Da Rae Korean restaurant

I’ve been coming here for months and always loved the LA short ribs — they used to be tender, flavorful, and perfectly cooked. But my last two visits were disappointing: the ribs were tough, chewy, with hard, stringy parts, and seemed like they weren’t marinated long enough or cooked long enough. Even the bulgogi tasted unseasoned, and when we asked for sauce, we only got sriracha. I hope the meat quality and preparation go back to what they used to be, because this used to be one of my favorite spots.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Great food and great service. Really friendly lady and gave me great recommendations. Very fast would recommend coming here

Authentic and I am actually Korean

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I had 물냉면 and it was delicious and very reasonable price. The serving size was just right.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I come here sometimes. The atmosphere is small and cozy but it's nice. The service was good. There was a lady who was super nice. The food is delicious and I always get the LA Galbi combo. The meat is good and not too oily. I love the beef tofu soup and I make it mildly spicy and it's delicious.
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Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Rice and Side Dishes, Tofu Soup, Seafood Pancake, 21 La Galbi, Tteok-Bokki

Great tofu soup. Better than BCD Tofu House. The staff is also very friendly and treats it like a small family business.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 5

Ordered from DoorDash when I was volunteering at nearby blood drive. I ordered the tteok mandu guk and was very happy. very good flavor. Dumplings and rice cakes were perfect texture. lots of variety of banchan including pajeon. Everything was hot and fresh. I ate well. Thank you! I will definitely order again when I'm in the area. I live near Huntington Beach area but it is well worth travelling to north OC to eat here.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I had the most horrific experience here tonight. After we finished eating and gave her the credit card to pay the bill. She returned it to the wrong table - that person left with my credit card. They didn't know who the person was and kept saying the other person took it ---- as if it is not their fault for taking it to them in the first place! Had to call the bank cancel the card --- and now have to reset all my auto pays again. Really beginning to hate this place.

If you eat here ---- take you card to the front and watch her swipe it then return it back in your hand. Seriously, do NOT take your eyes off your credit card. Not worth the hassle. Just walk up front and pay in person.

Needless to say - will not be eating here for a while.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 4

Service: 1

I had a lunch special soon Doo Boo, and it could be better. Service was nice.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Highly recommend

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Korean Hot Stone Bibimbap, Darae Bossam \u0026 Deonjang Jjigae, 21 La Galbi, Spicy Pork Bone Soup, Hot Stone

started with complimentary green onion pancake. Which was the highlight of our lunch..
We ate an order of the ox soup. Unfortunately it was flavorless, and its temp was not hot enough.
Beef short rib with rice and veggies on a skillet. Not much flavor on anything but the short ribs.
Deep fried pork dumplings, cooked perfectly great amount of stuffing.
Hot Tea, Flavorless.
We would go back just for the seafood pancake. :/ bummed we didn’t love it, expected more flavors on all the food & it felt like we overpayed because of it.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: seafood pancake 해물파전

Below average. The monk fish soup was very fishy and the fish is over boiled. The dumplings were thin unlike the picture posted on the wall. The side dishes were average.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 2

This cute little place is amazing, authentic Korean BBQ and so much more! Tofu soup, banchan, various meats like Bulgolgi and boiled pork belly for wraps with lettuce, Napa and other lovely vegetables. Kalbi was so amazingly delicious! Complimentary seafood pancake served as an appetizer. You must try this! Oh and raw spicy marinated crabs. Exotic!



Parking: A small lot next to the restaurant, but a huge lot right next to the small one. We had plenty of great parking for our family.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Kim Tofu Soup, Bean Sprouts, Seafood, Ribs, Dak Bulgogi Combo

Very kind team here. They treat you like family, and go out of their way to spoil you. Huge portions, and tasty food. We had some left overs, and the team saw us putting in the left over kimchi; they went and gave us an extra kimchi for the road. This place feels and taste authentic. Parking upfront. Nothing fancy, but all the important things are done right.



Vegetarian options: A dedicated section



Dietary restrictions: Plenty of options. They were able to help us navigate allergies and order properly



Parking: Plenty of free parking in lot



Kid-friendliness: Yes. Family vibe



Wheelchair accessibility: Ada compliant

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

FYI: It closes from 3pm-4pm every day. Excellent Korean food, & excellent service. Tried to add "closed 3pm-4pm" under "Hours," but Google didn't accept it for some reason.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tofu Soup, Bibimbap

SUPER EXPENSIVE!!!!There are no way that the dishes here should have cost that much.Portion size is decent but the prices are outrageous. In Seoul, you can get these dishes for 1/3 of the price, I promise.Crazy expensive for a mom and pop place.