Korea House

We ordered a variety of dishes, and every single one was excellent. The bibimbap and stew, in particular, were generously portioned with plenty of fresh ingredients and perfectly seasoned. Just like in a Korean restaurant, they served ten different side dishes, and you could even get one free refill. Highly recommended!

We ordered large size Galbi and extra rice to share. It came with 8 Banchan (side dishes). There were the usual suspects: two types of kimchi, spicy fish cakes, spicy small dried fish, spinach etc. But there was a mung bean jelly flavoured with light soy and scallion dressing that I really like. Galbi came on hot iron plate with cabbage. About four ribs cut into pieces. Taste is good but I think they used meat tenderizers. If you have been reading my reviews before I am against this practice which is common in Asian restaurants. It takes away the texture of the protein. Other than that, I will be happy to return to try other dishes.

I typically never leave ratings but… This place is the real deal - authentic Korean food. The service and ladies are so sweet and hospitable/welcoming. Their lunch special has plenty of variety and a great price for all that you get. I love that they don’t use a lot of sugar in all of their dishes like other Korean places. I’ll be returning to try other dishes.

We came here for Mother's Day lunch. The food was really good. They serve 10 side dishes! This is the first time I see that many side dishes. The people who work there are very nice and accommodating. We really liked the place. Planning to come back.

I decided to check this place out, and honestly, it was just average. I decided to order the tofu soup and galbi combo, which I normally enjoy ordering at other restaurants. Unfortunately, the tofu soup tasted like they added instant ramen seasoning and the medium heat level was a lot hotter than other restaurants. If BCD in LA is a 9/10, then the tofu soup here would be a 5/10. The galbi tasted decent, but there are definitely other restaurants that serve better galbi. They did have a good selection of side dishes, but it would have been better if the main dishes were as good.

I have been going to this restaurant for years and it has changed hands more than once since Mamasan, the owner, retired to Korea. We first stumbled onto it in the summer of 2007. The food is healthy and leaves you satisfied but not full in a heavy or guilty way. One of the things that often put me off at other restaurants over the years was the poor or unfriendly service I would receive -- BUT NEVER HERE! I believe this restaurant has the one of the best combinations of service, value and good food out of all in Contra Costa County! We go about twice a month - even though we travel 35 minutes to get there. OK, to the food. I love the side dishes -- undoubtedly the benchmark I use to judge any Korean restaurant. There are 4-5 less side dishes than there were when the original owner ran it, but more than previous owners who took over after her. I love the ones served. You get a huge serving of fresh high quality meat with the lunch Bento box and the price is a great deal. Dinner is quite a bit more costly so why not try lunch? I get the beef ribs but the spicy pork is also good. They have added a salad with a dynamite dressing and you still get a plate of simple but delicious yam noodles. You get lettuce to wrap the food in at dinner without even asking or paying extra. Year round i find my favorite dishes. Recently some new waitresses have come aboard and I hope they end up as nice as the ones I have had in the last few years. (boy did the original mamasan know how to work a crowd and please her guests). Please never skimp on stuff like rice, lettuce, meat portions, and refills of sidedishes and you will get the loyalty of repeat business and word of mouth from your customers. I have taken about 12 different people there who have never had Korean food and each one loved it and wanted to return. Go there soon and often! You will NOT regret it.

I can't believe I haven't done a review for this spot. I have been coming here for ~20 years, through several ownership changes. The quality of the food is always excellent. The portion sizes have changed, some bigger, some smaller, but nothing that would make you upset. The banchan is always fresh and delicious with the staples and some changes here and there throughout the year. We use to come almost every week, until we moved, but we still come to get yummy Korean food. This spot is still my favorite! Get the mul nagmeon, it's the best in the Bay Area!