - Friday: 11:30am - 2:00pm; Dinner: Monday - Thursday: 4:30pm - 10:00pm, Friday & Saturday 4:30pm - 11:00pm; Closed Sunday Beginning June 1, 2014, we will close at 10:30 PM on Friday and Saturday nights.
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Korean, Asian
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Public & Street
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Sung J. Oh
  • Additional
    Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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