I don't know what's going on this place. Used to be my favorite restaurant in entire Northern Cali. I've been eating here for more than 15 years. I took my friend (Sushi chief) yesterday and ordered 4 dishes. 3 of them were so bad. I don't call them Korean food at all. I'm writing this NOT to criticize, BUT to help the owner to fix the problem and improve the food quality... read more

Korean Spring BBQ - Korean Near Me - Santa Clara, California

No words. Hands down the best bbq experience I've ever had. The B1 and B4 was amazing!!! The meat was cooked and seasoned perfectly. It went perfectly with the complimentary side dishes. And not to mention, the tofu soup that came with the bbq was AMAZING!! Would definitely come back in the future read more

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Nothing like wood style BBQ. That's right, no charcoal or gas. What else can I say...savory with every bite.

This is my favorite Korean Restaurant in the Bay Area. This place has odd character but I eat at a lot of dives so this place is comfortable to me. It's in a strip mall behind a 7-11 and is pretty non descript. Yes, the staff don't speak much english but pointing at things on the menu has gotten me pretty far. When I brought in a Korean co-worker he definitely got us hooked up. Ive leanerd that if you know what to ask for you can get hooked up equally well. The main draw here is the BBQ. Fantastic. One of the few places where you get real charcoal cooking. The quality of the meat is definitely a cut above the rest. Kalbi is definitely a personal favorite but I also love the Jap Chae and seafood pancakes (I've had this a 100 times and I still don't remember the name). You could probably make a meal of all the side dishes but definitely save up for the BBQ. Oh yeah can someone tell me what that weird Korean Melon flavored gum is that they give out after the meail? It's tasty but the flavor last likes 90 seconds and then goes completely bland. read more

3.5/5 Let me just say the parking lot in this plaza is horrible. Probably one the worst lots for a busy row of popular restaurants lined up (To-Bang, Keun-Jip, Lee Hwa Dang). I came at 11:30am for a 12:00 lunch because I thought I could get a parking spot if I got there earlier. I was wrong. I had to make couple rounds, stalk people in case they left and finally found one. Carpool carpool carpool. There isn't even street parking that you can park at. Anyway, I have been here before because To-Bang's waitlist was long and didn't feel like Keun-Jip. I was pleased with my meal and I thought it was solid. I cam here for the second time with my family and I am not sure if they were understaffed but our orders took a long time and some of what we ordered took forever. For example, usually the Seafood Pancake which is an appetizer should come first but it came somewhat last. My mom's soup and my dad's cold noodle (which isn't very complicated) came very last. I ordered the spicy marinated pork which had a lot of meat. I liked my order. My meat was tender and meaty. They didn't skimp on it. My mom's order which is haejang kook (hangover soup) was not very good. My mom and dad kept saying it was really cold and the glass noodles were not even cooked. Note we didn't even get a refund or an apology on this. The lady just said they could cook it more for us but at this time everyone was almost done with their food. To give the benefit of the doubt, I think their speciality is BBQ/meat. They have BBQ with actual coal (not sure if it's a fire hazard though, lol) and their meat looks good. I think my meal was also good because I ordered a simple meat dish. However, one thing I know for sure is that their customer service is not the greatest. They are not nice or apologetic when my mom's soup was not cooked and seemed like they didn't care when my mom's and dad's food came pretty late. Can't give them a full 4 stars or even 5 but maybe next time we'll have a better experience. read more

Korean Spring BBQ - spicy pork was good. Note: I already ate some on the side. - Korean Near Me - Santa Clara, California

The best korean BBQ in Santa Clara area. Meat deliciousness on a charcoal grill. Everything was amazing! Highly recommend this place. The sweet ice tea was so unique, I would stop by for one to go any day of the week. The beer on tap in a frosty cold glasses was refreshing. Thank you for everything Kevin! read more

First in line for a party of two, skipped in line twice ? Wasted an hour and never was seated. How would you feel in this situation?

