I've been avoiding coming to this place since last year when I've read a lot of bad Yelp reviews about it - but thought we should give it chance on a less-busy middle-of-the-weekday and arrived about 5pm. It wasn't busy at all - which I was thankful, because in general, if a restaurant is busy, that usually means we don't get good service - SO I was very happy the server came and seated us right away. Our order was taken promptly and was stoked that they had an open bar for sides (buffet-style) to serve myself immediately for the salads, kimchi, sesame oil, seasoning, rice-paper (wolnamssam-yong), radish wrap (Ssam-mu), etc. - because in my experience with other KBBQ restaurants, the servers NEVER come fast enough to refill those sides for you, so I'm super relieved about this place for allowing us full control of that - without my feeling like I have to keep waving down a server. I was also excited to see additional sides offered as part of this very reasonably-priced All-You-Can-Eat! I had Miso-soup, even got Korean Seaweed Roll, Fried-Rice, fruits - Pineapple chunks, Orange slices, Jello (my fave)! They also had Mac-salad, Potato salad, also offered cooked fried chicken, baby clams, crawfish, fried wontons, edamame, eomuk (Korean fish cakes), Japchae (Korean Glass Noodle), etc. Plenty of sides also offered self-serve that you can cook on the grill, like onions, broccoli, mushrooms, etc. I was impressed with their choices at this price point! SO, my recommendation is - give this place a chance - sometimes restaurants do have bad days (as do servers and employees) which can get them a bad Yelp review). Today I appreciated that the servers were helpful and attentive. I LOVED the food: We ordered the Beef Brisket, Marinated Beef Bulgogi, Beef Belly, Pork Belly, Marinated Pork Belly - and yes, ALL included at the same price point (we went for the cheapest menu option) at $24.99 per person - so much value for that low price! Now I'm afraid to post this review because want this place for myself to be my own secret (LOL) - I loved the fact it wasn't crowded for such a huge venue - and we got served right away +++++! read more

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Food: 3/5 Service: 2/5 Ambiance: 3/5 Parking: 3/5 Family friendly: 3/5 Stroller friendly: 4/5 ADA accessible: 4/5 What could improve? Let's start with the good-ish part. Parking was decent on a Wednesday night around 7pm without any lines and we were seated quickly. That's when things weren't as copacetic. Initially we were sat on one burner for 6 people and was exceptionally tight. We asked to split our party to get another burner and was grated with attitude from the make server with a tattoo on his right arm. We asked multiple times to restart our burner because the pilot light kept turning off. According to the waiter, we didn't have enough venting on our grill because of the meat. Second and third time the pilot turned itself off we have to track down a different waiter to restart the light. Service is poor, especially from make server with Polynesian tribal tattoo on right arm. If you don't want to be at work, don't come to work. Next, the buffet line. Great concept: get your own sides. Nothing is labeled, albeit kimchi, fried rice were obvious, but others less so. When we finished the bill came with 18% gratuity included. With this 18% gratuity, I had to track down the waiters/ waitress 3 times to restart our burner, get the you're not worth my time attitude for it. I wanted to like Mr. Lees but with the decent food and subpar service is hard for me to do. I think the saving grace here was my God son pick this place for his graduation dinner. Check it out if you're curious, but for me I'll pass the next time Mr. Lee's pops up in my radar. read more

Mr. Lee's Barbeque House - Korean Near Me - La Palma, California

Came here last night because my daughter was craving some Korean BBQ. We've been eating a lot of bbq this week, but I stepped up and joined my daughter for Mr. Lees. We are fortunate that the times we've come here it hasn't been crowded and then our server was excellent. I love coming to Mr. Lee's because of the self serve ban Chan. It's nice not to have to wait for someone to bring refills of my salad or other ban Chan. I just hope our streak continues. read more

