Yakini Q SJ

1783 W San Carlos St, San Jose
(408) 564-6335

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stevenson holt

We went for the premium option on a saturday night. In line for ~1hr to be seated.
We order everything via the QR code, no limit on how many you can order each time, some cuts of meat will be served within the same plate.
The regular dinner is $36, and premium is $40, which gives you some wagyu options so we went with the premium.
Inside is typical KBBQ, loud, and you will smell like BBQ until you shower.
The stools can double as a coat/bag storage to help with the smell, but not completely. And they are not the most ergonomic either, watch your posture.

Would recommend for the taste and meat quality.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ran

Among the meat restaurants around here, it's the most cost-effective and delicious.Jangdang Port. Make sure to make a reservation.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

leila A

meat wasn’t too bad. service was okay. you can call for a server on their website, which they give you a code to scan. but they don’t actually come or they still take a while to get to your table. parking wasnt bad. you can join the waitlist 10 miles from the restaurant, which i’ve never seen before but i think it’s cool.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 3

Ángel Solís

They told us that they already closed 1 hr and half before they should because theu accept X number of people per day. Please make this clear as we just uber to eat in this place.

Siunaus Zheng

They do not serve party of 1 person. If you are a solo traveler, do not waste your time on them. My Chinese friend was refused to get in the other day because she is alone!

I’m not sure if they are racist over Chinese people or they discriminate girls. But you can tell what kind of owner is that is running this kind of business.

I really have no idea why they enforce this ridiculous rule. But I do hope they can make improvement in the future, for example, charge a $5 fee for 1-person-party if they wanna save money on gas.

Anyways, I do not recommend this place to anyone.

Service: 1

Steven Telles

Great AYCE Korean BBQ. Worth the wait. Check out the wait times on Yelp and add yourself to the wait-list there ahead of time

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

M M

I used the yelp waitlist. It originally said it would take an average of 75 mins. But it really only took 20 mins. This was on a Saturday afternoon (~4:30pm)
Used a qr code to order food. Food came pretty promptly, and our grill was routinely changed. The staff were very proactive, nice and quick. The table was set up with several Banchan (side dishes) upon sitting down at the table.

Recommended dishes: Beef Brisket, Tongue, Beef Belly, Marinated Beef Bulgogi

PlasticPatrick

Great environment, service, and cleanliness. Food was top notch and over had a great experience.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Franchesca Bush

Had a great time eating all the meats and grilling it with my team. Will try to come back when I can eat more!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Lee Shihan

The staff remove our waitlist without permission and told us there’s no table available.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Joseph Sapida

Get ready to wait a bit! Unless you get there when they open. Before they opened they already had a line - but everyone that waited was able to get seated.

Great selection for the first level, truly frozen and solid quality meat (I often see some food more frozen than others), the air isn't as thick as other places lol.

Standouts: fish cake, steamed egg, radishes, sauce selection, beef tongue, pork belly, squid / octopus, green tea ice cream w a fried banana and good ol brisket.

A few nice touches, they're pretty good about changing the grill quickly, the grill cooked mostly evening, and the scissors actually cut well!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Beef Brisket, Tongue, Green Tea Ice Cream, Ice Cream with Fried Banana

Ben G

Best bbq spot in the Bay Area right now. Service is fast. They come out with your food fast and they don’t lag. They let you save a spot on yelp which you should do. Great food, reasonable price. Hope they don’t change and they’ll stay on top.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Beef Brisket, Japchae

khongj

Food is amazing! Service wise kind of meh but they get the job done. Overall 4/5

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 5

Service: 3

Yucheng Jiang

This restaurant does not let you in if you’re not Korean. Racist.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Hn Ng

One of my top AYCE Korean BBQs around because of the quality of their food. It's well worth the money compared to similar establishments. Plan ahead with the wait list because it'll be a long wait time if you don't.

Parking: Plan ahead to get on the wait list or you won't get a table by closing time.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Boneless Galbi, Pork Belly Big Beef Intestine and Bulgogi, Sashimi, Beef Brisket, Bibimbap, Japchae, Gyeran-Jjim, Tongue, Samgye-Tang, Pork Skin, Seaweed Soup, Green Tea Ice Cream, Pulled Pork

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