I have been going to this place for 20 years. It is the best restaurant for cold noodles and ribs…read more I go from Torrance.

The food quality here is absolutely top-tier. A special shoutout to the staff--they were super…read morehelpful and even assisted with filling and serving the meat. Fantastic service all around. Highly recommended!

Sookdal is a Korean BBQ spot specializing in wet and dry aged pork. They have limited beef…read moreselections; however, it's the pork that they're known for. I went with their "Combo B", which came with three types of pork for $69. They grill the meats for you and the meat was nicely crusted with a crispy exterior and juicy interior. It's perfect. What brings the experience to another level is their pickled vegetables, kimchi, and scallion salad, which brings acidity to balance out the fatty pork. Then you also have some nice seasonings (soybean paste, wasabi, salt, and seasoned soy) to give some other flavor variations to the meat. We asked for a side of rice, which was perfectly steamed. This was a great meal that was worth the cost.

This is now one of my favorite kbbq places! It's a pretty small shop with a spacious interior. We…read moregot the Combo B for two people and it was enough to make us both full. It's nice that they cook everything for you so that it's perfect every time! The servers were always so attentive even when cooking at many different tables. The pork here was incredible. I really didn't expect much and was totally blown away! The quality was amazing and every bite was filled with so much flavor. I loved the many different ways the meat could be enjoyed! My favorites were the salt, garlic oil salt, and wasabi, but I truly loved them all. There many different options and so much variety that I never got sick of the meat. The kimchi tofu stew was also a great addition and had meat in it too, which made it so hearty and rich. I would definitely come here again!

Everything we ordered was delicious, and even the banchan (side dishes) stood out. The portions…read morewere generous, and all of our food came out surprisingly fast. Here's what we ordered: 1. Ox Knee Soup (도가니탕) - $21.99 2.Jong Ro Gukbap (종로국밥) - $18.99 3. Ginseng Chicken Soup (삼계탕) - $23.99 4. Seafood Soft Tofu Soup (해물순두부) - $18.99 5. Pork Kimchi Soft Tofu Soup (돼지김치순두부) - $18.99 6. Spicy Stir-Fried Pork (돼지불고기) - $23.99 7. Spicy Stir-Fried Squid (오징어볶음) - $22.99 If you're looking for authentic Korean comfort food, this place is definitely worth a visit. We'll definitely be back! Jong Ro Seol Lung Tang (종로설렁탕) 8942 Garden Grove Blvd Ste 114, Garden Grove, CA 92844

Cozy, korean comfort food. Not necessarily a hole in the wall, but it's hidden away in the corner…read morebehind the Grams. The servers are aunties that won't check on you after every bite but will come over the second you raise your hand. I took my mom for lunch and we dug in a little too quick - photos were snapped after we've made a small dent on the food. We got the Seolleongtang and soondae platter which was plenty to share between two people. We ended up taking half of the soondae platter home and enjoying it for breakfast the day after. For those not familiar with Seolleongtang, the soup comes out very basic. You're given a bucket of scallions, a little pot of salt, and shaker of ground pepper to season the broth as you please. I recommend adding a few spoonfuls of the radish kimchi sauce. Speaking of the banchan, Jong Ro prepares some of the freshest and most flavorful banchans on the street. I wish they offered a menu option that was just a bowl of rice and bottomless banchan. The soondae was perfectly springy, paired with a salted shrimp sauce and flavored salt dip. The platter also came with boiled (or steamed?) pork belly, pig ear, and other pork innards that were nicely cooked. I love restaurants like this because they are simply good at what they do. Nothing is over-the-top. There is always a constant stream of customers. The times I've gone have been during your typical slow hours and the place was always 60% full. I imagine the house is full during dinner time or on weekends and rightfully so. Definitely stop by if you're looking for a heartwarming and belly filling comfort meal.

Jin Cook in Buena Park was a coworker recommendation and honestly, they did not disappoint We got…read morethe spicy short rib and cold noodles, and both were so good! The portions were HUGE too--we had enough left over to take home for another meal, which is always a win The spot itself is pretty small and cozy, but honestly, the food is the main event. The wait time was pretty reasonable, and our server was super friendly. Definitely a solid spot if you're craving Korean food. Would 100% come back!

