Mhat Korean Restaurant

Address:	8412 Moody St, La Palma, CA 90623, USA
Phone:	+1 714-252-5033
Rating:	4.1
Working:	Closed 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM

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Rodney S

Looking for something that tastes good? Dont go looking beyond the Mhat! Why? Because the Mhat, is where its at! Close by to where I live, the Mhat Korean Restaurant is operated by the same people that brought us Jang Soo Jang Korean Restaurant in Cerritos, before it became Red Palace KBBQ. Eager & willing for some hot soup at a new place, I was game to be single-legged & taken down to the Mhat. At the entrance, a sign listing the daily specials greets customers before being seated. Color menus on the wall display their very popular choon chun dahk galbi & special menu items. On a cool November day, I was in the mood for soup with a fiery broth. Yook gae jang (spicy beef & vegetable soup)- Spicy, it is! The broth had about a shaker full of red pepper. Perspiration flowed from my bald head. You could see the sweat outline of my thong through my jeans ;p J/K The generous bowl of soup had tender slices of beef, bean sprouts, noodles & the rest of the accoutrements that goes into making this wonderful dish. A bowl of moist white rice accompanies the soup. Hearty & rich, my tummy was happy upon completion of Mhats delicious yook gae jang. The assorted banchan were very good. I helped myself to a second helping of each. Barley tea (iced or hot) is complimentary. Know what else is complimentary? Self serve Thrifty ice cream! Cant go wrong with ice cream, especially when its free & its Thriftys brand. For my visit, butter pecan, mint chocolate chip & strawberry were the flavors du jour. Yum! Service was great! The young woman seating & tending to everyone was very pleasant, helping me decide what to order & periodically checking on me. She could be a hypnotherapist, with her calm, soothing voice & pleasant demeanor. The older woman who brought out my food, whom I assume to be the owner, was cheerful & friendly. She laughed as I took pics of her food. Amateur food critic, here. Table seating for around 38 people, Mhat has a homey feel to it. 1043 MYFM plays on the house speakers, you know, to make sure you can rock out to One Direction & 5 Seconds of Summer while stuffing your face with kimchi. Parking is in a private lot, at the 7-11 strip mall. Not a lot of parking spots available, parking may be difficult to find during prime hours, with residential areas available. Interesting tidbit - the front signage says Maht, not Mhat. Hey, as long as theres great food, who cares? I was taken to the Mhat & I tapped out - to delicious food! Prices are quite reasonable for some flavorful dishes. Why five stars? The service. The staff were friendly & seemed to be very nice people happy to have my business. I enjoyed & was highly satisfied with my authentic Korean lunch & Im awaiting my next visit where I may go for the house specialty - dahk galbi. I had food envy when I saw most of the other tables with portable stoves, big pans of dahk galbi bubbling away. Next time, baby! Highly recommend! NOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOM

Mary C

The rating should have been 3.5 stars, but I am knocking 0.5 star off because I found hair in two of the banchan dishes. Service was excellent, especially for Asian restaurants. The restaurant was also very clean. The banchan (small appetizers) collection was good, as it wasnt just a bunch of spicy pickles. We ordered the Kalbi Jim and Seafood Pancake. The Kalbi Jim ($28) was so-so; it was very sweet but the flavor lacked depth. Some pieces of the beef was sorta tough. The pancake ($16) was of a good size, but there was no seafood in it. It should have been renamed as green onion pancake as all I could taste was the green onions. Finally, the prices are kinda steep. There are plenty of Korean restaurants nearby and I am hoping that Mhats owners pay heed to this review.

Shea Montero

OH MY GOODNESS BEST KOREAN BBQ IVE EVER HAD IN CA!!! The seafood bimbo is also soot delicious so if you can order it, please do! We also got the seafood pancake which was good, but the Mhat Korean Restaurant was the BEST. goalless was amazing as well so be sure to order that! Wonderful service, and the side dishes were on point!!!

William Kim

닭갈비인지 닭볶음탕인지 전골인지 모르겠음 맛도 별로였고 볶아주는 밥도 참기름 범벅에 느끼함 서비스도 엉맘임. 다시는 가지 않을듯

Young Ster

Small restaurant with a unique set of Korean dishes. Great time to dine during the winter, since they dont tend to turn the AC very high during the summer. Would have rated a 4 if not for the dining environment.

Robin Sun

Awesome food. We had their specialty dahk galbi and it was a lot.of food. Way more than we could finish. Kids liked it too. The other dishes there looked great at the other tables. Will definitely be back.

Chi Tusing

We very much enjoyed our meal here. The bibimbab was amazing, the sides very delicious (those radishes and kimchi). The staff very friendly. Will for sure eat here again.

Charles Kim

Disclaimer: Not a Korean BBQ place. Serves delicious authentic Korean food. Try the Spicy Chicken hotpot/casserole.

Brandon Toma

Very tasty! very friendly and helpful staff. and as a bonus you get free ice cream!

Mark Kim

The Chef is really good, is all delicious.

boming li

Good taste. And free ice cream~

LeeLina Martin

Great service! Great food!

박영빈

Good