Review 64/365 Day Challenge Wow can't believe Mr. Lee's is still around. This was mine n my hubbies kbbq spot when we 1st started dating n didn't look into much Korean bbq than the original brisket n galbi were the only 2 important meats we only needed for a good Korean bbq This AYCE KBBQ restaurant use to be located off Norwalk & OrangeThorpe Ave in the city of Norwalk. But looks like it got relocated to where Bulgogi house use to be in City of La Palma. When we got in, told the associate we had reservations, they informed us that they'll hanger our table ready and we're seated under 5 mins. My son wanted to celebrate his 17th Birthday celebration w a few of his close buddies and we picked here for its decent reviews along reasonable AYCE Pricing. We got the Menu "A" $ 24.99 per person for the boys since they only would enjoy the basic. Some of these boys never had Korean Bbq before and just wanted to try what Korean BBq was. Associates were really friendly. They have a self serve for your side dishes including Banchans that were kimchi, japchae (Korean glass noodle) soy sauce wings, gimbap, rabokki, soups and a lot more. Restaurant is its own building with a lot of parking available. Really spacious inside and big. Lots of seatings and different side of the restaurant where you're able to house a private event. Was bummed they didn't have any type of frozen yogurt machine for dessert but They sell mini individual ACE creamery ice cream cups here that's really yummy. FYI 18% GRATUITY automatically added for parties 6 guest Plus. ~ YOU CAN JOIN the YELP WAITLIST ON YELP read more

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I dined at Mr. Lee's in Cerritos a long time ago before the new place took over. I am not sure if this is the same place as the one before? If it is, they definitely upped their game with the venue, space utilization and buffet bar offerings. I brought my family here to try this new location out. We were greeted, checked in and seated within 10 mins of arriving. Not bad for a friday night. The place gets packed quickly and definitely feels a bit crampy. The most disappointing aspect of my meal service was the service. It was inconsistent. The server who got our drinks rarely came by, we had to wave our hands in the air frequently to get the attention of other servers to assist with ongoing orders. This is a huge pet peeve of mine when it comes to these AYCE places. You are truly at the mercy of these servers. There was one server in particular who had a crappy face- like everyone owed him a million bucks. Appears korean, thick plastic framed glasses, with a flat affect (don't give a f*ck attitude). When I had my hand up, he stopped by to ask if I was done eating. I said no, we are waiting to order more meats. He said, please wave down someone else. WTF?! super crappy response for a server. Then 30mins, he came to the table by himself, got close to my ear like he needed to speak and the words out of his mouth were, "did your kids throw food at the table behind?!" I almost broke out laughing. The same guy REFUSED to take my order came here to ask if my kids threw food at another table. Just because some parents do not keep their eye on their kids at dinner time, it does not mean you should assume my kids did it. Super rude and was even more offended on my children's behalf. Though the food was good/average for a mid level priced AYCE, the service and how we were treated really killed the experience here. To the miserable server there, you should QUIT because your crappy attitude is stinking up the reviews of this place! read more

Ambiance: it's a standalone establishment located in a huge plaza with ample parking around. It's fairly spacious inside, and good for large group hangouts Service: staff working here are generally attentive and friendly, refilled water and changed grills frequently, also checked upon the table a few times to serve food Food: there's menu A and menu B for meat selections, and all buffet style side dishes available to both options Banchan - *** plenty of side dishes available in a large row of trays with all kinds of food, although most aren't that fresh, the kimbap was good Beef Brisket - **** thin slices, recommend Spicy Brisket - **** spicy and tasty, recommend Marinated Beef Belly Steak - **** sweet and juicy, recommend Beef Belly - **** fatty thin slices, recommend Pork Belly - *** average Price: very affordable prices for ayce Korean bbq, not top tier quality but worth the price, expect $30~$45. And a last tip, don't waste your money on the claw machines near the entrance read more

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We love coming when they aren't super busy. It's a Monday night. Price is up a $1 since January 2026. Today's menu, may 4th 2026 posted. read more

Mr. Lee's Barbeque House - Updated menu price 5/4/2026 - Korean Near Me - La Palma, California

