First time coming here after work. Very spacious place and a lot of seating. I never been and thought 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! read more

Brother's BBQ - Brisket and pork belly - Korean Near Me - San Leandro, California

Very friendly staff and a decently sized restaurant appropriate for small and big family gatherings or 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! read more

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Came in around 8P on a Saturday night, got sat right away! Service is quick and efficient My fiance and I decided to try the rice cake, bossam (steamed pork), to grill: bulgogi and brisket Rice cake came out hot and steamy, the sweet and spicy flavor is strong, the bossam was very tender and juicy, brisket has good cut of lean meat and fat ratio and the bulgogi marinade was delicious Overall very yummy dinner, amazing service as always! read more

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Went to Brothers Barbecue for a special family occasion! as always the service was super warm and welcoming it really has that family feel every time. Since it was my family's first visit, I ordered a little of everything: two tofu soup combos (spicy which will always be my favorite), kalbi, bulgogi, spicy chicken, teriyaki chicken, and bibimbap for the first time. Everything came out quickly and looked great photo-worthy. I already knew the food would be good, but my family loved it too. The bibimbap was a first-time order for me and I thoroughly enjoyed it definitely adding that to my regular picks. Even my year old niece enjoyed it here since its really spacious. I always enjoy both the food and the service here. read more

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Much improved from our last visit two years ago. They have lunch combo specials and a Bo Sam as an appetizer. Not common as you usually see Bo Sam as a special. The Bo Sam is inexpensive and easily feeds 4 as an appetizer, the only small dislike was the pork belly was a bit fatty but quantity wise was a good size of 15 pork belly slices and 6 long lettuce leaves. We put it in the oven that night and it crisped up and melted some of the fat away - Perfect. The combo Spicy Pork and Cold Noodle Soup was also large and easily feeds two if you were to share. The Banchan was also good. Portions are large and we took home enough for dinner that night. Service is attentive. read more

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Food, really good! Service, exceptional! We came here on a random date night and we were so pleasantly surprised! Parking is abundant and we were seated right away. They have lots options for cooked food but we wanted to bbq our own food and that has a minimum of 2 entrees to order. The brisket was so good!! So tender, not chewy at all. I wouldn't mind getting 2 orders of this next time. We also got the marinated short ribs which were also good. On the sweeter side so might want to get the unmarinated one next time but still tasty. Tofu soup was really tasty, lots of tofu! The banchan were plentiful and the servers always checked in on us asking if we needed more. My fav were the potatoes! I would def want to come back! It's a great casual spot with quality food. read more

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I used to visit the location when it was Han Dae Gam and now Brother's BBQ. Place looks basicslly the same and food is just as good if not better. Visited with some friends for weeknight dinner and it wasn't too busy. Tables set up for cooking at the table yourself or having them cook it in their kitchen and bringing the food out to you. This is not an AYCE restaurant. :: Korean Seafood and Green Onion Pancakes (Haemul Pajeon) - crispy, soft inside, flavorful with clams, shrimp - good! :: Chicken wings - these were okay and wouldn't order again :: Japchae - translucent glass noodle made from sweet potato starch and mixed with thinly sliced, marinate beef, carrots, onions, spinach with soy and sesame oil - delicious :: LA Galbi or Barbecued Beef Shortribs - nicely marinated, grilled - delicious :: Bulgogi - thinly sliced beef marinated in sweet and savory sauced and grilled - good All dishes including the banchans were delicious but portions like the japchae were a tad smaller than like spots. Still a great Korean food option and would return again. Small shared parking in the back. Price per person with a beverage averaged $55/person with tax/tip read more

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Food is pretty good usually but service is hit or miss. This time there was a big party so understandably, food was slower, but a bit odd that even banchan came out slowly. I thought banchan comes right away as it's already prepped but maybe makes sense why they're short on workers. To be fair, the food was really good read more

