Came here on a Wednesday night around 4pm and the place was completely dead. We looked at each other wondering if we'd made a mistake choosing this spot. But we figured we'd give it a shot anyway. We ordered a few fried items and everything knocked it out of the park. First up, the fried potato balls with cheese -- the cheese was warm and perfectly stringy when you pull them apart, exactly what you want. Then came the katsu, fried to perfection with a salty tonkatsu sauce that complemented it beautifully. And then the fried chicken. Oh, the fried chicken. The meat inside was so hot and juicy it literally burned our tongues -- in the best way possible. The juices were just pouring out of it. Insane in the best way. read more

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Around 9 pm at night, there's hardly any parking. Good luck finding a spot in the lot! You'd have more luck in the street. As fans of late night Korean pubs, we were ecstatic to come by Thang Thang for a late night meal and drinks. Upon walking in, it was hardly Korean. The music was a mix of American Pop, which didn't correlate to the kpop music videos on the screen. It took us a while to get seated and the young servers didn't seem to care. They casually seated us and left. They have buzzers here at the table to call for help when needed. The menus are also on a QR code. We ordered quite a few items: bossam, cheese corn, a lychee yogurt cocktail, kimchi fried rice, and steamed egg. Their bossam is okay and isn't the best. Their cheese corn is not for people who are lactose intolerant because it's heavily cheesy. My favorite was probably their steamed egg which was big and fluffy. The shop itself was stuffy and the AC wasn't on even though we were there on a hot night. Their food isn't fantastic, but the prices are inexpensive for street food/late night food. Their servers could be more kind and friendly, instead of monotone and expressionless. Overall, great Korean food can be found elsewhere! read more

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Came late Friday night with the cousins. They have cute calk boards to drawn on, music and ambience was nice, dark setting. Food and drinks were delicious read more

Thang Thang - Grub - Korean Near Me - San Diego, California

Always wanted to try this place so very happy I got to come here after the movies! There's not a lot of late night spots in San Diego, let alone with good food and this spot definitely has great food! They have happy hour, which we did not make it to, but I want to come back to try it out! The food came out relatively quick and the servers were always checking up on us. read more

Thang Thang - Kimchi pancake - Korean Near Me - San Diego, California

Thang Thang is a great spot with amazing food and welcoming service. We ordered the bossam, seafood soup, and the seafood pancake! Everything tasted fresh, flavorful, and comforting. The service really stood out. Our group couldn't fit at one table, and the staff was accommodating by letting us hold a couple of tables so we could still sit together. They were patient, kind, and made the whole experience stress free. Overall, delicious food, great portions, and excellent customer service. Definitely worth coming back to with a big group of friends! read more

Thang Thang - Korean Near Me - San Diego, California

Late night, soju & Hite. Been a few times to enjoy shareable snacks and fun, boozy beverages. If there is a waitlist, put in a name and how many people in your party. Subdued lighting, k-pop music, and idol videos on the screen was the aesthetic when we were there. Other than central tables and seating in the dining room, the surrounding tables were partitioned off, giving some semi-privacy to the other parties. Service is friendly and on point, especially with that handy call button, otherwise servers will drop off orders and leave you to enjoy the evening. read more

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Went to Thang Thang on a Monday night with some friends after pickleball, and they were super accommodating with our larger group. We ordered quite a bit of food for both tables, and the staff was really patient with us the whole time. The place had a lively vibe, and the music and crowd were a bit loud, which was expected for a busy night. The food was okay, but the watermelon soju was definitely the highlight. I'd come back just for that. read more

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Everything was just okay.. it wasn't as popping as I thought it'd be. The music is literally my playlist though! They do play the explicit versions, so maybe don't take young kids. LOL. Well it's super dark and not made for kids-like anyways. The floor was sticky. When we ordered, we over ordered & the server didn't even warn us. There was a small language barrier though. Food was alright, more on the salty side though. Everything was extra tangy. The quesadillas were good, but the meat wasn't arranged so good, so I didn't get much meat in my piece. It's a meh, for me. Just wanted to try it 1 time. read more

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My parents in law tried Korean food for the first time! We ordered spicy dawji galbi jjim, soy drumsticks, bulgogi, corn cheese, rice and of course banchan. The food was amazing, they loved it and I loved it too! We even had some leftovers. The place was nice, the servers were awesome. It was great dinner for us. read more

