We went to the restaurant on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. We ordered bulgogi, broiled mackerel, and spicy chicken. The table next to us had ordered just before we had. They brought out the mans regular teriyaki chicken and placed it in front of him. We overheard him complaining that he had ordered the spicy chicken. They took his chicken back and within a minute brought out an order of spicy chicken for him. They then brought us our bulgogi and mackerel, but our teenage sons order of spicy chicken did not come out with our order. After a couple of minutes, an order of teriyaki chicken was placed in front of him. I reminded the waitress that he had ordered spicy chicken. Less than five minutes later, she returns with spicy chicken. The order looked fine, but my son said the chicken was very dry and hard. After having received what appeared to be the other tables reheated teriyaki chicken and returning it, I am guessing that they took the chicken back, rinsed it off, recoated it in spicy sauce and reheated the chicken a third time. The bulgogi and mackerel were fine, but we already were feeling suspicious about the quality of the restaurant. We will not be returning.
I need to start off by mentioning that I do not know a lot about Korean cuisine. We also ended up at this restaurant because the first 2 we tried had 45-90 minutes wait times, and were more of a destination for a Saturday night out. This place had plenty of seating available at 8pm in Park n Shop and was definitely casual, family dining. I ordered the Dolsot Bibm Bap, and my boyfriend ordered the Bul Gogi. The Dolsot was so f-ing hot for the first 20 minutes I could not eat it! Also, metal chop sticks are heat conductors with burning hot serve ware. Stupid and dangerous. I munched on all of the condiments that came with the Bul Gogi while I waited for mine to cool. The glass noodles were tasty, the red pasty stuff was really sweet and yummy. I tried the white, jello-cube looking things but not sure how that should be incorporated into a dish. Oh well. When I could finally eat my Dolsot Bibm Bap the rice was nice and crispy at the bottom, and the whole thing was delicious. I added the kimchi and red pasty stuff. I will definitely eat here again when I am hungry and impatient.
Courteous service. However, sometimes you may run into a staff who doesnt speak much English, which makes communication difficult. Bulgogi is always my favorite. The Daegi could be better. Prices are reasonable.
I like how they have alot of side dishes, bon chon. Very excellent service. Jab chae👍🏼👍🏼 beef short ribs 👍🏼👍🏼
I MUST SAY THIS IS THE BEST KOREAN FOOD AROUND CONCORDSUCH AN AMAZING PLACE WITH LOTS TO CHOOSE FROM IN A VERY AFFORDABLE PRICESO TASTY AND DELICIOUSYOU GOT TO COME HERE
This was my first time eating Korean food and it was just amazing. I had the Kimchi Fried rice and it was delicious. The waitress was really sweet, she came by to ask if it was too spicy but I told her not, I had eaten to fat. The side were sooo fresh. Man. I will be back. 10/10
Good value at lunch. Love the side dishes!
My favorite combo #3 all these side items and BBQ Korean spicy pork. Yumm
FOOD IS GREAT, the only bad side is the waiting time to get the first serving
Love those small dishes, and they were very nice very quick as well. They serve one set of dishes for any number of orders, so we felt not having enough fish cake when our family had dinner here. Otherwise, pretty good. Based on Google maps, I have been here for 4 times already.
Speaking from an Asian-American household this is our familys favorite Korean restaurant in the East Bay! Friendly and helpful staff, perfect selection of Korean dishes and complimentary side dishes, and super clean restaurant! Love it and cant wait to go back!
Love the bonchon here!!.. they even have pajun and japchae as part of their little dishes. The food is really great here. Its a tad on the salty side, but we didnt mind since Korean food in general tends to be a bit bland (i.e., rice, tofu, veggies, or load on spicy). We all got the different kinds of tofu soups and the bim bim baps. The seafood (hot) bimbap was my favorite.
I love this place. Portions are great and the service is excellent. My boyfriend came with me for his visit about a week ago and was happily surprised that the small restaurant put out such good food - he lived in Korea when he was in the military.I ordered seafood stew, which was served boiling hot with an egg cooked on top, and he had spicy pork, plus an appetizer between us, and a large number of banchan dishes. Needless to say we left stuffed, and the carry-out container I brought was full of rice and food as well. Service couldnt have been better either.
