Service was excellent. I came with my son we’d gone to another bbq place but felt ignored and lost even when it was early here we were attended to got to choose more meats at a time than the other place which allowed us to eat as we pleased. The very polite young lady serving our table was Amazing. Overall awesome experience and great food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Daniela Alvarado
Was excited to try this place because there isn’t any Korean bbq in Escondido. And I ordered a Combo #3 instead of doing all you can eat. Got the beef brisket, beef finger meat and premium pork belly. I’ll be honest, the meats were low quality.. the pork belly was cut too thin to be called premium. The finger meats were covred in a sweet sauce that was too sweet and made the grill burn up. Side of rice was over cooked. And the bonchon, or sides, were super limited compared to other kbbq places. The combo also came with a soup that was cold and looked thrown together, I was sick and excited for the soup so that was a bummer.
The server was very nice and sat me quickly. I asked for a side of ssamjang and she brought a small amount so I asked for another one. But it wasn’t needed because the ssamjang was way too pasty, lakes salty and was pretty spicy.
The restaurant was nice inside but it was a hot day and there was no AC on in the place so the restaurant smelled like mop water when I walked in, but I pushed passed it because I really wanted to try this place.
I hate to give a bad review but there is better kbbq out there in terms of getting quality meats for your money and with prices being so high for food these days, I think it’s important to get good quality foods when you’re out.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 4
Lyzz Guend
Alexander and Tim very good service This place open a month ago and I love it price was fair kimchi was great. Muy buen precio y buena comida koreana
Parking: Location in Escondido Mssion ave
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bulgogi
Erick Rosales
The staff was both courteous and attentive. The food was excellent, and the stuffed mushrooms were particularly tasty! I will most definitely be returning.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bulgogi
Luis Silva
Me and my fiancé wanted to try it out and the Korean fried chicken was such a hit!!! The sauce ontop of the chicken was amazing, the meats were amazing the service was amazing definitely will be going back again!! Highly recommend the Korean fried chicken
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alex Ayala
It's very welcoming & I love every thing about this place amazing food & amazing service ,
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jennifer Reynolds
My bestie and I came around 6 admittedly anxious to try a new kbbq . Like everyone that enjoys it - we are more than willing to drive further for excellent kbbq. I was surprised it wasn’t already packed, of course within the hour just about every table was filled. For a “soft opening” they are getting their name out there! Located near Alibabas in Escondido, we enjoyed some very nice dishes! I am partial to beef, so we stuck with that. Tasty Kimchi, and the Cucumber salad- divine ! I was very impressed they offered deep fried sushi rolls - both the Monkey Balls and the Heartbreaker” were delicious! Edamame, rice paper, corn cheese what more could I ask for?! Ohhh that’s right the Glass noodles aka Japchae.. very very good! All around very worth it I am personally thrilled to have kbbq in Escondido! Just go you won’t be disappointed! I will say they will definitely need more staff once they are officially Open!!!
Wheelchair accessibility: They have room!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Eric R
Giving 4/5 because the servers were really nice and I understand that it’s a soft opening and they were really busy. However, my party waited one hour and we didn’t have any food. We didn’t get any side dishes nor rice. In that hour, no one checked in on us, and no one turned on the stove, but all the other tables were getting food, a bit of wait for them too, but they at least got food. We paid for our drinks and left in utter disappointment :( . We will go back a different day and hope for a different experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Sal Hernandez
I recently had the pleasure of dining at Dongbu Korean BBQ, a new restaurant in Escondido. I was very impressed with the quality of the food and the service. The meat was fresh and flavorful. The staff was friendly and attentive, and they made sure that we had a great experience. I would definitely recommend Dongbu Korean BBQ to anyone looking for a delicious and authentic Korean BBQ experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
hwa-and suzie
We went in for the soft opening today. You can order 6 items at a time. There are some traditional Korean dishes we expect at Korean BBQ that they did not serve (steamed eggs, shredded green onion salad, picked radish, hot soybean soup). The 3 sides they served were excellent (picked veggies, sprouts and cucumber kimchi). The kids would like the Korean fried chicken (It is not Korean fried chicken, it's more like tempura chicken fingers). The spicey tofu soup is more like kimchi jigae with tofu in it. It was tasty but not traditional Korean spicy tofu soup.
The brisket and premium pork belly and the marinated pork was excellent. As for the marinated beef (galbi) it was not traditional Korean marinade. We did not try any shrimp or octopus.
For $29.99 it is less then other Korean BBQ in San Marcos or down Convoy so it's worth trying. We live in Escondido so it was an easy drive.
This place is amazing !!! The meat has so much flavor and is so tender ! They definitely have a forever guest!! Better than competitors in the area .
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lexx Eme
Replica of Gen but not as good.food is tasteless and needs more flavor..will not be coming back.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
sydney S
Soft opening - My boyfriend and I stopped by on a whim for their soft open. They said they've only been open about a week or so. They were so nice and attentive and our waitress recommended a few of her favorites. We ended up trying practically all the pork and beef items plus a misc of the sides. Our favorite orders were the finger meat, the Heartbreaker, and the CORN CHEESE (get 1 per person or two...trust me).
Everything was a hit! I loved the portion sizing too, we could try everything even with just two of us. The massive parking lot and fancy fans were a bonus as well.
