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    Korea House

    3.5 (534 reviews)
    ModerateKorean, Seafood, Barbeque
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Loud
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    Erick L.

    I'm not sure about coming back to this place. We have a big group and the food we ordered did not come at the same time. It took a long time to get each order. It's Mother's Day and they should have anticipated it's gonna be busy. The order goes in order...per order item. So make sure that you order everything at once on which we did and still the food arrived very long...and each items NOT ALL at ONCE The food is very good but they need to hire more people. There are only 2 servers.

    Seafood Pancakes
    Kamy T.

    Came on a Sunday afternoon to try this place for the first time. Glad to have found a great hole in the wall spot! They open at 1PM on Sundays. Parking lot is quite large. Authentic Korean food with friendly service. Food is fresh and flavorful. The banchan dishes are some of the better I've had! They come by and constantly refill them. We were served tea and water. They recommend getting the whole fried chicken and we loved it - so crispy and good! My favorites were soups - we tried the galbitang and soondubu which were rich in flavor. The fried mackerel was very crispy and done well. The seafood pancake and bibimbap were also good, pretty standard. This is a a solid Korean place in the area. Great experience!

    Menu - 10.8.2022
    Alyssa A.

    It's a small restaurant feel with two different sides. Grilling and non- grilling. We usually sit on the non-grilling side because we order chicken! MY FAVORITE CRIPSY CHICKEN. HANDS DOWN. The ladies who run this restaurant are so kind and attentive. They haven't gotten any orders wrong and they notice right away if our banchan is low. They are very nice when you ask for more kimchi or any banchan. Things we have tried: Pork Belly - pre cooked 9/10 Korean Fried Chicken Original - 10/10 Sodduk 11/10 SNACK DDUBBOKKI - beware if you are not a spicy person...this is not a mild spice.

    Sholani M.

    Truly a gem among Korean restaurants and I'm blessed to live close by. Every time I try another Korean restaurant, even if it's good, my first thought is "but it's not as good as Korea House." They offer both regular dining tables and cooking tables. There's three menus--barbecue, conventional dining with all the little sides, and the fried chicken menu. I love the warm and inviting lighting. Their spicy barbecue chicken is 1. ACTUALLY spicy and 2. to die for, but the crispy fried chicken (pictured here) is my favorite ever. Literally nothing can top it for me. The breading doesn't get soggy and start peeling off after a few hours like most everywhere else, theirs is the only fried chicken I will eat as leftovers! This fried chicken is so flavorful with a lovely hint of heat, more like a pleasant warmth to the tongue than the dazzling sting of something that would be labeled as actually hot. Other fried chicken underwhelms me now, when I say nothing can compare I don't say it lightly. The service is great, they come to check on us repeatedly to make sure we're alright and I don't ever have to wait super long for my food. Safe to say Korea House has ruined me for any other fried chicken and Korean cuisine.

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    Melissa H.

    First time trying this place even tho its only about 5 mins from my house, but cant believe I havent tried sooner!! The look and feel outside gives you that nostalgic OG restaurant feel, when you walk inside, you feel the same way as well. Came on a Thursday night for a takeout order. They looked pretty busy as well. The person who helped us with our pick up order was nice in communicating with us that they were out of some items for banchan, and that she'll give us double next time :D We waiting maybe 20 minutes after getting there to receive all our food. I just remember it smelling soooo good when we grabbed the bags. What I got and how I rate them: -Corn Cheese (8/10) -Combo 3 (10/10) -Spicy Teokbokki (8/10) -Japchae (9/10) -Beef Soup (8/10) (not pictured) Combo 3 was a good choice bc you get a variety of meats. Everything was really yummy and flavorful, and they definitely give you a goood amount of food. It was one of those things where you open the take out boxes and say "WOW". The total for this came to like ~$130ish? But it fed 5 people well :) Overall...I will definitely come back here to try more items esp the Yang Nyum Chicken!! So glad I finally came to this place.

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    Cheryl M.

    Korea House is still open and now serving TTO BONG EE Korean Fried Chicken. If it's your first time trying this chain, I would suggest the half order of CRISPY with the option of drums and wings or wings only. TTO BONG EE Chicken: https://yelp.to/feJhEsEqElb Korea House still offers their usual menu items with the faves being the LA-style shortribs and japchae. Be sure to call in your order (chicken option not available for online ordering yet) to minimize the wait time. Server is very friendly and helpful when placing your order Private parking available but not the best lighting. Located about 3 blocks from the Hayward BART station

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    It's just a long wait 32 mins for 2 orders & only like 5 tables occupied. Not sure gonna come back here not worth the wait.

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    Ask the Community - Korea House

    Do you have a weekday lunch menu at $20 or less?

    Yes! There is the lunch menus under $20. They even do the lunch menu for the dinner time as well.

    Is this just name change and still serving the same food? Or adding fried chicken on the menu which I was trying to see ( but I didn't see anything)?

    Same Korea house menu plus excellent fried chicken! If you google Korea house Hayward, it will take you to the chicken menu.

