Possibly the worst "Korean" food I've ever had. Way overpriced and food that ranges from bland to just plain bad. There has been a huge decline in quality from this place after it switched management a few years back. There is no justification for the price, small portions of everything but the mediocre rice, everything else is poorly seasoned and overcooked. The staff are delightful and quick, but the management is cheap and greedy. Astonished that the place is still open.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Elizabeth D
I’m very much enjoying this tofu bento box. A lot of rice, lot of tofu, yummy noodles very nice portion size compared to some of the other restaurants here. Thank you very much for the tofu platter.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dave McGuinness
Okay. Beef in the bulgogi was low quality even for bulgogi. It had so much sinew I could never eat half a slice and many pieces had grizzle. Sauce just okay.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Alex Wang
Worst food I've had in oakland.
Food: 1
Service: 3
Roman Flintroy
I went here for lunch with my sister because she thought it was gonna be good like the public market in San Francisco, but our surprise It was not. We had two bento boxes, one spicy chicken and one short rib and chicken. The food was room temperature and not freshly prepared. The kimchi was old. I cannot say that it was nasty, but I also cannot say it was very good. The biggest problem was it was not hot. We were very disappointed. The service was just ok as well. I will NOT be back. Oh and we have the bubbles too. Not ok.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Jason Bodenheimer
I've never ordered from NabiQ, but I'm glad that i did. I was expecting something "ok", but what i received was delicious. I ordered a Salmon Bento Box ? and the Salmon was HUGE! Skin golden and slightly crispy, the inside not dry or over done - it was perfect. Staff are quite friendly, they all made eye contact with me and smiled. I appreciate the human connection.I'll be back for sure.The food hall here in Emeryville is great. I wish the seating was a little more comfortable, but overall an inviting place to gather.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jacob Felipe
Overcooked my chicken til it was hard. Veggies were not fully steamed basically raw and went to speak to them respectfully and kindly about the food and looked at me like I was crazy and brushed me off I didn't even ask for a refund or remake just simply notified them about the quality and treated me like a crazy guy.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Don Hudd
Delicious Asian food at a great price!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Johnathon Frey
I don't like when I have to de-bone my own fish when I pay that price.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Kelp Salad
kbbq here is delicious but the wait time was a bit long. ordered tofu bento box, would personally not recommend the tofu but everything else was good.
Got kimchi fried rice and short ribs. Short ribs were really nice and tender, rice was soft and fluffy and the kimchi fried rice was garlicky.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Παμελα
An excellent choice for a different plate !!!! Tasty!!!!
A Z
Bad quality food and for this price I would find a regular Korean BBQ place instead of eating from the plastics. Also when I asked for more kimchi, she was asking me to pay .50 for extra kimchi while she forced a 15% on the sale price for the tips. Basically you are here to pay restaurant price and getting horrible experience.
Kim Salerno
Got kimchi fried rice and short ribs. Short ribs were really nice and tender, rice was soft and fluffy and the kimchi fried rice was garlicky.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
William Plasencia
This is our go-to place for Korean BBQ at the Public Market. It has the right ratio of value to tasty food. I wish Google would let me give half-stars because I would give it 3.5 for the food itself. The only reason it's not higher, frankly, is because I ordered the spicy BBQ chicken platter, and it was inedible. Like someone else described here, it was drowned in a tomato and sriracha spicy sauce that ruined the flavor. We'll stick to the regular chicken or pork BBQ. Also, the folks who run the place are always pleasant to me and my kids, and I appreciate that very much.
Possibly the worst "Korean" food I've ever had. Way overpriced and food that ranges from bland to just plain bad. There has been a huge decline in quality from this place after it switched management a few years back. There is no justification for the price, small portions of everything but the mediocre rice, everything else is poorly seasoned and overcooked. The staff are delightful and quick, but the management is cheap and greedy. Astonished that the place is still open.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
I’m very much enjoying this tofu bento box. A lot of rice, lot of tofu, yummy noodles very nice portion size compared to some of the other restaurants here. Thank you very much for the tofu platter.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Okay. Beef in the bulgogi was low quality even for bulgogi. It had so much sinew I could never eat half a slice and many pieces had grizzle. Sauce just okay.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Worst food I've had in oakland.
Food: 1
Service: 3
I went here for lunch with my sister because she thought it was gonna be good like the public market in San Francisco, but our surprise It was not. We had two bento boxes, one spicy chicken and one short rib and chicken. The food was room temperature and not freshly prepared. The kimchi was old. I cannot say that it was nasty, but I also cannot say it was very good. The biggest problem was it was not hot. We were very disappointed. The service was just ok as well. I will NOT be back. Oh and we have the bubbles too. Not ok.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
I've never ordered from NabiQ, but I'm glad that i did. I was expecting something "ok", but what i received was delicious. I ordered a Salmon Bento Box ? and the Salmon was HUGE! Skin golden and slightly crispy, the inside not dry or over done - it was perfect. Staff are quite friendly, they all made eye contact with me and smiled. I appreciate the human connection.I'll be back for sure.The food hall here in Emeryville is great. I wish the seating was a little more comfortable, but overall an inviting place to gather.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Overcooked my chicken til it was hard. Veggies were not fully steamed basically raw and went to speak to them respectfully and kindly about the food and looked at me like I was crazy and brushed me off I didn't even ask for a refund or remake just simply notified them about the quality and treated me like a crazy guy.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Delicious Asian food at a great price!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
I don't like when I have to de-bone my own fish when I pay that price.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
kbbq here is delicious but the wait time was a bit long. ordered tofu bento box, would personally not recommend the tofu but everything else was good.
Restaurantji Recommends
Got kimchi fried rice and short ribs. Short ribs were really nice and tender, rice was soft and fluffy and the kimchi fried rice was garlicky.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
An excellent choice for a different plate !!!! Tasty!!!!
Bad quality food and for this price I would find a regular Korean BBQ place instead of eating from the plastics. Also when I asked for more kimchi, she was asking me to pay .50 for extra kimchi while she forced a 15% on the sale price for the tips. Basically you are here to pay restaurant price and getting horrible experience.
Got kimchi fried rice and short ribs. Short ribs were really nice and tender, rice was soft and fluffy and the kimchi fried rice was garlicky.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is our go-to place for Korean BBQ at the Public Market. It has the right ratio of value to tasty food. I wish Google would let me give half-stars because I would give it 3.5 for the food itself. The only reason it's not higher, frankly, is because I ordered the spicy BBQ chicken platter, and it was inedible. Like someone else described here, it was drowned in a tomato and sriracha spicy sauce that ruined the flavor. We'll stick to the regular chicken or pork BBQ. Also, the folks who run the place are always pleasant to me and my kids, and I appreciate that very much.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
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