10/10 recommend this neighborhood hidden gem.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jorge Gonzalez
Came to the area for Mediterranean and ended up here. The spicy beef bulgogi is so good. And those stuffed mushrooms were ::chefs kiss::
Service was excellent. I came with my son we’d gone to another bbq place but felt ignored and lost even when it was early here we were attended to got to choose more meats at a time than the other place which allowed us to eat as we pleased. The very polite young lady serving our table was Amazing. Overall awesome experience and great food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Was excited to try this place because there isn’t any Korean bbq in Escondido. And I ordered a Combo #3 instead of doing all you can eat. Got the beef brisket, beef finger meat and premium pork belly. I’ll be honest, the meats were low quality.. the pork belly was cut too thin to be called premium. The finger meats were covred in a sweet sauce that was too sweet and made the grill burn up. Side of rice was over cooked. And the bonchon, or sides, were super limited compared to other kbbq places. The combo also came with a soup that was cold and looked thrown together, I was sick and excited for the soup so that was a bummer.
The server was very nice and sat me quickly. I asked for a side of ssamjang and she brought a small amount so I asked for another one. But it wasn’t needed because the ssamjang was way too pasty, lakes salty and was pretty spicy.
The restaurant was nice inside but it was a hot day and there was no AC on in the place so the restaurant smelled like mop water when I walked in, but I pushed passed it because I really wanted to try this place.
I hate to give a bad review but there is better kbbq out there in terms of getting quality meats for your money and with prices being so high for food these days, I think it’s important to get good quality foods when you’re out.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 4
Alexander and Tim very good service This place open a month ago and I love it price was fair kimchi was great. Muy buen precio y buena comida koreana
Parking: Location in Escondido Mssion ave
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bulgogi
The staff was both courteous and attentive. The food was excellent, and the stuffed mushrooms were particularly tasty! I will most definitely be returning.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bulgogi
Me and my fiancé wanted to try it out and the Korean fried chicken was such a hit!!! The sauce ontop of the chicken was amazing, the meats were amazing the service was amazing definitely will be going back again!! Highly recommend the Korean fried chicken
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It's very welcoming & I love every thing about this place amazing food & amazing service ,
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My bestie and I came around 6 admittedly anxious to try a new kbbq . Like everyone that enjoys it - we are more than willing to drive further for excellent kbbq. I was surprised it wasn’t already packed, of course within the hour just about every table was filled. For a “soft opening” they are getting their name out there! Located near Alibabas in Escondido, we enjoyed some very nice dishes! I am partial to beef, so we stuck with that. Tasty Kimchi, and the Cucumber salad- divine ! I was very impressed they offered deep fried sushi rolls - both the Monkey Balls and the Heartbreaker” were delicious! Edamame, rice paper, corn cheese what more could I ask for?! Ohhh that’s right the Glass noodles aka Japchae.. very very good! All around very worth it I am personally thrilled to have kbbq in Escondido! Just go you won’t be disappointed! I will say they will definitely need more staff once they are officially Open!!!
Wheelchair accessibility: They have room!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Giving 4/5 because the servers were really nice and I understand that it’s a soft opening and they were really busy. However, my party waited one hour and we didn’t have any food. We didn’t get any side dishes nor rice. In that hour, no one checked in on us, and no one turned on the stove, but all the other tables were getting food, a bit of wait for them too, but they at least got food. We paid for our drinks and left in utter disappointment :( . We will go back a different day and hope for a different experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
I recently had the pleasure of dining at Dongbu Korean BBQ, a new restaurant in Escondido. I was very impressed with the quality of the food and the service. The meat was fresh and flavorful. The staff was friendly and attentive, and they made sure that we had a great experience. I would definitely recommend Dongbu Korean BBQ to anyone looking for a delicious and authentic Korean BBQ experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We went in for the soft opening today. You can order 6 items at a time. There are some traditional Korean dishes we expect at Korean BBQ that they did not serve (steamed eggs, shredded green onion salad, picked radish, hot soybean soup). The 3 sides they served were excellent (picked veggies, sprouts and cucumber kimchi). The kids would like the Korean fried chicken (It is not Korean fried chicken, it's more like tempura chicken fingers). The spicey tofu soup is more like kimchi jigae with tofu in it. It was tasty but not traditional Korean spicy tofu soup.
The brisket and premium pork belly and the marinated pork was excellent. As for the marinated beef (galbi) it was not traditional Korean marinade. We did not try any shrimp or octopus.
For $29.99 it is less then other Korean BBQ in San Marcos or down Convoy so it's worth trying. We live in Escondido so it was an easy drive.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
This place is amazing !!! The meat has so much flavor and is so tender ! They definitely have a forever guest!! Better than competitors in the area .
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Replica of Gen but not as good.food is tasteless and needs more flavor..will not be coming back.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Soft opening - My boyfriend and I stopped by on a whim for their soft open. They said they've only been open about a week or so. They were so nice and attentive and our waitress recommended a few of her favorites. We ended up trying practically all the pork and beef items plus a misc of the sides. Our favorite orders were the finger meat, the Heartbreaker, and the CORN CHEESE (get 1 per person or two...trust me).
Everything was a hit! I loved the portion sizing too, we could try everything even with just two of us. The massive parking lot and fancy fans were a bonus as well.
10/10 recommend this neighborhood hidden gem.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Came to the area for Mediterranean and ended up here. The spicy beef bulgogi is so good. And those stuffed mushrooms were ::chefs kiss::
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good value!
Tasty food!
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