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.
Dani M.
My aunt took me to the marketplace around 7pm for dinner and not much was open so I chose this place. I wasn't expecting much from a togo bento, but essentially it was mall food. The quality was decent and the amount of meat was plenty, but it was also overly seasoned on the brink of being too salty. The rice had a lot of sauce on it, which I don't really like.
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.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Pele Lai
I just love this family and their food loves me. Thank you Auntie for always making my food just the way I like and always reminding me to get beverages for my train ride.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jared M.
Told the lady I wanted shrimp and she suggested chicken so I took her advice... only to find out the reason she wanted me to buy it was they were about to close and she wanted me to pay for an order someone didn't pick up that was left on the counter. Cold food, tasted stale like it had been sitting for a while. I feel like I need to shower and run a few miles after how gross that food was.
Austin W.
Incredibly average (to below average) Korean food. I ordered the meat plate with BBQ chicken for $12.99 plus tax. For this price, you get two pieces of chicken, a piece of brocolli, a giant scoop or rice, and a small scoop of japchae. Unless you order additional sauce for $.50., you are basically just getting your cooked meat un-sauced. My BBQ chicken was super overcooked and dry -- almost reminded me of jerky. Even if I had ordered the sauce, I'm not confident it would've helped the chicken taste that much better. Given the plethora of food options in the food court, I probably won't stop by again unless there's a compelling reason to, like a significant price drop.
Tiffany M.
My daughter took me to lunch. We wanted to go to the Public Market and see the options. This place drew me with aromatics. I smelled the garlic and we started studying the menu. The space and open seating at the market was clean and busy as expected for lunchtime. I had Garlic Shrimp Plate with a side of tofu. My daughter had BBQ Chicken Plate with tempura shrimp as an added side. The food was hot however the shrimp was overcooked. The tofu was tender and tasty. My daughter said her food was pretty good but the chicken a little dry. We were looking for sauces. Good potions. I would return for the Tofu.
My wife and I arrived shortly after 4pm. We had just arrived to Emeryville, staying at the hotel right across the street. This restaurant is one of several establishments inside of the Public Market. They were somewhat busy when we arrived. I ordered the pork Bento Box. The box looked good, and it tasted very good. A fairly decent serving of food too. The pork was very tasty. We sat at a nearby table. We had a very nice meal. I would certainly return.
Krystal Andrews
Love the food but have limited time to stop call to make phone order was told we're not busy so come in. Like I have the time to wait I don't that's why I called so it will be done and ready when I arrive. If you in a rush I wouldn't
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Garlic Shrimp
Annie W.
Had a bento box with chicken and beef from Nabi Q and it was really good although, as others have said, maybe a bit pricey. The combo bento box with the two different meats was $19.99 and included rice, chapchae, some veggies, and 3 pot stickers. There was also a bit of kimchee included. While the amount of food was substantial, it wasn't a huge portion for the money. Everything was tasty and seasoned pretty well. Service was good and the woman at the counter was friendly. I wish their water cups were bigger, though; when I asked for water, I got a paper cup with about 5 oz. of water! Being located in a food hall, there are lots of different options for food. To be competitive, Nabi Q might want to lower their prices a tad or increase the amount of food. I know times are hard right now, so I'm not sure this suggestion is feasible, but I think it would draw more people.
Dean C.
7/29/23 This restaurant's in a large food court, and if you must, they got some average/sub-average takeout-style Korean food. Our friends got a box of galbi, noodles, and rice. I remember the galbi was okay tasting but subpar. Not charred, not really flavorful, and not particularly good meat. Don't remember much about the noodles or rice. 1/5 #emeryville #koreantakeout ##koreanfastfood #galbi
Patty C.
Disappointed! I ordered the spicy chicken bento box. You really can't ruin rice and vegetables, but the potstickers were dry, and possibly day(s) old. The main protein, the spicy chicken. was smothered in a combo of tomato sauce and Sriracha. It was not tasty and had enough after a couple bites. Will not be returning.
