Mom’s Taste

This is a great place to visit if you want your friends to think you know how to cook Korean but you’re clueless or if you just like Korean food but are in a rush you have to cook everything yourself at home path of the salads are prepared

Craving some Korean Banchan, headed out to find this place. Small and in a non descript strip mall type building. Not a huge selection but what I got was perfect and exactly like I remembered in Korea. Will be going back often.

Best banchan (Korean side dishes) you can buy in the Austin area (Well, you’d expect that from a store that specializes in selling banchan). They sell good kimbab, shikkeh (refreshing rice drink), kimchi and whatever small Korean side dish you like. If you want some quality kimchi or kimbab, come check this place out. You might get hooked to buy your Korean side dishes here.

Want to trick people into thinking you cooked an authentically delicious Korean meal, with all the trimmings, but requiring only dropping by a store to do so? Then Mom’s Taste is for you.
The nondescript storefront with the tiny «Mom’s Taste» only hints at what you’ll find inside. It’s unassuming and plain but the coolers within hold a vast bounty of specialty take-​n-​bake style Korean foods. Or Heat-​n-​Eat… or… whatever your choice of words there.
In addition to finding precisely what I was after — beef bulgogi — I also acquired some delicious pork bulgogi, seaweed salad, fish cakes, kimchi, and a few other assorted items I wasn’t sure of because the writing was in Korean.
I also wasn’t sure how everything would taste, taken as it was from a cooler. But it was clear the folks who own the place take freshness seriously — everything tasted as though it had just been prepared. Cooking up the pre-​marinated bulgogi meat was a snap, and with the addition of rice, we had a massive Korean feast.
The price is right for the large portions. Next time I go back I’m going to bring my Korean mother-​in-​law so I don’t miss out on something that might be even more delicious.

I was feeling adventurous so I headed in with an open mind. I don’t know anything about Korean food. I got some Mackerel (I like strong tasting fish) in some funky sauce with other stuff in it from the refrigerator. Went home and nuked it and I was one happy camper. The fish is bone in so you have to be careful. Aside from the fish I had no idea what I was eating but it was delicious. I will be back.

Ran across this place where they sell home-​made Korean side dishes, including kimchi. My wife loved their cucumber kimchi. Too bad we are in Houston.

This place really isn’t a grocery store. There are a few items that you can buy, but if I wanted groceries, I’d stop by Han Yang. Mom’s Taste is a place to pick up prepared foods for putting together a meal at home; it’s a Korean version of The Studio Kitchen. There are pre-​marinated meats, prepared soups, and a large selection of Korean side dishes and pickled vegetables.
In my opinion, this place makes the best Korean side dishes. It’s a more traditional preparation, saltier and less sweet, than what you get at all the Korean restaurants in town.
I wish the shop would carry more grocery items so I can make this a one stop shop. Consistency is a bit of an issue so check everything before you buy. Some items are written only in Korean, which can be fun for adventurous eaters.

This is the best place I’ve found in Austin to buy Korean food. Trust me. They have an excellent variety of main dishes, soups & stews, and banchan (side dishes). Everything we’ve had there has been excellent.
If you’re not familiar with Korean food beyond the standard bulgogi and tofu soup, you should come here and branch out!

I don’t know much about Korean food, but a friend of mine wanted to try Kimchi. We stopped in here and grabbed some though since we were very obviously not Korean and didn’t know anything about the food another customer told us kimchi is an ‘aquired taste’. We asked the owners a few questions and they gave someone recommendations. So we grabbed some pork bulgogi as well… I am glad for that.
I wasn’t a big fan if the kimchi as was predicted, but I am sure it was just fine. The pork was awesome though, for 8 bucks it was enough for 3 people.

I come to this place because I can get banchan that I can’t make at home like their spicy seasoned crab.
But I’m not a fan of their kimchi or some of their other banchans. It’s mostly a quality issue for me. I feel like Korean banchans are so fickle when the quality isn’t up to par. For example using salted shrimp over fish sauce makes the world of differences. Using fish sauce or shrimp sauce makes the kimchi almost rank tasting after a day or so.
I’m glad I can find seasoned crab here but nothing else I’ve had really says WOW this tastes like home.

What a little gem. A little grubby at first encounter. But once you try the banchan, you’re hooked! This is the only place I get my kimchees and other pickled delights! If you get here early enough, you might get some freshly made kimbop, just like momma used to make!

So puzzled by all the reviews here — is this an inside job or inside joke? As a Korean American, I’ve been to many Korean groceries and eaten an abundant amount of Korean food. I stopped in again to this place to see if I’ve missed anything and I hadn’t — it’s a sparse Korean grocery that sells some bulk Korean food items, but honestly has a lot of empty/​wasted space. Honestly, the Korean grocery around the corner on Airport Blvd has a way better selection of prepared foods, as well as everything else, since it’s connected to a restaurant. How can this be so highly rated?

