First experience at Dawq Kitchen went great! The staff were friendly and very prompt with any assistance needed. The food was delicious! We decided to go with three different dishes which were all cooked amazingly and tasted great!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Jesse Sanchez
This place was amazing. Great service from the staff, beginning to end, made sure we were well taken care of. Then there is the food, and it did not disappoint. Very healthy portions and the flavor profiles were next level. Safe to say everything that hit the table was delicious. My friend and I spend a lot of time going to different food places and doing reviews, and this is one of those places we will be referring our own family and friends to. So if you have not checked it out, I highly suggest that you do. It's worth the while and the prices are more than fair. You definitely get the bang for your buck here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Colin Tran
Lived in Garden grove for a majority of my life and thought I’d journeyed to a majority of Korean restaurants, but this was a gem in a very inconspicuous plaza. When we came in the restaurant gave vibes of party and an amazing time! The restaurant is a bit on the smaller side but since we got there early it wasn’t too wild yet. The server was very accommodating to our party of 7! We were seated very quick, and we were able to place our orders in quickly with turn around of it coming out just as quick! The pictures of the food do it a disservice, you are better actually eating it! We ordered the Dawa chicken, garlic su yuk, Korean pancake with bulgogi, and the curry chicken katsu. Everyone dined in so quick I was only able to get a photo of the hot stone bulgogi rice. ALL of the plates ordered were amazing, the house special dawa chicken was flavored well with just the right spicy and sweet, the garlic su yuk had pork belly that was just break apart in the mouth with mildly spicy but full of flavor. The curry was semi spicy, and when paired with the chicken was great mix, albeit the chicken was a bit thin. The bulgogi Korean pancake was the best I’ve ever had in terms of how crispy and flavorful it was. I’m definitely coming back for more in the future!
Let’s go!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
stu taylor
Katsu amazing! Every entry feeds 2!!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Ethan Borg
The Japchae was served in a broth, which I hadn't enjoyed before. It was truly amazing. The bulgogi was superb. Came with delicious side dishes you would expect.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Daniel Lee
It’s a Korean restaurant that serves food well-suited to American tastes.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Nicole Roché
This place is great. Tucked away in a strip mall but amazing! The size of the katsu is crazy big. We ordered way too much food but worth it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lily Lu
We made reservations and they were ready for us. The staff was as excited as we were to stuff our faces. The portions are ginormous. The atmosphere is excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Katsu with Curry
10isitch
OK food. Not as good as other Korean restaurants near by. Fried chicken is better at bbq chicken. My kids liked the mac and corn cheese though.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 3
Keumdal Jung (Kimmy J)
This was my second time to visit. First time, we enjoyed ribs and bulgogi, curry katsu. We ordered a curry katsu and a dawa chicken this time. The chicken was bready, just too much bread.. other than that, the sauce was amazing and very authentic! Also the curry katsu was delicious too. Love that having scorched rice on the bottom😋
Small ace but the food was excellent and service was great!! I definitely recommend this place. Try it if you are in town. I personally loved the Dawa chicken
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Katsu with Curry, Chicken Katsu with Curry
Anthony Domagas
Affordable food. So yummy. Will be back again 😁
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Katsu with Curry, Beef Bulgogi
OLOGY OFFICE PARTNERS
I stumbled across this place. I actually really need to use the bathroom and he was kind enough to let me use the bathroom and the food is bomb and I’m glad I stayed and ate , great service even tough it was busy . They were very kind and explained the menu and even made Recommendations. I travel a lot for business and eat a lot of different ethnic foods in different places and this is one of the very best I’ve had. . The data chicken was perfect and the macaroni salad ( Not sure what it’s called. That’s the Non-Asian version of the name)
We’ll definitely be back if I’m in the area . Let’s gooooo. 10 stars .
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Patrick Vuong
Are you down with Dawa? Yeah, you know me 😁 I really like this Korean restaurant and hope to return soon.
The Food: The menu is not large but the flavors are, for the most part, big. I've ordered the Chicken Katsu With Curry and the Dawa Chicken. Both were very tasty.