Went for lunch with my parents. We ordered the lunch combo: galbi + tofu soup. Seafood pancake. And beef tofu soup. But the waitress forgot to write down seafood pancake & it was okay because the food we received was perfect for the three of us with no leftovers! The banchan was super fresh and they gave us refills when we finished it. The lady helping us was super nice too. We really love Korean tofu soup so this was a treat. Would come back again! read more

Brother's BBQ - Beef tofu soup, Grilled Short Ribs, Bulgogi - Korean Near Me - San Leandro, California

Delicious food & good portions. Staff are very friendly & attentive to our needs. Awesome customer service. Reasonable prices & great menu selection. Clean place. read more

Love this family owned business! The service is so good and so is the food! I always have to get the beef tartare if I am eating in the restaurant. Such a refreshing appetizer and good portion size as well! The seafood pancake is also a must order every time, it comes to the table so crispy!! read more

I've driven past this spot for years and finally decided to try it out. We went on a Saturday night around 7pm, and surprisingly it wasn't too crowded. Whenever they're in town, my customers from Korea always come here and say it's comparable--if not better--than KBBQ back home, so I had to see what the hype was about. At first, the pricing threw me off since I'm more used to AYCE KBBQ places. My friend and I ended up ordering the medium beef combination tray ($120), which turned out to be the perfect amount for the two of us--honestly, we could have eaten a little less. The quality of the meat was excellent, probably the best I've had at a KBBQ place. Service was also on point. The staff was very attentive, quick to refresh our banchan, and made sure our grill stayed clean throughout the meal. Overall, a little pricier than what I'm used to, but the quality and service make it worth it. read more

Brother's BBQ - Combination beef - medium - Korean Near Me - San Leandro, California

I enjoyed the banchan. Got the grilled chicken which is just okay, nothing special. Tofu soup is okay, I've been to other Korean restaurants with better, more flavorful tofu soup. Service is very good, they check up on us and offered refills for the banchan. Place is clean. read more

We're late-night diners and wanted some tofu soup on a weekday evening. It was around 9pm and I saw on Yelp, that Brother's BBQ closed at 10pm. I've passed by this place so many times and never noticed it. It's pretty big inside and they had some TVs playing kdramas. We were the only patrons, which almost made us not wanna go in, but did anyway and were so glad we did. I thought the workers would be annoyed we came in that late, but they were so friendly and attentive and didn't make us feel rushed at all. We ordered: Vegetable Tofu Soup extra spicy (but kinda disappointed since it wasn't spicy at all) Seafood Pancake 2 sides of rice Everything satisfied our craving. And no skips in the banchan- They were all good!! (I usually don't like fish cake, but loved theirs). This was the perfect amount of food for our party of two. read more

Brother's BBQ - Vegetable Tofu Soup, Seafood Pancake, side of rice, and banchan! We were able to finish all of this between the two of us :) - Korean Near Me - San Leandro, California

Very good spot for a quick lunch! Some coworkers and I came here for a little lunch outing and were very satisfied. We didn't have time to try the BBQ, so we went with the entrees and rice bowls (entrees already come with rice and side dishes were provided). I ordered the spicy pork entree, my coworkers ordered the bibimbap as well. Side dishes were also very good and flavorful! We came at around 12:30 and got seated immediately, service was fairly quick. Overall good experience, and would come again to try some of the bbq! read more

I like coming here. The food is good. Workers are nice. Ambiance is ok. I always get the combination tofu soup. The shorts ribs are really good. read more

Solid KBBQ spot here in San Leandro. In fact, it's where my now-boyfriend and I went for our first date. I've been here with my mom before, and the food was great. When I came here with her, I enjoyed a hot stone bibimbap. So when a match from Coffee Meets Bagel and I were planning a date, and he asked to treat me out to dinner, I sent him options from Yelp, and he chose this one. Driving here is pretty easy despite being right by Bart and the train tracks. There's a fair amount of parking in the back. The restaurant itself is very spacious with plenty of seats. Date went so well, we just dove into conversation once we got seated, and it wasn't until a waitress came to ask us if we were ready to order that we realized we hadn't ordered anything yet. We went for standard KBBQ fare, including bulgogi. Our waitress was amazing with helping us cutting our meat, replacing the grill, and being so attentive. We enjoyed our dinner date so much, we ended up being the last ones in the restaurant, and got kicked out at closing time. That was when we decided to go get dessert...and got kicked out at closing time too, LOL! Thanks Brother's BBQ for being a great first-date dinner spot! read more

