Manna BBQ

8188 Mira Mesa Blvd, San Diego
(858) 578-0300

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hAMBurgER

I can’t give Manna a solid one star although it was a terrible experience. We came here as a party of 3 for the first time. We waited at least 10 minutes to be seated which isn’t as long especially during lunch time. My friend ordered fried rice while my other friend and I ordered white rice. When it came, there were 2 fried rice and 1 white. Although disappointed, my friend gave the white to me as I’m allergic to the egg. Also we all ordered just water. It didn’t come until 2/3s of our visit when we asked another server after the other one we asked ditched us. Forgot to add, we only received chopsticks and tongs for one person. When we asked for 2 more chopsticks and tongs, our server gave us our chopsticks but only 1 other tong. After the first round of food we decided we wanted to order a small amount of food from the tablet. Then when we pressed the “start order” button is showed a black page with the only button being “back”. Ended up only telling the server and he took our order. When pressing the “call server” button no one came. Though the servers were somehow nice, it was understaffed and even with few tables by the end. The ice cream also doesn’t make up for it.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 1

Shen

6.5/10- the meat was not marinated to my liking and it was more chewy than usual.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 5

Amy H

Good food, so many options for meat and more. staff is nice and helpful.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Carlos Garcia

We came in late on a Sunday night, so I’m giving the staff the benefit of the doubt—maybe they were tired from a long shift or understaffed. That said, service during the last hour wasn’t great. It felt like some tables were being avoided, and we repeatedly had dishes we requested (in bulk) not arrive. We even received our bill before the last dishes came out, and at that point we were ready to order more but it felt like service was basically over. Our cups also ran dry since the server stopped checking in for refills.

Almost everything was unusually sticky or was a mess before even touching. The moment we approached, the table had some juices left on it, the touch screen used to ask for extra dishes showed signs of stickiness and grim, and at the end of our service the check presenter was sticky and awful to touch.

The bathrooms men's restroom weren’t strong either. Odd sinks were paired together. A urinal sat close by the main door, which left things feeling too open.

Food was average to good like any other similar BBQ, for $32 (A2 dinning) I would rather go somewhere else.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 2

Charlie

Tasty food, but service is a bit slow at this location in my experience. I did have better service at the other location.

Food is good, price is fair, service maybe could be better if unless the time I went was an anomaly

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 3

Ski

Decent food but don't go for lunch, understaffed and slow as hell.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 1

Ling Zhu

Good service generally, meat is good but on the tough side, nice atmosphere.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Korean BBQ

Terry Kellar

Always great food and drinks. Be ready for the Vegas music!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Gabriella Rocha

We love visiting Manna BBQ! This time we went for lunch, and I really appreciate that they offer a $26.99 lunch menu option. The food is always delicious, and I especially enjoy the starters and appetizers they bring out before the steak. The service is typically very efficient, but we were surprised to see only three servers on the floor during a busy Friday lunch rush. Our food took a bit longer than usual, which was understandable given the limited staff.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Korean BBQ, Corn Cheese, Various Side Dishes

King Reviewer!

First of all I must tell you that I typically do not like Korean barbecue. That being said, this place is excellent. The food is really good. The service was also really good. The atmosphere was good it's going to be a loud place because there's a lot of people and that's okay. I took my daughter here for her birthday. We had a great time and I highly recommend that if you want to go to a good barbecue place to go here. The ratings were high so we drove 35 minutes to get there and it was worth it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Manna Galbi, Korean BBQ, Steamed Egg, Corn Cheese, Banchan, Brisket

Patrick

After first round the server never came back after 30 minutes even ordering food off the tablet on the table didn’t work and we had to wait for him to figure out that it didn’t even work . Guy in the black mask.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Qihao Liu

In summary, I went to this restaurant at 3PM, which was not a busy time, and was only served by a waiter once in the span of an hour.

Details: I have been going to this location fairly regularly over the past five years, sometimes with my family, sometimes by myself. As a result, I even came to know some of the staff working here. I always enjoyed my visits until today, when I had the worst experience.

I went in around 3PM, which was not a busy time. I was seated in a corner seat without one of those ordering kiosks. I assumed it was undergoing maintenance, so I just waited. But after a while, nobody came, not even to get me started on my order. I even walked to the front and asked for help, but still nothing.

Eventually, an older Korean lady who was bringing food to the next table saw me sitting and finally got someone to help me. That was when I finally got my first round of orders.

Halfway through the meal, someone brought a new ordering kiosk to my table, so I thought the long wait was just an accident. I tried to order more rice paper and a grill change on the kiosk (when you make a request on it, it will say “request processing”). But nobody came, even though the “request processing” notification was gone, which probably meant that they already checked it on their end. I tried the “call server” function next, but still nothing. I just decided I had enough. I got up, walked to the front, and paid.

So the question you should ask yourself is this: If a regular customer, at a non-busy time, was only served once in an hour. What kind of treatment do you think you will get if you come here?

Food: 5

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Korean BBQ

cyris urista

everything is amazing !!! My favorite spot

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Grace Navarro

Service was excellent and the atmosphere was kid friendly. The best I have ever had at kbbq. They took our order at the beginning, and then we could order anything we wanted from the touch screens after that, which came quickly. They also checked on us throughout the meal to see if we needed anything. They were very patient and accommodating to our group with very young children, finding us a better table to fit all the high chairs, stroller etc. The food and meat was also great quality. Would recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jesus RV

I have shared plenty of meals with friends at this location. I appreciate the quality of the food and the efficient service. But I appreciate even more its consistency across the years.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Korean BBQ, Hawaiian Pork Belly, Spicy Beef Belly

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