Definitely check them out! They have a great sauce bar and a special for 2 people. The quality of…read moremeats is great and also the broth selection. I ordered an extra plate of meat so the special only included one plate but still worth the try! I will go back again.

Met here with a couple of friends and left very happy!…read more This location is in a "shopping mall" and has plenty of parking. I have had hotpot plenty of times but not here and I'm very happy I found it! Firstly the price! Some places charge an arm and a leg, while here they have plenty of broth options, large portions and it can truly feed 2-4 people. Got the popcorn chicken - delicious Soup combo - very good portion Service was quick and the food was flavorful Only issue I had was that you had to pay almost $4.00 to use the sauce bar. Yes that price includes - fruit (looked a little mushy) and two drink items - lemonade and winter melon tea. Overall 100% would come back

Had to go back today for lunch. I'm in love with Olchi!…read moreGreat atmosphere, wonderful staff. They know me now lol. They had chicken wing specials today. All flavors!!! Also a bbq special as well.

Glad a Korean restaurant is finally in the area. I've had the both Vietnamese restaurants that were…read moreat this location prior. So hopefully this place is here to stay. We ordered the sweet and spicy sweet tofu, kimchee pancake, and the spicy chicken wings. Spice level of thee dishes could be improved. Would suggest to specify if you actually want something with heat. Service was great, servers gave us a pack of seaweed for the little one. Not much ac running during a warm day. In door seating and ambiance were improved compared to previous restaurants in the same location.

Came here to celebrate a friend's birthday and it was a great choice. Overall the food was good and…read moreportions were good. We each got a handroll set and it was enough with the 4 rolls along with an appetizer for 3 of us to feel full. The SHUNGIKU KAKIAGE appetizer was delicious. Very nice with light batter and flavor. We enjoyed this a lot. Each roll was fresh and had a good amount of meat in it. The home made soy sauce was also delicious and had very interesting umami flavor. Our waitress was friendly and it wasn't very busy but for some reason she didn't notice to fill our water jug for a while. She was very good at clearing dishes. Parking wasn't too bad on a weekday night on the street but street parking is only 2 hours.

This place has been on my mental bucket list for a while and I had a free day so I figured I'd take…read moreadvantage. I came here after having a spa day close by. When I walked in, I was low-key excited because I saw the furniture. It was black cane furniture in a swanky restaurant setting. I decided to sit at the bar. After perusing the menu for a bit, I decided on a trio for my first time which included yellowtail, tuna, and salmon. The price was $20 for a trio and it came with cucumber salad and edamame. There was a dropper bottle in front of me and I asked the woman behind the bar what it was and she said it was soy sauce. My face when she said it was like "oh you fancy fancy!!" Each type of fish came one after another, but only after I finished the handroll. The first one was yellowtail and it was mid- which was nothing to write home about, but I was disappointed because yellowtail is my favorite. The second one came and it was tuna with crunchies and that was actually better than my yellowtail and tuna is my least favorite. The salmon one was the best, the absolute best. It had lemon in it. The dropper was fun to use and it was controlled. Service was friendly and price wise- it didn't break my Apple Pay!

Had another wonderful meal at Mugunghwa today. Their parking lot was completely packed on a…read moreTuesday night. At this point, I'm just cataloguing what we're eating: Premium Galbitang - This was excellent and my favorite dish today. This was a Galbitang, but they added 2 shrimp, an abalone, and some other seafood. I haven't had beef + seafood combo outside of the soft tofu stew, but I might have to consider it more after trying this dish. Packed with flavor. Galbi Dolsot - A large portion. Nice and crispy rice. Great sear on the galbi. Highly recommend. I've talked about the banchan before - best banchan in East Bay, although the turnip kimchi is out of control (needs to be cut into smaller pieces). Seafood Pancake - Pretty good version here. Crispy and flavorful. Thick Soybean Paste Stew - A hearty tofu soup with some veggies. It came out first and I thought it was a pretty good starter. Fried Chicken - I think the chicken here is ok in terms of crispiness and flavor. Original was good. Garlic was really odd. It was basically original with some kind of puree on top (raw garlic + sugar). Not something I would get again. Beef Bulgogi - We had a better version of this the last time we came. Today's did not get enough heat. No sear on the onions or the beef.

We came here to celebrate and was able to get a large table pretty easily. You order using the…read moretablets that are at the end of each table. As soon as you order, the Banchan is served. Let me tell you, this was the best Banchan I have had in any Korean restaurant. The chive one was my favorite but they were all good. We ordered several dishes to try a little of everything. We ordered the seafood pancake, jap chae with beef, galbi jjim with cheese (you get to see them torch the cheese table side), bibimbop, tofu soup, and bossam. Everything was unbelievably tasty. This is definitely one of the best Korean meals I have ever had. The rice cakes were nice and chewy in the galbi jjim, the bossam was so delicious, the seafood pancake was nice and crispy. I could eat here all day. The service was quick, the staff was friendly, the restaurant was clean. I will definitely be back.