Been here a few times. Great deals and quality is decent for price point. One down side to this place that caused me to take away 1 star. The ventilation in a not too great. One of the few places that use a wood fire grill! Great recommendation for a date night with the wife. read more

28$ for Kalbi Tang is insane (even in these inflationary times). Only 4 side dishes, one of them kimchee, another seeweed, the others very Americanized veggies. Lots of meat in the Kalbi... but the broth is not special. Would be nice if they added some green onions... or garlic... or something other than hunks of meat. Didn't get bbq this time... but I checked out the prices. Umm, I think it's cheaper to fly to Korea. Regarding Service: Every item placed onto the table with unnecessary oomph. Mercifully, the check came on time. read more

We ended at Korean Spring BBQ by 'not other choice' as the restaurant chosen was so full their waiting list was too long. They have divided the BBQ area from the 'other dishes from the menu' area, and we sat there. It took a while to be served as they were very busy as well and not many servers, but all was pleasant and nice. It is just that I did not found the food particularly wonderful. My boyfriend loved his bi bim bap. The day was cold so I ordered a soup with noodles, veggies and pork. It was giant and I had leftovers to take home, but it was not particularly flavorful. read more

Korean Spring BBQ - Korean Near Me - Santa Clara, California

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I love this place. The BBQ meat is really fresh and taste really good. The owner is super nice. The other menu dish is really good too. read more

Food was mediocre, especially for the price. 60$ for two peices of short rib, that is insane. 50$ for a small plate of brisket that's insane. If you're charging these prices the meat better be quality and it was just alright. WORST PART---- When we were ordering, the menu doesn't have much explanation on how to order so I asked our waiter-"how does this work? How do we order?" He proceeds to say "what do you mean? You order, we bring the food and you eat it" It threw me off like WTF, so dang rude. Not my fault ur not having a good day. It's a normal thing when you go to these restaurants, they explain to you how to order and everything. Needless to say I was sitting there just annoyed the entire meal. My review on food has nothing to do with this horrible service, the food really was not impressive whatsoever. There was two guys working there today, it was the younger guy without glasses, and wearing adidas pants. HARD SKIP, don't waste ur time read more

Right next door to Tobang and a bunch of other Korean restaurants in the same plaza. Definitely underrated. Sure the meat is pricey, but it's high quality and juicy. You can definitely taste the difference in comparison to AYCE places! Plus, sometimes I enjoy the smell of that charcoal grillin' your meat. Smells more authentic which just makes the meat munchin' so much more delightful!!! Seafood pancake is a yummy one! Side dishes.. ermergerd.. so fresh! And the soybean soup was good as well!!! I paid a big-ish bill! But for a satisfying, refreshing meal! Get the kal bi and the sam gyup sal!!! Mmm!!! read more

Korean Spring BBQ - Charcoal grill! - Korean Near Me - Santa Clara, California

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This Korean restaurant is pretty good. They give you a ton of the side dishes (ban chan) and I really liked the mashed potato and kimchi. Would eat again. The bulgogi we got was decent (maybe a tad bit dry) but thought the flavor was good. The vegetable pancake (pa jun) was good too, to my surprise. I usually do not like these pancakes very much. They pack it with a lot of vegetables. The rice tastes good as well. It's very fluffy. The hot tea also tastes great. You definitely need to press the button on the wall for service. Otherwise, they are probably not going to be come by for anything. I think it helps if you speak Korean here but it's not necessary. read more

Overpriced!! Came here to do the bbq and realized u have to order minimum of 2 to use the charcoal BBQ so we get their premium kalbi around ~38 per order. The meat was bland, no taste at all. Definitely not worth the price. It was very hard to chew as well. We got the sprouts soup and I didn't like it either. Service was okay though, she helped us cook the meat. Sorry but there are many other Korean bbq choices in the area for me to come back here again. read more

This is my first and last time trying this restaurant. The quality of the meat is as same as other restaurants but the price is ridiculously high. read more

Food was good customer service is so rude. Young servers so rude and looked angry because they worked. When we left we said thank you but no one responded. It wasn't busy at all. There were 2 tables including us. read more

Came here with my family as a goodbye/birthday dinner. I would say the quality of food deserves 3.5 stars...its comparable to kbbq in LA Ktown but not as good, good enough for Bay Area standards though. At least 10 different banchan dishes, decent meat, and good service. I bumped them up 1/2 a star because they use charcoal for the grill instead of gas, like most places do these days. No wait on a Monday night either, which is even better :))) Happy tummy! read more

