The bone-in beef short ribs are quite delicious, and the service staff are very enthusiastic.The meat quality is good and the portion is generous.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Ruby Cheng
Lamb is so delicious. The environment is elegant and quiet.I recommend this BBQ restaurant. A lot of parking place too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Anton Kallungal
When we came there was literally no other customers in the restaurant. Given that we were the only customers there, I would have thought the staff would have tried to make sure we had a great experience so we would leave a great review, but it felt like they were hoping that we would wrap up soon so they could go home early. I wouldn't say the service was bad, it was just ok.The food did come out very quickly though and people were overall pretty friendly. I think this place has potential to be booked out more, and some small changes would go a long way in helping that.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Jeannie Robis
We went there around 2pm and made it for the lunch all you eat price. The food and the service is great too. I don’t know about the some negative reviews posted but there was a lady who served us well. I paid a total of 172$ (tip was included) for 5 persons and we were so full and barely eat all of it. We ordered the following:- 3 prime beef bulgogi- 3 prime beef brisket- 3 prime marinated short rib- 2 corn cheese ( this taste so good )- garlic baby octopus- bak kung pork belly- pork belly- green mussel- 3 garlic chicken- 3 volcano fried rice with cheese (this is not spicy)Overall the place is recommended.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
royalsamurai1
We tried this buffet after seeing it a couple weeks earlier. The inside is clean but not crowded as you might think for a buffet style restaurant. I saw only three other tables occupied.They had menu’s but our waiter directed us to use our phones to view the menu and order.Waiter didn’t turn on our table grill on until our first order arrived. Our grill took awhile to preheat and longer to cook our bulgogi and chicken.After waiting awhile we had ask our waiter to turn up the grill. I ended up figuring out to adjust the heat to suit our needs. Our order included “spicy chicken to marinade beef like bulgogi.”What we got was plain beef and chicken? Our beef short-rib had more bones than meat?We had to ask for rice and more napkins three times and tea and condiments twice. It wasn’t like the place was even crowded but he was the only waiter and I guess was overwhelmed?We ordered shrimp, kimchee rice, pork belly. The pork belly looked more like strips of bacon. The kimchee rice looked red with very little kimchee and the shrimp had to shelled.Overall our meal experience was average at best.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Garlic Chicken, Korean BBQ, La Marinated Beef Short Rib, Beef Combo Set Uncooked
Maiv Thoj
My family we decided to go there for dinner for korean bbq for all u can eat but don't be fool just because they stated it all u can eat. It's not. We want beef short rib and they told us that we can only order 2 only but the rest of the beef is all u can eat. It doesn't make sense. I order tofu soup n it was gross. Doesn't taste like tofu soup. Also the kimchi was nasty. It's not even korean bbq. Take your business somewhere else.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Jason Cohn
Wouldn’t allow a solo diner to have lunch. Required 2 or more.
Service: 1
Fiona
The service is super good, the environment is good, and the food is very delicious☺️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Andrew C.
I have been to many different Korean BBQ places , and this is the place my friend recommended to me. I should say its pretty good after we have tried their food. We ordered "Deluxe Combo" from the menu, and we also ordered Beef Brisket. I'm a pretty picky person on beef, but I couldn't find any problems after I tried. The quality of the meat was really good! Compared the price we paid, it was super worth it! I strongly recommend Cut Marinated Galbi and Marinated Short Rib, its tender，juicy and flavored, we really love it! The service was also pretty good. They are nice people, they know what is the best time to change our BBQ plate. This restaurant located in pleasanton which is very close to the San Francisco Premium Outlets. Its pretty big and fashion, they even have Karaoke machine in the front! Its good for the gathering party I believe! I will definitely going back to the restaurant again. Btw, their combo has 15% off right now, they even have 50% off on two kinds of meat!
Alden C.
This area in Pleasanton has a lot of great restaraunt options, but Bak Kung Korean BBQ was personally for me one of the most meh Korean BBQ experiences I have had in a long time. I went a while back during a day that was super hot day and when I walked in to the restaurant there was definitely no AC running and the ventilation. The service was friendly, but not the fastest. The experience was definitely worsened by having to cook meat on a hot grill while there is no AC in 90 degree weather.The Japchae was just filled with almost more cabbage than noodles and the quality of the meat we ordered was subpar. Every piece was very chewy and tough and flavor wise it missed the mark. The bar where you get your sides also left a lot to be desired. Like a lot of recent low reviews for this place, I also had similar experiences with very high prices and poor quality in every aspect.
