Walked in and was pleasantly suprised by the variety within the menu, ordered the tuna Gim Bapl as an appetizer and it came with a delicious spicey mayo. The roll was a 9.Ordered the chicken BBQ. Came with rice, a salad and mashed potatoes. The BBQ tasted soo good an easy 9.2, the rice was a 10, the salad was not a traditional salad in the sense that it was cabbage in a sweet ginger soup like sauce. Felt like a tastey coleslaw an 8.5. The mashed potatoes were cold much like a potatoe salad. Had corn carrots and green beans in them but tasted and season so good a 9.. Gave this a overall food visit a a 8.9 and the customer service was spot on. Please check out the videos.One of the cleanest bathrooms in lawrence.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tuna Gim BAP
Rat Ret
I had lunch, and the spicy fried chicken and tteokbokki were exceptionally delicious. I would like to try their bibimbap next time; it's a big portion from what I see. I am happy they have an authentic Korean restaurant in Lawrence.
Recommended dishes: Veggie Mandoo, Tteok Bokki, Original Fried Chicken Combo, Beef Korean BBQ, Japchae, Spicy Pork, Soy Garlic Fried Chicken Only, Spicy Fried Chicken Combo, Jjam Ppong, Bi Bim BAP, Sweet and Sour Pork, Sweet & Sour Pork, Korean Fried Chicken, Beef Gim BAP
SE SIL LEE
Everything was good, very tasty I loved it. Honestly 5 stars isn’t enough I would give it 10 stars !!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Waleed Khan
Cafe The Mani is amazing! The staff is lovely the owners are sweet and the food is great. Their friend chicken is 100000000 times better than your fast food chains. Tried their korean beef bbq as well and it was amazing. Never before have I ever eaten the fat off the meat but it was so gooooodddd. This restaurant is my new favorite place to dine.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Original Fried Chicken Combo, Beef Korean BBQ, Soy Garlic Fried Chicken Only, Spicy Fried Chicken Combo, Chicken Wings, Korean Fried Chicken
Reagan Goforth
Literally transcendent. The jjajangmyeon is fire, the spicy pork lunch box slays (I recommend getting it extra spicy), and the sides complement everything perfectly. It’s not pricey either. The only thing I’m mad about is that it opened right before I graduate ?❤️.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spicy Pork
Becky Paek
This restaurant elevates the experience with its authentic Korean cuisine, ensuring each dish mirrors the quality and taste found in Korea. As someone in search of genuine Korean flavors, I am delighted to have discovered this gem. Every item on the menu resonates with my palate!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Jjam Ppong, Sweet and Sour Pork
Katie T.
DELECTABLE FOOD we were worried about the price ($50 for two of us) but it was so much food we both had leftovers! You could definitely get away with one entree. The food was spiced perfectly and so flavorful. The employees were very nice and the whole store was very clean. The regular spicy chicken wasn't unbearably spicy and the combo came with rice that had some kind of sweet sauce on it. YUM! The kimchi fried rice was SO GOOD and the egg was $1 extra but totally worth it. I was also skeptical about the $1.45 up charge for dried seaweed but there was so much in the container it overflowed the bowl. Impressive place I would recommend to anyone I like!
Robert Bender
They had no water to offer. Not for sale, or for free. I had the Kimchi Bokem-Bap. There was no kimchi and no egg. I had to pay extra for the egg in their Kimchi fried rice. Terrible.
Stopped in just to grab something hot to drink. Immaculately clean, courteous and friendly service, and the hot Yuja Tea was excellent!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dina Z.
Have been here only twice but got the veggie sushi (vegi gim bap) and the TTEOK-BOKKI and loved both.
Logan Burgess
I’m not the type to normally leave reviews, but this is my favorites restaurant in Lawrence. I order here ant least once a week. Everything is always so delicious and Im always excited to try something new on the menu.The chicken is always crispy and juicy and so flavorful! The tteokbokki is always so well cooked with great flavor. The japchae and kimbap are so fresh.A few critiques; The prices are a bit high for the portion sizes. Additionally, when ordering delivery, doordash offers no way to modify dishes, so if you want a dish made without a particular item, you cannot specify on the app (I don’t know if this is something the restaurant can change, or if it’s an issue with doordash itself). This is usually fixed with a call to the restaurant telling them you just placed an order and want to make a request, though there have been times where I’ve called multiple times for nobody to answer, and having no way to modify the order.Overall, I love Cafe the Mani and cannot recommend it enough.
We left without ordering after standing at the counter for a full five minutes being studiously ignored by the person behind the counter. She was standing three feet from us and did not look at us or acknowledge our presence in any way as she attended to other tasks. Too bad, I like to support local places and these guys are just down the street which would be handy. I wish them the best of luck in their endeavor.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
julie lee
I ordered a container of kimchi and waited 15 mins. Since kimchi already premade, why they cant just get my order ready since i didnt order any food....the service doesnt make sense at all. Taste is good tho, but man, still dont underetand the wait since Kimchi already fully cooked.