For the former dish, the portion was huge. HUGE! The chicken katsu was bigger than my face -- no joke! And its panko breading had the perfect crispness. The chicken meat on the inside was a smudge dry, but I balanced it out by dousing it in the curry sauce, which was excellent. The fluffy steamed rice tied everything together beautifully.
The latter dish was equally satisfying, but for different reasons. The Dawa Chicken is kinda like chicken nuggets but Korean style, and in my opinion so much better than American-style nuggets. The outside is made of a thick batter of deep fried Korean sauce made in-house, while the inside had moist chicken meat. It came with a freshing side of shredded cabbage with sesame dressing. Before I ordered it, my server said it's more of an appetizer; I had mixed feelings about that because it costs $15 -- a bit pricey for a warmup dish. But I am happy to report that, per Dawa's M.O., the portion was big and was the perfect size for a one-person meal if you're not too concerned with accoutrements.
Like most Korean restaurants, Dawa offers free side dishes like kimchee, macaroni salad, and cucumbers. They're not knockouts, but they're nice to have as a complement to the more meaty, savior dishes.
The Service: I've had the same server twice and he's great. He won't hover around or touch base too often like you might find at a Western-style restaurant, but he's quick to help if you wave him down. He's also very polite, friendly, and knowledgeable.
The Atmosphere: It's not the biggest place, with mostly tables and booths for 4. There's one section in the back where two tables can be slid together for a party of 10. But I wouldn't go here at peak times with a large group. Fortunately, it's nicely decorated, pretty casual, and clean throughout.
The Location: It's located in a strip mall with a smallish parking lot, though we always found an open parking spot. The problem though is that the white lines designating each stall are too close together, so vans, SUVs, and trucks will find them to be a tight squeeze. Many larger vehicles end up double-parking just to make sure they can open their doors.
Overall: The food is quite tasty, the service is great, and the establishment is clean. The prices are a little higher than expected, and the small parking lot is annoying. But overall, I enjoy Dawa and plan to return!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Jonathan Man
Big back galore, generous portions you can attempt to finish yourself or share, food was pretty good. You'll leave stuffed
First experience at Dawq Kitchen went great! The staff were friendly and very prompt with any assistance needed. The food was delicious! We decided to go with three different dishes which were all cooked amazingly and tasted great!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
This place was amazing. Great service from the staff, beginning to end, made sure we were well taken care of. Then there is the food, and it did not disappoint. Very healthy portions and the flavor profiles were next level. Safe to say everything that hit the table was delicious. My friend and I spend a lot of time going to different food places and doing reviews, and this is one of those places we will be referring our own family and friends to. So if you have not checked it out, I highly suggest that you do. It's worth the while and the prices are more than fair. You definitely get the bang for your buck here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lived in Garden grove for a majority of my life and thought I’d journeyed to a majority of Korean restaurants, but this was a gem in a very inconspicuous plaza. When we came in the restaurant gave vibes of party and an amazing time! The restaurant is a bit on the smaller side but since we got there early it wasn’t too wild yet.
The server was very accommodating to our party of 7! We were seated very quick, and we were able to place our orders in quickly with turn around of it coming out just as quick! The pictures of the food do it a disservice, you are better actually eating it!
We ordered the Dawa chicken, garlic su yuk, Korean pancake with bulgogi, and the curry chicken katsu. Everyone dined in so quick I was only able to get a photo of the hot stone bulgogi rice. ALL of the plates ordered were amazing, the house special dawa chicken was flavored well with just the right spicy and sweet, the garlic su yuk had pork belly that was just break apart in the mouth with mildly spicy but full of flavor. The curry was semi spicy, and when paired with the chicken was great mix, albeit the chicken was a bit thin. The bulgogi Korean pancake was the best I’ve ever had in terms of how crispy and flavorful it was. I’m definitely coming back for more in the future!