Great service. Loved the galbi jjim. And for some reasons their water is the best we've had at a restaurant. Definitely recommend.
Yuzhou Kang
Just to remind me never come to this place again. Meat is extremely hard to chew. Doesn’t worth the price at all.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Marq Romero
Kind of disappointed. To start, the sign says Korean BBQ but the menu says Asian Fusion. So they seem kind of lost of what they are. The menu and food was meh, but pricing and portion size isn’t really great. Portion size is mainly for a party of 2-3. They have combo platters, but again, only for 2-3 size portions. So any party 4-6 and you decide to do the do the combo, expect it to be 140$. And for it to be “Korean BBQ” you get your bon chon, you are limited to just kimchi, peaches, celery and almonds as all you can eat. Any other sides would be purchased.Aside from that, service was okay. Just kind of irritated that we had told them that there was a broken dripper on our table, they had told us that “it’s okay, there’s nothing inside it” which why would it be on the table then or if it’s empty please give us a new one. But neither happened AND it was filled and dripping sauce in front of them.Overall, if you’re in a pinch, maybe head there. But if you want decent Korean BBQ I would suggest to find another place.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 2
Joyce T.
We went there on Friday afternoon, it's empty with no customers except us. This's not an authentic Korean restaurant at all. The side dishes are weird with sugared walnuts, steamed cauliflowers and celery. Is there really such thing? We have bibimbap, beef bulgogi with rice and beef noodle soup. The beef noodle is the worst thing ever, soup and beef are both tasteless, as you can see from the photo I posted, I just ate the meat and whole bowl of noodles was there untouched.
Raina Wang
Friday rush hour, it was empty. I learned my lesson, should’ve turned around when I see the emptiness, the crowds don’t lie.We ordered the combo meat, some sides like kimchi pancakes, corn cheese and steamed eggs. Beef was the toughest I’ve ever had, I mean, how tough can it be when it’s brisket and sliced thin? Trust me, it’s hard to chew, even for young people like me. The japchae was soo watery and salty, the kimchi pancakes are dry, too thick and too much batter, not enough kimchi. The steamed egg was burnt at the bottom.To sum it up, I enjoyed nothing from this restaurant, worst Korean BBQ experience.Oh did I mention that I got a fly companion while I’m eating?
The bone-in beef short ribs are quite delicious, and the service staff are very enthusiastic.The meat quality is good and the portion is generous.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Lamb is so delicious. The environment is elegant and quiet.I recommend this BBQ restaurant. A lot of parking place too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
When we came there was literally no other customers in the restaurant. Given that we were the only customers there, I would have thought the staff would have tried to make sure we had a great experience so we would leave a great review, but it felt like they were hoping that we would wrap up soon so they could go home early. I wouldn't say the service was bad, it was just ok.The food did come out very quickly though and people were overall pretty friendly. I think this place has potential to be booked out more, and some small changes would go a long way in helping that.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
We went there around 2pm and made it for the lunch all you eat price. The food and the service is great too. I don’t know about the some negative reviews posted but there was a lady who served us well. I paid a total of 172$ (tip was included) for 5 persons and we were so full and barely eat all of it. We ordered the following:- 3 prime beef bulgogi- 3 prime beef brisket- 3 prime marinated short rib- 2 corn cheese ( this taste so good )- garlic baby octopus- bak kung pork belly- pork belly- green mussel- 3 garlic chicken- 3 volcano fried rice with cheese (this is not spicy)Overall the place is recommended.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We tried this buffet after seeing it a couple weeks earlier. The inside is clean but not crowded as you might think for a buffet style restaurant. I saw only three other tables occupied.They had menu’s but our waiter directed us to use our phones to view the menu and order.Waiter didn’t turn on our table grill on until our first order arrived. Our grill took awhile to preheat and longer to cook our bulgogi and chicken.After waiting awhile we had ask our waiter to turn up the grill. I ended up figuring out to adjust the heat to suit our needs. Our order included “spicy chicken to marinade beef like bulgogi.”What we got was plain beef and chicken? Our beef short-rib had more bones than meat?We had to ask for rice and more napkins three times and tea and condiments twice. It wasn’t like the place was even crowded but he was the only waiter and I guess was overwhelmed?We ordered shrimp, kimchee rice, pork belly. The pork belly looked more like strips of bacon. The kimchee rice looked red with very little kimchee and the shrimp had to shelled.Overall our meal experience was average at best.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Garlic Chicken, Korean BBQ, La Marinated Beef Short Rib, Beef Combo Set Uncooked
My family we decided to go there for dinner for korean bbq for all u can eat but don't be fool just because they stated it all u can eat. It's not. We want beef short rib and they told us that we can only order 2 only but the rest of the beef is all u can eat. It doesn't make sense. I order tofu soup n it was gross. Doesn't taste like tofu soup. Also the kimchi was nasty. It's not even korean bbq. Take your business somewhere else.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Wouldn’t allow a solo diner to have lunch. Required 2 or more.
