Stone bowl bibimbap is what they are known for - I'd recommend you order that. Comes out piping hot and with all the fixings. The Bibim Naengmyeon is also very tasty and tastes similar to how it's served in Korea.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
NoBrainNoGain おバカのB
It tasted PRETTY BAD, however, still I could be Patient about it. Anyway, TOO EXPENSIVE!! If they serve Very Tasty Food, I will be Fine and Accept. However, Cold Noodle was Boiled Too Long or Left Noodle before they Boiled. So there was NO CHEWY. Korean BBQ was Not JUICY.
It was Very Funny because the Combo Menu was $21.99 +Tax, but they Charged me $24.50. If they charge a Transaction Fee or Anything, they should tell the Customer or put a Signboard about it. If I know the Price would be $25, I will visit Ordinary Korean Restaurant to Eat Tasty Korean Dishes.
NoBrain NoGain
It tasted PRETTY BAD, however, still I could be Patient about it. Anyway, TOO EXPENSIVE!! If they serve Very Tasty Food, I will be Fine and Accept. However, Cold Noodle was Boiled Too Long or Left Noodle before they Boiled. So there was NO CHEWY. Korean BBQ was Not JUICY.It was Very Funny because the Combo Menu was $21.99 +Tax, but they Charged me $24.50. If they charge a Transaction Fee or Anything, they should tell the Customer or put a Signboard about it. If I know the Price would be $25, I will visit Ordinary Korean Restaurant to Eat Tasty Korean Dishes.
pureumk
Best cold noodle (naengmyung) restaurant in OC- It's better than K-Town's naengmyung. The only issue is that lines are long so long- uber long. My friends usually wait for an hour. Parking is not easy either. You have to go around to find parking. But it has the best naemyung so it is worth it. Just come prepared to look for parking and wait a bit- and you will be rewarded with delicious naengmyung.
jonginp2022
I'm writing this after I just came back from a meal with my family at Mo Ran Gak in Garden Grove. It's an unpleasant experience, but I think I should let you know. The attached photo contains foreign objects (plastic shards) and a bowl similar to the one from which the foreign objects came from. You may not be able to see it clearly, but you should see about two spots in the bottom of the bowl that look like dents. This is probably where the shards came from. I ate the food (and the shards) from the bowl the shards came from. The subsequent complaint process with the restaurant overshadowed the intention to handle it as smoothly as possible. Note that the bowl in the photo is not a bowl from which these foreign objects have come off. This bowl is another similar bowl, and the restaurant server checked its bottom to show that the other bowls were okay. But, this bowl is no different. Perhaps the bowl has been dented to the bottom due to excessive use of the bowl for a long time. This is enough to be observed with the naked eye, shouldn't it be discarded immediately? I don't know how many of these expired bowls are used, but if all 2 of the 2 bowls I checked are like this, it's too much to say that it's a mistake. I haven't met the owner, but he may choose to use these outdated bowls for cost savings, but would it be okay if the customer had to ingest foreign substances without their knowledge due to that choice? I hope the owner, assuming he is a conscientious owner, would not try to destroy evidence immediately after reading this article. Or maybe it's already in progress. I plan to file a complaint with the sanitation authorities, but I am posting because I do not want any more victims.
DonaldHahn
The kalbi and seafood pajun is always great! My dad loves the naengmyun. The side dishes are excellent, as always. Speaking Korean is an advantage when ordering here. I was surprised not only that I got bindaetteok, which was off the menu, but that they remembered that I like, miss, and don't get much opportunity to get it. Arrived at 1pm on Thursday for lunch and was slightly surprised by a short wait. Maybe 2pm next time.
RcardozoLozano Cardozo
Dine in: Yes
locallysourced beans
Super goodd!!! Their tteobokki is amazing :)
Phyllis S
I had never had Korean food and it was a great experience. The wait is long even though we went at 4:30 thinking that was early. It was not. We probably waited about 40 - 45 min. We did have the Korean BBQ 2 person which was a great sample of so many dishes. They just kept bringing food. I'm not sure what we were eating but it was all good food. They cooked the meat at the table in front of us and it's not BBQ like I think of BBQ. It was just cooked meat and they brought different sauces you could cook it in. Overall a great experience.