Food was amazing and a lot! Wonderful waiters and staff. Waiter was very friendly and checked up on…read moreus to see if we needed anything.

Been coming here a bit now, and every time has been great!…read more Parking can be a bit tough depending on the day, there is parking in the back of the building though, so just be prepared! This place is a charming aesthetic when you walk in. It's got some good lighting, not bright, just calm, at least to me. The decor is itself is beautiful, simple, yet beautiful. Service is good! Everyone is nice, they're always on the move, but always willing to help when needed. Food, I never had a bad thing here. And oh my goodness, a one page menu, decision fatigue has lessened! The simple go to for a lot of us has been the Katsu Curry. It's big, but never skimps on flavor. The texture is perfectly crispy, and the meat is juicy! The curry is full of flavor, and all of that with rice, is served in a big stone bowl. So it stays warm your whole meal. Garlic Su Yuk has been a comfort dish since say 1 for me. It's just comfy, with the toppings, I just need to add rice and that's my happy meal. Tofu Stew is that thing I get if I'm either craving soup, or I really need to open my chest because asthma is a pain in the booty. You get that bowl of rice, so I like to add the fried egg to that, let me say that yolk from the egg is an enhancement. The dish is perfect, but egg elevates it! So overall, this one of my comfy food spots. I know the Katsu is viral, but try the other delicious foods here too! You won't regret it!

I went to Dawa Kitchen a few years ago with my younger sister and dad, and I'm glad this place is…read morestill in business and that their portion sizes are still incredibly massive! We ordered the chicken katsu curry, beef soup (galbi tang with glass noodles), and dawa chicken. All three dishes were shared family style and we had a good amount of chicken katsu curry to take home as leftovers for my friend's partner to eat for his dinner. Can you believe that a group of seven women only had to pay $71.86 total (including tax and the automatic gratuity for our party size that was 5+ people) for that much food? We each paid $10.27 for our portion and that's highway robbery in this economy. In terms of customer service, I'll say that our server was incredibly friendly when he was present, but he admittedly came by literally only three times during our visit: when we had to dramatically flag him down to order, when he dropped off our food when it was ready, and when we had to flag him down to pay for our check. I'm so glad they had a handheld terminal for us to use for checkout because we might have passed out from heat stroke if we waited any longer, lol. There are always trade-offs in this life, I suppose. We'll be back soon!

Located in the food court inside the H-mart. Was craving some rose tteobeokki, and this definitely…read morehit the spot. I got the combo A which included your choice of tteobeokki along with the tempura set and a drink. This was delicious, I got it with their signature giant tteobeokki. They were massive but super chewy, soft, and went so well with the sauce. The sauce was amazing, it was so decadent, rich and fatty. The tempura also went great with the sauce, both the dumpling and the roll tempura has vermicelli filling which I found interesting and delicious.

The only reason this is not a 5 star review is because of my experience dining in at Halgatteok. I…read morecame in at 12pm on Friday and ordered a grandma tteokbokki with garaetteok and level 2 spicy. 30 minutes pass by, and I notice that two other groups have already received their food (these groups arrived and ordered much later than I did). When I received my food 45 minutes later, it was the complete wrong order. I received a rose tteokbokki with ssal tteok. I mentioned this to the kind lady behind the counter and she remade my food. However, when I got the freshly made dish, it was still the wrong order. She remade the dish with garaetteok but it was still rose, and not the grandma style. As it was approaching a whole hour since ordering, I just accepted the food, even though I tried to explain to her that what I received was the wrong order. She told me that what I got was the grandma tteokbokki, which the dish was not since it was creamy and had sausage and bacon. I would have asked for another remake, but she had posted a sign that said the restaurant closes at 1:30pm, and it was shortly after that time. I was hoping to have a good time here since the reviews are great, but this experience makes me apprehensive to give the place a try again.

We stumbled upon Gam Ja Tang house around 9pm since it was one of the only restaurants open late…read more We ordered the Gam Ja Tang, spicy stir fried squid, and seafood pancake. I'm not sure if it was because we arrived later in the night but our server seemed to rush us to order and was constantly calling someone on the phone. Regardless, he was still nice during our interactions. The Gam Ja Tang was great and the pork was so decadent. For $12 it's a great meal to share between two people. The spicy stir fried squid was also really great as well. The seafood pancake however wasn't as crispy as we wanted it to be and it actually fell apart every time we tried picking it up. Flavor wise it was good but the lack of crunch was disappointing. Overall, I'd say this place is a good option for a late night meal. It's not premium service but it's a cozy place for comfort K-food.

