Everything is good except for the tofu soup, it’s a bit bland.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Susan Johnson
The Korean barbecue ribs are great. The chicken is great but I ordered noodles today and got one 1 inch piece of meat and the rest is noodles. I also ordered the mini shrimp and those are micro shrimp but the flavors are good but I will never order that again.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 5
Brandon Dial
Great wings!!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Wings
Forrest Spellman
Really great food, and of the Korean chicken places I have explored around the Hayward area really captures pretty authentic KFC flavors in both sauces this establishment has. The soy garlic has that nice bit of added flavor and the Korean spicy sauce is sweet and closer to a Thai chili with something like an added gochujang influence. They both have a pretty solid crunch. Also the bulgogi kimbap is really great, with that perfect marinated bulgogi flavor on big cuts of kimbap. I like the radish they serve on the side it tastes much like BHC type of radish, syrupy and sweet almost like 7up or an equivalent was used to soak it. The service is really friendly, nice folks working here. I like this place a lot, thanks for the good food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chickin Wings, Kimbap to Go
Hannah Kang
Korean spicy chicken wings and gimpab are fire. No frills, solid comfort foods, and sweet Korean family-run restaurant too. Their store was recently broken into by robbers — please support!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ten H.
This place is run by the sweetest Korean family ever and Im so glad they made it through the pandemic. I never had a single problem out of the years Ive been here and the service has always been nothing but pleasant. My family and I normally get the original and soy garlic along with some kimbap. The chicken is always piping hot and absolutely crispy. If you want a taste of authentic Korean friend chicken, definitely give Volcano Island a chance, you won't be disappointed.
Teresa S.
Haven't been here in a while. Seems like after the pandemic they added more menu items. Stopped in here for KimBap- left getting much more! Very friendly service, lots of outdoor dining! Everything is made fresh. Great food!
Allan Y.
This hole in that wall place has one of the BEST wings and beef bulgogi I had, and i had many.The beef bulgogi was very tasty and well flavored. The beef was very tender.I got (4) Korean Spicy & (4) Soy Garlic wings were fried to perfection, crispy on the outside even with the sauce and juicy inside.The service was pretty fast. I would differently come back.
Jae Chong
Best Korean To-Go Place!I will definitely order again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Angeline Bautista
Mom and pop shop serving great KFC. Ordered 2 lbs boneless chicken meal, half korean spicy and half garlic soy. The food was ready in 10-15 minutes after ordering. The meal comes with 2 small containers of rice and a generous serving of cabbage salad. The korean spicy was not too spicy at all, and the garlic soy is so good!For 2 people, the 2lbs was more than enough to have a 2nd meal for left overs, it can easily feed 4-6 people for about $40 with tax and tip.
First impressions? Sketchy. Dirty. I actually contemplated on cancelling my order. But oh well. Ordered japchae and soy chicken. It's not bad, but it's not worth 4.5 stars either. Chicken needs more flavor.
Looneybinnn
Food was great and the people working there were so kind. Very welcoming. Definitely coming back and telling my friends and family about this place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kat J.
9/08/2023 LunchHole. In. The. Wall. That being said, this place is amazing! My co-worker wanted Korean Fried Chicken from here for her birthday lunch, so I ordered the 100 piece wing tray & a small Japchae tray for the office. Their wings are huge! These are not the anorexic wings you'll find at Wing Stop. These bad boys are hefty and packed with flavor. Soy Garlic was my favorite but the Korean Spicy was good if you like it spicy. Their Japchae was excellent! Perfect glass noodles just like your Korean mama would make. This is definitely a "to-go" establishment, as dine in consist of 2 tables outside. This place is tiny. I would still make the drive to Hayward to pick up this tasty chicken.
Jack T.
man oh man! one of my favorite things about having a basketball game 40 minutes from home is that i get to try a new lunch spot in between games. In hayward CA, i landed at volcano island, a cozy family owned business that serves sone of the best korean food i've ever had. the menu is compact and the servers are friendly and warm and you feel like you're really taken care of. an older korean woman took my order of the 8pc soy garlic chicken wings and an order of japchae, arguably my favorite noodle dish. the food came out in about 10 minutes and was piping hot. i had never had such fresh hot noodles and such crispy chicken. the soy garlic flavor was sweet and savory with the perfect amount of crunchiness. the japchae was hot and steamy and the right amount of meat to noodle to veggie ratio.i was extremely satisfied with my food and the next time i'm in hayward (which is hopefully soon), i'll come back and give the tteokboki or bimbap a try
Vanessa
Cute and little outside, the food was amazing and the order was ready when I got there, the place inside wasn’t that pleasant but everything was great, also the staff were super nice.
