Kong Sarang Tofu & BBQ

one of my favorite restaurants and my husband and I come here once a month. service is great and their banchan is the best. we go to seoul a lot and this place reminds us of food that you can get in seoul. definitely worth trying.

Our first visit, we picked up the food to go and we felt the food was just ok relative to the price. We got soy and garlic fried chicken, galbi, teriyaki chicken, and spicy pork bulgogi. Total was over $120. Overall the flavor of the dishes was on the bland side. The chicken was dry (in both dishes), the galbi lacked flavor (although the meat quality was good), and the spicy pork was oily and spicy, but lacked overall flavor, like they didn't use enough gochugang. I've been to quite a few Korean places and would put this place slightly below average. The place is new so I'm sure they're figuring things out. Will give it a try in 6 months to see if they've dialed things in since the location is convenient for me.

My friends and I came in for Sunday lunch. The inside was spacious and clean. They weren't busy yet, so we were seated, and they had taken our orders quickly. I was surprised by the variety of the banchan; it was a lot and delicious.I ordered Dol-Sot Bibimbap, and we shared the Seafood Pancake. The bibimbap tasted great. I loved that the rice got crispy on the bottom. The vegetables were fresh, and the meat was tender. The seafood pancake was great, too. It was thick and crispy; it had lots of meat inside. The portion size was generous. My friends ordered tofu soup, and both of them loved it.Overall, we enjoyed our lunch here in Kong Sarang Tofu & BBQ. The food and service was great, and the prices were reasonable. I will be back here for sure.

Pretty good Korean at really good pricing all things considered. I ordered medium spicy tofu soup with chicken. The soup was true medium spicy but came out boiling hot, and the waitress cracked a fresh egg in it. The soup was so hot I had to wait a good 5ish minutes to start eating it! Only thing I wish is that the soup had veggies in it like mushroom, as it's just tofu, chicken and broth. The banchans were great and some of the best kimchi I've ever had. My partner got the ramen and said it was good. Service is friendly and attentive. Ambiance is chill inside.

Came here for sunday lunch. There were quite a lot of people. Seating was spacious. The floor felt greasy. We got the spicy rice cake (#1) and the tofu soup. The rice cake was not what I expected to be -- it was more soupy than I expected, and it tasted just ok. The fish cake was a bit too salty, the sauce(broth) was a bit bland. I would not recommend. The tofu soup was better. The rice that came with the tofu soup was served first, and the soup was served after a few mins. My dining experience would have been better if both were server the same time. Banchan was plenty and they were ok. The eggplant was the best.

Stopped by this place for a late lunch with the hubby and realized they had just opened that month. Our expectations were a bit mediocre since we know Korean food in Fremont doesn't hit the same as Santa Clara/Cupertino - but when we walked in and saw the Korean man serving up sizzling, spicy, & delish smelling food - had to admit our expectations went up a bit. The restaurant is fair size and super casual, pretty much a hole in the wall, mom & pop shop - which is the best for legit Asian comfort food. We went in at a really odd time (I think around 3pm) so it was not busy at all, and were seated right away. Food talk:(1) Comp. Banchan (side dishes) - came out quick and with SOOO MANNYYY OPTIONS, legit didn't even finish a round bc there were so much yummy variety. (2) Beef Tofu Soup - came out piping hot and bubbly (as it should), got medium spicy which was the perfect kick. Great flavor and good amount of meat. (3) Galbi - this was tasty, the meat was juicy and the sauce was lighter than other places, which I actually liked since it wasn't too sweet. (4) Spicy Chicken - this was something SPECIAL! It's hard to find spicy chicken at most Korean restaurants from our experience, and this came out SOOOO SPICY. Delish for sure, but that heat def. hit hardddd - totally worth the pain though if you can handle the heat (lol)

The food was pretty good. I got the combination tofu soup. It was about $20. The soup I noticed had quite a bit of seafood: mussel, class, and a few shrimp. They are a lot generous with their protein. And they banchan is pretty darn tasty - liked all of them.The service is nice and ran by 3 folks when I was there. They are very welcoming and super nice. The place has a lot of parking outside so I wouldn't worry, however still have the rule of not leaving vauables in your car. The restaurant itself can house your group of friends with ease.

Spacious location for a family friendly restaurant. I enjoyed the short ribs and tofu soup. I usually go for a mild spice in my tofu soup, but I was feeling under the weather so I went for the spicy. I was delightfully, surprised that the broth was still savory without the spice.Side dishes are great, you can tell the fish cake as a hit because they offered to refill everything else besides my fish cake haha they ran out for the evening.

This has become my new go-to Korean restaurant since it opened. I usually order takeout, but did dine in for a few times and they always give many banchans and they are always flavorful!Grilled pork belly is my favorite dish from there, every time it comes with perfect grilled texture. Next is the seafood tofu soup, very flavorful soup with lots of soft tofu and assorted seafood. They also have a combo with Galbi and cold noodle, perfect combination to enjoy both the juicy meat and clear cold soup to balance it out.Service has always been quick and everyone works there seems enjoying working there. It gets really busy during peak lunch and dinner hours but it never gets too loud, but it's still better to go early and beat the crowds!

My friend was in town and she was craving Korean food but we were too lazy to go to Bob Sang lol We found this place while google searching so figured we would check it out. Located in Newark in the same complex as Special Noodle and Feng Cha. On a weekend night we still found plenty of parking right up front. The restaurant is covered in glass, which was nice to see how busy the restaurant was. It was also big, good for big parties. It wasn't busy when we got there but did get busy as the night went on. We got seated and our orders were taken fairly quickly. The menu had a huge variety of Korean food, I think there is something for everyone. Prices were normal for the bay, but dinner prices are high so I would try to go to lunch next time. We got bibimbap, tofu soup, bulgogi, galbi, popcorn chicken, and banchan for the table. After getting our food we quickly realized we got too excited and ordered too much. lol Everything was delicious, everyone was happy with all the food and the banchan. We were actually surprised with how good the popcorn chicken was. Too bad we were just all too full to finish everything. Plenty of leftovers for the next day. The staff were attentive with refilling our waters and getting us the check. Overall solid Korean food spot, will try to avoid dinner but will go again!