DJK Korean BBQ(Dae Jang Keum)

After reading reviews and seeing locals post about this restaurant, we decided to give it a try. Sadly we were pretty disappointed...

Food: meat was low quality. We ordered the brisket, beef belly, rib finger, beef cheek, beef tongue, kalbi, marinated short rib, thin pork belly, thick pork belly and normally you can't go wrong with brisket but in this case it was really dry. Everything pretty much was dry and didn't taste fresh. We don't cook beef all the way either (like it pink) so it wasn't cooking issue.
The banchan was ok, mainly liked the kimchi there was a lot of flavor there. Everything else (cucumber kimchi, potato salad, pickled radish, japchae, house salad) were just ok.
We also tried the beef bone soup and the beef pieces in there were also very dry.

Service: pretty slow. There were a couple other patrons but it wasn't busy. Yet it took long for them to come back to give us our paper to order the next items. They were nice though.

Atmosphere: it was extremely smokey here. Expected for wood burning stove but the grill plates they use only had holes on the sides and made it so it's crazy smokey where it kept blowing into my face burning my eyes and because the vents are too high, it couldnt pull the smoke straight up. I was also disappointed to see the grill plates they used weren't like the pictures where there were big open holes. We wanted the wood burning taste on the meat, but with the plates they gave us covered most of the stove so we barely got the taste. Everything looked pretty dirty too; tables, chairs, walls, utensils. We were handed tongs that had bits of meat burnt on. The sides of the grills were also stained with burnt meat/sauces.

They also charge kids $20... Most places charge kids over 4' or w/e. Not a big deal but I'd rather go somewhere with better quality and doesn't charge my kid who barely eats $10 worth of food.

Was hoping to add another good kbbq option to our favorites list, but didn't happen.

The meats are high-qualit,flavorful, and incredibly delicious to grill at the table. The service is fast and friendly, making it a great spot for groups. It can get pretty loud and packed during peak hours, but the food and experience are totally worth it!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

It was honestly just ok. Came here to celebrate friends graduating, but our waitress really babied us. The experience felt more like a class that teaches you how to grill bbq than an eat and hangout spot where you're left alone. We were made to order bigger portions because she said there were 6 of us, never once assuming that maybe one or two people only wanted a small order of a specific meat. Also ordered soju, she asked how many glasses. I said one glass, she asked again how many glasses, and we ended up saying 3. Why the hell are we being forced to share? We also never got the sides we wanted until the second round. It annoyed some of us. The food itself was ok, you can find better elsewhere. This wasn't the experience I was looking for and it felt a little condescending when decisions were being made for us.

EDIT: Also, wasn't very satisfied with the automatic 18% gratuity. I don't think that the food and service was worth it.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 1

This place is is a big disappointment. We never got anything we ordered. I understand we were a party of 13 however each table was given 3 sheets to order and nothing we ordered we recieved. We were so hungry we ate what was given while asking what it is. When they rolled the food in they said ok u distribute it and walked away. When we needed rice- She told my husband to hold the tray as she distributed it. We ask for japche she said slow down on japche. Its and AYCE place. This was the most horrible service ever. I would never come back nor recommend this place.

Fell off now it’s all you can eat

Came with a party of 4 and for our order of pork belly we were given two pieces. For 4 grown men. They also never gave us our salad or noodles. Terrible for $40

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Came here with a group of four and had such a good time. Fun atmosphere, super friendly staff, and the food was excellent across the board. We ordered the ribeye steak, beef bulgogi, pork belly, pork jowl, chicken wings, rice rolls, plus basically every banchan they brought out — all of it was delicious. The meats were fresh and flavorful, and grilling everything at the table made the whole experience really fun and interactive.

Only heads up: if you sit at one of the grills, your clothes will definitely smell smoky afterwards… but honestly, worth it. Would absolutely come back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Korean BBQ, Banchan

food is good and price is fair too but it would be better if they have ventilation

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

Super yummy not very busy went on Thursday at 5 PM

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food is absolutely delicious! Authentic Korean food. Tastes like my mom cooked it! My mom’s Korean btw. But she is old now so I take her here to eat often. Yum! 😋

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Definitely my favorite Korean BBQ I’ve had! The quality of the meat was so good and the bon chan was fantastic. We ordered bibimbap at the very end and didn’t realize we were supposed to put the provided oil and gochujang on it. One of the ladies stopped and poured it and mixed it with the chopsticks for us. It was so sweet and she was so kind to do that and make sure we were enjoying it the correct way.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We came here for lunch. We were able to find a parking spot right away as we got there before noon. The parking lot is small so give yourself more time to find parking. We got a table right away. It’s spacious inside.

We ordered seafood tofu stew, seafood pancake, beef rib stew, cold noodles with spicy sauce, and stir fry squid. The seafood pancake fell apart easily. Cold noodles were more sweet than spicy. The rest of these dishes were ok. They are not as spicy as other Korean restaurants. Overall, it’s an ok place for Korean food.

Purchased combo meal for 4 to 5 and is was ample amount for 4 with leftovers. Meat quality is very good. I was a bit disappointed because I always order the meal for group and it came with soju, I guess they recently changed the menu and cut the soju. That was definitely a disappointment. They replaced it with an egg souffle, can't even compare replacement. I will still return but maybe not as often. The combo with the soju made it well worth the trip. Paid about $205 for the meal and 1 beer. That was with tip included.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

The hoe naengmyeon here is generous in portions and delicious enough to make you skip the trip to LA. The bibimbap has a good selection of vegetables, but the gochujang sauce lacks sweetness. The side dishes are generally good, too.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 3

Food was mediocre at best, we got the ribeye and short rib. They also did not give us lettuce or salt. When we asked for it they didn’t have lettuce. The service is terrible, completely understaffed and take absolutely forever to come by. Would not come back and would highly advise everyone to bring your business elsewhere.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1