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.
My aunt took me to the marketplace around 7pm for dinner and not much was open so I chose this place. I wasn't expecting much from a togo bento, but essentially it was mall food. The quality was decent and the amount of meat was plenty, but it was also overly seasoned on the brink of being too salty. The rice had a lot of sauce on it, which I don't really like.
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
I just love this family and their food loves me. Thank you Auntie for always making my food just the way I like and always reminding me to get beverages for my train ride.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Told the lady I wanted shrimp and she suggested chicken so I took her advice... only to find out the reason she wanted me to buy it was they were about to close and she wanted me to pay for an order someone didn't pick up that was left on the counter. Cold food, tasted stale like it had been sitting for a while. I feel like I need to shower and run a few miles after how gross that food was.
Incredibly average (to below average) Korean food. I ordered the meat plate with BBQ chicken for $12.99 plus tax. For this price, you get two pieces of chicken, a piece of brocolli, a giant scoop or rice, and a small scoop of japchae. Unless you order additional sauce for $.50., you are basically just getting your cooked meat un-sauced. My BBQ chicken was super overcooked and dry -- almost reminded me of jerky. Even if I had ordered the sauce, I'm not confident it would've helped the chicken taste that much better. Given the plethora of food options in the food court, I probably won't stop by again unless there's a compelling reason to, like a significant price drop.
My daughter took me to lunch. We wanted to go to the Public Market and see the options. This place drew me with aromatics. I smelled the garlic and we started studying the menu. The space and open seating at the market was clean and busy as expected for lunchtime. I had Garlic Shrimp Plate with a side of tofu. My daughter had BBQ Chicken Plate with tempura shrimp as an added side. The food was hot however the shrimp was overcooked. The tofu was tender and tasty. My daughter said her food was pretty good but the chicken a little dry. We were looking for sauces. Good potions. I would return for the Tofu.
Restaurantji Recommends
My wife and I arrived shortly after 4pm. We had just arrived to Emeryville, staying at the hotel right across the street. This restaurant is one of several establishments inside of the Public Market. They were somewhat busy when we arrived. I ordered the pork Bento Box. The box looked good, and it tasted very good. A fairly decent serving of food too. The pork was very tasty. We sat at a nearby table. We had a very nice meal. I would certainly return.
Love the food but have limited time to stop call to make phone order was told we're not busy so come in. Like I have the time to wait I don't that's why I called so it will be done and ready when I arrive. If you in a rush I wouldn't
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Garlic Shrimp
Had a bento box with chicken and beef from Nabi Q and it was really good although, as others have said, maybe a bit pricey. The combo bento box with the two different meats was $19.99 and included rice, chapchae, some veggies, and 3 pot stickers. There was also a bit of kimchee included. While the amount of food was substantial, it wasn't a huge portion for the money. Everything was tasty and seasoned pretty well. Service was good and the woman at the counter was friendly. I wish their water cups were bigger, though; when I asked for water, I got a paper cup with about 5 oz. of water! Being located in a food hall, there are lots of different options for food. To be competitive, Nabi Q might want to lower their prices a tad or increase the amount of food. I know times are hard right now, so I'm not sure this suggestion is feasible, but I think it would draw more people.
7/29/23 This restaurant's in a large food court, and if you must, they got some average/sub-average takeout-style Korean food. Our friends got a box of galbi, noodles, and rice. I remember the galbi was okay tasting but subpar. Not charred, not really flavorful, and not particularly good meat. Don't remember much about the noodles or rice. 1/5 #emeryville #koreantakeout ##koreanfastfood #galbi
Disappointed! I ordered the spicy chicken bento box. You really can't ruin rice and vegetables, but the potstickers were dry, and possibly day(s) old. The main protein, the spicy chicken. was smothered in a combo of tomato sauce and Sriracha. It was not tasty and had enough after a couple bites. Will not be returning.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2