We came around 3pm on a Saturday and the place was fairly busy, no wait though. In terms of food, we were a party of 2 and ordered the pork katsu curry and beef belly. The portion sizes were huge-- definitely meant to be shared. We were stuffed and had enough to take home for a whole night other meal. The katsu was HUGE and crispy. The curry was pretty average, nothing memorable. The beef belly was delicious, great flavor and love that it came on a hot stone Overall, good food, huge portion sizes, great for sharing with large groups. read more

Huge portion size and reasonable price! Every item we ordered was big enough to share between 3-4 people. Our table of 8 ordered 4 items and we still had leftovers. Out of all the items we ordered, I recommend the braised beef and curry katsu. The katsu size was HUGE, bigger than my face! Must visit again with friends when I'm back in the area! read more

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Food: - Generous portions with entrees averaging around $20/dish, which does seem to be the going rate for Korean food these days. - Chicken katsu curry - really thin, flat, large chunk of chicken (they give you scissors to cut it yourself) on a bed of rice and curry in a hot stone plate. The chicken is limp and dry. We liked this the least of everything we ordered. - Dukbokki - pretty good with balance of spicy and sweet. The duk was slightly overcooked but we still enjoyed it. - Beef belly in stone pot - we added an egg for an extra $2. This was good and liked the addition of corn. Our favorite dish of the ones we ordered. - Fried dumplings - kids devoured this one. Super crispy and plump. Service: - Fast and efficient but not much interaction. - It's nice and convenient that you can make reservations via yelp. Ambiance: - Clean and minimalist. The booths are wood so very firm seating. Space isn't huge and is made up of all booths. Overall, left feeling like everything was pretty good but unmemorable and doesn't stand out compared to other restaurants serving similar type food. Everything is also really heavy and the menu is pretty limited with the main sections being ramen, katsu, and bibimbap. read more

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We (27 F) (42 M) showed up on a Sunday around 2pm, the restaurant was not super busy. The indoor areas are nice mostly booths which I love. The food, wow 10/10. The portions are extremely generous but most of all, delicious, crunchy, savory. The CURRY CHICKEN KATSU 카레치킨까스 is is the star of the show here and worth it. The portions are so big we definitely has leftovers. The BIBIMBAP 비빔밥 was also delicious and worth the order but so much food. The banchans were only 4 but they chose the top 4 popular ones which I love because I end up eating all of them and not wasting. I recommend this place for family's or even a date night for two. read more

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Visited this restaurant because of its ginormous katsu but decided to get other dishes instead! Sullungtang doesn't come with both noodles & rice which is a letdown to me but the broth is refreshing and good! The other dish (bulgogi something) we got was good but not good enough for me (personally) to continue eating it. The inside of the restaurant is a tad dark so it can be a little uncomfortable on the eyes! read more

Dawa Kitchen - Korean Near Me - Garden grove, California

My boyfriend loves coming here The food here is so good! Curry Pork Katus 10/10 Beef belly 10/10 Korean Dumplings 10/10 Marconi and Sweet Corn with cheese fondu 10/10 This place is worth coming and the price is reasonable, because the portions are huge read more

Dawa Kitchen - Mandu 만두 and CURRY PORK KATSU 카레돈까스 - Korean Near Me - Garden grove, California

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This is my second time visiting this place, and I'm impressed that both the quality and portion sizes have remained just as good as they were over a year ago during my first visit. Not many restaurants can maintain such consistency over time, but this one does and the service is top-notch. During peak hours, the wait time can be around 40-60 minutes, but the staff does an excellent job keeping customers informed and works hard to seat everyone as quickly as possible. I really appreciate their effort. read more