LA native here. This is the best Korean food I’ve ever had.
Food quality is excellent, and the portions are quite generous. Besides the main entree, you are provided with several side dishes that are well prepared. I couldve had just the rice with those side dishes for a good meal even without the entree.
The food was delicious. We got rice cake soup with the fried squid as appetizer. The soup was flavorful thou I added sriracha. We were given lots of side dishes with 2 free refills! We ate everything and were very full by the end. It was well worth the price even if it is a bit expensive.
Their lunch specials are a very good deal.
It was my first time to this Restaurant and I left highly satisfied- I was greeted upon entry and seated right away.The lady who had helped me was patient in awaiting my order; the Kimchi Fried Rice and Egg was delicious! I have been to other places where the Fried Rice would be mush, but not here~I look forward to eating more in the Future~
Great bulgogi and spicy pork! Ill have to go back and try the Kalbi. I went there on a whim while out in Concord. Their meat had really good flavor and the lunch comes with some side dishes and a salad. This place is pricey, thus the one star off. I didnt expect to pay $32 for two lunches. If you do go here, just know that its worth it.
I like to go with friends to this restaurant with my highest recommendations. I go their often. This recommendation is always successful. The dishes they serve are fantastic and the stuff is attentive and cooperative. Whenever we visit this place we have a pleasant time. I recommend this place with pleasure.
Not sure if it improved since the last time I went, but the food was not as good as some other Korean restaurants around the area and oh my god...like...I really dont like judging service at places, but especially when I pay tips I then judge and some of the people here are kinda rude and neglectful. I know there are a good number of non-Korean people here, and you can judge see some of the agressiveness from some of the servers.
Extremely good food. Huge portions. The ladies here are all very nice. This was the first place that my husband and I ate at after moving to the city. They made us feel right at home and comfortable in their shop. And everything was sooo tasty! We will be coming back here a lot.
I hesitated writing a review for this place because I wanted it to work out, but this is second time I come in and their customer service is poor. I do not feel welcome here for some reason and I don’t really want to think it’s because of my race because that would be absurd since I’m Latino and this place is in California. But okay. My two times here I’ve requested to eat in and they always give me to go boxes and the last time, I ordered a soda loud and clear and when I went to grab it they treated me like a thief. Like come on anyway get your kbbq elsewhere. 👎👎👎👎👎
So glad we visited Korea House for lunch, they were busy but the food came quickly! The lunch special was so yummy and full of variety, we didnt expect so many sides (rice, soup, noodles, sprouts, tempura veggies, salad, kimchi, pickled cucumber, and fish cake - ALL delicious). We had the short ribs and bulgogi, both tasted fantastic and fresh. Definitely coming back for lunch again soon.
On 4/11/19, I paid for my meal with my credit card and left a dollar amount tip on the table. When I looked at the pending amount on my online bank the correct amount showed. When the final amount posted on Monday, someone processed an additional amount of $5.00 to the total (most likely added a $5.00 tip). The bank suggested I talk to the restaurant. When I called to try to discuss the bill they said the manager was not there and hung up on me. So I called back and to left a message with an explanation to call me. No one returned my call. Luckily, the bank did adjust my bill and reimbursed me the $5.00.
This place is consistently been very good. The biggest downside has been the bit over the last year too theyve raised their prices by about 20%. It makes it very hard to make this a common lunch place with how much they charge. Ive had to cut back on coming here unfortunately.
Solid portion sizes (for big eaters itll be filling; for everyone else a single lunch special is enough for two meals). The beef they use in the beef bulgogi is noticeably better in quality, which was a pleasant surprise. As for spice levels, the bbq pork is the right amount of spicy on its own but would be a bit much for lightweights. The spicy option adds lots of gochujang mixed with jalapeños, which should bring the spice level up to par for folks who like the heat.
Of the Korean restaurants in the area Korea House is the one we prefer the most. I was stationed in Korea for three years and loved the food there. I traveled all over the country and ate at many reataurants and homes. Korea House comes closest to the quality and flavor of food I had in Korea. The other restaurants in the area do not provide the same number of side dishes or the quantity in each dish. One of the ways you can tell a good ethnic restaurant is if you see people of the whose heritage match the ethnicity of the restaurant dining in the restaurant and Korea House has this hands down.The restaurant starts getting busy around 5:30 - 6:00pm. If you arrive earlier you want have a problem finding a table. After 5:30 pm expect to see a line out the door. The food is that good!!! Enjoy!!!
