Dae Bak

Love this place. Food is excellent. The place next door is always busy, but this place is quiet and in my opinion, better. Karlbi is bomb. Love supporting this small family owned business!

Very unassuming restaurant in a small business complex, there's an AYCE spot next door plus a teriyaki restaurant. Signs out front declared reserved parking for Dae Bak customers.Lunch specials available until 3pm. There was a single gentleman staffer who also took our order. Menu is straightforward:We got the Korean pancake : delicious and crisp with several chives and potato sliced thinly plus bean sprouts : delicious as a starter.We also for the soft tofu soup which came as a single style : clams and shrimp bubbling hot, we got medium spicy and it was just right. Deeply flavorful without being fishy. It came with a fresh egg to add.Stone pot rice with vegetables and beef (bibimbap) also delicious.We shared a dish of bulgogi: honestly this is the most tender and flavorful one I've had in a long time. Sliced beef meat piled high on a bed of onions and cabbage shredded on a sizzling hot plate.Each dish came with a bowl of steaming hot white rice.Banchan included kimchi, bean sprouts, steamed broccoli, soy sauce marinated potatoes and macaroni salad. No hot barley tea here.My lunch companions were not expecting too much from the restaurant but we really enjoyed all the food.

My absolute FAVORITE place to get some tofu soup. Just went here yesterday and realized I never made a review -- this place is amazing! Everything is always so flavorful. Not pictured, but I've also tried the octopus rice hot pot, and it's just as amazing. Be aware, it does become quite a pricey dinner if getting multiple things (which I notice with most Korean restaurants). But I think it's 100% worth it.The owner is so friendly and patient. Whenever I've visited, it's been close to empty, which feels bittersweet. While I appreciate a calm dinner, I believe this place needs more recognition than it's getting!

Ive been to many Korean restaurants around So Cal and the Tteok Mandu Guk (rice cake dumpling soup) is one of the most flavorful I've had thus far. The portion for the price is satisfying. The place only had one other party, but the person who helped me was very friendly and helped me as soon as I came in.The plaza usually has ample parking during the day and a few designated spots for when the kbbq next door gets busy.

They were all so good but especially the ddukbul(hotpot bulgogi) was the best I've had in oc. Octopus hot pot stir fry was SOOO good too! Reasonably priced and decent portion. Definite coming back!

It was daddy/daughter lunch today and she asked for tofu stew. I was a little apprehensive because places we have been to recently have selling tofu stew for $22-$27. I think that is absolutely ridiculous. I looked & looked and came across Dae Bak. They have a lunch menu available 7 days a week and their stew was $17. You can choose any of the usual kinds but, no matter what, it's the same price. My daughter enjoyed her stew with beef. It had plenty of flavor. I had a dumpling & rice cake soup and then we shared bulgogi. It was all delicious and reasonably priced. We both enjoyed ourselves and it was a respectable $56. I will be back and will bring the wife and son. If the restaurant passes their approval process then we can add it to our frequents list.

Nice vibe // great home style cooking with rich flavors in the broth and excellent hot pots.

They were so kind to accommodate our late night party of 16 unexpectedly. And the food was delicious too!

Incredible Korean food!!I have tried almost everything and have never been disappointed.What is surprising is there is never more than 3 tables occupied when I dine!Don't miss this Treasure!

Their gamjatang and buchujeon are fantastic, especially paired with a bottle of makgeolli. Getchusum!