Walked in and was pleasantly suprised by the variety within the menu, ordered the tuna Gim Bapl as an appetizer and it came with a delicious spicey mayo. The roll was a 9.Ordered the chicken BBQ. Came with rice, a salad and mashed potatoes. The BBQ tasted soo good an easy 9.2, the rice was a 10, the salad was not a traditional salad in the sense that it was cabbage in a sweet ginger soup like sauce. Felt like a tastey coleslaw an 8.5. The mashed potatoes were cold much like a potatoe salad. Had corn carrots and green beans in them but tasted and season so good a 9.. Gave this a overall food visit a a 8.9 and the customer service was spot on. Please check out the videos.One of the cleanest bathrooms in lawrence.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tuna Gim BAP
I had lunch, and the spicy fried chicken and tteokbokki were exceptionally delicious. I would like to try their bibimbap next time; it's a big portion from what I see. I am happy they have an authentic Korean restaurant in Lawrence.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tteok Bokki, Spicy Fried Chicken Combo, Bi Bim BAP
Very tasty Korean food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Veggie Mandoo, Tteok Bokki, Original Fried Chicken Combo, Beef Korean BBQ, Japchae, Spicy Pork, Soy Garlic Fried Chicken Only, Spicy Fried Chicken Combo, Jjam Ppong, Bi Bim BAP, Sweet and Sour Pork, Sweet & Sour Pork, Korean Fried Chicken, Beef Gim BAP
Everything was good, very tasty I loved it. Honestly 5 stars isn’t enough I would give it 10 stars !!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cafe The Mani is amazing! The staff is lovely the owners are sweet and the food is great. Their friend chicken is 100000000 times better than your fast food chains. Tried their korean beef bbq as well and it was amazing. Never before have I ever eaten the fat off the meat but it was so gooooodddd. This restaurant is my new favorite place to dine.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Original Fried Chicken Combo, Beef Korean BBQ, Soy Garlic Fried Chicken Only, Spicy Fried Chicken Combo, Chicken Wings, Korean Fried Chicken
Literally transcendent. The jjajangmyeon is fire, the spicy pork lunch box slays (I recommend getting it extra spicy), and the sides complement everything perfectly. It’s not pricey either. The only thing I’m mad about is that it opened right before I graduate ?❤️.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spicy Pork
This restaurant elevates the experience with its authentic Korean cuisine, ensuring each dish mirrors the quality and taste found in Korea. As someone in search of genuine Korean flavors, I am delighted to have discovered this gem. Every item on the menu resonates with my palate!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Jjam Ppong, Sweet and Sour Pork
DELECTABLE FOOD we were worried about the price ($50 for two of us) but it was so much food we both had leftovers! You could definitely get away with one entree. The food was spiced perfectly and so flavorful. The employees were very nice and the whole store was very clean. The regular spicy chicken wasn't unbearably spicy and the combo came with rice that had some kind of sweet sauce on it. YUM! The kimchi fried rice was SO GOOD and the egg was $1 extra but totally worth it. I was also skeptical about the $1.45 up charge for dried seaweed but there was so much in the container it overflowed the bowl. Impressive place I would recommend to anyone I like!
They had no water to offer. Not for sale, or for free. I had the Kimchi Bokem-Bap. There was no kimchi and no egg. I had to pay extra for the egg in their Kimchi fried rice. Terrible.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Nice little Korea
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spicy Pork
Restaurantji Recommends
Stopped in just to grab something hot to drink. Immaculately clean, courteous and friendly service, and the hot Yuja Tea was excellent!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Have been here only twice but got the veggie sushi (vegi gim bap) and the TTEOK-BOKKI and loved both.
I’m not the type to normally leave reviews, but this is my favorites restaurant in Lawrence. I order here ant least once a week. Everything is always so delicious and Im always excited to try something new on the menu.The chicken is always crispy and juicy and so flavorful! The tteokbokki is always so well cooked with great flavor. The japchae and kimbap are so fresh.A few critiques; The prices are a bit high for the portion sizes. Additionally, when ordering delivery, doordash offers no way to modify dishes, so if you want a dish made without a particular item, you cannot specify on the app (I don’t know if this is something the restaurant can change, or if it’s an issue with doordash itself). This is usually fixed with a call to the restaurant telling them you just placed an order and want to make a request, though there have been times where I’ve called multiple times for nobody to answer, and having no way to modify the order.Overall, I love Cafe the Mani and cannot recommend it enough.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Tteok Bokki, Soy Garlic Fried Chicken Combo, Japchae, Spicy Fried Chicken Combo
We left without ordering after standing at the counter for a full five minutes being studiously ignored by the person behind the counter. She was standing three feet from us and did not look at us or acknowledge our presence in any way as she attended to other tasks. Too bad, I like to support local places and these guys are just down the street which would be handy. I wish them the best of luck in their endeavor.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
I ordered a container of kimchi and waited 15 mins. Since kimchi already premade, why they cant just get my order ready since i didnt order any food....the service doesnt make sense at all. Taste is good tho, but man, still dont underetand the wait since Kimchi already fully cooked.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 1