Kimchi Jiigaae Stew was terrible and so was the Kimchi. No flavor at all! We eat lots of Korean food and this place is more of a fast food style place, not a restaurant. The food was not good at all, except for some of the sides served. Service was ok. If you dont know what Korean foods are supposed to taste like, then maybe this place will work. Otherwise your wasting your money!
Not impressed. Went there today only because Kevins Pho Noodles was closed for Chinese New Year. The wait staff - 3 Korean women have never seen humans before. The 4 of us stood at the door for 5+ minutes, smiled, waved, tiptoed - no reaction. There were two 4-seat tables available. There was a party of seven before us; they said theyd been waiting for a while to be seated. Finally one waitress came close enough for me to sound out can we get a table for four, please? She stared at me, then at the two empty tables, stood there completely mute, no reaction (Kim Jon Un, take note: Invade S. Korea anytime - they wont notice🤣). She looked at me, then the tables...again. I said can we have one of the tables? After more blank stares, some older waitress yells something in Korean, then she motions to me and nods.FOOD - I ordered the Bi Bim Bap (Korean national dish probably). It was a large bowl of rice, a couple of thinly sliced meat, some shredded veggies, a tiny fried egg. It was dry and tastless. I emptied 1/8 bottle of sriracha on it so I could pretend it was edible. Not worth $13 + tax. Oh...the party of seven left before being seated - the nerve of some people! Been there once, 15 years ago. I couldnt remember why I never came back, until today!
This place is very yummy. The service is great. Definitely a place to go if you want a casual place with great korean food. Check it out yall 💯
Even during the lunch rush; service is attentive and incredible, the food is delicious, and theres an overall feeling that youre getting way more than you paid for. 10/10 would recommend
When we are craving Korean food, this is the place to go. The food is very good, a little pricey, but I think its worth it. The staff is very friendly and the place is clean. Weve visited a few times already and would definitely go back of course.
Bu Golgi was good. Fast and friendly service. Place was clean and food was good. Soup served nice and hot. Serving sizes large enough to share between a group of people. 5/5
We love the Ka lbi short ribs here- always served sizzling hot with lots of sides- tasty! The chicken and spicy pork Korean bar-b-que entrees are delicious, also. This last time, we tried a seafood soup- was served piping hot and was enjoyable, but could barely count the seafood in the claypot (stated oyster but received one mussel; the one shrimp was very small with its head attached; one clam). Whenever we dont feel like cooking, we know that a good meal is guaranteed at Korea House.
I think this place has potential but I wouldnt consider this my favorite.The people here are bit stiff (maybe thats just their personality) but their tofu soup lacks an identity and no real taste besides hot chili powder. The Kimchee appeared it wasnt cured enough and their tofu skin was slimy. Their fried pot stickers was nothing special and could have used a few minutes on a napkin to soak up the oil. Their Jap Chae is on par with others.
Phenomenal home style Korean food
Food is okay, not great. Service need some work. Lunch special is good value but dinner not so much. The place has changed owners at least twice in the last 10 years and sad to say the current operator isnt as good as the previous owners.
Ive eaten at this Korean Restaurant quite a number of times and the food and drink never disappoints. I had the Bul Go Gi with a bottle of Hite. Delicious and satiating meal. Highly recommend.
I have been going to this place for years. Usually with a party of 10 or more. The service is always great as well as the food.
The beef tofu soup here brings my attention to the present moment. Great food at reasonable price.
The food is really good and big portions. We always end up ordering so much. I love their kimchi fried rice.
This was our first time here. The staff was attentive, the food was great and in large portions. We ordered two meals and it was enough for four adults.
Small portions and pricy. However the food was really good. Just be prepared to pay $40 for two people and be hungry two hours later. They were a little stingy with rice and samples.
Had a lunch special of Short Ribs..This is a great Dish..always consistently good and Great portions
I was good, the meat was really tasty
Wow!!! Ordered their lunch special #2 and got a ton of food!!! Im going to come back for sure. Food was fast and delicious too! Im glad I found this place.