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How yummy! If you're craving some awesome Korean comfort food with LARGE portions then look no further. After a rainy cold day, my friends and I became hangry and while we did have to wait quite a bit for lunch service on a weekend, it was worth it as the food was absolutely delicious! We LOVED both the pork katsu as well as the duk bok ki or spicy rice cakes. The sauce was so flavorful! The food came out relatively quickly for how long we had to wait prior to getting a table which was nice. The restaurant seemed small yet clean and had a small town cafe type of vibe. I'd recommend this spot overall! read more

Dawa Kitchen - PORK KATSU 돈까스 paired with DDUK BOK KI 떡볶이 - Korean Near Me - Garden grove, California

Great Korean restaurant with huge portions of your favorite dishes. This place can get rlly busy during peak meal times so expect a wait for weekend dinners and such. The price per entre can be a lot but they also give huge portions so it makes up for it. Overall pretty authentic tasting with the basic sides included. Beer soup: Get I got it with glass noodles and it's such a wonderfully warming soup. it's well balanced with savory beef flavors and you'll likely add salt and pepper to taste. It's a straight forward dish that's yummy but I'm not sure if it's worth 17 Chicken Katsu: Get A ginormous slab of chicken...this thing feed two. However I wish there was more curry to portion with the rice. It's great but not the best curry or katsu I've had Food: 8/10 Service: 9/10 Atmosphere: 8/10 Value: 7/10 read more

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the corn cheese was AMAZING! It was my favorite. we ate it with the rice cakes and ramen and it was the perfect mix. the katsu is HUGE, we definitely over ordered but it was worth it. The rice and curry portions were not enough though. There seemed to only be one person working.. service was really slow and didn't check in on us much. The store is small and wasn't too busy. read more

Dawa Kitchen - CURRY CHICKEN KATSU 카레치킨까스 DDUK BOK KI 떡볶이 CORN CHEESE - Korean Near Me - Garden grove, California

Yummy tonkatsu place! The restaurant is in a random plaza and pretty hidden at night but the food and service is great. The katsu dish could be shared between 2 or 3 people. The spicy curry sauce is delicious. We also got the beef soup to try and it was very good too! They give you a good amount of meat. Food comes out in a stone pot so it stays hot the entire meal. Our server was very friendly. Plenty of parking in this plaza as well. read more

Huge portions so the pricing is warranted. Delicious food. Cute and clean restaurant. Very limited seating so it can be a challenge to get a spot during prime dinner hours. Great thing is they offer reservations. My kids were really excited with the huge katsu . They enjoyed it. I would recommend more curry. Something to note about the chicken katsu is that it's pounded super thing, breaded and fried so you end up with dry chicken with lots of breading. The dduk bok ki (rice cakes) was spicy (!) but so good. read more

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The servers are good and attentive. The dishes are delicious and good quality. Went there several times already and they never dissappoint. read more

Dawa Kitchen - Seafood Pancake - Korean Near Me - Garden grove, California

Delicious and HUGE portions. Service is quick and friendly. Clean and chill atmosphere. Curry pork katsu is bigger than your head and totally worth the hype! Braised beef is delicious and such a large portion, could feed at least 3 people. All comes piping hot in a hot stone dish. read more

Dawa Kitchen - Korean Near Me - Garden grove, California

Loveddd certain dishes and some were passable. The service here is amazing! The banchan so fresh. In the top ranks for me. Portions are huge as expected, so the price is well worth it. BEEF BELLY was the best! read more

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I saw a reel on Facebook about this place so and knew immediately that I wanted to try it out. It's a small place with a family owned vibe, which I like. I was glad that we made a reservation through their Yelp page because even on a weekday, it was really busy. Having said that, they were very good about honoring our reservation and seating us within 5 minutes of checking in despite all the people waiting. The food was amazing! The portions are definitely enough for 2-3 people, making it very affordable! We ordered the Pork Katsu w/Curry Rice. We also ordered Cheese Corn. The Katsu breading was light and crispy while the pork was tender and juicy. Curry was favorable but it did have a tiny kick to it. Cheese corn was CHEESY... it was mozzarella cheese, LOTS of it, with corn and macaroni noodles which I had never had in a corn cheese before. My husband really liked it - I thought it was a bit too much cheese. Overall, this place was great and we will be back! read more