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It definitely has a pocha feel with the dimly lit tables and music bumpin' in the background, as you eat. As late night diners, the ambiance definitely checked out for us. As for the food, we ordered the chicken gizzards and the chicken wings. The chicken gizzards definitely stood out. The dish was flavorful with the right amount kick and texture. For anyone who loves chicken gizzards, they definitely do it right, here. The only thing that could've used a bit of work was the chicken wings. The house sauce that it came with was definitely great; however, the chicken wing itself definitely lacked flavor. It was bland and not as crispy as it could've been. It tasted like it was fried in older oil. But, the sauce definitely complemented it well. Lastly, the service was great. The server was very attentive and was always asking if we needed anything. There was also a lot of parking, as it was late at night and they had a pretty spacious parking lot. Would come back to try other dishes! read more

Came here tonight for takeout since it's one of the few spots open late. My boyfriend went in to place the order while I waited in the car. Within just five minutes, a group of drunk customers, started banging on our car, messing with our side mirror and even harassing my dog by barking at him. Inside wasn't any better. My boyfriend tried to get inside but there was a crowd blocking the front door. At the center was a worker chatting with her friends. This made it hard for other customers to enter. Later waiting to pay the waitress walked around greeting her friends with his credit card still in her hand, then sat down with them to take shots. Totally unprofessional. I wouldn't recommend this place unless you're cool with that kind of vibe. Like I said, we only come here because there aren't many options after 9 p.m. There are plenty of other Korean spots with better food and better service. read more

Thang Thang - Charged an extra $3 for maybe 10 tiny pieces of spam. - Korean Near Me - San Diego, California

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The perfect late night spot if you are wanting Asian food instead of fast food at a drive thru! Our server was so sweet. We ordered corn cheese, bulgogi, and soy chicken wings. Everything was perfect for sharing and the wings came out piping hot. read more

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NGL the food was pretty bad. Idk if they were understaffed or it was a bad day. Ordered the bulgogi fries, they put a heavy blanket of shredded cheese over the top and the server use a torch to melt it. No big deal right? Tasted like lighter fluid, underneath the fries were cold, the bulgogi was luke warm and the portion was small for $20. Fried chicken wings were ok, glad I got it plain with the sauce on the side. Didn't really like the sauce. I ordered a side of rice. Waiter brought me the rice before I got any other food. Rice was just chillin for like 20 mins with nothing to eat it with. Never again. read more

tl;dr Don't waste your time Food: poor. - "Korean bistro"... yeah okay, and if my grandmother had wheels she would have been a bike Service: poor. - Two servers (one male, one female); valid, slow night - Male server (new hire, 2 months) took over our table once his shift started and he was nice enough; female server took unsolicited pictures of our group, rude/curt - Prices did not match (see pictures below); at the end of the day, it's a few extra bucks but on the business side of things, it's messed up - Servers should have been proactive about notifying us about the price change but only let us know about the price change after we brought it up - Large party means automatic gratuity (fine), but the way they have it set made it seem like they could add whatever tip amount at the end of your check, regardless of what you sign for Ambiance: poor - Space itself is not good for big groups; cramped Overall: - For Korean food + drinks, there are better spots in SD/Convoy that are cheaper and better quality than Thang Thang and I can't think of a good reason to come here read more

Thang Thang - Checks for the end of the night, price discrepancy for French fries + quesadilla - Korean Near Me - San Diego, California

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Thang Thang on a rainy, cold night is nice. Parking is available and no wait for a table. I met a friend and we shared a lychee soju, small army stew (filling spicy soup filled with lots of random bits of meat, veggies and noodles), fried drumsticks and spicy bbq pork ribs. For 2 people, we ordered way too much food but it was all good. The weakest dish were the fried drumsticks. They were big, but a bit tough to chew and a bit bland. Really enjoyed the lychee soju! read more

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This place is exactly what we were wanting after a long day with the craving of warm Korean food late at night. Packing lot is a bit small but there's street parking. When you are seated you order off the screen at the table. Select everything you want then send in the order. You can use it to also call a waiter over or Ali for the bill. It's perfect for people with anxiety of ordering. The food came out fairly fast and man it was all pipping hot. Everything was what we were drooling and dreaming for. Kimchi pancake was huge and so filling. The Gyoza Mandu were so tasty I would've gotten 2 orders; delicious and salty dipping sauce. My ramen was very hot and flavorful. A bit more veggies than I expected and the beef was a bit tough. Still yummy I'm going to try spam next The soondubu was boiling and ready for the egg to be cracked in. It was devoured. Ambiance is so laid back there are booths lining the walls and tables in the middle too. We can't wait to come here with our friends!! read more