The lunch bento box is the best deal out there. $15 for a huge plate of galbi and a bento box full of side dishes and then more banchan on the side. No place in the area can beat that deal.
I love this place! This food is more of a working mans Korean. The Dolsot Bibimbop is great! Make sure to mix in some lunch I, and red pepper paste!
We are here almost every week. They have combo deals Monday through Saturday but their side dishes are better with their full price meals.
This place use to be my go to. Today, I ordered the bbq chicken and I after she served it. I asked why is their bbq chicken cold. She looks at it puts her finger on the chicken!!!! To touch and check the temperature.!!!! Omg yuck..Im done
Warning: Portion sizes are larger than you think! There is a lovely variety of dishes, including the classic tofu soup, bimimbap, and bulgogi.
This place serves delicious Korean lunch specials that anyone can enjoy; items are reasonably priced. There waitstaff are attentive, too.
Love the variety of side dishes. The Galbi Tang was delicous and super tender. The mushroom tofu soup with beef is a must try.
Recently began to try Korean BBQ. This place is very good. Good service. We usually go to one where we must cook the meat, etc.Food is very good.
Very authentic. I lived in Korea for two and a half years. Love the food. This is the real deal. Wish they would open back up!
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Good service, food served quickly and generous portions. Spicy pork was our favorite!
Food has great flavor. Theyre always busy. Service is prompt, but not particularly friendly.
Great tasty Korean cuisine! Mmm-mmm-good!! Main entre (sorry, I dont speak Korean) & served with endless sides of Korean made delicious goodies to accompany the main entre.
Really good food and service! Pretty legitimate ! Great cold noodles and bbq pork
The servers were nice and the banchan were good. To be honest though, the bulgogi was dry, disappointing, and overpriced for the quality.
Fast and friendly service. Lots of free parking. For $12 plus tip, you get a lot of food for the lunch special.
Food quality is excellent! Big portions and good selection of condiments. Delicious seaweed - salted just right!
Reasonable prices for food served, wide selection available. Service was a bit spotty in the end. Dont ask for a split bill.
Very nice service and good food. Would love to see a kids menu
Good food - decent price. It got very busy. It seems to he a popular place!
Cant go wrong Ive eaten here a dozen times they never let my taste buds down not only can they cook but seems like the use to quality products 10 thumbs up 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Wonder food! Will recommend to anyone
Great food, my fave Korean place in concord ca
The food is delicious and service is good and prompt.I definitely recommend for a place to eat for lunch.
We asked them to make spicy and they gave us too sweet.didnt eat.horrible experience.
Prices went up like way up ordered kimchee rice and there was egg shell in the rice if you raise your priced raise your standards on food prep
Not a fancy place by any means, but great food, great service, and a comfortable atmosphere. What more could you ask for?
Its the only korean restaurant we go to, great value and large portion
Friendly, quick service with delicious food! Loved the side dishes!
Very affordable lunch specials and lots of food comes out fast. I couldnt finish it all.
I loved this place O havent find any other Korean place better that this one I have been to a few
Food is good, suggest to pay 18% gratities by restaurant seem high.
Best korean bbq in the orinda, moraga, walnut creek, concord, martinez, pittsburg, antioch, & brentwood areas
Traditional Sol Korean cuisine. Great service, fast, delicious ban chan a plenty.
Ribs on lunch special are great value and large portion
The dishes are awesome.
Good food, small portions, moderate prices
Really good food and very reasonable priced
Love this place. Great food and fast service
Worth your money, full stomach, satisfied taste buds, happy wife, happy life 😁😂
Came on Sunday 6pm. Service was a little slow but food was great
My kids love their BBQ ribs so much
Food is perfectly serviceable but nothing special.
Authentic Korean BBQ. Very tender and flavourful steaks.
Service is good food is good you get what you pay for
Found THIS in our take out order after I got home:
Great food. Big portions. Bring a friend!!
Service was very good, and the daegee bulgogi was excellent.
Food always tasted delicious and portion is right.
Great food! 👌
Great Korean food.. reasonable prices.
Best dol sot bap Ive had in a long time!
Good food but not so good service
Love this place. Delicious food.