Visiting from up north and craving some spicy soup. Saw their menu on doordash decided to take a…read moreleap. Beef spicy soup/stew 4/5 Plenty of meat, cheese and soup is very comforting. Can use a bit more heat but I understand that they have to cater to the masses. Portion is very filling. Came with purple rice (very yummy, albeit not as purple as I expected) and I want to say sweet potato noodles very yummy. I appreciate that they put the noodles separately from the soup as not to make them all mushy and absorb all the soup. Beef bulgogi 4/5 My kid really enjoyed it. Almost finished the whole meal alone. Also came with purple rice. Both dishes came with 4 banchan. This is where I was surprised by. Out of the 4 items Kimchi 2/5 Soy bean spicy 1.5/5 Mashed potato 4.5/5 Fish cake 2/5 We only enjoyed the potato. I am a huge fan of fish cake and kimchi but these 2 were not my favorite. There's a flavor on it I'm not used to. Idk if it's a different sesame oil or what. But we just didn't enjoy them. Overall without the banchan we would give it a 4/5 With banchan 3/5

Solid spot for soondubu and banchan; comparable to BCD if not better!…read more - Beef Kimchi Soondubu (small, Very Very spicy) + Kalbi Combo ~$32.49: soondubu had good kimchi flavor, and a good amt of beef slices. Wasn't that spicy. The kalbi (~8 pieces) was overdone as it was chewy and slightly salty. Would get soondubu again, but not kalbi. Love the fishcake, cucumber, kimchi, and anchovies. Japchae was kinda dry. No wait around 6PM on a Thursday and quick service, with a convenient self ordering kiosk at every table. Ample parking in lot.

Been coming here since i was tiny! Love the food here…read more Ambience has been getting ever more hectic in the past few years. Today, I witnessed an unpleasant interaction between Gina and another server. Didn't appreciate her dismissiveness towards him. Hopefully staff interactions will be more respectful in the future, especially when literally in front of customers who would like more professional conduct from restaurant staff.

3.75/5! I love the smokiness flavor of the Noodle soup. Very new and interesting place to try out…read morein Garden Grove. Spicy, bursting with flavor, they use wok to stir fry the ingredients, before adding in the broth. If you love Korean-Chinae noodles style adding seafood, this is the place to go Dont pass on the shirmp fried rice, It was bomb. I want to try their dumplings and jajangmyeon next time They give you free yakult to cleanse palate, considering this is a flavorful dish. Portion is HUGE!! Love that they were open during Thanksgiving. ( make sure you call before coming during holidays) Con is: Table are small, limited parking spot, you can park on the street though.

Such a pleasure to find this place! The food was so flavorful, large portion size, and great…read moreservice. The shrimp fried rice was sooooo good perfect amount of seasoning and ratio of veggies/shrimp. Lots of flavor, food, in a clean restaurant. Definitely coming back to try the beef jjambbong with noodles

Food is truly delicious. My favorite spot to get Bossam. Comes with a doenjang jjigae and the small…read moreorder is enough for two. The kimchi and cucumber have a strong punch of flavor. I personally love the cabbage it comes with. Underrated must try spot if you want bossam. Ambiance is chill.

A little nice lady was willing to teach me how to eat raw marinated crabs and help me put on my…read moregloves. She served us army stew on our behalf. It's your typical mom and pop shop and I'm glad I came. Restroom is clean. It's handicap accessible with the space they provide. As I mentioned before I got the raw marinated crab and it comes in three sizes; small, medium, and large. My group chose a small because we were getting army stew and that's already filling. The raw marinated crab is spicy so it has that kick to it. It was juicy and tasty. The army stew if filled with spam, sausage, and a little bit of instant noodle so it's sodium filled meal. The stew was okay; nothing special except being served by a nice older lady. Soup was delicious though but have to stop myself because of the sodium. You'll be drinking lots of water but that's how it is with raw marinated crabs and army stew.