Service: 1
The service is super good, the environment is good, and the food is very delicious☺️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I have been to many different Korean BBQ places , and this is the place my friend recommended to me. I should say its pretty good after we have tried their food. We ordered "Deluxe Combo" from the menu, and we also ordered Beef Brisket. I'm a pretty picky person on beef, but I couldn't find any problems after I tried. The quality of the meat was really good! Compared the price we paid, it was super worth it! I strongly recommend Cut Marinated Galbi and Marinated Short Rib, its tender，juicy and flavored, we really love it! The service was also pretty good. They are nice people, they know what is the best time to change our BBQ plate. This restaurant located in pleasanton which is very close to the San Francisco Premium Outlets. Its pretty big and fashion, they even have Karaoke machine in the front! Its good for the gathering party I believe! I will definitely going back to the restaurant again. Btw, their combo has 15% off right now, they even have 50% off on two kinds of meat!
This area in Pleasanton has a lot of great restaraunt options, but Bak Kung Korean BBQ was personally for me one of the most meh Korean BBQ experiences I have had in a long time. I went a while back during a day that was super hot day and when I walked in to the restaurant there was definitely no AC running and the ventilation. The service was friendly, but not the fastest. The experience was definitely worsened by having to cook meat on a hot grill while there is no AC in 90 degree weather.The Japchae was just filled with almost more cabbage than noodles and the quality of the meat we ordered was subpar. Every piece was very chewy and tough and flavor wise it missed the mark. The bar where you get your sides also left a lot to be desired. Like a lot of recent low reviews for this place, I also had similar experiences with very high prices and poor quality in every aspect.
Restaurantji Recommends
Great service. Loved the galbi jjim. And for some reasons their water is the best we've had at a restaurant. Definitely recommend.
Just to remind me never come to this place again. Meat is extremely hard to chew. Doesn’t worth the price at all.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Kind of disappointed. To start, the sign says Korean BBQ but the menu says Asian Fusion. So they seem kind of lost of what they are. The menu and food was meh, but pricing and portion size isn’t really great. Portion size is mainly for a party of 2-3. They have combo platters, but again, only for 2-3 size portions. So any party 4-6 and you decide to do the do the combo, expect it to be 140$. And for it to be “Korean BBQ” you get your bon chon, you are limited to just kimchi, peaches, celery and almonds as all you can eat. Any other sides would be purchased.Aside from that, service was okay. Just kind of irritated that we had told them that there was a broken dripper on our table, they had told us that “it’s okay, there’s nothing inside it” which why would it be on the table then or if it’s empty please give us a new one. But neither happened AND it was filled and dripping sauce in front of them.Overall, if you’re in a pinch, maybe head there. But if you want decent Korean BBQ I would suggest to find another place.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 2
We went there on Friday afternoon, it's empty with no customers except us. This's not an authentic Korean restaurant at all. The side dishes are weird with sugared walnuts, steamed cauliflowers and celery. Is there really such thing? We have bibimbap, beef bulgogi with rice and beef noodle soup. The beef noodle is the worst thing ever, soup and beef are both tasteless, as you can see from the photo I posted, I just ate the meat and whole bowl of noodles was there untouched.
Friday rush hour, it was empty. I learned my lesson, should’ve turned around when I see the emptiness, the crowds don’t lie.We ordered the combo meat, some sides like kimchi pancakes, corn cheese and steamed eggs. Beef was the toughest I’ve ever had, I mean, how tough can it be when it’s brisket and sliced thin? Trust me, it’s hard to chew, even for young people like me. The japchae was soo watery and salty, the kimchi pancakes are dry, too thick and too much batter, not enough kimchi. The steamed egg was burnt at the bottom.To sum it up, I enjoyed nothing from this restaurant, worst Korean BBQ experience.Oh did I mention that I got a fly companion while I’m eating?
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2