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    4.1 (302 reviews)
    ModerateKorean
    Open 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
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    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Alexa W.

    Did anybody say Korean fried chicken? Yes? OMG! The best one I ever had, I think. I got some stuff to go and waited for a few minutes in the store and was able to observe for a bit. Super efficient, clean and friendly. Looks like a family business. The dining space is on the smaller side, but I saw quite a few people come and go to pick up to-go orders. Like I mentioned, the fried chicken was amazing. I also got a rice bowl and it was super yummy. I will be back. Pro tip: don't order through Door Dash etc. when you're picking up anyway but directly with them. You will pay less...

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    Ryan B.

    BB Bowl has been great to my friends and I each time we've come here. The food has always been well made. I've primarily ordered their Katsu Pork given that's the one menu item I've tended to not find too common in similar businesses. Friends have raved about their fried chicken and the one I had dinner with was fond of his bulgogi. The service has always been great, and in particular from the owner who has gone out of his way to ensure quality service. I've always noticed people happy here, and even more when they connect with staff. I believe those interactions were most likely with regulars but if so, that means they have a great environment that motivates others to come back for more. I admit I need to try more menu options, but for everything so far this gets a 5/5.

    Delicious tofu rice bowl
    Princess B.

    I got the tofu rice bowl. Every single bite was delicious and satisfying. The staff is friendly. The atmosphere is calm and relaxing and open. I can't wait to come back and try other things on the menu! Update: I came back the next day and tried the bibimbap. Delicious. The side of kimchi was great... not sweet like some restaurants tend to make it!

    Dranks
    Super F.

    Food here is good. Service is great.. ambience music chatter Kitchen. Come try this out from race to soup.

    Short ribs
    Dawn L.

    This place is a local mom n pop place. There are plenty of tables in this quaint space. Very nice quiet place! The staff are too the point and want to serve :) The food is made after the order, which makes your meal super fresh. The flavors are wonderful!!! You will love anything you order from here! Huge parking lot! Clean restroom!

    seafood Bb Soft Tofu Soup
    Julianne C.

    local small business with quick service and affordable prices! the soondubu (soft tofu soup) was really good and hit the spot. the curry rice bowl was decent but nothing super special. ambiance is casual - you pay and order at the front, and they bring your order to you. service is friendly and fast! i would definitely recommend if you're in the area looking for some yummy korean food.

    Jimmy C.

    It's a nice Korean restaurant. The food did taste pretty good. This is the second time I'm visiting this place. The food came out pretty quickly. They do have a wide selection of food options .

    Christine F.

    Originally, I was supposed to try out this new establishment, but they were closed even though Google said it was opened. So, I stumbled on this establishment and was glad to do so! I ordered the seafood soondubu in spicy (wished it was spicier teehee). Side dishes were kinda shy. I had bean sprouts, kimchi, and pickled daiko as well as a large bow of rice and an egg to crack in. Price wise, it's on the "cheaper" side when you compare it to other prices of food from elsewhere. Parking was also not an issue. Service was friendly and efficient too!

    Abigail M.

    I was craving for Kim Chi Rice Bowl added some chicken. Craving satisfied. Place was small but roomy enough to eat. Reasonable price for the bowl. Service was great very polite and efficient. Thank you.

    Beef soondubu (soft tofu soup)

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    Consistently good. Fresh ingredients. Fast service. Nice customer service, and ample parking.

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    Very nice owners. Delicious, affordable hwe dup bap. Decent portions! Check them out! A hidden gem.

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    Cute and simple place. Food was good nothing to complain about. Was clean i side and service was sweet.

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    They're open 11-7 on Sunday. I'm currently sitting in the restaurant and saw the hours as I came in. Also I was here with friends on a Sunday afternoon just a few weeks ago.