Everything is good except for the tofu soup, it’s a bit bland.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
The Korean barbecue ribs are great. The chicken is great but I ordered noodles today and got one 1 inch piece of meat and the rest is noodles. I also ordered the mini shrimp and those are micro shrimp but the flavors are good but I will never order that again.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 5
Great wings!!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Wings
Really great food, and of the Korean chicken places I have explored around the Hayward area really captures pretty authentic KFC flavors in both sauces this establishment has. The soy garlic has that nice bit of added flavor and the Korean spicy sauce is sweet and closer to a Thai chili with something like an added gochujang influence. They both have a pretty solid crunch. Also the bulgogi kimbap is really great, with that perfect marinated bulgogi flavor on big cuts of kimbap. I like the radish they serve on the side it tastes much like BHC type of radish, syrupy and sweet almost like 7up or an equivalent was used to soak it. The service is really friendly, nice folks working here. I like this place a lot, thanks for the good food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chickin Wings, Kimbap to Go
Korean spicy chicken wings and gimpab are fire. No frills, solid comfort foods, and sweet Korean family-run restaurant too. Their store was recently broken into by robbers — please support!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place is run by the sweetest Korean family ever and Im so glad they made it through the pandemic. I never had a single problem out of the years Ive been here and the service has always been nothing but pleasant. My family and I normally get the original and soy garlic along with some kimbap. The chicken is always piping hot and absolutely crispy. If you want a taste of authentic Korean friend chicken, definitely give Volcano Island a chance, you won't be disappointed.
Haven't been here in a while. Seems like after the pandemic they added more menu items. Stopped in here for KimBap- left getting much more! Very friendly service, lots of outdoor dining! Everything is made fresh. Great food!
This hole in that wall place has one of the BEST wings and beef bulgogi I had, and i had many.The beef bulgogi was very tasty and well flavored. The beef was very tender.I got (4) Korean Spicy & (4) Soy Garlic wings were fried to perfection, crispy on the outside even with the sauce and juicy inside.The service was pretty fast. I would differently come back.
Best Korean To-Go Place!I will definitely order again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mom and pop shop serving great KFC. Ordered 2 lbs boneless chicken meal, half korean spicy and half garlic soy. The food was ready in 10-15 minutes after ordering. The meal comes with 2 small containers of rice and a generous serving of cabbage salad. The korean spicy was not too spicy at all, and the garlic soy is so good!For 2 people, the 2lbs was more than enough to have a 2nd meal for left overs, it can easily feed 4-6 people for about $40 with tax and tip.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Soy Garlic
Restaurantji Recommends
First impressions? Sketchy. Dirty. I actually contemplated on cancelling my order. But oh well. Ordered japchae and soy chicken. It's not bad, but it's not worth 4.5 stars either. Chicken needs more flavor.
Food was great and the people working there were so kind. Very welcoming. Definitely coming back and telling my friends and family about this place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
9/08/2023 LunchHole. In. The. Wall. That being said, this place is amazing! My co-worker wanted Korean Fried Chicken from here for her birthday lunch, so I ordered the 100 piece wing tray & a small Japchae tray for the office. Their wings are huge! These are not the anorexic wings you'll find at Wing Stop. These bad boys are hefty and packed with flavor. Soy Garlic was my favorite but the Korean Spicy was good if you like it spicy. Their Japchae was excellent! Perfect glass noodles just like your Korean mama would make. This is definitely a "to-go" establishment, as dine in consist of 2 tables outside. This place is tiny. I would still make the drive to Hayward to pick up this tasty chicken.
man oh man! one of my favorite things about having a basketball game 40 minutes from home is that i get to try a new lunch spot in between games. In hayward CA, i landed at volcano island, a cozy family owned business that serves sone of the best korean food i've ever had. the menu is compact and the servers are friendly and warm and you feel like you're really taken care of. an older korean woman took my order of the 8pc soy garlic chicken wings and an order of japchae, arguably my favorite noodle dish. the food came out in about 10 minutes and was piping hot. i had never had such fresh hot noodles and such crispy chicken. the soy garlic flavor was sweet and savory with the perfect amount of crunchiness. the japchae was hot and steamy and the right amount of meat to noodle to veggie ratio.i was extremely satisfied with my food and the next time i'm in hayward (which is hopefully soon), i'll come back and give the tteokboki or bimbap a try
Cute and little outside, the food was amazing and the order was ready when I got there, the place inside wasn’t that pleasant but everything was great, also the staff were super nice.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Kimbap to Go