Delicious. The owner is friendly. However, the restaurant does not look clean. The floor is slippery due to oil. I wish I could clean it well.
Luke Deshotels
Good food with lots of free additions to the meal and a wide choice of sides.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
D Z
The quality and atmosphere of this restaurant does not match the prices at all.Okay BBQ but incredibly expensive ($60 or $80 after tax for a few slices of Kalbi—enough to feed 1 person). Seafood pancake was doused in oil and barely had any pieces of seafood in it. Kimchi and other side dishes lacked flavor and depth. Friendly service but hard to make up for the taste of the food and the smoky atmosphere.I recommend visiting 10 Butchers instead (short drive away, similar prices but worth it for the significantly higher quality of the food, better ambiance, and more attentive service).
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 4
A Koh
Excellent food, both charcoal grill kbbq & cook meal menu. Frequent here for their excellent lunch menu. Can't beat them for the food quality.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
basant chhetri
One of the worst place in whole Bay Area? 0star for their service & ?
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Beef, Such Jumulleok Kalbi
Charles Foo
Stated that it opens until 12 midnight, but closed after I drove for 30 minutes and arrived at 11
Wei-Ai Tai
Hidden gem in Santa Clara. One of my favorite Korean BBQ places in the South Bay. Fast and efficient service, coupled with good quality meats (beef, pork, chicken, seafood) makes it a great experience every time. Can get smokey, though, so don’t wear your favorite outfit if you don’t want the smokey smell. Parking lot can get full, but there’s free street parking as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pancake, Beef, Barbecue Grill
Ryanryan Li
Put the wrong order and had us waited our food for like 30 mins. Later we found a very long hair in our short rib soup, they did not charge us anything though, thank you.good
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
Seongdo Kim
This place is one of the best Korean BBQ restaurants in the Bay Area. We visit here routinely and have never been disappointed with their taste, quality, and services. They cook meats on real charcoals, which is one of the authentic Korean styles we love. I especially recommend their Galbi or marinated short rib. They also offer various drink options, including draft beer.
It was delicious, but the service wasn't that good compared to the price. Customers had to grill the meat themselves.The atmosphere was that of a typical Korean restaurant.
(I learned from my visit that this is one of the few Korean BBQ restaurants in this area that is permitted to use charcoal grills in the table (apparently such permits are not handed out anymore). I didn't really think about it as I wasn't too observant whether the Korean BBQ restaurants used gas or charcoal until now, but now I know.)The quality of the meat was good, and the owner was grilling for the table, and he was very friendly and gave us honest opinions on the menu.To be clear, I'm only docking a star in Atmosphere because this place may seem a bit bland in the interior, but I do believe that is the "authentic" KBBQ atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Marinated Kalbi
Inhyuk Seok
This restaurant stands out for its exceptional meat quality, far surpassing any other Korean BBQ establishment in town. Their marinated galbi is crafted from premium prime-grade meat, an uncommon practice among Korean BBQ restaurants. The owner's dedication to providing such high-quality ingredients is evident in every dish they serve.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mul Naengmyeon, Marinated Kalbi
Sung-won Kong
TraditIonal Korean BBQ. Enjoyed wood Chacoll grill on table. Other Korean side dish is so nice. There are many other Koreab cousins for lunch and dinner.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: 등심, 해물 파전
Cyrus Tabery
I can’t give yummy beef below a 2 star review. The steak was tasty and the kalbi was fine but it was awkward how I didn’t get to cook it myself and it felt super over priced for what we got. The guy was hovering and kind of invading our space. It seemed like our request for some well done and some medium rare was not really heard. We always waited a loooong time to get our water or tea refilled and we actually had some strong tobacco smell from the guy which made it even worse. The grill was super wonky and so heat distorted and twisted that part of the grill was too hot and burned and part of the grill surface was useless since it was too cold.I wanted charcoal Korean bbq but it missed the mark for me.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Marinated Kalbi
Y&N
Excellent Sutbul (cooked over charcoal) Galbi, Suh-Dae-Goo-Ee (pan fried fish) & Banchan (side dishes).Ohjingu Bokkeum (spicy stir fried squid) was ok, have had better in most other Korean restaurants.Samgyupsal (pork belly to be cooked over charcoal at table AFTER any beef) was not good. It doesn't even remotely resemble samgyupsal served in Korea, or LA, or NYC, or anywhere, in fact. Almost inedible samgyupsal, not due to freshness issue, just the taste is so bland, not rich w.pork fat, just chewy, tough, tasteless.Nonetheless a very good restaurant for a few of our favorite dishes, with excellent service, that's why we patron this restaurant, thank you.