Dawa Kitchen - Pork Katsu w/ Curry Sauce Rice & Cheese Corn - Korean Near Me - Garden grove, California

The wait was about 30 minutes, so it wasn't too bad. This was our third stop in OC, so we weren't too hungry. We just ordered the pork katsu, which was huge and so flavorful! It's Panko fried and served over rice! It was as huge as my head and can serve about 3-4 people! I also loved the ban chan it came with. Will definitely be back to get my katsu fix! read more

Dawa Kitchen - Pork katsu and ban chan - Korean Near Me - Garden grove, California

The service was great but not perfect. There's not a lot of seating, but we were lucky to be seated just at the right time. We were even luckier to have the food come out generally timely but the main kick is the food is DELICIOUS!! I love the food and can't wait to be back. All the dishes were very very good, and we bought a bunch to split! read more

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Tried this new place in OC! The katsu was sooo big, we shared it amongst the 3 of us. We also ordered the ddukbokki and Mac and cheese corn. It comes with the Korean sides as well. Dishes were very big portions and perfect for sharing. Service was quick and nice. The restaurant wasn't crowded and we enjoyed our lunch here. read more

Dawa Kitchen - Katsu - Korean Near Me - Garden grove, California

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This place was delicious! Not only did the food taste great, but everything came out pretty quickly. Garlic suyuk was soft and melted in your mouth. The seasoning was great as it didn't feel fatty. The beef bowl was also really good, as someone mentioned, it's like a better and bigger version of pepper lunch. Big portions of everything, but for two hungry girls, we finished it all. Not just because we were hungry, but because it was too good not to finish. The restaurant was also really clean. Love that it's in a hidden plaza giving this place a bit more livelihood. The service was also attentive and quick. Will come back! read more

Dawa Kitchen - Korean Near Me - Garden grove, California

I got referral of this place from Tik Tok highlighting their giant pork chop. So I decided to drive for one hour to give this giant pork cutlet a try. Upon arriving at parking lot, the establishment does not give good and safe ambiance to me. The menu is not much comparing to other Korean place but I know what I am gonna order Pork Curry and Army Ramen. The only weird thing I notice and didn't feel right is the banchan did not come first rather everything comes altogether. Being a person who dined in at numerous Korean Resto, Banchan always served first, way before the foods come out. And now, for the Pork Cutlet, it served on hot stone plate along with rice and curry. It is soooo delish, served on mouthwatering 'boiled' curry sauce, while the army ramen was alright, nothing different / fancy. The wait staff was so alright and good in taking care of us. It is recommended really to experience this giant cutlet as their signature menu... read more

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Now that some of the original hype died down a bit, lines are quicker and the portion sizes are still massive for what they offer! The katsu was able to be split into two for myself and I'm always in search of good deals :) read more

Good experience with good taste and generous portions. I would go again when I'm in the area. read more

Dawa Kitchen - July 12th 2025 menu - Korean Near Me - Garden grove, California

Delicious food! Highly recommend if you're craving Korean style street food done well and served family style.

I really wanted to give this place a 4/5 star but I was utterly disappointed with the Spicy Curry Pork Katsu given that it is supposed to be their star player and what everyone comes to try. My pork katsu came dry and not crispy. You can see in the picture that there is only panko crusted around the edges and the rest of the pork was poorly breaded. The curry to rice to protein ratio is not right. I definitely want to complain about the "$1 extra spicy charge," I didn't notice the spice at all, that tasted like less than 3 shakes of cayenne pepper. Most importantly the pork was soooooo dry. I'm not asking for world class pork but I've never tasted pork katsu this dry. I've had a lot of katsu from many curry katsu spots and this is by far the worst. I can't tell if it's overcooked due to size (and fryer time) or just the quality of pork used. The Korean pancake and beef belly was actually really good. The Korean pancake was actually crispier than the taco and I love that it's not jampacked with green onions. The beef belly was amazing and tasted nutritious and satisfying. The side dishes were good The service was really good. They brought us out another katsu that was properly breaded after I had asked them about it and we tried it but the meat was still dry. read more