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    I saw my friend post pictures of his food on Instagram, specifically a close up shot of RIBS. Now,…read moreanyone that knows me, knows that I love me some ribs....mmmmm, mmmm! When I asked him where he got the ribs, he said Famous Dave's. I knew that I had to try them out for myself. It was always one thing after another, but finally, I had time on a Wednesday afternoon. I didnt want to deal with a crowd and when I went, it was perfect. We were seated right away. Our service was Yanira and she was awesome. So friendly, answering all of our questions. I got the ribs and meat meal since I also wanted to try their chopped pork. My sides were Mac and Cheese and Tater Tots. When my order came, I got their special fries and before I could even say anything, another server came with a bowl of my tater tots apologizing for the mistake. No complaints here since I got another side. Everything was delicious. The ribs were tender. I also loved their BBQ sauce. I was going to order water, but since it was a special occassion, i ordered a Dr. Pepper and I was surprised that it came in a large mason glass jar. The Dr. Pepper wasn't peppering.....if you know you know, it just didnt taste strong, but I did enjoy that the drink was ice cold. They dont have coke, but serve pepsi products. The cornbread was perfection, warm and buttery. Disclaimer, the Mac and Cheese had corn in it, just stating if you care about that sort of thing. It was more on the saucy cheesy side. I never had Mac and Cheese like that, but since I love Mac and Cheese and I love corn so it was hit in my world. Portions are huge and I had to take some food home. Prices seem comparable to other places that serve BBQ. Lots of seating areas and I can see on special occasions or on the weekends, this place could get packed. Plenty of parking. This restaurant is off Winton, in the area where Panera is at. If you go all the way to the mall you have gone too far. I know that I will be coming back, I am curious to try their burnt tips. They have a loyalty program. You can sign up before, it is simple, or sign up there as you are eating.

    It has been a long time since I've been here and it still is a great place to get bbq. The menu has…read morea lot to choose from, we went with the bbq plate for 2 but it's enough to feed 3 to 4. Excellent sauce flavor, plus on the tables they have an assortment of sauces to add a little kick. The chicken and ribs were cooked to perfection. The meat fell right off the bone. The pork was so tender it melted in your mouth. The beans and coleslaw had great flavors. The plate included some cornbread that was baked with honey and butter that gave it a nice crust on top. Utensils are provided but don't be afraid to use your hands..it is a bbq joint. Hand wipes are available at every table if you get messy. Plenty of tables and booths for your comfort and large parties. A full bar with big screen tvs for game day or just to chill with friends. Give them a try.

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    Cool place! The barbeque was good, similar to my filipino family's bbq at home. Pretty convenient…read morewhen you want that grilled taste without all the preparation -- I saw groups that just grilled skewers and took them to go. The grill was as big as it could be, for the size of the restaurant. But I could imagine when its busy it would take a while to get space on the grill. Luckily when I went this weekend, it wasn't busy and we had a lot of grill space to cook our food quickly. Was impressed by the chicken isaw! It wasn't bitter so you know it was clean. Also, I liked the longanisa! The sweetness was good with the suka. I got the cantaloupe juice, it was good but didn't have any shredded cantaloupe. Would come back though, maybe on a night where they have a DJ. Vibes!

    Bruh, I was going to comment that the hours are silly on this Yelp page, went to go double check…read moretheir Google page and apparently it's permanently closed? I'm gonna check with my NorCal moots about this but sucks if that's true. I was going to comment on how this is one of few bastions of affordable, slightly more unique food in the bay area, but I guess that's not the case. I'm spoiled by having a Dollar Hits in SoCal literally down the street from me so I can't say this place compares, but it's at least an option for NorCal, you know? This definitely used to be another restaurant, but then retrofitted to be a grill. Super large grill in the middle for everyone to communally cook at indoors. This is a good combination between the outdoors grill it yourself and the indoors seating of both the SoCal Dollar Hits, so I thought that was nice. They have all the classics here, isaw (sometimes Dollar Hits doesn't have this unless you request -it's chicken intestines), large intestines, chicken skin, kwek kwek (battered quail eggs), and Tender Juicy bright red filipino hot dogs (a must). You can also order a side of rice and the sauces were self serve (made it a bit sticky). It gets a bit smoky in there even with the fans, but overall had an enjoyable time the time when I did visit.

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    3.5(523 reviews)
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    The food there is delicious! The ribs are meaty and tender the sides include a dinner salad,…read morecoleslaw, steak fries, a baked potato, beans or vegetables. We also go there for breakfast and their breakfast are very good. Servinging are literally big enough to split between two people ! Omelettes have all fresh vegetables. Their home fries are super good and my father likes the pancakes (and he is very particular about pancakes.) We love the waitress there ! The same waitresses have been there for a long time so-the management must treat them well. I will say - the ambience is not the greatest. I think the same posters on the wall have been there since I went there 20 years ago. I think they should have a workday where all the employees come in just paint the walls and hang new pictures or posters up. It would make a huge difference and would only take a day or so. Take out orders are really fast too. We call it in and it's ready when we get there. Definitely the best tasting rib place around in my opinion!

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