Brother's BBQ - The only picture I got on our first date. - Korean Near Me - San Leandro, California

I highly recommend this Brothers BBQ you won't regret it if you're a barbecue eater this is the place to go their barbecue is so tasty for your tummy you just keep coming back for more sex is not enough eight is not enough you just keep coming back to this brothers or barbecue and you won't regret it because they're barbecue and the food that they serve is outstanding tasty read more

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I was hoping this would be one of my go to's, only 5 mins from the house. Came in on a Friday night about 6pm and got a able for 2 right way. The service was good, when we sat down they informed us that the kitchen is a little backed up and may take longer than usually if i didn't order the self cooking meats, which was nice because most place won't tell you until you're already pissed off from waiting. Kimchi Fried Rice was good, not too oily. Vegetable Tofu Soup was good. Beef Bulgogi had good flavor but the quality of the meat is not good very chewy. That's why I only gave them a 3 Stars read more

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This is hands down my favorite korean BBQ spot in the east bay. The meat was high quality and the service was impeccable. Despite it being really busy, servers would come by to check on our table often. If you come here you have to get the beef pancake! The meat was very savory and perfectly seasoned! The sauce that came with the dish had me addicted. Their assortment of side dishes were impressive. Even in their soup, they didn't skimp on the amount of meat. read more

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It's a first time eating here! I was in town getting together with some cousins. The service was on it! Sat almost as we walked in! Menu selection is pretty good! You can Q your own or order the food! We ordered, kalbi- seafood pancake- spicy pork and pork trotters... it was all very tasty! If i had to give a reccomend? DEFINITELY!!! read more

Fast and friendly service! It was our first time here and it did not disappoint. Great selections of banchans and the seafood pancake was my favorite. We'll be back forsure! read more

Brother's BBQ - Korean Near Me - San Leandro, California

Amazing food and service this is my favorite place I recommend this place to everyone You will love the customer service the people are so amazing !!! read more

One of my favorite spots in SL! I always order the Galbi Ribs, spicy pork, and spicy tofu soup & it never disappoints. Great quality meats and great welcoming customer service read more

Brother's BBQ - Korean Near Me - San Leandro, California

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Love it here food and service is great. Our server was very nice and helpful. It's great here read more

Brother's BBQ - Lots of room and table - Korean Near Me - San Leandro, California

Such a great little mom and pop KBBQ spot. We went for lunch and the lunch special can be split by two people. You get one protein (we got spicy pork, delish) and a tofu soup. Both were great and the price point was great. The service was amazing, and you can tell its family run. We will be back! read more

Brother's BBQ - Korean Near Me - San Leandro, California

I've been coming here with my now husband for the last several years. The food is great, the service is amazing (shoutout to my girl Esther!!), and the line is never too long! Intense workout, grueling day, long work week, just because -- we treat ourselves to brother's. It never disappoints!! 11/10 recommend! read more

Brother's BBQ - Korean Near Me - San Leandro, California

Came here on a Monday during lunch time. My co worker has been hyping this place up for a while and I'm glad I tried it out. My partner and I ordered the lunch combo which comes with vegetable tofu soup, rice, ban chans, and choice of meat. We picked spicy pork as our meat option. All this food for $27 is a great deal. The portion is enough for two people to share. The spicy pork, tofu soup, and all the ban chans were delicious. The japchae ban chan was my favorite. Customer service is also outstanding. The lady kept checking on us for ban chan and water refills. We will definitely come back again to try out their other dishes. I'm glad we live just down the road from this place. read more

Brother's BBQ - Lunch combo with tofu vegetable soup and spicy pork - Korean Near Me - San Leandro, California

