I love Korean food, so I was excited to try Hodori.  The first time I went, I thought the prices were a little high, but not unreasonable.  The \"kimchi pancake\" was tasty, but my bibimbap was quite bland.  As for the wait staff, they were not very friendly, but brought everything out on time. Overall, I was content with the experience, but certainly wasn't impressed. \n\nHowever, my second experience at Hodori was awful.  We literally waited at our table for an hour to have our order taken--they told us the kitchen was too backed up to receive any new orders. (Meanwhile the two tables around us ordered and received their dinner.) We decided to leave, but they assured us we could order and that we would get our food in twenty minutes.  In reality, it took another hour and ten minutes to get our food.  I tried a kimchi soup this time--it was alright, but not worth the wait or price.  \n\nI NEVER stiff wait staff, having worked in food service myself. But I planned to make an exception this time, as waiting to be served for over two hours after being seated is ridiculous. However, they added a mandatory 18% gratuity to our bill.  Even thought this meant a few dollars per person, we all felt so cheated for being forced to pay for such poor service. They did apologize at the end for the wait and brought out complimentary ice cream. But at that point, we were just ready to get out of there. \n\nI would NOT recommend this restaurant and will certainly not be returning there in the future.\n\nUPDATE: It's one thing to have bad service, but I spent the next day throwing up. On my birthday. I mean, really? And no, it wasn't because I'm not used to the food--I've had actual Korean food in Seoul without any problems at all.