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Mr Lee Bbq House is now served Buffett Style for the Side items (Salad, toppings, Kimchi, etc). My friend and I always like coming here for the endless buffet-style side dishes that pair well with the Combo we order. The location offers a Combo A and a Combo B but the entire party will need to order off the same combo. The location usually has 2 staff members during lunch so wait time for food can vary but overall the quality and pricing are the best in the area. read more

Mr. Lee's Barbeque House - Current Pricing: Jan 2026 - Korean Near Me - La Palma, California

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Love coming here! Even when we try new places, I always end up coming back! Was sad when we went to the old location and learned it wasn't there and had to hunt down the new location. read more

You can definitely get better quality food for about the same price or a little but cheaper somewhere else. There was only one server running the floor, so it was kind of hard to grab their attention. It wasn't busy, but he was just everywhere. Left with a full stomach but considered the food to be "mid". For being known as "Bulgogi House" before the rebrand, it's okay. read more

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If you want to enjoy your meal here... DO NOT USE THE RESTROOMS. I seriously mean it from the heart lol don't use it before you grill and don't bother using it when you leave. Arriving to a not so busy restaurant on the weekend already gave me the chills. ESP bbq that I have never been to. First thing we noticed was the grill. The inside looked so disgusting. Good thing the actual grill was cleaned. The huge portions of meats got us all excited until we decided to use the restrooms. I pretty much lost my appetite. The floor was dirty but somewhat acceptable. The toilets were unacceptable. Like gross. REALLY GROSS! I tried to take the image outta my brain so I can eat a little lol I guess the meats were ok. It looked fresh, but something still seemed off. I dunno. We all kept wondering about the cleanliness in the kitchen -_- The hot foods station suk. They took forever to refill the rice wraps. The chickens looked really old and gross. The cucumbers had a weird taste. The soup was decent, but took forever for them to refill. The fish cakes were disgusting. I never tasted such disgusting fish cakes in my life... I think this place has potential tho. They just need to clean the restrooms and make the hot foods station more appealing. Service was ok. Staffs constantly changed our grill. Took quite long to get a cup of ice. Also, they took forever to bring back the bill. I don't think I will ever go back.. read more

Mr. Lee's Barbeque House - Lots of meats - Korean Near Me - La Palma, California

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The food is always great, however the lady standing up front is so rude and not professional at all. She does not greet you well and does not treat the staff well either. read more

Came in with 2 friends for lunch. One friend is Korean and was able to place our orders and communicate with the server in Korean. Great taste, plenty of food, variety of protein offerings, selection of sides, and frequently changed cooking surface. We enjoyed our meal and the Korean barbecue experience is always nice. We'll definitely be back. read more

Came here on a Sunday night and had a pretty disappointing experience. Service was slow and disorganized from the get go. We were seated with no menus. When the server finally came to greet us, we were brought a water pitcher but no cups, he tried to take our order and we told him we needed menus. At some point he brought us a menu. When he finally brought the cups he also took our order, and when the meats came out, 2 of the 3 meats weren't even what we ordered. We didn't say anything as we were fine with eating the wrong meats that were brought and who knows how long before he comes back and this gets corrected? The meat quality was surprisingly fresh and tasted good. Throughout our dinner, we had to flag our server down multiple times for basics like water refills, grill changes, and scissors (which we needed because, ironically, we couldn't cut the thick pork belly that we didn't order). Won't be going back anytime soon and do not recommend. All that being said, I don't blame the entire experience on our server as the whole place seemed very understaffed and a bit poorly run. Service - 1 star Meats - 4 stars Buffet sides - 3 stars Ambience - 2 stars read more