Thang Thang - Kimchi pancake - Korean Near Me - San Diego, California

honestly mid food. not rly good and authentic spot as a korean, but the food is cheap so that's cool, good portions too but service was also so-so too. one girl server seemed so annoyed since the beginning but the guy serving was nice so it was odd. but overall had an decent time here, just wouldn't come back. vibes r good n booths r cute but there's other places in sd id go for late night korean food rather than here. read more

Thang Thang - cheese fries w chicken - Korean Near Me - San Diego, California

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Food and service was mid. no wonder they weren't busy on a Saturday night. we came in around 8pm and were seated immediately. orders are placed through the iPad on the table. the menu is surprisingly limited. bulgogi fries were good, hits the spot after drinking. the spy fried chicken wings were awful. the batter was so weird and soggy, and the skin wasn't crunchy at all. the sauce was ok but we really didn't want to finish the plate. I had higher expectations of this place and I wouldn't go again. read more

Thang Thang - blah chicken wings - Korean Near Me - San Diego, California

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We were there after Thanksgiving ,November 28th,for a big party of 23 for dinner. We love the food and the ambiance, it's a cool place. Though,they're short staffed, the young man who welcomed and seated us was the same person serving us all for two tables. His name is Vinie and I commend him for his customer service skills and able to composed under pressure . While serving us , he was also serving other tables. The place was pretty busy that night for two servers only. The lady server was somewhat poor in communication. Simple question about " what other drinks aside from soda ?" she just shook her head " no response and left. Maybe she's in a rush ? I don't think her personality fits her job. Again, thanks to Vinie for the great job! read more

0 stars if I could! Terrible service, female waiter did not care about service at all. Was terribly rude to us, and made us feel like a burden. Would never come back or recommend this place. They also forgot 2 of our orders. When they gave us the check, the female waiter automatically put 18% gratuity, like for what??? Save your money and go somewhere else. Will NEVER go back here read more

Thang Thang - Korean Near Me - San Diego, California

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I've been coming here for years . and i believe i came towards the beginning of the year and i had a bad experience. last night i went and i felt like my party was almost a burden to them? Didn't check on us once while we ate our food. No refills for our water . everytime we asked for something we were just given this cold treatment like we are bothering them. Just disappointed read more

I kind of felt like this had a strip club vibe to the place lol The workers did their job. There was like a 30 minute wait around 11:00pm on a Friday night. We ordered the soy boneless chicken thigh, bulgogi, kimchi tofu soup, and (2) steamed rice. Total came out to around $75 plus tip. The food was okay. The chicken and bulgogi were extremely sweet. The kimchi tofu soup was spicy but not in a good way. No banchan with your meal. We tried out this place, but it wasn't a hit with us... but it might be for college boys. - Service was average. - Food was okay. - Restaurant was okay. - Cleanliness was okay. - Price wasn't worth it. - Wait wasn't worth it. read more

Thang Thang - Soy Boneless Chicken Thigh - 7/10 - Korean Near Me - San Diego, California

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I was craving some Korean food pretty late in the evening and found this place was opened til 1:30am so I dragged my friend there to try it out with me. When we arrived, the waitress barely acknowledged us and we stood awkwardly at the door until she waved at a table in the middle back of the restaurant. The restaurant wasn't that crowded so we were both a bit surprised by the waitress being upset and short with us. It took a few minutes before she brought us some menus and water and after we ordered, we decided to draw a bit on the blackboards that cover the walls surrounding our seat. We had ordered their dduboki, sweet chili drumsticks, and pork katsu as well as a regular lychee soju cocktail and when everything arrived, we were pleasantly pleased with the large quantities. However, we did notice that we were given a large cocktail instead of a regular and every time I tried to get the waitress's attention, I was ignored several times so we ended up keeping the large drink. Thoughts on the food: Dduboki: The classic Dduboki is hard to mess up and while it's typically a very cheap dish to make, the $15 price point made me think it was going to be something special. However, we live in SoCal so that's just wishful thinking. Overall, it still tasted good. 7.5/10 Sweet chili drumsticks: Once of my favorite dishes to order at Korean restaurants are their fried chicken. I don't know what magic they add to their chicken but god damn they tasted fantastic! The perfectly crispy skin slathered with the sweet yet spicy sauce made for a delicious meal. 9.2/10 Pork Katsu: This dish was leaning toward the drier side, flavor was good but I wasn't a fan of how thin the pork was compared to the crust. 5/10 Lychee soju cocktail: A tasty cocktail that made the night more fun, the large was made for sharing and luckily I enjoying it alone. 8/10 read more