One of the best korean resturants nearby.
Cheap and fast but the menu was limited.
Beautiful food, highly recommend.
Good Korean food quick in a convenient location.
The best Korean bbq by a mile!
Good place for a quick Korean fast food
Good mom and pop shop good food
Good banchan and good korean bbq meats
Pretty good, a bit over priced.
This place rocks ! There even open on Mondays.
Great place for authentic Korean cuisine
Authentic flavors for a reasonable price
Love their bim bim bop!
Kalbi and Soup combo is BOMB
The seafood bibimbop is THE BOMB
Too expensive and not enough food
Good food
Great food
Tofu soup is tender.
Great bento box
I love Korean food
Not too fancy
Plenty of good food
Delicious food!
Yummy!
Delicious!!
Loved it
Great hot chicken
Tasty and plentiful.
Kimchi fried rice!
Decent Korean BBQ
Very good!
Great Korean food
Awesome food
Love this place.
Love the food,
Excellent food
Exceptional food
Exelent...
Delious foods.
Love it!!😍
Great food
Great food
Its an imitation of Korean food. The Mexican chef carefully prepares the food as a fusion food, and the seasoning of all the dishes is not suited to Korean tastes.
Nothing to say, still thebest Korean food in town, its always fresh!!!Its been a long time~ Its still delicious~Recently remodeledIts cleaner
Modified Korean food! Another version of Gen. Korean food imitated by foreigners. The most delicious thing was Sogong-dong Ttukbaegi-style seaweed. Sweet kimchi, stewed fish cakes that should have saved a bit of red pepper powder, soft tofu, unseasoned bean sprouts, uncooked anchovies, and japchae without vegetables.
I went to San Francisco to play, and my classmates invited me to have dinner here. I rarely eat Korean food, and it is not much different from Chinese food. They provide many small plates before meals.
I came on a business trip and heard it, but the soft tofu was amazing! 1 bottle of sojuTotally enjoyed. Better than Korea lol
Terrible service, the cook all dirty came out of the kitchen without gloves
Gteat
Total reviews rating 4.3
161 Reviews for Korea House 2024:
Review №1
2023-11-02 21:18:31Best Korean food I ever had in my life. The staff very friendly and great customer service. You get the food very quick and they always use great quality ingredients
Review №2
2023-07-07 23:02:24Quality of the food was poor. Very overpriced also for the small portions. The fish in the picture was $17 and gross - no taste or flavor . The server asked why we didn’t like the fish and we told her. But she still didn’t take it off the bill. We ordered combination soup too and the taste was very bland- it was a bunch of scrapes thrown together.
Review №3
2022-10-04 22:45:17They say this place is a humble restaurant and how right they are! I love the atmosphere and the dutiful workers who make this place what it is. I greatly enjoyed the food it was crisp & fresh! A fine culinary experience in an area with a great selection of delicious and fine competition.I’ve brought friends out here and we’ve not yet been disappointed. I love and highly recommend the Jjolmyeon: spicy, chewy, and oh so very satisfying!
Review №4
2019-04-26 16:19:57One of my favorite locations in Concord for some good old fashion tasty Korean bbq! The service is fast and friendly. The food is always consistently tasty and never disappointing. You always leave feeling completely satisfied. Strongly recommend this spot!
Review №5
2023-08-19 04:38:37Too many side sides. It could be better to focus on the main menu. food looks good. Thats it.
Review №6
2023-09-02 19:57:25Great quality and value. Will return.
Review №7
2023-11-16 00:20:46Excellent food and service!
Review №8
2023-10-15 23:37:50The food was really delicious and the service was excellent . I would highly recommend this place for someone who doesn’t want AYCE KBBQ. I would recommend the Rice Cake Soup and Mushroom Soup.
Review №9
2019-11-01 20:48:30Great lunch spot with full house crowd all the time for their fully loaded lunch spl that will satisfy both your taste and stomach without bleeding cash. No wonder its been around forever and still packed like the first day opener. Quick services too at a great location.
Review №10
2023-06-04 20:37:00If you want to try any good Korean dish, this is the place to be. You cannot go wrong with any dish here. Every dish is solid. They are not the absolute best, but great value overall. They offer good portions and taste.