Simmer & Steamer

2012 Kala Bagai Wy, Berkeley
(408) 582-3638

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Kaiwen Zhou

I got the gan-jang beef bowl for $16.53 after tax. I think the beef flavor was good, but the beef texture itself was inconsistent. There were tender/fatty portions, but parts of the beef were quite tough & hard to chew. It came with a soft boiled egg, rice, sesame, and seaweed flakes.

They charge $2.50 extra for kimchi. I feel like if you order the meal without kimchi, it lacks veggies & something to help you finish the rice. If you were to compare that experience to sit-down korean restaurants with free kimchi/banchan, it’s stingier. I would feel better paying this price if it came with kimchi, which seems like a necessary part of the meal.

The owner was nice enough to offer me extra beef/free kimchi as a one-time service, and I took him up on that.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 5

Rosemarie Dizon

Filling, healthy, and yummy Korean bowls. Good variety of protein, can dine in and take on the go! Service is top notch, owner is so kind and friendly! Close to campus too. :)

Food: 5

Service: 5

Michael Chen

Just going to point out that the food I got were really under seasoned, and the portion size is on the tiny side. I am just going to put this place on my blacklist.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

Ellison Lee

AMAZING service and food !!!

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Ryan Mykita

Updated! Menu has changed to be more expensive and less generous. I couldn’t understand why, our lunch was underwhelming.

Original: Fast delicious and affordable in a good open space, never a line, lots of seating. Affordable too, and nice people.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Duncan Haldane

Lousy, bland, and poorly cooked food. No idea why people like this place.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 3

Angelos Kottas

Good food, fast service, great price!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Paula Gradu

Great prices and great food

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Junhyoung “Jun” Park

Food’s great and CHEAP!! (<$10!!), atmosphere is great, modernistic place, it’s got a lot of seats, would come again!

Edit (12/07/2024): Their cod roe mayo bowl has a little too much mayo now. It used to be pretty much just cod roe, which I enjoyed more because it balanced out the “oiliness” of the egg and mayo with the roe’s saltiness. I wish they didn’t add much mayo to their roe.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ruby Elswick

The food was yummy and came out quickly. The man working was incredibly kind and offered us hair ties so that we could eat without having hair in our faces. We received free drinks because we brought a flyer with us. Great place!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ratih Ayu Apsari

My friend and I had a great dinner on thanksgiving day here! The food was really tasty, the service was super nice. We also got free drinks from the owner, thanks a lot! Would like to come back soon!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Kimchi Fried Rice Bowl

Nuance Scrublord

Usually enjoy Korean food but the Galbi tastes kinda flavorless and chewy.

Danh Tran

Spicy but tasty sausage curry with soft boiled egg 😋

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tristan Lau

space overall big and lots of tables. portion size and price just right. and the taste of the food is really good and flavourful.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Marcus McKay

The food is so good! Additionally, the service is great and it's reasonably priced.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Kimchi Fried Rice Bowl, Pork Belly Curry Rice Bowl

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