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A San Diego rarity...A LATE NIGHT RESTAURANT!!! YES!!! A very delicious Kimchi Soup and Cheesy Potato Balls. Chill vibe, good music and EXCELLENT customer service. read more

the service is great! the food is tasty but the prices are steep. late night korean comfort food is yummy but these prices make me double think when i want to come here. read more

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Food is well made and feeds a family. Great taste and cute chill spot. Can be loud as the evening starts to set in cause the tvs are loud. Service is good as well! read more

Thang Thang - Cheese corn. Bossam. - Korean Near Me - San Diego, California

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Cool little spot for some cold beer and good Korean food. The gizzards there are outstanding. Perfectly fried and not overly battered. The bossam was also delicious. The pork had so much flavor on its own and tasted even better when paired with the sides. Keep in mind the dishes are quite large! Would be a great spot for some friends looking for a great late night dinner experience! read more

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Coming from a first-timer, this place did us a solid! Centrally located restaurant by Convoy and ample parking in the little strip mall parking lot or on the street. When parking is easy, it makes me happy! My friend and I were STARVING coming from a basketball tournament we went to so we ordered TON for two of us. Starters: the usual banchan which I loveeeee everything was perfectly marinated! What we ordered: - Steamed Dumplings 1/10 - Corn Cheese 10/10 - Bulgogi 10/10 - Beef and Seafood Soondubu jigae soup was AMAZING as well 10/10 - Popcorn chicken 6/10; to be fair though, we were already full from the other items we ordered so we only had a few bites of the chicken and were too full to enjoy. - Side of rice - Sprite and water for drinks of choice They also have amazing looking soju and some beers I believe. Thang Thang was pretty good 8/10 overall experience for me! The service by our waitress Shadi was great and she was very knowledgeable, sweet, and professional. The interior decor of the restaurant is questionable though... it was giving "lets just put this together and add some plants" vibe. What I didn't like was the hallway to the bathroom. It just wasn't the cleanest and the bathroom itself was a mess and just did not give me the cleanest vibes. All in all, this place is good and I would definitely eat here again and again! read more

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We ended up here on New Year's Eve after looking to see what places were open, and we were not disappointed! We had ordered the bulgogi quesadilla which was delicious the bulgogi was very well marinated and flavorful it also comes with sour cream, guac and tomatoes. We will definitely be coming back to try more things from the menu! read more

We came around 6 on a Friday night. Wasn't too packed. We ordered the Spicy Daeji galbi jjim, Duboki with cheese and ramen, Bulgogi, and kimchi fried rice w spam. Food was good. I had no issues with what we ordered. Everything tasted good. The sides however were not that good. That japchae was hard and not flavorful. I could've done without the sides basically. Service was pretty quick. Parking lot is kind of small but a lot of street parking too. Place was clean. Decor was really nice and they had really good music. I would come back again, because I enjoyed their food and would like to try other menu items. read more

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We stopped by Thang Thang because we were craving some Korean soup for dinner. There's many Korean soup places along Convoy but we decided to go to Thang Thang because they're open late. The interior is night club/bar vibes but very clean. You can easily order on the tablet on the table and won't need to flag down a server. The servers were still quick to refill water when you needed. We ordered the Budae Jjigae (Korean Army Stew) because it came in a big pot and was easy to share between two people, as well as deep fried chicken gizzards. The soup was delicious and had plenty of stuff inside of it. It definitely hit the soup cravings. The deep fried gizzards were also good and served with a sweet chili sauce on the side. It's a great side to snack and munch on if you're a fan of chicken gizzards. Parking in Convoy as usual, not the best but still not too bad because there is easy street parking around the area to go with the small lot in front of the business. read more

Thang Thang - Deep fried chicken gizzards - Korean Near Me - San Diego, California

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What a great place for late night Korean munchies!!! The food was absolutely amazing!!! Authentic Korean dishes came out quickly and they were so good!!! And a great selection of drinks. Servers were very helpful and efficient. There were many booths good for large groups and Korean music/video was great!!! Going back for more bossum!!! read more

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I would say their food was average (maybe below average compared to other K restaurants around San Diego). Any college students could probably make a better Ramen than this. Service was okay, nothing special. The only good thing about the place was it was clean and cozy. If you're hanging out with your friends, and you've been drinking, and it's late, then this is the place to be. read more