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Overall: 4.5/5 [dine in] We came on a Friday night around 7:30 PM and were seated pretty quickly given that were a party of 8. We had to wait until all the food was served before we could put the two tables together but having they separate was actually easier for people to go use the restroom. The two guys waiting the tables were professional & provided great service. Our server - Jong according to the receipt - pointed out the most popular items when we were reviewing the menu, cracked some witty jokes throughout the night, and called out the 18% gratuity has already been added to our bill (bless his soul). Needless to say, my family had a great dining experience here. Curry Chicken Katsu ($25): This is the famous giant katsu that's viral on Tiktok. The meat was the span of my laptop so cutting it took awhile. My brother said it's a hit or miss since the meat could get really dry. Unfortunately for us, the katsu was very dry. The curry helped a little bit, but it tasted better dipped in the ddukbokki sauce. This curry came with a lot of rice so we had a lot of leftovers. Original Braised Beef ($58): This came with 2 serving of rice. The meat wasn't as tender as I hoped and was almost overcooked. There were too many potatoes so the dish was a bit off-balance. The sauce was good, but not amazing - yet tasted great with rice. I think if we got the spicy braised beef with cheese, it would have tasted better but we went with the original to accommodate everyone's dietary restriction/preference. Ddukbbokki ($17) + Cheese ($4): I didn't have high expectations for this dish, but it turned out to be absolutely delicious! The sauce was the highlight--we dipped a lot of meat in it and drizzled it over our rice. The rice cake had the perfect texture and paired wonderfully with the cheese. Unfortunately I didn't get to try the fish cake so I can't speak to it. Garlic Su Yuk ($33): Everyone's favorite entree of the nice was this 10 hours sous vide pork belly in beef bone broth with house sauce on hot stone pot. This came with 1 serving of rice and a side of minced garlic, green onion, and I think ssamjang. The pork belly was thin and soaked up all the beef bone broth, giving it a delightful flavor that was - chef's kiss! For the banchans, I loved the kimchi & macaroni salad. The cucumbers were a close second, though I didn't care for the yellow pickled radish. My brother loved the macaroni salad too. read more

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Came on a Sunday afternoon with the family for late lunch and left satisfied. Interesting to find that all dishes were being served on hot stone pots... and the beef belly stone pot rice was everyone's favorite! read more

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The portion sizes here are so big lol. Prices are pretty good. I love the food here, however the service is pretty mid.

beef belly rice was so delicious. it was a little fatty from the meat but it was to be expected, overall would recommend as a simple, but flavorful meat & rice dish. the chicken had the perfect crunch and just the right amount of sweetness. it paired really nicely with the sides and rice! read more

Dawa Kitchen - BEEF BELLY 우삼겹돌솥 & DAWA CHICKEN 닭강정 - Korean Near Me - Garden grove, California

Katsu was very big and was able to feed four people, it was however on the drier side and majority of the rice was burnt and stuck only the pot. The tteobokki was also a decent size and tasted really good. read more

This place is a little bit overhyped. We ordered the large pork and chicken katsu and both were a bit dry. The curry also tasted a little like packaged curry (except less salty). I would recommend trying this place if you have 3-4 people craving curry katsu. The service was pretty slow. Ambiance is chill and a lot of seats for family and friends. read more

Amazing. 5 stars on all fronts. The Pork Katzu was epic The atmosphere is warm and inviting The service was flawless. Great value for the amount of food. read more

Dawa Kitchen - Lovely mural - Korean Near Me - Garden grove, California

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Good Service excellent food classic ambiance! This is one of my favorite place to eat now. read more