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    Ohgane KBBQ x Vons Chicken - Supreme spread; top grade supreme short ribs; top grade marinated short ribs; seasoned cube steak; unlimited aide dishes

    Ohgane KBBQ x Vons Chicken

    3.8(958 reviews)
    1.3 mi
    $$$
    Minority-owned & operated
    Private events

    Sometimes, it's 420 and you have an insatiable desire for meat. Sometimes it's not 420 but you…read morestill wanna go in some meat. Here's where you can do that, at great value imo for $44 pp. I come in every other month or so for that AYCE $44 dinner and really enjoy the Bulgogi and the LA beef style short rib, which you cook yourself. Additionally, they have a wide variety of sides you can order as well. My favorite is the kimchi soup, which is DELICIOUS, as well as their house boneless fried chicken. Alyssa just put me on the radish wraps, so I like to go back-and-forth between those and the lettuce wraps with the meat. Don't sleep on the cheese corn either! With all the sides, I really do $44 is a good deal. You order at a little kiosk at your table, but there's also servers who can help you, so it's nice to have both option options. It can get pretty busy here on weekends but on weekdays it's really chill so I usually come on weekdays. Honestly I'm in bed rotting with no food or water in my system and this sounds soooo good. It truly does fulfill the craving!

    I rarely review restaurants, but as a Korean American born and raised in the Bay, this place…read moredeserves my highest recommendation. Food quality, service, cleanliness, and ambiance all exceeded my expectations; I haven't checked ALL of those boxes at any other KBBQ spot in the Bay Area. The manager (I think his name was Eddy) and his crew were beyond accommodating. Check this place out--it's a must!

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    Ohgane KBBQ x Vons Chicken - That marbling tho... top grade Supreme short ribs

    That marbling tho... top grade Supreme short ribs

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    Bowl’d BBQ Alameda

    Bowl’d BBQ Alameda

    3.7(816 reviews)
    1.3 mi
    $$

    Was craving korean comfort food on a cold winter day in Alameda. I decided on a whim to come in…read morehere for a late lunch. Unfortunately, they ran out of the gnocchi soup option, which was the draw for me to come here. I was disappointed with that. Got kimchi stew with beef and mixed-grain rice instead. Banchan is great! My faves are kimchi, tofu, purple cabbage, broccoli, and kale. If I wanted more banchan, the waiter brought me more, though it did take a while to get someone's attention. Standard Korean fare.

    We came to Bowl'd BBQ on July 1 around 1:30 PM to try the lunch bento. It was our first time here,…read moreand honestly we were surprised to see the place completely empty. There was only one waiter working, and while he seated us quickly, we were ready to order but he kept cleaning tables instead. Since there were no other customers, I kind of wish he took our order first because cleaning could have waited. There were two people sitting in the back who looked like managers going over numbers or something, which felt a little awkward too. When the server finally came over, we both ordered the bento and asked what kind of soup came with it. He seemed caught off guard that it even came with soup, so we had to point it out on the menu. He said it was seaweed soup. Food came out pretty fast and looked great. Everything tasted really good overall. My only complaint is the soup. It had a strong fishy flavor, probably from the dashi. It gave it more of a Japanese taste, which felt a little off for a Korean restaurant. I would have preferred something like tofu, bean paste, or daikon soup instead. The banchan was tasty and there was plenty of food. I also liked that they offer multigrain rice since not all Korean spots do that. I think this place is slow mostly because it is right across from Ohgane, which is all you can eat Korean BBQ. If they had more lunch specials or promos, it might help bring in more people. The food is solid but the vibe and service could use a little more energy.

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    Tasty Point - skewers

    Tasty Point

    3.9(136 reviews)
    0.6 mi
    $$

    First time. Tried the vegan tomato hot pot which comes bubbling red to your table so it looks like…read morethe hottest one but it's mild. kids/spice-averse could eat it. Maybe don't go with rambunctious kids/people because each person having their individual volcano is a lot. Besides choosing the soup/contents, you can add stuff but maybe don't because I was stuffed and only finished about half. You can choose between noodles or rice (try noodle next time if split hotpot with someone else). Def try the various chili sauces. Also, split 4-ways a coconut pudding that comes in a green coconut (can confirm you can scrape the green coconut pieces). That was also delish. Not fancy but seemed pretty clean. Eclectic decor but since the bubbling pots on fire is the real entertainment, who's really looking?