Walked in hating kimchi, walked out loving kimchi.
Mom’s Taste is a little hole in the wall that sells precooked or premarinated Korean food. The Kimchi is the best I’ve ever tasted and the bulgogi is well marinated.

I initially thought this was a restaurant but its actually a small mom and pop Korean grocer with prepared foods. There is a nice selection of entrees, veggies and sides. The marinated beef is yum! Very affordable too.

First of, understand that this is NOT a sit down restaurant. It it a cook-​at-​home store. It can be a little daunting if you’re not immediately familiar with Korean cuisine, but the employees are gracious and will walk you through the process (without treating you like you’ve never eaten food before). There aren’t a ton of choices, but what they do have is absolutely fantastic. One problem I always have when making bul go gi at home is I never get the sauce quite right. This place takes all of the guesswork out of it, and you are left with nothing but a perfect meal and very minimal clean up. Kim chI choices abound, which is fair considering half the fun of authentic Korean food is the myriad of side dishes. Granted, they are sold separately, but their prices make this an all around win of an experience.

Mom’s Taste is a great place to pick up some Korean food. I know plenty of people have already reviewed saying which foods are great, and honestly, I haven’t had anything I didn’t like so far, and the employees are helpful too.
I only want to caution anyone who goes in to check the dates on the food you buy. Most of the stuff they make seems to last a long time, but only if you buy it early enough. Also, if you like your kimchi sour, be sure to see when it was made; it will not be properly fermented if it was only made a couple of days ago.

This is one of those instances where I don’t really want to write a review because then I know this place will get busier and busier and sell out quicker but you know, IT’S FOR THE GOOD OF Unilocal that I write this review.
Mom’s Taste is off the chain, if you know what I mean. I really dig Korean food, and I also really dig not cooking some nights, so this is obviously like a dream come true. When you walk into this hidden store, you will immediately notice all the wonderful packaged food in the refrigerators to your right. Then you can pick whatever dishes or condiments you like, and imagine in your head the delicious feast that will soon appear on your kitchen table at home.
And, you won’t break the bank. Oh yes, I got enough pork bulgogi for 3 – 4 people, plus eggs soaked in soy sauce, beans, sprouts… all for $ 20! It’s fabulous I tell you, FABULOUS. And when I got home it took me less than ten minutes to get everything on the table. And it was all DELICIOUS.
I will definitely be back. This place is too good to pass up… and I obviously have to try all the other food they have that I didn’t mention, duh.

Mom’s Taste catered a party for 30 over the weekend and everything was very good. We had bulgogi, jap chae, and bi bim bap vegetables with gochu jang (we did the eggs and rice ourselves). The food was ready on time and was packaged well. Everything tasted fresh and our «Western» guests really liked the bulgogi. My husband (he’s Korean) thought the bi bim bap was perhaps too «authentic» for western tastes, so we had more of that left over than the other dishes.
I really liked the big mushroom pieces in the jap chae, mmm, I am a huge mushroom fan so I really appreciate it when places are generous with the mushrooms!
I didn’t know if they catered or not, so I just called them up and asked them. So glad everything worked out. I would use them again.

This place is pretty solid! Great Korean food pre-​made! Good soups and very affordable! If you like Korean food check this place out/​its all pre-​made and packaged. It’s not a place you can sit down and eat.
Get the Sam-​Geh-​Tang if you can (sells out fast) whole chicken soup w/​sticky rice inside the chicken!

Moving from the mecca of Korean food (aka LA, CA) to Austin, TX made me worry whether I would have to give up Korean food (or any Asian for that matter). Cooking Korean food is not an option because for whatever reason, I find Korean cooking to be very challenging (yet I can cook most other ethnic dishes). So I always leave Korean cooking to the «experts». I even considered having Korean food FedEx’d to me from LA but luckily, through fellow Unilocalers, I found Mom’s Taste.
Yes, it’s a great place to pick up banchan, as well as soups & pre-​marinated beef and spicy pork. The flavors are spot-​on and are geared towards Korean tastebuds because their spicy dishes are really spicy (such as dok-​bok-​gee & yuk-​gae-​jang).
The prices aren’t too bad either — ranging from $ 3-​$ 10 depending on the size and what you buy (most fall in the $ 5 range). I usually pick up several dishes for the entire week — just make rice and it’s easy Korean meal at home. Usually 3 – 4 different packages/​types get me through the week. And on a budget, this is great since it’s about $ 3 – 4 per meal.
They also carry Korean cup-​ramen, rice, as well as some sauces. I didn’t check the price but I’d imagine they would be bit more expensive than the market just down the street.
Thank goodness for this place because I would’ve seriously considered having Korean food FedEx’d from LA.