Dawa Kitchen - CURRY CHICKEN KATSU 카레치킨까스 - Korean Near Me - Garden grove, California

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So good! Checked in with Yelp to join the waitlist. Was a little hesitant to order some dishes after reading mixed reviews, but we enjoyed everything! The pork garlic su yuk was tender and flavorful and surprisingly, the kids' favorite too. Side dishes were solid, and I especially loved the fresh kimchee with the garlic su yuk. The curry pork tonkatsu was a hit as well. I asked for the katsu sauce on the side to enjoy both the curry and katsu sauces--highly recommend! Forgot to add cheese to the tteokbokki, but it was still tasty. The dumplings weren't my favorite, but kids enjoyed them. Also loved that everything came in a hot stone pot, which kept our meal nice and hot the whole time. Friendly service, subtle unique decor, and impressive branding + marketing. Can't wait to go back and try the beef belly and braised beef next time! read more

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The food and flavor was nothing not bad, but nothing special that I would go back for. There are much better Korean spots in OC. The portions are very large though. We got the garlic su yuk and pork katsu shared among 4 people, and we still had plenty left over. Our server was very nice. But, we were rushed out as the server handed us our check without asking if we were ready and kept on circling and eyeing my party. We were there for ~2 hours, but it was a slow Monday night, no line, plenty of other available tables, and still an hour before closing, so I'm not sure why we were rushed out. Not sure if there's some other etiquette that I'm missing, but it didn't leave me with the best feeling as we left. read more

Dawa Kitchen - Garlic su yuk and pork katsu - Korean Near Me - Garden grove, California

There wasn't a wait surprisingly at 5PM on a Saturday although we just got in before it was busy. The interior had black walls with dim lighting although it was decorated with nice paintings and it seemed like a great place for friends to hangout to enjoy dinner. We ordered the tteokbokki and curry pork katsu and we definitely came for the giant katsu! The dishes also came with side dishes including cucumber, kimchi, pickled radish, and mac salad. I really enjoyed the sauce in the tteokbokki as it had a nice kick but was really flavorful. The rice cakes were also super soft to eat. The pork katsu was a bit plain but they had seasonings for you. I did wish they provided more curry! Would definitely come again (I still think about the food). read more

Dawa Kitchen - Top: Tteokbokki Bottom: Curry Pork Katsu - Korean Near Me - Garden grove, California

Came here for a birthday dinner for my son who wanted both katsu and ramen -- Dawa had both and absolutely delivered. The katsu was huge and super crispy, the garlic su yuk pork belly literally melted in our mouths, and the braised beef was perfectly tender. The Korean pancake was one of the best I've had -- extra crispy and full of flavor. Big hit with all 10 of us, and we'll definitely be back! read more

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Dawa Kitchen is the place to go to with a large group, the portion sizes are HUGE! They also take reservations now which is a plus. Our group split the beef belly (basically giant pepper lunch), curry katsu, and pork belly simmered in pork broth (like jinsolqgukbap style). This was more than enough for our group of 6 to share, and we even had leftovers from the curry katsu. Service was attentive, and polite. read more

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The food was amazing! I ordered the pork cutlet without curry and the bibimbap. The cutlet came out so big! It was bigger than my face. This was served over rice and came with a katsu sauce. It was crispy and juicy! I would totally get this again. The bibimbap was also really good. Gochujang sauce was served on the side too for extra spice. Overall, the waiters were friendly and very attentive. The area is a bit small and could be overcrowded during rush hours. I recommend going when it opens or during lunch to avoid any waiting times. read more

Dawa Kitchen - Pork cutlet and bibimbap - Korean Near Me - Garden grove, California

The food was amazing!!! The army stew was was so good! You can't go wrong with the bulgogi. The service was fast and great. Can't wait to come back. read more

Dawa Kitchen - Army stew - Korean Near Me - Garden grove, California