I'm going to be straight up...... Food = Horrible Customer Service = Bad I've been to this location in the past, under another name of course and did not recall the food being this bad. I don't give out one star reviews like candy, so when you read my review believe me when I say this, I would have preferred to make a sandwich at home. Food was a joke, the meat was dry and flavorless (No I did not overcook the meat) and the sides were gross. The meat had bizarre texture and after taste. After eating I had a sensitive stomach for the rest of the day and did not eat. But wait there's more....... Server continuously forgot my orders, and hardly checked in. I had to get the attention of other servers to request things to order. I gave this place a shot, because there is another cheaper kbbq spot by where I live and it's delicious so I did not want to judge this place based on its reviews. The most ironic thing is my experience was worse than the rating on Yelp and Google. I would not recommend this place to anyone I know, and would not even feed the food to my dogs cause I would be concerned if they were to get sick. My recommendation is to keep scrolling and keep looking for another place to eat for dinner. read more

Mr. Lee's Barbeque House - Korean Near Me - La Palma, California

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Went during lunch and it wasn't busy and there was ample parking space. Worker was very friendly and made sure our orders come in and out quickly. The lunch menu selection is lacking and you have to pay extra for steamed eggs or tofu soup. We ended up getting beef brisket, beef belly, and pork belly every order. The meat quality was decent and the grill was cooking very efficiently. They have a side bar buffet for the hot foods and cold sides. They have a good selection to choose from. read more

Mr. Lee's Barbeque House - Korean Near Me - La Palma, California

My cousins and I had lunch here last weekend. Such a huge location! I like that you can make a reservation! The meats are very fresh! And they do a great job coming to ask if you need more. You can only order three meats at a time, per grill. I also like the buffet areas, so you can get the sides as you please. There is also fruits, jello, chicken and dumplings. There is a 90min time limit. Starts when your reservation starts, regardless if people in your party haven't all showed up. read more

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Mr. Lee's was a great gem to find after my go-spot was overly crowded over the weekend! The wait wasn't long and the service was good! We had never been to this location as our waitress was patient in explaining how their AYCE works. I appreciated that the menu was simple and straight to the point. The buffet was also filled with an array of options to accompany the proteins which was great. I thought it was great how large this place was & observed that hosting large parties wouldn't be difficult here because they have ample space. The proteins were ordered from the menu A and we got both beef and chicken. Next time we'll probably order off of menu B to have more of a variety of options because we chose not to eat pork. The check was very reasonable and I'll absolutely be returning! read more

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Good quality for a great price. At most KBBQ places nowadays, it feels like it's you versus the restaurant. Here, I don't feel like I need to eat too much to get my money's worth. 2 or 3 orders is more than enough, especially with the serving station! The staff is very proactive - I didn't even have to ask for a grill change. I also noticed they slice their meat in house, which left a good impression about the quality. It is a bit loud, but it's a good place to go with friends and family. read more

My boyfriend and I love coming here. The food always tastes good and the service is consistently great. The staff is attentive and checks in often without being too much, which I really appreciate. I also want to point out that the cleanliness yesterday was noticeably better than usual, so that was really nice to see. This spot has definitely become one of our regular go-to KBBQ places and we'll keep coming back. read more

I used to come here often as it was a budget KBBQ spot with plenty of parking. 1. All the meats were low quality with uneven marinade besides the spicy pork. They have a buffet where you can grab the sides yourself but everything is old and poorly made which made everything suck beside the kimchi. There was a tiny broken bone in the fried chicken that almost pierced my throat. Wouldn't mind having 1/4 the options if they were halfway decent. 2. The service was ultimately the reason why they lost my business forever. There a well-built semi-tall server with an arm tattoo there that walks around looking pissed the whole time. I've seen him there 2 times now and both times not a smile on his face or a simple "Hello" out of him. Doesn't seem like he'd be a good fit for any hospitality job. He came up to our table and grabbed the sauce containers away while we were clearly still eating; after I spoke up to stop him from taking them away, he pretends to not hear me and ignore me. After the following experiences over 3+ visits I feel they've had enough chances from me. I was even willing to overlook some basic cleanliness issues (sticky tables, fingerprints on sauce bottles) due to the low price but their competitors have now started offering similar prices for a significantly better experience. read more

