Jong Ga House in Oakland

This is a must stop. The food is always delicious. Lunch and dinner menu have deals and numerous options.Dishes served with traditional sides.Always the same great quality never disappoints.4 lunch combos2 beers1 diet Coke$95Very reasonable.

Not as trendy or upscale as the newer Korean restaurants in Alameda, Jong Ga house serves solid traditional Korean fare in old locale on Lakeshore Avenue in oakland.The building and interior is reminiscent of an old restaurant you might see in downtown Seoul. The downstairs is devoted to BBQ with a few tables for other dining. Theres a room upstairs for non BBQ diners. Its an old karaoke room.Food wise, we liked what we ordered with the exception of the fried chicken . The seafood pancake was good with a hefty portion. Pan fried oysters were cooked inside a scrambled egg pocket. Fishy to some, delicious to us.The fried chicken appetizer was not good..soggy on the outside and dry flavorless on the inside. Avoid this one.The short rib beef bone soup was fantastic. Smoky and intensely flavorful, its delicious. Its pricey thoughAs with most Korean restaurants, everything seems to be made from scratch. Its labor intensive and that probably explains the higher prices.Portions are fairly and Prices are moderate as Korean food can get expensive.They have an all you can eat BBQ offer as well.similar to Gogi time or Gen BBQ.Street parking can be difficult and the neighborhood is a little gritty, especially at night.Jong Ga has been around for a long time. I expect it to be around for many years to come. Give it a try if you find yourself in the area.

Haven’t had a lot of Korean food but we liked this place. Really enjoyed the appetizers they bring you when you first get there. we ordered all vegetarian food. The clay pot dishes come to you boiling hot so you really need to make sure you can hang out for a while before you start eating so you don’t burn your mouth off. Very friendly staff. Good service. Will be back.

Some of the best kbbq in town. Meat is good quality, veggies are fresh. For being super busy the staff is very attentive and youre never waiting long for more food or drinks.Recommended calling to make a reservation especially during peak dinner hours!

Good prices and good food. I came here for lunch and they had a very generous lunch special. The staff was nice and friendly and the environment was nice. I thought the lights on the bar was also nice. They gave us an appetizer of some sort of spicy soup. I am not sure what it was but it seemed like a kimchi soup with some rice noodles in it. The pan Chan was amazing, good selection and they were all flavorful. The kimchi was decent, fresh, but not super flavorful. For the lunch, I got LA galbi and soon tofu. Galbi was flavorful and had a nice texture. The soon tofu was flavorful, hot, but small. The bathroom sink was like nothing I have ever seen before. Overall nice staff and even nicer prices and good Korean food.

1st time here. Side dishes get refilled without request. Very friendly service. Not as much meat selections as GenBBQ but still has plenty of meat selections to get your Korean bbq fix. It has a lot of other dishes that Gen doesnt have and I cant wait to go back and try them! The price is a few dollars more than GenBbq for dinner and lunch. Comparing these two because its two of my fav KBBQ fixes. Give it a shot and support local businesses. Parking is probably a bit tougher.

Food was so-so, but what really disturbed me was the female server’s attitude who seemed to have some animosity towards me being brown-skinned while my companions weren’t. She made snide comments about our table’s additional orders and seemed to have purposefully forgotten about what I had asked for. I usually get great service and I am very friendly with waiters so this is the first time that I had an ugly feeling about a waitstaff’s treatment of me.P.S. Looking at the other reviews here, it seems that some of the waiters have individual profile preferences and biases.

Great service and food! We ordered the Galbi jjim, which was delicious. We plan to come back!

We went for the Dakgalbi. The food was good but there were not many chickens in the pan though. The service was ok, the waitress at first didnt pay attention whether they had the stove turned on or not. We had to ask for it. They didnt seem to pay much attention to serve us though.But if you want to try the Dakgalbi, you can still try this place out.The price is fair for this dish.

The food was delicious, I enjoyed everything that we ordered, the brisket, pork belly, spicy pork, beef bulgogi, kimchi rice. Plus the ladies working here were so nice, very good customer service. I very much pleased with my visit here