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    Grams BBQ

    3.9 (1.4k reviews)
    PriceyKorean, Barbeque, Soup
    Open 12:00 pm - 12:00 am (Next day)
    Updated 3 weeks ago

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    Timothy Spencer T.

    TLDR: It's the best priced happy hour that I've experienced. The meats may be on the pricey side if paid in full, but they were amazing if we base things on the happy hour price. I gotta say though, they really pile on the portions per plate. Brisket: It has a pretty food meat to fat ratio, and the marbling was good. They give you a respectable amount of brisket, and this can get heavy down the line. Brisket Yaki: It's their version of brisket with sweet sauce. The happy hour doesn't have bulgogi, but this'll do. Beef Belly: It's always good when you have a hard time telling the difference between brisket and beef belly. It means that the beef belly's meat to fat ratio isn't bad. For this case, the beef belly had a smaller portion, but it doesn't matter, given that it's all you can eat. Marinated Chicken: This is one of the lesser marinated chickens I've had in KBBQ. I can't seem to point a finger at it, but I just didn't like it. Garlic Pork Belly: Fatty, juicy (or crispy, based on how you cook it), and garlicy. It tastes exactly like the item reads. Garlic Rice: It's plain rice that they threw some garlic in, and heated it somewhere. It's a different vibe, but it's nothing special. Service: Very good. The staff respected the fact that the happy hour folks had an hour ish to eat, and they made sure that our tables were topped up. Ambiance: It's a classic KBBQ place. I like the vibe, and I don't mind coming back.

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    Vivian T.

    Love their lunch special AYCE deal. Their beef belly, marinated beef heart, pork galbi, and aged pork belly are the best items here. The meats are pretty high in quality as well and the side dishes are great. Staff are a bit slow due to the lunch rush, but totally understandable. Highly recommend you come right at the start of the lunch special so you don't have to wait too long.

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    Gwyneth N.

    GRAMS BBQ @ GARDEN GROVE A little bit of a wait time, but the food and good and the price is rlly affordable for AYCE! The beer was super good to pair along w the meats and the menu was pretty extensive even at the lower tier. It's more of a casual place but great for meet ups--overall would go again!

    Pauline V.

    I've always loved coming to Grams and never had an issue. However after our dinner last night with my boyfriend, we experienced stomach issues leading to unfortunate events in the restroom if you catch my drift. I did notice one of the workers filling sauces w/ the condiment squeeze bottle on many plates but used her bare finger to stop the bottle from squirting out after each plate, and that raised a red flag to me. I really love Grams and the delicious KBBQ but I am low key scared to come back lol

    Trisha V.

    Been wanting to go here for a year and what a great way to celebrate my birthday. The quality and selection of their meat was so yummy and worth breaking my diet. I loved the sides, especially the cucumbers and the egg souffle. I don't know if that's what it's called but i've never had it and I asked for several servings of it. I can't wait to come back here.

    They have AYCE now!!
    Jenny T.

    I absolutely LOVE Grams here in Garden Grove. They have really good marinaded meats here. There are different tiers you can get when coming here. I find that I'm pretty happy with the lowest tier, I'm a brisket and LA Galbi kinda girl, which they actually include in their lowest tier; having braces, I really don't like the thick or chewier cuts. Parking here is easy, also be sure to mind your time, they are very strict on the time limit.

    Ashley H.

    *REVIEW OF HAPPY HOUR SPECIAL M-F 10-12AM* Yes, you heard me right: $18.99 in this economy? When Grams posted on their Instagram that they were having lunch special pricing for dinner (10pm-12am), I knew I had to check it out. (And yes, the rest of my family came as well!) I was definitely pleased with the quality of juicy meat and selection of banchan. Even though the menu is limited for their lunch special, I still got to enjoy my favorites: beef brisket and belly, which honestly is all you need for KBBQ! Service is stellar and attentive, and if we needed something, it would arrive promptly. Ambience is modern and clean, with lots of seating, although can be cramped during peak hours. Tips: - I recommend joining the Yelp waitlist ahead of time so you don't get stuck with a long wait - They don't take orders past 11pm, so make sure to arrive on time if you want the deal!

    Mabel R.

    I'm not the biggest fan of this place for Korean bbq. We got the premium B, and I'd say it's worth it for the Wagyu beef. The brisket was solid but the bulgogi didn't really stand out. The noodles here don't taste at all like typical Korean nangmyeon or bibimnangmyeon. It was like a weird knock off ramen version. I'd give this place around 2 stars for the food, but 4 stars for great service!

