Yupdduk

I grew up in Korea and Yupdduk is my favorite ttoppoki franchise. I've tried 신전, 죠스, 조폭, 미미, etc and I always crave Yupdduk the most. I am grateful for this location but this location has definitely made its modifications. Pros: - I liked that the mild is actually mild. It's not non-spicy as this franchise is known for super spicy food but the mild from Korea is still unbearably spicy even though I am a spicy food enthusiast. So the spicy level is spicy but still manageable. - I like that they have smaller portions as the original franchise only offers huge portions. - The rice cakes are actually good texture. - Food so far I've tried has been a positive experience but nothing crazy mindblowing. The flavors are not as good as the original ones. - Service was good. The server was very polite. Cons: - It's not cheap. - We ordered the Spam Mayo Rice and I'd like to suggest a few things. There is too much mayo. It covers the entire top and it just overpowers everything. I think adding some sliced scrambled eggs and going halfway with mayo will make this dish worth to order each time. Has good potential. - I wish the ttoppoki flavors were more closer to the original for us paying such high price with expectations of the original franchise experience. Overall, I will be coming back when I crave ttoppoki and would like to try other things as well.

The food was pretty good! I would definitely recommend getting mild if you aren't good with spicy. My friends and I loved the pork Katsu which helped with the spiciness of the rice cakes and kimchi fried rice. Overall, I enjoyed the food and customer service was good. Plus the food was very affordable especially with the combo sets :)

Best topokki in the flushing area! If you can handle a little spice, go with the spicy version. It’s about as close to a bowl from Korea as you can get. It burns but burns so gooooood. Also the bulgogi hot plate is a nice break from the spice in between each bite. And the fried dumpling work as the perfect crunchy vessel to dunk into the spicy topokki sauce.