Minari

449 San Mateo Ave, San Bruno
(650) 588-5559

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Robby A

Delicious food, nice atmosphere, and friendly staff.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Korean Army Stew, Kimchi Pancake, Beef Stone Bibimbap

JUNG LEE

Wonderful Korean Food

Thomas Solinap

The service here was horrible. They auto charge an 18% service charge and then figure they can ignore you and provide bad service. Ate dinner here with family and ordered a bunch of stuffs the server assured us the soup can be made not spicy for the kids and when it came out of course it was spicy. They forced us to keep it and the kids ended up not eating it. The other food was worse, the fried chicken had no flavor, the japchae was too sweet and the beef was tough.

Tried to get the check and was ignored multiple times and then after at least 20 minutes I finally stood at the register and waited for a server. The server that came out then totally ignored me as I waved and said excuse me and just walked by not even making eye contact. I was about to walk out if they didn’t acknowledge me as they walked back but luckily they did.

After all this bad service they still had the audacity to keep the 18% gratuity. Spent over $200 for overpriced food and bad service. Never coming back to this place.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Jay Chino

Wanted to try a new Korean restaurant. This was definitely a hidden jem. We got here around 6:30pm on Saturday, May 31, 2025. There was no waiting and seated us right away. The restaurant seating is spacious with plenty of chair space and legroom. They cook everything for you. It was cooked to perfection. The Kalbi was tender with the perfect seasoning. Their Bonchon is some of the best we have ever tasted. Especially, their Kimchi. We have tried many different brands of Kimchi from Korean supermarkets. This has become our favorite Korean restaurant now.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Juliana Yeoh

Loved the good food and service

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Aung Lin

Fantastic Korean food! Some standouts are their seafood pajeon which was perfectly crunchy on the outside and chewy on the inside and their spicy squid was flavorful without burning the tongue. Their mackerel, galbi, and japchae are all very good too. Definitely one of the better Korean restaurants we've been to in the peninsula bay. Will definitely be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Dub4Fifteen Gigi

I don’t understand how this place has a 4.4 star review. The only thing I would eat here is the kimchi fried rice. Everything else was no where close to the quality it should be for the price. It was honestly the most disappointing meal I’ve had for the price in a very long time. I don’t even understand how this place is in business. I feel horrible leaving this review because the staff was so kind and attentive. But their prices are outrageous for what they’re serving. And I usually don’t mind over spending when the food is good.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 5

Muradan Chhay

The restaurant has good food but it is a little overpriced. We ordered the beef bibimbap and seafood tofu soup. Both were really good but the seafood tofu soup came in a small bowl when I thought it would be bigger to share. The waiters and atmosphere were great.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Stone Bibimbap

이자영(ELLY)

I came to stay at a hotel near the airport and had dinner at a restaurant nearby. The food and side dishes are all delicious! After eating satisfying Korean food, we begin our trip to San Francisco.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kathy L.

We came for a late lunch and it was relatively empty, so we had our choice of tables. The service was excellent, prompt and attentive. Our banchan of 6 dishes came out quickly--we got the usual bean sprouts, kimchi, broccoli and potato salad—refills are available upon request.

We ordered the beef stone bibimbap and the tteokguk soup (rice cake soup). The portions were huge. The bibimbap was sizzling as it was being served, as it should. The meat to vegetable ratio was generous and my tteokguk was also plentiful with rice cakes and broth. The broth was really tasty and I nearly drank the whole bowl. The soypaste stew was also delicious and the seafood pancake was had plenty of seafood in it and very tasty. Everything was really delicious and I would return for another meal.

It's a nice hidden gem in San Bruno worth checking out. It may seem a little pricey for the area, but for the size of the servings,
it was worth it.

The biggest downside is parking--it can be challenging.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Antoonette Villaroman

Absolutely delicious.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Japchae, Galbi, Kimchi Fried Rice

Niki Yang

First time here and I am obsessed with the food they served here also reasonably pricing I try some many Korean restaurants and this is the only one I go to now.

Vegetarian options: Vegetarian Bibimab and tofu soup pancakes bonchap

Kid-friendliness: Yes

Wheelchair accessibility: Yes

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Korean Fried Chicken Dinner, Bone in Short Rib Soup, Stone Bibimbap

Alex Jayne

My favorite restaurant in the bay

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Korean Army Stew, Bone in Short Rib Soup, Japchae

Matthew Stoia

Delicious, huge portions, cooked fresh

Christopher Chung

High-quality, clean tastes well-worth the price. Though somewhat of a limited menu, the chef-owner ensures dishes leave the kitchen to a high standard.

Kalbi Short Ribs (갈비) have an excellent marinade, the beef tastes almost buttery. Spicy Silken Tofu Stew (순두부찌개) is good, made to your preferred level of spice. Wide selection of house made banchan.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Bonchan

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