Star BBQ

1. I love the options on the AYCE Menu, and my favorite meat was the garlic pork belly! 2. The spot has fun casual vibes with a nice interior! 3. The staff was friendly and attentive! Note: There is complimentary ice cream at the entrance! Photo: AYCE meat

Star BBQ is a solid spot for KBBQ in Ktown Garden Grove! First, free parking is a big win, and the restaurant itself has a nice entrance, is super clean, and has high ceilings, so you don’t feel cramped or suffocated like in some other KBBQ places. The food is well-seasoned, and the salad was good. Highly recommend the lemonade, it’s surprisingly good! The only downside was the corn cheese, which came out cold, and the cheese wasn’t melted anymore, which was a bit disappointing. There’s no reservation, so you just have to show up and wait in line, but the staff is friendly and keeps things moving. Definitely a great spot for group gatherings if you’re in K-town Garden Grove! Would come back for sure. 4.5 out of 5

At first upon entering the facility, no greeting or smiles, just a tablet to enter your name and phone # for the wait list. The cashier I see at the front may have not noticed me entering the info, even though i am the only person at the entrance, since I was asked directly, "have you signed in" in a stern voice with a slight anger to her face, no hi or welcome to star, maybe she has had a rough day? I said "yes", she replied, "what's your name, I don't see it, I told her my name and she said, "are you sure you signed in? I said again, "yes", I even went to look at the tablet and saw the name there. "Oh now I see it, it must be slow".... I didn't say anything, first time here and the impression is that the employees must not like their position, if so they shouldn't be the first person to greet guests that are observing as I. Her name was "Ann". Anyways, , we only waited 5 mins. A waiter escorted us to our table, we informed him it was our first time and he explained how their restaurant has a 3 order per at a time process. Of course you het your side dishes and instruments for cooking. Food was adequate, not too sugary or salty, just right, depending on your meats ordered. Service is great with the waiter, his mae was "Joseph". The yogurt was just two flavors but refreshing after all that meat you hust ate. I liked that they have large tables for plates and drink space, some places you have no room for any of your beverages. Overall, a good place for family to dine, not my favorite but good price for the two nemu options. Ours was $32/ person the other was $28/person. I would ONLY give it a 3 star due to first impression of the cashier, if she could be nicer and friendlier, I would give a 4. Best surprise that wasn't told was that if you pay cash, it's 10% off your total check/bill, this I liked but they should inform the patrons .

Honest review (4/19/23) forgot to post haha was sitting in my drafts **put your name on the yelp waitlist in the front (doesn't work on the app) & pay in cash for 10% off entire order and a free beverage Soft service ice cream the strawberry taste like gogurt 🙂 I may be pretty picky, but yeah. I would say that the quality does not match the price; however, it is an AYCE kbbq restaurant so yeah. We waited about 30-40 mins before we got seated after putting our names on the yelp waitlist. (You have to go in person) I have mixed feelings about the grill, but overall it was good. If I had to pick I would recommend the brisket, tongue (only some parts were decent), marinated beef rib, and boneless beef short rib. They weren't amazing, but it was better than I thought. I would not recommend the bottom sirloin cause it did not taste like kkotsal and small intestines. The banchans were mehh. I only liked the radish and salad. We tried the soybean soup and the soondubu which were decent and complimented the meats which I would recommend. They have a good amount of space inside and the grill is scraped when it gets too burnt so ask a server to clean it for you :)) There is also a restroom near the entrance. Taste 6/10 Visual 7/10 Texture 7/10 Service 8.5/10 I, personally, don't know if I would come back cause it's not worth it for me. But yeah I usually prefer by the portion places 🙂

I came here with my son to celebrate my birthday. We were so satisfied with the service, we waited for a while. But definitely worth it! Specially the baby octopuses!! 🐙

Food was great , server was polite and checked on us often

Two of us spent $70 something here. No drinking. Big portion food. Need to tell them half order or one order total. Otherwise they bring each person one order. Overall pretty good. Shrimp is good.