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The assorted seafood soup was humongous. The croaker fish was tough to chew and the squid was tough too. The clams were minuscule , barely 10 mm in diameter, maybe six in the pot. The noodles and veggies were good. $43 dollars, but you get enough food for four light eaters. The assorted Kim Chee's were tasty and good quality. The tea was meh. Our service was slow to get the soup; waited 20 minutes. Over two hours, the attendant came by twice. We had to ring the bell twice. All in all, $57 including tax/tip; kinda spendy for mediocre food. There are better choices on the side of the mall closest to Kiely. read more

This place is a hidden gem. Never knew this place has charcoal bbq!! Once you have had charcoal BBQ you can't go back! This place has high quality meat and great service. Everything here is delicious. Mandu - large, made in house and delicious. Korean BBQ meats - high quality, especially when cooked over the charcoal flame. Soups - delicious Banchan - they have a good variety. read more

Korean Spring BBQ - Banchan - Korean Near Me - Santa Clara, California

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Didn't disappoint at all. The non-bbq menu was so authentic and nicely portioned, but you gotta try their bbq! The snow beef was such a bomb! My family had an absolute blast time! read more

Korean Spring BBQ - Korean Near Me - Santa Clara, California

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Service was so bad. Waited forever for our food which never came out. Soooo disappointing. We decided to leave. They only exist because Kunjip is so busy, their over flow ends up here. Never coming back. They deserve ZERO stars. read more

This place is my go-to for KBBQ! Great fast service, and great food! The environment is very lively and they offer so many different kinds of authentic Korean food not just BBQ. Charcoal grills are very uncommon these days and are most likely found in LA but this place has kept the tradition going. 100% recommend the such bul kalbi and budae jjiggae! Can't find this price and quality of meat anywhere else. The boss told us they only use prime beef for both marinated and not marinated Kalbi! read more

One of THE WORST Korean restaurants I've ever eaten at (and I've been to many). This place is the epitame of a owner who only cares about overcharging and not about the garbage they serve. My friend and I were planning to eat at Kunjip, 2 doors down, but they had an hour wait and we were starving. Despite the bad reviews, we decided to give this place a chance. On a Friday night they had many empty seats and we were seated immediately, which was the first bad sign. We ordered soft tofu soup and broiled mackerel for $56 including tips. They served 4 banchan (terrible kimchee, some soggy green stuff, macaroni salad smothered in old mayo and something else that was not memorable). Everything was tasteless, small quantity and bad quality. As hungry as we were, we could not even finish half of our meals and left after 30 minutes. read more

They have 1/2 a dozen people sitting and standing around. I'm at the register trying to pay and they just take another customer who walks up ahead of me. I had been standing there for nearly 10 minutes trying to pay for a to go order that I just placed. I told them it was straight up rude. Also the food was so gross no one ate any of it. Bad service and awful food. Total waste! read more

Korean Spring BBQ - Korean Near Me - Santa Clara, California

Instead of cooking my husband wanted to go out to eat. It was between Palace Buffet or Spring. We drove by Palace Buffet and as usual the line was out the door at 6pm on a Saturday. We made the drive to Spring Korean BBQ. It was not busy but had a good amount of tables occupied. We were greeted, seated and menus in hand. Our barley and water was served. My husband ordered 2 orders of meat, pork neck bone stew and clam soup. The quality of the meat and marinate was delicious. The stew and clam soup was good as well. My favorite has got to be the clam soup. The side dishes was fresh and tasty as well. As service they gave us the soy bean soup. The service was OK. Usually at Korean restaurants if the waiter staff sees that you've run out of any side dishes, lettuce or whatever it is immediately replaced... that was not the case at Spring Korean BBQ. My husband had to ask for EVERYTHING but service alone wouldn't keep me from coming here again. I'd come back for the food. For the food we ordered and a bottle of soju plus tip our bill came out to $117 for a family of 5 which isn't bad all all. read more