    Dana T.

    I was super excited for the $18.99 late night happy hour and finally had a chance to go! I usually love Grams for the excellent quality and service, but unfortunately, this time it was lacking. From the start, we were seated at 9:59 PM and told the server we were here for the Happy Hour. I understand the new deal can cause more stress onto the staff, but she just snarkily told us it starts at 10. I just said okay and I guess she thought about it for a moment and just let us order anyways. Overall, her attitude was very rude and when I accidentally ordered corn cheese, she acted like I was dumb and should've known that wasn't on the Happy Hour Menu. For some reason, we actually did not see her much after that, so it confusing who to order meats with. It looked like she was on her phone way on the other side the whole time and the few times she came by our section, she avoided my eye contact etc. Due to that, we did not really have a flow state of eating and the dining experience was full of awkward pauses. Overall, the meats were pretty decent although the beef belly did get pretty fatty towards the end. The experience was unfortunately soiled by the weird service, which I will admit is not usual for Grams. Hopefully, it was just an off day.

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    Isabelle N.

    We came here on a Friday night for their 10pm-12am $18.99 special menu. We arrived around 9:30 and were 8th on the waitlist -- they have a sign that says after 9:30pm, only walk-ins are accepted, so you can no longer join the waitlist from online as it'll say "waitlist closed." Basically everyone who joined before us from 9:25ish onward were there for the special, so they mostly cleared out the restaurant from the people dining before us, then took everyone waiting all at once to be seated at 10pm. I would advise arriving around 9:30 to be guaranteed timely seating on the weekends. The inside of the restaurant as well as the tables were all very clean, with everything set up for us when we got there. Service was good, especially for how busy they were that night, with multiple servers coming around to bring food and take orders. Peter was especially amazing, as he came to check on us very often throughout the night despite it being so busy, and was super attentive with taking our orders & changing our grill without us needing to ask. The meat options were pretty good; basic, but good for what you're paying. Our favorite was the beef belly with yaki sauce! I personally did not enjoy the pork belly as for some reason the texture of the plate I got was very off putting, but the flavor itself was fine. We also ordered the brisket & brisket with yaki sauce and those were decent. The one thing that bothered me was how often our orders came out wrong. We only ordered twice, but the first time they brought out a huge plate of the wrong meat without us knowing, which we had to eat since we had already started cooking it without knowing. The second time we got brisket instead of beef belly, which we also just ate because we didn't want to send it back. Understandably, they were busy and seemingly shortstaffed, and the meat was still good, but this is something they can improve on. In the end, the great service made up for it. TLDR: Arrive around 9:30pm on busy nights for early seating! Good meat, good service (shoutout to Peter!), but keep track of what you order.

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    Tracy N.

    Went on a Friday to get the lunch special which I think is def worth the price even though the quality wasn't crazy. I showed up around 10 minutes after opening and there was already a line so I would keep this in mind. I waited maybe 15 minutes for a party of two but there were also people in line after us Pork belly sliced: I didn't like that this came with salt and pepper on it Beef belly: The slices were thicker than I expected so it was a little too fatty for me Note: the yaki sauce tasted like bulgogi to me. I thought it was alright

    Ruthy V.

    Came back to try their lunch specials and meat quality is still good. The service got a tad bit better but still needs a lot of work. Getting seated was slow when they walk away to get the table ready. I will give it to them that lunch is busy. Maybe hire another server ? We can definitely see the workers stressing but they still trying with a smile

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    Cynthia D.