Let’s go!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Katsu amazing! Every entry feeds 2!!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
The Japchae was served in a broth, which I hadn't enjoyed before. It was truly amazing. The bulgogi was superb. Came with delicious side dishes you would expect.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It’s a Korean restaurant that serves food well-suited to American tastes.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
This place is great. Tucked away in a strip mall but amazing! The size of the katsu is crazy big. We ordered way too much food but worth it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We made reservations and they were ready for us. The staff was as excited as we were to stuff our faces. The portions are ginormous. The atmosphere is excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Katsu with Curry
OK food. Not as good as other Korean restaurants near by. Fried chicken is better at bbq chicken. My kids liked the mac and corn cheese though.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 3
This was my second time to visit. First time, we enjoyed ribs and bulgogi, curry katsu. We ordered a curry katsu and a dawa chicken this time. The chicken was bready, just too much bread.. other than that, the sauce was amazing and very authentic! Also the curry katsu was delicious too. Love that having scorched rice on the bottom😋
Restaurantji Recommends
Small ace but the food was excellent and service was great!! I definitely recommend this place. Try it if you are in town. I personally loved the Dawa chicken
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Katsu with Curry, Chicken Katsu with Curry
Affordable food. So yummy. Will be back again 😁
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Katsu with Curry, Beef Bulgogi
I stumbled across this place. I actually really need to use the bathroom and he was kind enough to let me use the bathroom and the food is bomb and I’m glad I stayed and ate , great service even tough it was busy . They were very kind and explained the menu and even made Recommendations. I travel a lot for business and eat a lot of different ethnic foods in different places and this is one of the very best I’ve had. . The data chicken was perfect and the macaroni salad ( Not sure what it’s called. That’s the Non-Asian version of the name)
We’ll definitely be back if I’m in the area . Let’s gooooo. 10 stars .
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Are you down with Dawa? Yeah, you know me 😁 I really like this Korean restaurant and hope to return soon.
The Food:
The menu is not large but the flavors are, for the most part, big. I've ordered the Chicken Katsu With Curry and the Dawa Chicken. Both were very tasty.
For the former dish, the portion was huge. HUGE! The chicken katsu was bigger than my face -- no joke! And its panko breading had the perfect crispness. The chicken meat on the inside was a smudge dry, but I balanced it out by dousing it in the curry sauce, which was excellent. The fluffy steamed rice tied everything together beautifully.
The latter dish was equally satisfying, but for different reasons. The Dawa Chicken is kinda like chicken nuggets but Korean style, and in my opinion so much better than American-style nuggets. The outside is made of a thick batter of deep fried Korean sauce made in-house, while the inside had moist chicken meat. It came with a freshing side of shredded cabbage with sesame dressing. Before I ordered it, my server said it's more of an appetizer; I had mixed feelings about that because it costs $15 -- a bit pricey for a warmup dish. But I am happy to report that, per Dawa's M.O., the portion was big and was the perfect size for a one-person meal if you're not too concerned with accoutrements.
Like most Korean restaurants, Dawa offers free side dishes like kimchee, macaroni salad, and cucumbers. They're not knockouts, but they're nice to have as a complement to the more meaty, savior dishes.
The Service:
I've had the same server twice and he's great. He won't hover around or touch base too often like you might find at a Western-style restaurant, but he's quick to help if you wave him down. He's also very polite, friendly, and knowledgeable.
The Atmosphere:
It's not the biggest place, with mostly tables and booths for 4. There's one section in the back where two tables can be slid together for a party of 10. But I wouldn't go here at peak times with a large group. Fortunately, it's nicely decorated, pretty casual, and clean throughout.
The Location:
It's located in a strip mall with a smallish parking lot, though we always found an open parking spot. The problem though is that the white lines designating each stall are too close together, so vans, SUVs, and trucks will find them to be a tight squeeze. Many larger vehicles end up double-parking just to make sure they can open their doors.
Overall:
The food is quite tasty, the service is great, and the establishment is clean. The prices are a little higher than expected, and the small parking lot is annoying. But overall, I enjoy Dawa and plan to return!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Big back galore, generous portions you can attempt to finish yourself or share, food was pretty good. You'll leave stuffed
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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