Customer service is good. Food is amazing! This is one of my favorite Korean bbq places to eat at

First time coming here, we loved it! I love that they gave the sides plus so much buffet style. You also serve yourself your white rice and they have a bunch of sauces. The service was good and fast. The ambience is good, it's a big space and ventilated that you don't smell like Kbbq like other places. The price is $23.99 for Menu A which is what we got it's cheaper than most places and they don't automatically add gratuity. We got brisket, spicy Brisket, and pork belly. All so good and great quality. read more

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Excellent value for money. Large restaurant with lots of parking and lots of seating. All you can eat barbecue starts at around $25 pp. Service is good. The food is excellent. The meats are quite good, especially the beef brisket, the bulgogi and pork belly. The Bandhan is okay. Good place to go with a group. read more

Mr. Lee's Barbeque House - The outside - Korean Near Me - La Palma, California

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$22.99/person for the basic menu. It's a great deal! All the sides were self served which is good, bc I hate asking for more sides at an AYCE place. Plenty of sides to choose from. The restaurant has plenty of parking and is spacious inside. The marinated meat were a bit salty for me. The brisket was very good. They charge an extra $4 if you eat by yourself / solo diner, which I find ridiculous. read more

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Many years ago, the Mr. Lee's on South St. in Artesia/Cerritos was my OG KBBQ spot that started my KBBQ obsession. It's nice to see it evolve a bit more to cater to the big deal that KBBQ is now. First off, this place is HUGE. There is SO much seating and huge tables. When you go into a room, you take a peak around the corner and there is another huge room with more tables! I came in on off hours on a Sunday, so I'm curious to see what it's like when it's REALLY busy. Service - I came during off-hours so the service was attentive and fast. Again, I would have to come back during busy times to see if it's just as good. Food - good quality meats, the salad buffet style banchan is always the best because we then don't have to share a measly bite of a side dish between multiple people. I can stack a plate of my kimchi and potato salad and that's that. That's for meeeeee. They also advertise that you do have to pay extra if you want Kalbi short ribs. Will definitely be returning because I loved it very much. read more

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I remember coming here many years ago when it had different owners. I had no idea it had reopened and on MLK day, many KBBQs in the area were not offering lunch specials which was absolutely frustrating. We came here because their prices seemed very fair and I was really craving KBBQ. Well the entire experience was meh. Yes, we were seated immediately; upon asking for meat, we were told that we can only order up to 3 plates at a time. The server only brought us two for the first round and after this, we did not see him again for like twenty minutes. He eventually shows up after attending pretty much every other table except ours and changes our grill, brings us more meat (only two plates again). From then on, we were attended by two other servers who were more inclined to come check up on us, which was good but this inconsistency in service surely does not go unnoticed. Though the meat itself was not bad, the items at the buffet were not very good. Everything I piled onto a plate, besides the radish paper, was really cold and you just knew after tasting it that it had been sitting out for an hour or two. Even though the place is huge, I guess they do not get enough people to be constantly moving out old sides and putting in new ones. One thing I should note is that the bathroom was very much not clean. By the urinals, there was a big puddle on the floor and they looked like they had not been clean since last week. Yikes. read more

We came during a busy time so our server was overwhelmed.the food was very good we are happy they have a bar style self serve of sides but there were many items that would never get filled. It took a while to get out meats and drinks and silverware, but I think that it was just super busy. The area where you sit is nice. Sometimes you get a little divideder I between you and the other party for privacy, which I liked. We had just gone here as a date night maybe next time we will come early to avoid the crowd still giving all stars bcuz we did not have any issues and everything we had was satisfying l. read more

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The last few times we've been here the service has been bad. They are not providing refills or checking in if we need more meat. They walk past your table without any acknowledgment or looking at you. And now, we went because they open at 11:30 and they were not ready at 11:40 and still said they needed 5 more minutes. That is very unprofessional, especially when you already have people lining up outside. read more

