Friend's House Korean

Stumbled in here after passing by it for so many years.I really didn't know what I wanted but was definitely hungry..Was fortunate to find a spot out front and was seated by Angel immediately. Litzy took care of us. She checked in on us often and replenished our drinks.Decided on bulgogi with rice as well as a bibimbop with egg. Both came out quickly and were huge! Enough to share and split with a party of four. Delicious food thats priced right.Yes, it wasn't ayce but it didn't need to be. The place was warm as they weren't running their AC but they did have fans on full blast which was appreciated. Their restroom is spotless as is the dining area. Their decor of throwback items including a rotary phone was cool. Inside their restroom, there's even a few cool things in there of characters smiling. Interesting.Came hungry and left full. Success. I'd be back again to try more of their options.

I searched and searched for Korean restaurant around the area for our last meal in SD. But it served as a disappointing last meal. Ambiance: Authentic Korean vibe. Nicely decorated with old Korean photos and items that can be both educational and fun to see.Bathroom: It is clean but needs better ventilation. Food: If you are Korean, eat Korean food regularly or know how Korean food taste like, this place will not be up to your standard. We ordered three different dishes. When one of the dish came out, it had severely burnt smell right off the bat. After trying a bite, I had to send one back because it wasn't edible. I won't be coming back here or recommending it to my friends.

UPDATE.Galbi quality has gone down hill. Ordered the Galbi when I meant to order the "rice plate Galbi" and after realizing the mistake I thought since I paid more I'd be getting more. Was I wrong....$32.99 Galbi for basically bones and barely any meat. It literally looked like left over scraps (the discarded unwanted bones and meat)instead of $32.99 worth of Galbi. And the very meat that was received was chewy and stretchy.. yes, stretchy. It did come with a ride of rice and the typical banchan but could someone explain to me the difference between the rice plate Galbi and this order?! $10+ difference was not justifiable in any way. If I was being served scraps of bones and meat then I might as well should have paid lesser for the same thing. Do yourselves a favor, if you are craving Galbi - spend $13.99 at Trader Joe's for their frozen Galbi which is much tastier and meatier and 2x more of what I got here. No lie!Until the next review...

Such a delicious and cozy Korean spot in San Diego! The abundance of sides they offered was great to see. My personal favorite was their kimchi. It was fresh and quite pungent. I enjoyed all of the larger plates, especially their galbi! The marinade they used was sweet and full of umami. The japchae and kimchi fried rice were enjoyable but the noodles were a bit chewy (overcooked) and the rice felt more like a fried rice rather than kimchi fried rice. Menu prices are a bit pricey for SD but for the portion sizes I'll say that it is reasonable.There isn't too much parking available in the lot, I was lucky to find one right in front of the restaurant!

This is my go to Korean food place. I drove by it for years and never ate there until recently. I love the food here, everything I've had is among. The workers are really friendly and the restaurant is clean and really nice.

Super busy place on Friday night. However, parking in that plaza is a nightmare. It's a one way and if you don't find parking you'll have to exit and circle again. So minus 1 star. The service is great! All the staff were really nice and super attentive. Your order is promptly taken and your banchan is served. A good assortment of banchan is provided such as kimchi, sweet potato, broccoli, picked cucumbers, fish cake and a few other items. They walk around offering to refill of your banchan items. Ambiance is busy, as they quickly turn around tables to sit other people waiting.We ordered 1 veggie bibimbap and 1 beef bulgogi bibimbap. It's a hefty portion of veggies, rice, egg and beef. The best is the crispy rice that is at the bottom. So, so good.

So, my friend brought me here because they love to come here for carry out. This place is definitely a divey one that reminds me of some of the local spots that I would go to when I was stationed in Japan. So, in other words, you get in, eat, and leave quickly, because it is very small. The food was well seasoned And I found myself wanting more dumplings. They were closing by the time we arrived, but they made sure that they got our food out piping hot. I would definitely eat here again, but I would opt to get carry out as my friend suggested.

The food was soooo good and is always so comforting. I ordered the stone pot bibimbap and the tofu soup with kimchi. Our order came with unlimited banchan, including Napa cabbage kimchi, pickled radish, spicy bean sprouts, fish cake, broccoli salad, potatoes, and sesame oil rice paper. The restaurant was pretty busy for the Sunday dinner service but the servers checked in on us often. Although I ordered the tofu soup with kimchi they gave me the wrong order-- seafood soup. I still enjoyed my meal but will try something else next time.

This is a pretty old style Korean restaurant. They basically have the basics, and as a Korean! I approve the authenticity! I only put one star off because it just kind of pains me to pay so much for such basic/essential Korean food

Felt like getting some Korean tofu stew today. So we headed to Asian food central in San Diego - Convoy.They have a parking lot but its Convoy. You'll have a better chance hitting the lottery than finding a parking spot in the parking lot the restaurant is in. Street parking it is!We ordered the seafood pancake, spicy rice cakes with added ramen (for additional charge) and tofu stew. Of course all orders came with banchan.The seafood pancakes were ok. Kind of flat (literally) and missing of flavor. But pancake none the less.The rice cakes on the other hand were not missing any flavors as it packed a small heat in every bite with the sauce. I probably would've skipped the saussage (first time I've had this with saussage) and asked for cheese or something. This dish did not have cheese.The tofu stew with the banchan really hit the spot. Lots of big chunks of pork and veggies in there. They serve the egg already in the tofu so ask for the egg on the side if you like it done in another way.The rice came first with the banchan, ask for the bowl lid to keep your rice warm. There's definitely a good few minutes between when the rice hits your table and when the tofu arrives.The wait staff were all friendly but stretched a bit thin. They had the inside to serve and the outside.Overall, I like this place. I definitely would recommend this place and would return. I'd like to try the large Korean hot pot next time I return with more people at the table.