    I think my boyfriend and I are here literally every other week lol…read more We love the Buy Two Get One Hot Pot specials on the weekdays! I keep saying that I need to try something other than the Taiwanese Spicy Hot Pot (never spicy enough) or the Golden Spicy Soup Beef Hot Pot (also never spicy enough) but I never do. Friends also like the Korean Army Hot Pot. There are three sauces on each table that you can add to your hot pot or on the side as a dipping sauce. The amount of ingredients aren't always consistent but you'll be full either way. The real protip is to ask for a bowl so you can pull out the ramen so it doesn't overcook! Each pot heater has a little metal tab so you can flip it over lit sterno and turn off the heat yourself (or else it burns forever and you'll never get to eat comfortably lol). Service is fast and friendly! The mango pomelo sago drink is SO GOOD and I really like the wintermelon grass jelly drink as well. Definitely take advantage of the B2G1 deal while you can! It works for to-go orders as well.

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    Tasty Point - Beef skewers

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    Moo Bong Ri Korean Restaurant - Spicy Beef Short Rib

    Moo Bong Ri Korean Restaurant

    4.5(1.5k reviews)
    4.7 miTemescal, North Oakland
    $$

    I think I have a new favorite Korean spot in the Bay! It's a cozy restaurant tucked away in…read moreTemescal. Service was quick and the waiters were helpful. I came here on a really rainy day and this was the perfect place for warm, hearty soup. My boyfriend and I ordered the beef short rib soup and the garlic pork wraps. The portions were massive! We were basically able to make this 2.5 meals and we're both pretty big eaters. The soup was so flavorful despite being light, and the short ribs had a good chew without being too stringy. The garlic pork wraps were also delicious. I ended up ordering the soup again a few days later when I had a stomachache! I'll definitely be back here sometime in the near future.

    If you read my previous review of this restaurant, you'll take note that I had never set foot in…read morehere. That's because it was such a convenient food delivery spot for me during the pandemic that I never bothered. This was my first in-person dining experience here. Instead of pouring contents out of takeout containers, Jamie and I were engaged in a very hands-on preparation of our hotpot order. We went with the $47.99 Medium Pork Bone Casserole which served two hearty appetites (Photo 7). It consisted of a mammoth, meaty pork rib mixed with cabbage, potato, and sesame leaf in a flavorful soybean pork broth. For even more calories, we also requested the $3.99 Ramen Noodles (Photo 5). Add the generous servings of Banchan (Photo 4), and we were assured our gluttony remained intact. FOOD - 4 stars...high volume of Korean goodness AMBIANCE - 4 stars...enough space to allow for excess splattering SERVICE - 4 stars...industrious crew here TOTAL - 4 stars...ever dependable for delish Korean hot pots RELATED - Exploring Temescal? Here's my collection of places l've patronized and reviewed: https://yelp.to/F2bQQYNsSK

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    Photo 1: Montage of images from Moo Bong Ri

    Moo Bong Ri Korean Restaurant - Medium Pork Back Bone Casserole + Sujebi ($52.98) - pork rib w/ cabbage, potato, sesame leaf in soybean pork broth. Broth is delicious.

    Medium Pork Back Bone Casserole + Sujebi ($52.98) - pork rib w/ cabbage, potato, sesame leaf in soybean pork broth. Broth is delicious.

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    Bacogai - Duck Goi-Slaw Salad

    Bacogai

    4.4(388 reviews)
    0.0 mi
    $$
    Locally owned & operated
    Large group friendly

    Fun and delicious…read more Vietnamese food is at the top when it comes to bright and refreshing bites, and Bacogai embodies that with a modern atmosphere as well as some tasty dishes. The duck salad was a hit. Citrus, some fish sauce. A great way to open up your appetite. The wings also had a bit of fish sauce funkiness on their glaze, and were juicy and crispy. The shaking beef with the with the rice noodles and lettuce was also a crowd-pleaser. The beef was tender and flavorful. We tried two hot pot flavors: sweet and sour and the pork bone broth. I preferred the sweet and sour one with the fish, prawns, and lots of interesting veggies like okra and the bac-ha which was fanstastic at soaking up the broth. I found the pork one a bit gamey, and the pork being already in the hot-pot was not super tender. Service was friendly and generally attentive. Definitely worth checking out for a date or a group dinner.

