Korean BBQ House

9844 Magnolia Ave, Riverside, CA 92503, USA

Address:	9844 Magnolia Ave, Riverside, CA 92503, USA
Phone:	+1 951-359-1019
Rating:	4.1
Working:	11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM

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A Private User

Im pretty well exposed an informed about food (Asian/Hispanic/Caucasian heritage). Ive been to a few Korean restaurants and this was one of the worst. The building is in a state of disrepair. Food was heavily overpriced. Had to pay for refills. Had to pay for rice. Had to CONSTANTLY flag down the waitress. It took her over 20 mins to bring us water half way through our dinner. Ive actually had Korean fast food that was better than this (Hawaii). All of the "sides" (kimchi, pickled radish, fruit/potato salad...etc) were VERY tiny for 4 people (Think 2-4 oz). Asking for extra was encountered with wide eyes and surprise. What we ordered: Spicey Pork- Over marinated and overly soft for my palate (half our group liked it)- $15ish Thinly sliced Beef- I really liked the flavor. Half the party liked it, the other half didnt. $16ish Rice cake and Dumpling Soup- Super boring soup. The dumplings were over cooked and falling apart. No flavor. I was hoping the Rice cakes would be more like Daikon cakes and less like sliced gnochi. They had no "rice paper" and the hot sauce was pasty (like a poor version of Panda Express hot sauce-Not that Panda has great sauce to begin with). Ive been to this restaurant twice. Once with a Korean friend who was ok with it and again with some friends (couldnt object fast enough). Theres another Korean BBQ Buffet across the street (cadi-corner) which is MUCH better. Were going there tonight.

Andrew Tee

I cant get over how bad this BBQ place is :(. Not only was the food horrible,(and for $20/per person as well). The service was by far their greatest weakness, which is absolutely inexcusable. We came in ~1 hour before the restaurant closed, and not only did they take almost 30 minutes to seat us, although the entire restaurant was all but empty, we didnt get any food until about 45 minutes in, AKA 15 minutes before they closed. My party of 10 basically only got to order two sets of meat at this AYCE BBQ place becuas they took their sweet time bringing out the food and taking our orders, and they were extremely insistent on us leaving after we paid the bill, although we still had meat cooking on the grill. I understand if the foods not good because its not exactly Koreatown out here, but theres no reason for poor service and a shoddy attitude. If you really need KBBQ this far out in Riverside, theres actually a Gen BBQ pretty close to here that is worlds better.

Bryan Padilla

Something new. Always fastfood chinese, pizza, tacos. Why not something new. They have alotto chose from everything is do it urself so if u dont know what or how to use the souces or flavors then yes, its a liitle bland not their fault but lack of knowledge but ask the staff. Their very nice and helpful. I couldnt get the sauce out of one container so i was struggling he came over and showed how to use it. Im not use to being taught the simple things lol. The only down side is that if u really have an appetite then u better get ready to wait for your food to cook. Takes some time but a good way to pass the time and have a convo. It is kid friendly but to be honest my kids are so picky sometimes there better off eating some pizza. Hence i leave them at home. Price is a little costly but its worth the service and the new experience lol. Enjoy. Hope it helps.

A Private User

i grew up near koreatown in LA, so i wasnt expecting to find great korean BBQ in riverside. but this place is comparable to some of the best places ive been to in LA and was reasonably priced (2 dishes for 2 people = $20/person) considering we left fully satisfied with left overs! what is even better is you have the option of cooking the meat yourself or having them cook it for you. it was a little hard to find considering it was hidden behind a gaudy chinese restaurant/bar. there werent many people inside but the service was great and the food was delicious! im definitely coming back here anytime i have a craving for do it yourself korean bbq.

JOSEPH MAYA

Food was heavily overpriced. Had to pay for refills the worse place i have been it was a while since Ive been here and everything change they dont serve the same amount food like they used to we spent over $70 for 4 plate believe it or not the air-conditioning was off this was the worst experience that I had since Ive been here forgot one more thing the lightning were off you hardly can see getting in your car be aware about this place the service is horrible this is all what I had to say.

Ryan Counter

This is our go to places for cheap great food during their buffet hour. You come here for the food. Its never really dry and if they are low on something you want, just ask and they will cook up a fresh batch. Its a limited selection but they can focus on whats important and it tastes a lot better than most of the other places around here.

Debbie Jang

My mother always said the best way to evaluate a Korean restaurant was based off of their 넹면 (naeng myun). How true that statement rings! The 넹면 was tasteless, the meat was more fat than meat... all around unpleasant. This is located in LA-- a legitimate secondary marketplace for Korean food after Korea, itself! Do better.

Namdu Kwon

이곳의 음식이 아주맛있읍니다 주차공간 도넓고요 육회 좋아하시는 분들 가볼만한곳 쉐프가직접운영하는곳입니다

Julieann Richardson

Korean BBQ House is my familys favorite kbbq place. They cook and cut all the meat for you. Meat is always good quality, and side dishes are great. This comment is coming from a Korean, so you can trust.

Fernando Ayala Jr.

I have been coming to this place for years. The short ribs and BBQ chicken are my favorite. The side dishes are great. I prefer them to cook my food as they always cook the meat to perfection.

Richele Arnoult

This is THE best Korean food in the IE! I love it. Spicy BBQ pork, Baby Greens soup, Pancake, Spicy Squid, "These are a few of my favorite things". I also love the waitresses.

bophan chhim

The host was very friendly and is always making sure everything was ok. The food tasted great, but I think I like all Korean bbq so far as long as the Kim Chee is good.

Hope Choi

The all you can eat BBQ is great and they use good quality meat. Our favorite dishes are spicy beef noodle soup and cold buckwheat noodle.

Josephine Doggett

The food was very good. Great variety and many choices of meats from basic short ribs to liver and gutts. Will definitely be back.

yong kim

육회 하고 닭도리탕 하고 은대구조림 끝네줌니다

Jeno Kim

Ive been coming to this place since I was a child, and since then it has always served delicious traditional Korean food.

Marco Hernandez

Awesome food, more than 20 years going to eat, my kids favorite Korean BBQ restaurant

Anup Khekare

If u know Korean, that will be a plus. Food is delish and service good.