Delicious. The owner is friendly. However, the restaurant does not look clean. The floor is slippery due to oil. I wish I could clean it well.
Good food with lots of free additions to the meal and a wide choice of sides.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The quality and atmosphere of this restaurant does not match the prices at all.Okay BBQ but incredibly expensive ($60 or $80 after tax for a few slices of Kalbi—enough to feed 1 person). Seafood pancake was doused in oil and barely had any pieces of seafood in it. Kimchi and other side dishes lacked flavor and depth. Friendly service but hard to make up for the taste of the food and the smoky atmosphere.I recommend visiting 10 Butchers instead (short drive away, similar prices but worth it for the significantly higher quality of the food, better ambiance, and more attentive service).
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 4
Excellent food, both charcoal grill kbbq & cook meal menu. Frequent here for their excellent lunch menu. Can't beat them for the food quality.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
One of the worst place in whole Bay Area? 0star for their service & ?
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Beef, Such Jumulleok Kalbi
Stated that it opens until 12 midnight, but closed after I drove for 30 minutes and arrived at 11
Hidden gem in Santa Clara. One of my favorite Korean BBQ places in the South Bay. Fast and efficient service, coupled with good quality meats (beef, pork, chicken, seafood) makes it a great experience every time. Can get smokey, though, so don’t wear your favorite outfit if you don’t want the smokey smell. Parking lot can get full, but there’s free street parking as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pancake, Beef, Barbecue Grill
Put the wrong order and had us waited our food for like 30 mins. Later we found a very long hair in our short rib soup, they did not charge us anything though, thank you.good
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
This place is one of the best Korean BBQ restaurants in the Bay Area. We visit here routinely and have never been disappointed with their taste, quality, and services. They cook meats on real charcoals, which is one of the authentic Korean styles we love. I especially recommend their Galbi or marinated short rib. They also offer various drink options, including draft beer.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Barbecue Grill, Marinated Kalbi
It was delicious, but the service wasn't that good compared to the price. Customers had to grill the meat themselves.The atmosphere was that of a typical Korean restaurant.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Restaurantji Recommends
(I learned from my visit that this is one of the few Korean BBQ restaurants in this area that is permitted to use charcoal grills in the table (apparently such permits are not handed out anymore). I didn't really think about it as I wasn't too observant whether the Korean BBQ restaurants used gas or charcoal until now, but now I know.)The quality of the meat was good, and the owner was grilling for the table, and he was very friendly and gave us honest opinions on the menu.To be clear, I'm only docking a star in Atmosphere because this place may seem a bit bland in the interior, but I do believe that is the "authentic" KBBQ atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Marinated Kalbi
This restaurant stands out for its exceptional meat quality, far surpassing any other Korean BBQ establishment in town. Their marinated galbi is crafted from premium prime-grade meat, an uncommon practice among Korean BBQ restaurants. The owner's dedication to providing such high-quality ingredients is evident in every dish they serve.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mul Naengmyeon, Marinated Kalbi
TraditIonal Korean BBQ. Enjoyed wood Chacoll grill on table. Other Korean side dish is so nice. There are many other Koreab cousins for lunch and dinner.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: 등심, 해물 파전
I can’t give yummy beef below a 2 star review. The steak was tasty and the kalbi was fine but it was awkward how I didn’t get to cook it myself and it felt super over priced for what we got. The guy was hovering and kind of invading our space. It seemed like our request for some well done and some medium rare was not really heard. We always waited a loooong time to get our water or tea refilled and we actually had some strong tobacco smell from the guy which made it even worse. The grill was super wonky and so heat distorted and twisted that part of the grill was too hot and burned and part of the grill surface was useless since it was too cold.I wanted charcoal Korean bbq but it missed the mark for me.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Marinated Kalbi
Excellent Sutbul (cooked over charcoal) Galbi, Suh-Dae-Goo-Ee (pan fried fish) & Banchan (side dishes).Ohjingu Bokkeum (spicy stir fried squid) was ok, have had better in most other Korean restaurants.Samgyupsal (pork belly to be cooked over charcoal at table AFTER any beef) was not good. It doesn't even remotely resemble samgyupsal served in Korea, or LA, or NYC, or anywhere, in fact. Almost inedible samgyupsal, not due to freshness issue, just the taste is so bland, not rich w.pork fat, just chewy, tough, tasteless.Nonetheless a very good restaurant for a few of our favorite dishes, with excellent service, that's why we patron this restaurant, thank you.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5