Food was amazing, we had the military stew and oh emmm gee I have to come back. I am going to be craving this all the time. The service is also sooooooo good the staff is so kind and friendly. read more

Brother's BBQ - Military Casserole / 부대전골 and Chives Pancake / 부추전 - Korean Near Me - San Leandro, California

The food is a bit too sweet, and the tofu soup is just okay / nothing special. The service was excellent and the staff were friendly. read more

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Came here for dinner on a Sunday night and was immediately seated, really fast and friendly service. We ordered a variety of things to share and the standouts were the spicy squid and shrimp stir fry and the short ribs, both were really tasty and flavorful. I didn't like the spicy tofu soup bc it wasn't really hot at medium spice level, it had a lot of zucchini in it, and the broth wasn't as flavorful as I expected. The banchan variety was great though and overall I'd come here again if I was in the area and craving Korean food read more

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Yes, highly recommend. I love grilling, and the customer service is friendly and very accommodating.

The best Northern California Korean restaurant. The $80 Waygu special is the best beef dish I've had this century. 3 Waygu NY strips, soup and banchans. Beyond Yum. read more

Came craving soondubu (Korean tofu soup) and left a little confused but altogether not unsatisfied. We arrived around 5pm on a weeknight and were quickly seated by our attentive and not unfriendly waitress. The ambiance was a little Korean ish with dramas in the background but not overwhelmingly k-poppy. After perusing the menu, I went for the vegetarian tofu soup with dumplings (+$2 for the meat addition) and my husband had the spicy cold buckwheat noodles. We really enjoyed the selection of 9 banchan presented (with complimentary refill) as we waited a few minutes for our dinner. The bean sprout banchan and broccoli banchan were our favorites! My tofu soup came smelling and tasting like no soondubu I've ever had before - it smelled very meaty and kind of like a meatball, and tasted different too. It wasn't bad tasting but just different, and was loaded with tofu, egg, and zucchini bits and yummy with rice. My husband's cold noodles came in a bowl that looked small but the portion was chewy and filling with a good sauce to noodle ratio. Beware that there is a small fee for takeout containers and prices for dishes aren't cheap (but nor are they expensive for Korean food in the bay? Our dishes were about $20 each). Overall yummy and lots of other menu options too. read more

This might be my first time eating in San Leandro... we were looking for a Korean place before a show at Oakland Arena and this truly hit the spot! When you have a table full of ahjummas and ahjussis sitting in the back, post-golf - you know you've hit a solid spot. Ordered the standard items: bibimbap, kalbi, and soondubu - all were good and pretty decent portions. Two of us split this and were really full by the end. Not all of the staff were Korean but they've definitely got all of the soju advertisement posters on the walls and kdramas playing on multiple screens. Total after tax and tip was $74. read more

Brother's BBQ - Kalbi & Soondubu - Korean Near Me - San Leandro, California

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Parking was easy to find since it's in a plaza like area. We immediately got seated. I tried to order and another staff pointed at the waitress that would take our order so we waited for her to take our order. At all other Korean restaurants I've been to, the side dishes is given to you right after you order or even as you're looking over the menu. We were getting a bit hungry waiting for what we ordered, and we waited a while to see if they'd bring the side dishes to us. I flagged a waitress down and asked if there's banchan (side dishes) and she said "yes" and then walked away. We waited again because I was confused if that "yes" meant she would be bringing side dishes. Nothing came after we waited so I asked her again and she said it usually comes with your food and I asked her if we can just get it now. She honestly looked like she did not want to give it to us but ended giving it to us. This honestly made the whole experience just unsatisfactory. The meat was ok quality. The soups were average. Honestly, I would not come again. read more

After reading the reviews I came straight over and y'all did not lie whatsoever! The service was incredible; they are so kind, helpful and quick! The food was the star it was my coworker and i's first time having Korean bbq but our waitress helped us figure out the menu and set us on a delicious path. We ordered the beef bulgogi and the teriyaki chicken and the sides just kept coming! And they are uniltimed! Next time we're in town for work, we'll definitely be making this a regular spot! read more

