Ordered a spicy pork bulgogi and Rameyon with Mandu. Quick service and delicious food
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Korean Ramyeon with Mandu
Sabrina Willis-Bartram
Delicious, authentic, fresh, and friendly service. The flavors were amazing. Everything came out quickly. The mild ramen is still spicy for kids, be warned. The chicken rice bowl would be a better option if you have kids. We loved it and will be back the next time we’re in town!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Prasanna Siddharthan
Limited menu options but large portions and delicious food. Excellent service too. Highly recommended
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Michael Miranda
Best tasting bulgogi I have had since returning from Korea.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
오종진
This is a Monterey restaurant. The Korean owner is also very kind and nice. It is a valuable place to relieve fatigue during your trip.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Leyan Gonzalez
The food was delicious and the owner is super nice!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
JD Parker
Kalbi was good and I highly recommend this place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tim Townley
Great food, and great service. Not much they could do about the atmosphere, it is super clean, but due to it's size they realized it needed to be understated. It's a small place, a bar and a few tables, but the food is wonderful. Simple menu, even for those not familiar with Korean food, it's easy to understand.Kim Chi--excellent, I had the pork bowl and it was really tasty. Next time I'll go for their signature dish.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tal G.
The food was good, but wildly over priced for the amount you get. I got the chicken and squid legs and was shocked how little there was.
Steve Miller
Great Korean restaurant on Alvarado St. in Monterey. The food and service were excellent. The owner was very friendly. The spicy pork was awesome. Will definitely stop in next time we are in the area.
An incredible restaurant. Very great experience and food. The service is very friendly and curates a great atmosphere for the restaurant.
Nina B.
A great Korean spot for authentic bulgogi and lively conversation with the owner, a local who grew up in Monterey. Many reviews mention the menu is limited but I believe this is the sign of a restaurant that knows how to make each dish they serve an excellent choice and not a gamble you picked the one that wasn't good. A small place, but clean and inviting. Great service and consistently delicious food.
Marcel Peters
Tried Korean BBQ here for the first time and it was really strong. Really tasty and the service is super nice. The shop is quite small, but cozy and somehow fits the size of the whole city. All in all just really good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Viktor
Very tasty, good service, good price.The restaurant is very small, so the ambience only gets 4 and not 5 stars.I can only recommend it ?
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amy C.
Fantastic experience! We are visiting from New York and decided to try this spot. It didn't disappoint! I think between our table of 4 we ordered most of the dishes to try -- all excellent. The meat was all really good quality and perfectly cooked. Our servers, Ben and Zach, took excellent care of us. We'll definitely go back again while we're in town.
Ordered a spicy pork bulgogi and Rameyon with Mandu. Quick service and delicious food
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Korean Ramyeon with Mandu
Delicious, authentic, fresh, and friendly service. The flavors were amazing. Everything came out quickly. The mild ramen is still spicy for kids, be warned. The chicken rice bowl would be a better option if you have kids. We loved it and will be back the next time we’re in town!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Limited menu options but large portions and delicious food. Excellent service too. Highly recommended
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best tasting bulgogi I have had since returning from Korea.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is a Monterey restaurant. The Korean owner is also very kind and nice. It is a valuable place to relieve fatigue during your trip.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was delicious and the owner is super nice!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kalbi was good and I highly recommend this place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food, and great service. Not much they could do about the atmosphere, it is super clean, but due to it's size they realized it needed to be understated. It's a small place, a bar and a few tables, but the food is wonderful. Simple menu, even for those not familiar with Korean food, it's easy to understand.Kim Chi--excellent, I had the pork bowl and it was really tasty. Next time I'll go for their signature dish.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was good, but wildly over priced for the amount you get. I got the chicken and squid legs and was shocked how little there was.
Great Korean restaurant on Alvarado St. in Monterey. The food and service were excellent. The owner was very friendly. The spicy pork was awesome. Will definitely stop in next time we are in the area.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
An incredible restaurant. Very great experience and food. The service is very friendly and curates a great atmosphere for the restaurant.
A great Korean spot for authentic bulgogi and lively conversation with the owner, a local who grew up in Monterey. Many reviews mention the menu is limited but I believe this is the sign of a restaurant that knows how to make each dish they serve an excellent choice and not a gamble you picked the one that wasn't good. A small place, but clean and inviting. Great service and consistently delicious food.
Tried Korean BBQ here for the first time and it was really strong. Really tasty and the service is super nice. The shop is quite small, but cozy and somehow fits the size of the whole city. All in all just really good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very tasty, good service, good price.The restaurant is very small, so the ambience only gets 4 and not 5 stars.I can only recommend it ?
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fantastic experience! We are visiting from New York and decided to try this spot. It didn't disappoint! I think between our table of 4 we ordered most of the dishes to try -- all excellent. The meat was all really good quality and perfectly cooked. Our servers, Ben and Zach, took excellent care of us. We'll definitely go back again while we're in town.