    Summary: If you go in the morning, try going when they open to see if the service is better than when they close for lunch. But this place is horrible for the service and the meat. Unless the restaurant gets better at their service and actually proves that they have high quality meat, don't go here. I went here a little while ago and I'm still upset with the service. I drove over to Grams for their lunch special. 18.99$ for an AYCE Kbbq is pretty cheap. I went here a week ago trying to get the lunch special at 2pm and was told that they cut off ordering at 2:30pm AND ask people to leave at 3pm to close the store which I understand but with such a short eating time, why not just cut off ordering at 2:15 which would give plenty of time for people to order and eat for at least 45 minutes. I didn't want to rush ordering so I came back a week later. I got to the restaurant at 12:45ish pm on a Tuesday and instantly I was upset as there was no wait list except for a shabby list made from printer paper on the host counter. From a place that is highly reviewed and praised over the years, you would think they would have a better wait system in place. I ended up getting seated at 2pm which was very upsetting knowing that the store cuts off ordering at 2:30. I initially was told a 30-40 minute wait and even after waiting for that long, I still wasn't seated for another 20ish mins. I was seated to my table and then quickly ignored by the servers. I had to flag a server down to get my order in within the 30 mins I had left to order. In the end, I was able to only get 2 orders in which thank goodness I wasn't planning on ordering anything that would take super long. Service I would say was horrible. I don't know what is going on in terms of the servers at the place but they looked tired by the time I finally got seated. I don't know whether to blame the servers for the service or the fact that they seemed understaffed. There was 3 servers running back and forward between servicing tables and cleaning tables and honestly, they looked like they could have just used one more server to focus on bussing tables and the rest servicing tables. I was ignored by almost all the servers. I raised my hands multiple times for a grill change, even making clear eye contact with a server only for that server to go to another table and give them a grill change. The meat here was fine at first. My first order looked fine and the banchan was pretty good as well. The rice paper isn't dry at all compared to other kbbq places so props to them for that. My second order was HORRIBLE. I ordered the same thing which was brisket and it was 90% fat and 10% meat. If I wanted to clog my arteries and raise my cholesterol, I would have gone to McDonalds. If you don't believe me, the pictures I put show how fatty the meat was. If I had to order from the higher priced menu, I would have complained to the manager that I was getting ROBBED for paying for what should be middle to high quality meat only to be getting meat that was worse than advertised.

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    Ask the Community - Grams BBQ

    Are two people allowed to share a set?

    Unfortunately they cannot, the price is per person, but regardless, great price and fast service. Definitely recommend 👍🏻

    Do they allow outside wine here for a fee?

    Corkage fee is $15

    Open tomorrow for Christmas ? If so, what are hours?

    Sorry, we are closed

    Hello, are you open on Dec 31?

    Yes we do. Till 10pm

    Do we have to cook our meats at this restaurant?

    Yes they don't cook for you

    If I have leftover meat and pay the leftover meat fee, can I take the rest home to-go?

    Do you use peanuts in your meat marinades?

    We don't use peanut for marinade

    What are your hours for Dec 24?

    10pm closing

    Hi, will you be open on December 25?

    Sorry. We are closed on dec/25

    Is this all you can eat? And how much per person?

    Yes it's AYCE. I don't know how much per person now since I'm not local. Best to call the restaurant and ask how much before you go.

    What time is last call and what time is last seating?

    Last call 11:30 Last entrance 11

    Does grams allow single diners?

    I went recently (a couple of weeks ago) as a single diner, put up a single finger saying "just me" when asked how many in my party and then 20 minutes later being told "we only serve parties of 2 and higher." So no, unfortunately, Grams does not… Read more

    What are the lunch prices?

    Hi, I think it was about $35 per person.

    Can you dine in solo?

    No. It is two or more in party. Single diner is not allowed.

    Electric or Charcoal Grill?

    Gas grill

    April 2021, what's the latest AYCE options? Menu photos last updated in 2020 I believe, other than takeout. How accurate is yelp waitlist if it's even available?

    The A & B menus in the pictures are the most accurate. $50 and $30 pp.

    Are they offering AYCE menu with outdoor dining?

    Yes

    Do we grill our own food?

    Yes,

    Is the restaurant reopened on February 1st?

    Feb/1-Feb/14 Take Out ONLY Feb/15 Outdoor Starts

    Is this place walk in or reservation only?

    We came As a walk in. A group Who arrived after us, we're seated before us and I think they may have can gone on Yelp waitlist(I saw a sign on their door)

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    Drove all the way from New Port to Garden Grove to eat here. Actually, flew from Colorado to OC…read more Early Sunday morning, only one server but had 3 tables already occupied. Must be good. Ambiance? Just mom and pop restaurant fell. Service was good. We got the Dried Pollack Soup (북어국) and Dumpling & Rice Cake Soup (떡만두국). Pollock soup was hearty, clean tasting and exceeded the expectation. Dumpling soup was very rich and filled with lot of dumplings. Side dishes were delicious too. We were so full, we didn't even bother ordering anything else. Will definitely come back to this location.

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