This is located in a small strip mall on Davis Street. The restaurant is on the corner and can be seen from the street. Parking: They have a parking lot and parking should be no problem. Service: Friendly, attentive, and they remember you. They checked on us a few times and also refilled our banchan! Ambiance: Nice clean restaurant. Ceiling hood fans over the table of you are grilling your own raw meat. Otherwise, everything is cooked on the kitchen and brought out to you. Food: They give you several banchans (Fishcake, Japchae, blanched beansprouts, blanched broccoli, crispy potatoes, kimchi, spicy radish, spicy mungbean sprouts, and spicy pickled cucumbers). All fresh tasting, and well prepared. Beef Pancake: Korean Style Pancake with beef and assorted vegetables. Usually, you don't see beef pancake on the menu in most Korean restaurants, as they usually just have the seafood pancake and/or a kimchi pancake. The beef was tasty and meaty, like thick. We've ordered this several times. LA Grilled Short Ribs: Grilled Short Ribs marinated in a sweet soy sauce. These were tender and had a nice flavor. Served on a hot plate and on bed of grilled onions. Grilled Beef (bulgogi): Grilled thinly sliced beef marinated in a sweet soy sauce. Also served on a hotplate with slightly grilled onions. Pretty good tasting beef. (Not pictured) Con: They charge for takeout boxes. read more

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I believe there are no relations to the SF Brothers BBQ locations that we frequent. The food and recipes are definitely different. Quality/Quantity - Well, we did not share with our friends until after they ordered that we have been on a health kick. Going to have to start all over after this meal. Wait, I am leaving for Las Vegas in two days... No diet or eating healthy for me... Salad, complimentary - NOT enough for 4 people. My wife could have eaten this all by herself. Spicy Beef with Korean Cabbage Soup - One of our guests really likes this. The other 3 of us said it needed more flavor and more spices. So he ate and drank most of this soup. Grilled Pan Fried Flounder - Deep fried, minimum meat and sadly minimum flavor. But the fry was good. Pork Belly - Two orders, looked fresh and good. Very thick and fatty, just the way our guest likes it. But not marinated, which is what we all would have preferred. Minimum veggies and we had to ask for more. And they did not charge us for extra veggies. The only veggie options were mushrooms and onions... Marinated Short Ribs - The hit of the meal. Look at the marbling on that meat! Also of good quantity. Our guest took the bones home for their dogs. The waitress also offered to grill the bones for us, since they were larger than our grill. Banchan - Unlimited refills, and no hassle with the refills; thank you. Decent selection. But again, the flavors were just NOT impactful... Kloud beer - Smooth and refreshing, complements well with our lunch. We used to be regulars at Han Dae Gam, until Brian the owner passed away. We miss him and their food. Atmosphere - I appreciate you letting more natural light in, I always thought it was too dark with the previous owners. The bathrooms still look exactly the same. No change from the previous owners. Actually most of the interior looks the same. Open 7 days a week from 11am to 10pm. Small shared mall parking lot, but very few customers on this Sunday lunch day. Service - The two waitresses were okay. The owner is not that friendly. Well at least not to us. I went out of my way to say hi and bye. He sat in the corner "watching" the shop. Price - $283 + generous tip. Expensive for what we got. We had to "fight" our good friends for the bill. They got here first (30 minutes early) just to make sure they paid. They left their credit card with the waitress. We were able to negotiate with the waitress to at least split the bill in half, since no one would let us pay. Owner Comment - Congrats on your success since 2022. Hope our next experience is better. read more

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This kbbq is not AYCE, it's a la carte. Came here with a group of 11 so we made a rsvp. We ordered 2 large beef platter, 2 kimchi pancake, 2 spicy chicken bulgogi, and spicy cold noodles. It was plenty of food. The spicy cold noodles were really nice for a hot day. There was plenty of side dishes. Cucumbers were my favorite. For dipping sauce you only get sesame oil and salt. Wished they had brisket sauce. read more