I really like coming here to Daimo Chinese Restaurant. I always order their barbecue pork wonton…read morenoodle soup. Their soup is the bomb! I really love the flavor of the broth, and the wonton noodles taste so good--honestly, I think they're even better than the ones I've had in the city. Whenever I'm finished eating, I usually leave a $5 tip because their customer service has always been great. The staff are friendly, welcoming, and attentive, which makes me enjoy coming back here.

Daimo is my go-to when celebrating special occasions. We either dine in or order out for birthdays,…read moremother's day, and sometimes Christmas! It's a solid spot for Chinese food and I like that they are open during the holidays, like most Chinese restaurants. Our go-to order is the half/whole roasted chicken with garlic, shrimp fried rice, honey walnut prawns, garlic bokchoy, salt and pepper tofu, and roasted pork.

AKEMI is a comfortable and reliable Japanese restaurant on Solano Avenue, with a nice modern dining…read moreroom and a broad menu covering sushi, rolls, tempura, grilled dishes and other Japanese standards. We tried several different items, and overall everything was well prepared. The sushi was fresh and nicely presented, with generous pieces of fish. The steak was properly grilled and paired surprisingly well with the tempura. The tempura itself came out light and crisp, without feeling excessively oily. The agedashi tofu was another simple but satisfying dish -- crisp outside, soft inside, with bonito flakes, green onion and the familiar savory broth. Even the miso soup deserves a mention. Nothing complicated, just a warm, properly balanced bowl of miso soup that did exactly what it was supposed to do. That probably describes AKEMI pretty well. There was no single dish that completely changed my understanding of Japanese cuisine, but there also wasn't anything on the table I regretted ordering. Everything was fresh, competent and enjoyable. Berkeley can sometimes be surprisingly difficult when you're simply looking for a dependable meal, and AKEMI fills that role nicely. I probably wouldn't make a special trip across the Bay just for dinner here, but if I'm in Berkeley and want good sushi, tempura or Japanese food around Solano Avenue, I would have no problem coming back. Four stars. Solid, comfortable, and reliably good. -- Dr. C Independent Culinary Quality Control Raw Material Inspection: PASS Thermal Processing: PASS Tempura Integrity: PASS Miso Soup Performance: ABOVE EXPECTATION Overall System Status: STABLE & WITHIN SPECIFICATION

$6 Strawberry Yuzu Spritzer: delicious and apparently uses real puréed strawberries…read more $24 Gyu Bento: the white miso soup was perfectly fine. Perfectly cooked steak. The roasted Brussels sprouts was a nice pairing. The shredded salad was good, crunchy. The orange wedges were sweetly in season. Really felt the bento needed one more thing. $9 Hamachi Nigiri: buttery! Excellent.

Hotpot/Shabu Shabu spots in the east bay are few and far in between, especially ones that are AYCE,…read moreso when a spot hits it's palpable. After having been a few times over a year or so, I can safely say Azure is in my top for hot pot in the east bay. The tom yum soup is a must get, I enjoy the sauces they provide(especially the spicy chili and cilantro sauce), meats are good quality and service is great. They also have a QR code to make ordering quick and convenient. They also had the best Thai tea soft serve, hoping that comes back one day. Thanks for making a great go-to spot for those hot pot cravings!

Some street parking which is not terrible to find on a weekday evening. It also wasn't very…read morecrowded so getting a table was easy. Food comes out fast which is good. So you don't have to worry about ordering everything on the first round. The meat options are fairly good but not abundant in good quality. There's a good amount of options for mushrooms and veggies which is good. I wish there were more options of meat balls and seafood. Broth was usual, nothing spectacular but glad we could get two different flavors for one table. Overall a good option for hot pot ayce.

Good everything. Eaten there 4x. Basil chicken and mango pawns…read more Why do they need so many characters for a review. Only annoying thing about them. Annoying again, they still want more. Please change program.

PROS: 1. Large menu with tons of options…read more 2. Aromatic scents throughout the kitchen - smells lik a home kitchen. 3. Friendly servers who checked on us just the right amount. 4. Outdoor dining for dog parents. 5. Good sized portions for entrees. CONS: 1. Pad Thai was a bit too sweet and saucy. 2. Parking. OVERALL: I'd return to try their tom yum soup as it smelled so good when I first entered. There are many more options to choose from and I do feel its street food vibes were authentic.