Spent 80 bucks for ala carte orders of bulgogi, spicy pork, and kal bi. Ordered two beers that came way too late. My iced tea and 3 orders of hot tea was also slow - showed up near the end of the meal. My mouth needed to be quenched from all that salt in the sesame oil/salt/pepper sauce. The quality of the meat here is good and what makes this place special is the wooden charcoal grill. It's better to come in clothing you don't mind smelling like BBQ afterward. The beef and pork came out to perfection on the even temp. charcoal and melted in my mouth. The best way to eat the meat is to rip a handsize slice of lettuce, place grilled meat into preferred dipping sauce(sesame s+p for me!) wrap and munch!!! Left happy and stuffed as the place wasn't too crowded. But I wondered about uncle as he took our drink orders but stared back starry-eyed and spaced out. Had to remind uncle again later on in the evening to bring our drinks out. A bit on the expensive side for just 3 orders of beef, a round of beer, and iced tea. I've had much better experience and cheaper quality eats at places in Hawaii (Millions- off Sheridan St. - where Sam Choy hangs out!) Try this place ONCE for the wooden charcoal experience and delicious cuts of meat. read more

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Hey, waiter! There's charcol in my grill! Where's the gas?? I've never been to a place nearby that has REAL charcol at the table to cook the food. I LOVE that they use charcol and not gas like every other place in the area. It definitely gives the meat a different flavor. Of course, I had to try their Kal Bi (short ribs). A Korean staple! It's not your typical thick cut and fatty beef with three bones. This only had one big bone and the meat was thinner and not as fatty, but still packed with flavor! It's so unfortunate that the portion size is SO small and SO expensvie! It was $25 for, basically, a one person serving. BOO! But since I had three other people with me, we decided to get a variety of stuff to eat versus just kalbi. We also tried their spicy pork, which wasn't really spicy at all, but it had a great flavor to it. I would order it again. And under the recommedation of the waiter, my table tried the seafood pancake. It was thick, yet crispy and had plenty of pieces of octopus and/or squid. But make sure to eat it with the given dipping sauce. It can be a little bland by itself. We also wanted something tasty to eat with our meat, so we opted for the Jap Chae (glass noodles) and Bi Bim Bap (stone pot rice with veggies and beef). The jap chae was FABULOUS. Best I've ever had! The bi bim bap was okay, but it could have been better. I think the rice was a little too moist and the flavor didn't pop enough. One of the best things about this place is that I was able to leave the restaurant WITHOUT REEKING of the food I just ate. FABULOUS! =D Of course, I made sure I sat back in my seat when I ate so I wouldn't be caught in the smoke the whole time I was eating. I definitely want to come back here. This is one of the best Korean places I've eaten at in the area. It just makes me sad how pricey this place is though. OUCH! What a hit to the wallet! read more

Korean Spring BBQ - Seafood pancake - Korean Near Me - Santa Clara, California

Came here for a Sunday Lunch around 2pm. Fairly quiet inside and had one very hard working lady waiting the whole restaurant. She was fast, friendly, and deserve a lot of credit. The food is good. The menu was a bit smaller than I hoped to see, but got what I needed. Dol sot bibimbap was delicious and had extremely crispy rice. Yum. The ban Chan was also generous and delicious. It's one of the more quiet Korean restaurants in this area, but I enjoy it very much. read more

Been going here for last 15 years. And I can easily say this is the best Korean BBQ place in south bay imo. I know a lot of people go to palace bbq buffet on el camino for korean bbq. But this place is a hidden gem. (had to hesitate a bit since I don't want this place getting too crowded and change their style) They use charcoal for their grill instead of gas, which makes a huge difference in the taste and texture of meat. I like charcoal bbq a lot more for that reason and many bbq enthusiast will probably agree. Their meat is well marinated and the sauce isn't too sweet, which can kill your appetite pretty fast with too much sweetness. And when you order "kalbi", it comes out with around 10 different "side" dishes and they taste very good that sometime they confuse you as main. Also Korean cold noodle is a plus. They make their own noodles and they have perfect elasticity. In summer, I sometimes go there just for that noodle. Yum! read more

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Its particularly adequate, but for my money, i'd go to To Bang next door (for bbq), or Kunjip for the soups read more

Korean Spring BBQ - fried! not steamed! - Korean Near Me - Santa Clara, California