    Great spot, I've eaten here twice with my family and both times we thoroughly enjoyed our meal…read more The hotpot here is Vietnamese style, so it's a bit different than typical hotpot restaurants. I've tried both the Oxtail/beef and pork hotpot, both were really good, I like the pork a little better because I'm a huge tonkotsu ramen fan, and the broth reminded me of that a lot. The beef luc lac, which is sort of like shaking beef over vermicelli and lettuce is also excellent. They now charge extra for broth refills, which they did not the first time I dined here, around a year or so ago. Overall, this is a nice addition to Alameda's dining options and I hope they stick around!

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    Lau Canh Chua

    Bacogai - Lau Pork Bone Marrow hot pot

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    Brother's BBQ - Appetizers

    Brother's BBQ

    4.1(228 reviews)
    4.7 mi
    $$

    First time coming here after work. Very spacious place and a lot of seating. I never been and…read morethought it was AYCE, it is not but overall the food is very filling. You are still able to choose your meats to cook on the grill and our server was so kind to even cook it. The sides were refreshing and she even gave us tofu soup on the house! Great service and good food, hope to come here again!

    Very friendly staff and a decently sized restaurant appropriate for small and big family gatherings…read moreor just to hang out with friends! The wait time for being served was quite long here but it may have been due to the restaurant being short-staffed. 5/5 - Spicy Pork Bulgogi - The best dish we had at this place! The marinade was perfect, and we appreciated the large serving of pork bulgogi. 5/5 - LA Short Rib - Also another star of the show here! Very generous serving and was both tender and juicy! The short rib was also well-seasoned, and we couldn't get enough of it! 4/5 - Soft Tofu Soup - The soup was very tasty and not too spicy or salty! Unfortunately we thought the serving was a bit small relative to other locations we've had this same dish and relative to the other dishes for its price, so keep that in mind! 3.5/5 - Stir-Fried Shrimp - The shrimp was just as good as the vegetables served in the stir-fry sauce. The shrimp seemed a bit dry, but overall the dish was delicious! 4.5/5 - Kimchi Pancake - Large portioned kimchi pancake that is complemented well with their pancake sauce. Highly recommend getting this to share with a medium-large party as an appetizer!

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    Banchan

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    Gogi Time - LA Galbi

    Gogi Time

    3.8(2k reviews)
    3.7 mi
    $$$
    Large group friendly
    All you can eat

    Haven't been to Gogi Time for a few years! Came tonight for an early Mother's Day celebration since…read moremy mom was craving Korean bbq. My sister made a reservation for six people that included two high chairs and four adults. When we arrived, the restaurant was quite empty and they did not have our table ready. Luckily, it did not take too long for them to set one up. They also closed the outdoor seating, which made this place so fun and unique back then! We did the AYCE for $43 per person! So worth it especially if you could eat a lot of meat! One À la carte plate of LA style Galbi here was already $38. For four adults, we definitely ordered at least eight plates of just Galbi with several plates of brisket, thin pork belly, seafood, and other sides. The Galbi was all of our favorites! It was so savory, sweet, and tasty! They marinated the meat so well! Such a surprise for an AYCE place! It was better than most of the Korean restaurants we tried in the Bay Area! Definitely recommend Gogi Time if you would like a good deal on well marinated Korean short ribs (Galbi). The place was not smoky but slightly loud. The workers were nice but did not come around as often as other AYCE places. We had to ask the workers several times to switch our trays when it was burnt from the Galbi. Another issue was tasting sand in my lettuce for the wrap. That was gross! Aside from all that, the kbbq was still worth the price! Would recommend the delicious Galbi!

    Service: the only reason why this place is getting by a star for me is the friendly and great…read moredevice provided during our meal. Food: Most of the meat was dry and flavorless. Not good. The sides were bland. The Japchae was like mush. Ambiance: standard For $50 a person, this was NOT worth it.

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    Brisket.

    Gogi Time - Bulgogi (back) and ribs x4 (front)

    Bulgogi (back) and ribs x4 (front)

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    Corn with cheese.

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