Reeran Kim
Food barely edible. Owners were NOT friendly. Didn't give any banchan with fried rice. Try the Chinese noodle house and Bakery Village on either side. They were good and inexpensive.
While you can get excellent Korean BBQ here, their other traditional dishes are also excellent. The little cold dishes and hot dishes that come with the meals are tasty and not too salty. Highly recommend coming for either, sure to please the whole family.
JaDeGirL01
My family is a huge fan of KBBQ places and in recent years we’ve been avid customers. My mom wanted to go out to celebrate my brother and my dad’s upcoming birthdays so we decided to meet in Garden Grove for KBBQ. At first, she asked if we wanted to go to an AYCE place but after discussing it with my brother, we decided on a place that was a la carte. I found Mo Ran Gak from searching and it seemed to fit what we were looking for. As I noted from the reviews, the restaurant opens at 11 am and it gets packed to the gills. The parking lot is small so I told my parents to park on the residential street nearby. I accidentally turned into a lot next door and parked there. Luckily I wasn’t ticketed or towed, so if you want to take your chances, feel free. I walked in at 11 am and was able to get us a table. The restaurant has a main room and an expanded back room. This type of restaurant caters to the consumer. You pay for meal sets and can add extra if you so choose. We opted for a meal for 3 people even though there were 4 of us in the party. My brother mentioned when he sat down that he wasn’t particularly hungry. We also ordered an additional soybean paste soup with beef. The meal combination we ordered was a non-premium set that came with brisket, pork belly, and marinated boneless short rib. It also came with one steamed egg and one tofu soup. The soup and egg are meant to be shared. The banchan came out shortly after we ordered and we were able to get refills on that and the salad as we ate. The servers alternated for us but they did all the cooking and we were able to get additional banchan when needed. The meat quality was definitely better than AYCE places. The experience was definitely better than the AYCE places and the pricing was similar. If your bill is over a certain amount and you pay in cash, your check is discounted by 7%. I only had a credit card but my dad had cash. Score! Overall, it was a great meal and by the time we left, there was a large amount of people waiting for a table.
Stone bowl bibimbap is what they are known for - I'd recommend you order that. Comes out piping hot and with all the fixings. The Bibim Naengmyeon is also very tasty and tastes similar to how it's served in Korea.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
It tasted PRETTY BAD, however, still I could be Patient about it. Anyway, TOO EXPENSIVE!! If they serve Very Tasty Food, I will be Fine and Accept. However, Cold Noodle was Boiled Too Long or Left Noodle before they Boiled. So there was NO CHEWY. Korean BBQ was Not JUICY.
It was Very Funny because the Combo Menu was $21.99 +Tax, but they Charged me $24.50. If they charge a Transaction Fee or Anything, they should tell the Customer or put a Signboard about it. If I know the Price would be $25, I will visit Ordinary Korean Restaurant to Eat Tasty Korean Dishes.
It tasted PRETTY BAD, however, still I could be Patient about it. Anyway, TOO EXPENSIVE!! If they serve Very Tasty Food, I will be Fine and Accept. However, Cold Noodle was Boiled Too Long or Left Noodle before they Boiled. So there was NO CHEWY. Korean BBQ was Not JUICY.It was Very Funny because the Combo Menu was $21.99 +Tax, but they Charged me $24.50. If they charge a Transaction Fee or Anything, they should tell the Customer or put a Signboard about it. If I know the Price would be $25, I will visit Ordinary Korean Restaurant to Eat Tasty Korean Dishes.
Best cold noodle (naengmyung) restaurant in OC- It's better than K-Town's naengmyung. The only issue is that lines are long so long- uber long. My friends usually wait for an hour. Parking is not easy either. You have to go around to find parking. But it has the best naemyung so it is worth it. Just come prepared to look for parking and wait a bit- and you will be rewarded with delicious naengmyung.