Thang Thang - Ramen with veggies and sliced hotdogs - Korean Near Me - San Diego, California

Service here was horrible. The female waiter working on Wednesday (11/26) made us feel like we were a burden. I seriously don't understand how this place even has 4 stars. When we asked for extra bonchon they told us we can only refill it twice. Like bro your bonchon is not even that good to cap it like that. They also forgot our budae jjigae order and when we asked them to check, all they did was take it off the check they didn't tell us they forgot or apologize for it. The female waiter came over and asked if we wanted the check before all of our food even came out. This place wasn't even busy at all to be messing up like this. There were probably 2 other party's in the restaurant. And when our bill came they automatically added in a tip, for what? 18% for your shit service??? read more

Looking for a great intimate place to hang with friends and drink? I recommend thang thang. I went here early dinner so it was pretty quiet. However, I can imagine this place being busy during the night and weekends. This is a great hidden spot off engineer road. If you're looking for some Korean chicken and some beer this is the place to go. The atmosphere is pretty intimate and chill. And the service was great! The girls there were quick to serve and there is a call button in case it gets busy. Recommend The side dishes were bomb And always always get the chicken Be careful of spicy though if you're sensitive. It's pretty hot read more

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I was excited to come back here for a friend's birthday because I don't recall the last time I was here. Gee... it must've been at least 7 years ago. However, this place is now quite a disappointment. The only items that were good was the Corn Cheese and Bossam. Everything else was not good... and I was starving! So I would've been easily pleased as long as I was fed. Seems to not be the case if you're dining here. The fried chicken was not crispy whatsoever. I was expecting the skin to be crispy, as the skin of most fried chicken are, but this wasn't. The Chicken Gizzards were okay. Pineapple Soju was neat. The Bulgogi Quesadilla was whatever. Potato Balls sucked. One of their soups that we ordered, I don't remember which, but it contained tofu, spam, and kimchi, was so basic. Also there's automatic 22% gratuity (we were a party of 12). The servers never really check up on you, yet they demand 22% gratuity. Min Sok Chon is better. read more

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Trash. We called ahead to get tables with the people we had and when we arrived 10 minutes later they told us they had to give the tables to a walk in party of 20 year olds who all showed up in BMWs after us. read more

Delicious. Katsu chicken and rice Korean seafood pancake. Seafood noodle soup. Seafood pieces were very very light. read more

Thang Thang - Korean Near Me - San Diego, California

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Got to pick our own seats when we came in. Whoever was on aux played good music. Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, D'Angelo. Got helped and started with drinks, good japanese beer and luvvvv grape soju. I got the bosam and my partner got bulgogi-which came still sizzling. If ur worried about the prices, the food is worth it and portions are enough for two. I eat a lot and half the bosam was enough to fill me up. +Everyone was super helpful & welcoming. We will be coming back :) read more

Thang Thang - the Aftermath - Korean Near Me - San Diego, California

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I hate to give such low stars. I really do. But this place did not meet our expectations at all. We saw the high reviews and hesitantly tried it just bc we were looking for some home style korean food without a long wait. There wasn't a wait here and now we may know why. The food is sub par. It's not authentic at all. It's really lacking We got a sweet waitress. She did all she could. She was nice. But then there is another waitress that overstep. Wasn't very nice and kept trying to take over. It was odd. The whole experience was odd. The dishes were not prepped right either. Overpriced I felt. We had a hard time ordering. Finally opted to get the big items to share. I hate sharing unless it's big enough. The army stew was big yes. That was ok. Wasn't the best I had at all. The gabijim was not good. Wished it was beef. It was overdone hard to chew. The sweet and sour pork was unlike any Korean version of it nor Chinese version lol idk what it was. Hardly edible and hardly any meat. The sides panchans were seriously lacking and just not great. On top of that our rice wasn't cooked when they gave it to us. Really felt bad telling the waitress this. She 1st tried to defend it but the nice waitress came and looked and we dug into the rice and she saw it wasn't cooked at all! She got rid of them and gave us more and that was cooked. So odd! And yes they charge for each bowl of rice. That's odd for an Asian restaurant too Anyways the restaurant was dark and could be nice. It was dirty that night though. Sticky floors and overall not the best feel. The whole dinner was just not comfortable and we left not satisfied and still hungry lol Saw a more highly rated korean restaurant next door but it had a line and wished we went there and waited. Oh well now we know. At least we gave it a try. Now we know. Sorry not a fan at all read more

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