Been going since they were by Cerritos!!!! MR LEE your bbq is amazing!!! It was a pleasure to meet you when you had thos grand opening read more

Good for large groups, self serve banchan and better ventilation than some other AYCE places. I wasn't satisfied with the quality. Nothing stood out. But I'd still go again for convenience of location and the large space. It's ok/good but nothing to write home about. I'm a terrible AYCE customer. I never eat enough to justify the cost. To me nothing is particularly outstanding and it's more about quantity. I try to enjoy the banchan, a little of everything. While ordering as much spicy marinated meats. Service was great even for our large party with a bunch of kids. read more

Love the staff but the owner is so unfriendly. I didn't know she was the owner, but when I asked her nicely to change the pan, she gave me an attitude. It should be the owner who needs to be nice to the customers as a good example to her staff! I hope she reads this! read more

The food is great here with a big selection of sides you serve yourself. Thus place has never disappointed. Know matter who I come with everyone enjoys it. read more

This place is pretty freaking good. I mean, I am not very high on K barbecue a AYCE places, But my boys can't get enough of them. This place comes with about five selections of meat. Brisket, marinated beef which is their bulgogi, marinated chicken, and pork belly. Typically we just get to meats but this one had one of the two meats. The brisket is thin and crispy when it comes out because it seems frozen. Cooks well on the grill. They can work on their sauce because there's some sort of a soy sauce sweet base with chili mix together.. everything else is extra. You want rice? $1. Want a side of garlic? $1. Want steamed egg? $1... you get the idea. If you purely want just any one of the four minutes and my keys we love brisket, this place is a good deal. 10.99 for all over 7+ My only gripe is the circulation of this place. I wish they had better events or windows to let some of this charcoal/grill circulate better. The line was a little bit crazy as we left around 7 o'clock. read more

Everything was great, except for the music--it was extremely loud. The staff even mistook our order for spicy instead of sliced because of the noise I'd recommend lowering the volume a bit, as even my family had trouble hearing each other across the table. I highly suggest trying their steamed egg! It's a must-try. read more

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three words, oooooohhhhhhhhh fukng hell !!!! i've been going to the original location for year's, and my first time here and i can't fukng breath. so stuffed, so damn good. read more

Came here last night with a big party. With an 18% gratuity being included, service needs to be stepped up big time. Our waiter (couldn't get his name), looked like he hated his job the whole night, was rude, hardly came by to give drink refills. Our grill kept going out & it seemed he'd intentionally try to avoid our table. Then to top it all off, when we had gone to pay, we split our bill by table, he tried charging us in correctly & was arguing with us in front of other customers. Which to me is super unprofessional. They need to get rid of him. The cashier was great in helping to figure everything out. All in all.... Service was awful. Food was basic. Wouldn't come to this location for it. Experience was horrible. Wouldn't recommend. read more

Um... I have been here many times but I had to use the restrooms, now I dont think we will be going back. The state of grime and dirt and graffiti and broken locks. It was all too much. It makes you super aware of the peeling tape on the floor chipped plates and dirty waiting area. On top of the they didnt have all the items in the buffet available. Thats ok considering I now question the cleanliness of the kitchen. I am not sick today but I did the cooking but it really bums me out because i have sent ppl here and they dont care enough to clean at all. But charge like 2$ for a can of soda. read more

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What's the point of a waitlist if you just pick and choose who gets seated out of convenience? We joined the waitlist from home and when we got there the lady just went around asking what our parties were and started seating people in the order that she was asking. Super wack never coming again read more

The phrase I would use to best describe this place is "I've paid more for worse." I know this place received super high ratings and star on Yelp (which obviously is the reason we tried it) - but I was not a fan at all. They didn't have much to choose from compared to other Korean BBq spots. The staff wasn't overly friendly, we actually had to ask a couple of times for service. The food was just Ok and wasn't overly amazing. Just not a place we will be returning - especially for the price. read more