Beque Korean Grill in Santa Clara
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Korean restaurant
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Korean barbecue restaurant
Location on the map
Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California, US
Phone: +1 408-260-2727
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Opening hours
- Monday:4–9 PM
- Tuesday:4–9 PM
- Wednesday:4–9 PM
- Thursday:4–9 PM
- Friday:4–10 PM
- Saturday:12–10 PM
- Sunday:12–10 PM
Total reviews rating 4.2
199 Reviews for Beque Korean Grill 2024:
Review №1
2023-07-23 04:19:05AYCE $27 which is very good given the decent quality of the dishes. I believe the price is all day everyday. We enjoyed the marinated soy squid, chicken thighs, pork shoulder, pork belly and ribeye.1 basket of lettuce is free and unlimited steamed rice. Can order 4 dishes at a time. Separate gender restrooms. Atmosphere was fine with 2 big TVs but can get pretty hot inside with the grill. The grill is replaced with a clean one after every round of dishes. Service was adequate.
Review №2
2023-07-22 20:25:53It was a great AYCE spot with super reasonable prices! We felt that the meat portions were really big compared to other AYCE places. For example, we got chicken and they usually give one or two breasts - we got four. We arent sure if this is typical or its to match our group of four.The meat flavors were good.The banchans were good. There wasnt a consistent flavor so we think that they are house made. When we asked for more banchans, the staff piled it up!Overall, we would visit again but maybe ask for half portion of meats so we could try all the selections.
Review №3
2023-05-24 19:26:40We have been here twice.First time bbq; all you can eat . It was perfect! We were group of 5.2nd time we order food; Korean noodle, spicy rice cake, Korean pancakes,The Mandu the dumpling.Korean noodle we felt were instant noodle . Rest all food was really good!They also give complimentary side dish such kimchi’s and other pickles.Price overall I find reasonable.Thank you
Review №4
2023-06-08 21:11:25Overall, beque is a very solid AYCE spot with super reasonable prices (especially for the south bay)! but you have to pick the right meats. we tried almost all of them and the verdict is that you have to get the brisket (chadol baegi), beef belly (wugyupsal), and the beque dwaeji gogi (pork shoulder)—these were all DELICIOUS! the other meats weren’t necessarily bad, but just not as good quality or maybe a bit less tender. the banchan were plentiful (though the bean sprouts didnt have much flavor, the fish cakes and kimchis and japchae were all very gooood) and service was nice! the restaurant is run by a family and though they were busy, they made sure to tend to us when we asked :-). would definitely come again!
Review №5
2023-09-10 03:59:28Excellent service, food is extremely well seasoned and will come again! Note: if you come to this plaza and don’t try this out, you are wasting your fuel!
Review №6
2022-10-04 08:12:14We “discovered” Beque Korean Grill on a desperate search for quality all-you-can-eat buffet, and left a satisfied customer.Beque Santa Clara is stashed in a small crevice of a larger mall. That strip is oriented perpendicular to El Camino, easy to miss even after you enter the main mall - which I did on occasion. But after this visit, my mental map of Little Korea shifted eastward. With all 9 tenants in the small yard obviously running Korean businesses - more than in the main mall, I cannot think of another place that screams “Koreantown” louder.When we entered the packed restaurant an hour and half before closing time, there were already two parties waiting. Twenty minutes was not exceedingly long, but the wait wasn’t very comfortable because they left the door open.Once seated, wait staff will take your order in batches. (In addition to all-you-can-eat, they also offer à-la-carte ordering.) And of course, you will have the usual pickled vegetables. Do not skip this detail: most all those little dishes taste exquisite. I always enjoy these appetizers, but rarely get excited about a particular one - because most Korean places in the area serve reasonably good ones. But this place is extraordinary.As to the main meats, qualities vary. We found the pork shoulder (Dwaeji bulgogi) particularly tender and flavorful. Squid is always good. Shrimp is large and juicy. But avoid pork belly that is too tough. Their ribeye beef steak isn’t too thrilling, either.In the end, we found our way of ordering rounds. That gave us very full stomaches and satisfied tastebuds. This, at a price, eh, how to describe it? There used to be an all-you-can-eat Korean buffet near Hankook Supermarket; I think it was called “King’s Buffet” although I cannot be sure. (To be honest, I thought Beque was that one because they were both close to Lawrence.) That one had much bigger space, so they ran pick-your-own-food style; it had better meats, lots of seafood, salads, soup, and other choices. I last went there ten years ago. The price back then was double the price today at Beque.Taste of food is even harder to describe, especially at a buffet. So, I will try to convey it by way of comparison. I couldnt find any place like the King’s Buffet today, but there are two places in downtown Mountain View offering all-you-can-eat Korean barbeque. One of them is slightly more expensive than Beque Santa Clara, but their meats are extremely limited and mediocre in quality. The other is slightly less expensive than Beque, also with limited meats that are Okayish, none outstanding like some at Beque. Coming back to the pickled appetizer salads: not even King’s Buffet can compare with Beque Santa Clara.In other words, Beque Santa Clara is a quality bargain. You just need to find your way to order.
Review №7
2019-05-15 22:35:21One of best Korean BBQ I had. Service was great as well! Their portion sizes were pretty great. Our eyes grew large as the server walked in with the huge bowl of soup! Everything was very delicious.
Review №8
2023-11-14 03:41:30The food is good and you dont smell like bbq leaving this place. The bbq grill has an air vacuum to take away the smoke and smell while cooking. Not much seating but its well worth it. Only challenge there at night is parking.
Review №9
2023-11-19 22:57:56This place is not very authentic. The kimchi is extremely sour- this is coming from a Korean who prefers her kimchi sour. That means the kimchi has been sitting for a very long time, which isn’t a problem in and of itself as kimchi doesn’t really spoil, but it’s pretty telling. Some of the other side dishes tasted a bit off, like it was just starting to spoil, and were simply just not very good.The meat comes out frozen rock solid, so it takes a long time to cook. There is only one cooking pan for 6 people, which is not enough to keep up with the pace of eating, so there is a lot of waiting time in between eating. They give you one basket of lettuce per table as an all-you-can-eat side, but they only give you one whether you order AYCE for 6 people or 1 table.The service is poor - they rarely come to your table and are pretty unfriendly.
Review №10
2023-03-16 02:46:08Fantastic experience, but it was our first time, and a little guidance would help a lot. Seems to be a busy location... had to wait longer than anticipated, but all in all, it was a pleasure. Well definitely return for more delicious food! All you can eat is really generous!