3.5 stars. We didn't do the bbq although they smell very good, we did the special dish: beef and octopus stew, general portion, ok tasty. But the rice and small dishes that come with are not the best I've had: they only have white rice and it's rather soggy, the small dishes are rather underwhelming too. The plaza is mainly Korean restaurants and gets super busy during Saturday dinner time. read more

Korean Spring BBQ - Korean Near Me - Santa Clara, California

Party of 6, we called about half hour ahead of time, got seated promptly at the grill table section of the restaurant. We all enjoyed all the side dishes quite a bit. Enjoyed the pickled daikon, kimchi, cucumber salad,... all very tasty and they are very generous with the refills. We ordered the bul kalbi (charcoal beef short ribs), the bulgogi, and the spicy pork. A The food was definitely great tasting over charcoal than grilled. Other Korean BBQ places we have tried are grill style, and this made a big difference. If it was not for the pricey tab at the end, I would have given it 5 stars, I think they can still do pretty well if the food was more reasonably priced. read more

We were looking for a place to have dinner after my son's graduation from his junior high in Sunnyvale - we went to 3 kbbq places..... the 3 were the top rated on Yelp in Sunnyvale and Santa Clara.... As we were checking out the 3rd place (the other 2 places were not right -- too expensive, crowded, or you had to cook the meat yourself which I didn't want to do), we saw Spring BBQ which we went to all the time about 15 years ago when we lived in the area..... it had a chill vibe, really attentive staff, and delicious kalbi (ordered for test run) and all-you-can-drink sikhye (my son's faves). The banchan was solid. So we booked a table for last Friday night and everything was so delicious (ordered LA kalbi, veggie pajeon, clam soup, beef dolsot bibimbap), food came out fast, price was very reasonable, and everyone was happy, including my 98 yr old Chinese grandma and my sons korean halmi (grandma). Thank you Spring BBQ!!! We will be back soon! read more

We were here for non BBQ, and we ordered clam soup noodle, galbi soup and daeboki. Clam noodle soup is really tasty, and enough for 1.5 people. For galbi soup, meat is tender, and they also add egg in the soup. read more

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Worst service ever! Busy because u have customers then treat them right. Order didnt get submitted to the litchen. Hard to get attention from the waiters. They dont even make eye contact with y when u try to get their attention. Busy is not a good excuse. read more

Been here a multiple times and I've never been disappointed. Friendly service and a variety of Korean food to choose from. The prices aren't cheap but their portions are generous! The beef sashimi here is the best in this area - a must try! The beef sashimi bibimbap is equally as tasteful. read more

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Yum yum, Korean BBQ. This place was great for food and value. The food was all tasty and all of my friends were happy. The only minor problems was that it's charcoal, which is good for flavor but makes the room really really smokey, which my lil baby didn't like. We liked it so much that we're planning an upcoming birthday there. Guess lil one will have to go to grandma's that night! See ya there. read more

The food was marginal, and the waitress and owner were rude. They didn't say hi or smile at all. The waitress was so aggressive and had a loud tone when she was talking to me, so I felt uncomfortable. We waited 40 minutes for our food after ordering even they were not busy at all. Also, watch out your bill-check. They charged service fee that wasn't mentioned at all. It was an UNPLEASANT moment. read more

I don't understand why people are complaining about the bad service. If you just press the button on the wall, they come right away. LOL. Yesterday around 8, my boyfriend and I ended up here for some tofu soup, since many Korean restaurants weren't open. Theres a room for soup and a room for bbq so we sat in the soup room. They took our order and we got our side dishes pretty fast. I like how we are able to get a refill on rice and side dishes without charge (hehe...). The side dishes I like are kimchi, which is subtle in taste, and fish cake (they ran out...bummer). We ordered seafood & beef tofu soup and yukgaejang (came out in like 15 mins). My soup was surprisingly filled with beef and seafood compared to other places where they just have a lot of the liquid. Gooood. Pressed the button and they gave us our bill. Service: 10/10 Side dishes: 7/10 came out fast but not much flavor (but still ok) except those two. Still ate it all :) Yukgaejang: 8/10 kinda on the plain side for me but my bf really enjoyed it. A lot of meat & is filling Seafood&beed tofu soup: 10/10 a lot of tofu meat and clams. Gives one big shrimp Will come again. read more