Yijo - Carta

Wonderful Korean restaurant located conveniently next to Finchley Central station.

I never realized there was an authentic Korean BBQ restaurant located right next to Finchley Central station.

Six of my Foodie Group planned to have lunch at this lovely restaurant today, but sadly two of them were stricken with seasonal ailments, so just four of us went. Ver carta

Food is ok beef taretare was good and the charcoal grill is specialbutservice have let us down badly.We went there around 8.30pm and it was not busy. 21st june tues. The gentleman who served us was too busy clearing other tables. Forgot our drinks and the tong and scissors for bbq. If service is more attention to detail. It would be good overall.

I went with a friend midweek having booked...though there were only 4 other people in the restaurant the whole evening, so it was lacking in atmosphere. It was our first taster of korean food and the waiter (though new) was very helpful, especially in choosing veggie options which were pretty plentiful. We ordered modum kimchi, stir friend aubergines, the veggie pancake, veggie noodles and bibimbap all with green tea and everything was really tasty. Will be going again.

We were in the area so went for lunch. Have not been there for quite some time and am wondering if it has changed hands?? 4 of us went...and started with mixed Kimchi...no kick to it..and waiter not very helpful That is how we do it . Ordered 2 portions of seafood hotpot...tasty enough but had crab and razor clams etc...but when we asked for the appropriate instruments for cracking the shells... sorry,not available , so we had to use fingers...and no fingerbowls supplied until we complained. 2 portions of Yuk Hoe came straight out of a fridge or freezer!! Finally a Raw beef Bibimbap just was nowhere near how it should have been.This is NOT how I remembered this venue...the question is why???... Ver carta

I've been waiting for YIJO to reopen, after its previous owner disappeared rather suddenly ! I called many times, but the number was always engaged, so I went to the restaurant to find out why and it transpires that the new owner hasn't yet mastered our language very well, so I assume that is the reason they leave the phone off the hook !The new owner Jay is charming and very helpful. I booked a table for the Foodie Group and was welcomed there today by name by the beaming owner. There is a small, but delicious lunch menu, for the princely sum of £6.99, for which five of us indulged in the amazing Bibimbap with Beef Bulgoghi and the others had Bulgoghi with rice. We had complementary pickles...

Korean in finchley central 4*This restaurant had a very polite service. The food was quick to come out and was indeed very tasty. We ordered the kimchi pancake, jaeyuk bokkum, kimchi and dwen jang chigae (soya bean soup), all of which we have ordered various times before in other Korean restaurants and also in Korea. We didn't need to make a reservation, but we were possibly lucky on the day, considering it was a Saturday evening. The restaurant is kitted out with tables where you can have Korean bbq including extractor fan on top. Location is great for those who travel via tube as it is VERY close to finchley central station. Bear in mind that if you drive, it may be difficult to find parki...

Last year, my Foodie Group went to Yijo and unfortunately had a waitress who was working their for the first time...She was beautiful and friendly, but also useless, so my review was not fulsome, to say the least !However, I decided to give the restaurant another chance and booked a table for 8 people for lunch today. They seemed quite surprised to see us and obviously had no record of our booking, but quickly agreed to put two oblong tables together to make a round square !! , and brought us iced tap water and a selection of pickled vegetables as a complimentary taster while we waited for our orders.I ordered the Bibimbap with beef short ribs, which we delicious, The waiter advised against... Ver carta