I'm writing this after I just came back from a meal with my family at Mo Ran Gak in Garden Grove. It's an unpleasant experience, but I think I should let you know. The attached photo contains foreign objects (plastic shards) and a bowl similar to the one from which the foreign objects came from. You may not be able to see it clearly, but you should see about two spots in the bottom of the bowl that look like dents. This is probably where the shards came from. I ate the food (and the shards) from the bowl the shards came from. The subsequent complaint process with the restaurant overshadowed the intention to handle it as smoothly as possible. Note that the bowl in the photo is not a bowl from which these foreign objects have come off. This bowl is another similar bowl, and the restaurant server checked its bottom to show that the other bowls were okay. But, this bowl is no different. Perhaps the bowl has been dented to the bottom due to excessive use of the bowl for a long time. This is enough to be observed with the naked eye, shouldn't it be discarded immediately? I don't know how many of these expired bowls are used, but if all 2 of the 2 bowls I checked are like this, it's too much to say that it's a mistake. I haven't met the owner, but he may choose to use these outdated bowls for cost savings, but would it be okay if the customer had to ingest foreign substances without their knowledge due to that choice? I hope the owner, assuming he is a conscientious owner, would not try to destroy evidence immediately after reading this article. Or maybe it's already in progress. I plan to file a complaint with the sanitation authorities, but I am posting because I do not want any more victims.
The kalbi and seafood pajun is always great! My dad loves the naengmyun. The side dishes are excellent, as always. Speaking Korean is an advantage when ordering here. I was surprised not only that I got bindaetteok, which was off the menu, but that they remembered that I like, miss, and don't get much opportunity to get it. Arrived at 1pm on Thursday for lunch and was slightly surprised by a short wait. Maybe 2pm next time.
Dine in: Yes
Super goodd!!! Their tteobokki is amazing :)
I had never had Korean food and it was a great experience. The wait is long even though we went at 4:30 thinking that was early. It was not. We probably waited about 40 - 45 min. We did have the Korean BBQ 2 person which was a great sample of so many dishes. They just kept bringing food. I'm not sure what we were eating but it was all good food. They cooked the meat at the table in front of us and it's not BBQ like I think of BBQ. It was just cooked meat and they brought different sauces you could cook it in. Overall a great experience.
Food barely edible. Owners were NOT friendly. Didn't give any banchan with fried rice. Try the Chinese noodle house and Bakery Village on either side. They were good and inexpensive.
Restaurantji Recommends
Fast service and decent portion.
Fast service and decent portion.
While you can get excellent Korean BBQ here, their other traditional dishes are also excellent. The little cold dishes and hot dishes that come with the meals are tasty and not too salty. Highly recommend coming for either, sure to please the whole family.
My family is a huge fan of KBBQ places and in recent years we’ve been avid customers. My mom wanted to go out to celebrate my brother and my dad’s upcoming birthdays so we decided to meet in Garden Grove for KBBQ. At first, she asked if we wanted to go to an AYCE place but after discussing it with my brother, we decided on a place that was a la carte. I found Mo Ran Gak from searching and it seemed to fit what we were looking for. As I noted from the reviews, the restaurant opens at 11 am and it gets packed to the gills. The parking lot is small so I told my parents to park on the residential street nearby. I accidentally turned into a lot next door and parked there. Luckily I wasn’t ticketed or towed, so if you want to take your chances, feel free. I walked in at 11 am and was able to get us a table. The restaurant has a main room and an expanded back room. This type of restaurant caters to the consumer. You pay for meal sets and can add extra if you so choose. We opted for a meal for 3 people even though there were 4 of us in the party. My brother mentioned when he sat down that he wasn’t particularly hungry. We also ordered an additional soybean paste soup with beef. The meal combination we ordered was a non-premium set that came with brisket, pork belly, and marinated boneless short rib. It also came with one steamed egg and one tofu soup. The soup and egg are meant to be shared. The banchan came out shortly after we ordered and we were able to get refills on that and the salad as we ate. The servers alternated for us but they did all the cooking and we were able to get additional banchan when needed. The meat quality was definitely better than AYCE places. The experience was definitely better than the AYCE places and the pricing was similar. If your bill is over a certain amount and you pay in cash, your check is discounted by 7%. I only had a credit card but my dad had cash. Score! Overall, it was a great meal and by the time we left, there was a large amount of people waiting for a table.
Korean researchers
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